Dream Theater - Once in a Livetime
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Artist: Dream TheaterEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1998-10-27
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Product features:
- DREAM THEATER ONCE IN A LIVETIME
Music CD 1
- Change of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise
- A Change of Seasons II: Innocence
- Puppies on Acid
- Just Let Me Breathe
- Voices
- Take the Time
- Piano Solo
- Lines in the Sand
- Scarred
- A Change of Seasons IV: The Darkest of Winters
- YTSE Jam
- Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
- Trial of Tears
- Hollow Years
- Take Away My Pain
- Caught in a Web
- Lie
- Peruvian Skies
- Guitar Solo
- Pull Me Under
- Metropolis
- Learning to Live
- A Change of Seasons VII: The Crimson Sunset
Free Music Notes for Once in a Livetime
Free Music Review: Another great live DT album, what d'ya expect?
Hit: 5 Stars
I've already said Dream Theater is my favorite band many times, so i'll go right into the album.
This performance in France is SOLID! The musicians (Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, John Petrucci, John Myung) all do very well, even adding an improv. jam in "Take The Time." Why do people think James LaBrie sounds like s*** on this album? He sounds good, IMHO.
The actual show is great. Great Production. Let's go into it right...about...NOW:
The people enter the venue. Time passes. Suddenly, an intro tape for A CHANGE OF SEASONS is played. After the acoustic tape, the band finally kicks in and plays the great instrumental THE CRIMSON SUNSET portion of the 23 minute song then segueing into INNOCENCE. The guitar solo starts it off well, and James sounds great. When it is finished, the band doesn't segue into SEIZE THE DAY. They play PUPPIES ON ACID, the first 1:20 of THE MIRROR. Then they go into JUST LET ME BREATHE. It also sounds great here. This ends the seven-string guitar medley.
Next, the band plays a fan favorite, VOICES. It sounds great here as well. James sounds great here. Up next is what many fans dislike this particular version of the song TAKE THE TIME. The intro is great, and so is the keyboard solo. After the spoken vocal sample, Mike and Derek (I think it's the both of them.) sing the beginning. Then James starts "I think it's time for a then lets out an annoying screech. This alone brought this live album criticism. Don't worry, to make up for it, they add a great improv. jam.
Next is a PIANO SOLO from Sherinian. It has a classic sound, then gets into the notes of the next song, then plays the actual synthesizer intro for LINES IN THE SAND. On disc 1, this is my favorite song. The version on Falling Into Infinity is great, but it's a million times better. Since Ty Tabor of King's X obviously wasn't there, Mike sang the backing vocals. Then they play the heavy epic SCARRED. They play the first 9 minutes before going into what I call the "OIAL INSTRUMEDLEY"...
THE DARKEST OF WINTERS portion of A CHANGE OF SEASONS, which sounds great. Then they play YTSE JAM. During YJ's drum solo, it segues into Mike's DRUM SOLO, which is great beats and even the intro from 6:00 is played. This ends disc 1, set 1.
Disc 2, set 2 begins with TRIAL OF TEARS, the epic ballad from FII. Also my favorite song from FII. Sounds great here, and James never sounded better on this album. The melody goes into HOLLOW YEARS which has the clean guitar solo at the beginning. This is then followed by TAKE AWAY MY PAIN, another ballad.
After the "melody medley" the seven-string guitar retunrs with CAUGHT IN A WEB. Admitingly, James doesn't sound that good here, but Mike really helps him. This is followed by the heaviest song here, LIE, another fan favorite. PEtrucci pulls off the solo incredibly.
Next is a favorite song of mine from FII, PERUVIAN SKIES. The guitar solo is well-played and the main riff from ENTER SANDMAN by Metallica is played.
This is followed by an AMAZING 9 minute long solo.
Then comes the band's biggest hit, PULL ME UNDER, whose opening riff is skipped, and goes right into the distorted riff.
The encore consists of a medley. It starts with METROPOLIS, which goes right into the instrumental segment after 2 minutes, then into a breif part of LEARNING TO LIVE, finished with THE CRIMSON SUNSET portion of A CHANGE OF SEASONS.
Overall, this is an exellent live album. A must for any and all DT fans!
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