METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORY

This is trully one of the best works of DT's passage in the prog rock/ rock/ prog metal/metal world. After releasing two masterpieces: "Images and Words" (which is in my opinion their best work ever!) and "Awake" DT procuced a real masterpiece. Begining with the tittle wich freaks you out just by pronouncing it: "Scenes from a Memory METROPOLIS PART 2". C'mon everyone knows "Metropolis Part 1" is the best work ever invented and now they want to continue it?!

The first track let you enter the Scene from a Memory world. After that in track 2 "Overture 1928" you remember what was like to hear the Metropolis sound of gods with additional flawless parts. Then "Strange Deja Vu" begans with Overture's improvement and also beautiful singing by James LaBrie. "Scene III: Through my Words" warm your ears for the brilliant "Fatal Tragedy" with the duo John Petrucci making the guitar an celestial instrument and Jordan Rudess making with the keybords a wonderful passage. Yet in "Scene Four: Beyond This Life" you get addicted to this absolutly perfect project. You can see maybe a Frank Zappa influence with a super combo between the keyboards and the John Myung's bass guitar with an addition of the guitar. "Home" explore new rhytms and make your ears go nuts.

When you start listening to "The Dance of Eternity" you know that DT is the best prog rock that exists. They combine Metropolis Part 1 passages with perfect sounds by the guitar but specially by the keyboards. The drums by Mike Portnoy is also like in the first Metropolis an essential instrument in this gorgeous composition. You also hear in the beggining a funny passage giving a sound track to the a hundred years old films. "One Last Time" is continuation to "Overture 1928" and "Strange Deja Vu" songs with a classical singing.

When you hear "Scene Eight: Spirit Carries On" you think the CD is ending with this heavenly song. But if only continue to listen this masterpiece you open your ears for the "Finally Free". This song is the end of a contagious story that is told in the CD. This song combines hard keyboards with hard but sad guitar. When you hear the end of this masterpiece you do nothing but pressing the reward button and start listening to it all over again.