A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS

This long anticipated album is certainly not a disappointment even if the sense of something "déja vu" is really strong. The problem may probably be me, who I'm always expecting something new and amazing from this band, but all tracks remain on a good but rather standard level and far from being unique or memorable. Anyway there are two major exceptions that raise the general level from good to excellent: the powerful "Bridges in the Sky" and the wonderful "Breaking All Illusions": here we can find Dream Theater at their best, and surely if all the tracks had been held on this level now we'd be talking about an absolute masterpiece. In any case the good news is that DT are still alive and kicking and still capable of giving great emotions to their fans. My final rating is 4 stars.