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Dream Theater

History

Education and early years (19851987)

The founding members (from left to right) John Myung, Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci in 1985.

Dream Theater was formed in September 1985 when guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung, a band during their free time studies are decided at the Berklee College of Music. The couple arrived in drummer Mike Portnoy in one of Berklee's rehearsal rooms, where he asked to join the band. The trio began by covering Iron Maiden and Rush songs in the rehearsal room at Berklee.

handled Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, and the name Majesty for their newly formed group. According to the The Score So Far … Documentary, they were in the queue for tickets for a concert at the Berklee Performance Center Rush, while the band on a boom box. Portnoy commented that the end of the song "Bastille Day" (from the album Caress of Steel) sounded "Majestic". It was then decided that Majesty's name are the band.

The trio then fill the remaining places in the volume group. Petrucci asked his high school band-mate Kevin Moore to play keyboards. After the acquisition the position, another friend from home, Chris Collins, was recruited as vocalist after band members heard him sing a cover of "Queen of the Reich" by Queensrche. During this time forced Portnoy, Petrucci, Myung and hectic schedules they give up their studies to concentrate their music because they could not feel learn in school. Moore has his college, SUNY Fredonia, to concentrate on the band.

"Another Won"

"Another Won" by The Majesty Demos.

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The early months of 1986 were filled with various concert dates in and around the New York City. During this time the band recorded a collection of demos, titled The Majesty Demos. The initial print run of 1,000 sold within six months, and gave copies the cassette became popular in the progressive metal scene. The Majesty Demos are still available in their original tape format today, although he officially released on CD, by Mike Portnoy's YtseJam Records.

In November 1986, after a few months writing and making music together, Chris Collins was fired. After a year of trying a replacement, Charlie Dominici find, which was played to much older and more experienced than anyone else in the band, successfully for the group. With the stability, Dominici Appointment to His Majesty took, she began the number of shows in New York City played to increase, gaining a considerable amount of exposure.

Shortly after setting Dominici, a Las Vegas group also named Majesty threatened legal action for infringement of intellectual property concerning the use of their name, so the band was forced to to adopt a new nickname. Various possibilities have been proposed and tested, among them Glasser, Magus, and M1, which were all rejected until Portnoy's father suggested the name Dream Theater, the name of a movie theater in Monterey, California.

When Dream and Day Unite (19881990)

Dream Theater in 1989: John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore, John Myung

With its new name, and ligament stability, Dream Theater concentrated on writing more material while the game several concerts in New York and neighboring states. This eventually led the attention of the Mechanic Records, a division of MCA. Dream Theater signed their first record contract with Mechanic on 23 From June 1988 and to set up their debut album record. The band recorded the album at Victory Studios in Gladwyne Kajem, Pennsylvania. Receiving the Basic Tracks took about 10 days, and the album was completed in about 3 weeks.

When Dream and Day Unite was released in 1989 far less fanfare than the band expected had. Mechanic ended up breaking the majority of the financial promises they made to Dream Theater before signing their contracts had, so the band was limited to playing in New York City. The promotional tour for the album consisted of only five concerts, all relatively local. The first show was at Sundance in Bay Shore, New York for the opening classic rock power trio Zebra.

After the fourth show Dominici was fired because of personal and creative differences. Shortly after, however, the band Marillion asked Dream Theater, open for them at a gig at the Ritz in New York, so Dominici the opportunity to perform one last time was given. It would take another two years before Dream Theater had a replacement singer.

Images and Words and Awake (19911994)

"Pull Me Under"

"Pull Me Under" Images and words.

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Following Dominici's firing, Dream Theater fought successfully under its contract with Mechanic will be released and set about auditioning singers and writing material for their next album. In the search for a new singer, she auditioned 200 people, among them former Fates Warning front man John Arch, everyone was down. Mid-1990 at a gig in New York, Dream Theater Steve Stone presented as a new singer. He only played three songs with the band before he was fired for performing less than adequately. It was five months before Dream Theater played a show, this time all instrumental (Under the name YtseJam). Until 1991, the band was in an attempt to hire another singer focused and writing additional music. It was during this time they wrote the majority, what would the 1992 Images and Words will be.

In January 1991, Kevin James LaBrie, glam metal band Winter Rose, was for Canada to New York an audition flown. LaBrie jammed on three songs with the band, and was immediately hired to fill the singers. Once set, LaBrie decided to drop his first name to avoid confusion with other Kevin in the band. For the next few months, the band returned to play live shows (still mostly around New York City), while the Working on vocals for the music before buying LaBrie wrote. Derek Shulman and ATCO Records (now EastWest), a division of Elektra Records, signed Dream Theater to seven album contract is based on a three-song demo (later made available through this as "The ATCO Demos" Dream Theater Fan Club).

The first album recorded under her new record deal in 1992's Images and Words. For advertising, the label released a CD single and video clip for the song "Another Day ", but neither significant commercial impact. The song" Pull Me Under, "but managed a great deal of radio airplay without organized support to collect the band or their label. FVL then generates a video clip for "Pull Me Under", which saw heavy rotation on MTV. A third video clip was to "take the Time "produced, but it was not nearly as successful as" Pull Me Under ".

