Review: Dream Theater – Dream Theater
Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Dream Theater
Rating: 10/10
Track Listing:
1. False Awakening Suite
I. Sleep Paralysis
II. Night Terrors
III. Lucid Dream
2. The Enemy Inside
3. The Looking Glass
4. Enigma Machine (Instrumental)
5. The Bigger Picture
6. Behind the Veil
7. Surrender to Reason
8. Along for the Ride
9. Illumination Theory
I. Paradoxe de la Lumiere Noire
II. Live, Die, Kill
III. The Embracing Circle
IV. The Pursuit of Truth
V. Surrender, Trust & Passion
Throughout their expansive career, you can expect nothing short of an epic ride every time you hear a Dream Theater album. Through the years, the band has experimented heavily and has thrown everything they have into every single record they’ve put out. Their newest self-titled endeavor is no exception! The instrumentals are perfect, the melodies are moving and the lyrics are just as deep as you’d expect and even deeper! Let’s not kid ourselves, though, while James LaBrie’s voice is one of the best and most recognizable in the genre, it’s the instrumentals that we all find ourselves captivated by, am I right? If the solos aren’t flashy, the keyboards aren’t out of this world and the drums aren’t JUST right, we don’t find ourselves enjoying the album so much. However, there isn’t a track on this album that doesn’t fit that category. The instrumental tracks, especially Enigma Machine, are some of the bands’ best work ever recorded! The album clocks in at just over an hour and will tap into every emotion to the extreme, if listened to as intended. That’s what Dream Theater sets out to do every time they put out a record, speak to the soul, the mind and the heart as well as make a great record. After all, a band with a name like “Dream Theater” couldn’t live up to their expectations if EVERY song they put out didn’t make you feel as though you were dreaming. However, this dream-like state they send you into is anything but ordinary, they can send you into the best dream you’ve ever had, as well as the most horrible nightmare that you can imagine. How do they manage this? It’s all in presentation, all of the instruments have to flow perfectly with one another to create something this euphoric. The band has, once again, pulled out all the stops to bring you something that they can truly be proud of. From beginning to end, their newest self-titled endeavor is, quite possibly, the best Dream Theater album ever created. True DT fans will find themselves embracing every moment and it feels as though it’s one long track…taking you into a different part of your subconscious mind with every twist and turn you go through. So, if you have been a fan of Dream Theater or even if you’re just discovering the band, you will definitely want to pick up a copy of “Dream Theater” on September 24th through Roadrunner Records! Lose yourself in a euphoric state that can only be triggered by the likes of Dream Theater!
“The Enemy Inside” Lyric Video
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