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Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory

Dream Theater Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Scene One: Regression
2 Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
3 Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu
4 Scene Three: I. Through My Words
5 Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy
6 Scene Four: Beyond This Life
7 Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
8 Scene Six: Home
9 Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity
10 Scene Seven: II. One Last Time
11 Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
12 Scene Nine: Finally Free

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Scenes From A Memory is Dream Theater's first studio album in two years and the epic masterpiece fans have been waiting for. This album features a special, tantalizing focus that die-hard fans have been demanding for years. Scenes From A Memory shows the band to be in top form, wrapping their superb musicianship around a set of smart, accessible, solidly crafted rock.

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Progressive rock has long been the most devalued currency in popular music, perhaps due to the culture's dumbing down, too many conceptually knotted triple-albums, or merely a Greek chorus of critics parroting the emperor from Amadeus: "Too many notes!" Maybe that's what makes Dream Theater's Scenes such an audacious rush (no pun intended). Here we have a two-act murder mystery examined from a hypnotic dream state and parlayed by "The Orchestra," as the band refers to itself here. Andrew Lloyd Webber hasn't written anything as focused--or musically audacious--in decades. And if the band attacks feverish shift meters and plows through enough structural modes and, yes, notes, to make the aforementioned emperor's head spin, they manage to keep things concise, focused, and largely effective. The addition of keyboardist Jordan Rudess has freshened the band's tack, infused now with the odd, playful ragtime piano quote and sitar sample. Vocalist James Labrie, meanwhile, amply proves that Queensryche's Geoff Tate isn't the only drama queen in prog metal. --Jerry McCulley

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 5.67 x 0.39 inches; 3.46 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 075596244824
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1999
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000021XS0
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,449 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic album even better by the boys at music on vinyl
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Fantastic album even better by the boys at music on vinyl
Not sure about all the comments about album issues. I received the correct albums in mint condition like usual for music on vinyl. If you aren't familiar with the pressing company. You are missing out. Worth every penny in the extra cost. They take the time to do it right. If you can find your favorite albums issued by music on vinyl it's worth it to buy them. You'll thank me as soon as you hear the difference.
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P. Zeller
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece "Theater"
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2007
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I wasn't going to write a review for this one, seeing that there were so many good ones already. However, I felt compelled none-the-less.

I would not consider myself a serious fan of DT. I have had I&W since its release and have always enjoyed it. However, it has always been one that would come out for a month or two and then get put away again for an extended period of time. A couple of years ago, I stumbled on a review of Change of Seasons and decided to pick it up. In the process, I also became curious about Scenes from a Memory. After some time finding it very difficult to put Change down (their interpretation of several pieces of familiar music is very impressive as is the title track), I decided to venture over to this disc as well.

Put simply, I have been unable to put this one away! For all the discussion around how this is great prog metal (this is prog metal at its best), this disc is so much more! This album delivers like repeat readings of a great book (Lord of the Rings, Dune, for example). Every listen brings a new feeling and a new meaning to some small portion of each and every song; a feeling or meaning that you did not hear the time before. Every time the album ends, you find yourself wondering if there was some other detail that you missed even though you swear you caught it all the last time you listened to it. Very few novels deliver like this disc does!

I have always enjoyed some of the better concept albums (PF's The Wall, QR's Operation: Mindcrime, Alan Parson's Tales of Mystery to name three). This is, overall, the best concept album I have ever experienced for the following reasons; a) the story line is clear, but not direct. It requires the listener's mind to be engaged, b) the music almost always seems to play directly into the story; the music never seems to be an "extra" outside the story, c)the songs/scenes flow together better than most plays and shows I have seen and better than any other album I have heard, and d) even the minute details bring meaning and value to the story. In short, you tend to find yourself wondering who has been hypnotised, Nickolas or you! Are those his dreams/memories or yours?

Since there are so many other reviews which go into much better detail than I will regarding technical ability and performance, I will limit my comments regarding the "orchestra" to just this one; the album is so engaging, only the best musical talent playing at the top of their game could have pulled this off this well.

This is an impressive outing for the band and is a bright reminder of just what rock is capable of when given over to the right hands with the right motivation! Of course, you will never hear this on radio, there isn't a DJ or station manager in the country with enough patience to play this one all the way through, which is really the best way to listen to it. Playing this in parts (as I tend to do while driving back and forth to work) will leave you frustrated or late to work (sitting in the parking lot listening to the rest of it)!

Through all of this, I have only one complaint...WHY DIDN'T I DISCOVER THIS 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO?!!!
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Stevie D
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE my Dream Theater!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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This CD is in PERFECT condition!!! I'm listening to it right now & very happy with it!!! Being from Long Island NY Originally just like DT I have been a fan since seeing them open for of all bands... Winger!!! Great Musicians but no where near as talented as DT!!!
Thank for your expedience in getting this to me!!! I highly recommend this seller to anyone looking for any thing in as good of condition as this used CD!!!