The success of "Pull Me Under" combined with relentless touring in the U.S. and Japan caused Images and Words to achieve gold record certification in the U.S. and platinum in Japan. A tour of Europe followed in 1993, which included a show at the famous Marquee Club in London. The show was recorded and released as Live at the Marquee, Dream Theater's first official live album. In addition, a video compilation Live in Tokyo was: their Japanese concerts (mixed with documentary style footage of the off-stage part of the tour) was released as Images and Words.

"A Mind Beside self: II – Voices

"Voices" from Awake.

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Eager for fresh work material Dream Theater moved into the studio May 1994. Awake, Dream Theater's third studio album, was on 4 October 1994 in a hail of controversy published by fans. Shortly before the album was mixed, Moore announced to the rest of the band that he simply has no interest in free, nor the style of music Dream Theater performed and would stop focusing on Dream Theater's own musical interests. As a result, the band had to climb to find a replacement keyboard player, before the tour could be considered. The album was very well received by both critics and fans. The album has been seen by some as Dream Theater darkest album in the first place on lyrical content, with many of the songs dealing with internal conflicts. For example, "The Mirror" explores the theme of alcoholism, from which Portnoy recovered at the time.

Jens Johansson, who later became a member of Stratovarius, was one of the biggest names to audition, but the band members were eager to the position with the to fill keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Portnoy and Petrucci had Rudess in Keyboard Magazine, where he will be recognized as "Best New Talent" in the readers' poll. The two invited him to a hearing appearance with the band on the concrete foundations Forum in Burbank, California to play. For the members of Dream Theater, the show went incredibly well, and Rudess was asked to fill the keyboardist position permanently, but Rudess decided to tour with The Dixie Dregs instead, as it gives him personal freedom. Disappointed Dream Theater hired fellow Berklee alumnus Derek Sherinian, whose previous work with Alice Cooper and Kiss operated, to fill in the Awake promotional tour. The completion of Tour, the band decided to take Sherinian as Moore's full-time replacement.

A Change of Seasons Falling Into Infinity (19951998)

"A Change of Seasons "

"A Change of Seasons" by A Change of Seasons.

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Once again find itself with a new member, do not work for Dream Theater to begin immediately on new material. Fans around the world, on the YtseJam Mailing List (the most popular form of Combines communication between Dream Theater fans at this point), had begun by putting pressure on the band officially the song "A Change of Seasons". It was written in 1989 been and should be part of images and words, but with nearly 17 minutes, it was too long for studio placement. However, the band perform live on occasion during revise it further in the years to run until 1995.

The petition was successful, and to write the group entered bear tracks Studios in New York May 1995 newly and note the 23 minute song with Sherinian contribution significantly to the final product. Disseminate "A Change of Seasons", the band released as an EP along with a Collection of cover songs recorded at the covered fan club concert live.

After a short run to promote small concerts "A Change of Seasons, Dream Theater a break for a few months. To deal with, but the band released a special Christmas CD on the official fan club, consisting of rare live tracks during The band recorded the first few years. They set to release a new CD every Christmas until 2005. Also during the break, set out to write compositions for each member their upcoming meetings collaborative writing.

Meanwhile, there were several changes in East West and Dream Theater main contact within the tag was fired. As a result, the new team at the company were unaccustomed to the relationship with former Dream Theater had EastWest staff, and they are put under pressure Dream Theater on an album Write that was more accessible. Mid-1997 she entered the studio to write their next album. In addition to enact pressure on the band to a mainstream sound, recruited EastWest writer / producer Desmond Child to work with Petrucci on polishing the lyrics of his song "you or me." The whole band substantially reworked the music to the song and it appeared on the album "You Not Me" with a chorus that was hardly reminiscent of the original. Child also had a significant impact on the album, with a shift towards to compositions that are less complex and radio-friendly products.

The band wrote almost two CDs worth of material, including a 20-minute follow-up the Images and Words song "Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper". The label, but not allow the publication of a double-album, as felt he that a 140-minute program would not be digestible by the public. James LaBrie also felt that the CD be a single disc. The unused songs were later in the Ytsejam Records Release The Falling Into Infinity Demos published.

The material that was on the right as the album Falling Into Infinity released, made which received a mixed reception from fans who were once more with the band's sound. While the album was moderately progressive sounding tracks like "Hollow Years" and "You Not Me" led some to believe it was the beginning of a new, mainstream-sounding Dream Theater. Overall, the album was both a critical and commercial Disappointment. Although Portnoy not speak publicly at the time, many years later, in the 2004 DVD commentary for 5 years in a live time, he revealed that he was so in this time, discouraged, he would at all as the resolution Dream Theater.

During the European leg of Touring Into Infinity world tour were two shows for a live album entitled Once In A Live Time, in France and the Netherlands. The album was released around the same time as the video 5 years in a Live Time, the time Kevin Moore left the band recorded by Falling Into Infinity promotional tour.

Scenes from a Memory and Metropolis 2000 (19992001)

In 1997, "Mike Varney invited Portnoy to assemble a progressive" Magna Carta Records super group "to work on an album that would be the first in a long series of side-projects for the members of Dream Theater. The lineup consisted of Portnoy on drums, Petrucci on the guitar, Tony Levin, bass, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess, had the Dixie Dregs completed. The band took the name Liquid Tension Experiment, and would be a medium through which Portnoy and Petrucci could once again court Rudess to join Dream Theater act. In 1999 he accepted an offer to the third full-time Dream Theater keyboardist Sherinian replaced.

