September 1st, 2010 
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Album Description
Japanese only SHM Pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies’ research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatib… More >>
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Someone burned this disk for me along with Rush’s VAPOR TRAILS, and I thought VAPOR TRAILS was descent but this album is a piece of genuine CRAP! Jame LaBrie is a horrid singer that just screams his damn head off, and all the songs are quite lengthly and (yawn) boring. The only thing that gets this album even 1 star is Mike Portnoy’s awsome drumming (I’m a drummer, you see)! If you want good drumming AND good music, here are the groups I’d recommend:
Rush (Neil Peart)
The Mars Volta (Jon Theodore)
AND OF COURSE…
Led Zepplin (John Bonham)
Rating: 1 / 5
This album is horrible. Just horrible.
I suppose it depends on what kind of ‘Metal’ you’re looking for. If you want a return of Queensryche in some form then this album will suit you. But, if you are out for something really heavy and powerful go find something else. Like Opeth’s Blackwater Park.
Don’t buy this album. It is not a masterpiece like others have stated. It is a dreadfully bad compilation.
Rating: 1 / 5
First off, I have to comment on something the Amazon reviewer said that DT has more “Soul” in it and that groups like Rush suck the soul out of the music they play. I have been a fan of rush for over 15 years, and you have to understand that their music is more of a life philosophy, than just straight forward playing. You actually have to hear the lyrics.
Now, I have listened to both albums that everyone has said are the best, “Awake” and “Images”. And although the music aspect of it was pretty good, I found the lyrics to be lacking. Also, another reviewer compared the lead vocal to Geddy Lee, and even Freddie Mercury. NOT!
I won’t say that I don’t recommend this group, but I was not impressed.
Rating: 1 / 5
When I picked up this cd, I was expecting a prog band on the level of early Genesis or Marillion. Instead I heard a prog (if I may use the term loosely) version of Spinal Tap. It as if all the criticism heaped on Progressive rock had manifested itself in this awful album. Pretentious lyrics, overwrought singing, technically adept yet emotionally sterile music, glossy production combined with a quasi-mystical album cover make for a farce. The worst of Emerson, Lake and Palmer meets the worst of Rush. Don’t waste your time.
Rating: 1 / 5
Thinking man’s metal. Hmm. I’m a thinking man and all I hear are the same over-commercialized love sentiments from a band that shouldn’t even be called metal. It’s not heavy, and it just seems like an experiment in wanking that goes on for about an hour. If you like prog-metal, I suggest you buy Hanker’s “The Dead Ringer” and stay away from this EastWest sellout bulls***. Hanker makes me think.
Rating: 1 / 5