Best Dream Theater album?

[Ultimatum]

He's a lousy vocalist and he ruined the subsequent DT albums with way too many ballads. The ballads always appeared right when the album started to kick up to speed too.

[Squaretriangles]

I think he's really awesome. I've always had a thing for high-pitched vocals.

[Hess1275]

I don't know how I missed this thread when it was started. I LOVE DT. I have seen them countless times. One of the benefits of living in NY. My buddy from Schenectady even got called onstage to play drums at a show at Madison Square Garden. I think Octavarium is my personal favorite, but my 5 year old son goes nuts for Scenes. He loves to go to bed listening to it.
Now Dream Theater is a band that deserves an album on Rock Band. Now wouldn't that be nice....

[Soror_YZBL]

Is this a trick question?

[Ultimatum]

I think he's really awesome. I've always had a thing for high-pitched vocals.

He blew out his voice at a young age, that's just downright bad technique.

[MisterMayhem]

Since we're on the subject of DT albums how about a spin on things? Anyone into their Liquid Tension Experiment material? Personally, it's the same as DT without the vocals (for those who can't stand 'em lol!)

[Ballisticgoat]

i only have octavarium, and have only heard a few songs not from that album. so i guess i can only count that as my favorite but hopefully i can get more albums. but every song ive heard from them i like so i dont know

[ShacklersRevenge]

I would say their Greatest hits.

[Pizza7]

I like SFAM, I&W, and Awake the most. I HATED Octavarium and Train of Thought.

And I agree on LaBrie being intolerable on several songs.

[Vampire-Jekyll]

I'm not going to vote on this for the simple fact that I don't know enough about Dream Theater. I have the album Awake and 6:00 is just epic on drums... but then again they have one of the most talented drummers on the planet.