Thank you Andrew!!!
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Roger Berlind
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Progressive Metal Rock Opera
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2009
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I only discovered Dream Theater last year and did not get this album until after buying more recent albums like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Octavarium, and Systematic Chaos. For the past 30 years, Rush has been my favorite rock group, followed by groups like Rainbow, Deep Purple, Cream and Black Sabbath; but Dream Theater has won a place at the top of my list both for their exciting music and great storytelling. While I like almost all of Rush's albums, I actually wish they would go back to telling stories in long songs like they did in 2112 and Hemispheres. I'm pointing all this out because I think anyone who liked those old Rush albums will probably like Dream Theater and this album very much.

Metropolis Part 2 is a progressive metal rock opera that is structured as a single cohesive piece of music in 2 acts that are further divided into smaller scenes. It is like opera not just because it tells a story but also because the instrumental sections reinforce that story with musical themes that reoccur throughout the entire piece. Musically, it is similar to the title track of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence; anyone who liked that should like this album too. But while SDoIT was like a collection of thematically linked short stories, this album is more like a novel, telling a single story that spans 77 minutes. Fans who only know the harder-edged Dream Theater sound of Octavarium and Systematic Chaos might miss the raw intensity of those albums, but I think you'll end up liking this album as long as you give it a fair listen and some time to grow on you.

The story itself is very interesting, there are lots of good melodies, and the singling and instrumentals are all outstanding. While some might find the story confusing, you can find clarification about what it all means on Wikipedia. I highly recommend this album both to current Dream Theater fans and to people who like Rush or any of the other groups I mentioned above.
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Leonardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Um clássico absoluto!
Reviewed in Brazil on January 30, 2022
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Conheci a banda a partir desse disco. Ouvindo as faixas do CD com um equipamento de som de qualidade pude descobrir detalhes que tinham passado despercebidos. Recomendo ouvir com o encarte nas mãos para acompanhar a fantástica história desse grandioso disco conceitual. Top!
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Lucca
5.0 out of 5 stars Hammer Platte, klingt wie erwartet!
Reviewed in Germany on March 4, 2024
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Obgleich keine vollkommene Stille, hält sich der Geräuschpegel definitiv im Rahmen. Dies ist eine schöne Pressung, ich kann sie definitiv empfehlen.
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Neeals
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo!
Reviewed in Italy on February 2, 2024
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Non sto a recensire l'album perchè si trovano recensioni molto più accurate da addetti ai lavori nei siti specializzati. Mi limito a dire che a detta di molti è il loro disco apice(e io sono tra quelli).
5 stelle e + sia per l'album sia per il servizio Amazon, impeccabile: disco arrivato i 2 giorni e perfettamente integro.
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Bruno Barrera
5.0 out of 5 stars A mi gusto el mejor album de Dream (posiblemente el más comercial en algunos aspectos) en una edición bien lograda
Reviewed in Mexico on February 13, 2018
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Adquirí el album por 3 razones principales: 1.- Es el album de rock progresivo del que más canciones reconozco, 2.- Es una edición de Music on Vinyl por lo que esperaba muy buena calidad. 3.- No tenía nada de Dream Theater y creo que ya era tiempo de conseguir algo de su obra ya que los considero músicos altamente virtuosos.
Básicamente en todas las razones que dí al recibir el album y escucharlo completo me dí cuenta de que había sido una MUY buena decisión. Posiblemente la única forma que veo que haya una mejor edición a esta podría ser la misma de Music on Vinyl pero en color, ya que tienden a ser más atractivos en general.

La edición es algo austera aunque si incluye un inserto con toda la información de producción básica y algunas imágenes relacionadas al arte del album. Las fundas internas son de papel pero con recubrimiento interno de plástico por lo que no creo que sería necesario cambiarlas. En general muy recomendado para fanáticos del progresivo en general y de Dream Theater en general.
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MeansFree
5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor disco de DT a mi criterio
Reviewed in Spain on December 2, 2016
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Lo compré hace un par de días en Amazon. Ya lo había comprardo antes pero lo rompí sin querer :-(

Este disco tiene todo lo que busco en prog rock: trama que atrae, música que apasiona, arte visual que inspira, todo. Fue el primero trabajo con Jordan Rudess en los teclados como miembro oficial de Dream Theater. La primera canción que escuché fue Finaly Free, por accidente, un amigo me pidió que la escuche, y me impactó la transición entre guitarra y piano al inicio de la canción, luego escuché Fatal Tragedy, la cual es mi favorita absoluta de todo lo que DT ha hecho hasta el día de hoy, y pues poco a poco el resto del disco. Aquí una breve percepción mía de cada canción:

