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非常粗略的聽了一遍夢劇場第十二張錄音室同名專輯!而這首大概是裡面最有趣的長篇大作!(水管這個是第二種修改版本~

開頭排場不小 (第二版被拉到前面去做開場了!),也有些新東西,至於詳細的心得,等PAPER出去了再說吧!

Dream Theater - v.2 of alternative Illumination Theory

I.Paradoxe de la Lumiere Noire』[Instrumental]

『II. Live, Die, Kill』
Consider this question
Look deep inside
Deliver a true confession
What are you willing to live for?

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這是困頓光明專輯中我很喜歡的一首歌曲,雖然裡面好歌一大堆啦!
但這首慢版的抒情曲實在特別,尤其後面加入的弦樂器將整首作品拉到更高層次
當然這也是MIKE最擅長的部分!另外MV也拍的很不錯,這些大叔們雖然有點偷懶
但我還是很吃幕後花絮這一套,尤其是很多部分的慢動作畫面都很棒!
就當作是大家在等待LIVE DVD之餘的休閒吧!推薦給大家!

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"Chaos In Motion DVD 官網介紹
Dream Theater 的幾個傢伙轉東家到 RoadRunner 之後,可是動作頻頻~
除了世界巡迴的行程之外,目前也準備發售演唱會雙DVD五套組了!
這張演唱會DVD很特別,集結了自2007年到2008年世界巡迴的精彩片段,撈錢完全不手軟
目前 Roadrunner 已經釋出了Forsaken 的錄影片段摟!按 "這裡" 去瞧瞧吧!
還有我要抱怨一下 John打手槍先生和James先生你們是怎樣?怎能腫的跟豬一樣阿!太恐怖了!
下面是介紹!~



Double DVD Set
Disc One:
"Around The World In 180 Minutes" Live Concert Footage

01. Intro/Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. Constant Motion
03. Panic Attack
04. Blind Faith
05. Surrounded
06. The Dark Eternal Night
07. Keyboard Solo
08. Lines In The Sand
09. Scarred
10. Forsaken
11. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
12. Take The Time
13. In The Presence Of Enemies
14. Medley: I. Trial Of Tears II. Finally Free III. Learning To Live IV. In The Name Of God V. Octavarium

Disc Two:
"Behind The Chaos On The Road" Documentary
Promo Videos:
Constant Motion, Forsaken, Forsaken (In Studio),
The Dark Eternal Night (In Studio)

Live Screen Projection Films: The Dark Eternal Night (N.A.D.S),
The Ministry Of Lost Souls, In The Presence Of Enemies Pt. 2

"Mike Portnoy Stage Tour"
"Mike Portnoy Backstage Tour"
Photo Gallery
Deluxe Collector's Edition 5-Disc Set

Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 is the latest in a series of DVDs from the band and it features performances captured throughout the entirety of the tour, unlike their last three RIAA-certified Platinum DVDs, Metropolis 2000: Live Scenes From New York, Live at Budokan and Score, all of which focused on as single concert event.

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The Dark Nintendo Night remix,
featuring video from the video game "Super Majesty Bros"

馬力歐根本就是前衛金屬阿!你看看~你看看,威到不行!
中間還有一段大亂鬥,真想看Dream Theater 現場玩這首經典歌曲

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這些傢伙三月居然要出精選了,封面居然把它搞的像是沙發音樂一樣沒力,你們是前衛金屬大團耶!
然後那一坨鴿子大便是怎樣?還惡搞專輯名稱" GREATEST HIT ",根本就是搞笑阿!
選曲也是軟的可以,而且我不得不說,有聽他們專輯的人一定都會有個超大疑問:
這麼多張的概念專輯,甚至像是"一個記憶的場景"那種每首歌曲之間都不間斷的錄音室大作
要怎麼單獨抽出一首首來收成精選集,我想破頭都搞不懂,看了曲目就又更令人困惑啦!
總之,還不知道要不要買就是了,我看倒不如去買紐約那場三CD演唱會比較實在!

DREAM THEATER: 'Best-Of' Double-CD Due In March - Jan. 2, 2008

Rhino Records has set a March 18 release date for a "best-of" double-CD from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, entitled "Greatest Hit & 19 OtherPretty Cool Songs".

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87596

Disc 1 (The Dark Side):

01. Pull Me Under (2007 Remix)
02. Take The Time (2007 Remix)
03. Lie (Single Edit)
04. Peruvian Skies
05. Home (Single Edit)
06. Misunderstood (Single Edit)
07. The Test That Stumped Them All
08. As I Am
09. Endless Sacrifice
10. The Root Of All Evil
11. Sacrificed Sons

Disc 2 (The Light Side):

01. Another Day (2007 Remix)
02. To Live Forever
03. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
04. The Silent Man
05. Hollow Years
06. Through Her Eyes (Alternate Album Mix)
07. The Spirit Carries On
08. Solitary Shell (Single Edit)
09. I Walk Beside You
10. The Answer Lies Within
11. Disappear

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Dream Theater's new anime video for the track "Forsaken" will have its
exclusive World Premiere on MTV2's Headbangers Ball on Saturday Jan 26th 2008

