Images and Words

Images and Words is the second studio album by American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, released on July 7, 1992 through Atco Records. It is the first Dream Theater release to feature James LaBrie on vocals. The album maintains its position as the band's most commercially successful studio album to date, and the song "Pull Me Under" has the distinction of being the only top 10 hit (radio or otherwise) the band has had to date. This particular song has also had more recent success as it has appeared in the 2008 video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Although there is no title track on this album, the phrase "images and words" appears in the song "Wait for Sleep".

History

After Charlie Dominici's departure from Dream Theater, the band auditioned nearly 200 people across the nation before James LaBrie, then of the Canadian glam metal band Winter Rose, sent the band an audition tape. After a short jam session, he was named Dream Theater's new lead singer, and remained so ever since.

With LaBrie on board, the band was signed to a seven-album contract by Atco, and shortly after began recording their new album in late 1991. The lead single, "Pull Me Under", gained the band considerable commercial success with its airplay on MTV and radio, garnering them a top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. When the album was released, it sold at a steady pace, helped by an extensive world tour.

Dream Theater originally intended to release a double album, but this was rejected by Atco, causing several songs to be omitted from the album. One of these songs, "A Change of Seasons," would later be re-recorded by the band and released on an EP of the same name in 1995.^[2]

Images and Words was played in its entirety on several occasions during the European leg of the 2007 "Chaos in Motion" tour, in celebration of its 15th anniversary.^[3] On July 7, 2012, at a concert in Austin, Texas, the songs "Pull Me Under," "Another Day," and "Metropolis" were performed as an encore to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary. Additionally, "Surrounded" was performed during the main set.

In 2013, the album was reissued on vinyl.^[4]

In 1991, James LaBrie appeared as a guest vocalist on Fates Warning's 1991 album Parallels, for which the band were credited as "Dream Theatre" in the "special thanks" of the album's credits. Dream Theater responded by thanking "Fatez Warning" in the credits of Images and Words.

"Take the Time" includes samples from Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'" ("Hold it now"), Frank Zappa's "Dancin' Fool" ("Wait a minute"), and Public Enemy's "Power to the People", ("Come on").

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Rock Hard	^[6]

Upon release, the album was met with universal acclaim, and many critics and fans cite this album as a landmark release for the progressive metal genre. The album later received an RIAA certification of gold, the band's only studio album to date to do so.

Awards

On April 9, 2013, Images and Words won Loudwire's fan-voted March Metal Madness award for best metal album of all time.^[7]

The song "Under a Glass Moon" was awarded the 98th best guitar solo by Guitar World magazine.^[8]

In October 2011, Images and Words was ranked number 7 on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.^[9]

In 2015, the album was ranked first on Prog Report's list of the top 50 progressive rock albums of 1990-2015. Four other Dream Theater albums made the list: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (third), Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (14th), Awake (18th), and Train of Thought (38th).^[10]

Track listing

All music composed by Dream Theater, except "Wait for Sleep" by Kevin Moore.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Pull Me Under"	Kevin Moore	8:14
2.	"Another Day"	John Petrucci	4:23
3.	"Take the Time"	Dream Theater	8:21
4.	"Surrounded"	Moore	5:30
5.	"Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper""	Petrucci	9:32
6.	"Under a Glass Moon"	Petrucci	7:03
7.	"Wait for Sleep"	Moore	2:31
8.	"Learning to Live"	John Myung	11:30
Total length:			57:04

Personnel

Dream Theater

James LaBrie – lead vocals
John Petrucci – guitar, background vocals
Kevin Moore – keyboard
John Myung – bass
Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion, background vocals on "Pull Me Under"

Additional musicians

Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone on "Another Day"

Production

David Prater – mixing, production
Doug Oberkircher – engineering, mixing
Steve Regina – engineering assistance
Ted Jensen – mastering

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Billboard Top Heatseekers	2^[12]
1993	Billboard 200	61^[12]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1992	"Pull Me Under"	Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	10^[12]
1993	"Take the Time"		29^[12]
1993	"Another Day"		22^[12]

References

↑ Images and Words, Dreamtheater.net
↑ Portnoy, Mike. "A change of Seasons in Images and Words". About Mike - FAQ. Mikeportnoy.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ Dream Theater kick off 2007/2008 World Tour with I&W anniversary performance
↑ "Dream Theater – Images And Words". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-.27
↑ Carter, Phil. "Images and Words - Dream Theater". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
↑ Breusch, Matthias. "Images and Words - Dream Theater" (in German). Retrieved 2015-07-09.
↑ Hartmann, Graham (2013-04-09). "Dream Theater's Images and Words" Wins March Metal Madness 2013". Loudwire. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
↑ 100 Greatest Guitar Solos
↑ Grassi, Tony. "Photo Gallery: The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992". GuitarWorld.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
↑ "Top 50 Prog Albums 1990-2015". [Prog Report]. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
↑ "American album certifications – Dream Theater – Images and Words". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
1 2 3 4 5 "Images and Words - Dream Theater | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

Dream Theater

John Petrucci John Myung James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Mike Mangini Mike Portnoy Kevin Moore Chris Collins Charlie Dominici Derek Sherinian

Studio albums	When Dream and Day Unite Images and Words Awake Falling into Infinity Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Train of Thought Octavarium Systematic Chaos Black Clouds & Silver Linings A Dramatic Turn of Events Dream Theater The Astonishing

Live releases	Live at the Marquee Once in a LIVEtime Live Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall

Compilations	Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)

Boxed sets	The Studio Albums 1992–2011

EPs	A Change of Seasons Wither

Videos	Images and Words: Live in Tokyo 5 Years in a Livetime Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall

Singles	"Status Seeker" "Afterlife" "Pull Me Under" "Take the Time" "Another Day" "Lie" "Caught in a Web" "The Silent Man" "Burning My Soul" "Hollow Years" "You Not Me" "Home" "Through Her Eyes" "As I Am" "Constant Motion" "Forsaken" "A Rite of Passage" "Wither" "Raw Dog" "On the Backs of Angels" "Build Me Up, Break Me Down" "The Enemy Inside" "Along for the Ride" "The Looking Glass" "The Gift of Music" "Moment of Betrayal"

Other songs	"Space-Dye Vest" "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" "Twelve-step Suite" "Stream of Consciousness" "Octavarium" "Illumination Theory"

Tours	Majesty Shows Early Dream Theater Shows When Dream and Tour Unite Pre-Images and Words Shows Images and Tour Music in Progress Tour Pre-Awake Shows Waking Up the World Tour A Change of Seasons Tour Home for the Holidays The Fix for '96 An Evening of New Music Touring into Infinity Deep Purple/ELP/Dream Theater Tour An Intimate Evening with Dream Theater Pre-Scenes From a Memory Scenes From a Memory Tour Metropolis 2000 World Tourbulence Escape from the Studio Train of Thought Tour Gigantour 2005 Octavarium Tour Chaos in Motion Tour Progressive Nation 2008 Progressive Nation 2009 The Final Frontier World Tour A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour Along for the Ride Tour 30th Anniversary Tour

Associated acts	Liquid Tension Experiment Mullmuzzler/James LaBrie Band OSI Platypus The Jelly Jam Explorers Club Transatlantic Neal Morse Adrenaline Mob Flying Colors The Winery Dogs Metal Allegiance Bigelf The Ox & The Loon Bonzo Bash Cygnus and the Sea Monsters Amazing Journey Yellow Matter Custard Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine, Sherinian Avenged Sevenfold

Other	Discography Songs by lyricist Majesty Demos Lifting Shadows G3 Gigantour The Human Equation Roadrunner Records A Sort of Homecoming

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