Dream Theater

Artist:  Dream Theater
Origin:  Long Island, New York, USA
Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock

Original line-up:

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Myung:  Bass
Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Dream Theater is an American Progressive Metal Band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci (Guitar), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Portnoy (Drums), while they attended Berklee College Of Music in Massachusetts.  They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band and become Dream Theater.  The band is well known for the technical proficiency of its instrumentalists  Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie (Vocals) and Jordan Rudess (Keyboards), until September 8, 2010 when Mike Portnoy left the band and replaced by Mike Mangini in 2011.  John Petrucci won many awards from music instruction magazines.  John Myung was voted the greatest Bassist of all time in a poll conducted by Music Radar in August and September 2010.  Mike Portnoy has won 26 awards from Modern Drummer Magazine and to be inducted into the Rock Drummer Hall of Fame.  Jordan Rudess is considered to be one of the greatest Keyboards Players of All Time by Music Radar.  The band's highest-selling album is the Gold-Selling Images and Words (1992).  Metropolis Pt. 2:  Scenes From A Memory was ranked 95 on the October 2006 issue of  Guitar World Magazine's list of The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time.

Title:   The Studio Albums 1992-2011 (Box Set 10 CD) (2014)
Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Rhino Records
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

Title:  Images And Words  (1992)

Tracks:

 1.  Pull Me Under  (8:14)
 2.  Another Day  (4:23)
 3.  Take The Time  (8:21)
 4.  Surrounded  (5:30)
 5.  Metropolis - Part 1:  The Miracle And The Sleeper  (9:32)
 6  Under A Glass Moon  (7:03)
 7.  Wait For Sleep  (2:31)
 8.  Learning To Live  (11:30)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Kevin Moore:  Keyboards
John Myung:  Bass
Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals on Track 1


Additional Musicians:

Jay Beckenstein:  Soprano Saxophone on 2

Disc 2:

Title:  Awake  (1994)

Tracks:

 1.  6:00  (5:31)
 2.  Caught In A Web  (5:28)
 3.  Innocence Faded  (5:42)
 4.  I.  Erotomania  (6:44)
 5.  II.  Voices  (9;53)
 6.  III. The Silent Man  (3:47)
 7.  The Mirror  (6:45)
 8.  Lie  (6:33)
 9.  Lifting Shadows Off A Dream  (6:05)
10. Scarred  (10:59)
11. Space-Dye Vest   (7:29)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Kevin Moore:  Keyboards, Co-Lead Vocals on Track 11
John Myung:  Bass
Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Track 7

Disc 3:

Title:  Falling Into Infinity  (1997)

Tracks:

 1.  New Milliennium  (8:20)
 2.  You Not Me  (4:58)
 3.  Peruvian Skies  (6:43)
 4.  Hollow Years  (5:53)
 5.  Burning My Soul  (5:29)
 6.  Hell's Kitchen  (4:16)
 7.  Lines In The Sand  (12:05)
 8.  Take Away My Pain  (6:03)
 9.  Just Let Me Breathe  (5:28)
10. Anna Lee  (5:51)
11. Trial Of Tears  (13:06)
      I.  It's Raining
      II.  Deep In Heaven:
      III.  The Wasteland  

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Derek Sherinian:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals
John Myung:  Bass, Chapman Stick on Tracks:  1, 8

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals on Track 1

Disc 4:

Title:  Metropolis Part 2:  Scenes From A Memory (Gatefold Sleeve)  (1999)

Tracks:

Act I:

 1.  Scene One:  Regression  (2:06)
 2.  Scene Two:  I.  Overture 1928  (3:37)
 3.  Scene Two:  II. Strange Deja Vu  (5:12)
 4.  Scene Three:  I.  Through My Words  (1:02)
 5.  Scene Three:  II. Fatal Tragedy  (6:49)
 6.  Scene Four:  Beyond This Life  (11:22)
 7.  Scene Five:  Through Her Eyes  (5:29)

Act II:

 8.  Scene Six:  Home  (12:53)
 9.  Scene Seven:  I.  The Dance Of Eternity  (6:13)
10. Scene Seven:  II.  One Last Time  (3:46)
11. Scene Eight:  The Spirit Carries On  (6:36)
12. Scene3 Nine:  Finally Free  (11:59)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals, Programming on Track 7
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards
John Myung:  Bass

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Special Guests:

Theresa Thomason;  Additional Vocals on Track 7, Additional Background Vocals on Track 11
Mary Canty, Shelia Slappy, Mary Smith, Jeanette Smith, Clarence Burke Jr., Carol Cyrus, Dale Scott:  Additional Background Vocals on Track 11
Terry Brown:  Voice of The Hypnotherapist (Uncredited)
David Bottrill:  Voice of Edward (Uncredited)

Disc 5:  

Title:  Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence  (2002)

Tracks:

Disc One:

 1.  The Glass Prison  (13:52)
      I.  Reflection  (5:54)
      II.  Reflection  (3:48)
      III.  Reflection  (4:10)
 2.  Blind Faith  (10:21)
 3.  Misunderstood  (9:32)
 4.  The Great Debate  (13:46)
 5.  Disappear  (6:46)

Disc Two:

