Amazing and best prog metal band! 1. Metropolis - Images and Words 2. 6:00 - Awake 3. Through her Eyes - Metropolis 4. Lie - Awake 5. A Change of Seasons 6. Learning to live - Images and Words 7. In the Name of God - Train of Thought 8. Peruvian Skies - Falling into Infinty 9. The Glass Prison 10. As I Am - Train of Thought HMs Root of All Evil, Octavarium title track too This Dying Soul, Scream of Consciousness Afterlife from the first album Erotomania Dance of Eternity Repentance Best of Times Illumination Theory
My list: 10. Breaking All Illusions 9. Learning to Live 8. In the Presence of Enemies (as one song) 7. 6° (as one song) 6. The Glass Prison 5. Metropolis pt. 1 4. In the Name of God 3. A Nightmare to Remember 2. A Change of Seasons 1. Octavarium Edit: Songs that almost almost almost make it: The Ministry of Lost Souls This Dying Soul Stream of Consciousness The Dark Eternal Night The Count of Tuscany Illumination Theory The Mirror 6:00 Take the Time Under a Glass Moon Home Overture 1928/ Strange Deja Vu Panic Attack Pale Blue Dot Peruvian Skies
1- Learning to live 2- Metropolis 3- A change of seasons 4- Trial of tears 5- The dance of eternity 6- Lines in the sand 7- In the presence of ennemies 8- Scarred 9- Home 10- Ytse jam Too much honorable mention.... i LOVE this band!
In The Name of God! you totally destroyed me saying this! This is my top 2 best songs ever of DT! love your YT channel. When you talks about top 3 songs i always get chills on my back : P greetings man!
Wow wasn't expecting this! Dream Theater is my all time favorite band, I was surprised to find out that your list was quite similar to mine! Let's try to put out mine... 10)Illumination Theory... Amazing, some of my favorite riffs, solos and vocals by the band. 9)In the Name of God... Love it, has everything I like about DT: Headbang, Astonishing vocals, melodies and arrangements 8)Under a Glass Moon Love the chorus, love the solo. Really amazing stuff 7)ANY SONG OFF METROPOLIS PT 2 6)Lines in the sand... Groove, melodies, my fav solo by Petrucci, lots of fun and goosebumps 5)Panic Attack... Riffs, vocals, Headbang, amazing solo section, Portnoy went crazy on this 4)Space Dye Vest... The saddest thing I've ever listened to. So moving 3)Wait For Sleep+Learning to Live & The Glass Prison Two compositions that are completely different, but equally amazing. The Glass Prison is the most fun thing I've ever listened to, riffs and solos from another planet, while LTL is one of the few pieces of music able to make me cry. 2)Finally Free... Soooo epic. That final Portnoy solo and outro riff is my favorite outro to an album ever. 1)A Change of Seasons It simply has anything I'm looking for when listening to music. My all time favorite song for sure!
Yuuuuup! Way back when, I fell asleep listening to that album and hadn’t heard that one yet. In my dream, it was the soundtrack to the sleeping visuals and I remember thinking in the dream, “That is such a lush, beautiful and haunting melody.” I didn’t realize it was DT but the next day when I listened to the whole album and this song came on, I was stoked!it was real! It wasn’t just a dream, it was Dream Theater! I was very happy it existed and instantly became one of my favorite songs of all time. Sorry for going on here and not that anyone cares but that was a wonderful moment of discovery for me. Again, sorry for going on so long, I’ll never be open again.
Dream Theater...been a fan for years; they, secondary to Rush, were my introduction to the illustrious world of progressive rock. This list may include some cheats, depending on how you look at it, and I can't rank any of these, but, collectively, can be considered my rough top 10: -A Nightmare to Remember -Innocence Faded -Surrounded -Fatal Tragedy -A Mind Beside Itself trilogy (Erotomania/Voices/The Silent Man) -The Dance of Eternity -Take The Time -Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence title suite -6:00 -This Dying Soul I am with you 100% on your assessment of the post-Portnoy albums, minus the very last one, as I don't own it. ADToE had some good songs, but kinda left me cold, but I feel like they got a real fresh shot in the arm on the following s/t album. So underrated. The Astonishing. Oh boy, this one is painful. I listen to so much stuff, love lots of long, extended pieces, long, ambitious double albums, and I can't recall complaining about things being too excessive, even in the case of DT, simply because it's all memorable. That streak came to an end here. This was an album that could have used some judicious editing (to say the least); an outside producer to tell the guys to trim back much of the boring, extraneous, and forgettable fat that plagued the album, if there was no chance in shaping it up into something memorable. I really only remember 4 or 5 tunes from the album (A New Beginning being the absolute best of them) to this day. I saw them perform this album in it's entirety at the Radio City Music Hall shortly after it's release. I was fighting off sleep during certain moments...so much so that I didn't even recognize a fight that had apparently broke out in the audience the very night I was there. Needless to say, in my album rankings, The Astonishing would rank at the very bottom. Can't wait to see you do an album ranking on these guys.
My list would be 10. Spirit carries on 9. Metropolis I 8. Space Dye Vest 7. Dance of eternity 6. A Change of seasons 5. The Best of times 4. Under a glass moon 3. Six degrees of inner turbulence 2. Octavarium 1. Learning to live 6:00, The Mirror, The Count of Tuscany, This Dying Soul, Illuminaton Theory, Home, Take the time and Ytse Jam as honorable mentions.
