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I'm Scared
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Dream Theater:Images And Words
Atco Records/Atlantic Recording
1992
8/10
Dream Theater is such an amazing band with enough songs to keep all fans busy for quite a while and enough talent to give each and every member an expression of their absolute skill in every song. Along with talent, they show a tremendous amount of team work (don't know how they keep track of all those songs!). With their teamwork, they combine many different styles of music to bring together one amazing sound. Part Progressive, part Jazz, part 80's metal... the list goes on!
Although,this album isn't much of a change from the band's usual sound.
The second album in a series of many albums to come! Images and Words, however, marks the first album with their new lead singer, James LaBrie. Other than the two singers previous to James, Dream Theater has managed to keep their line up very original.
Like the cover of the album, the songs are very beautiful, mysterious, and all around brilliant.
The first of eight songs on the album, Pull Me Under, proves just what this band has to offer! With the guitar playing a simple metal beat (with an occasional solo), the drums keeping a fast little beat to set the rythym of the song, the bass filling in the gaps that brings the song together, the singer letting out his new voice (highly Rush influenced, no?) through his absolute genious lyrics, and the keyboards do most of the work in putting the mystery and the beauty into this song. And putting this song as the opening track on the album? Only setting forth a series of 7 more amazing songs like this one.
Another song worth serious recognition off of this album is Metropolis pt.1:The Miracle And The Sleeper. What sheer originality to have different parts to a song. Especially to have the other part(s) on different albums, keeping the listener in a state of suspense while waiting for the next part to reveal the rest of the poetry. However, this song is not much different than other songs on the cd. The keyboards set the feeling of the song. Guitar keeps it metal with blazing solos. Drums set an amazing beat. Bass leads the rhythm for the song (and leads into a short solo). Definitely a song to listen to!
Extraordinary creativity combined with suspense, mysticism, and mystery. Cram this together with amazing talent and 5 guys and you have one recipe for Dream Theater!
Keep listening and stay up to date with these guys! They're constantly releasing new stuff and going on tour. And if you started listening to Dream Theaterwith this album, just a word of advice, you have a lot to catch up on!
Overall, an awesome album for the progressive fans!
Your Pal,
Johnny
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| Good review. I have been a Dream Theater fan since I first heard Pull Me Under way back when, and I have never looked back. Keep your eyes open for my next review of Octavarium. It should be complete and up on the review section of this site in the next day or 2. I'd like to hear your opinion of the review, and more importantly, the cd itself. \m/  \m/
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I have some great friends that are in a cover band... They cover lots of songs in that era... Journey, Styx, Rush... and they do "Pull Me Under".... The singer is a female that can really really really sing... and they do that song wonderfully... Most people in the audience don't appreciate it... but I do very much!!
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