TechnicLePanther

Disregarding the ****-faced part of your post, I have evidence to support that more people like Scenes From a Memory.

Best Dream Theater Albums - Top Ten List - TheTopTens.com
Dream Theater : Best Ever Albums
Poll: Which Dream Theater Album Is Their Best??? - MetalSucks

These ones are just the opinion of one person.
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/jweber...albums_ranked/
Pokermask: Best To Worst Dream Theater Albums | Sputnikmusic

Images and Words is maybe the more well-known album, but almost every Dream Theater fan will agree that Scenes From a Memory is a better album. The only reason I'm telling you this is because I actually want them to win, and Scenes From a Memory is simply their best album.

EDIT- Just a bit of subjectivity: The completed concept of Scenes From a Memory easily beats out Images and Words' pioneering prog metal. Just because an album started a genre doesn't mean it has to define it. By the way, some of Rush's stuff was definitely prog metal, years before Dream Theater was even around. Could you please just replace it?

Also, as someone pretty familiar with the genre, I can tell you that Dream Theater is definitely one of the best prog metal bands out there.

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