IMAGES AND WORDS

This is the album that really made me listen to Dream Theater and the album that made me like them for real. I remember those three songs that changed my life; "Pull Me Under", "Surrounded" and "Under a Glass Moon". Extremely charming album!

1.Pull Me Under: A great opener and a great song in itself! I love the intro, and the heavy riff, and I just love the firs line that LaBrie sings; "Lost in the sky..." The best about this song is the refrain with the band chanting "Pull me under, pull me under, pull me under, I'm not afraid". Just a great peice of progmetal! Overall: 8/10

2.Another Day: From the beginning I loved this song, but obviously it wasn't as good as many other songs from the album. Lately I've got tired of it, not totaly though! But it's one of the weaker tracks off the album. Overall: 6/10

3.Take The Time: This was a song I discovered very late. But from the moment I first heard it, I loved it, and I love it today. It's a happy and catchy song with many prog elements in it! One of the best songs off the album, and one of the best DT songs! Overall: 9/10

4.Surrounded: I have to admit that I like the live version from "Live at the Marquee" much more! However, this is a good song, one of those three songs that brought Dream Theater into my life, but there are many better songs by DT. Overall: 7/10

5.Metropolis Pt.1 - The Miracle and The Sleeper: I remember when I was a new DT fan. Then this was a song that always seemed to get stuck in my mind. I remember myself singing "As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow. But as a man, I've found it's all caught up with me. I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid" in school, over and over again, 'cause I couldn't get those lines out of my mind! This is a great progmetal piece! Overall: 8/10

6.Under a Glass Moon: To me, this is the very highlight of this album! I love anything about this song, and this was the first DT song I brought into my mp3 player a few years ago, when I started to listen to DT. The intro totally overthrew me with feelings, it was magic! This song has been one of my favorite songs since I first started listen to DT, and it is one of my favorites today! Overall: 10/10

7.Wait for Sleep: Bautiful intro and beautiful piano playing! But this just isn't so intresting compared to the other songs on the album, if you ask me. It's a nice piece of music, but there's many better songs. Overall: 6/10

8.Learning To Live: Sometimes, this is one of my favorites, but sometimes it's not. I think it has got all the elements heard on the album, mixed into a nice piece of progrock. Overall: 7/10

Total rating: 7,6/10