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Dream Theater's "Score" DVD certified platinum
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Dream Theater's most recent DVD release, SCORE: 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR LIVE WITH THE OCTAVARIUM ORCHESTRA has been certified platinum by the RIAA one month following its Rhino Home Video release. This is the band's third video release since 2005 to reach platinum status with both IMAGES & WORDS/5 YEARS IN A LIVETIME and LIVE AT BUDOKAN achieving the sales milestone as well.
Dream Theater concluded its lengthy 20th Anniversary World Tour earlier this year with a triumphant sold-out concert at New York City's famed Radio City Music Hall. The emotional performance included songs representing two decades of music from the acclaimed progressive hard rock quintet and featured the band backed by a 30-piece orchestra during the show's second set. Rhino Records captured every note from that special evening with CD and DVD versions of SCORE: 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR LIVE WITH THE OCTAVARIUM ORCHESTRA. Both became available from Rhino on Aug. 29 at all retail outlets and www.rhino.com for a suggested retail price of $24.98 for the three-CD collection and $24.99 for the double DVD. A digital version of the album is also available for download at all digital outlets.
The CD and DVD versions both feature the Apr. 1, 2006 concert in its entirety and contain nearly three hours of virtuoso metal from guitarist John Petrucci; drummer Mike Portnoy; vocalist James LaBrie; bassist John Myung and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. As the culmination of two decades spent mostly on the road, Portnoy says the Radio City Music Hall performance was a defining moment in the band's legendary 20-year run that captures the group at the pinnacle of its prowess. Never before have I been moved onstage as much as I was that night, he recalls. “There were several points where I was literally brought to tears by the power and emotion in the air.
A treat for the legion of longtime Dream Theater fans devoted to the band's dynamic sound and marathon live shows, SCORE touches upon every era of the band's career. Ranging from “Another Won, the first song the band ever wrote when they formed in 1985 at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, spanning all the way through the band's latest studio album, 2005's Octavarium.
The first disc includes Afterlife from Dream Theater's 1989 debut, When Dream And Day Unite, along with “Under A Glass Moon, from 1992's breakthrough album Images And Words, Innocence Faded from 1994's Awake, The Spirit Carries On from 1999's Scenes From A Memory, and the rare outtake Raise The Knife, an 11-minute workout from 1997's Falling Into Infinity sessions.
The second and third discs of SCORE feature Dream Theater backed by a 30-piece orchestra. Led by conductor and arranger Jamshied Sharifi, the Octavarium Orchestra accompanied the band as they tackled one of DT's most complex pieces of music, the 40-minute epic “Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. The inimitable New York-based band ended its anniversary concert with an intense, 30-minute version of Octavarium before returning for an encore to thank their rabid supporters with a performance of the fan favorite Metropolis.
Directed by Portnoy, the DVD version of SCORE is fueled by Dream Theater's inspired performance and highlights the concert's spectacular light show. The DVD also features video backdrops that projected sly references about the band's past throughout the evening. In addition to the complete concert, the DVD contains several extras, including the animated sequence played during the band's performance of Octavarium, and a one-hour documentary " The Score So Far " covering the band's career, unreleased footage, and interviews with current and previous band members. As another bonus, the DVD includes three live performances culled from Portnoy's archives: “Another Day, from a 1993 concert in Tokyo; a 2002 performance of The Great Debate in Bucharest; and a 2005 performance of Honor Thy Father in Chicago.
A grassroots phenomenon for 20 years, Dream Theater continues to record studio albums acclaimed for award-winning musicianship as well as artistic vision. To meet the demands of a demanding global fan base, the band also maintains an active touring schedule that regularly includes sold-out performances around the world. The biggest reason we've been able to endure is our devoted fan base, says Portnoy. Our fans are a big part of our story " just as big as the members and the music.
SCORE: 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR LIVE WITH THE OCTAVARIUM ORCHESTRA
CD/DVD Track Listing
The Root Of All Evil
I Walk Beside You
Another Won
Afterlife
Under A Glass Moon
Innocence Faded
Raise The Knife
The Spirit Carries On
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Vacant
The Answer Lies Within
Sacrificed Sons
Octavarium
Metropolis
DVD Bonus Material
1. 20th Anniversary Documentary The Score So Far...
2. Octavarium Animation
3. Another Day (Tokyo - 1993)
4. The Great Debate (Bucharest, Romania - 2002)
5. Honor Thy Father (Chicago - 2005)
Date: Oct 11, 2006
As Reported by: jason
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