WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE

The first record from one of the most important bands in Progressive Rock, for being a debut album is not that bad, there are some point that rescue this release from being real trash, one of those points is the outstanding"YTSE Jam"; which is one of the most creative things this band has done, but let's give every track its own chance. The whole album is full of energy, but I have to be very clear, at this point Dream Theater was some kind of power melodic metal band, and they were molding their own style, so this is one of the reasons it can't be considered as a true masterpiece in my humble opinion. The production is also one of the weakest points this album has and you can notice it on the drums; which have a poor quality sound. Something that really remarks this album is the bass playing by John Myung, who really shows what he can do when he gets the chance, and I think this is one of the things that the band should consider, they have one of the best bass players and they don't explode all of his talent.

Concluding, even when the compositions still sound a little immature, the musicianship is present, and of course, Charlie Dominici will not be in the band anymore, thanks God for that.

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