METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORY

Starts with a deep powerful song "Regression", then segue into an outstanding instrumental piece "Overture 1928". The overture segue into "Strange Deja Vu" which directly rockin' your head off! After we had the shocks, the band inserts a slower-melodious song called "Through My Words" before going back to the progressive rocker track "Fatal Tragedy". After this track, we're about to see how we died. The track "Beyond This Life" was also sucking our blood to our heart. And the first act closed by a cooling but deeply strong song "Through Her Eyes".

After the drum machine's loop fades, we're entering the second act. This time opens with a rocking loud tracks "Home" which its vocal parts are adapted from the Metropolis predecessor part "The Miracle and the Sleeper". This track features an unforgettable keyboard solo from Jordan Rudess. The guitar's distorted sound fades, we heard the sound and we think we're going to the song "Metropolis part 1", but actually we have another magnum opus. The track "Dance of Eternity" was an magnificious instrumental piece of this album, absolutely a masterpiece. Then, the rest minutes of the album attaches our ears with its softer song. "One Last Time" was a poppish one, written by James LaBrie. We arrived to the song that the whole DT's fans would sing together while the band performed live. "Spirit Carries On" might be the strongest material in this album. In live performance, it was very emotional while James, the choir and the audiences sing the part of "Safe in the light that surrounds me..." I think. Then, the album ended with "Finally Free" which ends with a static noise that segue into song "The Glass Prison" in the next album, "6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence".

All of you shouldn't miss this album. If you need a good story, buy this album. And if you need a good music, buy this album too! 5 stars was absolutely fit to rate this album out.

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