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train of thought: I read in one review that this is the album that Metallica should have made. I can see where they are coming from. LeBrie's vocals are much more Metallica than they should be, but it's acceptable. The album is good, although I wouldn't rate it at the top. It's sad when you can't really praise everything of this caliber, though. It's almost as though they are so good on every song/album that you just take it for granted. So, please take the less stellar reviews as still being head and shoulders above most anything else that's out, today.

six degrees of inner turbulence: Six Degrees is a two-cd set. I guess this started the Metallica vocals, but it's still a cool album. The first cd has normal songs and the second cd is a single fourty-two minute song (although split into multiple tracks). The Glass Prison has cool keyboards (and scratching?) and Misunderstood is one of my favourite DT songs. The Great Debate rocks equally well. In my top three, this is number three.

live scenes from new york: This is a three-cd set encapsulating a live perfomance in New York. They did Scenes From A Memory in its entirety (which I desperately want to see). It also has the only live play of A Change Of Seasons, I believe. It was released the same day the two towers were flown into and the graphics were a bit unsettling at the time, so they chose to re-issue the set with a new cover. This is the original.

scenes from a memory: This is a fabulous album. It's a metal opera, of sorts. It's also meant as the sequal to Metropolis, Part I from Images And Words. The whole album is about a guy who dreams about this girl in a mirror. He comes to find out that he is her re-incarnated soul and he must resolve the mystery of her death. Don't just listen to it, read the lyrics while you're listening to it. It really is a masterpiece. In my top three, this is number two.

once in a livetime: I've never heard this album, so I can't comment to much about it. It's a two-cd live concert. Wow, what a description.

falling into infinity: I think I've only listened to this album once. The only thing that I really recall catching my attention was King's X's very own Doug Pinnick belting out his sultry tones on Lines In The Sand. The rest of the album, though, wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Plus, the cover looks a bit too Pink Floyd - The Division Bell for me.

a change of seasons: Here is an EP at an EP price. It starts off with A Change Of Seasons, which is quite a good, twenty-something minute song. The rest of the album is live cover songs. There is an excellent rendition of Pink Floyd - In The Flesh. I'm not a big fan of most of the other songs, but it's worth the $5 or so just for those two, to me.

awake: This is supposedly their hardest album, although I haven't really noticed it. Erotomania is a pretty slick song.

live at the marquee: I believe this live album was from their Images And Words tour. I don't have any of the live albums, except for A Change Of Seasons, so I can't really say much about them. I would love to see them in concert, though.

images and words: !!!BUY THIS ALBUM!!! Now this is what we're all here for. Images and Words is THE prog metal album. This music is a true art. I could be a bit biased as this was the first Dream Theater album I heard, but it just so clearly defines their style, unlike some of the other albums. If I had to recommend three albums, this would be number one.

when dream and day unite: This was their debut album. You can definately tell the Rush influence, but it does stand on its own, especially given that it's their first effort. Charlie Dominici was the lead singer for this and, thankfully, he was quickly replaced with James LeBrie. Dom was fine, but a bit too sissy-sounding for the powerful sound that the rest of the band brought.