Universe EXPLICIT LYRICS Planet X

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  • Release Date: 06/06/2000
  • Label: INSIDE OUT U.S.
  • UPC: 727701201320

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Universe

1LISTENClonus 4:15
2LISTENHer Animal 4:50
3LISTENDog Boots 3:36
4LISTENBitch 5:20
5LISTENKing of the Universe 8:16
6LISTENInside Black 5:12
7LISTENEuropa 4:20
8LISTENWarfinger 5:38
9LISTENChocalate 5:22
10LISTENPods of Trance 4:48
11LISTEN2116 4:41

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Due to the success of his debut solo recording, Planet X, keyboardist Derek Sherinian kept drummer extraordinaire Virgil Donati, added guitar shredder Tony MacAlpine and named the band after the debut. It's rather ironic that he chose this technically demanding direction, as he was criticized by fans as being the least technically advanced member of Dream Theater during his tenure with the band. Whether he was out to prove a point or simply did not get a enough of an opportunity to show off his chops, there are enough on display here to silence any cynics. The approach is heavy, but certainly owes more to jazz-rock fusion than progressive metal or even Progressive Rock. Some of the selections tend to sound the same, but the inventive soloing of each player more than makes up it. Drummer Virgil Donati's double bass drum workout on "Dog Boots" is especially impressive contributing to his growing legend. A fine effort by a very powerful trio, but one that requires a bit more seasoning. Robert Taylor Jr., All Music Guide

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Can you say ''letdown''? I knew you could...by Anonymous

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October 28, 2000: To be absolutely fair, I bought this album believing that it would be a more ''musical'' album, considering the prodigious talents of MacAlpine and Sherinian (I'm not really familiar with Donati), and to be honest I can't take anything away from the technical virtuosity on display in this album. However, the album lacks any semblance of well thought- out songs. Basically, it sounds like a buch of half baked tracks that really never go anywhere; it has no melodic content, no songs per se and certainly no grand vision of what it should accomplish, like, say, the Liquid Tension Experiment cd's did. To put it succintly- It sounds all the same: same tone throughout, same style, same mindless wanking throughout. Sure, some tracks have different rhythms and the playing is fast and heavy, but it only serves to try to cover up the fact that they have nothing to say. Which is a shame, considering the top caliber talent involved. I hope next time they put a little more thought into the songs and production, so the tracks don't all sound alike.