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Dream Theater: Once in a LIVEtime

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Label: EastWest Records
Released: 1998.10.27
Time:
 73:12 / 69:40
Category: Progressive Metal
Producer(s): Kevin Shirley
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD double
Web address: www.dreamtheater.net
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Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 2,00





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Disc one

[1] The Crimson Sunrise [instrumental] (Dream Theater) - 3:56
[2] Innocence (M.Portnoy) - 3:05
[3] Puppies on Acid [instrumental] (Dream Theater) - 1:24
[4] Just Let Me Breathe (M.Portnoy) - 5:53
[5] Voices (J.Petrucci) - 10:34
[6] Take the Time (Dream Theater) - 12:20
[7] Derek Sherinian Piano Solo [instrumental] (D.Sherinian) - 1:54
[8] Lines in the Sand (J.Petrucci) - 13:13
[9] Scarred (J.Petrucci) - 9:27
[10] The Darkest of Winters [instrumental] (Dream Theater) - 3:17
[11] Ytse Jam [instrumental] (J.Petrucci/J.Myung/K.Moore/M.Portnoy) - 4:09
[12] Mike Portnoy Drum Solo / Ytse Jam (Continued) [instrumental] (M.Portnoy) - 6:59


Disc two

[1] Trial of Tears (J.Myung) - 14:11
[2] Hollow Years (J.Petrucci) - 7:01
[3] Take Away My Pain (J.Petrucci) - 6:16
[4] Caught In A Web (J.LaBrie/J.Petrucci) - 5:16
[5] Lie (K.Moore) - 6:45
[6] Peruvian Skies (J.Petrucci) - 7:50
[7] John Petrucci Guitar Solo [instrumental] (J.Petrucci) - 8:06
[8] Pull Me Under (K.Moore) - 8:15
[9] Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper (J.Petrucci) - 6:16
[10] Learning to Live (J.Myung) - 4:13
[11] The Crimson Sunset (M.Portnoy) - 3:49

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James LaBrie - Vocals
John Myung - Bass
John Petrucci - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Mike Portnoy - Drums, Backing Vocals
Derek Sherinian - Keyboards

Jay Beckenstein - Alto Saxophone on [2:3]

Kevin Shirley - Engineer, Producer
Rich Alvy - Assistant Engineer
Alex Goodison - Assistant Engineer
Leon Zervos - Mastering
Jason Reddy - Computers
Sam Brooks - Cover Design
Storm Thorgerson - Cover Design
Peter Curzon - Artwork, Illustrations
Janet Balmer - Photography
George Chin - Photography
Rupert Truman - Photography

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1998 CD Eastwest 7559-62308-2



Dream Theater finally released their first official live album, the double-disc Once in a LIVEtime (recorded June 1998 in Paris). Granted, the 1995 release A Change of Seasons contained a wealth of live material, but they were all cover songs, and 1994's Live at the Marquee was only available as a European import. With material spanning their entire career, the many die-hard Dream Theater fans will love Once in a LIVEtime, but it won't win over disbelievers to their highly technical, sometimes cold style. There's no denying that the band's musicianship is top-notch, but the songs often get repetitious and start sounding similar. But Once in a LIVEtime may be a breath of fresh air if you've had it with smug alterna-wannabes who can hardly play, or if you long for the glory days of Yes or ELP (in other words, the music punk rock tried to annihilate). Highlights include their instrumental tour de force "Ytse Jam," as well as the fan favorites "Pull Me Under," "Lie," "Metropolis," and certain portions of their lengthy "A Change of Seasons" composition. Also released in conjunction with Once in a LIVEtime was the home video Five Years in a LIVEtime.

