Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is the fifth studio album and first concept album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on October 26, 1999, through Elektra Records. It was recorded at BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York, where the band had previously recorded their second studio album, Images and Words (1992), and the EP A Change of Seasons (1995). The album is the sequel to “Metropolis—Part I: ‘The Miracle and the Sleeper’”, a song featured on the band’s 1992 album Images and Words. It was the first album to feature Jordan Rudess on keyboards. For the album’s twentieth anniversary, the band performed the album live in its entirety throughout the Distance over Time Tour (as documented on Distant Memories - Live in London).

Tracklisting

1. ACT I
2. Scene One (2:06)
3. Scene Two (8:49)
4. Scene Three (7:51)
5. Scene Four (11:22)
6. Scene Five (5:29)
7. ACT II
8. Scene Six (12:53)
9. Scene Seven (10:00)
10. Scene Eight (6:38)
11. Scene Nine (12:00)

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Scene One: Regression

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• Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
• Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu
• Scene Three: I. Through My Words
• Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy
• Scene Four: Beyond This Life
• Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
• Scene Six: Home
• Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity
• Scene Seven: II. One Last Time
• Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
• Scene Nine: Finally Free

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