Symphony X

http://www.symphonyx.com

Symphony X is an American progressive metal band founded in New Jersey in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. Their 1997 album The Divine Wings of Tragedy and their 2000 release V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community. Musically, Symphony X is often compared to other progressive metal bands such as Dream Theater and Fates Warning. They play in complex timings and odd meters while incorporating elements of symphonic metal and more traditional heavy metal into their sound. Their music also contains strong neo-classical elements reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen, Cacophony, Randy Rhoads, and other neo-classical metal artists.

Current BAND LINE-UP :

Vocals - Russell Allen
Guitar - Michael Romeo
Bass - Michael Lepond
Drums - Jason Rullo
Keyboards - Michael Pinnella



1. Oculus ex inferni (Instrumental) 02:34
2. Set the World on Fire (The Lie of Lies) 05:55
3. Domination 06:29
4. The Serpent's Kiss 05:03
5. Paradise Lost 06:32
6. Eve of Seduction 05:04
7. The Walls of Babylon 08:16
8. Seven 07:01
9. The Sacrifice 04:49
10. Revelation (Divus pennae ex tragoedia) 09:17


THE ODYSSEY (2002)



TRACK LISTING

1. Inferno (Unleash The Fire) 5:32
2. Wicked 5:30
3. Incantations Of The Apprentice 4:19
4. Accolade II 7:04
5. King Of Terrors 6:16
6. The Turning 4:42
7. Awakenings 8:18
8. The Odyssey
part 1. Odysseus' Theme/ Overture
part 2. Journey To Ithaca
part 3. The Eye
part 4. Circe (Daughter of the Sun)
part 5. Sirens
part 6. Scylla and Charybdis
part 7. The Fate of the Suitors/ Champion of Ithaca 24:09
9. Masquerade '98 6:01
10. Frontiers 4:50



V: THE NEW MYTHOLOGY SUITE (2000)




TRACK LISTING :

1. Prelude 1:07
2. Evolution (The Grand Design) 5:20
3. Fallen 5:51
4. Transcendence 0:38
5. Communion and the Oracle 7:45
6. The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm 3:59
7. On the Breath of Poseidon 3:04
8. Egypt 7:04
9. Death of Balance/Lacrymosa 3:42
10. Absence of Light 4:58
11. A Fool's Paradise 5:48
12. Rediscovery 1:24
13. Rediscovery pt. II - The New Mythology 11:57


TWILIGHT IN OLYMPUS (1998)



TRACK LISTING

1. Smoke and Mirrors 6:09
2. Church of the Machine 8:57
3. Sonata 1:25
4. In the Dragon's Den 4:00
5. Through the Looking Glass (Part I, II, III) 13:05
6. The Relic 5:03
7. Orion - the Hunter 6:56
8. Lady of the Snow 7:09



THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY (1997)



TRACK LISTING

1. Of Sins and Shadows 4:58
2. Sea of Lies 4:18
3. Out of the Ashes 3:39
4. The Accolade 9:51
5. Pharaoh 5:28
6. The Eyes of Medusa 5:26
7. The Witching Hour 4:15
8. The Divine Wings of Tragedy 20:41
9. Candlelight Fantasia 6:45


THE DAMNATION GAME (1995)



TRACK LISTING

1. The Damnation Game 4:32
2. Dressed to Kill 4:45
3. The Edge of Forever 8:59
4. Savage Curtain 3:31
5. Whispers 4:48
6. The Haunting 5:22
7. Secrets 5:42
8. A Winter's Dream - Prelude (Part I) 3:04
9. A Winter's Dream - The Ascension (Part II) 5:40


SYMPHONY X (1994)



TRACK LISTING

1. Into the Dementia 1:01
2. The Raging Season 5:01
3. Premonition 5:38
4. Masquerade 4:28
5. Absinthe and Rue 7:17
6. Shades of Grey 5:41
7. Taunting the Notorious 3:21
8. Rapture or Pain 5:05
9. Thorns of Sorrow 3:55
10. A Lesson Before Dying 12:07


Symphony X - Live On The Edge Of Forever (2001)



Track List
DISC 1
1. Prelude 1:40
2. Evolution (The Grand Design) 5:18
3. Fallen/Transcendence 6:30
4. Communion and the Oracle 7:39
5. The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm 3:39
6. On the Breath of Poseidon 5:09
7. Egypt 7:05
8. Death of Balance/Candlelight Fantasia 5:52
9. The Eyes of Medusa 4:32

DISC 2
1. Smoke and Mirrors 6:36
2. Church of the Machine 7:21
3. Through the Looking Glass 14:09
4. Of Sins and Shadows 7:22
5. Sea of Lies 4:05
6. The Divine Wings of Tragedy 19:54

Symphony X
Prelude to the Millennium - Essentials of Symphony (1998)



Track List
01 - Masquerade '98
02 - A Winter's Dream - Prelude
03 - The Damnation Game
04 - Dressed To Kill
05 - Of Sins And Shadows
06 - Sea Of Lies
07 - Out Of The Ashes
08 - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
09 - Candlelight Fantasia
10 - Smoke And Mirrors
11 - Through The Looking Glass

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Deep Purple

biography:

The archetypal hard rock band, hugely influential, and still alive and well after almost 40 years, DEEP PURPLE were formed in Hertford (England) in 1968. Their earliest line-up (known as Mark I) featured guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, drummer Ian Paice (who was to be the only constant member in all the numerous incarnations of the band), keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Nick Simper and vocalist Rod Evans. Their first album, "Shades of Deep Purple", included a cover of JOE SOUTH's "Hush", which became a big hit in the USA. The following two efforts were definitely more progressive in tone, especially their third, self-titled album, which saw Lord's masterful, classically-influenced use of the B3 Hammond organ steal the limelight.

