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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image518.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"''There's no more freedom, \
3	The both of you will be confined, \
4	To this mind.''"]]
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6	''Images and Words'' is Music/{{Dream Theater}}'s second album released in 1992. After firing their previous singer Charlie Dominici, the band got James [=LaBrie=], making his debut with Dream Theater on this album.
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8	Regarded as a landmark of ProgressiveMetal, ''Images and Words'' still remains the band's most commercially successful album and is regarded as a '90s classic. How good is it? In April of 2013, it won ''Loudwire''[='=]s fan-voted March Metal Madness award for best metal album of '''all time'''. It also has [[BlackSheepHit their only top 10 hit]]: "Pull Me Under".
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10	You can more read more about it on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Images_and_Words The Other Wiki]].
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13	Personnel:
14	* James [=LaBrie=] - Vocals
15	* John Petrucci - Guitar
16	* John Myung - Bass
17	* Kevin Moore – Keyboards
18	* Mike Portnoy – Drums
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20	----
21	!! Tracklist:
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23	#"Pull Me Under"
24	#"Another Day"
25	#"Take the Time"
26	#"Surrounded"
27	#"Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper"
28	#"Under a Glass Moon"
29	#"Wait For Sleep"
30	#"Learning to Live"
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33	!! This album provides examples of:
34	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Take the Time"
35	* AlbumTitleDrop: From "Wait for Sleep".
36	-->''She shuts the doors and lights and lays her body on the bed,''
37	-->''where images and words are running deep''
38	* AlliterativeTitle: "'''T'''ake '''t'''he '''T'''ime"
39	* AudienceParticipationSong: "Take the Time" was this for the album's tour.
40	* CarefulWithThatAxe: There a few good examples in this album, most notably the scream during the build-up of "Learning to Live"--it's the F# just below soprano C, and is one of the highest notes James has ever reached in his entire singing career.
41	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Just look at the [[http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/4/3/0/1430.jpg?1114 picture]] used for the cover of the "Another Day" single.
42	* ContinuityNod: The final section of "Learning to Live" directly repeats the main piano riff from "Wait for Sleep".
43	* EchoingAcoustics: The electronically-triggered snare and kick, imposed on Mike Portnoy by producer David Prater.
44	* EpicRocking: As usual for Dream Theater. On this album alone, there is "Learning to Live" (11:30), "Metropolis Pt. 1" (9:32), "Take the Time" (8:21), "Pull Me Under" (8:14), and "Under a Glass Moon" (7:03).
45	* GriefSong: "Another Day" was written after John Petrucci's father was diagnosed with cancer.
46	* LongestSongGoesLast: The album closes with "Learning To Live" (11:30).
47	* OneSteveLimit: When Kevin James [=LaBrie=] joined the band before this album, he used his middle name as his stage name to avoid confusion with Kevin Moore.
48	* PowerBallad: "Another Day".
49	* RuleOfThree: "Metropolis Pt. 1" references three "eternal dances": death, deceit, and [[ThePowerOfLove love]].
50	* UncommonTime: Every song after "Another Day", at some point.

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