Name: Hayden
Subject: Review: Dream Theater's 'Scenes From A Memory'
-- Jun 8, 2007 at 1:11AM
This is by far in the their top 3 albums. It is great to start off on, and great if you're already a fan. This is the best for all the four instrumentalists, but one of LaBrie's worst. He really doesn't sound well when exposed, as in Regression or Through my Words. However, this reviewer is right, Home is by far one of their most awesome songs.
Name: Javier
Subject: my 2 "sense"
-- Jan 17, 2007 at 1:48AM
I just stumbled across this site while searching for reviews of “Scenes..”. I wanted to read others' perspectives of the story. I want to make 2 brief, but strong, and unarguable comments:
1.)Response to Jen's post (Aug 3, 2005 at 10:24PM ): Everyone is entitled to their opinion......except YOU! It is obvious by reading your post that you should stick to commenting on pop/Top 40 reviews, and leave musical geniuses like DT to be appreciated by those who have a clue about the difference between entertainers and genuine musical artists.
2.)IMHO...DT is to present day, what bands like Rush and Pink Floyd were to the 70's/80's....before their time.
Name: woody
Subject: best deep music
-- Apr 8, 2006 at 6:19PM
it's a great album , the story is interesting and the songs are impressive . it give a sad feeling , especialy "finally free" . but i like to know the full story about victoria .
Name: Langas
Subject: Heavy-Prog Masterpiece: Scenes from a memory
-- Sep 27, 2005 at 6:58AM
A total marsterpiece. "Scenes from a memory" displays such an overwhelming variety of musical resources that it takes several listenings to fully appreciate it. My favourite is maybe "Strange deja vu", but "Overture" , "Fatal tragedy", "Finally free" are also terrific. I simply can't stop listening to this record!!
Name: Jen
Subject: Review: Dream Theater's 'Scenes From A Memory'
-- Aug 3, 2005 at 10:24PM
DT are great musicians but they can't write a song to save themselves. The lyrics are cheese and horrible like they were pulled from country music. What they need to do is hire someone who knows something about song writting and then just play the stuff. The only good song they have ever done is Pull Me Under. Scenes from a memory is just one bad long song. The lyrics are sung over the music but they don't match what is being played, they don't rhyme or make sense and the vocals are unlistenable whenever someone steps on the singers testicles which seems to be about every 12 seconds. This is pretty bad but the cd Awake is even worse.
Name: SJ
Subject: Sheer Brilliance
-- Mar 30, 2005 at 1:26AM
This album is something else, DT has such musical diversity, it's just incredible. DT, please come to Toronto; you are definitely appreciated here.
Name: roy
Subject: i like this album
-- Feb 11, 2005 at 7:34AM
please never stop to create good songs
Name: Y3k
Subject: about this album...
-- Jan 1, 2005 at 7:51PM
It's only a couple of months i follow Dream Theater, and to be honest the first time i listened to Fatal Tragedy (a friend told me to listen) i thought...hmmm...not hin special here...but...i put on Scenes from a memory 'bout a month later...and...guys i could go on listen this forever and i think i would never stop!!! It fills me up with emotions like only some classic music can do.......and at the end...in "finally free" i feel that the musicians really put their heart in what they play...this kind of music is the music that can enrich your soul.
Name: Prayoga
Subject: My Inspiration
-- Sep 24, 2004 at 2:43AM
Sep 24, 2004
I like DT sice I was 13. DT always give me inspiration for my life.
Name: Rudy
Subject: Forgot something?
-- Jan 18, 2003 at 8:08PM
I just wanted to know your opinions about the song " The spirit carries on" wich is really a great calm song.
THANKS
Name: Dano
Subject: The genius of DT
-- Nov 18, 2002 at 9:40AM
Dream theater is the most technically difficult band that has graced my ears. The story of the concept is quite indepth, tactical and psychological. To portray such astute imagry through a disc such as this is complete genius.
We'll miss you Victoria.
