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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 28, 2005
Pros: two very good songs, one other decent song
Cons: three crappy songs, bloated, weak solos, no soul
Summary: There are a ton of bands that are on my list of "bands to check out." Sadly, it seems that list only gets bigger without every getting any smaller. Dream Theater was one of the bands on that list. A progressive metal band with plenty of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2006
Pros: Back half of the album.
Cons: The bloated Endless Sacrifice, that weird vocal . . . thing
Summary: Though many Dream Theater fans slammed their seventh wide release, Train of Thought, as being the long lost Metallica album, there are gems to be found. The preeminent prog-metal band, four Berklee grads and a Juliard grad, now agree that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2005
Pros: Guitar solos, keyboard solos, lyrics and everything!
Cons: The song “Vacant” is a bit out of position.
Summary: Released after Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, the album is entitled Train of Thought, maybe due to the fact that all songs of Dream Theater are made from thoughts of their everyday life. They did it again, this time it is a lot heavier compared to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2005
Pros: The different uses of instruments and the experimentation. It is hard hitting and melodic.
Cons: It took me forever to discover the greatness of this band.
Summary: I am absolutely amazed by the talent of this band. Petrucci (guitarist) is the best I have heard and he gives life to the majority of the songs. The singer (LaBrie) has a unique voice that lures you into a trance. The keyboards are creative and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2004
Pros: Over-the-top musicmanship, a must-have for shred heads.
Cons: Some may argue that the music is emotionless.
Summary: ...and be prepared to be amazed. This is quite possible Dream Theater's most technically stunning album, filled to the brim with frequent ripping, over-the-top, inhuman shredding, wacky, corny-but-fun keyboard passages, awesome bass treated with jacked ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2004
Pros: I didn't waste money on this!
Cons: These guys don't know how to write a song anymore
Summary: Apparently Dream Theater has said "Train of Thought" took them 3 weeks to write... well, it certainly shows! Once again, Dream Theater fails to put any effort into songwriting and hopes to dazzle their fans with soulless instrumental wankery at ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2004
Pros: The album has its moments...
Cons: Lack of variety, over the top solos (on all instruments), thoughtless lyrics.
Summary: As a fan on Dream Theater for a while, I found this album pretty hard to accept. This is not similar to Images and Words or any album from that era (not including Falling into Infinity). Dream Theater have seemed to have moved on from their ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2004
Pros: A few excellent moments tucked in between these seven enormous songs.
Cons: Bloated, poorly conceived songs. Atrocious guitar solos.
Summary: The undisputed kings of progressive metal, Dream Theater returned in 2003 with “Train of Thought”, an album with a fairly lengthy list of problems. The album harkens back to the 80’s style metal CD’s of Slayer and Metallica, with seven songs covering ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 15, 2004
Pros: Beautiful production. Heavy. Some of Dream Theater's Best Work, ever. Very accessible.
Cons: Vacant sounds incomplete. Some mayn't like: the occasional Nu-Metal Flourish, the more profanity than often.
Summary: The year is 2003, and after having a very "mixed bag" release, they have written another album wondering what fans will say about it this time. While this turns out to be a "mixed bag" as well (though not as much), this album is probably the best Dream ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 13, 2004
Pros: Heavy, complex, makes you headbang through the album from beginning to end.
Cons: May not be the cup of tea for more progressive-rock oriented fans.
Summary: If you are sick of the metal-wanna be bands out there who cannot play a decent solo or write thoughtful lyrics, then this is the album that will renew your faith in this century's metal scene. And even if you are satisfied with the current metal ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2004
Pros: Amazing musicianship, awesome songs, the guts to try a new direction (And succeeding, too)
Cons: Rudess'n Myung doesn't play major roles, lyrics are only decent
Summary: James LaBrie - Vocalist John Petrucci - Guitarist Mike Portnoy - Drummer John Myung - Bassist Jordan Rudess - Keyboardist ______________________________
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I was quite shocked after listening to this album the first ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2003
Pros: Quite possibly the first cd in my life that forces me to carry a Kleenex.
Cons: They may never be able to top this & neither will anyone else.
Summary: It is very difficult to write a review that is not as long as one of this band's many cd's so i will keep it short. This CD has moved me in a way i never thought impossible. In the years to come this will be the album that broke the mould yet again in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 2003
Pros: John Myung(Bass) is turned up very loud on this record.
Cons: Vacant seems oddly out of place after the first four tracks of undeniable heaviness.
Summary: ... on November the 11th, 2003. I am accompanied by around 30 or 40 fellow Best Buy-goers, of course thinking that we are all here for the same reason. Dream Theater's new album. Having never waited outside a store for a Dream Theater album before it's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 2003
Pros: Possibly, as good as anything they have ever done
Cons: is 69 minutes too short?
Summary: Ok, I've spun Train of Thought three or four times and the jury is in. The verdict is Train of Thought is INCREDIBLE! Is that right? Is it the best they've ever done? I don't know, they've done some incredible work but this is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2003
Pros: Perhaps heavier and catchier than anything they've ever done before...
Cons: Don't expect anything this way...
Summary: How does one even begin to describe an album like DT’s Train of Thought? This is often the kind of question I ponder whenever I consider reviewing an album containing high quality complex music. I was listening to this album over ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2003
Pros: stunning musical performances and arrangements. the production is impeccable
Cons: trite lyrics. i know you don't listen to Dream Theater for the lyrics, but still...
Summary: Out of nowhere, or so it seemed to me, Dream Theater released Train of Thought. I had no idea the album was on the way, but I happened to be in Best Buy the day it was released. So, the nice thing is I get to buy it on the first day and seem like a real ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 15, 2003
Pros: Heavy as hell, epic songs, Most technically proficient musician's alive.
Cons: Contains a few elements of "nu-metal", Jordan Rudess' presence isn't as strong as previous works.
Summary: Dream Theater. One of the strongest progressive metal bands on the planet. They have quite an impressive catalogue of albums, and "Train of Thought" is an excellent addition. There are many moments on this album that remind me of old Metallica, and even I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2003
Pros: Lots of Emotion and Talent (and eargasm if you will)
Cons: Pretty Intense for the 1st listen or novice DT fan
Summary: I love the new album - although it's quite a bit to chew upon the first listening. All of my favorite DT CDs were this way. Awake, IAW, FII, SFAM, 5 songs from 6DOIT and now Train of Thought. I was a little afraid that DT was experiencing a "Rush-Type" ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2003
Pros: Speed Metal like Metallica has only dreamed of, while keeping the art of songwriting intact.
Cons: I would have liked a little more melodic stuff, but it's a minor grievance.
Summary: The band full of surprises... Dream Theater, since their very beginning, has been a band never concerned about establishing a specific sound for themselves to stick to over the years. None of their albums have sounded the same, and each time the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2003
Pros: Great solos- Great songwriting- Bonus material on DT website
Cons: More "metal" than "progressive", mostly long songs, some similar sounding songs
Summary: As with Awake, Dream Theater puts the "metal" back in progressive metal with 2003's Train of Thought. I was not impressed after my first listen, but after a few more, I realized that Dream Theater had created an excellent album. The CD is ... read more
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