Friday, October 29, 2021

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:  A View From The Top Of The World (Special Edition CD Digipak) (2021)

Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks: 


 1.  The Allen (9:32)

 2.  Answering The Call (7:35)

 3.  Invisible Monster (6:31)

 4.  Sleeping Giant (10:05)

 5.  Transcending Time (6:25)

 6.  Awaken The Master (9:47)

 7.  A View From The Top Of The World (20:24)

     I.  The Crowning Glory

     II.  Rapture Of The Deep

     III.  The Driving Force 














Format:  LP


Tracks:


LP 1:


Side One:


 1.  The Allen (9:32)

 2.  Answering The Call (7:35)


Side Two:


 3.  Invisible Monster (6:31)

 4.  Sleeping Giant (10:05)


LP  2:


Side Three:


 5.  Transcending Time (6:25)

 6.  Awaken The Master (9:47)


Side Four:


 7.  A View From The Top Of The World (20:24)

     I.  The Crowning Glory

     II.  Rapture Of The Deep

     III.  The Driving Force 


Personnel:


James LaBrie:  Vocals

John Petrucci:  Guitars

John Myung:  Bass

Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards

Mike Mangini:  Drums


A View From The Top Of The World is the fifteenth studio album by Dream Theater, released on October 22, 2021 by InsideOut Music, includes the tracks"The Allen",  "Invisible Monster" and "Transcending Time".












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