IMAGES AND WORDS

DREAM THEATER, the archetype of the group where everyone has their place, where the bass can be as important during a sudden break, as the drums can also be put forward, well the future will tell us a little too much , in short, a sacred musical monster that has made the prog spirit now live in the firmament and no longer need to be named...

1. 'Pull Me Under' 30 years come back to me in the top of my head, this intro, the foot, I had dreamed of it, I was hoping for it, Marillion had split, grunge like punk pshiiiit already gone, what was left- he prog? we were dead... and I who still read magazines, fanzines, I noticed that prog was going to become like jazz, a drawer of dead music. Boom, prog metal was finally engulfed in this genre which makes me smile, yes FATES WARNING was also there, DEEP PURPLE a long time before, the NWOBM only included intros or a few prog breaks, there Boom (again!!) it was here; you don't want me to talk to you about this title that I sing in chorus when I see them on stage? surely one of my songs where there is nothing to throw away... Ah, that final riff. 2. 'Another Day' for the cutesy ballad, chorus-dropping nursery rhyme, soprano clarinet, long hair, piano, James' voice soaring high; shit... I hardly recognized Mike anymore behind his drums and the piece with a hellish solo, the hallmark of a great band. 3. 'Take the Time' another amazing intro, the track where Myung made eyes at me and reminded me that I loved Deacon before; the title that leaves, that changes speed, technique... the prodigious will even say that it was going too fast for them, well I'm prodigious kan even so let's stop the self-criticism! a long title, a short one to rest, DT that's it! remember how the guitar vibrates at the end, yes it's very subjective but that's how it is. 4. 'Surrounded' Oh that intro, but DREAM THEATER can only do intros? another short romantic ballad title, yes for those who dispute, criticize everywhere... it's too nag, too strong.... boom a sweetness before the WE (yes Saturday is rest we agree it fô although I listen to some new stuff live, in my basement, all alone in my cave)! Good solo again and the height of this seemingly innocuous title. 5. 'Metropolis - Part I' which tells you well you'll see we will make a 'Metropolis' a concept album and it will also be daunting; well if not the most famous intro of the band in concert, there are times when I was only waiting for this one; it blows up everywhere, the synth, the bass, the spurting guitar solo, the pads; the riff too, James who sings and shows his voice like an instrument and these instruments which show themselves and open the way to immense orchestral escapades in the future of their albums. How a band can make a perfect album I still wonder; at 6'30'' it goes on fire without stopping and the riffs, the chords made me say that they had indeed 8 fingers in each hand from the start; finale with a whiff of Light Damage which took over a tune a bit (8' to 8'30''), but don't we say that all tunes lead to prog in Rome??? 6. 'Under a Glass Moon' ... for the majestic intro, not bombastic, you see the difference? the title that makes you feel like you've stuck your fingers (again?) in an electrical outlet; the riff yes prog metal that's it, it's not a granny thing to throw in the nettles, it's raw, but it's not just melodic, it's strong but it's also energetic and varied, fake breaks and other detours; 4 minutes and it dances, it grooves on a synth of the 1st of the 3 keyboardists just before John gratifies us with one of the most beautiful solos (in my opinion we are in agreement), well I listen to the solo again and I confirm, replay I listen again and reconfirm! 7. 'Wait for Sleep' crystalline piano just to close the album, yes there are some who still don't know that there will be a last title; in short, soft declension as if to better prepare for the sequel, but what did James sing so well! 8. 'Learning to Live' that's it it's the end, my heart vibrates and yet this title is not the best far from it, it's just that it puts me in a state of craving; the synth in front, after I'm not going to lie to you but it's the most progressive with Andalusian hints for example (around 5'10''), it reminds me of the Ark in 2000 with a prog metal concept album also provided, in short, DT less sharp but just as vibrant, like the solo that kills there too just for yet another snub; when it's over it starts again with the piano, then there again a link I'm thinking of the last concept of Max Enix which will come out and has composed titles in extension, in stratum where when it's finished it starts again; in short, John the one on the bass gives you a blow behind the ear before a final hot chorus.