Parallels (album)

Parallels
Studio album by Fates Warning
Released November 1991[1]
Recorded Mid-1991 at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga
Genre Progressive metal
Length 45:27[2]
Label Metal Blade
Producer Terry Brown, Brian Slagel
Fates Warning chronology

Perfect Symmetry
(1989)		 Parallels
(1991)		 Inside Out
(1994)
Singles from Parallels
  1. "Eye to Eye[1]"
  2. "Point of View[1]"

Parallels is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in November 1991 through Metal Blade Records. The album reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.[3]

James LaBrie performs harmony vocals on the song "Life in Still Water" due to Ray Alder having to leave Toronto and not having time to finish with the backing vocals. Producer Terry Brown came up with the idea of bringing in LaBrie, as he had just joined Dream Theater and had a similar style. On March 16, 2010 a special edition of Parallels was released through Metal Blade. This included a remaster of the original album, a bonus disc of live and demo tracks, as well as a DVD.[4][1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Rock Hard 10/10[5]

Eduardo Rivadavia at AllMusic gave Parallels three stars out of five, calling it Fates Warning's "biggest commercial if not artistic success" and "an ideal first purchase for fans of traditional '80s metal." Highlights noted were "Eye to Eye", "Point of View" and "We Only Say Goodbye".[1]

In 2005, the album was ranked No. 371 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jim Matheos. 

No. Title Length
1. "Leave the Past Behind"   6:13
2. "Life in Still Water"   5:44
3. "Eye to Eye"   4:06
4. "The Eleventh Hour"   8:11
5. "Point of View"   5:07
6. "We Only Say Goodbye"   4:55
7. "Don't Follow Me"   4:40
8. "The Road Goes on Forever"   6:31
Total length:
 45:27

2010 deluxe edition bonus tracks

Disc 2
No. Title Length
1. "Leave the Past Behind"   4:39
2. "Don't Follow Me"   5:19
3. "The Eleventh Hour"   8:09
4. "Point of View"   4:20
5. "Eye to Eye"   4:06
6. "Nothing Left to Say"   7:59
7. "Quietus"   4:00
8. "Through Different Eyes"   4:39
9. "Leave the Past Behind"   5:50
10. "Eye to Eye"   4:06
11. "The Eleventh Hour"   7:39
12. "Point of View"   4:50
13. "Don't Follow Me"   4:17
14. "The Road Goes on Forever"   5:43
Bonus DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Leave the Past Behind"    
2. "Static Acts"    
3. "Don't Follow Me"    
4. "Part of the Machine"    
5. "The Eleventh Hour"    
6. "Point of View"    
7. "Silent Cries"    
8. "Life in Still Water"    
9. "Eye to Eye"    
10. "Nothing Left to Say"    
11. "Quietus"    
12. "Damnation/In a Word"    
13. "Through Different Eyes"    

Personnel

Fates Warning

Additional credits

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1991 Billboard Top Heatseekers 20[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Parallels - Fates Warning". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  2. ↑ Parallels (CD edition "CD Zorro 31").
  3. ↑ "Parallels - Fates Warning | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Parallels". fateswarning.com. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  5. ↑ Stratmann, Holger. [http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1[review]=11397 "Review"] (in German). Rock Hard. issue 55. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  6. ↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 60. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  7. ↑ "Parallels - Fates Warning | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.