Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater

Pros: Intricate rhythms, amazing musical diversity, white-hot solos, intriguing concept overall.
Cons: Obvious musical influences, awkward lyrics/segues, long solos will test some listeners' patience.

I have a little secret to let you in on. Somewhere, in the deep recesses of my soul, there’s a prog rocker just dying to be let loose. You know, the kind of music fanatic who drools over long songs with complex structures and self-congratulatory ...

Pros: Amazing playing (as to be expected). Crisp production. Plenty of material.
Cons: Some weak moments. Songwriting occasionally takes a backseat to musical prowess. Uneven lyrics.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the 2nd studio album with keyboardist Jordan Rudess who joined the progressive-rock-metal band for 1999's 78 minute concept album Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory. This 2002 studio album is 96...

Pros: A full-body submergence into prog metal nirvana!
Cons: Many don't have a long enough attention span for this masterpiece.

First off, I need to say this. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT THIS BAND WERE IT NOT FOR EPINIONS.COM. I bought this album and discovered this awesome band DIRECTLY as a result of reading about it on this site. And that, I believe, is the reason...

Pros: Guitar solos, keyboard solos, theme and lyrics
Cons: Some boring intro and outro

This album is the second album in which Jordan Rudess appear as the band’s keyboardist. The album has only six songs. Five songs are from disc one, so there is only one song in disc two. The music is great; it has always been listenable and amazing, ...

Pros: There is about 10 minutes of truly enjoyable music from the 2 discs.
Cons: Plagerism, lack of identity, absence of songcraft, superfluous soloing

“The Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence” is one of the most disappointing albums I have ever heard. I have been a Dream Theater fan for years and consider “Awake” to be one of the best albums ever made. However, Dream Theater’s...

Pros: Dream Theater's most diverse effort to date, EXCELLENT followup to SFAM
Cons: Songs on Disc 1 are a bit too long; title track sounds uneven.

Dream Theater have made a living for the past 15 years of releasing some of the finest prog-metal albums that have raised the eyebrows of many skeptical metalheads and prog fans all over the world. This band has always been known for 'progressing' on...

Pros: Dream Theater
Cons: Bad Dream Theater

I am a huge Dream Theater fan, and consider Images and Words to be the best album I have ever heard, with SFAM and Awake up there with the best too. At one point, I thought they could do no wrong. They are, quite simply, the ultimate band. Well, were, it...

Pros: A step forward for the band. Amazingly written and performed.
Cons: 2 CDs gets you about 90 minutes of music. Unfortunately, not for mass consumption.

First, a brief (or as brief as I can make it) bio of the band:

Dream Theater formed from the jam sessions of core members drummer Mike Portnoy, guitarist John Petrucci, and bassist John Myung. The recruited Kevin Moore for keyboards and Chris...

Pros: Their best work yet, musically.
Cons: Disc 1 is somewhat unbalanced

In the tradition of other progressive rock bands like Rush and Yes, Dream Theater manages to keep a listener's attention by straying away from the everyday over use of the same two chords and the same recycled lyrics you hear so much today. They also...

Pros: Absolutely mindblowing instrumental and vocal wizardry
Cons: None

Dream Theater is undoubtedly one of the most prolific musical combinations in the world today. Known for their ground breaking musical wizardry, Dream Theater undoubtedly qualify as one of the most musically diverse bands in this day and age. I've been...

Pros: A supercharged performance,even by Dream Theater standards
Cons: ...but can they pull this epic off live?

Absolutely massive in scope and execution,SDOIT draws upon the standout themes and textures of all their previous efforts,from the sinister weight of "Awake",the majestic scope of "Images",the raw aggressiveness of WWhen Dream and Day Unite",to the...

Pros: Blazing, heavy and crunchy sounds throughout
Cons: Overly contrived at times? More mixing than Scenes From A Memory

Having only been a fan of the band since 1998 (before which time I thought dream theater was a really nice movie cinema) I have not had the pleasure of following the band with each successive album, however I have listened to all their studio releases...

Pros: A good mix of Progressive composition and Metal energy.
Cons: Title song not as cohesive as it should be.

What’s this? A double album with only six songs? Perhaps that’s the significance of Dream Theater’s latest outing Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. The reason there are so few tracks is of course because of the monstrous 42-Minute title track which...

Pros: One of the best Dream Theater albums. The best new CD out.
Cons: Absolutely Nothing!!!

Dream Theater is today’s best Progressive Rock band. With Mike Portnoy on Drums, John Myung on Bass, James Labrie on Vocal, Jordan Rudess on Keyboard and John Petrucci on Guitar, you can’t go wrong. With the shortest song on the entire album at...

Pros: Long CD, Songs have meanings, Good solos
Cons: It didn't go forever, none really

This CD has songs for everyone I know people who are in death metal bands and love this CD. But at the same time I worked with a 40 year old guy who loves Beethoven and such and likes this CD. This Cd is a true story, on the first disc covers such ...