In 1969, Evans and Simper were fired, to be replaced by two former Episode Six members, bassist Roger Glover and legendary vocalist Ian Gillan, who had also starred in the lead role in the original version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice's "Jesus Christ Superstar". This line-up, which is widely known as DEEP PURPLE Mark II, gave the band international renown - even though their first album, Lord's pet project "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" (recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) was poorly received.

With Gillan and Glover on board, DEEP PURPLE recorded a series of extremely successful albums, which saw them blend the progressive stylings of their first three albums with an increasingly harder-edged approach, like 1970' ground-breaking "In Rock". Their sound featured lengthy, dazzling duels between Lord's Hammond and Blackmore's Stratocaster, punctuated by Gillan's sky-high screams - nowhere better embodied than in their stunning, 1972 live album, "Made in Japan". In the same year, they released "Machine Head", one of the essential rock albums of all time, which featured the seminal riff of "Smoke on the Water" (inspired by a true episode happened during the recording of the album itself in Montreux, Switzerland), as well as other classics such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

Unfortunately, ego clashes and differences in musical direction caused the departure of both Gillan and Glover, who were replaced by an already established musician (also possessed of awesome pipes), former TRAPEZE bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes, and an unknown singer from North Yorkshire, David Coverdale, whose deep, bluesy voice was distinctly different from Gillan's high-pitched wail. The first Mark III album, "Burn", released in 1974, ranks amongstthe band's best efforts, with the furious, barnstorming title-track quickly becoming another mainstay of their live performances.

However, Hughes's leanings towards funk and soul clashed with Blackmore's own musical orientation, which led to the latter's split fromthe band immediately after the release of "Stormbringer". He was replaced by American whizzkid Tommy Bolin, formerly with JAMES GANG, who had also played on Billy Cobham's ground-breaking first solo album, "Spectrum". Unfortunately, Bolin was a drug addict, while Hughes had also begun his descent into alcoholism and cocaine addiction.The band's only Mark IV album, 1975's "Come Taste the Band", is a highly underrated masterpiece of funk-tinged hard rock. It also signalled the dissolution of the band, after Bolin's tragic death of a heroin overdose in 1976.

It seemed to be the end for DEEP PURPLE, and as a matter of fact it was for nearly eight years - until the five original MK II members got together and decided to give it a go once again. The result was 1984's excellent "Perfect Strangers", a true return to form whose magnificent, Eastern-tinged title track has since become one ofthe band 's undisputed classics. However, the idyll was not fated to last: 1987's "The House of Blue Light" was a much weaker effort, and the tensions between Blackmore and Gillan resurfaced, causing the latter to leavethe band . He was replaced by Blackmore's former RAINBOW sidekick, American vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, whose presence on 1990's "Slaves and Masters" album gavethe band's sound a definitely AOR slant that put off many of their earlier fans. In 1992, Gillan rejoined the band in order to record the aptly-titled "The Battle Rages On"; however, during the tour in support of the album his conflict with Blackmore got out of hand, and theguitarist left - this time, never to return.

DEEP PURPLE managed to complete the tour by enlisting the help of guitar wonder JOE SATRIANI, who nevertheless declined their offer to jointhe band permanently. They found Blackmore's replacement in yet another American, former DIXIE DREGS and KANSAS guitarist Steve Morse. A legend in his own right, Morse brought fresh ideas to the band , as well as a much more relaxed approach to personal relationships. The new line-up managed to record two albums, "Purpendicular" (1996) and "Abandon" (1998), before, in 2003, founding member Jon Lord leftthe band in order to rest from constant touring and dedicate himself to his own musical projects. His replacement was found in a veteran of the British rock scene, former Colosseum II keyboardist Don Airey. This new version ofthe band is still active and touring in the 21st century. Their latest album, "Rapture of the Deep" (2005), is certainly one of their best efforts since they got back together in 1984. Even in their early sixties, the members ofDEEP PURPLE still have a lot to offer to the rock world.

Band member:

There have been eight different line-ups of Deep Purple. The original Mk. I released three albums, before vocalist Evans and bassist Simper were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover respectively to create Mk. II.[27] The second line-up is regarded as the "classic"Deep Purple,[28][29] recording In Rock, Fireball, and Machine Head; this line-up lasted until 1973, when Gillan (followed by Glover) left the band. David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes joined to create Deep Purple Mk III,[30] though co-founding member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore left in 1975 to be replaced by Tommy Bolin. Mk. IV lasted only a year and disbanded for what would become eight years after a concert at the Empire, Liverpool, on 15 March 1976.[31] While on hiatus, members concentrated on other projects, including Rainbow (Blackmore and Glover), Whitesnake (Coverdale, Lord and Paice), Black Sabbath and Gillan (both Gillan).

Deep Purple reunited in 1984 with the Mk. II lineup of Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Paice and Lord.[32] Gillan and Blackmore had a disagreement and the vocalist was fired fromthe band and replaced by Blackmore's former bandmate in Rainbow, Joe Lynn Turner. Turner remained until 1992, when the Mk. II lineup came together for the third time. Due to continuing conflicting interests between Gillan and Blackmore, theguitarist left the band for good in the middle of 1993s The Battle Rages On tour. He was replaced with Joe Satriani for the remainder of the shows but could not jointhe band permanently due to contractual issues.

