DREAM THEATER

SCORE

2006





Review: Dream Theater capture their 20th anniversary world tour in NYC with a special show during their Octavarium tour. The 1st set features DT starting off with the metallic The Root Of All Evil and ballad I Walk Beside You, both from Octavarium. Then they go through their catalogue and even before that doing one song from each release including back when they were known as Majesty. Some people will complain on the set list but that always happens with live shows but DT try to throw different songs in on each tour and not just rely on old standards. Set 2 opens with a classical orchestra at the back of the stage and they play along for the rest of the show. They do the entire 40 minute Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence as a highlight of the show and the 24 minute Octavarium before ending the show with the classic Metropolis. And awesome concert spectacle if you enjoy the classical bits mixed in with the deversity of DT's songs. i enjoyed it immensely. Disc 2 has the bonus features with a one hour documentary on how the band started going back to the days of Petrucci, Myung and Portnoy meeting up at Berkley music college. It was a interesting documentary to watch as they reminsce about their career and how the band could of easily ended after a few albums. You also get 3 bonus live songs from different cities over the years. Any DT fan will eat this up I am sure.

Rating: 9