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“I was a bit torn over whether or not we should give the song different ID’s on the CD, because I wanted it to be perceived as 1 song. Ultimately I decided to index it because after a few listens, the novelty of s […]

The title track from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the story of six people who have a mental problem of some kind. JP and MP split up the lyrics and wrote for three people each.

It is not known if any of the […]

It wasn’t written to project a particular point of view, but rather present both sides from which the listener can make their own decision.

One example is this set of lines:

“Ethic inquisitions […]

While some of the lyrics do seem to apply to JP himself, he has said that he wrote it about a religious figurehead (possibly Jesus).

Bill W. (“The Glass Prison” is dedicated to him in the liner notes) was one of the founding members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Glass Prison is about steps 1-3 of the AA 12-step program. His ‘friends’ are the […]

No it isn’t.

Some people argue that disc two qualifies as a concept album, but it’s only one half of the album.

The first five songs (that is, disc one) are not connected in any way to each other or to disc two. […]

She is a fictional character that James invented after being “deeply moved” by some articles he had read about child abuse and incest.

It was written by John Petrucci in memory of his late father who died of cancer in 1996.

“Another Day” was written about his struggle with the disease.

Who is Gene Kelly? And what does “Singin in the rain” means […]

Hell’s Kitchen is the neighborhood in New York City where you can find Avatar Studios, the site of the recording of Falling Into Infinity.

Yes, the song was slightly rearranged for the sake of the CD. The original version – played live at some Christmas shows before the recording of the CD – was almost twice as long, thanks to a 4 minute long […]