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1. New Millennium
2. You Not Me
3. Peruvian Skies
4. Hollow Years
5. Burning My Soul
6. Hell's Kitchen
7. Lines In The Sand
8. Take Away My Pain
9. Just Let Me Breathe
10. Anna Lee
11. Trial Of Tears: It's Raining/Deep In Heaven/The Wasteland
NOTES
Date: September 23, 1997
Length: 78:13 minutes
Label: WEA / ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT
Genre: ROCK
Category: Rock/Pop
Producer: Kevin Shirley
Performers
James LaBrie : Vocals, Vocals (Background)
John Myung : Chapman Stick, Guitar (Bass)
John Petrucci : Guitar, Vocals (Background)\
Mike Portnoy : Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Derick Sherinian : Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Doug Pinnick : Vocals
It's been a long while since we've heard from this party of five experimental metalists, but for fans it's worth the wait. The Grateful Dead of metal, Dream Theater is known for pushing limits that drive it towards mesmerizing, but heavy, tangents, and its unmistakable talents have rendered a fan base nearly as fervent as that of the legendary hippie rockers. With only two full-lengths on the market, fans urged, and eventually convinced, Dream Theater's label to release 1995's A Change Of Seasons, featuring a partial live set. For its fourth release, Falling Into Infinity, the band recorded tracks live in the studio to avoid sounding overproduced or distorted, bringing to life the magical energy of its live performances. Labrie's vocals sail flawlessly over Petrucci's heavy, spiraling guitars and Sherinian's meddling keyboards. "Burning My Soul" is the metal radio single and rightly so, considering its aggressive catchiness. The crossover potential, however, is readily apparent on the rest of the disc, especially on the Floyd-esque "Peruvian Skies."
Interview with John Petrucci on the eve of the release of Falling into Infinity
Interview with John Myung from Dream Theater, Part 1 of 2
Interview with John Myung from Dream Theater, Part 2 of 2
Studio Log: Dream Theater's Falling Into Infinity
One thing Loud Rockers can never accuse Dream Theater of being is boring. The quintet
pushes the metal envelope again with Scenes From A Memory, a pretty, orchestral prog-rock
album that has so many intricate layers that you're guaranteed to uncover something
new with every listen. The music's mesmerizing keyboards and James Labrie's willowy,
feminine vocals will lull you into a trance. Scenes… is also a truly theatrical album,
featuring highbrow songs that often exceed the ten-minute mark and are sequenced
like acts in a play. Topping it all off are the kind of whopping solos guaranteed
to make guitar-store clerks drool.
Disc 1
01. A Change Of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise
02. A Change Of Seasons II: Innocence
03. Puppies On Acid
04. Just Let Me Breathe
05. Voices
06. Take The Time
07. Derek Sherinian Piano Solo
08. Lines In The Sand
09. Scarred
10. A Change Of Seasons IV: The Darkest Of Winters
11. Ytse Jam
12. Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
Disc 2
01. Trial Of Tears
02. Hollow Years
03. Take Away My Pain
04. Caught In A Web
05. Lie
06. Peruvian Skies
07. John Petrucci Guitar Solo
08. Pull Me Under
09. Metropolis
10. Learning To Live
11. A Change Of Seasons VII: The Crimson Sunset
NOTES
Date: October 27, 1998
Label: WEA/ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT
Genre: ROCK
Category: Rock/Pop
Producer: Kevin Shirley
Performers
James LaBrie : Percussion, Vocals
John Myung : Guitar (Bass)
John Petrucci : Guitar, Vocals
Mike Portnoy : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Derick Sherinian : Keyboards
Jay Beckenstein : Sax (Alto)
The contents of the VHS video will be "Scenes From A Memory" in its entirety
from its final performance at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on August 30th,
2000.
The contents of the Special Edition DVD will be:
1. Scenes From A Memory in its entirety from its final performance in New York City
2. Audio Commentary throughout SFAM by all 5 members of Dream Theater
3. Over 1 hour of bonus live material
4. Behind The Scenes Documentary
5. Metropolis 2000 World Tour Photo Gallery
Both the video and DVD were directed by Mike Portnoy, the audio produced by Kevin
Shirley.
TRACK LISTING
Disc 1
1. Regression
2. Overture 1928
3. Strange Deja Vu
4. Through My Words
5. Fatal Tragedy
6. Beyond This Life
7. John & Theresa Solo Spot
8. Through Her Eyes
9. Home
10. The Dance Of Eternity
Disc 2
1. One Last Time
2. The Spirit Carries On
3. Finally Free
4. Metropolis Pt. 1
5. The Mirror
6. Just Let Me Breathe
7. Acid Rain
8. Caught In A New Millennium
9. Another Day
10. Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo
Disc 3
1. A Mind Beside Itself: I. Erotomania
1. A Mind Beside Itself:II.
Voices
1. A Mind Beside Itself:III.
The Silent Man
2. Learning To Live
3. A Change Of Seasons
Producer: Kevin Shirley (despite what it says on the CD!!!)
CD1
1.The Glass Prison - 13:52
2.Blind Faith - 10:21
3.Misunderstood - 9:32
4.The Great Debate - 13:45
5.Disappear - 6:45
CD2
6.Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - 42:02
i.Overture
ii.About to Crash
iii.War Inside My Head
iv.The Test That Stumped Them All
v.Goodnight Kiss
vii.About to Crash (Reprise)
viii.Losing Time/Grand Finale
US release date: Tuesday, January 29nd, 2002
See Derek Sherinian's Amazing Leopard Room Studio
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