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When dream and day unite Images and words Live at the Marquee Awake A change of seasons Falling into infinity Once in a livetime Scenes from a memory Live scenes from New York Six degrees of inner turbulence Train of thought Live at Budokan Octavarium Score Systematic Chaos Fan club releases Official bootleg series Compilations Bits and pieces
Dream Theater Collection
This page provides links to my current Dream Theater Collection. I have split this into albums and DVDs. I have listed any singles and promotional releases with the associated official release although this is more of an art than a science.
Obviously, any notes are the best information that I have and could well be wrong. Please contact me with any updates and over time, I should be able to improve the quality of the site as a definitive record of Dream Theater releases.
When Dream and Day Unite (1989) was the first studio album released by Dream Theater, on March 6th, 1989. It was recorded in the summer of 1988 at Kajem/Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and is the only Dream Theater album to feature Charlie Dominici on vocals.
Images and Words was the second album. It is the first album on which James LaBrie, appears; and is a seminal release in the progressive metal genre. "Pull Me Under" received substantial airplay on radio stations and MTV, and to this day remains the band's biggest hit. The album itself is also the most commercially successful of all Dream Theater's albums, attaining gold record certification in the U.S. and platinum in Japan. It was recorded at the Bear Tracks studio in New York.
This live album was recorded at the Marquee Club in London on 23rd April 1993.
Awake was a heavier album compared to Images and Words and was also the last album to feature Kevin Moore on keybaords. It was recorded between May and July 1994 at the One on One and Devonshire studios and was released on 4 October 1994.
A Change of Seasons was released in 1995 following a petition by fans. The title track had been written when Charlie Dominici was still in the band and originally was to be included on Images and Words. It comprises the 23-minute title track and a collection of bonus live covers performed at a fan club concert at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. The title track includes samples from the film Dead Poets Society.
The fourth studio album features Derek Sherinian on keyboards. This album was the subject of some interference by the record label resulting in some of the songs changing considerably compared to the demo versions. The album cover also features a non standard font used for the Dream Theater name.
The second live album was recorded at the Le Bataclan in France and released in 1998. A video on VHS was also released that was subsequently re-released as a DVD in 2005.
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, released in 1999, is Dream Theater's fifth studio album. It is a concept album that deals with the story of Nicholas and the discovery of his past life, which involves love, murder and infidelity as Victoria Page. As its name might imply, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory is a sequel; it follows "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper", a song from the Images and Words. However, when naming Metropolis Pt. 1 the band's intention was not to write a two part epic - it was intended as a joke. Only after continuous pleas from fans did the band begin working on "Part 2".
Live Scenes From New York is a 3CD live album, recorded on August 30, 2000, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. It was originally released on September 11, 2001, but when it was noticed that the cover artwork depicted the twin towers of the World Trade Center in flames, it was recalled and re-released a short time later.
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the sixth full-length studio album. It was released on January 29, 2002 by Elektra Records. The first disc consists of five tracks of 6-14 minutes in length, and the entire second disc is occupied by the 42-minute title song broken into 8 tracks.
Train of Thought is the seventh full-length studio album. Aiming for a straightforward metal record influenced by the response of their heavier songs while on tour (also likely to be influenced by their live covers of Master of Puppets and The Number of the Beast), it is widely considered their heaviest album to date.
It was recorded at the Nippon Budokan Hall on April 26, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
Octavarium was released on June 7, 2005. It holds the distinction of being the last album ever recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City. After the Dream Theater sessions ended on Friday night, the lights were turned off and the doors to the studio were locked forever.
Score is a three disc set of the final concert on the Octavarium World Tour, at the Radio City Music Hall, New York on 1st April 2006. Available as a 2 disc DVD set, it contains the full concert including a second set that features the Octavarium Orchestra.
Systematic Chaos was released at the start of June 2007. The first album on Roadrunner label, the album benefits from extra promotion and a new approach. There are at least two singles, Forsaken and Constant Motion, the latter of which will have a video. There is also a Special Edition that includes a 90 minute making of documentary DVD and a 5.1 surround sound mix of the entire album.
These are a series of CDs issued by the Dream Theater International Fan Clib.
These are a series of releases by YtseJam Records, covering important live concerts, demo sessions, covers of other bands and alternative studio mixes.
Dream Theater tracks turn up on numerous compilations in various countries. Some of these are promotion items, whereas others are official releases by the record label.
This is a list of various items that I have collected.