Train of Thought (Dream Theater album)

Train of Thought
Cover art by Jerry Uelsmann
Studio album by
Dream Theater
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)
RecordedMarch 10 – September 2003
StudioCove City Sound Studios, Pie Studios and Beat Street Studios in New York City
GenreProgressive metal, heavy metal[1]
Length69:21
LabelElektra
Producer
Dream Theater chronology
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(2002) 		Train of Thought
(2003) 		Live at Budokan
(2004)
Dream Theater studio album chronology
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(2002) 		Train of Thought
(2003) 		Octavarium
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
IGN[3]
Louder Sound[1]
Metal Review[4]

Train of Thought is the seventh studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on November 11, 2003 through Elektra Records.

Inspired by the audience response to Dream Theater's heavier songs while on tour,[5] in the Chaos in Progress documentary, Portnoy says that they wanted Train of Thought to be a "balls to the wall" album with heavier, darker riffing, exposing them to a number of new metal fans. The album was written in three weeks.[6] It was engineered by Doug Oberkircher and mixed by Kevin Shirley.[7] Most of the album was played in concert for the Live at Budokan DVD. All songs from it have been played live to date.

  1. ^ a b "Dream Theater: Train Of Thought - Album Of The Week Club review". Louder Sound. 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Train of Thought - Dream Theater". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Patrizio, Andy (2011). "Train of Thought". IGN. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Dreilinger, Ian (2011). "Review of Dream Theater - Train of Thought | Metal Review". metalreview.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ^ As discussed by John Petrucci in the 20th Anniversary Documentary The Score So Far, found on the Score DVD
  6. ^ "The writing of Train of Thought". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "For immediate release: Dream Theater - Train Of Thought". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)