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New Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings Review

Song Listing and Brief Description:
1. A Nightmare to Remember
2. A Rite of Passage - Number 1 Single - Rocks
3. Wither - Beautiful ballad
4. The Shattered Fortress (12:49) - Epic Medley of DT music
5. The Best of Times (13:09) - A melodic surprise
6. The Count of Tuscany (19:16) - Bright, powerful, and complex

Review is being written now and will be posted shortly. Still analyzing and considering this new music.



The Count of Tuscany (19:16)
0:00 - 3:20 The song begins with a with a mellow acoustic guitar. The song builds nicely into a style reminiscent of Rush. The song then morphs into a cheerful optimistic style that reminds me of the more up-beat songs on Six Degrees.

At about 4:00 the song changes character to take a more aggressive metal approach. This is when the lyrics come in. The song has many distinctive passages - all of which are vintage Dream Theater.

At about 9:00 the song changes character again to sound something like out of half-way through "The Dark Eternal Night".

At about 11:00, a beautiful guitar scene begins where it sounds like Petrucci is using a volume pedal or volume knob to fade individual notes slowly in over a beautiful spacey keyboard backdrop.

At about 14:20, the song takes on new character with a rhythmic acoustic guitar segment.

This album is extraordinarily complex and this song may be one of their most musically demanding to date.

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