Steve Morse was chosen to be Blackmore's full-time replacement in 1994,[33] and he remains the guitarist to this day. In 2002 the most recent lineup change took place when Jon Lord, who had been in every incarnation of the band until, left the band to pursue personal interests. He was replaced by Don Airey, formerly of Rainbow and Ozzy Osbourne's band, to create the current Mk. VIII lineup. Drummer Ian Paice is now the only member left who has been present in every lineup ofDeep Purple since the band's formation in 1968.

Current members

* Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica, congas (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–present)
* Steve Morse – guitar (1994–present)
* Roger Glover – bass guitar, synthesizer (1969–1973, 1984–present)
* Don Airey – keyboards (2002–present)
* Ian Paice – drums, percussion (1968–1976, 1984–present)

Former members

* Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
* Jon Lord – keyboards, backing vocals (1968–1976, 1984–2002)
* Rod Evans – lead vocals (1968–1969)
* Nick Simper – bass guitar, backing vocals (1968–1969)
* David Coverdale – lead vocals (1973–1976)
* Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, vocals (1973–1976)
* Tommy Bolin – guitar, vocals, piano (1975–1976)
* Joe Lynn Turner – vocals (1990–1992)
* Joe Satriani – guitar (1993–1994)


1968 - Shades of Deep Purple


1968 - The Book of Taliesyn


1969 - Deep Purple


1969 - In Rock


1971 - Fireball


1972 - Machine Head


1973 - Who Do We Think We Are


1974 - Burn


1974 - Stormbringer


1975 - Come taste The Band


1984 - Perfect Strangers


1989 - The House Of Blue Light


1990 - Slaves And Master


1993 - The Battle Rages On


Deep Purple - Made in Japan DVD 2009







Product details

* Actors: Deep Purple
* Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC
* Language English
* Subtitles: French, German, Italian, Spanish, English
* Region: All Regions
* Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
* Number of discs: 1
* Classification: Exempt
* Studio: Lace Group

DVD Description
Made In
Japan is one of the most exciting live albums ever recorded. Featuring
rare archive performances of the classic line up of Deep Purple live in
concert, this is the ultimate review of a landmark in rock history.
Also featured are rare archive interviews with the band themselves
including the views of the man in black himself, Ritchie Blackmore, and
solo performances of material from the album by Ian Gillan.

Features
Highway Star, Child In Time, The Mule, Space Truckin', Black Knight,
When A Blind Man Cries, Woman from Tokyo, Lazy, Speed King, Hush and
Mandrake Root.

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Liquid Tension Experiment

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT

Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive rock/metal supergroup, founded by Dream Theater's drummer Mike Portnoy in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records. A third album, with the absence of John Petrucci, along with a fourth album, with the absence of Jordan Rudess (mostly), were released in 2007 & 2009 ively, both under the name "Liquid Trio Experiment".

Biography:
Mike Portnoy invited Jordan Rudess (keyboard) and progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass, Chapman Stick) of King Crimson and Peter Gabriel's band to join him. In his instructional video "Liquid Drum Theater", Portnoy said that his first choice for the guitar was Dimebag Darrell, but he was unable to join because of conflicting schedules. Two other primary choices, Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple) and Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) were also unavailable. Portnoy then turned to fellow Dream Theater member John Petrucci to fill the position (despite initially wanting to keep the project completely separate from Dream Theater). The combo was formed as a side project to Dream Theater in 1997. Some theorise that Rudess was asked to join Dream Theater largely because of the success of Liquid Tension Experiment. He had already declined a previous offer to join in 1994 and instead became a member of the Dixie Dregs, known for complex, "Southern fusion" instrumental music.

Liquid Tension Experiment released two albums, Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) and Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) on Magna Carta Records. They also played a few live shows in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Mike Portnoy has previously stated in numerous interviews (and on his web site FAQ) that there would not be a third LTE album, as 3/4 of the band is in the current Dream Theater line-up and the material would be too similar; yet there can always be live shows with the same line-up. In 2007 however, he said that a third release is possible, but that his problems with the Magna Carta label are more of an obstacle than getting the band members together to record.[1] A situation that to do with the company that released the Liquid Drum Theater VHS tape using video footage of Liquid Tension Experiment in thestudio without getting the required permission of Magna Carta. Mike Portnoy came back to Magna Carta in 2007 to release the Liquid Trio Experiment's "Spontaneous Combustion" Sessions [1].

Several songs and riffs from the project have been incorporated into Dream Theater's live performances, such as "Instrumedley" from Live at Budokan.

On October 4, 2007, it was announced that LTE would headline NEARfest 2008 in June. On March 29 2008, six Liquid Tension Experiment tour dates in June 2008 were announced to celebrate the bands 10 year anniversary as well to create a "whole new musical experiment".

Liquid Tension Experiment announced that there will be a new live album CD/DVD in mid 2009.

Liquid Trio Experiment

During the recording sessions for their second album, John Petrucci had to leave due to his wife's going into premature labor. During that period, the remaining members, who still had studio time booked, continued to write music in improvisation. On October 23, 2007, a compilation of jams from those sessions was released under the name of Liquid Trio Experiment. The album, called Spontaneous Combustion, was recorded from Mike Portnoy's DATs of the sessions because the original master tapes disappeared before the mixing stage. A few songs from Liquid Tension Experiment 2 were spawned from these jam sessions, including "914", "Chewbacca", and "Liquid Dreams".