01. Regression. Relajante, y me hace desear conocer lo que viene luego. Prácticamente sí que hipnotiza para seguir escuchando el disco. Los acordes son fáciles de tocar y LaBrie tiene una hermosísima voz tenue.
02. Overture 1928. Lo llamo el pequeño "Dance of Eternity". Transmite una potencia espeluznante, y aún así no agota "todos los cartuchos" que tiene el grupo en este álbum aún, ya que para esto están las otras masterpieces que vienen a continuación.
03. Strange Deja Vu: La letra y la melodía van acorde al misterio, melodía aún conectada desde donde vino (Overture 1928) por tanto si se quiere más potencia habrá que esperar para después, sin embargo se nota que ya es canción de peso.
04. Through my words: con ésta vuelvo a dormir un dulce sueño, y se siente una obvia transición hacia algo desconocido... impresionante inicio para lo que viene después
05. Fatal Tragedy: la canción que más me encanta de todos los trabajos de DT hasta el día de hoy (2diciembre2016). Empieza la impresionante magestuosidad de DT con esta canción. Si aún no contabas con algo majestuoso del teclado de Rudess, pues aquí cambiarás de opinión. La canción me despedaza cuando entra a la última parte instrumental: pisan el acelerador de talento hasta el fondo y es al 100%, definitivamente la mejor parte para volar a toda velocidad: Las letras escritas por Myung me dicen algo importante: aunque él no sea casi nada comunicativo, cuando escribe, ¡SÍ QUE ESCRIBE!, y por Dios, el bajo que se carga al final de la canción es digno de un dios del Olimpo, recomiendo obligatoriamente conseguir en youtube el track del bajo aislado para que se enteren a lo que me refiero. Portnoy es impresionante, realmente merece la corona que ha ganado por muchos años con su doble bombo, de nuevo al final de la canción también. Petrucci y Rudess se montan un juego a modo de reto que eriza la piel... LaBrie, su voz en los coros es escalofriante... Uff
06. Beyond this life: considero a esta canción un noticiero espeluznante de la historia, mantiene la majestuosidad y potencia con la que viene desde la anterior canción a modo de inercia pero manteniendo una individualidad fantástica, el final es impresionante, qué velocidad de ejecución y coordinación entre Petrucci y Rudess.
07. Through her eyes: Balada suave y breve en donde LaBrie se luce delicadamente junto a un leve y hermoso fondo de Theresa Thomason, quien tendrá presencia intensa luego en otra canción. Merecemos escuchar esta canción para relajarnos luego de tanta intensidad de las 2 anteriores
08. Home: Más te vale haber recuperado fuerzas con la canción anterior, ya que DT trae Home con un ambiente muy pesado, con tintes de la canción Metropolis Pt1 (como en muchas partes de varias canciones del disco). Me recuerda a la música árabe en algunas partes. La siento más pesada que Beyond this life y Fatal Tragedy, obviamente para bien, por supuesto, y sirve para dar pie a la segunda obra instrumental que viene después, pero la que impacta muchísimo más que Overture 1928 a mi parecer.
09. Dance of Eternity. El título es la última frase de la canción Metropolis Pt. 1. La guitarra de 7 cuerdas toma enorme sentido en esta canción y sirvió para audicionar al nuevo baterista de la banda casi 11 años después por ser una BESTIA DE CANCIÓN. Bajo, guitarra, batería y teclados llegan a la cumbre de todo el disco en esta obra maestra, aquí es cuanto todo toma sentido. Empieza con unos fragmentos de Metropolis Pt 1 de fondo, otros reproducidos al revés para que luego Myung nos lleve al viaje más loco de todo el álbum. Es la canción más famosa de todo el disco, de largo.
10. One last Time: canción necesaria para bajarnos los vatios luego de las obras magistrales anteriores. Rítmica, no pierde el mínimo de potencia, es más relajada pero no tanto como la canción que viene después
11. The spirit carries on: balada estilo gospel que combina preciosas voces y coros principalmente de Theresa Thomason que demuestra aquí un hermoso talento junto a la hermosa vos de LaBrie. La más elaborada de todas las obras suaves del álbum.
12. Finally free: Obra final, no es pesada, pero tampoco descarta lo mínimo para poder disfrutar del rock progresivo de DT. En esta se disfrutan tantos contrastes melódicos y la voz de LaBrie es fantástica en la parte final de la canción. Tonalidad casi dramática, capaz de llenar de lágrimas al escucha si se quiere pensar así ya que la letra nos cuenta la verdad de todo lo acontecido. El final se la manda Portnoy como un dios de la batería y, por último, ese final de disco rayado sirve de pie para el inicio siguiente disco "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" que definitivamente tienes que adquirirlo.

Mi disco favorito de largo, pero de bien largo
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