What comes after the peak?

Dream Theater, as the most diverse critics agree have reached the top. Some see them still there today, others look more older disks (times Scenes From A Memory, Awake times, times Images and Words, etc.) as the culmination of the progressive rock. Should it actually be something as personal taste?

The current release has hit my taste. Certainly not in the way just once, but definitely more than enough to forgive Images and Words or Scenes From A Memory to now five stars. DT now have the problem that awaits every "fan" with the next slice the final culmination of the previous rock and metal history. That makes the scene in this album but not too bad and even with the DT-works is removed (for me) far from a bad place.

The entry on "In the Presence of Enemies - Part I" and the first two parts of this work can be a very positive to go into the new disc. I have certainly been looking forward directly to the other parts. Forsaken is an acceptable ballad that certainly better I like it, as some songs from the last two discs. Constant Motion was known even before the disc, through the Downlad at DT, and it is now always liked to hear.

The entrance to Repentance is made nice since you will be kidnapped for a moment back to Scenes From A Memory, then it is a little weaker but still too good to skip it. The Ministry of Lost Souls I find at times a little long, especially in the semi-7 1/2 minutes before the break properly brings new life into the song. The conclusion of "In the Presence of Enemies - Part II" is properly managed and completes the disc really from. I like the last two parts of the play especially well.

All in all, is to have, as always, important part of the disc once with DT about five before the final impression takes shape. Compared to the competition the five stars are all worthy and I'm sorting the disc in my classics.