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Title: Overture 1928 Artist: Dream Theater Album: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Year: 1999 Genre: Progressive metal Guitarist: John Pertucci |
Lyrical Interpretation: (Instrumental).
Guitar Play: There are multiple guitar solos and multiple chord progressions and guitar riffs. In spite of having a hard time picking one single part as the best, I will go with John Petrucci’s phenomenal solo at 2:26. But of course it wouldn’t be half as beautiful if it weren’t for the other parts creating the atmosphere. Before briefly giving an entry to the keyboard and drums, John takes center stage again towards the end. The interspersing of riffs with great solos is Dream Theater’s most attractive element to me.
Comment: This is a metal maniac’s dream come true. It would be unfair to give John Petrucci more than his fair share of credit here. Mike Portnoy shines with the drums all the way through and Jordan Rudess steals the thunder with a keyboard solo at 1:18. The overall package is amazing. There is one thing though. In spite of being less than 4 minutes (in the studio version), the amazing instrumental variety calls for close attention from the listener. Otherwise you tend to get lost. That is perhaps one reason Dream Theater is not half as popular as Metallica – its complicated! But pay a little attention, and DT might become your favorite band!
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