Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009 3CD Special Edition) [FLAC]

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Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009 3CD Special Edition)

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Technical Information
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Artist...............: Dream Theater
Album................: Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Year.................: 2009
Genre................: Progressive Metal
Type.................: Studio Limited Edition
Duration.............: 3:16:42
Number of Songs......: 18
Artwork..............: Included (own scans)
Scanner..............: HP ScanJet 4670

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: dBpowerAMP 15.1
Encoder..............: FLAC 1.3.0 (Level 5)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Reader...............: LiteOn iHAS524
Source...............: CD (own rip)


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General Information (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
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Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the tenth studio album by American progressive metal/rock band
Dream Theater, released on June 23, 2009 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's last album
to feature drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy before his departure on September 8, 2010.

The album was recorded between October 2008 and March 2009 at Avatar Studios in New York City. It
was produced by John Petrucci and Portnoy, and was engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield.

Dream Theater began to work on the album in October 2008. Mike Portnoy described Black Clouds &
Silver Linings as, "a Dream Theater album with 'A Change of Seasons', 'Octavarium', 'Learning to
Live', 'Pull Me Under' and 'The Glass Prison' all on one album."

The album's lyrics were written by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy, and all except one concern
personal experiences about disturbing or difficult moments of their lives. Though most songs were
written by Petrucci, "A Nightmare to Remember" was based on a childhood car incident. "The Count
of Tuscany", about an actual encounter he had in Tuscany, and "Wither" about the process of
songwriting for him.

"The Best of Times" was written by Mike Portnoy about his father, who died from cancer. "I just
wanted to write something that was a tribute to our life together," said Portnoy, who played the
song for his father prior to his death.

"The Shattered Fortress" is the final part of Portnoy's Twelve-step Suite, reprising and
concluding themes and motifs from the suite that began on 2002's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
album. The remaining song, "A Rite of Passage", concerns Freemasonry.

*NOTES*

Wanted to include the DVD (which consists of separate instruments/vocal tracks) but I can't get
the bugger ripped with whatever proggie I throw at it, nor am I able to extract the songs
on their own, for some reason. I keep ending up with a garbled mash or get an error while
ripping. There's defenitely something wrong with the specimen that came with my purchase...

Crank it up, regardless.

JJ

Band:
James LaBrie: Lead Vocals
John Petrucci: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jordan Rudess: Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar
John Myung: Bass
Mike Portnoy: Drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on track 1 & 4

Additional Personnel
Jerry Goodman: Violin on "The Best of Times", "Odyssey" and "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 2"


Tracklist:
Disc One: Album
1. "A Nightmare To Remember" - 16:10
2. "A Rite Of Passage" - 8:36
3. "Wither" - 5:25
4. "The Shattered Fortress" - 12:49
5. "The Best Of Times" - 13:09
6. "The Count Of Tuscany" - 19:16
Time: 1:15:27

Disc Two: "Uncovered 2008/2009"
1. "Stargazer" (Rainbow) - 8:10
2. "Tenement Funster"/"Flick of the Wrist"/"Lily of the Valley" (Queen) - 8:17
3. "Odyssey" (Dixie Dregs) - 7:59
4. "Take Your Fingers From My Hair" (Zebra) - 8:18
5. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two" (King Crimson) - 6:30
6. "To Tame a Land" (Iron Maiden) - 7:15
Time: 46:36

Disc Three: Instrumental Album (altered editions)
1. "A Nightmare To Remember" - 15:39
2. "A Rite Of Passage" - 8:36
3. "Wither" - 5:29
4. "The Shattered Fortress" - 12:47
5. "The Best Of Times" - 13:20
6. "The Count Of Tuscany" - 18:48
Time: 1:14:39