Rename all the albums... I&W / WDADU / Awake style!

[MirrorMask]

What do the titles of Images and Words, Awake, the debut album and Scenes have in common? we all know it, they take the name from a line in the lyrics.

What if this was a strict rule inforced for every album? let's have some fun in trying to find out some alternative names to fit the pattern!

Albums that in this "game" should be renamed would be:

Falling Into Infinity
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Dream Theater

I think that, given the nature of the concept and a coherent story being told throughout the album, "The Astonishing" would feel silly named any other way, I won't include it, but feel free to do so.

Here are my picks:

Falling Into Infinity = SHATTERED CALM (but yeah, Stream of Consciousness would have been good)
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence = ILLUSIVE MIND
Train of Thought = GHOSTS OF YESTERDAY
Octavarium = FULL CIRCLE
Systematic Chaos = RANDOM THOUGHTS OF NEAT DISORDER
Black Clouds & Silver Linings = REFLECTIONS ON THE PAGE
A Dramatic Turn of Events = NEW REALITIES (Even tough Bridges in the Sky was just fine had the song been called The Shaman's Trance)
Dream Theater = ILLUMINATE THE NIGHT

[Mladen]

This is a very good idea, I'll give it a go. Keep in mind that these probably won't be the brilliant, well-thought out perfect ideas, but just the ones that came to my mind at the moment.

Falling Into Infinity - Silent prayer
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Absence of awareness
Train of Thought - Black holes
Octavarium - Circles
Systematic Chaos - In the hour of darkness
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - The World's what you create (this one actually seems appropriate)
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Revolution
Dream Theater - Shed your light on me

[RoeDent]

Black Clouds & Silver Linings - ROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRR!!!!!

[TAC]

Octavarium = FULL CIRCLE

That's a great one. Much better than Owen Wilson Phillips. 

[Evai]

Falling Into Infinity - Walking On Eggshells
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - White Coat Heroes
Train of Thought - Ethnic Elimination
Octavarium - A Brief Awakening
Systematic Chaos - A Hellish Dream
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - Days Of Yesterday
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Guarded Secrets
Dream Theater - You're Alive

[TheCountOfNYC]

Falling Into Infinity - Deep in Heaven
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Illusive Mind
Train of Thought - Faith Into Violence
Octavarium - Full Circle
Systematic Chaos - Worlds Unseen
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - New World Order
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Healing Waters
Dream Theater - Glorifying Madness

[MirrorMask]

Octavarium = FULL CIRCLE

That's a great one. Much better than Owen Wilson Phillips. 

They should have gone with Hey Hey My My 

[RoeDent]

Any reason why we're including Octavarium here? The word Octavarium is mentioned in the title track.

[MirrorMask]

Any reason why we're including Octavarium here? The word Octavarium is mentioned in the title track.

Because it's a title track, Octavarium is the title of the song AND the album.

Wait for Sleep is named Wait for Sleep, not Images and Words (which, for the record, was a good title as any for the song), had that been the way, the album would have been named after a song *title* and not a song *line*.

[Renzo]

Falling into infinity - It's Raining
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - A Distant Oasys Before Me
Train of Thought - Staring Into Darkness
Octavarium - Colliding with Fate
Systematic Chaos - The Void of Night
Black Clouds and Silver Linings - The Seven Stars and The Rising Sun
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Among the Gods
Dream Theater - Chaos and Doubt

[Adami]

Falling into infinity - No Big Surprise
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - It's Been Five Years to the Day
Train of Thought - It's Over Your Head
Octavarium - Entirely Ready to Leave it Behind
Systematic Chaos - Got Your Attention....Deceived
Black Clouds and Silver Linings - I Feel Like Giving Up
A Dramatic Turn of Events - I Stopped Caring
Dream Theater - Unnoticed and Ignored

[Evai]

Black Clouds and Silver Linings - I Feel Like Giving Up
A Dramatic Turn of Events - I Stopped Caring
Dream Theater - Unnoticed and Ignored

 

[gzarruk]

Black Clouds & Silver Linings - ROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRR!!!!!

 

[Pragmaticcircus]

FII - A Wind Of Change
SDOIT - Depths Of Isolation
TOT - Self-proclaimed Messiah
8va -The Wreckage
SC - Redemption For Humanity
BLASL - (A) Man Without A Face (or) Hopelessly Drifting   (I'll leave the "My Bruthaaaa!!! joke out)
ADTOE - Breaking All Illusions
DT - Consider This Question

[TAC]

Awesome, Prag!

