Prog Album of the Week - Week 55 (09/28/2014): Dream Theater - Images and Words

As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!

Welcome to the fifty-fifth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Tool's Lateralus and that was lovely.

If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, please visit the archive.

Dream Theater's best? We're on a heavy spree, I suppose. More lightweight next week, I promise.

http://i.imgur.com/DiYNSpP.jpg

###Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992)

Track Listing:

Track listing: 1) Pull Me Under; 2) Another Day; 3) Take the Time; 4) Surrounded; 5) Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper; 6) Under a Glass Moon; 7) Wait for Sleep; 8) Learning to Live.

• The album on Wikipedia
• The album on YouTube
• Progarchives review (4.29/5)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• More prog rock that may also be described as prog metal. How do you like the fusion of progressive and metal? What does this fusion of genres do successfully? Are there any limitations to the prog metal genre?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

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