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Dream Theater questionnaire

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Topic: Dream Theater questionnaire

Posted By: Adam_Dive
Subject: Dream Theater questionnaire
Date Posted: February 28 2008 at 09:13

Hi. my names adam. i'm currently studying music technology in college and i have chosen to do a project on Dream Theater. If you could offer any help on the song metropolis part 1 or the album metropolis part 2 i would appreciate it kindly. If anyone could answer this questionaire for me and post it to my email. that would also be appreciated. thank you

*Question*	*Yes*	No	*Info*
Do you think the production of Metropolis Part 1 has changed to the album Metropolis Part 2? And why?
Do you think the music from the song Metropolis Part 1 and the album Metropolis Part 2 are connected to create certain emotions? What emotions?
Do you think the album M.P 2, as a sequel to the story of M.P1 gives a definite ending to the story? And why?
Does the music and lyrics throughout the song and the album tell a story clearly? What story?

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email me at [email protected] with any information on Metropolis Part 1 or the album Metropolis part two. Most appreciated.

Replies:

Posted By: WideAngleWatcher
Date Posted: February 28 2008 at 10:35

I'm not going to bother emailing this to you simply because I can't be bothered... Basically you either check the thread or you don't.

Anyway;

I do not think the connection between Metropolis Part One and the Scenes From A Memory album are that strong personally although obvious titles like The Dance Of Eternity and Home do pop up in Part One I heard that the Part One was added as a joke and they only considered making a full album out of it based on the response from fans. As far as the story goes I think it's very unclear, unlike with The Wall by Pink Floyd I found myself really struggling to get to grips with what the hell was going on on S.F.A.M. and had to resort to reading up on the internet. That's not to say I don't like the album however.

Good luck with your course. I did Music Technology as an A Level at college too.

Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: February 28 2008 at 16:02

SFAM is produced in a completely different fashion than Metropolis the song, yes. This is mainly because by this point the band had complete control over everything they did, and were able to go all the way with the weirdness and progressiveness. The concept itself I don't think really continues all that much from the original song, and it is clearly a much darker and more intelligent stroyline than what the original song portrayed.