Its that time again (suggest a language)

What's the best language for a complete beginner to pick up and learn?

I'm able to read through sources in various languages and understand whats happening on a fundamental level.

I want to learn a language over the next 3~5 months and i cant make any informed desicions on which.

Suggest the language best suited to an entry level programmer.

IN BEFORE SHITSTORM

Speaking from a relatively inexperienced users perspective i torrented it, downloaded it, installed it (fucking epic install times for HUEG IDE)
then after 3 days of perseverence i deleted it.

Those 3 days where akin to a first time computer user stumbling upon /b/

Much WTF IS GOING ON?!?!?!?!?! was uttered, the real insanity is that ive got all the documentation and even a couple of text books geard towards developing in the environment. the fact is the overwhelming complexity involved in getting a console to spout "hello world" was frankly too much of a turn off to even motiveate me to attempt to begin to learn the software.

When im looking to learn a language i dont need the massive roadblock of a bloated IDE to learn on top.

Not that ive got anything negative to say against it being used by someone who understands the language first. Im sure its actualy a nice environment to use and all the multitude of features must do something to aid the experienced user, but the learning curve involved made it an intolerable hinderance at that point.