With yet another new member, Dream Theater entered bear tracks or studio to write and record their next album once. As a result of an ultimatum by Portnoy, the label gave the band complete creative control. The follow-up to "Metropolis Part 1 "which was written during the Falling Into Infinity sessions (but not used on this album), was taken off the shelf for reworking. They decided that to extend 20-minute song into a complete concept album, with a story about topics such as reincarnation, murder and betrayal. In order to avoid stirring up the fan base, a dense Veil of secrecy enveloped the writing and recording process. were the only things that fans were inaugurated before the publication of a list of tracks that the band wants to been leaked, and a release date. In 1999, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory was released to high critical acclaim. It was hailed as Dream Theater's masterpiece by many Fans and critics alike, although only reach # 73 on the U.S. album charts.

The album was mixed by David Bottrill, but only a few of his mixes it on the last Album made. The main part was mixed by Kevin Shirley. The rest of the mix in the band's official bootleg to hear is "The Making of Scenes from a Memory".

A massive world tour followed to record the album, with more than one year, by far its largest to that point. The concerts reflected the theatrical aspect of the album. They played the entire Scenes From a Memory album from beginning to end, with a screen at the back of the stage is a companion story to the story of the album. Besides playing the album in its entirety, the band played a second set of Dream Theater songs, and a few blankets and improvisations of old Dream Theater material. For a very special show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, were actors hired to play characters in the story, and a gospel choir was enlisted to bring in some Making parts of the service.

This show, the last day of the North American tour was the band's first DVD release recorded. After many technical delays, the DVD releases titled Metropolis 2000, early 2001. Shortly after, the band announced that an audio version of the concert, with the entire four hours set list (most of which were cut from the DVD to save space), would be released.

The cover for the CD version of the concert titled Live Scenes from New York, one of the displayed Dream Theater early logos (the Images and Words-era burning heart, modeled on the Sacred Heart of Christ) modified to an apple (as in "Big Apple") in place of the heart, and the New York skyline, including the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Flame shows up. In an unfortunate coincidence, the album was on the same day as the attacks of 11 September published. The album was quickly reminded of the band and was again with revised artwork later released.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)

"Overture"

"Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.

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Commissioning of the whole ordeal behind them, Dream Theater once again bear tracks are posted Studios to record their sixth studio album. Four years after its initial petition EastWest to allow them, a double album Release, they finally get their chance with Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. The first disc consisted of five tracks of 713 minutes in length, and the second disc is entirely to the 42-minute Title track, which has written to date the longest song Dream Theater is dedicated. The history of the song came when Rudess wrote what would be the "Overture" in "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" has become, and the band recorded a number of different melodies and ideas contained in it and extended it in section of a complete story.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence ended very well received by critics and the press. It was the most publicized debut of Dream Theater's albums since Awake, in the Billboard charts at number 46 and the Billboard charts at # Internet 1 In the next year and a half they toured the world once again with an expanded live show with a selection of some special "album cover" gigs (see Cover songs section below), in which she Metallica Master of Puppets and Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast played in their entirety.

Train of Thought and Live at Budokan (20032004)

In 2003, Dream Theater to write into the studio and record another album. written since Scenes from a Memory was while in her studio, in the spirit of change, the band took a different approach by writing aside three weeks before shooting. In the middle of recording sessions for the album, a special tour with two other progressive metal bands, Queensrche and Fates Warning, was conducted in North America. The "Escape from the Studio Tour America" as it was called in Dream Theater promotional material, featured Queensrche and Dream Theater as a co-headlining acts with Fates Warning implementation support act duties. As a final for each Concert there was an extended encore, performed in both Dream Theater and Queensrche simultaneously on stage, often played cover songs.

At the conclusion the tour, Dream Theater returned to the studio to finish recording their seventh album, Train of Thought. They focused more on writing a great song-oriented Album, a mindset inspired by covering Master of Puppets and Number of the Beast on a previous concert tour. As a result seemed to be the more straightforward metal sound of the two albums creep into Train of Thought. The album was a critical success factor, but it alienated a fair proportion of Dream Theater fans [who?] The traditional progressive rock, preferably such as Yes and King Crimson. Regardless, it seemed to expand Dream Theater fan base new territory, capturing a lot of metal fans.

Another world tour followed and carried out at the Dream Theater Opening act duties for one of their major influences, Yes. A modest North American tour was of the two bands, which Dream Theater continued at the world with their so-called " Evening With Dream Theater Presents "tour complete.

Their next step was another live CD Release / DVD combination, this time at the famous Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan recorded their thoughts on a world tour. Live at Budokan was released on 5 October 2004, and driven on Dream Theater's reputation as a leading Live acts in progressive metal.

Octavarium and Score (20052006)

"I Walk Beside You"

"I Walk Beside You" of Octavarium.

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Dream Theater after concert in Paris (2005). From left to right: Portnoy, Petrucci, LaBrie, Myung, Rudess

After the completion of their Train of Thought promotional tour, Dream Theater entered the Hit Factory studios in New York to its eighth album. How out, they had the last group, each of which take in the famous studio, and after they wrapped up their last meeting, the lights were filmed in the studio forever.

