Dream Theater
Thursday, 02 March 2006
Band members:
James LaBrie -- vocals
John Myung -- bass
John Petrucci -- guitars
Mike Portnoy -- drums
Jordan Rudess -- keyboards
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Originally formed as Majesty, the core of DREAM THEATER was mainly John PETRUCCI (guitar), John MYUNG (bass) and Mike PORTNOY (drums). They had their breakthrough on MTV with the song "Pull me Under" of "Images and Words". Former singer Charlie DOMINICI was replaced by James LABRIE.
Their music can be described as progressive metal, taking influences from bands such as METALLICA, QUEENSRYCHE and RUSH. Some pure progressive lovers will find it perhaps too metal, but they have made a lot of epic songs. On the first album with LABRIE "Images and Words", the musicians show impressive abilities on their respective instruments. Good songwriting and also an excellent Kevin MOORE on keyboards. Their third album "Awake" is much darker, with complex song structures and again an extraordinary contribution of PORTNOY and PETRUCCI.
MOORE left the group and was replaced by Derek SHERINIAN on keyboards on "A change of seasons", an album with the 23-minute epic title song and a medley of covers of PINK FLOYD, QUEEN, JOURNEY, DIXIE DREGS and GENESIS. "Scenes from a Memory" (1999) was a truly progressive concept album, with different songs over 10 minutes and long instrumental parts. Jordan RUDESS appears on keyboards for the first time. This masterpiece was recorded live on "Live Scenes From New York", an album which will be remembered also for the fact it was released on 11th of September 2001, with burning WTC towers on the cover, what a coincidence!!
The release "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" of 2002 has been accepted by the fans in different ways, mainly because of the heavier parts on the two cds. The first cd in particular contains some heavy metal stuff, which will certainly attract more youthful metal fans as ever. The title track on the second cd is an epic progressive song of 42 minutes, which contains everything a progger could dream of. Jordan RUDESS adds an impressive contribution to the overall sound.
"Train of Thought" (ToT for short) is the 8th studio album from the masters of progressive metal/rock - DREAM THEATER. After many listens to the album, all I can say is I am amazed. "ToT" is a superbley constructed musical having for anyone who likes the heavier side of DREAM THEATER. It has all the usual ingredients... heavy riffs, thoughtful ballads, crazy time signatures, busy drums, amazing lyrics, amazing bass, melodic and brillant keyboards, wonderful musicianship, and of course the soft masterpieces. This is what DREAM THEATER fans want to hear, straight ahead rock from beginning to end! You really should just stop reading now, and go out and buy this album. DT amaze us with their "Train of Thought" CD!!!
Discography:Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)1. A Nightmare to Remember
2. A Rite of Passage
3. Wither
4. The Shattered Fortress
5. The Best of Times
6. The Count of Tuscany
Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 (2008)
Disc 1
1. Intro/Also Sprach Zarathustra 03:04
2. Constant Motion 07:05
3. Panic Attack 07:21
4. Blind Faith 10:28
5. Surrounded 15:21 Disc 2
1. The Dark Eternal Night 09:43
2. Keyboard Solo 04:52
3. Lines In The Sand 11:56
4. Scarred 13:30
5. Forsaken 05:40
6. The Ministry of Lost Souls 15:21
Disc 3
1. Take The Time 11:37
2. In The Presence of Enemies 25:59
3. Medley: I - Trial of Tears, II - Finally Free, III - Learning To Live, IV - In The Name of God, V - Octavarium 21:18 Total playing time 02:43:15 Systematic Chaos (2007)1. In the Presence of Enemies, Pt. 1 09:00
2. Forsaken 05:36
3. Constant Motion 06:55
4. The Dark Eternal Night 08:51
5. Repentance 10:43
6. Prophets of War 06:01
7. The Ministry of Lost Souls 14:57
8. In the Presence of Enemies, Pt. 2 16:38Total playing time 01:18:41
Octavarium (2005)
1. The Root Of All Evil 2. The Answer Lies Within 3. These Walls 4. I Walk Beside You 5. Panic Attack 6. Never Enough 7. Sacrificed Sons 8. Octavarium
Live At Budokan (2004)
Disc 1
1. As I am 2. This Dying Soul 3. Beyond This Life 4. Hollow Years 5. War Inside My Head 6. The Test that Stumped Them All
