Rapid Eye Movement (album)
Rapid Eye Movement is the third studio album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside. It was released internationally by InsideOut Music on October 9, 2007, on September 28 in Europe by InsideOut Music and on September 24 by Mystic Productions in Poland.
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Released | October 9, 2007 (InsideOut release) September 28, 2007 (European InsideOut release) September 24, 2007 (Mystic Production release) | |||
Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
Studio | Serakos Studio, Warsaw | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, progressive metal | |||
Length | 55:51 (original album) 33:26 (bonus disc) | |||
Label | InsideOut Music | |||
Producer | Riverside, Magda & Robert Srzedniccy | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
DPRP | [1] |
Metal Storm | (9/10)[2] |
HardRockHouse.com | (8.9/10)[3] |
Sea of Tranquility | [4] |
Obnoxious Listeners | [5] |
Background
Rapid Eye Movement is the final installment of the Reality Dream Trilogy which has thus far included Out of Myself and Second Life Syndrome. The album is split into two parts, entitled "Fearless" (tracks 1-5) and "Fearland" (tracks 6-9), respectively.
A two CD Digipack version of the album had also been released and includes extra tracks and some video footage. There are also two outtakes from the last Reality Dream Suite, the title track and "Reality Dream IV". Instead, both are included in the bonus disk, and the final instrumental suite is titled "Lucid Dream IV".
The album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[6]
In 2009, Century Media Records Ltd., under exclusive license from InsideOut Music, released a 2CD version including the bonus disk originally included in the 2007 Digipak version, without the video footage.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mariusz Duda; all music are written by Riverside.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beyond the Eyelids" | 7:56 |
2. | "Rainbow Box" | 3:37 |
3. | "02 Panic Room" | 5:29 |
4. | "Schizophrenic Prayer" | 4:21 |
5. | "Parasomnia" | 8:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Through the Other Side" | 4:06 |
7. | "Embryonic" | 4:10 |
8. | "Cybernetic Pillow" | 4:46 |
9. | "Ultimate Trip" | 13:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Behind the Eyelids" | 6:17 |
2. | "Lucid Dream IV" | 4:32 |
3. | "02 Panic Room" (remix) | 3:23 |
4. | "Back to the River" | 6:28 |
5. | "Rapid Eye Movement" | 12:39 |
Personnel
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums Chart[7] | 73 |
Polish Albums Chart[8] | 2 |
References
- DPRP review
- Metal Storm review
- HardRockHouse.com review
- Sea of Tranquility review
- Obnoxious Listeners review Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Classic Rock, February 2010, Issue 141.
- http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Riverside&titel=Acronym+Love&cat=s
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-07.