Octavarium was on 7 Published in June 2005 and found the sound of the band is still new in a different direction. Among its eight songs is a continuation of Portnoy's "Twelve Steps" saga ("The Root of All Evil", steps 6-7 in the 12-step plan), and the title track, a musically versatile 24 minutes Rival epic "A Change of Seasons". Octavarium received mixed reviews from fans and was the subject of spirited debate. Octavarium was the last album under their Seven-album deal with Elektra Records, which had inherited the contract after its absorption of EastWest Records.

Dream Theater toured in 2005 and 2006 its 20th To celebrate the anniversary as a band, including a headlining spot on Gigantour. During a show on 2 August 2005 in Dallas, the band paid tribute to late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell by the song "Cemetery Gates "as an encore. In addition was the unexpected appearance of musicians Russell Allen, Burton C. Bell and Dave Mustaine, who joined the band on stage for parts of the Songs to perform.

Dream Theater Gigantour leave later and sat with her own series of concerts. Several concerts were recorded and published for the fan. The 20th Anniversary tour ended with a show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on 1 April 2006. Although the show minimal promotion had been noted Tickets were sold in days provided. These show that for a CD / DVD was recorded to 29 named result August 2006, Rhino Records released The band was the first concert by an orchestra (the "Octavarium Orchestra") accompanies.

Systematic Chaos, Greatest Hit and Chaos in Motion (2007-2008)

Dream Theater's next album Systematic Chaos was on 5 Published in June 2007. The record marked the first with new label Roadrunner Records, a subsidiary by Atlantic Records. Roadrunner implemented increased promotion for the album, Systematic Chaos and the result reached number 19 on the Billboard 200 There is also a video released for 'Constant Motion on 14 July, the band's first music video for Hollow Years in 1997. An authorized book entitled Lifting Shadows, detailing their first twenty years in Published in 2007, published an updated and expanded edition in 2009 Systematic Chaos contains eight tracks, but technically only seven songs. The album contains an epic entitled "In the Presence of Enemies", the album as a book ding lanes 1 and 8, Portnoy's AA saga continues with the title of "remorse" and a song of political nature of "Prophets of War".

The 2007/2008 Chaos In Motion World Tour began in Italy. Dream Theater has played in the Gods of Metal concert on 3 June 2007. Dream Theater also appeared on the Fields Of Rock Festival in the Netherlands to 17 June 2007. They also played in several other European festivals such as the UK Download Festival and the French festival Hellfest Summer Open Air with other bands like Megadeth, Korn, Mastodon and Slayer.

Dream Theater returns to the North American leg of Tour on 24 July in San Diego, California to perform and to 26 August in Philadelphia wrapped, Pennsylvania. They played with opening act in salvation and eternity. "Chaos continued in Motion "tour for the rest of the year and in 2008, playing shows in Asia, South America and for the first time in Australia.

On 1 April 2008, entitled to a double CD compilation Greatest Hit (… and 21 other pretty cool songs) was released by the band. The title jokingly references the song "Pull Me Under", met the only significant band radio. It also includes three songs re-mixes of their second album Images and Words, five versions of previously released songs, and edited a track of a single B-side. involved, unlike most Greatest Hits compilations, Dream Theater was active with the album to come up with the track list that they felt best represented their musical career.

Mike Portnoy, after the release of Greatest Hit, organized a new tour called Progressive Nation 2008th Unlike previous Dream Theatre tours are often performed in cities they did not have before in the past (such as Vancouver, Canada), or cities that they had not played in a number of years attended held. This tour also marked the first time since the publication of images and words, where the group performed in small halls and rooms service.

After this tour, the band released a DVD set called Chaos in Motion 20072008, a compilation of songs from the tour supporting their 9th Album Systematic Chaos. There were two Types of DVD releases. One was a regular two plates, while the Special Edition Set set includes three CDs with music that went along with the DVDs. It was 30 September 2008 published.

Black Clouds and Silver Linings and God of War: Blood & Metal EP (2008resent)

Mike Portnoy on 2 June 2008 that the band would be to the studio to record a new album. On 7 October 2008, Dream Theater began work on her 10th Album. The album, which Black Clouds and Silver Linings titled, was on 23 Published in June 2009. In addition to the standard CD, the album on vinyl LP, and a 3-Disc Special Edition CD, the entire album, a CD with Instrumental music mixes of the album and a CD with six cover songs contain.

On 1 May said Mike Portnoy to Metal Hammer about the new album to say for their podcast that while "The Shattered Fortress' was the last in a series of songs about his 12 step recovery from alcoholism," The Best of Times Is "" a real serious personal issue, about my father who passed away in the preparation of the album, "adding:" It was during his cancer make. "The band has also announced a second Progressive Nation Tour, including the Tour's first appearances in Europe. Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect support Dream Theater in Europe, while Zappa Plays Zappa and Scale The Summit played the North American leg.

On 22 June 2009, gave Mike Portnoy, on his forum that there is a change lineup Progressive Nation Tour 2009 in North America. Pain of Salvation and Beardfish could tour with Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa because of financial problems within their respective Record companies. He also announced two bands that are filling the vacant slots for the Progressive Nation Tour 2009 in North America, Bigelf and Scale The Summit. On this tour Dream Theater is often a long traffic jam on Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance finished "Solitary Shell", making it about 13 minutes in length. They also have a longer Jam "Surrounded" during the chaos in Motion tour.