Liquid Trio Experiment 2

The second incarnation of Liquid Trio Experiment happened unexpectedly while playing a concert in Chicago, IL on June 25, 2008. In the middle of their set, Jordan Rudess' keyboard started playing half steps every fourth key. At the end of playing Universal Mind, he went off stage to talk to the tech crew to see if it could be fixed. In the meantime, the other three musicians on stage continued to play, improvising for what turned out to be the rest of the concert. Rudess was on the phone with Roland for most of the time, and finally realized the keyboard was unfixable in that time, so he came onstage and took Petrucci's guitar to jam with the band. Petrucci took Levin's bass, and Levin joined in on chapman stick. After a while, Charlie Benante from the band Anthrax came and played drums while Portnoy played bass. This entire improvised concert was released in 2009 as When the Keyboard Breaks: Live inChicago

Band Members:
Liquid Tension Experiment

* Mike Portnoy - drums, percussion
* John Petrucci - guitars
* Jordan Rudess - keyboards
* Tony Levin - Chapman Stick, Bass guitar

Liquid Trio Experiment

* Mike Portnoy - drums
* Jordan Rudess - keyboards
* Tony Levin - Bass

Liquid Trio Experiment 2

* Mike Portnoy - Drums
* Tony Levin - Chapman Stick, Bass Guitar
* John Petrucci - Electric Guitar

Discography:
Liquid Tension Experiment

* Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)
* Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)

Liquid Trio Experiment

* Spontaneous Combustion (2007)

Liquid Trio Experiment 2

* When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (2009)

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Dream Theater

John Myung, John Petrucci, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remain today along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess.
Dream Theater has become a successful progressive metal band, despite the drop in popularity of the genre since the mid-1970s. Although the band has had a few successful hits (notably "Pull Me Under" in the early 1990s, which received extensive MTV rotation), they have mostly stayed underground for their career.
The band is well known for the technical proficiency of its instrumentalists, who have won many awards from music instruction magazines. Dream Theater's members have collaborated with many other notable musicians. Guitarist John Petrucci has been named as the third player on the G3 tour six times, more than any other invited guitarist, following in the footsteps of Eric Johnson and Robert Fripp.
The band's highest selling album is the gold selling Images and Words (1992), which reached #61 on the Billboard 200 charts.[1] Both the 1994 release Awake and their 2002 release Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also entered the charts at #32 and #46 respectively and received mostly positive reviews. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also led toDream Theater becoming the initial band reviewed in the Music Section of Entertainment Weekly during its opening week of release, despite the magazine generally preferring more mainstream music. In 2007, Systematic Chaos entered US Billboard 200 at #19.Dream Theater has sold over two million albums in the U.S., and over 8 million records worldwide.[3] The band has finished recording their tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, which is scheduled for release on June 23.
(source : wikipedia)


Biodata:
Asal=Boston, Massachusetts
Genre=Progressive metal
Tahun aktif=1985 - sekarang
Label=Atlantic, RoadRunner Records

Situsweb:
Official Website :
www.dreamtheater.net

Indonesian DT Website :
www.idtfc.com


Band MembersCurrent members
* James LaBrie
* John Myung
* John Petrucci
* Mike Portnoy
* Jordan Rudess

Former members
* Chris Collins
* Charlie Dominici
* Kevin Moore
* Derek Sherinian

REVIEW:
Dream Theater adalah salah satu grup progressive metal paling terkemuka di dunia saat ini. Didirikan oleh Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci dan John Myung, mereka telah merilis delapan album studio, empat rekaman live dan satu album pendek (EP). Album pertama mereka, When Dream And Day Unite direkam dengan Charlie Dominici sebagai vokalis dan Kevin Moore sebagai pemain keyboards. Dominici berusia jauh lebih tua daripada anggota lainnya dan ingin memainkan musik yang lain, sehingga ia kemudian keluar dari grup. Mereka kemudian mencari pengganti yang ideal selama 2 tahun sampai akhirnya bertemu dengan James LaBrie, vokalis dari Kanada melalui audisi.

Bersama LaBrie mereka merekam Images And Words yang melambungkan nama mereka ke jajaran internasional dengan hit "Pull Me Under" dan "Another Day". Awake adalah album terakhir mereka dengan Moore yang kemudian digantikan oleh Derek Sherinian untuk album Falling Into Infinity. Pada akhirnya Sherinian juga digantikan oleh Jordan Rudess dan formasi ini masih bertahan sampai hari ini. Mereka telah meluncurkan album konsep Metropolis 2: Scenes From A Memory dan album ganda Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. Pada tahun 2003 mereka memutuskan untuk merekam album non-konsep Train Of Thought yang sangat dipengaruhi oleh grup thrash metal seperti Metallica.

Album terbaru mereka yang berjudul Octavarium dikeluarkan pada tanggal 7 Juni 2005 dan selain merupakan album studio kedelapan juga mengandung delapan lagu.

Setelah Dream Theater meluncurkan album Live mereka dalam memperingati 20 tahun Dream Theater terbentuk yang berjudul Score yang direkam pada tanggal 1 April 2006 di Radio City Music Hall,US. Mereka kembali bersiap meluncurkan album ke sembilan mereka dengan membawa bendera label record baru yaitu RoadRunner Records, mereka telah merampungkan album Systematic Chaos yang berisi 8 lagu dan akan diluncurkan pada tanggal 5 Juni 2007 di US.


SEJARAH:
Dream Theater dibentuk pada bulan September 1985, ketika gitaris John Petrucci dan bassis John Myung memutuskan untuk membentuk sebuah band untuk mengisi waktu luang mereka ketika bersekolah di Berklee College of Music di Boston. Mereka lalu bertemu seorang pemain drum, Mike Portnoy, di salah satu ruang latihan di Berklee, dan setelah dua hari negosiasi, mereka berhasil mengajak Mike Portnoy untuk bergabung. Setelah itu, mereka bertiga ingin mengisi dua tempat kosong di band tersebut, dan Petrucci bertanya kepada teman band, Kevin Moore, untuk menjadi pemain keyboard. Dia setuju, dan ketika Chris Collins diajak untuk menjadi vokalis, band tersebut sudah komplit.

