I've Become Somewhat of a Dream Theater Fan, and Need Help Deciding What Album To Get

[SputnikDX]

Long title, but it says everything I need to say.

If it helps, I like Panic Attack a LOT more than Constant Motion, and I listened to a live version of Glass Prison, which was awesome. To the actual DT fans, what album do you consider the best?

Oh, another thing. I have an issue with lyrics. While my collection of music has some sort of dark lyrics, they usually remain in a sort of "Tasteful" zone. I have no idea what DT's lyrics are like (outside of Panic Attack and Constant Motion, both of which say very little with a lot of words, which is awesome), but I've already said what I needed to say.

Anyway, tl;dr: which album should I get?

[Sir_Phobos]

I personally think Awake is their best album, and it is one of my all time favorite albums from any band. After that I would try Scenes From a Memory, Images and Words, and Train of Thought (their heaviest album).

After that, you can take a look at some of their others, but I feel those are their best work. A Change of Seasons is really good too but it's only the title track (granted it's over 20 minutes long) and some live covers. None of their albums are "bad", and all have good tracks, but the rest have at least a few duds on them in my opinion.