On 1 July 2009 debut, the album at # 6 on Billboard Top 200 album chart, with the first Week a turnover of 40 285. On 12 November 2009, was Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater that would enter the studio just after New Year's Day to write and record a new instrumental track for inclusion in the upcoming PS3 game God of War III Soundtrack. Under the title "Raw Dog" (an anagram of "God of War"), which was instrumental Roadrunner Records 8th January 2010 sent. This was the first time that the band wrote and recorded an exclusive track for an external project.

In December 2009, while their Black Clouds and Silver Linings tour visiting Australia Dream Theater appeared with a support act, Pain of Salvation, the filter apparently enough their financial difficulties with her record company. In March 2010 they will tour South America with Bigelf.

On 17 Avenged Sevenfold in February 2010 said that they had entered the studio together with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, the receiving drum, in place of the Rev.

Logo and Images

Dream Theater wordmark and "Majesty" symbol

Despite the band forced to change their names, Dream Theater took a custom logo (known as the Majesty symbol) and the word mark, the vast Majority of their promotional material and appeared on the front page of every studio album, Dream Theater. The majesty symbol of Mary, Queen of Scots "brand, which was derived again work by Charlie Dominici for use on the album artwork for When Dream and Day Unite. It consists of a capital Phi, a capital Mu, and a capital Lambda.

Live performances

During her career, Dream Theater live shows have gradually larger, longer and more varied. The most obvious Example of this is their rotational set list policy. That is, every single night, each developed his tour set list of Portnoy using a careful process that guarantees its uniqueness. Factors such as set lists from previous cities are taken into account to ensure that people who see Dream Theater multiple times in the same Area do not see the same songs performed twice, and the set list from the last time the band was taken into account in a particular city is for the benefit of Fans who see the band on successive tours.

Rudess and Petrucci Duel in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2008).

To make this possible, the band preparing to play the majority of the catalog at any time performance, depending on what Portnoy decides program for the night. This process also requires the use of a complex lighting system to load pre-cues to the individual songs configured.

Some of Dream Theater's more notable touring partners include Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, King's X, Marillion, Megadeth, In Flames, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Queensrche, Riverside, Spock's Beard, Fear Factory, Enchant, Symphony X and Yes. In 2005, Dream Theater toured North America with the Gigantour festival, co-headlining with Megadeth and have to Megadeth and Iron Maiden physically played on stage.

The full band touring the world since Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, most have so-called "Evening with …" Tours, where the band plays for at least three hours with an intermission and no opening act. The show, which was recorded for Live Scenes From New York was nearly four hours and led Portnoy almost hospitalized after acquiring serious food poisoning from the food he ate before the show.

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", live in Nagoya, Japan.

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There are also a significant amount of humor, casualness, and improvisation on a Dream Theater concert. In the middle of "A Change of Seasons" it is quite common for themes such as cited are for Major League Baseball and The Simpsons, and Rudess routinely changes his solo section in the song, and others often play ragtime in "If the water breaks "from Liquid Tension Experiment 2 included several songs at once in a Live Time include snippets of other pieces, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd's" Free Bird "and Rimsky-Korsakov's" Flight of the Bumblebee. "Other offerings such as" Mary Had a Little Lamb "during" Endless Sacrifice "on Gigantour, a calliope-inspired break between verses of "Under a Glass Moon", a quote of "Do not Cry for Me, Argentina 's Main melody played by Petrucci during the implementation of the intro solo of "Through Her Eyes" in Buenos Aires, the Turkish March at a concert in Istanbul, and the opening riff of Rush "A Passage to Bangkok" at a show in Bangkok, Thailand. added to the recent "20th Anniversary World Tour" even Rudess in a short "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" theme in a break during thrown "Endless Sacrifice", and at a concert in Israel, he began a spontaneous "Hava-Nagilla" accompanied later by the rest of the band.

Occasionally, a member of the public selected at random to the Stage, an example, which are regarded as Portnoy's drum solo on the Live at Budokan DVD. There were also many spontaneous renditions of "Happy Birthday" when a member of the band or crew, a birthday was in accordance with a tour date, which is usually thrown into a birthday cake on the subject.

Maybe the best example of Dream Theater concert unpredictable structure is that during Derek Sherinian time with the band. At selected shows the band members all swapped instruments and carried out the addition as the fictional band dubbed Nightmare Cinema. Usually performed a cover of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers", and at a Opportunity to Ozzy Osbourne's "Suicide Solution". Sometime shows, would Sherinian, Petrucci and Portnoy on stage together under the name "Nicky Lemons and the Migraine Brothers. Sherinian, wears a feather boa and novelty sunglasses would be a pop-punk song called perform "I Do not Like You" with Petrucci Portnoy backing. In the Chaos in Motion tour, in several concerts in front of "Trial of Tears", Portnoy and Petrucci would change positions and play Van Halen's "Eruption".

Dream Theater's largest audience as a headliner was 20 000 at the 6th in Santiago de Chile December 2005. It was during her first Tour of the South American countries except Brazil (which they had visited in 1997 and 1998). The show was released on DVD by Portnoy YtseJam Records.