 1.  I.  Oveture  (6:50)
 2.  II.  About To Crash  (5:50)
 3.  III.  War Inside My Head  (2:08)
 4.  IV.  The Test That Stumped Them All  (5:03)
 5.  V.  Goodnight Kiss  (6:17)
 6.  VI.  Solitary Shell  (5:47)
 7.  VII.  About To Crash (Reprise)  (4:04)
 8.  VIII.  Losing Time/Grand Finale   (5:59)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on Track 5 Dis One
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards
John Myung:  Bass

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals, Co-Lead Vocals on Track  1 Disc One, and Track 3 Disc Two

Additional Musician

Howard Portnoy:  Gong Drum on Track 4 Disc One

Disc 6:

Title:   Train Of Thought  (2003)

Tracks:

 1.  As I Am  (7:47)
 2.  This Dying Soul  (11:27)
      IV.  Reflections Of Reality (Revisited)  (6:31)
      V.  Release  (4:57)
 3.  Endless Secrifice  (11:24)
 4.  Honor Thy Father  (10:14)
 5.  Vacant   (2:57)
 6.  Stream Of Consciousness  (11:16)
 7.  In The Name Of God  (14:16)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards
John Myung:  Bass

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Additional Musician:

Eugene Friesen:  Cello on Track  5

Disc 7:

Title:   Octavarium  (2005)

Tracks:

 1.  The Root Of All Evil  (8:25)
      VI.  Ready  
      VII.  Remove
 2.  The Answer Lies Within  (5:33)
 3.  These Walls  (7:36)
 4.  I Walk Beside You  (4:29)
 5.  Panic Attack  (8:13)
 6.  Never Enough  (6:46)
 7.  Sacrificed Sons  (10:42)
 8.  Octavarium  (24:00)
      I.  Someone Like Him  
      II.  Medicate (Awakening)
      III.  Full Circle
      IV.  Intervals
      V.  Razor's Edge

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards, Continuum, Lap Steel Guitar
John Myung:  Bass


Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Orchestra:  on Tracks:  7, 8

Elena Barere:  Concert Master
Katharine Fong, Ann Lehman, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Laura McGinness, Catherine Ro, Ricky Sortomme, Yuri Vodovoz:  Violins
Vincent Lionti, Karen Dreyfus:  Violas
Richard Locker, Jeanne LeBlanc:  Cellos
Pamela Sklar:  Flute
Joe Anderer, Stewart Rose:  French Horns

String Quartet:  on Track 2

Elena Barere, Carol Webb:  Violins
Vincent Lionti:  Violas
Richard Locker:  Cello

Disc 8:

Title:  Systematic Chaos  (2007)

Tracks:

 1.  In The Presence Of Enemies - Part I  (9:00)
      I.  Prelude  (4:15)
      II.  Resurrection  (4:45)
 2.  Forsaken  (5:35)
 3.  Constant Motion  (6:55)
 4.  The Dark Eternal Night  (8:53)
 5.  Repentance  (10:43)
      VIII.  Regret  (5:43)
      IX.  Restitution  (5:00)
 6.  Prophets Of War  (6:00)
 7.  The Ministry Of Lost Souls  (14:57)
 8.  In The Presence Of Enemies - Part II  (16:38)
      III.  Heretic  (6:10)
      IV.  The Slaughter Of The Damned  (3:07)
      V.  The Reckoning  (3:27)
      VI.  Salvation  (3:54)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards, Continuum
John Myung:  Bass



Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  3, 4

Guest Spoken Words on Track 5:

Corey Taylor
Steve Vai
Chris Jericho
David Ellefson
Daniel Gildenlow
Steve Hogarth
Joe Satriani
Mikael Akerfeldt
Steven Wilson
Jon Anderson
Neal Morse 

Disc 9:

Title:  Black Clouds & Silver Linings  (2009)

Tracks:

 1.  A Nightmare To Remember  (15:39)
 2.  A Rite Of Passage  (8:36)
 3.  Wither  (5:29)
 4.  The Shattered Fortress  (12:47)
 5.  The Best Of Times  (13:20)
 6.  The Count Of Tuscany  (18:48)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards, Continuum on Tracks:  1, 4, iPhone app on Bobot on Track 2, Lap Steel Guitar on Track 1
John Myung:  Bass



Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1, 4

Additional Musician:

Jerry Goodman:  Violin on Track 5

Disc 10:

Title:  A Dramatic Turn Of Events  (2011)

Tracks:

 1.  On The Backs Of Angels  (8:42)
 2.  Build Me Up, Break Me Down  (6:59)
 3.  Lost Not Forgotten  (10:11)
 4.  This Is The Life  (6:57)
 5.  Bridges In The Sky  (11:01)
 6.  Outcry  (11:24)
 7.  Far From Heaven  (3:56)
 8.  Breaking All Illusions  (12:25)
 9.  Beneath The Surface  (5:26)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards, Continuum, Morphwiz iPad app
John Myung:  Bass



Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion

The Studio Albums 1992-2011 is the Superb Value Collection Box Set by Dream Theater, was released on June 30, 2014 by Rhino Records, in 10 CD.  For Fans of Dream Theater and Music Collectors.