Recorded live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France on June 25, 1998.
LIVE AT THE MARQUEE is a 1993 live set by Los Angeles-based progressive rockers Dream Theater, featuring "Metropolis."
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
1993 release on WEA International. Features six songsrecorded live at The Marquee Club in London on April 23rd,1993: 'Metropolis', 'A Fortune In Lies', 'Bombay Vindaloo','Surrounded', 'Another Hand - The Killing Hand' and 'Pull MeUnder'.
Dream Theater: James LaBrie (vocals, percussion); John Petrucci (guitar, vocals); Derek Sherinian (keyboards); John Myung (bass); Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals).
Additional personnel: Jay Beckenstein (alto saxophone).
great live ep would you expect anything less... on the first "official" live recording Dream Theater smokes. First two albums represented as well as an instrumental never before released. Only six tracks, but cd universe has the lowest import price I've found. Submitted by Robbo (Buffalo, N.Y.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Excellent! Nice live album! only 46-minutes but still a rewarding listening experience! Recommended'1 Submitted by Bj-1 (Norway) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Every DT fan must own !!! This is the best 'live' DT album they had up until 'live at budakon'. it's a little short compared to their 3-hour shows these days, but it's worth it! you get 'fortune in lies' ( killer drummin', portnoy's always had it!), of course ... 'pull me under', also, 'surrounded', 'killing hand' { with an extended solo by petrucci, it's sick!), my favorite, 'bombay vindaloo'( an instrumental, that has some of kevin moore's and peturcci's best shredding ), and 'metropolis pt1' ( which started it all ). GREAT LIVE RECORDING! all instuments are clear and present and barely any noise. be glad this album is still in circulation! do yourself a favor and get it! Submitted by Gill, T. (Cal, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
I never thought DT was so cool back in 1993 My friendship with DT began With "Scenes From...". Then I found this. And it was great.Listening to this I can feel the passion this music is being played with. It sounds really LIVE. The musicianship to be witnessed is astonishing. My faves are "Pull Me Under", "Metropolis pt.1" and "A Fortune In Lies", but the rest is great too. They have (as always)a great stylistic variety: from mellow, ballad-like moments to powerful, crushing heavy metal. Complicated song structures and interesting arrangements. I like it! Submitted by krumjanis (Riga, Latvia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Amaizing Dream Theater is amaizing both in live and studio, this is one of best live albums. Submitted by a reviewer (Wallingford, CT, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
great live ep
Excellent!
Every DT fan must own !!!
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