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The artwork for DREAM THEATER's upcoming album, Systematic Chaos, has been revealed
Systematic Chaos is scheduled for release sometimes in June via Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by guitarist John Petrucci and drummer Mike Portnoy and was engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield. Systematic Chaos tracklisting is as follows:

這是2007/02/21在官網公布的新專輯曲目,很顯然是告訴大家
這又是一張精彩的概念專輯啦!反戰的意味濃厚!哈哈超期待
而且在2007/04/05~專輯曲目的長度出來摟,好長阿

"Systematic Chaos" track listing
DREAM THEATER - SYSTEMATIC CHAOS
01.In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1 (9:00)
02.Forsaken (5:36)
03.Constant Motion (6:55)
04.The Dark Eternal Night (8:51)
05.Repentance (10:43)
06.Prophets of War (6:01)
07.The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57)
08.In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2 (16:38)
Produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
Engineered and Mixed by Paul Northfield

Dream Theater My Space 連結

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換了東家的前衛搖滾大團 Dream Theater 第九張錄音室專輯發行日終於定出來啦!!
專輯名稱 Systematic Chaos(混沌體制),其實已經錄好了,目前正在正在混音中
將於6/7發行,想必又要引起轟動~令人超級期待的
按照Mike的說法,此張專輯的方向....
"Heavy and technical… powerful and dynamic…
all of the elements that people kind of expect out of a Dream Theater album"

下面是相關文章節錄

Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe.

Systematic Chaos, Dream Theater's ninth studio release, arrives at a time when the band is casting a longer-than-ever shadow across the rock and metal landscape. Their influence is being acknowledged by an increasing number of contemporary, cutting-edge acts such as Stone Sour, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Opeth as their fan base continues to grow.

本文出處連結 ROADRUNNER RECORDS
Photo by Daragh McDonagh

這是2007/02/21在官網公布的新專輯曲目,很顯然是告訴大家
這又是一張精彩的概念專輯啦!反戰的意味濃厚!哈哈超期待
"Systematic Chaos" track listing
DREAM THEATER - SYSTEMATIC CHAOS
01.In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1
02.Forsaken
03.Constant Motion
04.The Dark Eternal Night
05.Repentance
06.Prophets of War
07.The Ministry of Lost Souls
08.In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2
Produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
Engineered and Mixed by Paul Northfield

Dream Theater My Space 連結

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    Act I

Scene One:
Regression

Hypnotherapist
"Close your eyes and begin to relax.
Take a deep breath, and let it out slowly.
Concentrate on your breathing.
With each breath you become more relaxed.
Imagine a brilliant white light above you,
focusing on this light as it flows through your body.
Allow yourself to drift off as you fall deeper and deeper into a more relaxed state of mind. Now as I count backward from ten to one,
you will feel more peaceful, and calm.
Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six.
You will enter a safe place where nothing can harm you.
Five. Four. Three. Two.
If at any time you need to come back, all you must do is open your eyes.
One."


Nicholas
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My subconscious mind
Starts spinning through time
To rejoin the past once again

Nothing seems real
I'm starting to feel
Lost in the haze of a dream

And as I draw near
The scene becomes clear
Like watching my life on a screen

Hello Victoria so glad to see you
My friend.

Scene Two:
I. Overture 1928

(Instrumental)

II. Strange Deja Vu

Nicholas:
Subconscious Strange Sensation
Unconscious relaxation
What a pleasant nightmare
And I can't wait to get there again

Every time I close my eyes
There's another vivid surprise
Another whole life's waiting
Chapters unfinished, fading

Closer now- Slowly coming into view
I've arrived- Blinding sunshine beaming through

There's a house I'm drawn to
Familiar settings nothing new
There's a pathway leading there
With a haunting chill in the air

There's a room at the top of the stairs
Every night I'm drawn up there
There's a girl in the mirror
Her face is getting clearer
Young child won't you tell me why I'm here?

In her eyes- I sense a story never told
Behind the disguise- There's something tearing
At her soul

Victoria:
Tonight I've been searching for it
A feeling that's deep inside me
Tonight I've been searching for
The one that nobody knows
Trying to break free

I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like I'm going out of my head
Tears my heart into two
I'm not the one the sleeper thought he knew

Nicholas:
Back on my feet again
Eyes open to the real world
Metropolis surrounds me
The mirror's shattered the girl

Why is this other life
Haunting me every day
I'd break through to the other side
If only I'd find the way

Something's awfully familiar
The feeling's so hard to shake
Could I have lived in that other world
It's a link that I'm destined to make

I'm still searching but I don't know what for
The missing key to unlock my mind's door

Today I am searching for it
A feeling that won't go away
Today I am searching for it
The only one I know
Trying to break free

I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like I'm going out of my head
Tears my heart into two
I'm not the one I thought I always knew

I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like I'm going out of my head
Uncanny, Strange Deja Vu
But I don't mind- I hope to find the truth

Scene Three:
I. Through My Words

Nicholas:
All your eyes have ever seen
All you've ever heard
Is etched upon my memory
I spoken through my words

All that I take with me
Is all you've left behind
We're sharing one eternity
Living in two minds
Linked by an endless thread
Impossible to break

II. Fatal Tragedy

Nicholas:
Alone at night
I feel so strange
I need to find
All the answers to my dreams

When I sleep at night
I hear the cries
What does this mean?

