Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (with The Octavarium Orchestra) (Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, 4/1/2006)

Dream Theater

Released on 8/28/06 by Rhino
Main artists: Dream Theater
Genre: Hard Rock

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Dream Theater has an amazing way of satisfying their many fans with live recordings. Score: XOX is a prime example: there are three discs here. The first one is the band at their live, crackling best, playing tunes from throughout their now-lengthy career -- for a metal band -- and including a pair of smoking unreleased cuts in the mix. First there is "Root of All Evil," and "I Walk Beside You," and rounding that are "Innocence Faded," and "Afterlife." The two new cuts, are both hard, riff heavy, labyrinthine journeys that reveal the best in progressive metal. "Another Won," feels more like a suite in its nearly six-minute length, with more parts than one can count easily; next is the drifting, strange and beautiful "Raise the Knife," that is as closely driven to every edge. The set ends with the gorgeous, nearly spiritual anthem "The Spirit Carries On." Discs two and three are the real treats, though, as they feature the band playing its long compositions -- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence," "Sacrificed Sons," "Octavarium" (of course), and the roiling, sci-fi metal of "Metropolis," with the Octavarium orchestra, which is 29-pieces strong, conducted by Jill Dell'Abate. The ability the band has to make the orchestra sound like part of its everyday concert experience is nothing less than thrilling.; the sound is top-notch, and there are no excessive parts -- Dream Theater always take care of that on their own. If you're a fan, then you'll need it. And if you've ever wondered, this is a great place to start.

© Thom Jurek /TiVo

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Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (with The Octavarium Orchestra) (Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, 4/1/2006)

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The Root of All Evil (with the Octavarium Orchestra) [Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, 4/1/2006] (Live)

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Gordon Gottlieb, Percussion - Karen Karlsrud, Violin - Crystal Garner, Viola - Avril Brown, Violin - John Petrucci, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Elena Barere, First Violin - Jan Mullen, Violin - Mike Portnoy, Producer, Drums, Backing Vocals, Writer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Bob Carlisle, French Horn - Jamshied Sharifi, Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Dream Theater, MainArtist - James LaBrie, Lead Vocals, Writer - John Myung, Bass Guitar, Writer - Jordan Rudess, Keyboards, Writer - Joyce Hammann, Violin - Abe Appleman, Violin - Ann Leathers, Violin - Pamela Sklar, Flute - Ricky Sortomme, Violin - Richard Locker, Cello - Eugene Moye, Cello - Jonathan Dinklage, Viola - George Flynn, Bass Trombone - David Hewitt, Engineer - Jeff Kievit, Trombone - Narima Miller, Editor - Carol Pool, Violin - Ole Mathisen, Clarinet - Jim Hynes, Trombone - Vincent Lionti, Viola - Katherine Livolsi, Violin - Adria Benjamin, Viola - Judy Witmer, Viola - Caryl Paisner, Cello - Shawn King, AssistantEngineer - Rich Chycki, Editor - Keith Slattery, Editor - Dan Culpepper, French Horn - David Heiss, Cello - Jordan Ruddess, Synthesizer, Lap Steel Guitar - Stew Wilson, Monitor Engineer - Nigel Paul, Front Of House Engineer - Yuri Vodovos, Violin - Chris Costello, AssistantEngineer - Larry DiBello, French Horn - Belina Whitney, Violin - Wil Hensley, Assistant Mixing Engineer

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I Walk Beside You (with the Octavarium Orchestra) [Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, 4/1/2006] (Live)