Released: 1994
Tracks: The Silent Man; Take the Time (demo version); Eve
Best track: Eve
Track to skip: none
Second single released from DT’s Awake album (first being Lie…which I need to get) and again like Lie, it’s essential if you’re a Dream Theater fan. Obviously there’s no need for Silent Man, as it’s the album version (still a good song though). Take the Time is a demo and while it’s interesting to hear this pre-Images and Words version, you can live without it. I mean, there are differences, but it’s mostly the same, just less produced and thinner sounding. The real reason to own this single is for the previously unreleased track, Eve. Eve is a gorgeous instrumental and I so wish that there had been room on Awake for it. Not that it would really fit though, so it makes sense that they left it off. It’s a nice departure from the rest of Dream Theater’s heavy stuff and something I wish they’d do more of. Eve is the reason I own this and I’m happy I do.
Rating: 88
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