PARASOMNIA

In my humble opinion Parasomnia is Dream Theater's best effort since Black clouds and silver linings. The drumming of comebacker Mike Portnoy and the tight production of his drums alone make me smile. And most of the songs are real good, interesting and entertaining stuff. So, no complaints from my side. Great return for the S-Tier Prog Metal drummer, Mike Portnoy

Overall this is pretty solid, The album features a recurring melodic motif throughout, which is something they haven't done in a long time. The last two tracks are probably the highlight of the album, with The Shadow Man Incident finishing on a Petrucci solo that reminds me strongly of the finale to Octavarium. Probably their best ~20 minute Opus since that one, actually. Some of the rest of it is pretty forgettable. In general, they overuse the recurring melody (when doing this approach I think it's better to define 3-5 distinct melodies that can be reshaped in various ways rather than just one). There's also a bit with halting notes over an overlapping rhythm that sounds like the first part of The Dance of Eternity.

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