Train of Thought (Dream Theater album)
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Cover art by Jerry Uelsmann
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| Studio album by Dream Theater | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | March 10 – September 2003 in Cove City Sound Studios, Pie Studios and Beat Street Studios in New York City | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 69:21 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci | |||
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Train of Thought is the seventh studio album by progressive 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, 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. It was engineered by Doug Oberkircher and mixed by Kevin Shirley. Most of the album was played in concert for the Live at Budokan DVD. All songs from it have been played live to date.
As mentioned in videos of the recording/writing sessions, which were filmed by Mike Portnoy, the band "cooped themselves in a rehearsal studio" in New York, and wrote the full album from March 10 through April 3, in a record time of three weeks, after which they began recording, starting with the drum tracks and ending with the vocals.
All music composed by John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy except where noted.
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