DREAM THEATER - VINYL SIX DEGREES OF.. -HQ- [VINYL]

Popis - SIX DEGREES OF.. -HQ- [VINYL]:
180 gram audiophile pressing, coming in a gatefold sleeve plus insert. 2LP reissue of their 6th album, originally released in 2002. The recording is a type of concept album wherein the five songs which comprise the first disc explore different themes of lifetime struggle, such as alcoholism, loss of faith, self-isolation, sanctity of life and death. The sixth song-a 42-minute track occupying the entire second disc, separated into eight parts-explores the stories of six individuals suffering from various mental illnesses. Particularly represented are bipolar and post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, post-partum depression, autism and dissociative personality disorder. Furthermore, the title of the album may also allude to the fact that each song on the album could be seen as a different form of inner turbulence, with the six tracks making another reference to the six degrees, along with the apparent reference to the six degrees of separation. The musical styles of each section of the title track are direct reflections of the band's large variety of influences. Classical, folk, jazz and metal styles are present within the track.