Greg Prato - AllMusic.com



Once in a LIVEtime is a live double album by progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, and their second live release, which features 5 songs from the 1997 album Falling Into Infinity; was produced and recorded by Kevin Shirley during the European leg of the Touring into Infinity world tour at the Bataclan, France and released in 1998. "Puppies on Acid" is actually the first instrumental section of "The Mirror" from Awake album. Mike Portnoy's drum solo is essentially inserted into the last third of "Ytse Jam", which is cut short on the track listing but finishes in the last two minutes of the solo track. The Last three songs on the second disc are dubbed-"Medley" and are much much shorter than the original songs. Jay Beckenstein from Spyro Gyra plays alto saxophone on "Take Away My Pain". The album cover, designed by Storm Thorgerson, shows an over head view of the ancient Roman theatre in Orange, France set into a head of a monk. It is one of three albums by Dream Theater, as well as their only live album, not to feature the band's iconic font on the cover. This was due to Thorgerson's refusal to work with fonts created by other artists.

wikipedia.org



Some find this New York quintet pretentious, but those with a taste for intelligent, dramatic, over-the-top heavy rock appreciate the band's musical finesse and forgive the songs that are less than stellar. What makes Dream Theater a concert attraction is their impressive extended solos and jams. Intros and passages carry over, serving as a splice from one track to the next. Unexpected riffs, such as themes from Star Wars, Close Encounters, and "Flight of the Bumblebee" (a metal staple), surface here and there, as does "Enter Sandman," in the Metallica-esque "Peruvian Skies." Admittedly, Livetime can be exhausting; numerous tracks run between 6 and 14 minutes, and interaction between frontman James LaBrie and the audience is minimal. Still, this 155-minute, two-CD concert release is a worthy testament to Dream Theater's endurance and passion.

Bryan Reesman - Amazon.com



Gibt es eigentlich eine Plattenkritik für Progressive-Metal Scheiben, in der der Name DREAM THEATER nicht irgendwann fällt? Die Fab Five sind einfach die Referenzband in Sachen Innovation, wenn es um anspruchsvolle (Rock-)Musik geht. Diese Doppel-CD, in Paris 1998 auf der Tour zum "Falling Into Infinity"-Longplayer mitgeschnitten, untermauert den Status der Band eindrucksvoll. Auch wenn anlässlich des damals aktuellen Albums mehrere Songs desselben gespielt wurden, gibt es auch alle anderen wesentlichen Hits in druckvollem Soundgewand um die Ohren. Ob A Change Of Seasons (nicht am Stück, sondern alle Teile über den Abend verteilt), Pull Me Under oder Caught In A Web - kaum einer kann sich beschweren, denn vieles andere (Metropolis, der Ytse Jam) wird in kongenialen Medleys untergebracht, die einmal mehr zeigen, dass für DREAM THEATER nichts unmöglich ist. John Petruccis Wahnsinns-Gitarrensolo rast von Paradigm Shift ("Liquid Tension Experiment") über Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovs Hummelflug und auch sonst tut man sich keine Zwang an, ungehemmt zu improvisieren und musikalischen Witz zu versprühen. Bei Peruvian Skies jammt der Haufen sich bis zu Metallicas Enter Sandman und auch Ein Altsaxophon gibt es zu hören (Take Away The Pain) - für Unterhaltung ist bestens gesorgt. Was soll man an dieser Band der Superlative noch kritisieren, außer vielleicht, dass James LaBrie reichlich durchschnittlich singt und angesichts seiner Kumpanen leicht verblasst? Dass Derek Sherinians Nachfolger an den Keys Jordan Rudess im Nachhinein betrachtet wirklich eine noch bessere Wahl ist? Egal, denn DREAM THEATER ist es gelungen, an einem langen Abend ein kurzweiliges, authentisches Livealbum (das Publikum klingt sehr real, nicht zu weit vorne oder hinten im Gesamtsound) aufzuzeichnen, das für ihre Jünger und alle anderen Musikliebhaber von Interesse sein dürfte: Große Klasse! FAZIT: Erneut jede Menge für's Geld, jedoch eher etwas für Fans, als für Neueinsteiger (denen sei "Images..." empfohlen). Ein authentisches Livealbum großartiger Musiker mit ausgewogener Songauswahl. [Album bei Amazon kaufen]

Andreas Schiffmann - Musikreviews.de
 

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