TRAIN OF THOUGHT

A change in the sound here, heavier and rawer than the previous "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence". I feel that this one is kinda underrated, even among fans. There's lot's of great material here, the softer emotional moments of the past is replaced with anger and the band blast through one epic after another, with some of the wildest Petrucci solos so far, and still plenty of trademark DT turns. "Stream of Consciousness" might be their best instrumental, or at least one of them, and the rest of the album is very even. Despite some usual DT clichès, this is a great album from them and mostly up to par with the previous two albums. Rudess shows for the third time he was born for this bands acrobatics, and a notable highlight is the twin solo with Petrucci in the last track. Mindblowing and fun at the same time. Recommended to fans especially.