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Rating: Browsing through various reviews on DeBaser, I didn't miss the chance to check out the reviews of Shadow Gallery, and I noticed that this "Legacy" is a bit underrated... The comments I've read describe this fourth work of the band as the least brilliant.
But I don't quite agree, on the contrary, I personally consider "Legacy" their best work as it is the album where all the characteristics of the SG brand find space equally: technique, virtuosity, melodies, atmospheres... none prevails over the others, all these elements are present in rather homogeneous quantities; the others are still masterpieces, but this one has an extra gear!
Just listen to the 13-minute opener "Cliffhanger 2" which, after 6 fairly immediate minutes, offers a 7-minute instrumental section where guitars and keyboards really combine all sorts of colors! Not even in the entire production of Dream Theater is it possible to find such a long and complex instrumental part... how can you not bow to such an instrumental section! Virtuosity is considered by many as a way to hide the lack of ideas and inspiration, but I consider it an approach with which musicians can truly unleash their creativity and technical skills! Track no. 2 "Destination Unknown" begins slowly with a delicate piano and a very well-crafted melody, then the rhythm grows, and you encounter another pleasant instrumental part. "Colors", on the other hand, sets aside metal sounds and various virtuosity to give ample space to melody, offering a dreamy and cheerful piece. The sound becomes heavier in the next two tracks, "Society Of Mind" and the title track "Legacy", where we find powerful riffs and also good instrumental parts. And it closes with the suite "First Light", where beautiful atmospheres give way to other instrumental refinements! In its total 34 minutes, there is also a ghost track... after the 23rd minute, you'll hear silence, then a guy knocking on the door introduces a beautifully executed orchestral part on the keyboards.
So... why should this work be considered inferior to the others? I really don't find any reason! But I've learned not to pay attention to what people say... and to simply appreciate what pleases my mind! Only this way can it be defined as "free"!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 Colors (07:02)
Out of the blue
Everything seemed so new
The sun rising lights up my face
Fading from green
No more thoughts to deceive
For seasons of lost hope may change
Ahh - so many different colors
Ahh - The colors are changing
Moments in time
When the words didn't rhyme
Unsure what the future would hold
As days turned to nights
I chased rainbows of light
Finding no gold
No magical fountain of gold
Ahh - So many different colros
Ahh - The colors keep changing
So many different ways to look at things
I turn around I'/m upside down again
If nothing ever changes it's my point of view
That I can't lose
The skies fiery red
I will journey ahead
To show you how far I have flown
New day in my life
Flashing hope by design
I've finally found my way home
Ahh - So many different colors
Ahh - Now my world is slowly changing
So many different ways to look at things
If you've fallen down you gotta get back up again
So many different shades of everything
Now I see with open eyes a brighter world within
The skies forever changing that's the point of view
I just can't lose
This new born wisdom guides me through
Feel the cool winds of heaven
In the blue of your eyes
Dreams of you and I together
A love we cannot deny
Feel the tide of the ocean
On and on 'till I see your light
And the warmth of the sky
On and on
Passion breathes wtih emotion
We will soar
We will soar with wings on high
On high
On high...
So many different ways to look at things
If we've fallen down we gotta get back up again
So many different ways the colors change
Every time I turn around we're hanging on the edge
Our skies forever changing that's the point of view
I give to you
I know that time will see us through
I hope the colors soon find you
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By cliffburton86
The CD is in fact balanced and effective, and the listener is fully satisfied as there is a 'complete' sound.
There are many acoustic and atmospheric pieces that...make you mentally travel to unknown and incredibly distant destinations and eras.
By emanuele
We are facing a true masterpiece.
The ease with which the band conducts the piece, rich in changes of time and melody, is petrifying.