10 Endless Sacrifice 9 Surrounded 8 Disappear 7 Bridges in the sky 6 Voices 5 Another day 4 Lifting shadows of a dream 3 Pull me under 2 The spirit carries on 1 Metropolis part I
My Top 10: (I had Trouble putting Awake in My List as well) 10 - The Dark Eternal Night (Systematic Chaos) 9 - The Enemy Inside (Dream Theater) 8 - Pull Me Under (Images and Words) 7 - A Change of Seasons 6 - Strange Deja Vu (Metropolis Part 2) 5 - Learning to Live (Images and Words) 4 - New Millennium (Falling into Infinity) 3 - A Fortune in Lies (When Dream and Day Unite) 2 - Surrounded (Images and Words) 1 - Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper (Images and Words) Honorable Mentions! Afterlife (When Dream and Day Unite) Under a Glass Moon (Images and Words) Voices (Awake) [# 11] Lines in the Sand (Falling into Infinity) Home (Metropolis Part 2) The Glass Prison (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence) In the Name of God (Train of Thought) [# 12] Panic Attack (Octavarium) In the Presence of Enemies (Systematic Chaos) A Night to Remember (Black Clouds and Silver Lining) Bridges in the Sky (A Dramatic Turn of Events) The Illumination Theory (Dream Theater) (The Astonishing) no.... Paralyzed (Distance over Time)
"Pull Me Under" definitely deserves an honorable mention - for most of us, that was the song that introduced us to DT. I don't do it very often, but I still give Images & Words a spin now and then. Probably should check out some of their stuff with Mangini on drums - I actually haven't bought a new Dream Theater disc since Black Clouds and Silver Linings.
1. Glass Prison 2. Take The Time 3. The Count Of Tuscany 4. The Root Of All Evil 5. Barstool Warrior 6. Peruvian Skies 7. Constant Motion 8. Under A Glass Moon 9. This Dying Soul 10. Space Dye Vest
10. Home 9. Pull Me Under 8. Metropolis Pt 1 7. In The Presence of the Enemies (Part I) 6. Stream of Consciousness 5. A Nightmare to Remember 4. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 3. In The Name of God 2. Beyond this Life 1. Octavarium
My top 11 Dream theatre songs: 11.Enigma Machine 10.Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle & The Sleeper 9.The looking Glass 8.This Dying Soul 7.The enemy Inside 6. On the Backs Of Angels 5. Illumination Theory 4. As I am 3. Pull Me Under 2. Lost not Forgotten 1. A change of seasons
Happy birthday Pete!! Wow Way too tough to pick 10 for me. I love this amazing bands catalogue. I prefer the Portnoy era, although Mangini is a great drummer. Astonishing did nothing for me, I do like distance over time, but not as much as the older stuff. Great video 🤘🎶🍺🔥
Hey Pete, I dig your list. I'm a huge DT fan. I've seen them 16 times in concert. This was an extremely challenging exercise. Not only because of the catalogue, but they have so many lengthy epics as well. Here's mine: 1. Metropolis, Pt. 1 (Always been my favorite. The instrumental section in the middle was and is mind-bending) 2.Take the Time 3. Endless Sacrifice 4. Breaking All Illusions (My favorite, post Portnoy) 5. Overture: 1928 6. Another Day 7. Innocence Faded 8. Blind Faith 9. Under A Glass Moon 10. About to Crash
10)The Count Of Tuscany 9)Trial Of Tears 8)Breaking All Illusions 7)In The Presence Of Enemies pt.1/2 6)Erotomania 5)Beyond This Life 4)The Glass Prison 3)The Killing Hand 2)A Change Of Seasons 1) Learning To Live
My Top 10 1-The Root Of All Evil 2-I Walk Beside You 3-6:00 4-Endless Sacrifice 5-Constant Motion 6-Wither 7-Pull Me Under 8-Panic Attack 9-Forsaken 10-As I Am
Happy Birthday Pete. Great choice to do this today. Totally agree about The Astonishing. The storyline is basically 2112 expanded and the music is ordinary by their standards
10. Under a glass moon 9. The root of all evil 8. Fall into the light 7. As I am 6. Take the time 5. Lie 4. Metropolis pt.1 3. Voices 2. Octavarium 1. Endless sacrifice
Happy Birthday! Looking forward to more top tens! I respect DT but haven't really got into them other than Images and Words. I don't know what it is. I think it is a timing thing because I really started to get into Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd in 90's and 2000's and that satiated me instead of getting into DT.
Really tough Pete, my top 1 will always be my favourite tune by any band but the other 9 tunes might switch with others from time to time, 10/ Surrounded 9/Bridges in the sky 8/ Six degrees of inner turbulence 7/ Sacrificed sons 6/ Endless sacrifice 5/ Home 4/ breaking all illusions 3/The glass prison 2/ At wits End 1/ The count of Tuscany 👍🏻🤘🏻
What a band! This was a hard list to create, everything from them is pure quality. Here's my opinion! 10. Panic Attack 9. On The Backs Of Angels 8. Pull Me Under 7. A Change Of Seasons 6. Scene Seven I. The Dance Of Eternity 5. Metropolis - Part 1: "The Miracle And The Sleeper" 4. Illumination Theory 3. The Count Of Tuscany 2. The Glass Prison HM: Learning To Live, 6:00, As I Am, I Walk Beside You, The Ministry Of Lost Souls. 1. Octavarium
I don’t know, they still have many years ahead of them, and they don’t seem to be slowing down soon! I absolutely loved the first 2 albums with Mangini, as well as The Astonishing (I respect that album so much because it seemed like something they really wanted to do and they put a lot of passion into it). However, other than some songs off of the second half of Distance over Time, I wasn’t a huge fan of that one. But it was still amazing! Can’t wait for the many albums they will hopefully be releasing in the future!!!
