Title: Different, not better, just different
Product review: Dream Theater's newest release promises that "progressive" is indeed what this band intends to deliver upon. Progressive rock to me is a changing style and that is what this newest album reflects. Not as hard-core as "Awake" and not as heart-felt as "Images and Words", this album explores different ideas from the band, from guitarist John Petrucci's father to the media-crazed 90's. Compositionally the music is indisputably Dream Theater with all the requisite time changes and structure in place. As far as style is concerned, the songs differ from earlier Dream Theater work by being immediately appealing but lacking that mysterious quality that makes you want to listen to their songs over and over to find something you never knew was there. All in all, a reasonable purchase if you are a fan of the band, but for people new to Dream Theater, you might want to grab a copy of "Images and Words" instead and see how that strikes you.
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