Disc 2
1. Endless Sacrifice 2. Instrumedly 3. Trial of Tears 4. New Millennium 5. Keyboard Solo 6. Only a Matter of Time
Disc 3
1. Goodnight Kiss 2. Solitary Shell 3. Stream of Conciousness 4. Disappear 5. Pull Me Under 6. In the Name of God
Train Of Thought (2003)
1. As I Am 2. This Dying Soul 3. Endless Sacrifice 4. Honor Thy Father 5. Vacant 6. Stream Of Consciousness 7. In The Name Of God
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (2002)
Disc 1
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
Disc 2
1. 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 VI. Solitary Shell VII. About to Crash (Reprise) VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale
Live Scenes From New York (2001)
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 II. Voices III. The Silent Man 2. Learning To Live 3. A Change Of Seasons
Through Her Eyes (Single-2000)
1. Through Her Eyes (Radio Edit) 2. Through Her Eyes (Alternate Album Mix) 3. Home (Live) 4. When Images and Words Unite (Live medley) I. Pull Me Under II. Under A Glass Moon III. A Fortune In Lies IV. Only a Matter of Time V. Take The Time
Scenes From A Memory (1999)
1. Regression 2. Overture 1928 3. Strange Deja Vu 4. Through My Words 5. Fatal Tragedy 6. Beyond This Life 7. Through Her Eyes 8. Home 9. The Dance of Eternity 10. One Last Time 11. The Spirit Carries On 12. Finally Free
Once In A LIVEtime (1998)
Disc 1
1. A Change Of Seasons I 2. A Change Of Seasons II 3. Puppies On Acid 4. Just Let Me Breathe 5. Voices 6. Take The Time 7. Keyboard Solo 8. Lines In The Sand 9. Scarred 10. A Change of Seasons IV 11. Ytse Jam 12. Drum Solo
Disc 2
1. Trial Of Tears 2. Hollow Years 3. Take Away My Pain 4. Caught In A Web 5. Lie 6. Peruvian Skies 7. Guitar Solo 8. Pull Me Under 9. Metropolis 10. Learning To Live 11. A Change of Seasons VII
Falling Into Infinity (1997)
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 I. It's Raining II. Deep In Heaven III. The Wasteland
Hollow Years (Single-1997)
1. Hollow Years (Radio Edit) 2. Hollow Years (LP Version) 3. You Or Me (You Not Me-Demo Version) 4. The Way It Used To Be (Non LP Track)
A Change Of Seasons (1995)
1. A Change Of Seasons I. The Crimson Sunrise II. Innocence III. Carpe Diem IV. The Darkest of Winters V. Another World VI. The Inevitable Summer VII. The Crimson Sunset
Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London:
2. Funeral For A Friend
Love Lies Bleeding 3. Perfect Strangers 4. The Rover
Achilles Last Stand
The Song Remains The Same 5. The Big Medley
Awake (1994)
1. 6:00 2. Caught In A Web 3. Innocence Faded
A Mind Beside Itself:
4. Erotomania (instrumental) 5. Voices 6. The Silent Man
7. The Mirror 8. Lie 9. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream 10. Scarred 11. Space-Dye Vest
The Silent Man (Single-1994)
1. The Silent Man (LP Version) 2. Take The Time (Demo Version) 3. Eve (Non Album Track)
Lie (Single-1994)
1. Lie (Edit) 2. Space-Dye Vest 3. To Live Forever (Non Album Track) 4. Another Day (Live)
Live At The Marquee (1993)
1. Metropolis 2. A Fortune In Lies 3. Bombay Vindaloo 4. Surrounded 5. Another Hand - The Killing Hand 6. Pull Me Under
Another Day (Single-1992)
1. Another Day 2. A Fortune In Lies (Live) 3. Another Day (Live)
Images And Words (1992)
1. Pull Me Under 2. Another Day 3. Take The Time 4. Surrounded 5. Metropolis - Part I
"The Miracle And The Sleeper" 6. Under A Glass Moon 7. Wait For Sleep 8. Learning To Live
When Dream And Day Unite (1989)
1. A Fortune In Lies 2. Status Seeker 3. The Ytse Jam 4. The Killing Hand I. The Observance II. Ancient Renewal III. The Stray Seed IV. Thorus V. Exodus 5. Light Fuse And Get Away 6. After Life 7. The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun 8. Only A Matter Of Time
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CommentsWritten by TheWhiteCrow on 2009-03-08 09:11:04The Best Band EVER!Written by Psyjoe on 2009-10-26 03:10:34The Best always, DT lives in the intelligents people´s heart!! No matter how complicated the new prog bands are, they can do anything that they do, cause DT unifies everything that prog music needs...with the most important thing...touch people´s heart.