Happy Birthday one Capricorn to another. Really appreciate all the great bands that I’ve been introduced to thanks to Sea of Tranquility. Amazon was here today with Amorphis and Diamond Head discs. Have a great day!
10. Illumination Theory 9. The Count Of Tuscany 8. Sacrificed Sons 7. Finally Free 6. Caught In A Web 5. Honor Thy Father 4. Breaking All Illusions 3. The Dark Eternal Night 2. Pale Blue Dot 1. Misunderstood
I think that Under a Glass Moon was actually one of DT's most influential tunes. I think I have heard an "echo" of that riff in several other prog metal bands.
In the name of god is sooo good. I was not expecting my favorite to be your favorite too! I love it so much. Train of Thought in general is super good, probably my favorite album. Also, I agree that home is super good.
Here's my top 10 up before I watch this. It's changed five times already during the typing of this post. If I'm being completely honest, 7 & 8 are probably 1 & 2 for me but, I keep tweaking the list. 10) Home 09) Blind Faith 08) Misunderstood 07) Space Dye Vest 06) 6:00 05) The Glass Prison 04) Wait For Sleep/Learning To Live 03) Pull Me Under 02) Lie 01) Metropolis Pt. 1
You hit on four of mine! Nice list. I have to admit that while I do like Metropolis pt. 2, it's not a masterpiece for me. I wore that thing out when I got it but, as I remember it, I was really into Fates Warning's A Pleasant Shade of Gray and I felt that Metrop 2 wasn't quite as good. APSOG came out in 1997 and Still Life (live) came out in 1998 so, I was still heavy into that album when Metrop 2 came out. APOSOG is my favorite concept album of all-time. Desert island disc material for me.
10 Count of Tuscany 9 The Killing Hand(Live at the Marquee 1993) 8 The Glass Prison 7 Learning to Live 6 Home 5 Stream of Consciousness 4 Scarred 3 Octavarium 2 Metropolis Part 1 1 Change of Seasons
My list in no order, Stream of Consciousness, Metropolis Pt1, Home, Status Seeker, Caught In A Web, Octavarium, As I Am, Under A Glass Moon, Space Dye Vest and The Glass Prison.
For me its: 10.octaverium 9.lie 8.in the name of god 7.build me up break me down 6.metropolis pt.1 5.the dance of eternity 4. As i am 3.finally free 2.on the backs of angels 1.panic attack If ill write honourable mentions itll break the internet ceause i just love to many songs by this band🤘
Have an idea for a show (if you haven’t done it already) : Albums you didn’t expect to like (maybe weren’t keen on the band, for example) that really surprised you to the upside.
1- Octavarium 2- Vacant + Stream Of Consciousness 3- In The Presence of Enemies (pt.1-2) 4- In The Name Of God 5- Metropolis pt.1: The Miracle and The Sleeper 6- Space-Dye Vest 7- Panic Attack 8- The Ministry Of Lost Souls 9- Erotomania 10- The Dance of Eternity PS: Untethered Angel almost got into my list, it's in fact the 11th favorite song of mine from DT.
1. Home 2. Lines in the sand 3. The glass prison 4. Learning to live 5. The great debate 6. Trial of tears 7. Pull me under 8. A change of seasons 9. New milennium 10. Fatal tragedy
I could not agree more about LaBrie! I love his voice, think he is perfect for DT and would love to hear WDaDU re-recorded with him on vocals. This is my favorite band, and I don’t think I could do a 10 favorite songs. Blind Faith would be on there, for sure though.
Not stopping at ten and not going in order Learning to live The mirror Scarred Blind faith In the presence of enemies Repentance The ministry of lost souls Endless sacrifice Honor thy father Stream of consciousness Take the time On the backs of angels Pale blue dot The path that divides Home Finally free Count of Tuscany These walls Illumination theory Behind the veil
Hey Pete very good list, you mentioned all the great things Portnoy is doing out of DT, how about a top 10 non DT Portnoy songs like to include his material from Neil Morse, Winery dogs, Sons of Apollo etc. I agree it would be disappointing to see him not continue with all them but it would be great to see him do 1 more album with DT. Unfortunately Labrie has blocked his return for now...
Very glad to see some love for "In the Name of God", it's a song that few seem to talk about when listing their favorite DT songs but it's one of my all time favorites. The outro to the song is especially powerful.
Great band. With the career and body of work it depends on the day. Good observation on the split with Portnoy. Best wishes to all involved. If I grabbed 10 songs today, in on particular order. The Enemy Inside, The Looking Glass, Only a Matter of Time, Constant Motion, The Test that Stumped Them All, Misunderstood, Panic Attack, The Spirit Carries On, Withered, Change of Seasons.
Pete listening to you talk about Dream Theater makes me wonder now if you're top 30 bands list has changed and if they've moved up from #8. It almost seems to me they've had to have moved perhaps to #6. Not quite Rainbow at 5 but just outside? Has your top 30 changed at all you think? Great stuff. Thank you.
It’s hard for me to pick my 10 favs as they are my favorite band and there are so many great songs from the entire catalog. A Change of Seasons is my favorite song, but after that so much is up for consideration.
