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Release date: 23 June 2009
Style: Progressive metal

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Disc I [Black Clouds & Silver Linings]
01. A Nightmare To Remember
02. A Rite Of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
    1 - X. Restraint
    2 - XI. Receive
    3 - XII. Responsible
05. The Best Of Times
06. The Count Of Tuscany

Disc II [Uncovered 2008/2009]
01. Stargazer [Rainbow cover]
02. Tenement Funster / Flick Of The Wrist / Lily Of The Valley [Queen cover]
03. Odyssey [Dixie Dregs cover]
04. Take Your Fingers From My Hair [Zebra cover]
05. Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt.2 [King Crimson cover]
06. To Tame A Land [Iron Maiden cover]

Disc III [Black Clouds & Silver Linings Instrumental Mixes]
01. A Nightmare To Remember
02. A Rite Of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best Of Times
06. The Count Of Tuscany

The Best Progressive Metal Album Of 2009

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Staff review by
Demonic Tutor

Rating:
7.5
One of my all-time favorite bands, Dream Theater, has been mildly disappointing me since 2002 with their newfound musical direction. After a step in the right direction with their previous album Systematic Chaos, I was anxious to get my hands on their new offering Black Clouds & Silver Linings. With an album title suggesting aggression and great melodies, I thought this would be a real treat.

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published 30.06.2009 | Comments (103)

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clauespa - 11.02.2010 at 00:37  
  This album is amazing!!!!!!!
Warman - 27.05.2010 at 13:38  
Rating: 9 The best they've done since "Six Degrees...". Love the album and this is what a special edition should look like! Not just one random bonus or demo track.
Clockwork - 28.05.2010 at 07:21  
Rating: 6 Very good album in my opinion. It's quickly risen to be one of my favorites of Dream Theater.
powa_emanuel - 17.01.2011 at 23:10  
Rating: 8 On the cover, the mouse has no shadow
Blend29 - 08.08.2011 at 14:34  
  Bought it today ;3 Starting the listening... NOW!
musicalkaratekid - 12.09.2011 at 02:53  
Rating: 9 Great album, though there aren't exactly any surprises here, and its far from their best. But 'The Count of Tuscany' is one hell of an epic song...
Shock - 14.09.2011 at 21:22  
  Perfect...this album is absolutely perfect, i love it! Specialy the first cover track...it's my all favorite time song! The almighty Stargazer...from my hero Ronnie James Dio, from Rainbow era!

R.I.P. Dio!

You will always live in our souls and our hearts!

Heavy Metal will never die! \m/
abacinatee - 19.09.2011 at 20:08  
  So far this album is holding up well, but I must say Tyr's cover of "Stargazer" is better...
Shock - 28.09.2011 at 18:33  
 
Written by abacinatee on 19.09.2011 at 20:08

So far this album is holding up well, but I must say Tyr's cover of "Stargazer" is better...

I like both, but the singing of TYR cover is a bit "mechanized", i mean, that's a bit mixed! i like the rest, but the singing ...bah
Milena - 25.04.2012 at 14:38  
Rating: 6 Pretty polarizing - it has two absolutely bland slower numbers ("Wither" and "The Best Of Times"), three quite mood-dependant long songs ("Nightmare", "Rite", and "Shattered Fortress") and once again a great epic to close it. Stargazer is probably the best cover they ever did though, Rainbow's 70's style fits them well.
Cill O' Connor - 01.05.2012 at 23:42  
Rating: 4 It's a shame because I find this band to be great instrumentally. But the singing and the lyrics are just so... gay.
JohnDoe - 02.05.2012 at 00:52  
Rating: 8 For me, this is DT's weakest effort, although I don't think it's a bad album, but I've heard so much better from these guys; I rated it an 8 for the 3 cds version of the album (album + covers + instrumentals). BTW, the instrumentals sound surprisingly good.
tea[m]ster - 02.05.2012 at 03:01  
Rating: 8
Written by JohnDoe on 02.05.2012 at 00:52

For me, this is DT's weakest effort, although I don't think it's a bad album, but I've heard so much better from these guys; I rated it an 8 for the 3 cds version of the album (album + covers + instrumentals). BTW, the instrumentals sound surprisingly good.


I like this album, has a "Rush" feel to it more so than any of there other works.
Marcel Hubregtse - 02.05.2012 at 15:35  
 
Written by tea[m]ster on 02.05.2012 at 03:01

Written by JohnDoe on 02.05.2012 at 00:52

For me, this is DT's weakest effort, although I don't think it's a bad album, but I've heard so much better from these guys; I rated it an 8 for the 3 cds version of the album (album + covers + instrumentals). BTW, the instrumentals sound surprisingly good.


I like this album, has a "Rush" feel to it more so than any of there other works.


I find their debut to have the biggest Rush feel to it.
Hermann Langke - 15.05.2012 at 17:24  
  Rites of Passage's the best!
R Lewis - 03.11.2012 at 13:43  
Rating: 9
Written by Clockwork on 28.05.2010 at 07:21

Very good album in my opinion. It's quickly risen to be one of my favorites of Dream Theater.

And... 6?
Vasil de Shumen - 03.11.2012 at 13:55  
Rating: 6 Performance - 10
Songwriting - 5 ( conglomerates of solos - Not songs )
Originality - 5 ( the old schemes from the previous albums + inappropriate and unnecessary influences - blast beat )
Production - 5 (The sound of instruments is digitally aligned = broken. The dynamics and the depth are missing.)

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