METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORYDream TheaterProgressive Metal4.32 | 3287 ratings |
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Dellinger |
Coming back to this album in order to write a review, I must say I ended up enjoying it much more
than I remember. Of course, it's full of great prog metal songs, with "Overture 1928 / Strange Deja
Vu" and "Fatal Tragedy" being excellent songs, and "Home" and "Finally Free" being among the best
songs the band has to offer (the later offering a big climax ending to the album, full of emotional
shifts and all). There is also "Beyond this Life", wich has been the song that has taken me longer
to apreciate and the one I have been enjoying more this time around (though I still think it's a
step lower than the previous songs). However, "The Dance of Eternity" is one song I still can't get
into, just a bit too messy and full of fast and technical playing just for the sake of it. On the
other hand, what for me dragged down the album mostly were the ballads, which I must admit still are
the lower point on the album, but they are better than I remember... well, at least they are not
annoying as other DT ballads, still nothing particularly special (except for "One Last Time", which
I really do enjoy a lot, with the "Metropolis" musical theme and all). A really enjoyable album,
specially if listened to as a whole piece of music instead of isolated songs.
Dellinger |
4/5 |
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