Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

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Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
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Studio album by
Dream Theater
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2002 (2002-01-29)
RecordedMarch–August 2001
Studio BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York
Genre
Length96:17
Label Elektra
Producer
Dream Theater chronology
Live Scenes from New York
(2001)		Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(2002)		 Train of Thought
(2003)
Dream Theater studio album chronology
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
(1999)		Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(2002)		 Train of Thought
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly (B) [2]
Rolling Stone (favorable) [3]
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Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released as a double-disc album on January 29, 2002, through Elektra Records. It is the first full-length Dream Theater album to feature a title track. It is also their second longest studio album to date, after The Astonishing (2016).

Contents

Songs

Influences

Influences for the album's writing and recording, according to the authors, include:

Track listing

Disc one

All music is composed by John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess, per the album liner notes

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Glass Prison"
  • "I. Reflection"
  • "II. Restoration"
  • "III. Revelation"
Portnoy13:52
2."Blind Faith" James LaBrie 10:21
3."Misunderstood"Petrucci9:32
4."The Great Debate"Petrucci13:46
5."Disappear"LaBrie6:46
Total length:54:18

Disc two

"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."I. Overture"(instrumental)6:50
2."II. About to Crash"Petrucci5:50
3."III. War Inside My Head"Portnoy2:08
4."IV. The Test That Stumped Them All"Portnoy5:03
5."V. Goodnight Kiss"Portnoy6:17
6."VI. Solitary Shell"Petrucci5:47
7."VII. About to Crash (Reprise)"Petrucci4:04
8."VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale"Petrucci5:59
Total length:42:02

Personnel

Dream Theater

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 35
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [11] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 12
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [15] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 52
US Billboard 200 [20] 46
Billboard Top Internet Albums [21] 1

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