Oh my goodness! I am so glad that I had the opportunity to see Dream Theater live on on this in New York recorded final gig of the tour, but with 2,5 hours it was close to it! There also was an special support band on the plan, I haven't known at this time: Porcupine Tree!
It was a great show and it was sure that I later became a lover of their music. Some intusiastic choir of P.T.
-fans wasn't realized by the band as they had left the stage, so the show ends after 45 minutes. But that wasn't painful to me to this time, because the prog metal gods should come on the stage in few minutes (it was the first time I saw Dream Theater live)! The lights gone out, the introduction of "Metropolis Pt.
1" brought the amazed crowd on top (including me)! The Dream Theatre was on stage! The crowd completely freaked out (including me), what a show!
But before this ends in an 20 pages-review to this unforgettable concert, I make a cut and come closer to this triple-live output! It's surely one of the best prog-live records of all time (going hand in hand with "Yessongs", "Seconds Out" or "Operation: Livecrime")! So much creativity, passion and excitement was never before banned on one live album!
The complete "Scenes From A Memory" masterpiece is played live in furios versions! The flexible guitarist of the complete genre!) touches the soul more than the studio version, or listen to "The Dance Of Eternity" (it's time to realise that here are gods on work!
), what an musicianship! Any single musician is an absolutely genius on his own and shows that Dream Theater are today that for the prog metal genre, what Yes were in the early 70's for the artrock/prog rock genre! Which other metal band got an gospel choir on stage ("The Spirit Carries On")?
There is no band, who gets in my mind! That shows the big creativity of Dream Theater in performing! Some people and press say, that James LaBrie is the low-point of this band, because he stands beside all these unbelievable musicians, but he would be an truely winning additon to any other metal band.
I don't think that he is the low-pole in the band, he fits perfect to the Dream Thater sound and it wouldn't be fair to title him as low-point. Listen to his Seasons" for example and all these theses will be broken soon! Dream Theater walked into the foodsteps of god-bands like Yes or Rush with this output!
I have no worries about that! No-Believers should make their own point of view, watch out for this masterpiece, let it take control over you and let it never go away from you! Sorry, but I to this live-godwork at the same time!
This concert was the reason for me, to become an D.T.-fan for all the rest of my [%*!
#]in' life! To get the full home-enjoyment, also watch out for the same titled Special Edition DVD! Posted Monday, December 22, 2003, 20:00 EST |
This one sits up there with "Yessongs" and "How the West Was Won" in live album heaven.
It really is incredible. It has everything that made Scenes of a Memory a masterpiece, brought to life with even more energy, some neat new additions and improvisations up to "Through Her Eyes". "Overture 1928" has the same amazing power brought to life, live in front of a huge crowd of cheering fans.
If you listen closely you will hear quite a lot you can get to perfection. The concept comes alive. If you still cant find those new bits then buy the dvd and run the audio commentary as it mentions them all there!
Not only is the Scenes concert a masterpiece, but there is even more old favourites. The spotlight, the "A Mind Beside Itself" suite from "Awake", and the whole performance of "A added in a little intro with a cool drum beat, whereas the studio version just burst in with the vocals. "A Change of Seasons" randomly goes into the Simpsons theme tune around halfway in, this track sounds way more exciting than the studio version which was quite a lot to take in.
"Metropolis (Part One - The Miracle and The Sleeper)" and "Learning to Live" sneak their way in and are just brilliant to hear. James Labrie ends this classic 3 hour concert with the lines "sorry for the short set"! Personally i couldn't think of a better and 3 hour flawless performance.
This is very much worth tracking down as it is definetly a bold statement that tells us just how good the progressive rock live show can be. Undoubtedly Posted Sunday, March 27, 2005, 19:07 EST |
I cant get enough of it! I have listened to it so many times, and each time i enjoy it like the first time, so this is that kind of albums that you`ll always love , because it is simply lovable, and look that its not a studio album, is a LIVE album, so it`s really great to have this kind of live Live Scenes From new York, as the title says, the most of this album was inspired in their latest album of then, "Scenes From a Memory" which is one of the best IMPORTANT: This is a 3 CD album, so if you dont tolerate Dream Theater, or Prog Metal, you wont get this album, maybe you will get tired after the first or maybe the For me it`s great, 3 albums, 3 live albums, one concert, wow!
amazing, and they performanced their best songs, if you dont know "SFAM", here you can listen to it entirely,some songs from "Images and Words", "Awake" and "A Change of Seasons". CD 1: A Very emotional one, this first live album is SFAM, from "Regression " to "Dance of Eternity", so you can imagine, all the audience very excited, and of course we the listeners, because they play like in the studio album ( or even better) , telling the story, making great music, amazing changes in the songs and a great concept, but im not reviewing SFAM, so first live album its great. CD 2: The last three songs from SFAM, ending with the great and emotional "Finally Free", after that, they started playing "Metropolis PT: 1 ", wow!
, its perfect after SFAM, i mena, i think the sequence of the songs is great , each song in the best place, IN this second CD, we can find a mix of the albums, like "The Mirror" Experiment track "Acid Rain", all these songs are great, well-known and of course enjoyable for any DT fan, this album ends with an awesome solo from Jordan Rudess, CD 3: Pobably, and personally this is my favorite of them , its the perfect end of the concert, only 5 songs, but...
what a songs. I said it si my favorite, maybe emotionally because Awake was my first DT album, and "Erotomania" my first love, so when i listen to this ,i really got shocked and so excited, nice to hear that song live. So it`s first 3 songs are "A Mind Beside Itself" from Awake, Erotomania, an incredible and great instrumental song," Voices" a very spectacular song, great music, so emotional and beautiful lyrics, and " The Silent Man" maybe a hymn of DT.
Next, my favorite DT song (actually), i have the luck to see and listen to it in their last concert in Mexico City, that song is simply amazing, great changes, excellent musicianship, vocals , keyboards, all gathered together making excellent music. And the last song, is that special over 20 minute epic from their self titled EP " A Change of Seasons", after too much time performing, they also did this, its awesome, the longer song to the end, and believe me, its a superb performance. So after all, im sure this album deserves 5 stars, its really great, one of the best live albums i have listened, i know the most of you know it, but if dont, run and buy it.
Posted Tuesday, May 02, 2006, 23:38 EST |
A three stunning CDs package, recorded from the concert Live Scenes From New York.
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