I have to say that Dream Theater is one of the most consistent progressive metal bands out there.
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is a concept album and is the sequel to the song "Metropolis Pt. 1" from Images and Words (the album).
1 Regression - 6/10 -This is the intro and I don't normally give intros ratings, but it also includes a short song... The ticking of the clock at the beginning is a very Dream Theater thing to do, and is cool. The spoken words at the beginning sound (if you don't know the story to the album) like a yoga instructor or a relaxation tape...
2 Overture 1928 - 9/10 - Overture 1928 is a three minute instrumental, and a very good one. There really isn't much to say, other then you will notice that the drums have been turned down slightly from the previous albums. The song gets better after about 2:30, and the ending is a really good solo.
3 Strange Deja Vu - 9/10 - Such a good singer... All the instruments work really well on this song, especially the bass, that I don't normally have a comment about.
4 Through my Words - 8.2/10 - Classical Piano and vocals more of an interlude. I gave it an 8.2 because it is hardly even one minute so it doesn't really slow down the album...
5 Fatal Tragedy - 9.5/10 - It starts off great. It (like most songs on this album) gain points for the vocals.
One of the best progressive guitar solo's I've ever heard, and also one of Dream Theaters best songs. It gets better as it goes. The drums are exceptionally good at 2:20+. The solos starts at about 3:55 and gets crazy, with the piano mixed in...
6 Beyond this life - 9.5/10 - Over ten minutes. The intro almost sounds like grunge, but then the keyboards come in.. and the drums.. The vocals are once again completely amazing. I particularly like 2:28 and the mini-solo that follows. There is another solo about 4 minutes later it is longer, and even better. After about 2 minutes there is a questionable instrument used... Its art so I won't say anything but I don't like it personally.. But then the vocals come back for the last minute of the song.
7 Through her eyes - 8.4/10 - This song has some female vocals on it.. its sort of a transition from the first half of the album to the second, and if you are paying attention to the story will make more since. It is mostly (if not completely) acoustic.
8 Home - 9.4/10 - The second song over ten minutes. The song has some oriental-metal instruments/sounds in it, used at the begging and throughout the song at various parts. About 8:50 seconds into the song there is a crazy guitar solo that lasts for about a minute and a half, before the vocals come back in. There is another solo at 11:11 that goes until the end of the song, a minute and a half later. The vocals are great (once again) on this song.
9 Dance of Eternity - 9.2/10 - It has a great intro. Dance of Eternity is an instrumental, it really shows of the drummers and keyboardists song-writing skills along with the guitarists and the bassist.
10 One Last Time - 8.5/10 - Its under four minutes. The vocals are once again great. It starts off sounding like its going to be another acoustic song, but then there is a little solo, and then goes back. But it really isn't acoustic.
11 The Spirit Carries On - 8.8/10 - This one actually starts off acoustic. Possibly too slow? The lyrics sound like the last chapter, but then there is finally free. There is a nice solo.
12 Finally Free - 8.5/10 - The third song over ten minutes. I actually find the cymbal use at about 3:00 to be slightly annoying. At about 4:36 there are some extremely over used sound effects that really take away from that part of the song, thankfully its long enough to heal that wound quickly. I have heard that one sample of a woman screaming so many times, its in movies, games, and I think I saw it on TV once... The last two minutes or so aren't really a song, they are more of the ending of the album. Overall its not the best song on the album but the solos and vocals make up for the bad parts, even the bad parts aren't as bad as other bands bad parts.
The average is 8.83, but I will give it a 9.0, because of the length of the good songs, so thats more music 9.0
Also, I'm not going to add the album art to the score. But Scenes from a Memories album artwork isn't that great...
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is a concept album and is the sequel to the song "Metropolis Pt. 1" from Images and Words (the album).
1 Regression - 6/10 -This is the intro and I don't normally give intros ratings, but it also includes a short song... The ticking of the clock at the beginning is a very Dream Theater thing to do, and is cool. The spoken words at the beginning sound (if you don't know the story to the album) like a yoga instructor or a relaxation tape...
2 Overture 1928 - 9/10 - Overture 1928 is a three minute instrumental, and a very good one. There really isn't much to say, other then you will notice that the drums have been turned down slightly from the previous albums. The song gets better after about 2:30, and the ending is a really good solo.
3 Strange Deja Vu - 9/10 - Such a good singer... All the instruments work really well on this song, especially the bass, that I don't normally have a comment about.
4 Through my Words - 8.2/10 - Classical Piano and vocals more of an interlude. I gave it an 8.2 because it is hardly even one minute so it doesn't really slow down the album...
5 Fatal Tragedy - 9.5/10 - It starts off great. It (like most songs on this album) gain points for the vocals.
One of the best progressive guitar solo's I've ever heard, and also one of Dream Theaters best songs. It gets better as it goes. The drums are exceptionally good at 2:20+. The solos starts at about 3:55 and gets crazy, with the piano mixed in...
6 Beyond this life - 9.5/10 - Over ten minutes. The intro almost sounds like grunge, but then the keyboards come in.. and the drums.. The vocals are once again completely amazing. I particularly like 2:28 and the mini-solo that follows. There is another solo about 4 minutes later it is longer, and even better. After about 2 minutes there is a questionable instrument used... Its art so I won't say anything but I don't like it personally.. But then the vocals come back for the last minute of the song.
7 Through her eyes - 8.4/10 - This song has some female vocals on it.. its sort of a transition from the first half of the album to the second, and if you are paying attention to the story will make more since. It is mostly (if not completely) acoustic.
8 Home - 9.4/10 - The second song over ten minutes. The song has some oriental-metal instruments/sounds in it, used at the begging and throughout the song at various parts. About 8:50 seconds into the song there is a crazy guitar solo that lasts for about a minute and a half, before the vocals come back in. There is another solo at 11:11 that goes until the end of the song, a minute and a half later. The vocals are great (once again) on this song.
9 Dance of Eternity - 9.2/10 - It has a great intro. Dance of Eternity is an instrumental, it really shows of the drummers and keyboardists song-writing skills along with the guitarists and the bassist.
10 One Last Time - 8.5/10 - Its under four minutes. The vocals are once again great. It starts off sounding like its going to be another acoustic song, but then there is a little solo, and then goes back. But it really isn't acoustic.
11 The Spirit Carries On - 8.8/10 - This one actually starts off acoustic. Possibly too slow? The lyrics sound like the last chapter, but then there is finally free. There is a nice solo.
12 Finally Free - 8.5/10 - The third song over ten minutes. I actually find the cymbal use at about 3:00 to be slightly annoying. At about 4:36 there are some extremely over used sound effects that really take away from that part of the song, thankfully its long enough to heal that wound quickly. I have heard that one sample of a woman screaming so many times, its in movies, games, and I think I saw it on TV once... The last two minutes or so aren't really a song, they are more of the ending of the album. Overall its not the best song on the album but the solos and vocals make up for the bad parts, even the bad parts aren't as bad as other bands bad parts.
The average is 8.83, but I will give it a 9.0, because of the length of the good songs, so thats more music 9.0
Also, I'm not going to add the album art to the score. But Scenes from a Memories album artwork isn't that great...
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