In the score, and Chaos in Motion DVD, has an animation accompanied by certain parts of the songs, play what the band to the music as cartoon characters. On the DVD result, while the song Octavarium is seen the band in an octagonal maze. As the animation continues Jordan Rudess spontaneously transformed into Santa Claus and John Petrucci on fire. In "The Dark Eternal Night "from the Chaos in Motion DVD, the band battles against a monster by shooting fireballs of guitars, drum sticks and throwing to cry.

In 2008, started the Dream Theater Progressive Nation '08 "tour, along with Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and 3 The tour is the brainchild of Mike Portnoy, who declared: "I wanted to mount already in a package like this for many years with all the festivals and package tours that go through America, I have to ours. Manager and agent talked for over 10 years now to do something that has specialized in the progressive musician-oriented side of hard rock and metal. I decided it was time to stop Lace talk about it, and finally walk the walk. "

On 13 February 2009, Dream Theater was the official line of their Progressive Nation 2009 Tour. The tour was originally to bands like Swedish bands Beard Fish and Pain of Salvation, and to be a Zappa Plays Zappa. On 22 June 2009, gave Mike Portnoy that Pain of Salvation Beard and Fish would not travel to the North American leg of the Progressive Nation Tour 2009 record label because of complications. In the same message, Portnoy said that the Scale The Summit and bands would Bigelf Pain of Salvation and Beard Fish to replace on the tour. This lineup change Bigelf both in the North American and European legs Progressive Nation Tour 2009 made. The North American tour leg ran in July and August 2009. On 26 March 2009, announced that Dream Theater would be the Progressive Nation Tour to Europe take for the first time alongside Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect. The tour ran throughout September and October 2009.

Bootleg culture

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Mike Portnoy started an official bootlegs series in response to theater fans affinity for live versions of their concerts Dream. Dream Theater is one of the most active bands in pirated progressive metal genre. Since their first shows in New York as Majesty, fans have almost every single show that Dream Theater have played (occasionally there are three or four versions of a single concert), and some very complicated and recorded professional recordings have been released.

However, not every member in the band tolerates the release of Dream Theater bootlegs. Portnoy is the pro-black market involved because he was an avid collector of many bootlegs in his younger days and keeps his personal archive of Dream Theatre material in his basement. Petrucci and LaBrie have expressed to people recording their concerts. Petrucci takes issue with bootleggers because he with the audience on the musicians focus on the stage prefers and not the level adjustments on their recording device. LaBrie, on the other hand, argues that bootlegging takes ownership and control Dream Theater performances by the band and into the hands of the public. Myung has expressed mild opposition, mentioned for the black market, but in some interviews, that he do not hit very big issue with him.

Dream Theater have released a series of official bootlegs, demos and other rarities by YtseJam records led by the Portnoy. These include demos of the band before official albums and many live shows, including shows put, where the band has a covered, particularly Album. Albums include The Dark Side of the Moon, in Japan, Master of Puppets and Number of the Beast Made.

Cover Songs

Dream Theater has for the other Work of artists throughout their careers known. They took this practice to a new stage in the promotional tour for Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. On three special concerts, one each in Barcelona, Chicago and New York City, it covers Metallica Master of Puppets album in its entirety for a full set of Dream Theater material. This was a Surprise to fans because there was no indication that this was done, unless it is announced that the concerts involved in the second night of a two-night stand were in every city would be "very special". This tradition can most likely be one of Mike Portnoy's favorite bands, Phish, the implementation of a number of "musical costumes" of entire albums by other artists each Halloween began to be tracked beginning in 1994. Portnoy designed this "Album Cover" as the first in a series of gigs as a tribute to the bands that influence the formation and development of Dream Theater had to be played. The covers, many fans who attended concerts, where some people say that they went to a Dream Theater concert to original music and see no other work of the artist divided. Others, however, said that it is a bonus and no substitute for a normal Dream Theater concert was, as an ordinary concert had played the night before.

On the next leg of the tour they covered Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast and a similar response was given to Master of Puppets, although it was already known that a cover was carried out in the night when the itinerary including two consecutive concerts in one city. On 11 October 2005, Dream Theater covered Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Theater's official website stated Dream, the second sets the second nights in Amsterdam, London, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Tokyo (October 11, October 25, December 4, December 11 and January 13 respectively), and the second sentence of the 15th January show in Osaka would be a classic album covered in its entirety. The Dark Side of the Moon was once again on 25 October in London played. But, in Buenos Aires (December 4) and São Paulo (December 11) the "classical music" played Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, a, not to have visited Argentina and Brazil in their Metropolis 2000 tour. On 13 January 2006 (Tokyo) and 15 (Osaka), Dream Theater covered Deep Purple live album Made in Japan. Portnoy says he has yet to show a cover planned refuses to show, however, when it comes from or what the album will be covered.

During Gigantour 2005, Dream Theater a cover of Pantera's "Cemetery Gates" as a tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott. As an added bonus, they had Burton C. Bell Fear Factory, and Russell Allen of Symphony X do guest vocals and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, do the main solo for the song.

In March 2006, Dream Theater Rush played the rare song "Jacob's Ladder" at a show in Toronto. John Petrucci said a few days later in Asbury Park, New Jersey, show of the night, that Rush would not play, so we thought we would play it for them. "

In addition, Dream Theater released several Live cover songs on their EP "A Change of Seasons, including songs by Elton John, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Journey, Kansas, and Dixie Dregs.