1 Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence 2 A Change of Seasons 3 Octavarium 4 Learning to Live 5 The Ministry of Lost Souls 6 Breaking All Illusions 7 The Count of Tuscany 8 Lines in the Sand 9 Scarred 10 The Spirit Carries On
My favorite tune off 6DOIT is "Disappear." At the same time, it's a hard one to listen to for me - it sometimes reminds me of those I've lost over the years. One of only a handful of songs that can bring me to tears.
If you just picked all songs from Scenes from a Memory to fill your top ten, you'd have to decide which two to leave off! This is one album that I *always* listen to from start to finish, and my favorite DT album.
Some really good non-album tracks are To Live Forever from the Lie cd single, and several songs from the 1999 International Fan Club cd including, Don't Look Past Me, Raise The Knife, Where Are You Now, The Way It Used To Be, Cover My Eyes & Speak To Me. Worth checking out if you get the chance.
There are a handful of DT albums I haven't listened to much since I became a fan this year, but here's my list: 10. Panic Attack 09. As I Am 08. The Mirror / Lie 07. Home 06. Endless Sacrifice 05. Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu 04. Metropolis Pt. 1 03. In the Name of God 02. A Change of Seasons 01. Under a Glass Moon
The entire Images album is an emotional freight train. There might be better stuff live but Images was always a great listen-at-home record. And an honorable mention should go to When Dream and Day Unite. Charlie sang perfectly for that period of DT history.
1- Octavarium 2- The Ministry Of Lost Souls 3- The Count Of Tuscany 4- Scarred 5- Sacrificed Sons 6- Illumination Theory 7- Panic Attack 8- Solitary Shell 9- The Spirit Carries On 10- As I Am (Change of Seasons if there was an 11 lol)
here's my DT Offensive line 1.Metropolis-Part I 2.Fatal Tragedy 3.A Mind Beside Itself 4.The Killing Hand (15th-anniversary performance) 5.A Change of Seasons 6.Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the Sand 7.Octavarium 8.Endless Sacrifice 9.Breaking All Illusions 10.Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Defensive line 11.The Dance of Eternity 12.Take the Time 13.In the Name of God 14.The Glass Prison 15.Surrounded 16.In the Presence of Enemies 17.Trial of Tears 18.Learning to Live 19.The Mirror/Lie 20.Illumination Theory and Special teams 21.Space-Dye Vest 22.This Dying Soul 23.Strange Deja Vu 24.Under a Glass Moon 25.Beyond This Life 26.Misunderstood 27.Afterlife 28.Honor Thy Father 29.A Nightmare to Remember 30.A Fortune in Lies Still can't figure out which squad is the strongest one What a great band
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Amazing and best prog metal band!
1. Metropolis - Images and Words
2. 6:00 - Awake
3. Through her Eyes - Metropolis
4. Lie - Awake
5. A Change of Seasons
6. Learning to live - Images and Words
7. In the Name of God - Train of Thought
8. Peruvian Skies - Falling into Infinty
9. The Glass Prison
10. As I Am - Train of Thought
HMs
Root of All Evil, Octavarium title track too
This Dying Soul, Scream of Consciousness
Afterlife from the first album
Erotomania
Dance of Eternity
Repentance
Best of Times
Illumination Theory
My list:
10. Breaking All Illusions
9. Learning to Live
8. In the Presence of Enemies (as one song)
7. 6° (as one song)
6. The Glass Prison
5. Metropolis pt. 1
4. In the Name of God
3. A Nightmare to Remember
2. A Change of Seasons
1. Octavarium
Edit: Songs that almost almost almost make it:
The Ministry of Lost Souls
This Dying Soul
Stream of Consciousness
The Dark Eternal Night
The Count of Tuscany
Illumination Theory
The Mirror
6:00
Take the Time
Under a Glass Moon
Home
Overture 1928/ Strange Deja Vu
Panic Attack
Pale Blue Dot
Peruvian Skies
Haxprocess Amazing list! Many of these would be on mine as well
great list
@@QeD-l1k thx, it's so funny tho, my list has order is completely different now lol
Not even behind the veil?
@@Haxprocesseven 2 years later, what is it now?
1- Learning to live
2- Metropolis
3- A change of seasons
4- Trial of tears
5- The dance of eternity
6- Lines in the sand
7- In the presence of ennemies
8- Scarred
9- Home
10- Ytse jam
Too much honorable mention.... i LOVE this band!
This guy knows what's up
Thank you for doing a Top Ten on Dream Theater ! This band really rocks! I love your Dream Theater shirt! Keep rockin!🎸🎤🎵🥁
Learning to live - best song ever.
I recently found a performance of this from like 92 on here and WOW. What a great song.
Great video! DT is one of my favorite bands of all time! Thanks for doing this.
Happy birthday Pete! Been waiting for this one. 🤘
In The Name of God! you totally destroyed me saying this! This is my top 2 best songs ever of DT! love your YT channel. When you talks about top 3 songs i always get chills on my back : P greetings man!
Wow wasn't expecting this! Dream Theater is my all time favorite band, I was surprised to find out that your list was quite similar to mine! Let's try to put out mine...
10)Illumination Theory... Amazing, some of my favorite riffs, solos and vocals by the band.
