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Dream Theater's third studio release, Awake, marks a definite change in the band's tone. From the moment the guitars enter on "6:00," the first track, a darker sound is immediately evident, and it continues through the entire 75 minutes of the disc. The complex song structures, marked by arrangements that would give many good players fits, are very impressive. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci, in particular, reach new heights with their instruments, but keyboardist Kevin Moore and bassist John Myung hold up quite well, adding to the prog metal sound with their own contributions. There are several good tracks here, but the best are the crunch-heavy "Lie," the 11-minute "Scarred," the thought-provoking "Caught in a Web," and the deeply personal, moving "Space-Dye Vest." This disc also marks keyboardist Moore's last recording with the band; he left not long after to pursue other musical directions. The heavy guitar sound may turn some off, but Dream Theater's musical ability can't be denied.
© Phil Carter /TiVo
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John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion - Dream Theater, Writer, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals - John Myung, Bass Guitar - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, Writer, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards - Jordan Rudess, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion - Dream Theater, Composer, Contributor, MainArtist - John Myung, Bass Guitar - Dan Muro, Contributor - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - MUSIC:DREAM THEATER, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Moore, Keyboards - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer - Prix-Mo, Spoken Voice
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Moore, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion - Labrie, Writer - Dream Theater, Writer, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Portnoy, Writer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards - PETRUCCI, Writer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion - Dream Theater, Writer, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals - John Myung, Bass Guitar - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Purdell, Producer, MixingEngineer - John Petrucci, Guitar, Backing Vocals - EDDIE MILLER, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mike Portnoy, Drums, Percussion - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals - John Myung, Bass Guitar - Duane Baron, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kevin Moore, Keyboards, Writer - Rich Kern, Programmer - Michael Stock, Audio Recording Engineer - Ryan Arnold, MixingEngineer - Greg Cathcart, Audio Recording Engineer
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Dream Theater's third studio release, Awake, marks a definite change in the band's tone. From the moment the guitars enter on "6:00," the first track, a darker sound is immediately evident, and it continues through the entire 75 minutes of the disc. The complex song structures, marked by arrangements that would give many good players fits, are very impressive. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci, in particular, reach new heights with their instruments, but keyboardist Kevin Moore and bassist John Myung hold up quite well, adding to the prog metal sound with their own contributions. There are several good tracks here, but the best are the crunch-heavy "Lie," the 11-minute "Scarred," the thought-provoking "Caught in a Web," and the deeply personal, moving "Space-Dye Vest." This disc also marks keyboardist Moore's last recording with the band; he left not long after to pursue other musical directions. The heavy guitar sound may turn some off, but Dream Theater's musical ability can't be denied.
© Phil Carter /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:55
- Main artists: Dream Theater
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Metal
© 1994 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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