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Dream Theater: A Change of Seasons

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Label: EastWest Records America
Released: 1995.05.01
Time:
 57:33
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.dreamtheater.net
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2010.02.01
Price in €: 2,00





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[1] A Change of Seasons [medley] (Dream Theater/Portnoy - 23:06
[2] Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (John) - 10:49
[3] Perfect Strangers (Dream Theater) - 5:33
[4] The Rover/Achilles Last Stand/The Song Remains the Same (Dream Theater) - 7:28
[5] The Big Medley [medley] (Dream Theater/Portnoy) - 10:34

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Mike Portnoy - Percussion, Drums, Cover Design, Producer
James LaBrie - Vocals, Producer
John Petrucci - Guitar, Producer
John Myung - Bass, Producer
Derek Sherinian - Keyboards, Producer

David Rosenthal - Keyboard Programming

David Prater - Producer, Mixing
Doug Oberkircher - Engineer, Mixing
Andrew Scarth - Engineer
Vinnie Kowalski - Engineer
Ted Jensen - Mastering
Larry Freemantle - Art Direction
Jake Wyman - Photography
Arthur Cohen - Photography
Joseph Cultice - Photography

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1995 LP Elektra 61842
1995 CS Elektra 61842
1995 CD Elektra 61842

Recorded at Bear Tracks Studio, Suffern, New York in May 1995 and live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England on January 31, 1995. Includes liner notes by Dream Theater.

Track 1 is divided into the following sub-tracks:
I The Crimson Sunrise
II Innocence
III Carpe Diem
IV The Darkest Of Winters
V Another World
VI The Inevitable Summer
VII The Crimson Sunset

Track 2 is a Elton John cover
Track 3 is a Deep Purple cover
Track 4 part 1 is a Led Zeppelin cover
Track 4 part 2 & 3 are Jimmy Page/Robert Plant covers

Track 5 is divided into the following sub-tracks:
I In The Flesh? (Pink Floyd cover)
II Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas cover)
III Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover)
IV Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin (Journey cover)
V Cruise Control (Dixie Dregs cover)
VI Turn It On Again (Genesis cover)



A Change of Seasons is a strange disc. There are only five tracks but with a total time that approaches an hour anyway. The first track, the 23-minute, seven-part epic "A Change of Seasons," is one of the most impressive pieces of music ever written in the progressive metal vein. With the same heavy sound that marked Awake, but with many other styles mixed in, the track features incredible playing, dramatic, complex instrumental arrangements, and soaring vocals. New keyboardist Derek Sherinian (formerly of Kiss and Alice Cooper) adds his own stamp to the Dream Theater sound as if he'd always been with them. The remainder of the tracks are live cover tunes, recorded from the band's "Uncovered" gig at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club; the material varies widely and includes Elton John's "Love Lies Bleeding" and Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers." The final track, "The Big Medley," has to be heard to be believed; Dream Theater shift musical styles on a dime to cover Pink Floyd, Kansas, Queen, Journey, the Dixie Dregs, and Genesis all in ten minutes.

Phil Carter - All Music Guide



Auch Prog-Götter können keine Songs am Fließband schreiben, und deshalb beschränken sich Dream Theater auf ihrem ´95er Output A Change Of Seasons auf einen einzigen neuen Track. Der hat es dafür allerdings gewaltig in sich: "A Change Of Seasons" deckt vom harten Überschall-Geriffe bis zu atmosphärischen Akustikgitarren-Passagen die komplette Bandbreite der Dream Theater-Trademark-Palette ab und dauert darüber hinaus schlappe 23 Minuten! Fans extrem komplexer und ausgefeilter Musik werden so fett bedient wie seit dem legendären Debüt When Dream And Day Unite nicht mehr, und auch Anhänger späterer Alben wie Awake kommen dank des sehr zeitgemäßen Sounds und zahlreicher angenehm harmonischer Passagen voll auf ihre Kosten. Abgerundet wird die CD von einem halbstündigen Cover-Sortiment, in dem u.a. Deep Purples "Perfect Strangers", "Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas), "Turn It On Again" (Genesis) und ein Led Zeppelin-Medley zum Zuge kommen und die Originalinterpreten teilweise verflucht alt aussehen lassen. Obwohl diese Nummern live mitgeschnitten wurden, präsentieren sie sich ebenso fehlerlos und rundgeschliffen wie das Studiomaterial. Das macht eine wahre Weltklasseband aus!

Michael Rensen - Amazon.de



Dream Theater's new release blends the band's familiar sound with a few fresh new twists. The title track, originally composed in 1989 for inclusion on the Images And Words collection, is a 23-plus-minute masterpiece showing the band's reverence for a vast menagerie of sounds. The song has seven parts, three of which are instrumentals. It's overwhelming to follow the band's progression from quiet, almost orchestral sections to traditional rock styles. The lyrics speak of a universal fear of death, a force which offers peace upon acceptance of its inevitability. The second half of the CD pays homage to some of the bands that Dream Theater grew up listening to. It was recorded live as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London this past January and the selection of songs is surprisingly diverse. They range from Elton John's "Funeral For A Friend" and Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" to a Zeppelin triple play and "The Big Medley," which consists of several rock mainstays. Joining forces with Bruce Dickinson, Steve Howe and Barney Greenway of Napalm Death, among others, Dream Theater has made versions which completely live up to the original recordings, stamping each song with its own trademark. The entire CD is delivered with a thunderous vengeance and brilliant guitar work. The band is currently recording a new album, which won't be out until sometime next year.