9)In the Name of God... Love it, has everything I like about DT: Headbang, Astonishing vocals, melodies and arrangements
8)Under a Glass Moon
Love the chorus, love the solo. Really amazing stuff
7)ANY SONG OFF METROPOLIS PT 2
6)Lines in the sand... Groove, melodies, my fav solo by Petrucci, lots of fun and goosebumps
5)Panic Attack... Riffs, vocals, Headbang, amazing solo section, Portnoy went crazy on this
4)Space Dye Vest... The saddest thing I've ever listened to. So moving
3)Wait For Sleep+Learning to Live & The Glass Prison
Two compositions that are completely different, but equally amazing. The Glass Prison is the most fun thing I've ever listened to, riffs and solos from another planet, while LTL is one of the few pieces of music able to make me cry.
2)Finally Free... Soooo epic. That final Portnoy solo and outro riff is my favorite outro to an album ever.
1)A Change of Seasons
It simply has anything I'm looking for when listening to music. My all time favorite song for sure!
No Space Dye Vest love that song.
Yuuuuup! Way back when, I fell asleep listening to that album and hadn’t heard that one yet. In my dream, it was the soundtrack to the sleeping visuals and I remember thinking in the dream, “That is such a lush, beautiful and haunting melody.” I didn’t realize it was DT but the next day when I listened to the whole album and this song came on, I was stoked!it was real! It wasn’t just a dream, it was Dream Theater! I was very happy it existed and instantly became one of my favorite songs of all time. Sorry for going on here and not that anyone cares but that was a wonderful moment of discovery for me. Again, sorry for going on so long, I’ll never be open again.
@@j.p.lovecraft1826 I woke up in the middle of the night, and I thought kind of the same thing :D such a beautiful song and melody✨
Happy birthday Pete. Great list by the way. ;)
Dream Theater...been a fan for years; they, secondary to Rush, were my introduction to the illustrious world of progressive rock. This list may include some cheats, depending on how you look at it, and I can't rank any of these, but, collectively, can be considered my rough top 10:
-A Nightmare to Remember
-Innocence Faded
-Surrounded
-Fatal Tragedy
-A Mind Beside Itself trilogy
(Erotomania/Voices/The Silent Man)
-The Dance of Eternity
-Take The Time
-Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence title suite
-6:00
-This Dying Soul
I am with you 100% on your assessment of the post-Portnoy albums, minus the very last one, as I don't own it. ADToE had some good songs, but kinda left me cold, but I feel like they got a real fresh shot in the arm on the following s/t album. So underrated.
The Astonishing. Oh boy, this one is painful. I listen to so much stuff, love lots of long, extended pieces, long, ambitious double albums, and I can't recall complaining about things being too excessive, even in the case of DT, simply because it's all memorable. That streak came to an end here. This was an album that could have used some judicious editing (to say the least); an outside producer to tell the guys to trim back much of the boring, extraneous, and forgettable fat that plagued the album, if there was no chance in shaping it up into something memorable. I really only remember 4 or 5 tunes from the album (A New Beginning being the absolute best of them) to this day. I saw them perform this album in it's entirety at the Radio City Music Hall shortly after it's release. I was fighting off sleep during certain moments...so much so that I didn't even recognize a fight that had apparently broke out in the audience the very night I was there.
Needless to say, in my album rankings, The Astonishing would rank at the very bottom.
Can't wait to see you do an album ranking on these guys.
Pete Pardo I can't thank you enough for SOT. I watch every day because I always learn eomething and laugh, even if it is not in my wheelhouse. Cheers!
Happy birthday Pete!!!!
Happy Birthday!🎉🎤🎸🎵🥁
Happy Birthday Pete 🎂🎶🎸 Prog on! Where did you watch the scenes from a memory last year? Did you attend any fan club pre show meetup?
Red bank NJ
My list would be
10. Spirit carries on
9. Metropolis I
8. Space Dye Vest
7. Dance of eternity
6. A Change of seasons
5. The Best of times
4. Under a glass moon
3. Six degrees of inner turbulence
2. Octavarium
1. Learning to live
6:00, The Mirror, The Count of Tuscany, This Dying Soul, Illuminaton Theory, Home, Take the time and Ytse Jam as honorable mentions.
Great list. Hoping for album ranking soon!!
10 Endless Sacrifice
9 Surrounded
8 Disappear
7 Bridges in the sky
6 Voices
5 Another day
4 Lifting shadows of a dream
3 Pull me under
2 The spirit carries on
1 Metropolis part I
Hi Pete! This is a great video with some great song choices. Must admit- kinda hoping youll do a ranking video on their albums.
My Top 10:
(I had Trouble putting Awake in My List as well)
10 - The Dark Eternal Night (Systematic Chaos)
9 - The Enemy Inside (Dream Theater)
8 - Pull Me Under (Images and Words)
7 - A Change of Seasons
6 - Strange Deja Vu (Metropolis Part 2)
5 - Learning to Live (Images and Words)
4 - New Millennium (Falling into Infinity)
3 - A Fortune in Lies (When Dream and Day Unite)
2 - Surrounded (Images and Words)
1 - Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper (Images and Words)
Honorable Mentions!
Afterlife (When Dream and Day Unite)
Under a Glass Moon (Images and Words)
Voices (Awake) [# 11]
Lines in the Sand (Falling into Infinity)
Home (Metropolis Part 2)
The Glass Prison (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)
In the Name of God (Train of Thought) [# 12]
Panic Attack (Octavarium)
In the Presence of Enemies (Systematic Chaos)
A Night to Remember (Black Clouds and Silver Lining)
Bridges in the Sky (A Dramatic Turn of Events)
The Illumination Theory (Dream Theater)
(The Astonishing) no....
