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 Dramatic Turn Of Events (Limited Edition) (2026) 

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

Label:  Rhino/Roadrunner Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  On The Backs Of Angles (8:42)

 2.  Build Me Up, Break Me Down (6:59)

Side Two:

 1.  Lost Not Forgotten (10:11)

 2.  This Is The Life (6:57)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Bridges In The Sky (11:01)

 2.  Outcry (11:24)

Side Four:

 1.  Far From Heaven (3:56)

 2.  Breaking All Illusions (12:25)

 3.  Beneath The Surface (5:26)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

John Myung:  Bass, Moog Taurus Pedals

JoJordan Rudss:  Keyboards, Continuum, Morphwiz

Mike Mangini:  Drums, Percussion

A Dramatic Turn Of Events is the eleventh studio album by Dream Theater, originally released on September 12, 2011 by Roadrunner Records, remastered and reissued on March 27, 2026 by Rhino Records.  Limited Edition  2 LP 180 Gram Clear Vinyl.

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.

The Tangent

 

Artist:  The Tangent
Origin:  Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Neo-Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Andy Tillison:  Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Sam Baine:  Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Roine Stolt:  Guitar, Vocals
Jonas Reingold:  Bass, Vocals
Zoltan Csorsz:  Drums

The Tangent is a Progressive Rock Group formed in 2002 by Andy Tillison (Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals Ex Parallel, 90 Degrees), Sam Baine (Keyboards, Piano, Vocals Ex Parallel, 90 Degrees), and  The Flower Kings:  Roine Stolt (Guitar), Jonas Reingold (Bass) and Zoltan Csorsz (Drums).

Title:  The World That We Drive Through (2004)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Neo-Progressive Rock

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The Winning Game (11:09)

 2.  Skipping The Distance (8:55)

 3.  Photosynthesis (7:39)

 4.  The World We Drive Through (12:57)

 5.  A Gap In The Night:  The Ant-Room/Time For You/Troubled (18:28)

 6.  Exponenzgesetz (14:28)

Personnel:

Andy Tillison:  Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Sam Baine:  Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Roine Stolt:  Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
Jonas Reingold:  Bass, Vocals
Zoltan Csorsz:  Drums, Percussion

Theo Travis:  Flute, Saxophone

The World That We Drive Through is the second studio album by The Tangent, was released on October 12, 2004 by InsideOut Music.  Excellent Album.

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:  Parasomnia (Special Edition) (2025)  

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

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)

 2.  Night Terror (9:55)

 3.  A Broken Man (8:30)

 4.  Dead Asleep (11:06)

 5.  Midnight Messiah (7:58)

 6.  Are We Dreaming? (1:28)

 7.  Bend The Clock (7:24)

 8.  The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)

Format:  LP  

Tracks:

LP 1:

Dream 1:

 1.  In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)

 2.  Night Terror (9:55)

Deam 2:

 3.  A Broken Man (8:30)

 4.  Dead Asleep (11:06)

LP 2:

Dream 3:

 5.  Midnight Messiah (7:58)

 6.  Are We Dreaming? (1:28)

 7.  Bend The Clock (7:24)

Dream 4:

 8.  The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

John Myung:  Bass

Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Parasomnia is the 16th studio album by Dream Theater, released on February 7, 2025 by InsideOut Music.  Special Edition CD Digipak, , and Gatefold 180 Gram Black 2 LP+12-Page LP-Booklet.

Marillion

 

Artist:  Marillion
Origin:  Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Neo-Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Steve Rothery:  Guitar
Doug "Rastus" Irvine:  Bass, Lead Vocals
Brian Jelliman:  Keyboards
Mick Pointer:  Drums

Marillion are a British Progressive Rock Band, from Aylesbury Buckinghamshire, formed in 1979, by Steve Rothery (Lead Guitar), Doug Irvine (Bass), Brian Jelliman (Keyboards), and Mick Pointer (Drums).  The band's influences, notably Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Van der Graaf Generator, Queen and Rush.  The Band Classic line-up in 1981, when Fish (Lead Vocals) and Diz Minnitt (Bass) replaced the original bassist/vocalist Dough Irvine, and Mark Kelly replaced Brian Jelliman on Keyboards, called The Fish Era and have commercially most successful in Britain Rock Scene, having sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.

Title:  Holidays In Eden (2022 Remix) (2023)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Neo-Progressive Rock

Label:  Parlophone Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Splintering Heart (6:52)

 2.  Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven) (3:55)

 3.  The Party (5:37)

 4.  No One Can (4:40)

Side Two:

 1.  Holidays In Eden (5:28)

 2.  Dry Land (4:43)

 3.  Waiting To Happen (4:56)

 4.  This Town (3:19)

 5.  The Rakes Progress (1:54)

 6.  100 Nights (6:42)

Personnel:

Steve Hogarth:  Vocals

Steve Rothery:  Guitar

Mark Kelly:  Keyboards

Pete Trewavas:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Ian Mosley:  Drums, Percussion

Holidays In Eden is the sixth studio album by Marillion, originally released on June 24, 1991 by EMI, remastered and reissued on February 17, 2023 by Parlophone Records.

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:  Live At Wacken (2015) (2022)

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

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks

 1.  Afterlife (5:35)

 2.  Metropolis - Pt I:  The Miracle AndThe Sleeper (10:18)

 3.  Burning My Soul (5:43)

 4.  The Spirit Carries On (7:45)

 5.  As I Am (7:39)

 6.  Panic Attack (7:40)

 7.  Constant Motion (7:05)

 8.  Bridge In The Sky (9:43)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Afterlife (5:35)

 2.  Metropolis - Pt I:  The Miracle AndThe Sleeper (10:18)

Side B:

 1.  Burning My Soul (5:43)

 2.  The Spirit Carries On (7:45)

LP 2:

Side A:

 1.  As I Am (7:39)

 2.  Panic Attack (7:40)

Side B:

 1.  Constant Motion (7:05)

 2.  Bridge In The Sky (9:43)

Personnel:

James LaBriie:  Vocals

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Myung:  Bass

Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards

Mike Mangini:  Drums

Lost Not Forgotten Archives:  Live At Wacken (2015) is a live album by Dream Theater, released on December 9, 2022 by InsideOut Music.  For Fans of Dream Theater, and Music Collectors.