METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORY

I spent a long time listening to it and then finally I decided to make this review.

I probably have listened this album a hundred times up to date, and not being a great fan of the band(Actually a prefer Symphonic Prog, Italian prog, and Fusion), I really dont understand why some poeple gives 1 star to this true masterpiece. Im going to explain no why this is a true masterpiece:

Composition: The music is not very complex, perhaps a little bit in the 2 instrumentals, but is so well arranged, yet very accesible, it drags you from the beggining to the end(The Dance of Eternity makes you fly), and its very hard to get bored with this cd.

Execution: Its truly fantastic, because they dont push themselves to far, so they play in a reasonable speed, they take care of their capabilities. The only flaw in this album is the singing of La Brie, in some he sings a bit louder, in others his voice is buried by the sound of the rest of the band, but only in a few times.The other members are just awesome, especially Myung and Rudess, they show all their talent in this album.

Magic: I one of those who believes that a prog album must be different to the rest of music not only for their complexity, but also for the effect that cause on the listener, and this album is pure magic!!!.

Conclusion: For some poeplo this album is a joke for prog music, for me is the best effort that DT could ever have Done, this is their peak, unless they release a Metropolis part 3 (Waiting for it)

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