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.
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| Released | September 28, 2007 (European InsideOut release) September 24, 2007 (Mystic Production release) October 9, 2007 (InsideOut 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 and Robert Srzedniccy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DPRP | 8-9½/10[1] |
| Metal Storm | (9/10)[2] |
| HardRockHouse | (8.9/10)[3] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [4] |
Background
editRapid 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
editAll 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.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Through the Other Side" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Embryonic" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Cybernetic Pillow" | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Ultimate Trip" | 13:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editCharts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart[6] | 73 |
| Polish Albums Chart[7] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Album Reviews". DPRP. No. 2007–047. August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement review". Metal Storm.
- ^ "Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement". HardRockHouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
- ^ Murat Batmaz (October 17, 2007). "Riverside: Rapid Eye Movement". Sea of Tranquility.
- ^ Classic Rock, February 2010, issue 141.
- ^ "Riverside - Acronym Love".
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2012.