Dream Theater - Awake

one of the first DT albums I got into.  most of it is amazing, though some songs are better than others, clearly.  I love the drums and the guitar work on 6:00, but little else on that track.   Innocence faded is just lame.  Erotomania is simply amazing.  I love DT instrumentals!  Scarred is probly my favorite track on the whole record.  right at the 7 minute mark it just explodes.
I dont care what anyone says about DT's playing.  I happen to enjoy all the technical w**kery!

It is my personal favorite DT album, and is probably the last "classic" DT album. I love it. It features some of the best songwriting from DT ever IMO. It makes SFAM look average. 4.9 stars

Snow Dog wrote: Great album played with great inthusiasm with some wicked guitar solos!

Oh man, definitely. John Petrucci really kicks ass on this album!

Does this mean 'When dreams ..' is a classic? And 'Scenes from a memory' is just crap?

How odd

However, how would you rate "Awake" (from 1-5 stars)?

Edited by Bj-1

Bj-1 wrote: It is my personal favorite DT album, and is probably the last "classic" DT album. I love it. It features some of the best songwriting from DT ever IMO. It makes SFAM look average. 4.9 stars

I agree that it's the last of the "classic" DT albums. In fact, only Images, Awake and ACoS are the classic DT albums. It's connected to Moore, or at least they changed their songwriting after he had left.

I wouldn't call Scenes "average" though. It's brilliant in it's own way ... I would rate both Awake and Scenes 5 stars. all of their other albums except WDADU are 4 stars for me ... they are all exceptional in different aspects. 

Bj-1 wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: Bj-1 wrote: It is my personal favorite DT album, and is probably the last "classic" DT album. I love it. It features some of the best songwriting from DT ever IMO. It makes SFAM look average. 4.9 stars I agree that it's the last of the "classic" DT albums. In fact, only Images, Awake and ACoS are the classic DT albums. It's connected to Moore, or at least they changed their songwriting after he had left. I wouldn't call Scenes "average" though. It's brilliant in it's own way ... I would rate both Awake and Scenes 5 stars. all of their other albums except WDADU are 4 stars for me ... they are all exceptional in different aspects.  I love SFAM too, but it's nothing compared to I&M or Awake. The "classic" DT albums, IMO, is: When Dream & Day Unite Images & Words Live At The Marquee (live) Awake A Change of Seasons (EP) Probably 'Falling Into Infinity'

WDADU and FiI are totaly different from the others ... by "classic" I meant that these three albums have a consistent sound. They established that sound with Images, perfected it on Awake and ACoS, and lost it with FiI. Then they reached another consistent phase with Scenes, 6DoIT and ToT. Octavarium is not like anything they did before, just like FiI was. Their next album should be interesting again ...

Bj-1 wrote: However, how would you rate "Awake" (from 1-5 stars)?

6/5.....it is a masterpiece

Its good but not the best. Its not even close to scenes or images.

The Accolade wrote: Great album, much better than their muse orientated new album 'Octavarium'

It's just the 7th track. But Awake is really much better than Octavarium, that's a given.