SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE

While not being a very big fan of Dream Theater, I must say this album was a revelation for me. Preciesly because of the title track. Frankly, the first CD is a bit too much of the heavy, mindless type of music I outgrew after High School, with the possible exception of the last song which is pretty good. But the 2nd CD is a fantastic prog rock/prog metal epic that flows very well and has the best thing I've ever heard by Dream Theater, Overture. I suppose there are some Metallica rip offs in the middle (Test that stumped them all, especially), but I still enjoy it (after all, Metallica were one of the first prog metal bands if you ask me).

Overall, not a must have album by any means, but CD2 is certainly worth hearing for prog fans that are not terribly fond of other Dream Theater albums. 3 solid stars for the second CD alone.