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V
V is regarded by many fans as one of Symphony X's greatest albums, a classically inspired, musically loaded, majestic tour-de-force, featuring Michael Romeo on guitar. Featuring technically complex rhythms, Romeo's metallic, rapid, low-string riffage, soaring melodies, throbbing bass work (Michael Lepond) and an album length concept. For those uninitiated to Symphony X's music, combine elements of Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Kansas, and a couple of other '70s progressive bands and shake with dashes of 1800's classical composers and you'll get a frame of reference - for openers. V has enough musically challenging arrangements that guitarists will be rearranging their own music after being sufficiently inspired. Get it.
Tracks — 3 of 13 instrumental
| 1 | Prelude | 1:07 |
| 2 | Evolution (The Grand Design) | 5:21 |
| 3 | Fallen | 5:51 |
| 4 | Transcendence (Segue) Inst. guitar | 0:38 |
| 5 | Communion And The Oracle | 7:45 |
| 6 | The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm | 4:02 |
| 7 | On The Breath Of Poseidon (Segue) Inst. guitar | 3:02 |
| 8 | Egypt | 7:04 |
| 9 | The Death Of Balance / Lacrymosa | 3:42 |
| 10 | Absence Of Light | 4:59 |
| 11 | A Fool's Paradise | 5:48 |
| 12 | Rediscovery (Segue) Inst. guitar | 1:25 |
| 13 | Rediscovery (Part II) - The New Mythology | 12:01 |
