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DREAM THEATER
FALLING INTO INFINITY |
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Dream Theater at their best!
by liquid_fist Retropolis
Reviewed on July 31st, 2003
This is a really excellent album by a really excellent band. Not quite as technical as most of their other albums("Awake", "Images & Words", "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"), but is that really a bad thing? To me, it seems like they stopped trying to impress everyone with their skills and instead created a listening experience halfway between technical progressive rock and more traditional rock n' roll."New Millenium" is an excellent song with a great bass rhythm, signature keyboards that this band is famous for, and the same with the guitars. "You Not Me" is a much more traditional rock song in the sense that the lyrics aren't about anything that could show up on the front page of the newspaper and that the guitars and bass are the most prominent part of the song. "Peruvian Skies" is a cool song with a very laid back, but somehow sinister guitar rhythm. "Hollow Years" should really have been a single(maybe it is and I just don't know about it). I would say it's better than their only single(that I know about) "Another Day". It's a somber song about suicide. "Burning My Soul" is a heavy song. Not that spectacular, but not that bad either. "Hell's Kitchen" isn't very hellish. The name still makes me laugh. This isn't a very powerful or "evil" piece. It's instrumental, and very good, but it sounds way too mellow and nice for the name. "Lines in the Sand" is possibly the album's best song. It's progressive, but not too technical. James LaBrie's vocals are spectacular throughout the entire 12 minutes. It has a great bass groove and a kickass guitar solo. Slow and catchy for most of the middle of it, it ends with a roaring duet by James LaBrie and Doug Pinnick of "King's X". "Take Away My Pain" is a melodic piece with more great vocals by James LaBrie. And again, it has a great guitar solo in it. "Just Let Me Breathe" sounds more like a U2 song when it first starts than anything. But it quickly becomes apparent it's not. This is a lot more technical than the rest of the album and sounds like it could be on "Images and Words" if it wanted to be. "Anna Lee" is a slow piece that has more piano in it than anything. Very melodic. "Trial of Tears" is the epic conclusion to the album. Seperated into three parts, it's pretty good but I think "Lines in the Sand" would have been a better finale piece. Again, there is a lot of groovin' bass in the second part, and I like that. The last part is probably the best. "The Wasteland" is slow and has great vocal harmonies. All in all, this album has a more commercial feel to it. But not so much that they sell out. No, I feel this album is one of their best because they focus more on creating an awesome sound than on creating a complex one. This is easily my first or second favorite Dream Theater album. The only one that can compare is "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory". And even that one gets a run for its money.
More "Falling Into Infinity" reviews:
[2004-12-16] Nowhere near as bad as people say it is (10)
[2004-10-08] The melodic side of Dream Theater (10)
[2004-09-09] Poor Effort for Dream Theater (6)
[2004-07-21] A cd that most bands wish they could make! (8)
[2004-07-19] Not up to par but don't bash Sherinian! (8)
[2004-07-03] What Were They Thinking? (4)
[2004-05-06] One of Dream Theater's best (8)
[2004-03-24] great CD (10)
[2004-03-02] Quite Possibly DT's Most Diverse and Tasteful Album (10)
[2004-02-11] Cage liner for the rest of the soaring DT catalog (6)
[2004-02-03] Different (10)
[2004-01-05] Their lyrics and overall vibe bother me (6)
[2003-12-23] One of their best (10)
[2003-12-09] Falling into a state of awe! (10)
[2003-11-16] This is not what Dream Theater accustomed us to. (4)
[2003-11-05] Relatively Unknown Sherinian Funk (8)
