Sunday, January 4, 2026

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:  Distant Memories - Live In London (Limited Deluxe) (2020)
Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock
Label:  InsideOut Music
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD+DVD+Blu-Ray

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  Untethered Angel (5:55)
 2.  A Nightmare To Remember (16:37)
 3.  Fall Into The Light (7:26)
 4.  Barstool Warrior (6:42)
 5.  In The Presence Of Eremies - Part 1 (8:43)
 6.  Pale Blue Dot (8:52)

Disc 2:  CD

 1.  Scenes Live Intro (1:44)
 2.  Scene One:  Regression (2:06)
 3.  Scene Two:  I. Overture 1928 (3:38)
 4.  Scene Two:  II. Strange Deju Vu (5:03)
 5.  Scene Three:  I. Through My Words (1:02)
 6.  Scene Three:  II. Fatal Tragedy (6:53)
 7.  Scene Four:  Beyond This Life (11:26)
 8.  Scene Five:  Through Her Eyes (6:45)

Disc 3:  CD

 1.  Scene Six:  Home (13:01)
 2.  Scene Seven:  I.  The Dance Of Eternity (6:09)
 3.  Scene Seven:  II.  One Last Time (3:48)
 4.  Scene Eight:  The Spirit Carries On (6:39)
 5.  Scene Nine:  Finally Free (12:54)
 6.  At Wit's End (Encore) (9:42)
 7.  Paralyzed (4:34)

Disc 4:  Blu-Ray


 1.  Atlas (Intro) (2:41)
 2.  Untethered Angel (5:53)
 3.  A Nightmare To Remember (16:53)
 4.  Fall Into The Light (7:18)
 5.  Barstool Warrior (6:42)
 6.  In The Presence Of Eremies - Part 1 (8:42)
 7.  Pale Blue Dot (8:44)

Disc 5:  Blu-Ray

 1.  Scenes Live Intro (1:50)
 2.  Scene One:  Regression (2:06)
 3.  Scene Two:  I. Overture 1928 (3:37)
 4.  Scene Two:  II. Strange Deju Vu (5:04)
 5.  Scene Three:  I. Through My Words (1:07)
 6.  Scene Three:  II. Fatal Tragedy (6:18)
 7.  Scene Four:  Beyond This Life (11:25)
 8.  Scene Five:  Through Her Eyes (8:41)
 9.  Scene Six:  Home (12:54)
10. Scene Seven:  I.  The Dance Of Eternity (6:10)
11. Scene Seven:  II.  One Last Time (3:48)
12. Scene Eight:  The Spirit Carries On (6:21)
13. Scene Nine:  Finally Free (12:33)
14. At Wit's End (Encore) (11.24)

Bonus Material:

15. Paralyzed (4:38)
16. Behind The Scenes (4:04)

Disc 6:  DVD


 1.  Atlas (Intro) (2:41)
 2.  Untethered Angel (5:53)
 3.  A Nightmare To Remember (16:53)
 4.  Fall Into The Light (7:18)
 5.  Barstool Warrior (6:42)
 6.  In The Presence Of Eremies - Part 1 (8:42)
 7.  Pale Blue Dot (8:44)

Disc 7:  DVD

 1.  Scenes Live Intro (1:50)
 2.  Scene One:  Regression (2:06)
 3.  Scene Two:  I. Overture 1928 (3:37)
 4.  Scene Two:  II. Strange Deju Vu (5:04)
 5.  Scene Three:  I. Through My Words (1:07)
 6.  Scene Three:  II. Fatal Tragedy (6:18)
 7.  Scene Four:  Beyond This Life (11:25)
 8.  Scene Five:  Through Her Eyes (8:41)
 9.  Scene Six:  Home (12:54)
10. Scene Seven:  I.  The Dance Of Eternity (6:10)
11. Scene Seven:  II.  One Last Time (3:48)
12. Scene Eight:  The Spirit Carries On (6:21)
13. Scene Nine:  Finally Free (12:33)
14. At Wit's End (Encore) (11.24)

Bonus Material:

15. Paralyzed (4:38)
16. Behind The Scenes (4:04)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Vocals
John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Myung:  Bass
Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards
Mike Mangini:  Drums


Distant Memories - Live In London is a live album by Dream Theater, released on November 27, 2020 by InsideOut Music, recorded live in London, February, 2020 Limited Deluxe Edition in 3 CD+2 DVD+2 Blu-Ray.






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