The album is not as bad as its reputation!

"Falling Into Infinity" is the fourth album from Dream Theater and more difficult to assess than the previous, because in the band, the album is considered "unwittingly" as. Especially ex-drummer Mike Portnoy has left no doubt in interviews that he is unhappy with the album. While it contains with "Trial of Tears or" Lines in the Sand "good longtracks, but overall was the album turned out as desired by the band. Portnoy played with this statement probably mainly due to the absence of the song" Raise the Knife ", which later on" Score ". was also published there early, shorter version of" Metropolis Part 2 ", which - as Long Track - did not make it on the album Here one could argue:. Fortunately, because was from the long track then with "Scenes from a Memory" an absolute masterpiece Possibly Portnoy but also involved the total poppier direction of the album, which was probably due to an intervention by the record company. Kevin Shirley produced the album, and was with Desmond Child the band a kind of co-songwriters put aside. The results can be heard well, especially in the songs "You Not Me" (of which there is a more progressive demo called "You or Me"), "Hollow Years" (it was the Refrain done something for the masses) and "Take away my Pain", which was played on the subsequent tour in a more "classical" sounding version. So we have to do it with an album that the band did not want to so and in which at least the die-hard fans know by now, or at least imagine how it could have been if the band had enjoyed in the production full artistic freedom. I rate therefore below the album as it was released.

With "Peruvian Skies" "Hollow Years" and "Anna Lee" includes "Falling Into Infinity" three really good ballads, which show that the band can write good songs shorter. "Trial of Tears" (with an interesting lyrics of John Myung) ("Voices" "Learning to Live", etc.) is a long track, which is reminiscent of the sound of Pink Floyd and forth in my opinion in line with the "classics" stands. Slightly bulky, but not bad in my eyes, "Just Let Me Breathe" and "Lines in the Sand". Especially "Lines in the Sand", one should listen more than once because it is typical of Dream Theater, a plurality of parts and is therefore very varied. "Hells Kitchen" is in my opinion a breathtaking instrumental track.

The question in all of this praise is: What you have to complain about? I can think of nothing serious. Well, "You Not Me" and "Burning My Soul" sound very commercial and I usually skip. Overall, however, is "Falling Into Infinity" but an album that in my opinion you should not miss,. It is much better than its reputation. Of course it's not as playful as "Images & Words" or as heavy as "Awake". Nevertheless, it is overall a good album, which should be just like the fans who like it when Dream Theater can take it easy and reserved.