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:   Lost Not Forgotten Archives:   The Majesty Demos (1985-1986) (2022)

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

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Particle E. Motion (1:38)

 2.  Another Won (5:26)

 3.  The Saurus (1:23)

 4.  Cry For Freedom (6:31)

 5.  The School Song (6:12)

 6.  YYZ (4:03)

 7.  The Farandole (3:16)

 8.  Two Far (5:40)

 9.  Anti-Procrastination Song (0:13)

10. Your Majesty (3:56)

11. Solar System Race Song (0:17)

12. I'm About To Faint Song (0:09)

13. Mosquitos In Harmony Song (0:12)

14. John Thinks He's Randy Song (0:10)

15. Mike Thinks He's Dee Dee Ramone Introducing A Song Song (0:16)

16. John Thinks He's Yngwie Song (0:15)

17. Gnos Sdrawkcab (0:23)

18. Another Won (5:27)

19. Your Majesty (3:45)

20. A Vision (11:24)

21. Two Far (5:25)

22. Vital Star (5:44)

23. March Of The Tyrant (5:34)

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Particle E. Motion (1:38)

 2.  Another Won (5:26)

 3.  The Saurus (1:23)

 4.  Cry For Freedom (6:31)

 5.  The School Song (6:12)

Side B:

 1.  YYZ (4:03)

 2.  The Farandole (3:16)

 3.  Two Far (5:40)

 4.  Anti-Procrastination Song (0:13)

 5.  Your Majesty (3:56)

 6.  Solar System Race Song (0:17)

 7.  I'm About To Faint Song (0:09)

 8.  Mosquitos In Harmony Song (0:12)

 9.  John Thinks He's Randy Song (0:10)

10. Mike Thinks He's Dee Dee Ramone Introducing A Song Song (0:16)

11. John Thinks He's Yngwie Song (0:15)

12. Gnos Sdrawkcab (0:23)

LP 2:

Side A:

 1.  Another Won (5:27)

 2.  Your Majesty (3:454)

 3.  A Vision (11:24)

Side B:

 1.  Two Far (5:25)

 2.  Vital Star (5:44)

 3.  March Of The Tyrant (5:34)

Personnel:

John Petrucci:  Guitar

John Myung:  Bass

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Keyboards on Track 6

Kevin Moore:  Keyboards on Tracks:  18-23

Chris Collins:  Vocals on Tracks:  18-23

Lost Not Forgotten Archives:   The Majesty Demos (1985-1986)  is the first recorded from the original 1986 demos from Dream Theater, was released on June 1, 1986 by YtseJam Records, remastered and reissued on January 21, 2022 by InsideOut Music.