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