[2003-10-14] Damn fine CD! (10)
[2003-10-08] Overlooked album from DT (8)
[2003-07-31] Dream Theater at their best! (10)
[2003-07-29] Very underrated album (8)
[2003-07-24] Some good performances but overall dull (6)
[2003-06-18] The Band in its Better Days (8)
[2003-04-04] Jus Let Me... (6)
[2003-03-06] Different...but excellent just the same (10)
[2003-02-21] well... (8)
[2003-01-30] It's still dream theater, people. (10)
[2003-01-11] It's still Dream Theater, and still great. (10)
[2002-11-17] jam packed (10)
[2002-10-24] It takes time but this is a great album (8)
[2002-10-18] Not their best, but still great (8)
[2002-10-14] No inspiration, No enthusiasm, The worst DT album (4)
[2002-09-27] Takes time to sink in. (8)
[2002-09-21] Open your eyes and turn off your mind... (10)
[2002-09-18] The closest to "mainstream" that DT gets (8)
[2002-08-18] the more melodic side of DT (8)
[2002-08-06] When Virtuosity And Melody Unite (10)
[2002-07-27] Super !... (10)
[2002-07-17] It's a pity ! (4)
[2002-07-09] A worthy diversion, though sadly short-lived. (8)
[2002-06-24] If this is selling out, everyone should sell out! (10)
[2002-06-17] Infinitely better than sloppy Scenes From A Memory. (8)
[2002-05-22] Severely Underrated! (8)
[2002-04-04] Better than the rest (8)
[2002-02-08] A Dream (10)
[2002-01-29] A nice diversion (8)
[2002-01-16] what the hell happened? (2)
[2001-11-12] Refreshingly different (8)
[2001-10-20] Excellent music, but not that original (8)
[2001-10-20] "Falling for progressive greatness" (10)
[2001-10-14] Very diffrent, very heavy, and very moody. (10)
[2001-09-24] Play This Album Into Infinity (10)
[2001-09-15] Great CD (10)
[2001-07-24] Bad Dream Theater is still better than the Backstreat Boyz (6)
[2001-07-09] Pretty Solid (8)
[2001-06-25] Ahh, my second DT disc... (10)
[2001-06-10] Consistently as good as anything they've done (8)
[2001-05-11] Outstanding! (10)
[2001-03-31] Surprisingly, my favorite DT (10)
[2001-03-09] Excellent music!!! (8)
[2001-03-01] This is Great. (8)
[2001-02-11] Some of their strongest material...and some of their weakest (8)
[2000-12-31] Hmm (10)
[2000-11-30] Disappointing from DT (6)
[2000-11-19] Not progrssive, but still a good album (8)
[2000-11-13] The most meaningful cd you'll hear (10)
[2000-11-05] Less Choppy, More Hooks. (10)
[2000-10-29] Bland is the word (2)
[2000-10-18] Waste of talent (4)
[2000-10-08] Um... ... a bit unoriginal? (8)
[2000-09-09] Dream Theater's Most Accesible And Best Album (10)
[2000-08-08] The Best DT Album (10)
[2000-07-19] Simply Put, A Musical Adventure (10)
[2000-07-13] Very Solid, Not As Much "Noise" (10)
[2000-06-20] dream theater phd (10)
[2000-06-14] AMAZINGLY ROCK COMPLEXITY (6)
[2000-05-29] Don't Believe The Negative Reviews (10)
[2000-05-04] Wicked good (8)
[2000-04-29] Solid, but not complete (8)
[2000-03-13] distortion pedal (10)
[2000-02-07] Emotional (8)
[2000-02-06] Progresive Rock come AOR - Not DT at there Ultimate. (6)
[2000-01-20] FALLING TO SLEEP (4)
[1999-11-22] MUCH MORE ACESSIBLE ! AT LAST ! (8)
[1999-10-28] Stumbling into the right direction. (6)
[1999-10-19] IMPRESIONANTE Y MARAVILLOSO. SENCILLAMENTE EXHUBERANTE (10)
[1999-09-12] Technically high level, easy listening, accessable metal. (10)
[1999-09-02] "Pull me under, Pull me under!" (10)
[1999-08-23] Still great but miss something (6)
[1999-08-21] My favorite Dream Theater CD (10)
[1999-08-07] Changing into Infinity? (8)
[1999-08-06] Almost their best (8)
[1999-07-31] DREAM THEATER ROCKS! (10)
[1999-07-23] They're still Dream Theater (8)
[1999-07-13] Kevin out, harmony off. (2)
[1999-07-09] Different, but still good. (8)
[1999-06-28] Dream Theater Still Kicks Ass (8)
[1999-06-25] Not their best, but darn good (8)
[1999-06-18] An "average" DT release (6)
[1999-06-17] I'M JUST KIDDING THIS CD GETS 5 STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (2)
[1999-06-11] Dream Theater sells out (4)
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