Paralyzed (Distance over Time)
omg! i've never clicked so quick! DT my best band ever!
"Pull Me Under" definitely deserves an honorable mention - for most of us, that was the song that introduced us to DT. I don't do it very often, but I still give Images & Words a spin now and then. Probably should check out some of their stuff with Mangini on drums - I actually haven't bought a new Dream Theater disc since Black Clouds and Silver Linings.
Thanks good video, love this band and last album phenomenal
Enjoyed the list. The song that brought me to Dream Theater was Pull Me Under. Happy belated Birthday Pete.
First Happy Birthday! And how difficult that must have been! Great choices!
Dante
1. Glass Prison
2. Take The Time
3. The Count Of Tuscany
4. The Root Of All Evil
5. Barstool Warrior
6. Peruvian Skies
7. Constant Motion
8. Under A Glass Moon
9. This Dying Soul
10. Space Dye Vest
I just watched the Live Scenes From New York DVD. Were you there? Love your videos!
10. Home
9. Pull Me Under
8. Metropolis Pt 1
7. In The Presence of the Enemies (Part I)
6. Stream of Consciousness
5. A Nightmare to Remember
4. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
3. In The Name of God
2. Beyond this Life
1. Octavarium
My top 11 Dream theatre songs: 11.Enigma Machine 10.Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle & The Sleeper 9.The looking Glass 8.This Dying Soul 7.The enemy Inside 6. On the Backs Of Angels 5. Illumination Theory 4. As I am 3. Pull Me Under 2. Lost not Forgotten 1. A change of seasons
Don't Know How You Can Pick Just 10..This is a Band I would Walk Aacross the Atlantic to Watch...They Are Amazing Musicians.. We Love Them In England
"Jaw falls down..... never to be put back together" Lmao. Happy Birthday Pete!!!!!!
Happy Birthday!!! 🎂🎈
HER STOOOOORY
IT HOLDS THE KEY
UNLOCKING DREAMS FROM MY MEEEEEEEMORY
MEEEEEEEMORY
line in the sand ..excellent doug pinnick on backup vocals
The Dark Eternal Night & As I Am are my two favorite Dream Theater songs probably because of the killer guitar solos on both.
Happy birthday Pete!!
Wow
Way too tough to pick 10 for me.
I love this amazing bands catalogue. I prefer the Portnoy era, although Mangini is a great drummer. Astonishing did nothing for me, I do like distance over time, but not as much as the older stuff.
Great video 🤘🎶🍺🔥
Happy Birthday Pete, another year older another year wiser so they say.
Hey Pete, I dig your list. I'm a huge DT fan. I've seen them 16 times in concert. This was an extremely challenging exercise. Not only because of the catalogue, but they have so many lengthy epics as well. Here's mine:
1. Metropolis, Pt. 1 (Always been my favorite. The instrumental section in the middle was and is mind-bending)
2.Take the Time
3. Endless Sacrifice
4. Breaking All Illusions (My favorite, post Portnoy)
5. Overture: 1928
6. Another Day
7. Innocence Faded
8. Blind Faith
9. Under A Glass Moon
10. About to Crash
10)The Count Of Tuscany
9)Trial Of Tears
8)Breaking All Illusions
7)In The Presence Of Enemies pt.1/2
6)Erotomania
5)Beyond This Life
4)The Glass Prison
3)The Killing Hand
2)A Change Of Seasons
1) Learning To Live
My Top 10 1-The Root Of All Evil 2-I Walk Beside You 3-6:00 4-Endless Sacrifice 5-Constant Motion 6-Wither 7-Pull Me Under 8-Panic Attack 9-Forsaken 10-As I Am
Happy Birthday Pete. Great choice to do this today. Totally agree about The Astonishing. The storyline is basically 2112 expanded and the music is ordinary by their standards
10. Under a glass moon
9. The root of all evil
8. Fall into the light
7. As I am
6. Take the time
5. Lie
4. Metropolis pt.1
3. Voices
2. Octavarium
1. Endless sacrifice
Happy Birthday! Looking forward to more top tens! I respect DT but haven't really got into them other than Images and Words. I don't know what it is. I think it is a timing thing because I really started to get into Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd in 90's and 2000's and that satiated me instead of getting into DT.
Learning to live
A change of seasons
Under a glass moon
Surrounded
Take the time
Voices
The mirror
Lie
The killing hand
Fatal tragedy
Pull me under and Metropolis part one were my introduction to Dream Theater
I'm hoping to see you (Pete) at the Sons of Apollo show in Nyc next month
Happy/ HEALTHY birthday PETE!
Really tough Pete, my top 1 will always be my favourite tune by any band but the other 9 tunes might switch with others from time to time, 10/ Surrounded 9/Bridges in the sky 8/ Six degrees of inner turbulence 7/ Sacrificed sons 6/ Endless sacrifice 5/ Home 4/ breaking all illusions 3/The glass prison 2/ At wits End 1/ The count of Tuscany 👍🏻🤘🏻
Just the greatest band, on so many levels! 👍🏻🤟🏻
What a band! This was a hard list to create, everything from them is pure quality. Here's my opinion!
10. Panic Attack
9. On The Backs Of Angels
8. Pull Me Under
7. A Change Of Seasons
6. Scene Seven I. The Dance Of Eternity
5. Metropolis - Part 1: "The Miracle And The Sleeper"
4. Illumination Theory
3. The Count Of Tuscany
2. The Glass Prison
HM: Learning To Live, 6:00, As I Am, I Walk Beside You, The Ministry Of Lost Souls.
