Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the name of the latest album from Dream Theater Americans. Albums like this make you fall in love even more music. It is a delight for all ears that everyone, fans of Heavy Metal Progressive or not, should listen at least twice. A perfect instrumentation, complex compositions and mostly very melodic and flawless production make this one of the best albums of the year ... or the best.

The album, at least that I have, comes in three CD format. First we have the record itself with its 6 songs, then a 6-CD covers, and finally a bonus CD with 6 songs of CD1 in instrumental format. Some of you think you got a record of 6 songs is rubbish, but omitting the fact the 6 covers the second CD, the unsurpassed quality of the songs and most of them over 10 minutes in length changes things up.

We have everything from the dark, A Nightmare To Remember jeviorra with which opens up a melodic album The Best of Times or via Wither songs perfectly blend the virtues of the two. Among the versions of the second CD I would highlight their currado a topic already spectacular as Stargazer.

Finally, as in reality this disk is one of those cases where I could spend hours talking about them without even closer to what we can offer you better leave you a small sample that you may be that you yourselves valoréis. Since I know that this blog is visited not only metal fans I am going to put one of the more melodic and sentimental songs: The Best Of Times. The theme tells the story of a son and his father, rather the good memories that stays with the child when his father dies. Sad, sentimental and touching.

PD: I'd like to dedicate this song, with all the love in the world, my friends Jon and Veronica.

Your spirit led my life each day
My heart is bleeding bad
But I'll be okay
Your spirit guides my life each day