WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE

What is it with progressive rock groups' affinity for naked men on their album covers? At least Yes' Going for the One and Rush's Hemispheres spared us the sight of armpit hair, a courtesy not granted to us by Dream Theater's When Dream and Day Unite. The music on this record, much like the album cover, is fairly dated. A mix of Rush-like progressive rock and 80's arena hard rock, When Dream and Day Unite contrasts starkly with the group's thoroughly modern sound from the turn of the century and onward. Although a hard swallow for the group's turn of the century Golden Age fans like myself, fans of 80's music generally are likely to view this record more favorably.