SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE

Certainly one of the band's finest works! If "A change of seasons" (the track), "Awake" (the album), "Octavarium" (the track) make up my personal list of Dream Theater's best music, "Six degrees of Inner Turbulence" has MANY moments which rank right up there!

First disc highlights - metal euphoria with "The glass prison", great lyrical ballads "Misunderstood" and "Disappear". The latter, in my humble opinion, is amongst the most beautiful pieces of music by the band - up there with "Space dye-vest" and "The spirit carries on". If a piece of art actually has the power to change your mood at the moment of listening, you know it has been written VERY well musically and lyrically. Isn't this one great purpose of music? To stir up our emotions?

Second disc - there are no dull moments, no average quality, but just great rock n roll! The band have not wasted any time with mediocre melodies or over-done solos. This is probably the closest they have come to writing something of the 'symphonic' genre of prog. "Overture" is very enjoyable. "Test that stumped them all" is a great rush. My favourite track is "About to crash (reprise)", opening guitar riff, niiice! "Solitary shell" is beautiful.

If I haven't said much of subtance please forgive me, but trust the praises of reviewers and pick up this disc!

If you really love this album, make sure you pick up both "Liquid Tension Experiment" discs, quite similar in style!

Excellent album ++. Rounded up because writing a 40 minute epic with almost no flaws merits recognition as musicians.

Rock on DT!