Dengan lima anggota, mereka memutuskan untuk menamai band tersebut dengan nama Majesty. Menurut dokumentasi DVD Score, mereka berlima sedang mengantri tiket untuk konser Rush di Berklee Performance Center ketika mendengarkan Rush dengan boom box. Portnoy lalu berkata bahwa akhiran dari lagu tersebut (Bastille Day) terdengar sangat "majestic". Pada saat itulah mereka memutuskan Majesty adalah nama yang bagus untuk sebuah band, dan tetap bagus sampai sekarang.

Pada saat - saat tersebut, Portnoy, Petrucci dan Myung masih berkutat dengan kuliah mereka, juga dengan kerja paruh waktu dan mengajar. Jadwal mereka menjadi kiat ketat sehingga mereka harus memutuskan antara mengejar karir di bidang musik atau mengakhiri band Majesty. Namun akhirnya Majesty menang dan mereka bertiga keluar dari Berklee untuk berkonsentrasi di karir musik. Petrucci mengomentari tentang hal ini di dokumentasi DVD Score, berkata bahwa saat tersebut sangat susah untuk meminta kepada orang tuanya untuk pergi ke sekolah musik. Dan lebih susah lagi untuk menyakinkan orang tuanya agar ia boleh keluar dari sekolah.

Moore juga akhirnya keluar dari sekolahnya, SUNY Fredonia, untuk berkonsentrasi dengan band tersebut.



KARAKTER PENULISAN LAGU:

Beberapa teknik penulisan lagu yang unik telah dilakukan oleh Dream Theater, yang kebanyakan terjadi di masa - masa sekarang, ketika mereka bisa bereksperimen dengan label rekaman mereka sendiri.

Dimulai dengan Train of Thought, Dream Theater sudah memulai memasukkan elemen - elemen kecil dan tersembunyi di musik mereka, dan memuat elemen tersebut kepada peminat yang lebih fanatik. Karakteristik yang paling terkenal (yang biasa disebut "nugget") tersembunyi di "In the Name of God", yang merupakan sandi morse dari "eat my ass and balls" (makan pantatku dan penisku), yang merupakan kata - kata terkenal dari Mike Portnoy. Sejak saat itu, banyak peminat - peminat Dream Theater mulai berusaha menemukan hal - hal kecil yang biasanya tidak menarik bagi peminat biasa.

Beberapa dari teknik mereka yang terkenal termasuk:

* Suara dari fonograf di akhiran dari "Finally Free" di album Scenes from a Memory adalah suara yang sama di awalan "The Glass Prison" di album berikutnya, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Dan akhiran kunci terakhir di "As I Am" sama dengan kunci yang digunakan di album selanjutnya, Train of Thought. Juga, not piano yang dimainkan di akhiran "In the Name of God" di 'Train of Thought adalah not yang sama dengan pembukaan "The Root of All Evil" di album berikutnya, Octavarium.

* Tiga bagian dari "The Glass Prison" di Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, dua bagian dari "This Dying Soul" di Train of Thought dan dua bagian dari "The Root of All Evil" di Octavarium menunjukkan tujuh poin pertama dari dua belas poin - poin di program Alcoholics Anonymous oleh Bill Wilson, yang mana program itu diikuti oleh Mike Portnoy. Ia juga berkata bahwa ia akan membuat lagu - lagu lain yang memuat lima program lainnya, yang akan ditujukan untuk Wilson

* Dream Theater kadang menggunakan teknik penulisan lagu dimana bagian - bagian dari sebuah lagu dikembangkan tiap kali mereka dimainkan. Contohnya, lagu "6:00" dari Awake. Setelah awalan lagu, mereka hampir memainkan chorus, tapi mengulang lagu tersebut dari awalan lagi (di menit 1:33). Dan ketika chorus sudah seharusnya dimainkan pada saat berikutnya, mereka mengulang lagi dari awalan, di menit 2:11. Teknik ini bisa juga ditemukan di "Peruvian Skies", "Blind Faith" dan "Endless Sacrifice"

* Penggunaan notasi yang berulang - ulang juga digunakan, yang sudah dikenal dari lagu - lagu Charles Ives, contohnya:
o Tema lagu "Wait for Sleep" muncul di "Learning to Live" (menit 8:11) dan juga muncul dua kali di "Just Let Me Breath" (menit 3:39 dan 5:21)
o Tema lagu "Learning to Live" muncul di "Another Day" (menit 2:53)
o Tema lagu "Space-Dye Vest" digunakan beberapa kali di album Awake.
o Tema pembukaan dari "Erotomania" digunakan di "Voices" di Awake (menit 4:51).
o Satu dari melodi - melodi di "Metropolis Pt 1 (The Miracle and the Sleeper)" diulang di chorus kedua di "Home" dari Metropolis Pt 2 (Scenes From A Memory), dengan cuma pengubahan satu kata. Beberapa lirik dari "Metropolis Pt 1" just digunakan di "Home". Pada dasarnya, keseluruhan album "Scenes From A Memory" penuh dengan musikal/lirikal/konseptual variasi dari elemen - elemen musikal dari "Metropolis Pt 1" dan "The Dance of Eternity" sebenarnya dibangun dari variasi - variasi elemen musik di lagu - lagu dalam album tersebut.
o Bagian - baguan dari tiap lagu di album "Octavarium" telah digunakan di bagian kelima dari lagu berjudul sama, "Octavarium".

* Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, studio album ke enam mereka, memuat enam lagu dan mempunyai karakter - karakter angka enam di judul - judul lagunya. Train of Thought, studio album ke tujuh mereka, memuat tujuh lagu. Octavarium, studio album ke delapan mereka memuat delapan lagu dan judul albumnya diambil dari kata octo, yang merupakan kata Latin yang berarti delapan, berarti satu oktaf dari istilah musik, yang mana merupakan jarak dari satu not ke not lain adalah delapan not di tangga nada diatonik. Judul lagi dari CD ini adalah 24 menit, kelipatan dari 8. Halaman depan albumnya juga memuat karakter - karakter yang berhubungan dengan 5 dan 8. Contohnya, satu set dari kotak - kotak putih dan kotak - kotak hitam, mempunyai arti satu oktaf dari piano.

* Lagu "Octavarium" dulunya ingin diakhiri dengan seruling yang bergema serupa dengan awalan lagu tersebut. Namun diganti dengan not piano yang sama dari awalan album Octavarium. Mike Portnoy telah mengatakan bahwa seri awalan - akhiran album akan berhenti disini, karena album ke sembilan mendatang tidak akan diawali dengan akhiran "Octavarium"

Analisis detil tentang "nugget" di "Octavarium" (disebut oleh Mike Portnoy sebagai "sebuah nugget raksasa") telah dipublikasikan di sebuah situs independen.

Discography

Studio Albums

* Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
* Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992)
* Dream Theater - Awake (1994)
* Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons (1995)
* Dream Theater - Falling into Infinity (1997)
* Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
* Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
* Dream Theater - Train of Thought (2003)
* Dream Theater - Octavarium (2005)* Credit to nganggur
* Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (2007)* Credit to nganggur
* Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)* Credit to arsenic

Other Albums

* Dream Theater - The Majesty Demos (1985 - 1986)
* Dream Theater - Instrumental I (1987)
* Dream Theater - Instrumental II (Your Brain On Our Music) (1987)
* Dream Theater - Instrumental III (no Sleep Since Brooklin) (1987)
* Dream Theater - Another Day (Single) (1992)
* Dream Theater - Majestic Harmonies (1993)
* Dream Theater - Live at the marquee (1993)* Credit to blegenzfreak19
* Dream Theater - Awake Demos (1994)
* Dream Theater - Caught In A Web In USA (1994)
* Dream Theater - The Silent Man (Single) (1994)
* Dream Theater - Lie (Single) (1994)
* Dream Theater - Acoustic Dreams 310 (1995)* Credit to blegenzfreak19
* Dream Theater - International Fanclub Christmas CD (1996)* Credit to blegenzfreak19
* Dream Theater - Hollow Years (Single) (1997)
* Dream Theater - The Making of Scenes From A Memory* Credit to hystericmoon
* Dream Theater - Netherlands Unplugged (1998)
* Dream Theater - Once In A LIVEtime (1998)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Cleaning Out The Closet (1999)
* Dream Theater - Fan Club Christmas CD (2000)
* Dream Theater - Through Her Eyes (Single) (2000)
* Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York (2001)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Master of Metallica (2002)* Credit to delrozo
* Dream Theater - World Torbulence (2002)
* Dream Theater - Four Degrees OF Radio Edit (2002)
* Dream Theater - The Number Of The Beast (Tribute to Iron Maiden, 2002)* Credit to delrozo
* Dream Theater - Paris Tourbulence (Live At Zenith 2002)
* Dream Theater - Live at Budokan (2004)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Are Clearly Defined, Train Of Thought World Tour 2004, Live In Osaka (2004)
* Dream Theater - A Sort Of Somecoming (Limited Edition 2005)
* Dream Theater - Dark Side Of The Moon (Bootleg, 2005)
* Dream Theater - Live In Chile Under ChileanSkies (2005)
* Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Reunite (2005)
* Dream Theater - An Evening With Dream Theater Live In Tokyo (2006)
* Dream Theater - A Saucerful Of Floyd (Official Bootleg, 2006)* Credit to hystericmoon
* Dream Theater - Live in Tokyo (2006)
* Dream Theater - Score 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006)
* Dream Theater - Made In Japan (2007)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Chaos In Motion (2007-2008)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Hordern Pavillion (Live At Sydney Australia, 2008)
* Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows (2008)
* Dream Theater - Greatest Hit (2008)* Credit to flippin
* Dream Theater - Wither (2009)* Credit to tiemad

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Jordan Rudess

JORDAN RUDESS



Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Charles Rudes on November 4, 1956) is a progressive rock keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. DigitalDreamDoor.com voted Rudess #20 on the list of Greatest Rock Keyboardists Of All Time.

Rudess was born in 1956 into a Jewish family. He was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher for his piano playing and was immediately given professional tuition. At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the counsel of his parents and tutors, he turned away from classical piano and tried his hand as a solo prog rock keyboardist.

source : Jordan Rudess

Discography :

Solo albums
* Arrival (Cassette) (1988)
* Listen (CD) (1993)
* Secrets of the Muse (CD) (1997)
* Resonance (CD) (1999)
* Unplugged (CD) (2000)
* Feeding the Wheel (CD) (2001)
* 4NYC (CD) (2002)
* Christmas Sky (CD) (2002)
* Rhythm of Time (CD) (2004)
* Prime Cuts (CD) (2006, compilation)
* The Road Home (CD) (2007, tribute album)
* Notes On a Dream (CD) (2009)

Dream Theater
* Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (CD) (1999)
* Live Scenes from New York (3CD) (2001)
* Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York (VHS/DVD) 2001)
* Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2CD) (2002)
* Train of Thought (CD) (2003)
* Live at Budokan (2DVD/3CD) (2004)
* Octavarium (CD) (2005)
* Score (2DVD/3CD) (2006)
* Systematic Chaos (CD) (2007)
* Chaos in Motion (2DVD/3CD) (2008)
* Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)

