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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Rhino / Wea
Salesrank: 15070
Released: August 29, 2006 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. The Root Of All Evil [Disc 1]
2. I Walk Beside You [Disc 1]
3. Another Won [Disc 1]
4. Afterlife [Disc 1]
5. Under A Glass Moon [Disc 1]
6. Innocence Faded [Disc 1]
7. Raise The Knife [Disc 1]
8. The Spirit Carries On [Disc 1]
Disc 2:
1. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence: [Disc 2]
2. I. Overture [Disc 2]
3. II. About To Crash [Disc 2]
4. III. War Inside My Head [Disc 2]
5. IV. The Test That Stumped Them All [Disc 2]
6. V. Goodnight Kiss [Disc 2]
7. VI. Solitary Shell [Disc 2]
8. VII. About To Crash (reprise) [Disc 2]
9. VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale [Disc 2]
10. Vacant [Disc 2]
11. The Answer Lies Within [Disc 2]
12. Sacrificed Sons [Disc 2]
Editorial Review:
This album marks the grand finale of the 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra--a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the members of Dream Theater meeting at Berklee School of Music. The recording was captured live at Radio City Music Hall on April 1st, 2006.
Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra Reviews:
I loved their music, but... 
2007-08-12 - ... the live Octavarium Orchestra really killed this album for me (when they were involved). And it hurts to say that, because I am huge fan. There were problems with pitch, maintaining tempo, clear technical challenges that the live orchestra could not pull off without sound like they were trying **really** hard to keep it together. I love that Dream Theater put both SDOIT and Octavarium in their set, but an otherwise solid performance was marred by the orchestra.
I have GOT to see these guys live someday... 
2007-07-23 - Okay, I'll start with the bad stuff. It sounds like one of the violinists in the orchestra is out of tune. And John Petrucci's backing vocals are simply awful; I've yet to hear a live DT recording where he stayed on key. OTOH, I can live with that because it's one of those little things that markes this album as a live recording. The backing vocals aren't coming from a tape, they're coming from actual humans.
But overall, this is a great set. The live Dream Theater is every bit as tight as the same band in the studio. The second and third discs, with the backing of the orchestra, sound great as well, although "Metropolis Pt. 1" sounds a little cluttered in spots. While I could complain that a few of my favorite tracks are not in this set, I won't; how many live versions of "Pull Me Under" or "A Change of Seasons" do they really need to record? ;)
This is definitely a great set, and one of the best live albums I've heard in years.
VERY DISAPPOINTED 
2007-05-25 - 3 DISC SET..1 DECENT CD..2 CRAPPY CD'S..THEY COULD HAVE @ SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!
Blown away
2007-04-29 - This is the first Dream Theater record I ever heard and I couldn't believe how blown away I was with it. I popped the first CD in the car and listened to the first 2 songs and couldn't believe the quality of music so I went back and listened to the first 2 songs again. The same thing happened after I listened to 'Afterlife' (track 4) -- I went back to the beginning and listened to the first 4 songs again. It took about a week before I even got to the second CD.
The second CD is the 41 epic tune, 'six degrees of inner turbulence. A song about, well, the inner turbulence of life. There is a spot around the 15 minute mark where I find it too dissonant, and there is an instrument in the orchestra that is flat, but this is a very weak criticism for a absolute work of art including the fantastic 'solitary shell' and powerful climax.
The find the 3rd CD ok but not anywhere near the first 2. Octivarium takes too long to get going and 'Metropolis' starts out so promising but the wonderful keyboard riff that kicks off the song is drowned out in the dissonance.
The keys are great, the guitar playing is great, the percussion is great and the vocals are out of this world outstanding.
One of the top 3 live albums off all time on my list along with Iron Maiden's "Live after Death" and Rush's "All the Worlds a Stage."
A fantastic live recording
2007-04-05 - Simply put, this may be the best collaboration between a heavy metal rock band with an orchestra that has ever been recorded. Separation of sound is very difficult to achieve when you are dealing with high volume but here the engineers manage to pull it off exceedingly well. If you don't know about this group by now then this is as good an introduction as you will find. If you are a fan then you will appreciate the excitement that the live audience adds to the band's performances even if you know most of the songs by heart. If you can't appreciate how incredibly good these musicians are then you have my condolences.
