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Title: A nice change of pace
Review: While I have really enjoyed all the DT albums, when I get out Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence or Scenes from a Memory, I usually do it when I can listen to the whole thing at once, as I consider them single cohesive works. This disc is completely different, and I knew it would be. There aren't any rock anthems or overtures on this disc that run throughout the disc, as Dream Theater would usually write. Instead the disc is cohesive in its mood. It's a dark, angry sounding CD and there are a lot more metal moments. It reminds me of certain segments of disc one of 6 Degrees and a great deal of Awake. All in all, I think this is the direction they've been trying to go all along. My favorite thing about this album is that it lacks any cheesy sounding 80's style anthems which are present on some of their earlier albums. It's all heavy, it's all intense, and it's every bit Dream Theater doing what they do best. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
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