Dream Theater:Blacks Clouds & Silver Linings
Thunder crashed and the music began.
Measure by measure I listened anticipating each brilliant storm cell.
Each second throughout my maiden voyage of this album likened a journey toward infinity.
Sharp waves pulsed oddly against my feet and started to pull me under a constant motion
I knew would take away my pain.
Behind black clouds,
I could see the sound bouncing off a glass moon imprisoned by a killing hand.
I awoke at six o'clock that night and tried not to step on the remaining pieces of my fortress.
I became the silver lining, surrounded by a perfect since of timing and harmony.
Notes ran by, at times, like the forsaken who could never rest.
A simple, catchy chorus twisted my heart and focused my eyes deeply,
allowing an emotive relationship to the song; it filled in what most can't understand.
Sadly, I wished everyone knew how their voices spoke to me.
Sit down and listen, then let go of your negativity and learn to breathe.
The storm is just beginning to get louder.
The above poem is what Dream Theater's music does to the mind through sound.
Dream Theater improves their formula of musical expression with every album; each of which leaves a different impression in the sand. The album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings,
is filled with very memorable passages and ideas. The guitar tone has changed slightly. It seems to have a little less gain than on Systematic Chaos,
which can make it easier to hear some ideas. The keyboardist experiments with some sounds on "A Nightmare to Remember"
which adds a new element to their already amazing sound. The song "The Best of Times" brings chills with a heartfelt intro
then turns more into a sound of celebration for a loved one now gone.
It encourages us to celebrate life instead of mourning death, to look at the happiest moments and how that someone has changed their life for the better.
All in all Dream Theater did not disappoint, with yet another masterpiece.
Review by Russell Eldridge
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