A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD

Their best album since Train Of Thought? There's honestly nothing better than watching one of your favorite bands have a late-term shining moment. Even after Mangini joined back in 2010, you could tell the band was seriously running out of ideas, but that of course didn't stop them from making albums.

A View From The Top Of The World won't really surprise anyone that much. After all, it's still Dream Theater. But their mastery and experience at what they do is what makes this record so good, everything is just where it needs to be. It's not exaggeratedly heavy like Train Of Thought or synthetic and bland like their self-titled, it's some seriously professional progressive metal.

The songs themselves are very well built, featuring the crazy solos of Petrucci and Jordan. The bass is less buried in the mix which makes me very happy, people can finally appreciate Myung. James finally started to sing at lower ranges which is good since his voice is very tired. This is also the best drum work Mangini has done in Dream Theater.

And with such a solid and enjoyable album, I feel forced to give it five stars.

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