In 2008, it achieved a version of Iron Maiden To Tame a Land "for a Kerrang magazine compilation entitled Maiden Heaven. This song was later included on the special edition of Black Clouds and Silver Linings

Dream Theater also took a series of cover songs for their 2009 album Black Clouds Silver Linings. The songs came as a bonus disc in the special edition version of the album.

Dream Theater played "Hava Nagila", the traditional Jewish song while "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" at a sold-out concert in Tel Aviv, Israel 16th June 2009.

To 14 August 2009 during a show in Toronto, Dream Theater played the Rush song "The Camera Eye," originally on Rush's Moving Pictures album was released.

Discography

Main article: Dream Theater Discography

When Dream and Day Unite (1989)

Images and Words (1992)

Awake (1994)

A Change Of Seasons (1995)

Falling Into Infinity (1997)

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)

Train of Thought (2003)

Octavarium (2005)

Systematic Chaos (2007)

Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)

In addition to the above official albums, the members of Dream Theater, past and present, have contributed hundreds of bootleg albums, official and unofficial side projects, collaborations with other artists and guest performances.

Band Members

Main article: List of Dream Theater band members

Current members

James LaBrie – Lead vocals, percussion (1991-present)

John Myung – Bass guitar, Chapman Stick (1985-present)

John Petrucci – guitars Vocals (1985-present)

Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1985-present)

Jordan Rudess – Keyboards, Continuum, Lap Steel Guitar (1999-present)

Former members

Chris Collins – Lead Vocals (1986)

Charlie Dominici – Lead Vocals (1987-1989)

Kevin Moore – Keyboards (1986-1994)

Derek Sherinian – keyboards, backing vocals (1994-1998)

Awards and Certificates

RIAA Gold and Platinum certification

Images and words (Gold) – 2 February 1995

Metropolis 2000: Live Scenes From New York (gold) – 8 November 2002

Live at Budokan (DVD) (PSP) – 26 January 2005

Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a Live Time (Platinum) – 22 March 2006

Score (DVD) (PSP) – 11 October 2006

Keyboard Magazine

Jordan Rudess Keyboard Magazine has been following Reader's Poll Award ":

Best New Talent (1994)

Burrn magazine best keyboard player of the year (2007)

Modern Drummer

Mike Portnoy has the following Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards:

Best Up & Coming Talent (1994)

Best Progressive Rock Drummer (1995-2006)

Best Recorded Performance (1995 for Awake, 1996 for a change of seasons, 1998 Falling Into Infinity, 2000 for Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, 2002 for Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, and 2007 results)

Best clinicians (2000, 2002)

Best Educational Video / DVD (2000, 2002)

Hall of Fame (2004)

Guitar World

The album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from A Memory # 95 on the magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of all time was ranked.

Total Guitar

John Petrucci won Guitarist of the Year Award (2007).

Other Accreditations

For Dream Theater's Salt Lake City show, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed Such a proclamation 30th July 2007 "Dream Theater Day ".

In December 2007, Dream Theater as Xbox Live Artist of the Month is selected.

Dream Theater music video "Constant Motion" was selected second in the Headbanger's Ball 2007 competition.

Dream Theater music video for "Forsaken" is selected in the fifth Headbanger's Ball competition 2008.

is Dream Theater's song "Panic Attack" from the album Octavarium presented in the video game Rock Band 2. In addition, the song "Constant Motion is "downloadable content for Rock Band series.

The song "Pull Me Under" from the album Images and Words on Guitar Hero is presented Article: World Tour.

Since 12 August 2008 (Xbox 360) and 14 August 2008 (PS3), Dream Theater's song "Constant Motion" was downloaded for Rock Band available. For the first month it was for a promotional price of $ $ 0.99, but later to a normal cost $ 1.99 for Rock Band downloadable Content back.

Dream Theater played twice on Xbox 360 Game with Fame event. They played Halo 3 in December 2007 and Call of Duty: World at War in June 2009.

Notes

Abcd ^ Billboard chart history for Dream Theater can be seen at Billboard.com.

^ "9 February 2007." Nielsen Soundscan News. 2007th http://www.marketingtomenconference.com/marketingtomen/bb_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003544204. Accessed 11/02/2007.

^ "When Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records Unite! ". Dreamtheater.net. 2007th http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/DreamTheater/video.aspx. Accessed 02/12/2007.

^ This was Abcde in the documentary "The Score so far," on the second disc of the DVD profit made.

^ Portnoy, Mike (2003). "The Majesty Demos 1985-1986" [CD liner notes]. New York: Ytsejam Records.

^ "The Dream Theater FAQ – Graphical version". Gabbo.net. http://www.gabbo.net/dt/faq/. Accessed 02/01/2009.

^ From Portnoy, Mike (2004). Nathan Edmonds and help produce "When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987-1989 [CD liner notes]. New York: YtseJam Records.

^ Dominici, Charlie. When Dream And Day Unite liner notes (2004 Re-Release).

^ Abcd see MikePortnoy.com tourography for more information about this Tour Date.

^ Portnoy tourography: 9 June 1990 Tour date

^ EastWest Records press release.

^ Nine Christmas CDs have been published by Dream Theater's fan club before it closed in 2005. See DTIFC to Dream Theater.net.