I shut the door and traveled to another home
I met an older man, he seemed to be alone
I felt that I could trust him
He talked to me that night;

"Lad did you know a girl was murdered here?"
"This fatal tragedy was talked about for years"
Victoria's gone forever
Only memories remain
She passed away
She was so young

Without love
Without truth
There can be no turning back

Without faith
Without hope
There can be no peace of mind

As the night went on
I started to find my way
I learned about a tragedy
A mystery still today

I tried to get more answers
But he said, "You're on your own."
Then he turned away and left me
As I stand there all alone
He said, "You'll know the truth
As you future days unfold"

Without love
Without truth
There can be no turning back

Without faith
Without hope
There can be no peace of mind

Hypnotherapist:
"Now it is time to see how you died. Remember that death is not the end but only a transition."

Scene Four:
Beyond This Life

Headline:
"Murder, young girl killed
Desperate shooting at Echo's Hill
Dreadful ending, killer died
Evidently suicide."

A witness heard a horrifying sound
He ran to find a woman dead and
Lying on the ground

Standing by her was a man
Nervous, shaking, gun in hand
Witness says he tried to help
But he'd turned the weapon on himself

His body fell across that poor young girl
After shouting out in vain
The witness ran to call for assistance
A sad close to a broken love affair


Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

She wanted love forever
But he had another plan
He fell into an evil way
She had to let him down
She said, "I can't love a wayward man."

She may have found a reason to forgive
If he had only tried to change
Was their fatal meeting prearranged?

Had a violent struggle taken place?
There was every sign that lead there
Witness found a switchblade on the ground
Was the victim unaware?
They continued to investigate
They found a note in the killer's pocket
It could have been a suicide letter
Maybe he had lost her love

I feel there's only one thing left to do
I'd sooner take my life away
Than live with losing you

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

Scene Five:
Through Her Eyes

Nicholas:
She never really had a chance
On that fateful moonlit night
Sacrificed without a fight
A victim of her circumstance

Now that I've become aware
And I've exposed this tragedy
A sadness grows inside of me
It all seems so unfair

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

Just beyond the churchyard gates
Where the grass is overgrown
I saw the writing on her stone
I felt like I would suffocate

Inloving memory of our child
So innocent, eyes open wide
I felt so empty as I cried
Like part of me had died

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

And as her image
Wandered through my head
I wept just like a baby
As I lay awake in bed

And I know what it's like
To lose someone you love
And this felt just the same

She wasn't given any choice
Desperation stole her voice
I've been given so much more in life
I've got a son, I've got a wife

I had to suffer one last time
To grieve for her and say goodbye
Relive the anguish of my past
To find out who I was at last

The door has opened wide
I'm turning with the tide
Looking through her eyes

Act II

Scene Six:
Home

The Sleeper:
Shine- lake of fire
Lines take me higher
My mind drips desire
Confined and overtired

Living this charade
Is getting me nowhere
I can't shake this charade
The city's cold blood calls me home
Home
It's what I long for
Back homewhere I belong

The city- it calls to me
Decadent scenes from my memory
Sorrow- eternity
My demons are coming to drown me

Help- I'm falling, I'm crawling
I can't keep away from its clutch
Can't have it, this habit
It's calling me back to my home

The Miracle:
I remember the first time she came to me
Poured her soul out all night and cried

I remember I was told there's a new love that's born
For each one that has died

I never thought that I
Could carry on with this life
But I can't resist myself
No matter how hard I try

Living their other life
Is getting them nowhere
I'll make her my wife
Her sweet temptation calls me home
Home
It's what I long for
My homewhere she belongs

Her ecstasy- means so much to me
Even decieving my own blood
Victoria watches and thoughtfully smiles
She's taking me to my home

Help- he's my brother, but I love her
I can't keep away from her touch
Deception, dishonor
It's calling me back to my home

Nicholas:
Her story- it holds the key
Unlocking dreams from my memory
Solving this mystery
Is everything that is a part of me

Help- regression, obsession
I can't keep away from her touch
Leave no doubt, to find out
It's calling me back to my home

Scene Seven:
I. The Dance Of Eternity

(Instrumental)

II. One Last Time

Nicholas:
It doesn't make any sense
This tragic ending
In spite of the evidence
There's something still missing

Heard some of the rumors told
A taste of one's wealth
Did Victoria wound his soul?
Did she bid him farewell?

Victoria:
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
Until we fade away
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
We slowly fade away

Nicholas:
Here I am inside his home
It holds the many clues
To my suspicions
And as I'm standing here right now
I'm finally shown what I have always known

Coincidence I can't believe
As my childhood dreams slowly come true

Are these her memories
Awakened through my eyes
This house has brought back to life

An open door
I walk on through
Into his bedroom

Feeling as cold as outside
The walls disappear
To some woman who's screaming
A man pleads forgiveness
His words I cannot hear

Scene Eight:
The Spirit Carries On

Nicholas:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short,"
"The here and the now"
And "You're only given one shot"
But could there be more,
Have I lived before,
Or could this be all that we've got?

