180 GRAM / INSERT / GATEFOLD SLEEVE Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory is the fifth studio album by American progressive Metal/Rock band Dream Theater. Originally released in 1999, it was recorded at BearTracks Studios in New York, where the band had previously recorded their second studio album Images And Words [MOVLP780] and the EP A Change of Seasons. The album is the sequel to "Metropolis-Part I: The Miracle And The Sleeper", a song previously featured on the band's 1992 album Images and Words. It was the first album to feature Jordan Rudess on keyboards. In 2012, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory was voted as the number one all-time progressive Rock album in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone, beating Rush's 2112 and Close to the Edge by Yes.
