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Dream Theater: Images and Words

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Label: ATCO Records
Released: 1992.07.07
Time:
 57:04
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): David Prater
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.dreamtheater.net
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2016
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Pull Me Under (Dream Theater) - 8:14
[2] Another Day (Dream Theater) - 4:23
[3] Take the Time (Dream Theater) - 8:21
[4] Surrounded (Dream Theater) - 5:30
[5] Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper" (Dream Theater) - 9:32
[6] Under a Glass Moon (Dream Theater) - 7:03
[7] Wait for Sleep (K.Moore) - 2:31
[8] Learning to Live (Dream Theater) - 11:30

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James LaBrie - Lead Vocals, Cover Art Concept
John Petrucci - Guitar, Background Vocals, Cover Art Concept
Kevin Moore - Keyboard, Cover Art Concept
John Myung - Bass, Cover Art Concept
Mike Portnoy - Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals on [1], Cover Art Concept

Jay Beckenstein - Soprano Saxophone on [2]

David Prater - Mixing, Producer
Doug Oberkircher - Engineering, Mixing
Steve Regina - Assistant Engineer
Steve Regina - Engineering Assistance
Ted Jensen - Mastering
Larry Freemantle - Art Direction
Dan Muro - Photography

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1992 CD ATCO Records - 7567-92148-2
1992 MC ATCO Records - 7567 92148-4
1992 LP ATCO Records - 7567-92148-1

Recorded in October-December 1991 at the BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York; The Hit Factory in New York City.



Dream Theater's first album with new vocalist James LaBrie is an excellent mix of progressive metal stylings with heartfelt vocals and thought-provoking lyrics. Guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy, all of whom trained at Berklee, show impressive ability on their respective instruments. Kevin Moore's keyboards weave strongly through the intricately constructed songs, while operatically trained LaBrie shows an impressive range with his tenor. Standout tracks include the complex "Metropolis, Pt. 1," the Shakespeare-influenced "Pull Me Under" (also released as a single and video), the dramatic "Take the Time," and the 11-minute, thoughtful "Learning to Live." Dream Theater's musicianship and songwriting are a cut above the norm; this is a very good disc.

Phil Carter - All Music Guide



Man dachte schon, das geniale Debüt von DREAM THEATER, "When Dream And Day Unite", das weit und breit für Maulsperren sorgte, wäre eine Eintagsfliege gewesen. Dreieinhalb Jahre lang war von den abgefahrensten Progressiv/Melody-Metallern unserer Tage nichts zu sehen und zu hören, bis wir auf einmal das Vorabtape der kompletten zweiten LP mit zittrigen Pfoten aus dem Briefkasten zogen. Und der soundmäßige Inhalt hat so ziemlich jeden in der Redaktion auf Anhieb umgehauen. DREAM THEATER waren zwar schon nach dem ersten Scheibchen zur totalen Kultband aufgestiegen - aber eine derart überirdische Leistung locker und lässig zu bestätigen und eine zweite, ebenso geile LP hinzubekommen, ohne sich zu wiederholen, muß den Jungs aus dem New Yorker Anhängsel Long Island erst einmal jemand nachmachen. Diese Band gehört in jeder Beziehung in die Alt-Siebziger-Bezeichnung "Supergruppe", weil sie Maßstäbe setzt und sie auch noch zu perfektionieren versteht, obwohl sie kaum noch steigerbar erscheinen. DREAM THEATER stehen fraglos in einer Reihe mit Queensryche, Purple, Maiden, Rush, Queen, Yes, ELP oder den Tubes. Und zwar in puncto Vielseitigkeit, der Verknüpfung unterschiedlichster Grooves und Melodie-Elemente innerhalb einzelner Songs und, nicht zu vergessen: traumhaft ausgefeilt und inspiriert gespielter Instrumente. Ein dreidimensionales Schachspiel, in dem man immer neue Züge und Muster erkennt. Stilübergreifend wie keine andere Band. Ob kaskadenförmige Break-Kombinationen oder derbe Thrash-Riffs, die mühelos und diamantbohrerpräzise in ein artistisch groovendes Menuett umgeschaltet werden, ob klassischer Bombast mit unterlegtem Funkdrive und Powermetal-Gitarren oder lässig integrierte Exoteninstrumente wie Saxophon und Konzertflügel - DREAM THEATER haben sich die Bezeichnung "Götter" redlich verdient. Zehn Punkte als logische Konsequenz auf ein Meisterwerk.