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was before
I'm not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend

I may never find all the answers
I may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Victoria:
"Move on, be brave
Don't weep at my grave
Because I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"

Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My questioning mind
Has helped me to find
The meaning in my life again
Victoria's real
I finally feel
At peace with the girl in my dreams
And now that I'm here
It's perfectly clear
I found out what all of this means
If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Scene Nine:
Finally Free

Hypnotherapist:
"You are once again surrounded by a brilliant white light.
Allow the light to lead you away from your past and into this lifetime.
As the light dissipates you will slowly fade back into consciousness remembering all you have learned.
When I tell you to open your eyes you will return to the present, feeling peaceful and refreshed. Open your eyes, Nicholas."

The Miracle:
Friday evening
The blood still on my hands
To think that she would leave me now
For that ungrateful man

Sole survivor
No witness to the crime
I must act fast to cover up
I think that there's still time

He'd seem hopeless and lost with this note
They'll buy into the words that I wrote

"This feeling inside me
Finally found my love, I've finally broke free
No longer torn in two
I'd take my own life before losing you"

Victoria:
Feeling good this Friday afternoon
I ran into Julian
Said we'd get together soon

He's always had my heart
He needs to know
I'll break free of the Miracle
It's time for him to go

This feeling inside me
Finally found my love, I've finally broke free
No longer torn in two
He'd kill his brother if he only knew

Their love renewed
They'd rendezvous
In a pathway out of view
They thought no one knew
Then came a shot out of the night

The Sleeper:
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
Until we fade away
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
We fade away

As their bodies lie still
And the ending draws near
Spirits rise through the air
All their fears disappear, it all becomes clear
A blinding light comes into view
An old soul exchanged for a new
A familiar voice comes shining through

Nicholas:
This feeling inside me
Finally found my life, I'm finally free
No longer torn in two
I learned about my life by living through you
This feeling inside me
Finally found my life, I'm finally free
No longer torn in two
Living my own life by learning from you

We'll meet again my friend someday soon



CNN report: "news in London, France, Russia and Italy have deleted their lead story, all anticipating the outcome of the man considered to be a member of American nobility. And as you can imagine, as the skies have grown darker here over Washington, the mood has grown darker as well and people here are beginning to resign themselves to the possibility that they are witnessing yet another tragedy in a long string of misfortunes. Reaction from everywhere, from Washington and certainly from around the world has gues..."

Hypnotherapist:
"Open your eyes, Nicholas."

Nicholas:
"AAAH!"

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Dream Theater - Octavarium

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Dream Theater / Scenes From New York DVD   Dream Theater / Scenes From New York DVD

  國籍美國
  出版年份/廠牌2001 / Elektra Entertainment
  樂評人Keith (2001.5.3) (keith@walkersun.com)

  推薦原因搖滾樂史無前例的搖滾經典歌劇活生生的搬上銀幕

  曲風Scenes From A Memory>的現場演唱,當中穿插精彩的即興演奏與
          大合唱,無間段式的演唱挑戰極限,劇情則扣人心弦


正當所有的歌迷還在為議論紛紛,猜測劇情的內容時,Dream Theater已悄悄的進行年度巡迴演唱,他們的足跡遍佈歐洲,美洲和亞洲,很幸運的,去年新總統就職日,他們也獻上了賀禮,帶給台北前所未有的金屬宴饗,令歌迷留下難以忘懷的回憶,在他們完成世界之旅後將公元2000年8月30日,於紐約Roseland Ballroom的演唱時況,剪輯成為DVD。

這場盛會可謂空前震撼,一場無間斷式的演唱,James LaBrie從頭到尾神采飛揚,John Petrucci的Guitar熱力四射,快速的合弦切換幾乎要讓吉他冒煙,John Myung十指穿梭飛揚,Bass有如機槍掃射,Mike Portnoy的鼓從頭到尾,響徹雲霄,天搖地動,Jordan Rudess這個八指琴魔更不讓John Petrucci專美於前,雙手在鍵盤上快速滑行,大有與John Petrucci一別苗頭之氣勢。

整個演唱會由特地請來串場的催眠師揭開序幕,接著而來的是排山倒海的序曲"Overture 1928",剎時Guitar、Bass、Keyboard、Drum縱橫交錯,氣象萬千!夠High!當初台北演唱會坐在後排的觀眾,這回可藉著各個特寫鏡頭看個過癮,隨著 "Strange Deja-Vu"、"Through My Words",James LaBrie一首接一首將觀眾情緒節節升高,"Fatal Tragedy"曲末的Guitar與Keyboard的競飆,接續了快節奏的"Beyond This Life"幾乎壓得觀眾喘不過氣來!