Name: Artax
Subject: justa commen
-- Nov 4, 2002 at 1:19PM
I've liked dream theater since the first song i heard.. which was metropolis pt 1... I'm a guitarist and a music student and i've come to realize that ist is very difficult indeed to understand DT music without knowing a little bit of music theory. Personally I believe that SFAM is the greatest album that contemporary rock music can offer why? because the expertise that all of the band members have regarding to music and music business is extremely huege... and they have proved it so far...
Name: sara
Subject: SFAM is so great
-- Oct 12, 2002 at 5:09PM
I have been a DT fan for a few months now - I prefer Images and Words to Awake. I love all the songs on this album, but I have found that the best ones to recommend to people to get them interested in the album are Strange Deja Vu, Fatal Tragedy, Through Her Eyes or One Last Time.
My personal faves are Overture and One Last Time - and Finally Free, naturally, if not just for the incredible sfx followed by the "One last time" verse and the amazing guitar after that - but the second half of the song leaves a lot to be desired.
Metropolis Pt1 on Images and Words is the prequel to this album, and a very good song in its own right.
Name: dale
Subject: one more thing
-- Aug 18, 2002 at 1:48AM
oh, I forgot to mention how incredible "Home" is. great from start to finish. not to mention the song with the lady harmonizing... good stuff. from the mellow stuff to their hardest material, dt has not disappointed me yet.
Name: dale
Subject: dt is awesome!
-- Aug 18, 2002 at 1:45AM
dt is just an incredible group. they are already, in my mind, as good or better than anything I have previously loved, including Queen, Kansas, and ELO. if this band keeps putting out albums, they will knock the Beatles on their asses. I kid you not. nobody rocks like dt.
Name: St. Nick
Subject: Scenes
-- Nov 18, 2001 at 5:47AM
I may sue, the last 40 seconds of Finally Free are a direct ripoff of my personal record of a conversation with aliens.
Other than that this is a must have.
Name: Rags
Subject: dream album
-- Aug 20, 2001 at 3:04AM
The best album one cud ever buy!!!a couple of beers and a long drive on a highway with the scenes album is absolute "BLISS"
hopefully they keep the goodwork goin and dont split up like other bands do...
waiting for their next best album!!!
Name: Sean
Subject: Dream Theater.
-- Oct 4, 2000 at 12:35AM
This album is perfect. I can listen to it forever...
I've bought a lot of CD's and listned to a lot of bands ranging from In Flames to Savatage...
If I had to give up all of my albums in my collection and keep one... this would be the one.
Name: Grid
Subject: Scenes
-- Aug 23, 2000 at 2:24AM
The best music you undeserving putxes will ever be able to feast your ears on.
Bad synths eh? Want a lyricist with a sense of humor eh?
Ah never mind. Back to the tunes!
Name: kyle
Subject: not their best but theyre the best
-- Feb 26, 2000 at 7:41AM
I agree with N.Seal, Awake is far and away my favorite.
This album takes a couple of listens, then put it away
for a couple of weeks, you'll like it more each time you
come back to you. Every album has it's moments,
Falling into infinity wasn't a favorite, but listen to
Petrucci's solo in l"lines in the sand". Top song
still is "Change of Seasons". There's not a band
out there with more promise than Dream Theater.
Name: N. Seal
Subject: Scenes From...
-- Feb 22, 2000 at 6:51PM
I haven't listened to this album yet, because I was thoroughly disappointed with their last one, Falling Into Infinity. If you ask me, their best material to date is 1994's Awake. I find it refreshing that there is a band out there with chops, which you don't here much of these days, but I also think that these guys are exactly the reason why a lot of people get turned off by this type of music: the pomposity and grandeur are, more often than not, taken to extremes. Not every song has to be an epic, you know?
Name: Miri
Subject: A Memory
-- Feb 22, 2000 at 5:20PM
True, so true, I think they went wrong by having John Petrucci produce the album, one can't be to critical about their own work.
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