1. Octavarium
Hey yo Bricker!
(It's Spyros)
@@giorgoss4410 Hey man, enjoy my outdated list
Masterclass in music.
Octavarium is always gonna be their masterpiece song in my eyes
First song by DT that got me into their discography, and still my favorite by them.
Happy Birthday!
I don’t know, they still have many years ahead of them, and they don’t seem to be slowing down soon! I absolutely loved the first 2 albums with Mangini, as well as The Astonishing (I respect that album so much because it seemed like something they really wanted to do and they put a lot of passion into it). However, other than some songs off of the second half of Distance over Time, I wasn’t a huge fan of that one. But it was still amazing! Can’t wait for the many albums they will hopefully be releasing in the future!!!
i like a change of seasons more just bcs of the 7 minute keyboard solo that gets boring after 5 minutes
Happy Birthday one Capricorn to another. Really appreciate all the great bands that I’ve been introduced to thanks to Sea of Tranquility. Amazon was here today with Amorphis and Diamond Head discs. Have a great day!
Happy birthday Pete, hope you had a great day.
Dream Theater is my favorite band
Were you at the Live Scenes from NY show in 2000? That dvd is amazing. Always wish I could’ve experienced that but I was just born at the time haha
Ya baby, my favorite band!
Thanks for the video...Dream Theater is a killer band...
10. Illumination Theory
9. The Count Of Tuscany
8. Sacrificed Sons
7. Finally Free
6. Caught In A Web
5. Honor Thy Father
4. Breaking All Illusions
3. The Dark Eternal Night
2. Pale Blue Dot
1. Misunderstood
I think that Under a Glass Moon was actually one of DT's most influential tunes. I think I have heard an "echo" of that riff in several other prog metal bands.
In the name of god is sooo good. I was not expecting my favorite to be your favorite too! I love it so much. Train of Thought in general is super good, probably my favorite album. Also, I agree that home is super good.
I love Train Of Thought. Honor Thy Father is probably my favorite on the album. Also, nice to see some love for Lines In The Sand👌🏻
Here's my top 10 up before I watch this. It's changed five times already during the typing of this post. If I'm being completely honest, 7 & 8 are probably 1 & 2 for me but, I keep tweaking the list.
10) Home
09) Blind Faith
08) Misunderstood
07) Space Dye Vest
06) 6:00
05) The Glass Prison
04) Wait For Sleep/Learning To Live
03) Pull Me Under
02) Lie
01) Metropolis Pt. 1
You hit on four of mine! Nice list. I have to admit that while I do like Metropolis pt. 2, it's not a masterpiece for me. I wore that thing out when I got it but, as I remember it, I was really into Fates Warning's A Pleasant Shade of Gray and I felt that Metrop 2 wasn't quite as good. APSOG came out in 1997 and Still Life (live) came out in 1998 so, I was still heavy into that album when Metrop 2 came out. APOSOG is my favorite concept album of all-time. Desert island disc material for me.
Love to see Blind Faith represented!
10 Count of Tuscany
9 The Killing Hand(Live at the Marquee 1993)
8 The Glass Prison
7 Learning to Live
6 Home
5 Stream of Consciousness
4 Scarred
3 Octavarium
2 Metropolis Part 1
1 Change of Seasons
My list in no order, Stream of Consciousness, Metropolis Pt1, Home, Status Seeker, Caught In A Web, Octavarium, As I Am, Under A Glass Moon, Space Dye Vest and The Glass Prison.
I have that same tour shirt too!! Right on!!
For me its:
10.octaverium
9.lie
8.in the name of god
7.build me up break me down
6.metropolis pt.1
5.the dance of eternity
4. As i am
3.finally free
2.on the backs of angels
1.panic attack
If ill write honourable mentions itll break the internet ceause i just love to many songs by this band🤘
Solitary Shell is such an underrated song off Six Degrees. Also, Raise the Knife off of 20th anniversary live is another underrated one
Have an idea for a show (if you haven’t done it already) : Albums you didn’t expect to like (maybe weren’t keen on the band, for example) that really surprised you to the upside.
Train of thought good album from start to finish.
1- Octavarium
2- Vacant + Stream Of Consciousness
3- In The Presence of Enemies (pt.1-2)
4- In The Name Of God
5- Metropolis pt.1: The Miracle and The Sleeper
6- Space-Dye Vest
7- Panic Attack
8- The Ministry Of Lost Souls
9- Erotomania
10- The Dance of Eternity
PS: Untethered Angel almost got into my list, it's in fact the 11th favorite song of mine from DT.
Vacant and SoC is so fucking sood
Good
1. Home
2. Lines in the sand
3. The glass prison
4. Learning to live
5. The great debate
6. Trial of tears
7. Pull me under
8. A change of seasons
9. New milennium
10. Fatal tragedy
Your number 1!! Yes Yes Yes!!! I thought I was the only one!!!
Wow This is a Tough One, Pete
Happy Birthday
Killer DT Shirt
I could not agree more about LaBrie! I love his voice, think he is perfect for DT and would love to hear WDaDU re-recorded with him on vocals. This is my favorite band, and I don’t think I could do a 10 favorite songs. Blind Faith would be on there, for sure though.
Pete they redid the first album with James on vocals !
Fan club release only? I've never seen it.
