Rapid Eye Movement (album)

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Rapid Eye Movement
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2007 (European InsideOut release)
September 24, 2007 (Mystic Production release)
October 9, 2007 (InsideOut release)
Recorded2006-2007
StudioSerakos Studio, Warsaw
Genre Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length55:51 (original album)
33:26 (bonus disc)
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Riverside, Magda and Robert Srzedniccy
Riverside chronology
Second Life Syndrome
(2005)
Rapid Eye Movement
(2007)
Reality Dream
(2008)
Singles from Rapid Eye Movement
  1. "02 Panic Room"
    Released: June 10, 2007
  2. "Schizophrenic Prayer"
    Released: March 17, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DPRP8-9½/10 [1]
Metal Storm (9/10) [2]
HardRockHouse(8.9/10) [3]
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Rapid Eye Movement is the third studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside. It was released on September 28, 2007 in Europe by InsideOut Music, on September 24 by Mystic Productions in Poland, and internationally by InsideOut Music on October 9, 2007.

Contents

Background

Rapid Eye Movement is the final installment of the Reality Dream Trilogy which includes Out of Myself and Second Life Syndrome . The album is split into two parts, entitled "Fearless" (tracks 1-5) and "Fearland" (tracks 6-9).

A two-CD Digipack version of the album was also 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. [5]

In 2009, Century Media Records Ltd., under exclusive license from InsideOut Music, released a 2-CD 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 is written by Riverside, except a portion of bonus track "Back to the River", which is an excerpt of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd.

Part One: Fearless
No.TitleLength
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
Part Two: Fearland
No.TitleLength
6."Through the Other Side"4:06
7."Embryonic"4:10
8."Cybernetic Pillow"4:46
9."Ultimate Trip"13:13
Special edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
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
Dutch Albums Chart [6] 73
Polish Albums Chart [7] 2

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