METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORY

First of all, this album is amazing. I am completely blown away by the musicianship and writing.

Maybe 2/3rds of this album is listenable, the rest seems to be some form of pop. the stuff that is good is really really good. But, on the other hand, the stuff that sucks really really sucks.

Act 1 The first 5 songs on this album are art. The guitar riffs just blow my mind, its musically delicious (haha). But 'beyond this life' is so repetitive. sure its got a great riff, but it gets old after the first two minutes, then you have 5 more minutes of boredom until the riff finally changes. 'Through Her Eyes' is unlistenable pop. I don't know how the same people who wrote the rest of this album managed to come up with this garbage. I am not going to expand.

Act 2 'Home' to 'One Last Time' is again, a section of complete uninterrupted art. Sadly the album dives back into some kind of pop with 'The Spirit Carries On'. Again, I will not expand on this, because it will depress me. Luckily 'Finally Free' is one of their finer pieces and ends the album on a good note.

One last thing I need to whine about is his voice!! Dear John Petrucci, Please learn to sing. I Intensely dislike your annoying boyish voice. Oh, and your lyrics are stupid too.

Overall this album still rocks. If you cut out all the trash and tune out his voice, this album is beyond words. I have never heard finer writing and musicianship in a progressive metal album.

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