WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE

There are many beautiful tributes to Charlie around the internet, so I decided to write a few words about the album which was so important to me, especially at that time when prog metal was ignored even by rock and metal press in my country and the only valid pieces of information were delivered from real enthusiasts and their fanzines. I remember like today the day i got the album on cassette from my friend. After the audition I was shocked, all those background effects and the keys sounded like some kind of 80s video game to me. I was blown away by the musicianship and loved Dominici's voice..I watched the making of When Dream and Day Unite for the first time many years later. Didn't realise how good he was live in most of those tunes. The production may not be as good as their other albums, but you cannot fault its consistency. Bearing in mind that the band (except Dominici) were barely in their 20's when they recorded it is quite staggering. Yts' Jam remains one of my favorite instrumentals from the band; whilst Afterlife and A Fortune in Lies contains some of my favorite John Petrucci solos The Killing Hand is my favorite song from the Charlie era of the band. Status Seeker may be more accessible, but it's a great fun song to listen to. To conclude WDADU is a wonderfully groundbreaking album connected with many great memories from my youth.