First of all, let me say that "Awake" is my favorite Dream Theater album. Why? Because it is very diverse and the production is perfect.
I've listened to this album many many times and I still have to find a flaw in it.
The whole band is in perfect shape: guitarist John Petrucci delivers some awesome guitar solos ("Erotomania", "Lie" - 2 solos!); drummer Mike Portnoy is incredible as always especially on "6:00", "The Mirror" and "Lie"; bassist John Myung is one of my favorite bassists of all time because he is very subtle, but when you can actually hear him, he is mind blowing; vocalist James LaBrie provides his best performance on this album especially on "Voices", "The Silent Man" and "Lifting Shadows off a Dream".
Last, but not least, we have keyboardist Kevin Moore. Now, he is the reason why I adore this album so much. Sadly, this would be the last album with him.
Anyway, as I said before, the songs are diverse: you have some heavy songs:"6:00", "Caught in a Web", "Voices", "The Mirror" and "Lie"; some ballads: "Innocence Faded" , "Lifting Shadows off a Dream" and "Scarred"; an instrumental: "Erotomania"; an acoustic song: "The Silent Man, and a very sad piano - driven song: "Space - Dye Vest".
Song rating:
6:00 - 4.5/5
Caught in a Web - 5/5
Innocence Faded - 4.5/5
Erotomania - 5/5
Voices - 5/5
The Silent Man - 5/5
The Mirror - 4.5/5
Lie - 5/5
Lifting Shadows off a Dream - 5/5
Scarred - 4.5/5
Space - Dye Vest - 6/5 - my favorite song on the album :)
My only complaint is that they didn't included the instrumental "Eve" on the album, but you can find it on "The Silent Man" single.
