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This CD simply blew me away the first time I heard it. While looking for guitar lessons on Google Video, I found Petrucci's "Rock Dicipline" series. Before I could take it seriously, I had to see what the man was capable of. I looked him up on Wikipedia to find him associated with the band Dream Theater. In their discography, "Train of Thought" was labeled as their heaviest album at the time, so I decied to give it a listen. That's when I got sucked into the whirlpool and have become unable to stop listening to their music.
The album kicks off with "As I Am," the first song by them I heard. I noticed the strange time signatures almost right away, and I was amazed by how they kept in time, even though I was unable to count it. This song roped me in and I had to hear more.
The second song, "This Dying Soul," is as amazing as the first. The lyrics drove in the idea of someone really struggling with their life, and realizing they must change in order to remain alive.
"Endless Sacrifice" starts off as the exact opposite of the first two songs. It begins very soft, with sad lyrics, but soon enough the song picks up and becomes as driving as the ones before it. This song also features some of the weirdest keyboard soloing I've heard. Ever.
The name "Honor Thy Father" made me think this song was going to have some sort of religious message/twist, but this was not the case. The song starts off with and awesome drum fill, and heavy riffs, which don't stop until the song is over. Nice.
Song five, "Vacant," merely serves as a soft intro to the instrumental, "Stream of Consiousness," after which only one thing can be said: "Wow, that was awesome!!"
The final track, "In the Name of God," once again sounded like it was going to have some deep religious message, but this time it actually did. The lyrics to this song are my favorite part, though everything else about it is equally great.
If you don't have this album, you'd better get it. Now. Well, maybe you shouldn't, or your friends may get annoyed because you won't be able to talk about anything else. Meh, who needs friends when you have this CD? ^_^
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