SIX CD SET OF LIVE DREAM THEATER BROADCAST RECORDINGS FROM THE 1990s Formed in 1985, originally going under the name Majesty, by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while all three attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston MA, they subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band that would ultimately become Dream Theater. Though a number of line-up changes followed, the three original members remained together until September 2010, when drummer Mike Portnoy left the band. Mike Mangini was announced as the new, permanent drummer in April 2011. This 6 CD set captures classic-era Dream Theater while performing live at various junctures in the earlier part of their career, specifically in 1993, 1995 and 1999, with full shows included from each of these years. All recorded for FM Radio Broadcast, resulting in perfect audio quality throughout, this boxed set will prove a very welcome reminder for fans of this enormously talented group of what a truly extraordinary musical phenomena they have always been within a live setting.
Dream Theater began their mammoth A Dramatic Tour Of Events world trek in July 2011 with the final leg in South America taking place in August 2012. It was here at the Luna Park arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina that they decided to film the two nights that go to make up this release…
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Dream Theater's first official release gave an indication that this was a talented band that combined the styles of Yes, Rush, and Queensrÿche. The latter seemed to be too big of an influence at this stage of their career…