Project albums
* Rudess/Morgenstein Project (CD) (1997)
* An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (CD) (2000)
* Rudess/Morgenstein Project - The Official Bootleg (CD) (2001)

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Eric Sardinas (Blues)

Eric Sardinas (born 1970) is an American blues-rock guitarist born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is noted for his use of the electric resonator guitar and his live performances. He sometimes sets his guitar alight on stage and during shows in 2000 in Sydney, Sardinas suffered third degree burns to his left wrist.
Sardinas began to play the guitar at age six and leaned toward vintage recordings by such Delta bluesmen as Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James and Muddy Waters. Although he was left-handed, he eventually started to play right-handed and his impressive style may be due to this fact. "The rawest, most emotional music is what sparked my excitement for the blues", Eric says. "I still listen to music from the 20s and 30s on a daily basis. That's where it all began".
In 2002, he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!, performing the song "Ride On Josephine".
He is currently signed to Steve Vai's Favored Nations record label and was the opening act for Vai's The Real Illusions Tour 2005 around the world.
On February 19, 2008, Sardinas was to release his latest CD Eric Sardinas and Big Motor on Steve Vai's Favored Nations record label in the U.S. The CD was to be released in Canada on April 1, followed by an international release on April 28. The release was supported by a 2008 tour, starting in the U.S. before going to Europe.

Discography :
* Treat Me Right (1999)
* Angel Face (2000 EP)
* Devil's Train (2001)
* Black Pearls (2003)
* Eric Sardinas and Big Motor (2008)

Black Pearl (2003)

tracklist:
* Flames Of Love
* Same Ol' Way
* Bittersweet
* Ain't No Crime
* Big Red Line
* Liar's Dice Blues
* Black Pearls
* Sorrow's Kitchen
* Four Roses
* Old Smyrna Road
* Tenfold Trouble
* Wicked Ways

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Nightwish's

DISCOGRAFI : NIGHTWISH

* Band: Nightwish
* Génre: Power Metal
* Oficial: http://www.nightwish.com/
* Discográfic: Spinefarm Records
* País: Finlandia

MEMBER:
* Anette Olzon: Voces (desde mayo de 2007) * Tuomas Holopainen: Sintetizador y teclados * Marco Hietala: bajo y voces (desde Century Child - 2002) * Jukka Nevalainen: batería y percusiones * Emppu Vuorinen: Guitar



Nightwish - Demo (1996)



1. The Forever Moments - 05:41
2. Nightwish - 05:54
3. Etiäinen - 3:00


Angel Fall First (1997)



1. Elvenpath - 4:40
2. Beauty and the Beast - 6:24
3. The Carpenter - 5:57
4. Astral Romance - 5:12
5. Angels Fall First - 5:34
6. Tutankhamen - 5:31
7. Nymphomaniac Fantasia - 4:47
8. Know Why the Nightingale Sings - 4:14
9. Lappi (Lapland)
9.1. Eramaajarvi - 2:15
9.2. Witchdrums - 1:18
9.3. This Moment Is Eternity - 3:12
9.4. Etainen - 2:34
10. A Return to The Sea (bonus) - 5.48


Oceanborn (1998)



1. Stargazers - 4:28
2. Gothic Santuary - 5:22
3. Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean - 4:46
4. Sacrament Of Wilderness - 4:12
5. Passion And The Opera - 4:50
6. SwanHeart - 4:44
7. Moondance - 3:31
8. The Riddler - 5:16
9. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion - 6:26
10. Walking In The Air - 5:31
11. Sleeping Sun - 4:05
12. Nightquest (solo para Japon) - 4:16


Wishmaster (2000)



1. She Is My Sin – 4:46
2. The Kinslayer – 3:59
3. Come Cover Me – 4:34
4. Wanderlust – 4:50
5. Two for Tragedy – 3:50
6. Wishmaster – 4:24
7. Bare Grace Misery – 3:41
8. Crownless – 4:28
9. Deep Silent Complete – 3:57
10. Dead Boy's Poem – 6:47
11. Fantasmic – 8:27
12. Sleepwalker (bonustrack) - 2:54
Wishmastour 2000 - Recopilacion(2000)

1. Wishmaster - 4:24
2. Sleepwalker (heavy version) - 3:07
3. Passion and the Opera (editada) - 3:35
4. Nightquest - 4:16
5. A Return to the Sea - 5:47
6. Once Upon a Troubadour - 5:22

From Wishes To Eternity - Vivo (2001)



1. The Kinslayer - 4:12
2. She Is my Sin - 4:49
3. Deep Silent Complete - 4:24
4. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion - 6:39
5. Come Cover Me - 4:44
6. Wanderlust - 4:34
7. Instrumental (Crimson Tide / Deep Blue Sea) - 3:29
8. Swanheart - 3:55
9. Elvenpath - 4:51
10. FantasMic part 3 - 3:24
11. Dead Boy's Poem - 6:52
12. Sacrament Of Wilderness - 5:06
13. Walking In The Air - 5:10
14. Beauty And The Beast - 6:40
15. Wishmaster - 6:40


Over The Hills And Far Away - EP (2001)




1. Over The Hills And Far Away 2. 10th Man Down
3. Away
4. Astral Romance 5. The Kinslayer
6. She Is My Sin
7. Sacrament Of Wilderness
8. Walking In The Air
9. Beauty & The Beast
10.Wishmaster
11.10th Man Down
12.Over the Hills and Far Away (vivo)