DONNA RODGER - Nov 10, 2000
CMJ.com
 

 L y r i c s


A Change Of Seasons

I. The Crimson Sunrise
(Instrumental)

II. Innocence
I remember a time
My frail, virgin mind
watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more
But those days are gone now
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
and my sun's not so bright
I struggle to hold on
with the last of my might
In my den of inequity
viciousness and subtlety
struggle to ease the pain
struggle to find the sane
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
All my life's been drained from me
The end is drawing near....

III. Carpe Diem
'Carpe diem, seize the day'
I'll always remember
The chill of November
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall ticking away
'Seize the Day'
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way
Look around
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you're still around

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying."

We can learn from the past
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there may not be one
The words stuck in my mind
alive from what I've learned
I have to seize the day
To home I returned
Preparing for her flight
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright
She walked into the night
She turned for one last look
She looked me in the eye
I said, 'I Love You...Good-bye'

"It's the most awful thing you'll
ever hear."
"If you're lying to me..."
"Oh, you dearly love her."
"...just have to leave... all our lives."
"Seize the day!"
"Something happened.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
"She was killed."

IV. The Darkest of Winters
(Instrumental)

V. Another World
So far or so it seems
All is lost with nothing fulfilled
Off the pages and a T.V. screen
Another world where nothing's true
Tripping through the life fantastic
Lose a step and never get up
Left alone with a cold blank stare
I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
A dream that only drowned me
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Then string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of all you hypocrites
holding me at bay
And I don't need your sympathy
to get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on boy, No time to cry
Untie these strings, I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Now it's time for them to deal with me

VI. The Inevitable Summer
(Instrumental)

VII. The Crimson Sunset
I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
run through my head
They taught me how
for better or worse, alive or dead
I realize there's no turning back
Life goes on the offbeaten track
I sit down with my son
Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I've lived my life, but now must move on
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He is my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my life is done
We look into the sun
'Seize the day and don't you cry,
Now it's time to say good-bye
Even though I'll be gone,
I will live on, live on.'


Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding

The roses in the window box
Have tilted to one side
Everything about this house
Is gonna grow and die

Well it doesn't seem a year ago
To this very day
You said sorry honey
If I don't change the pace
I can't face another day

[Chorus:]
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
When my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands

I wonder if those changes
Have left a scar on you
All the burning hoops of fire
That you and I passed through

You're a bluebird on a telegraph line
I hope you're happy now
While if the wind of change coming down your way girl
You'll make it back somehow

[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Love lies bleeding in my hands


Perfect Strangers

Can you remember remember my name
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life
I am the echo of your past

I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life
Shadows of another day

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers

I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life (your tears are lost in falling rain)

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers


The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same

i. "The Rover"
(instrumental)

ii. "Achilles Last Stand"
It was an April morning
When they told us we should go
And as I turned to you
You smiled at me
How could they say no?

All the fun to have
To live the dreams we always had
Oh the songs to sing
When we at last return again, yeah

Sending off a glancing kiss
To those who claim they know
Know the streets a seaman he's
The devil in his hole

Oh to sail away
Sailing lands and other days
Oh to touch the dream
Hides inside and never seen, yeah

Into the sun the south the north
Lies the first of hope
Shackles of commitments fell
In pieces on the ground

Oh to ride the wind
To tread the air above the din
Oh to laugh aloud
Dancing as we fought the crowd, yeah

To seek the man whose pointing hand
The giant step unfolds
With guidance from the curving path
That churns up into stone

If one bell should ring
In celebration for a king
So fast the heart should beat
As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah

iii. "The Song Remains The Same"
Oh, yeah
Here we go
Wanted to know, oh

Sing out Hare, Hare, oh
Dance the Hoochie Koo
The city lights oh so bright,
As we go sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding through.


The Big Medley

i. "In The Flesh?"
So you thought you might like to,
Go to the show.
To feel the warm thrill of confusion,
That space cadet glow.
Tell me is something eluding you, Sunshine?
Is this not what you expected to see?
If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes,
You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.

Lights...
Roll the sound effects...
Action...

ii. "Carry On Wayward Son"
(instrumental)

iii. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye.
So you think you can love me and leave me to die.
Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here.

iv. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
You make me weep and wanna die
Just when you said we'd try
Lovin', touchin', squeezin'
Each other

When I'm alone all by myself
You're out with someone else
Lovin', touchin', squeezin'
Each other

You're tearing me apart
Every, every day
You're tearin' me apart
Oh, what can I say?
You're tearin' me apart
It won't be long, no, until
You're alone
When you're lover, oh he hasn't
Come home
'Cause he's lovin', oh he's touchin', he's squeezin'
Another

He's tearin' you apart
Every, every day
He's tearin' you apart
Oh girl what can you say?
'Cause he's lovin', touchin',
Another
Now it's your turn, girl, to cry

v. Cruise Control
(instrumental)

vi. "Turn It On Again"
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again

Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again Turn, turn it on, turn it on again

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