^ LaBrie, James. (Summer '97) & Images Words No. 14, pg. 5

^ Falling Into Infinity Demos

^ Portnoy, Mike (1998). "Liquid Tension Experiment" [CD liner notes] New York. Magna Carta Records.

^ "Mike Portnoy FAQ". http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/12.aspx # 213th

^ DreamTheater.net reported that Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence # 1 on the Billboard charts had reached the Internet.

^ Mike Portnoy (2007) "in constant motion" Instructional DVD Train of Thought album analysis.

^ Http: / / digitalprosound.digitalmedianet.com / articles / viewarticle.jsp id = 45 690?

^ "Lifting Shadows – The Authorised Story Of Dream Theater "Dreamtheaterbook.com http://www.dreamtheaterbook.com/ Accessed 01/02/2009 ….

^ Gods of Metal official website

^ "DREAM THEATER Begins Recording New Album, looking for new label home. Blabbermouth.net

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^ Http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/dream-theater 'S-Mike Portnoy-pins-Tribute-to-late-father /

^ Holy Shit, Dream Theater's debut at 6 on the Billboard Top 200, The Gauntlet

^ Http: / / www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2443312.aspx

^ Http: / / www.dreamtheater.net / tourdates.php # dtnzaustralia

^ The mark of Mary, Queen of Scots used DreamTheater.net is available.

^ A embroidery shows the Mary, Queen of Scots, a symbol in use

^ Dixon, Brad et al. "What is the" 'DT use? "Icon.

^ Campbell, Courtney. "Mike Portnoy – Dream Theater". Earplugs Required.

^ See the Metropolis 2000: Scenes From New York DVD

^ Hansen, Scott & Portnoy, Mike. "What I hear about Mike is really sick after the show Roseland (DVD) What happened? ". MP FAQ.

^ Voices UK: Dream Theater Fan Club "Dream Theater News: Record setting"

^ Octavarium Animation

^ NADS Animation by: Mika Tyyskä

^ "Progressive Nation 2008 – Press release". dreamtheater.net (Dream Theater). 11/05/2007. http://www.dreamtheater.net/news_dreamtheater.php # Prognation. Accessed 05/11/2008.

^ Http: / / www.dreamtheater.net / news_dreamtheater.php # pnlineup

^ Http: / / www.dreamtheater.net / tourdates.php Progressive Nation Tour Dates

^ "YtseJam Records – The Official Dream Theater Bootlegs". Ytsejamrecords.com. http://www.ytsejamrecords.com. Accessed 02/01/2009.

^ Hansen, Scott & Portnoy, Mike. "What are all aspects of the cover an entire album by another band involved? What does Mike consider when picking up an album? ". MP FAQ.

^ Http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/06/maiden_heaven_track_listing_re.html

^ Http: / / whiplash.net/materias/news_874/091017-dreamtheater.html

^ Http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/discography/page4.html

^ "RIAA". Riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com. Accessed 02/01/2009.

^ Jordan Rudess Biography

^ Http: / / rateyourmusic.com/list/Boggs1027/guitar_worlds_100_greatest_guitar_albums_of_all_time

References

Bredius, Mark. Dream Theater – The Official Website. (Retrieved February-April 2005.)

Dixon, Brad et al. Official Dream Theater FAQ. (Retrieved February-April postponed until 2005 c. 2007.)

Hansen, Scott & Portnoy, Mike. Dream Theater Tourography. (Retrieved February-April 2005.)

King, Brian. (2003). "Jam Progductions! Interview John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy. "Theater of Dreams 29, p. 1420th

Hansen, Scott. (2003). "James LaBrie: When this man thinks." Theatre of the Dreams 27/28, p. 2630th

Hale, Mark (1993). "1731 Majesty". Head Bangers (first edition, second printing ed.) Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink. ISBN 1-56075-029-4.

External Links

Commons to: Dream Theater

Official website

Official English Fan Club

HOME Dream Theater Official Turkish Fan Club

Video interview with Mike Portnoy, subbed in French

Photo gallery: Dream Theater @ Brisbane Convention Centre third December 2009 – LifeMusicMedia.com

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Dream Theater

James LaBrie John Petrucci John Myung Jordan Rudess Mike Portnoy

Chris Collins Charlie Dominici Kevin Moore Derek Sherinian

Studio Albums

When Dream and Day Unite Images and Words Awake Falling Into Infinity Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Train of Thought Octavarium Systematic Chaos Black Clouds and Silver Linings

Live releases

Live at the Marquee Once in a Live Time Live Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 20072008

Compilations

Greatest Hit (… and 21 other pretty cool songs)

EPs

"A Change of Seasons Wither

Videos

Images and Words: Live in Tokyo 5 Years in a Live Time Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 20072008

Singles

"Another Day", "Pull Me Under," "Take the Time" " Lie, "" The Silent Man "" Hollow Years "" Through "caught in a spider's web" Her Eyes "," Home "" When I "Constant Motion" Forsaken "," A Rite of Passage "at the" fade "

Suites

A mind beside her twelve-step Suite

Associated acts

Dominici Explorers Club The Jelly Jam Liquid Tension Experiment Cinema OSI Platypus Mullmuzzler Nightmare Transatlantic True Symphonic Rockestra Winter Spell Chroma Key

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