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"'''The Shattered Fortress'''" is the fourth song on [[Dream Theater]]'s 2009 album, ''[[Black Clouds and Silver Linings]]'', and the final part of the [[Twelve-step Suite]]. It is separated into three movements, corresponding to the last three of the [[Twelve-step program|twelve steps]] of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. Musically, the song is almost entirely based on riffs and motifs from the other parts of the suite, with some completely new parts and some slightly edited parts of previous songs in the suite. |
"'''The Shattered Fortress'''" is the fourth song on [[Dream Theater]]'s 2009 album, ''[[Black Clouds and Silver Linings]]'', and the final part of the [[Twelve-step Suite]]. It is separated into three movements, corresponding to the last three of the [[Twelve-step program|twelve steps]] of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. Musically, the song is almost entirely based on riffs and motifs from the other parts of the suite, with some completely new parts and some slightly edited parts of previous songs in the suite. |
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At 1 minute 37 seconds, the first guitar solo in "This Dying Soul" is reprised. |
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At 11 minutes and 41 seconds, the opening theme from [[The Glass Prison]] is reprised, followed by a quiet finish similar to the beginning of The Root of All Evil, and the suite ends with the same static that opened it, referencing The Glass Prison. |
At 11 minutes and 41 seconds, the opening theme from [[The Glass Prison]] is reprised, followed by a quiet finish similar to the beginning of The Root of All Evil, and the suite ends with the same static that opened it, referencing The Glass Prison. |
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"The Shattered Fortress" is the fourth song on Dream Theater's 2009 album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings, and the final part of the Twelve-step Suite. It is separated into three movements, corresponding to the last three of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Musically, the song is almost entirely based on riffs and motifs from the other parts of the suite, with some completely new parts and some slightly edited parts of previous songs in the suite.
At 1 minute 37 seconds, the first guitar solo in "This Dying Soul" is reprised.
At 11 minutes and 41 seconds, the opening theme from The Glass Prison is reprised, followed by a quiet finish similar to the beginning of The Root of All Evil, and the suite ends with the same static that opened it, referencing The Glass Prison.
The song is the second longest in the suite, after The Glass Prison.
- X. Restraint
- XI. Receive
- XII. Responsible
Credits
Band
- James LaBrie - vocals
- John Myung - bass guitar
- John Petrucci - guitar
- Mike Portnoy - drums, vocals
- Jordan Rudess - keyboards