Matthias Breusch - RockHard Magazine




Proof positive that one can be a virtuoso musician and also have heart, Dream Theater are in impressive form on this album, arguably their best. They do it by never allowing technical flash to overwhelm their songs; there's substance under the style, in the form of ear-catching riffs and aggressive rhythms. The opening "Pull Me Under" is, quite simply, a great song, from its sparse introduction to its heavy-duty main riff to its memorable lyrics. Dream Theater, as its name implies, is an introspective band, exploring the complexities of the human heart and bringing them to life with songs like "Learning to Live," "Take the Time," and "Wait for Sleep". Unlike many metal bands, they favor an optimistic outlook, as with "Another Day" and "Surrounded," and even the dazzlingly complex "Metropolis, Pt. 1" is an entertaining listen.

Genevieve Williams - Amazon.com



After Charlie Dominici's departure from Dream Theater, the band auditioned nearly 200 people across the nation before James LaBrie, then of the Canadian glam metal band Winter Rose, sent the band an audition tape. After a short jam session, he was named Dream Theater's new lead singer, and remained so ever since. With LaBrie on board, the band was signed to a seven-album contract by Atco, and shortly after began recording their new album in late 1991. The lead single, "Pull Me Under", gained the band considerable commercial success with its airplay on MTV and radio, garnering them a top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. When the album was released, it sold at a steady pace, helped by an extensive world tour. Dream Theater originally intended to release a double album, but this was rejected by Atco, causing several songs to be omitted from the album. One of these songs, "A Change of Seasons," would later be re-recorded by the band and released on an EP of the same name in 1995. Images and Words was played in its entirety on several occasions during the European leg of the 2007 "Chaos in Motion" tour, in celebration of its 15th anniversary. On July 7, 2012, at a concert in Austin, Texas, the songs "Pull Me Under," "Another Day," and "Metropolis" were performed as an encore to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary. Additionally, "Surrounded" was performed during the main set. In 2013, the album was reissued on vinyl. In 1991, James LaBrie appeared as a guest vocalist on Fates Warning's 1991 album Parallels, for which the band were credited as "Dream Theatre" in the "special thanks" of the album's credits. Dream Theater responded by thanking "Fatez Warning" in the credits of Images and Words. "Take the Time" includes samples from Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'" ("Hold it now"), Frank Zappa's "Dancin' Fool" ("Wait a minute"), and Public Enemy's "Power to the People", ("Come on").

The album has received critical praise from numerous music sources since its release. An all AllMusic review stated that the album was an "excellent mix of progressive metal stylings with heartfelt vocals and thought-provoking lyrics". Many gave extremely favorable reviews on Ultimate Guitar. The album received an overall rating of 9.7 out of 10. Although in a more contemporary review, Select gave the album a two out of five rating, referring to the album as "elaborate, layered prog-metal" and stated that "if this was a book, it'd be for the coffee-table, glossy but not essential." Images and Words was a moderate commercial hit, reaching number 61 on the Billboard 200. It is also Dream Theater's only album to be certified gold by the RIAA, and remains their best-selling album to date, selling more than six hundred thousand copies.

On April 9, 2013, Images and Words won Loudwire's fan-voted March Metal Madness award for best metal album of all time. The song "Under a Glass Moon" was awarded the 98th best guitar solo by Guitar World magazine. In October 2011, Images and Words was ranked number 7 on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992. In 2015, the album was ranked first on Prog Report's list of the top 50 progressive rock albums of 1990-2015. Four other Dream Theater albums made the list: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (third), Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (14th), Awake (18th), and Train of Thought (38th).

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