Century Child (2002)



1. Bless The Child - 6:12
2. End Of All Hope - 3:54
3. Dead To The World - 4:19
4. Ever Dream - 4:43
5. Slaying The Dreamer - 4:31
6. Forever Yours - 3:51
7. Ocean Soul - 4:14
8. Feel For You - 3:54
9. The Phantom Of The Opera - 4:09
10. Beauty Of The Beast - 10:22
11. The Wayfarer (bonus) - 3:22 12. Lagoon (bonus) - 3:45


Once (2004)



1. Dark Chest Of Wonders - 4:29
2. Wish I Had An Angel - 4:06
3. Nemo - 4:36
4. Planet Hell - 4:39
5. Blood Marys Creek - 8:30
6. The Siren - 4:45
7. Dead Gardens - 4:28
8. Romanticide - 4:58
9. Ghost Love Score - 10:02
10. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan - 3:59
11. Higher Than Hope - 5:35
12 - White Night Fantasy (bonus) - 5:02
13 - Live to Tell the Tale (bonus) - 4:20
Tales From The Elvephant - Recopilacion (2004)

1. Wishmaster - 4:26
2. Sacrament of Wilderness - 4:11
3. End of all Hope - 3:57
4. Bless the Child - 6:14
5. Sleeping Sun - 4:05
6. She is My Sin - 4:48
7. Walking in the Air - 5:29
8. Stargazers - 4:28
9. Over the Hills and Far Away - 5:03
10. The Kinslayer - 4:01
11. Dead Boy's Poem - 6:50
12. Sleepwalker - 3:08
13. Nightquest - 4:18
14. Lagoon - 3:48
15. The Wayfarer - 3:22

Bestwishes - Recopilacion(2005)

1. Stargazers - 4:26
2. The Kinslayer - 3:58
3. She Is My Sin - 4:45
4. Ever Dream - 4:43
5. Come Cover Me - 4:34
6. Know Why The Nightingale Sings - 4:12
7. Bless the Child - 6:12
8. End Of All Hope - 3:53
9. The Riddler - 5:14
10. Sleepwalker (Original) - 2:55
11. Crownless - 4:25
12. Sacrament of Wilderness - 4:09
13. Walking in the Air - 5:28
14. Beauty And The Beast - 6:22
15. Wishmaster - 4:22
16. Over The Hills And Far Away - 4:59
17. Sleeping Sun - 4:02

Highest Hopes: The Best Of Nightwish - Recopilacion (2005)

CD 1

1. Wish I Had an Angel
2. Stargazers
3. The Kinslayer
4. Ever Dream
5. Elvenpath
6. Bless the Child
7. Nemo
8. Sleeping Sun
9. Dead to the World
10. Over the Hills and Far Away
11. Deep Silent Complete
12. Sacrament of Wilderness
13. Walking in the Air
14. Wishmaster
15. Dead Boy's Poem
16. High Hopes (En Vivo)

CD 2

1. The Wayfarer
2. Come Cover Me (En Vivo)
3. Dead Boy's Poem (En Vivo)
4. Once Upon a Troubadour
5. A Return to the Sea
6. Sleepwalker (Versión Heavy)
7. Nightquest
8. Lagoon

End of a Era - Vivo (2005)

01. Dark Chest Of Wonders - 5:08
02. Planet Hell - 4:44
03. Ever Dream - 5:27
04. Kinslayer - 4:08
05. Phantom Of The Opera - 5:11
06. The Siren - 4:52
07. Sleeping Sun - 4:55
08. High Hopes - 6:54
09. Bless The Child - 6:24
10. Wishmaster - 4:43
11. Slaying The Dreamer - 5:04
12. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan - 4:13
13. Nemo - 4:46
14. Ghost Love Score - 10:29
15. Stone People - 4:08
16. Creek Mary's Blood - 8:39
17. Over The Hills And Far Away - 5:26
18. Wish I Had an Angel - 7:52



Dark Passion Play (2007)



01. The Poet and the pandulun - 13:54
02. Bye bye beautiful - 4:14
03. Amaranth - 3:57
04. Cadence of her last breath - 4:14
05. Master passion greed - 6:02
06. Eva - 4:24
07. Sahara - 5:47
08. Whoever brings the night - 4:17
09. For the heart I once had - 3:55
10. The islander - 5:05
11. Last of the wilds - 5:40
12. 7 Days to the wolves - 7:03
13. Meadows of heaven - 7:10
14. Escapist - 4:57


The Soun Of Nightwish Reborn - Recopilacion (2008)



1. Eva (Pre-Anette Olzon Demo Version) - 4:18
2. Reach (Pre-Anette Olzon Demo Version) - 3:57
3. While Your Lips are Still Red (B-Side) - 4:19
4. The Escapist (B-Side) - 4:59
5. The Poet and the Pendulum (Pre-Anette Olzon Demo Version) - 13:45
6. Bye Bye Beautiful (Dj Orkidea Remix) - 12:07
7. Meadow of Heaven (Orchestral Version) - 7:13
8. Amaranth (Orchestral Version) - 3:51
9. The Escapist (Intrumental Version) - 4:58


Made in Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places) - Vivo (1997)

1. Bye Bye Beautiful (live)
2. Whoever Brings The Night (live)
3. Amaranth (live)
4. The Poet And The Pendulum (live)
5. Sahara (live)
6. The Islander (live)
7. Last Of The Wilds (live)
8. 7 Days To The Wolves (live)
9. Escapist (bonus track)
10. While Your Lips Are Still Red (bonus track)
11. Cadence Of Her Last Breath (demo version) (bonus track)

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