就在此刻悠揚典雅的"Through Her Eyes",有如醍醐灌頂,清涼無比,這首歌由黑人女歌手Theresa Thomason的吟唱啟動,這位女歌手有如Aretha Franklin, Robert Flack般充滿磁性的渾厚嗓音,她與John Petrucci如泣如訴的Guitar做了一段弦音與輕唱的對話更是精採絕倫,這是台北演唱會無緣欣賞到的一絕!此刻Mike Portnoy退居幕後更衣,歌曲的節拍轉由Jordan Rudess的Keyboard接手,前奏聽起就像Phil Collins的"One More Night"那麼輕穎,當曲子行將結束,整張專輯最Heavy的曲子"Home"接著登場,我們看到了Jordan Rudess以Keyboard模仿Sitar琴,而曲末John Petrucci一段Yngwie Malmsteen Style的速彈與Jordan的競奏真是令人血脈噴張!

緊接著是專輯中最長也是最精采的一段演奏,DT的成員有如八仙過海,各顯神通,Mike如雷灌耳的鼓與John Myung連珠炮似的Bass,形影不離,John Petrucci的Guitar則是徹頭撤尾的與Jordan Rudess的Keyboard纏鬥到底!那種強烈的壓迫感加上攝影師靈活的鏡頭切換,簡直是讓你High到最高點!

不僅如此,接下來的"The Spirit Carries On",Theresa Thomason再次的獻禮,Victoria的那一段改由她接替,她那黑人女歌手特有的,如同Tina Turner或Whitney Huston般充滿感性的吟唱搭配幕後一群黑人女歌手的合聲,讓這首感人肺腑的抒情曲更增添一分靈性,這種Metal與Soul的融合堪稱另一絕!

最後一首歌"Finally Free",中間參插的串場影片,將整個謀殺現場活生生的呈現在觀眾面前,真是讓人驚心動魄,而曲末一長串Mike的Drum Solo硬是讓你繞樑三日,不絕於耳!一場扣人心旋的前衛金屬歌劇,終於在Nicholas的驚叫聲中,畫下完美的句點。

這張DVD最引人入勝的就是每個關鍵情節都能以簡單的穿插影片來提示劇情,加上攝影師靈活的鏡頭剪接,或以特寫或以分割畫面將精彩鏡頭一網打盡,類似迷幻年代,普普藝術式的萬花筒畫面常被穿插,使影片變得更活潑生動,美中不足的是Audio Encoding,用的是2 Channel Stereo,而不是DTS或者是Dolby Digital 5.1否則感覺將會強烈數倍以至於幾乎可以模擬現場。

DVD內除了收錄了錄音混音師Kevin Shirley的專訪,幕後工作者與歌迷的特寫外,也收錄了巡回演唱會各大都市的紀念照,其中包括Taipei Concert與台北某處的麥當勞,可說是給了曾參與這場盛會的觀眾很好的紀念品。

更令人興奮的是當中收錄了Bonus Live Material,涵蓋了"Erotomania"、"Voice"、"The Silent Man"、"Learning To Fly"、"A Change Of Seasons",等現場演唱曲,尤其是真是"A Change Of Seasons"這首長篇大作,讓你一次撈夠本,這張DVD與過去的VHS"Live In Tokyo"或"5 Years In A Live Time",有一個不同點,增加很多Keyboard手的鏡頭,我們也由此可知Jordan的份量。

當大家都很陶醉Dream Theater的音樂時,我們是否也來解構他們的音樂內涵,這其實是有脈絡可尋的,具體而言DT的音樂是個大熔爐,他們的音樂起初是架構在Metallica的Thrash Metal(甚至Doom Metal),和Helloween / Keeper of The Seven Keys時期的Speed Metal/Power Metal,我舉幾首歌請歌迷們比較看看:

首先是Metallica的、,及黑色Metallica同名專輯,這是三種不同類型的Metallica,包括了演譯別人的作品,類概念似專輯,以及更深化成熟經過焠煉與進化過的Thrash Metal,這對DT有深遠的影響,DT音樂當中,很沉重、很Powerful的元素即出於此,DT的"Pull Me Under"、"Metropolis part 1",及Awake專輯的"Caught In A Web"和"Lie",Thrash Metal味道很重,而"The Mirror"則是Thrash和Doom的混種。

談到這張專輯,不得不提"Voice"這首歌,特別留意中間的樂段,當你聽完"Voices"後你回過頭聽Led Zeppelin的"The Song Remain The Same"、"The Rain Song"這兩首後,你將發現"Voice"是它的變種,只是Heavy很多,雖是去除了藍調味道,然而那種濕濕暗暗的成分仍在。

其次是Helloween / Keeper of The Seven Keys part 1的"Future World"、"Halloween",以及Part 2的"You Always Walk Alone"、"Rise And Fall",你可以發現Dream Theater的音樂,在快節奏的部分常可聽到穿插一小段的Speed Metal/Power Metal的旋律與結奏,我們可以感受到Helloween / Keeper of The Seven Keys part 1與 part 2的影子隨處可見,到了後來變拍較多,較花俏的部份則加上了Yngwie Malmsteen的古典速彈,以及Joe Satriani式的Fusion,然萬變不離其宗,其實仍未脫離上述的混合式架構,只是交替應用,同時拍子在這裡頭反覆切換罷了。

