IMAGES AND WORDS

I'd have to say my least favourites are Take The Time and Learning To Live. A lot of reviewers praise these 2 songs. I just cannot get into them. They just seem generic and uninspiring.

Aside from these 2 tracks, this album is a must. Historically and musically. There is wankage, but it's controlled. There are instrumental parts, but they're constructed, to the point that Metropolis Part 1 is probably the best solo section I've ever heard from DT. Everything has feeling on this record. It's a band making a point and not just 5 guys fartarseig around with wanking solos and generic metal riffs like with their post-Scenes works. We already know they're gods o their instruments. But not all the time do they have to show it. Images & Words is a prime example of this. Dream Theater show they're good without going over the top and losing any creativity in the process.

Stand out songs: Pull Me Under, Another Day, Surrounded, Metropolis, Wait For Sleep Not as Stand out songs: Under A Glass Moon Skippage: Take The Time, Learning To Live.

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