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Silver
& Black is the third studio album released by rap group, Luniz,
released in 2002. It is their fourth album overall. It peaked at #53 on
the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1]Black Clouds &
Silver Linings is the tenth studio album by American progressive metal
band Dream Theater, released on June 23, 2009 through Roadrunner
Records.[2][3] It is the band's last album to feature drummer and
founding member Mike Portnoy before his departure on September 8,
2010.[4] 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.[3] 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."[5] Jordan Rudess later
explained during a demonstration at the NAMM Show for Spectrasonics
software (which he used heavily on the album), "We've been entering into
the Gothic domain quite a bit on this album."[6] but as he was at a
Music Industry trade show speaking about a specific piece of software at
the time, debate exists whether he was making an overarching statement
about the sonic or lyrical tone of the album or simply the keyboard
sounds when using said software.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 Pettrucci, "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.[7] "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.[8] "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; a video of the edited single was
released on May 8, 2009.
"Wither" was released as a single on September 15, 2009. In addition to the album version of the song, the single contained an alternate version featuring only a piano and vocals, a demo version with John Petrucci on vocals, and a demo version of "The Best of Times” with Mike Portnoy on vocals. There was also a video to follow it which was released on November 18, 2009.Initial critical response to Black Clouds & Silver Linings was generally favorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 68, based on five reviews.[19] Rich Wilson, author of Lifting Shadows, previewed the album for Metal Hammer, calling the album "Dream Theater’s finest and most balanced album in a decade."[20] Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars writing, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings is still an archetypal Dream Theater album; one that's unlikely to broaden their audience all that much, but is conversely guaranteed to thrill their hardcore converts with its renewed devotion to the most exigent and stimulating facets of the band's chosen musical domain."[9] Similarly David Buchanan of Consequence of Sound, an online music magazine, said: "that this release will not necessarily bring in new fans but will also not disappoint the current flock, and this is very true. There are no improvements, but no sheer letdowns, either." He gave the album four and a half stars out of five.[21] The album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[22]
The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 selling 40,285 copies.[23] It was the first time in the band's history that they have cracked the Top 10 on that chart, and is currently the band's highest single week sales of an album. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard Top Internet Albums, and #2 on Billboard Top Rock Albums.[24] The album also marked the first time that the band came at the number one spot in Finland.
"Wither" was released as a single on September 15, 2009. In addition to the album version of the song, the single contained an alternate version featuring only a piano and vocals, a demo version with John Petrucci on vocals, and a demo version of "The Best of Times” with Mike Portnoy on vocals. There was also a video to follow it which was released on November 18, 2009.Initial critical response to Black Clouds & Silver Linings was generally favorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 68, based on five reviews.[19] Rich Wilson, author of Lifting Shadows, previewed the album for Metal Hammer, calling the album "Dream Theater’s finest and most balanced album in a decade."[20] Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars writing, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings is still an archetypal Dream Theater album; one that's unlikely to broaden their audience all that much, but is conversely guaranteed to thrill their hardcore converts with its renewed devotion to the most exigent and stimulating facets of the band's chosen musical domain."[9] Similarly David Buchanan of Consequence of Sound, an online music magazine, said: "that this release will not necessarily bring in new fans but will also not disappoint the current flock, and this is very true. There are no improvements, but no sheer letdowns, either." He gave the album four and a half stars out of five.[21] The album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[22]
The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 selling 40,285 copies.[23] It was the first time in the band's history that they have cracked the Top 10 on that chart, and is currently the band's highest single week sales of an album. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard Top Internet Albums, and #2 on Billboard Top Rock Albums.[24] The album also marked the first time that the band came at the number one spot in Finland.
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