{"product_id":"metropolis-part-2-scenes-from-a-memory","title":"Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory","description":"Amazon.com\n\nProgressive rock has long been the most devalued currency in popular music, perhaps due to the culture's dumbing down, too many conceptually knotted triple-albums, or merely a Greek chorus of critics parroting the emperor from Amadeus: \"Too many notes!\" Maybe that's what makes Dream Theater's Scenes such an audacious rush (no pun intended). Here we have a two-act murder mystery examined from a hypnotic dream state and parlayed by \"The Orchestra,\" as the band refers to itself here. Andrew Lloyd Webber hasn't written anything as focused--or musically audacious--in decades. And if the band attacks feverish shift meters and plows through enough structural modes and, yes, notes, to make the aforementioned emperor's head spin, they manage to keep things concise, focused, and largely effective. The addition of keyboardist Jordan Rudess has freshened the band's tack, infused now with the odd, playful ragtime piano quote and sitar sample. Vocalist James Labrie, meanwhile, amply proves that Queensryche's Geoff Tate isn't the only drama queen in prog metal. --Jerry McCulley\n\nProduct description\n\nDREAM THEATER SCENES FROM A MEMORY\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000021XS0\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000021XS0.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dream Theater\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41657744261178,"sku":"DBV.B000021XS0.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000021XS0-0.jpg?v=1789617320","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/metropolis-part-2-scenes-from-a-memory","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}