Sea of Tranquility Here you go:
www.discogs.com/Dream-Theater-Official-Bootleg-When-Dream-And-Day-Reunite/release/1395635
happy birthday from chuckie drums queens n.y.
Octavarium is probably my favorite buy Learning to Live and A Change of Seasons is up there
Not stopping at ten and not going in order
Learning to live
The mirror
Scarred
Blind faith
In the presence of enemies
Repentance
The ministry of lost souls
Endless sacrifice
Honor thy father
Stream of consciousness
Take the time
On the backs of angels
Pale blue dot
The path that divides
Home
Finally free
Count of Tuscany
These walls
Illumination theory
Behind the veil
Hey Pete very good list, you mentioned all the great things Portnoy is doing out of DT, how about a top 10 non DT Portnoy songs like to include his material from Neil Morse, Winery dogs, Sons of Apollo etc. I agree it would be disappointing to see him not continue with all them but it would be great to see him do 1 more album with DT. Unfortunately Labrie has blocked his return for now...
6:00. The MOST insane drumming ever outside of Bruford on CTTE. That opening riff is not for beginners!!!!
Very glad to see some love for "In the Name of God", it's a song that few seem to talk about when listing their favorite DT songs but it's one of my all time favorites. The outro to the song is especially powerful.
Great band. With the career and body of work it depends on the day. Good observation on the split with Portnoy. Best wishes to all involved. If I grabbed 10 songs today, in on particular order. The Enemy Inside, The Looking Glass, Only a Matter of Time, Constant Motion, The Test that Stumped Them All, Misunderstood, Panic Attack, The Spirit Carries On, Withered, Change of Seasons.
Pete listening to you talk about Dream Theater makes me wonder now if you're top 30 bands list has changed and if they've moved up from #8. It almost seems to me they've had to have moved perhaps to #6. Not quite Rainbow at 5 but just outside?
Has your top 30 changed at all you think? Great stuff. Thank you.
Nope.
It’s hard for me to pick my 10 favs as they are my favorite band and there are so many great songs from the entire catalog. A Change of Seasons is my favorite song, but after that so much is up for consideration.
1 Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
2 A Change of Seasons
3 Octavarium
4 Learning to Live
5 The Ministry of Lost Souls
6 Breaking All Illusions
7 The Count of Tuscany
8 Lines in the Sand
9 Scarred
10 The Spirit Carries On
Pete, I’m thinking of getting into Dream Theatre... what album do you recommend for me to start with? Many thanks.
Impossible task but, a nice list Pete.
My top 3:
3. Metropolis Pt.1
2. Home
1. In The Name Of God
My favorite tune off 6DOIT is "Disappear." At the same time, it's a hard one to listen to for me - it sometimes reminds me of those I've lost over the years. One of only a handful of songs that can bring me to tears.
Same disappear is a disturbing song but beautiful
If you just picked all songs from Scenes from a Memory to fill your top ten, you'd have to decide which two to leave off!
This is one album that I *always* listen to from start to finish, and my favorite DT album.
Happy birthday Pete! Queensryche at some point?
He already did Queensryche.
Some really good non-album tracks are To Live Forever from the Lie cd single, and several songs from the 1999 International Fan Club cd including, Don't Look Past Me, Raise The Knife, Where Are You Now, The Way It Used To Be, Cover My Eyes & Speak To Me. Worth checking out if you get the chance.
There are a handful of DT albums I haven't listened to much since I became a fan this year, but here's my list:
10. Panic Attack
09. As I Am
08. The Mirror / Lie
07. Home
06. Endless Sacrifice
05. Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu
04. Metropolis Pt. 1
03. In the Name of God
02. A Change of Seasons
01. Under a Glass Moon
They wanted to include "A change of Seasons" on Images, as a double album, but the record company wouldn't allow it.
The entire Images album is an emotional freight train. There might be better stuff live but Images was always a great listen-at-home record. And an honorable mention should go to When Dream and Day Unite. Charlie sang perfectly for that period of DT history.
Been a fan since '92.....nearly impossible for me to pick a top 10, but the top three is easy:
3) The Mirror
2) Best Of Times
1) Count Of Tuscany
1- Octavarium
2- The Ministry Of Lost Souls
3- The Count Of Tuscany
4- Scarred
5- Sacrificed Sons
6- Illumination Theory
7- Panic Attack
8- Solitary Shell
9- The Spirit Carries On
10- As I Am
(Change of Seasons if there was an 11 lol)
Best Album for me is Train of Thought because it's killer from start to finish, but best Song for me is the Count of Tuscany.
here's my DT Offensive line
1.Metropolis-Part I
2.Fatal Tragedy
3.A Mind Beside Itself
4.The Killing Hand (15th-anniversary performance)
5.A Change of Seasons
6.Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the Sand
7.Octavarium
8.Endless Sacrifice
9.Breaking All Illusions
10.Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Defensive line
11.The Dance of Eternity
12.Take the Time
13.In the Name of God
14.The Glass Prison
15.Surrounded
16.In the Presence of Enemies
17.Trial of Tears
18.Learning to Live
19.The Mirror/Lie
20.Illumination Theory
and Special teams
21.Space-Dye Vest
22.This Dying Soul
23.Strange Deja Vu
24.Under a Glass Moon
25.Beyond This Life
26.Misunderstood
27.Afterlife
28.Honor Thy Father
29.A Nightmare to Remember
30.A Fortune in Lies
Still can't figure out which squad is the strongest one
What a great band