嚴格說來喜歡Progressive Metal的歌迷比較不容易接受藝術氣息較濃,較典雅的Progressive Rock,很重要的原因就是後者沒有前述的那種強烈的成分,或者說是缺乏Progressive Metal的那種爆發力,聽起來也就沒有這麼具體的感受了。

最後再從團員的本質上探討,仔細聽James Labrie唱歌,其實他的Vocal頗具Michael Kiske的神韻,(聽他唱慢歌"A Tale That Wasn't Right"與快歌"Future World")所不同的是James稍稍帶有Led Zeppelin-Robert Plant的味道(不是很明顯),唯一不同的是Robert Plant那種像克了藥似的,有點歇斯底里和饒舌的顫音與強烈的Blues唱腔,這是James學不來的。

另外Mike的鼓頗受Bill Bruford和Alan White的影響,尤其是後者,我建議歌迷聽幾首Yes的歌,Yes / Close to the edge專輯中的"Close to the edge" (鼓是Bill打的),而在Yessong(Live Album)中則由Alan White擔綱,歌迷可以做個比較,(尤其是學鼓的朋友,在此建議你除了上述的兩位大師之外,Deep Purple-Ian Paice、Led Zeppelin-John Bonham、E.L.P-Carl Palmer、Genesis-Phil Collins的鼓你不能不聽,你可千萬別以為Phil Collins沒什麼,他可是Peter Gabriel未離團之前的當家鼓手,Robert Plant的個人專輯,分別請Cozy Powell及Phil Collins來打,我特別推薦你聽這首"Slow Dance",鼓就是Phil Collins打的,真會讓你爽斃!)再聽聽"Going For The One",Yes / Toromato中的"Future Time"、"On The Silent Wings Of Freedom",以及Yes / Drama中的"Run Through The Light",這是典型的Alan White的打法,Mike的鼓是將他們的速度加快而且Heavy數倍。

再說John Petrucci,他受Yes-Steve Howe、Genesis-Steve Hackett的影響,融合Yngwie Malmsteen的古典速彈,再加上Metallica沉重的Thrash元素(你看看John彈吉他的神情,特別是最近的,在DVD中你看得到,是不是很像早期Metallica的James Hetfield,當然,John Petrucci是斯文多啦!這是有諸中而形於外)。再說,Jordan Rudess則是一直心儀E.L.P的Keith Emerson。

總結來說Heavy metal經Rush、Queensryche、Crimson Glory,到Dream Theater一脈相傳,歷經改良與焠煉,融入更多Progressive Rock的編曲概念以及Jazz、Fusion的演奏技巧,音樂的多元性與複雜度相對增加,終於進化為Progressive Metal,而這種音樂的傳承與交互影響都有脈絡可尋的,這張Dream Theater的DVD是筆者收藏超過四百場VHS、L.D加上DVD的Concert中,排得上前五名的其中一場,值得強力推薦,更期待未來DTS版本的出現。

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專輯名稱:Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
出版年份:2002
專輯成員:
James Labrie - Vocals
John Petrucci - Guitar
John Myung - Bass
Mike Portnoy - Drums
Jordan Rudess - Keyboard

文 / William ( taiwanren@shaw.ca)

-前言-
Dream Theater 於出道以來
在每張專輯上所花的心思都是一樣的..
目的就是要把音樂做得更好, 超越之前的作品..

這樣一個優秀的樂團, 他們做到了
每一張新的專輯, 都讓歌迷覺得 Amazing!!!
當然 6DOIT 也不例外!!!!

很幸運的, 在 1/29 當天拿到了"六級內部亂流"
光看專輯名稱就很興奮, 再看曲目, 每首歌都是七分鐘以上...
第二片 CD 則是一首 40 分鐘的長篇大作!
第一片和第二片給我的感覺不一樣....
所以呢, 我想從第一片開始說起, 之後再說第二片!



-專輯評述-
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

#Disc 1 

1. The Glass Prison (13:52)

Dream Theater 變成了 Pentera 還是 Dream Theater 開始玩 Thrash 了?? 都不是! 是 Dream Theater 把 Thrash 的 riff 融合了 DT 式的前衛風格. 我最喜歡的 Petrucci 的 Wah Wah Riff, 這可是我頭一次聽到咧!! 還有就是 Petrucci 在 2:22 時候的一段 Appregio....這兩段都是讓我覺得很驚訝的地方!

在整體感上, 是一首很容易就跟著甩頭的歌! 聽久了, 會發現 Dream Theater 所彈出來的 Riffs 是一般樂園想不到的東西!! (6:31 開始的那段 Riff 我很喜歡 )

2. Blind Faith (10:21)

Blind Faith we have in you Invisible.....
好難去評論這首歌喔...
我覺得這首歌已經是 Beyond Dream Theater 的風格...
這首歌不會說有很複雜的編曲, 或變拍...
可是給人感覺就很 Dream Theater...怎麼說呢??
當然是要從 Instrumental 開始說起囉!
中間三分多鐘的演奏部分, 可聽出 DT 在不同風格的音樂下所演奏的功力..
在 6:56 的鍵盤 solo, 彷彿聽到了 Deep Purple, 可是在 7:31 聽到的確是 Jordan Rudess....
吉他在 7:56 時進入....40 秒的 solo....真的是擾亂了我的聽覺!
一開始以複雜的旋律, 到最後變得很流暢....就因為這兩段 keyboard, guitar solo...讓我不自禁的愛上這首歌!!

