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Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, Dream Theater, released on October 26, 1999. ELPfan 09's rating: 10/10 Scene One: Regression Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu Scene Three: I. Through My Words Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy Scene Four: Beyond this Life Scene Five: Through Her Eyes Scene Six: Home Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity Scene Seven: II. One Last Time Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On Scene Nine: Finally Free

Current Band Members:

James LaBrie Vocals John Myung Bass Guitar John Petrucci Guitar, Vocals Mike Portnoy Drums, Precussion, Vocals Jordan Rudess Keyboards

Holy Mother of Crap! This is the greatest album that I have heard in years! This concept ablum is an absolute amazement! In fact, I have my interpertation of the story here, but first, a look at the musical aspects of this superb album.
The albums starts off with a spoken part by the character of the Hypnotherapist (who I think is voiced by Portnoy), leading into an accoustic guitar part with vocals. Then right into "Scene Two," starting off with an instrumental overture that is just amazing. The mix between guitars, keyborads and drums is incredible. "Strange Deja Vu" continues with a basic narration by Nicholas that gets the main ideas of the story down. The music just blows me away here, too, including the starting guitar riff, using the great augmented 4th chord.
"Scene Three" starts with simple piano part and a vocal line. In "Fatal Tragedy," the narration continues with a great riff about half-way through, doubled by the bass drum. The keyboard solo towards the end is a nice intro for Rudess' first Dream Theater album. "Beyond this Life," which is in 5/4 for most of the piece, is a flashback narration. This probably has my favorite drum part on the album. The guitar riff is cool, too. "Through Her Eyes" is a ballad that closes out Act I. The piano and guitar work nicely to create the somber mood.
"Home" is the greatest song on this album. The Eastern sound at the start is cool. The vocal harmonies are cool. The drum part is cool. The bass part is very cool. The guitar part is really cool. And the keyboard part is really, very cool. And yes, that is Victoria moaning. "Scene Seven" is another instrumental piece that features very fast and very complex parts to it. Try to pick out "George of the Jungle" in the bass part. "One Last Time" is a good piece, too. "The Spirit Carries On" is a great power ballad. The guitar work at the end is wonderful. "Finally Free" closes the piece, ending with the sounds of a record scratch and static. Just amazing.

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