[Progmetty]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Shock Treatment
Train of Thought - Tormented Ghosts
Systematic Chaos - Servants of The Fallen
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - Reflections on a Page
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Fabric of Reality
Dream Theater - Joy of Life

[Pragmaticcircus]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Shock Treatment

Perfect! 

[Pragmaticcircus]

Awesome, Prag!

Why thank you TAC! 

[MirrorMask]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Shock Treatment
Train of Thought - Tormented Ghosts
Systematic Chaos - Servants of The Fallen
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - Reflections on a Page
A Dramatic Turn of Events - Fabric of Reality
Dream Theater - Joy of Life

I kinda like them all! Servants of the Fallen is kinda cheesy but after all gets the idea of the album across.

I imagine the reactions however, "OMG DT turn satanic" 

[Madman Shepherd]

Octavarium = FULL CIRCLE

That's a great one. Much better than Owen Wilson Phillips. 

[Pragmaticcircus]

Actually Trial Of Tears (or even THE Trial of tears) would've made a killer name for FII! 

[Progmetty]

I imagine the reactions however, "OMG DT turn satanic" 

Yep, it'd be all over Blabbermouth in no time heh

Man while thinking about Black Clouds lyrics for this, I got an urge to listen to the album, especially when I haven't been listening to anything DT since The Astonishing came out but The Astonishing. So many great moments on Black Clouds, I skipped Best of Times but the rest of it is a lot of fun.
I remember how much fun we had here making fun of Tuscany's lyrics when the album was new
One thing I don't miss is MP's vocals, damn they were annoying at times!

[JediKnight1969]

Falling Into Infinity: The scars unseen
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: In the depths of isolation
Train of Thought: The mighty and the strong
Octavarium: The answer lies within
Systematic Chaos: Forsaken
Black Clouds & Silver Linings: Beautiful agony
A Dramatic Turn of Events: Standing on the back of angels
Dream Theater: Where heart and mind collide

[Pragmaticcircus]

Dream Theater: Where heart and mind collide

Actually this would have worked perfectly for the whole 'black slate' idea they say they where going for, like a metaphorical recon of WDADU and plus, the self-titled has so many Rush references anyway. "When heart and mind collide" is actually a really clever idea actually! 

[MirrorMask]

I agree it's cool, it's just that it sounds too much similar to When Dream and Day Unite that I considered something else. But the thought crossed my mind, it's a strong line / title.

[Elite]

Falling Into Infinity: Poor Vanessa
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: Temporary Catatonic
Train of Thought: Black Holes
Octavarium: Your Ungrateful Ways
Systematic Chaos: Ultimate God of a Rotting Creation
Black Clouds & Silver Linings: Sucking on His Pipe
A Dramatic Turn of Events: While I Die Inside
Dream Theater: A Junkie for the High

[Pragmaticcircus]

Systematic Chaos: Ultimate God of a Rotting Creation

DT go full black metal 

Dream Theater: A Junkie for the High

Dt go full stoner metal 



 

[romdrums]

Falling Into Infinity: A Daily Dose of eMpTy V
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: The Smell of Stale Sweat and Shit
Train of Thought: So Fucking Blind
Octavarium: Neglect My Kids and Wife
Systematic Chaos: Focus Here! Focus There!
Black Clouds & Silver Linings: The Case of the Missing Dog
A Dramatic Turn of Events: Stand Strong and Unite
Dream Theater: For the High

[Dream Team]

Falling Into Infinity: A Daily Dose of eMpTy V
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: The Smell of Stale Sweat and Shit
Train of Thought: So Fucking Blind
Octavarium: Neglect My Kids and Wife
Systematic Chaos: Focus Here! Focus There!
Black Clouds & Silver Linings: The Case of the Missing Dog
A Dramatic Turn of Events: Stand Strong and Unite
Dream Theater: For the High

Best ones yet.

[SystematicThought]

I would love to see the reactions if DT released an album called: The Case of the Missing Dog 

[IDontNotDoThings]

Train of Thought - Ethnic Elimination

Wait, what?

[Evai]

It sounded cool

I would love to see the reactions if DT released an album called: The Case of the Missing Dog 

Next concept album maybe?

[IDontNotDoThings]

It sounded cool

Does he say that in the album though?

[Rho d Berth]

Falling into infinity - Headlines on the paper
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Drifting in and out of sanity
Train of Thought - Twisting faith into violoence
Octavarium - The story ends were it began
Systematic Chaos - Don't turn your back on Paradise
Black Clouds and Silver Linings - Idol and best friend
A Dramatic Turn of Events - New realities
Dream Theater - Cowards for salvation

[Evai]

Does he say that in the album though?

https://youtu.be/YXiL4FCRI_E?t=190