3. Misunderstood (9:34)

有時候聽 DT 時, 常常會想....
他們五個人在作曲的時候, 腦裡到底都在想著什麼東西!
為何一般的樂手都想不到!!
這一首可真是怪的不能再怪了!
4:46 的吉他獨奏, 是我聽過最奇怪的 solo...
整體給我的感覺, 只有....Amazing!!!

4. The Great Debate (13: 43)

The Gilan Snap shot holds immediately after President Bush's speach on Stem-Cell research last night shows Half of the americans have proved their decision, 25% do not and still 25% aren't sure....what to think....

一段 news clip....拉開了 the great debate 的布簾...
這是一首在 Disc1 裡最複雜的歌!
如果以五顆星為滿分, 我給這首歌的評價是六顆星...
這首歌已經超過了完美的境界..
除了在樂手的技巧上, 或是歌詞的編寫上...重要的是在整首歌的"氣氛" 上....是我給最高評價的地方...
如果以統計學的角度來看, The Great Debate 可是 model 出 Standardized Normal Distribution!!! 一開始以 bass, 鼓, 鍵盤及 sample 引導整首歌....在中間的 instrumental 帶起了整首歌的高潮...最後再以鼓, bass, 鍵盤做結束.....
這首歌, 是第一張 CD 中最複雜, 也是最有特色的一首歌!
ps. 在 The Great Debate 可聽到很多 Rush 的影子

5. Disappear (6:46)

DT 不能否認, Raidohead 是他們的靈感來源...
一首很悽美的曲子...也是此 CD 中最有感情的一首歌!
沒有複雜的前金式編曲....
只有美美的鍵盤是 Disappear 的主角...
多變化的鍵盤讓不複雜的曲子聽起來很前衛....

以上就是我對 Disc 1 的簡介與感想!
雖然沒有 I&W, Awake 這樣的變拍, 或複雜式的編曲
但我覺得 DT 已創造了一種新的 DT 式的風格....
雖然很多人不能接受, 但只要細心的去聽每一首歌....
你就會發現 Dream Theater 真正的意思!!!

#Disc 2 

6. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (42:04) 

I) Overture 

六級內部亂流的序曲!
跟在 SFAM 的 Overture 1928 有著一樣的做用!
唯一不同的地方, 是 6DOIT 的 overture 把整個 40 分鐘的曲子濃縮了...以下是整個 Overture 的 Structure:

0:21 main theme
1:06 variation of main theme/Grand Finale theme
1:23 main theme/GF
1:53 variation of War Inside My Head
2:14 WIMH theme
3:11 variation of into to The Test That Stumped Them All
3:21 main theme/GF variation
3:55 Goodnight Kiss theme
4:16 piece of About To Crash theme
4:24 happy variation of Losing Time
4:50 Solitary Shell theme
5:20 Losing Time theme
5:48 this part appears right before WIMH at the end of About to Crash
6:02 main theme/ end of GF theme

這次的序曲做的非常的完美....
無論在編曲, 作曲方面, 或是 overture 所要表達的
都一氣呵成的出現在 Overture 中!
這也是 DT 頭一次運用 Symphonic/Orchestration 的編曲!

II) About to Crash

About to Crash 敘述一個生活在壓力下的女孩...
一開始以輕鬆的搖滾樂描述了女孩的生活背景...
中間則是比較黑暗的 tone, 描述生活在種種壓力下, 已經沒有意義再嚐試下去了...
隨著音樂的起伏, 可感受到女孩的內心感受!!

III) War Inside My Head

一個經過越戰的老兵, 一直無法忘掉當年越戰的戰景..
閉起眼睛來聽這一首時, 會想像到美軍正慢慢的向著戰場前進.
整首歌的 tone 我都很喜歡...很有戰爭的感覺!
在背景的 Choir, 聽起來像是戰爭記錄片的音樂!
仿佛把我帶進了當時越戰的現場!!

IV) The Test That Stumped Them All

一段 Insane 的狂飆
帶入了第三樂章, 是講一位搖滾明星的故事...
一個成名的 rockstar, 一直沉醉在自大的個性和毒品當中....
Thrash 金屬味很重的一曲....很完美的描寫了這一位 hopeless 的 rockstar!!
又重又猛的吉他聲, 狂飆的鍵盤, 雙大鼓猛踩的鼓聲, 跟吉他一起對飆的 Bass, 帶起了整個 6DOIT 的高潮!!!

