Dream Theater Gets It Right With Infinity

Dream Theater is a popular, progressive band that has a reputation for being obsessed with perfection and virtuosity.

Their latest album, Falling Into Infinity, is infinitely great and very different from most other highly-anticipated albums released lately.

First of all, the musicians who make up this incredible band have been trained at high-class music schools.

Second, the 11 songs on Falling Into Infinity continues a tradition of finely crafted, progressive music.

Finally, the material is what listeners who expect from a band with a name like Dream Theater. It’s new and original.

This band fits into a small number of groups that progress without changing its style or selling out – yet, it remains accessible and refreshing to listen to.

Every song here is quite long, full of John Petrucci’s trademark guitar wizardry and Kevin Moore’s excellent voice – typical of Dream Theater.

‘Burning My Soul’ has metal written all over it – crunchy guitars and deep bass. ‘You Not Me’ is a more, dare I say, radio-friendly hit, but excellent in its own right.

What is most surprising is that both of these songs definitely ARE NOT sell-out material, but are quite popular. I have even heard them many times on rock radio. Before now, I had never heard radio play Dream Theater.

Another song, ‘Just Let Me Breathe’, hits the nail on the head when addressing the current state of music, whereas ‘Peruvian Skies’ steps up to the plate with the topic of domestic violence.

Unlike Queensrÿche and Metallica, the five skillful musicians who make up the collective musical mastermind of Dream Theater know that the complexity and heavy execution of their songs makes them great.

This band defines progressive, and it proves that to be successful, you don’t have to compromise integrity.