V) Goodnight Kiss

一位要結束生命的母親, 為了不想與自己最愛的女兒分離, 得了精神分裂症...但最後還是被耶穌給接到美麗的天堂了!
音樂上...這首是最有感情的歌....
配合著歌詞, 每次一聽的時候都會感到心酸酸的...
一開始, 柔美的音樂帶出了母女之間愛的感覺....
兩人的對話, 讓人的眼淚不自禁的流下來....
3:13 ~ 4:41 這一段的演奏, 是在描述母女單獨相處的時刻...
非常的平靜......
4:41 後, 母親病發, 送往急診室做搶救....
在後面這一段音樂, 可聽見母親的慘痛的叫聲, 心電表的聲音....
經過了一番 struggle, 母親走了.....

DT 在 4:41, 由 major 變到 minor...
這個變化做的非常好....給人感覺不一樣的 mood

VI) Solitary Shell

一首輕快的歌曲, 講著一個患有精神分裂症的小男孩, 一直活在自我當中, 沒有辦法跟外界溝通.....
平時的他都是正常的, 跟普通人沒兩樣..
只是太自我...沒辦法接受外界的人...

在音樂方面, 我覺得SS是在 6DOIT 中最棒的一首...
4:25 Petrucci 的一段 accoustic solo 是整首 SS 最棒的地方..
聽說 Solitary Shell 可能會出 Single....呵~

VII) About to Crash (Reprise)

第一個描述的女孩, 已經活過來了...不再被那些壓力壓抑著!
About to Crash 是以鋼琴帶入, Reprise 後的則是以搖滾樂帶入!
在旋律上大同小異...
1:50 後是完全的演奏曲.....
3:00 進入了 Main Theme....慢慢的導入了最後一個樂章!

VIII) Losing Time/Grand Finale

六級內部亂流的最後一個樂章
在講一個有多重性格的女生....也在為整個 6DOIT 做個總結!
以盛大的管弦樂做為最後樂章的開場....
歌詞講著"她"的故事....也為了以上五個人的內部亂流做了個 summary.
背景運用了龐大的 orchestration 的編曲, 順著整個樂團....
結束了這一首 "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"

-結語-
這是 Dream Theater 的一次突破
雖然沒有複雜式的編曲和變拍....
但在整體感上, 氣氛, 以及風格上的變化都做的相當的完美!
在歌詞上, 每個團員為了做一張好專輯, 在額外的時間讀了很多有關人類心理學的書, 和 Case Study....
這樣的努力, 果然做出了一張 Masterpiece....

 

 

文 / William taiwanren@shaw.ca

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專輯名稱:Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory
出版年份:1999
專輯成員:
James Labrie - Vocals
John Petrucci - Guitar
John Myung - Bass
Mike Portnoy - Drums
Jordan Rudess - Keyboard

文 / Keith (keith@walkersun.com)

-前言-
1999年,在眾多樂迷的殷殷期盼下,Dream Theater果然不負眾望,推出了一張令人振奮激賞的Concept Album,這是DT繼之後前衛金屬論壇最勁爆的焦點新聞。各種報導與評論相繼出籠,喜歡在線上聊天的網友也多了一分議題,DT剎時成了前金樂壇萬人睹目的焦點,這張專輯不但替前衛金屬的定義與精神做了最佳銓釋,也替前衛金屬的編曲、創作、演奏技巧以及發展方向立了一個新的里程碑。

的出現對DT有著雙重的意義:其一是挾其前衛金屬教父之勢,完成了一張具有完整概念的前衛金屬歌劇(Metallic Opera),這張專輯與The Who的 ,Pink Floyd的 ,Queensryche的 (請參考筆者另一份評論Queensryche前衛金屬的先趨全盤分析,裏頭有完整的解析),併稱搖滾四大歌劇。然其編劇架構與演奏技巧之複雜度遠勝於前者,堪稱是一張經得起時間考驗的經典作品。而2000年5月20日的來台演唱會,紮紮實實的一口氣將這個歌劇搬上舞台,這種無間斷式的演奏不但徹底的讓樂迷確信這不是像Queen一樣要藉助錄音室重復錄音的技巧創作出來的作品,也讓我們見識到團員的體力與默契,這也是搖滾樂界罕見的現場演唱。

其二是DT的鍵盤手屢經更軼,由Kevin Moore、Derek Sherinian而換成了Jordan Rudess,使DT成了典型的學院派樂團。而這種學院派樂師的深厚樂理涵養,加上James Labrie這位Progressive Metal難得一見的主唱(目前仍在老師指導下勤練聲樂),這張專輯架構的嚴緊度與演奏技巧的艱深華麗與滂薄的氣勢也就不難想像了。

Jordan Rudess,9歲時就進入Julliard,受過九年完整的古典音樂教育,最初接觸的Pop Music是Beatles的音樂,17歲那年意外的聽到了Emerson, Lake& Palmer的專輯,而迷上了前衛搖滾以及電子合成樂器,Moog和Synthesizer。對於這種能隨心所慾的利用各種音色來詮釋樂曲的樂器為之動容,18歲那年拿到了獎學金準備進入Julliard音樂學院的大學部,而當時的指導老師也預言,如果他繼續深造勢必成為美國新一代的偉大鋼琴演奏家之一,但是他卻放棄了獎學金而走上了搖滾樂的不歸路,他曾與名吉他手Vinnie Moore合錄過

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