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FAQ: Dream Theater - Version 5.50Welcome to the official, spiced-with-Vindaloo Dream Theater FAQ, presented by us, the Ytsejam Mailing List, and, thanks to a bit of great fortune and kindness on their part, by Dream Theater themselves!
This is version 5.50 of the Dream Theater FAQ, in celebration of Dream Theater's fifth studio release, Falling Into Infinity, which was released in the United States on September 23rd, 1997.
Please remember that the transcriptions of the samples will be handled in the Dream Theater Songbook. The FAQ will only address questions concerning the sources of the samples.
The FAQ is in a constant state of revision. I try to research new sections before they are added, to avoid half-answered questions. This effort is nothing without fan input, and new questions. If you have anything you would like to see in the FAQ, please let me know. Also, check out the list of planned future revisions at http://www.prognosis.com/gabbo/dt/faqsoon.html. If you have any information that might help with the topics I am looking into, please email it to me at gabbo@dreamt.org.
This file can be found on the Internet at the following locations:
Also to Irene, Roland, and Mountain Dew.
Extra thanks to Jason Skewes for keep ffb ing this list in such great shape for so long.
Extra huge colossal thanks to Mike Portnoy for "taking the time" to make sure everything here is accurate.
And, finally, thanks to all the subscribers of the Ytsejam Mailing List for their eternal vigilance, and the regulars of #ytsejam for often reminding me where I can place my opinions. :)
Send questions, comments, Mountain Dew, and suggestions for this FAQ to: gabbo@dreamt.org.
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0.0 When in the hell are you going to update the FAQ?I owe each and every Dream Theater fan a personal apology, so please, take a break from reading this and send me a quick message at president@whitehouse.gov and I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can with my apology.
0.1 What is Dream Theater up to currently?In addition to touring with DP and ELP, Derek will also be doing a short tour with Alice Cooper, and Mike will be doing a series of clinics. Once again, check out the Official Website for more info regarding dates and schedules.
Also, some good news for all of DT's fans. There are plans for a DOUBLE CD live album to be released this fall, along with a new home video. The source is from a concert in Paris on June 25th, 1998, and a fanclub gig for the Dutch f ffb ans on June 22nd.
0.2 Has Dream Theater changed management?0.3 What is Kevin Moore up to?In the summer of 1995, Kevin decided to shave his head(!) and move to Los Angeles, CA to record some new material with Fates Warning drummer, Mark Zonder. These songs eventually turned into the "Chroma Key" demos and featured Kevin on keyboards/bass/vocals and Mark Zonder on drums. Kevin describes his new music as "keyboard-oriented semi-progressive rock."
Kevin recorded more "Chroma Key" songs during the last half of 1996 (with Jason Anderson on guitar, Joey Vera on bass, and Mark Zonder on drums), and is currently mixing those songs with Steve Tushar (for Steve Tushar/mixing info, see the following URL: http://www.artnet.net/~carbon12/info.htm). Kevin's website, http://www.chromakey.com, has information on acquiring Chroma Key's debut CD Dead Air For Radios which was just released on Massacre Records in Europe. Soundclips are also available. There is no word yet on a US release date or distributor, but you can mail order the CD from Kevin directly.
Kevin also plays all the keyboards on Fates Warning's latest album, A Pleasant Shade Of Gray, which was released in April 1997. Contrary to popular belief, the keyboard parts were written by Jim Matheos, and Kevin only played them for the studio recording.
Also, John Petrucci and James appear on Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen. James sings on "Sheer Heart Attack" and "One Vision" (both of which have Mike Portnoy listed in the Additional Engineering credits), and John plays on "Another One Bites The Dust." Dragon Attack is available on DeRock Records.
In addition, Mike and Derek are both slated to play on the upcoming ELP tribute album from Magna Carta ffb . Derek will be featured on an upcoming Alice Cooper tribute CD.
In addition to tributes, the band members have also helped out fellow musicians on their own projects. John Myung lends a hand an a Chapman Stick on Sean Malone's Gordian Knot, and Derek guests on keys on RFTC by Rocket From the Crypt. Also, James will be adding some guest vocals on Shadow Gallery's new CD Tyranny.
0.5 Do the members of DT have any side projects?Liquid Tension Experiment - This is a phenomenal project conceived by Pete Morticelli and Mike Varney. They wanted to put together a 'Super Group,' and who better to call than Mike Portnoy. Mike put together a list of people he would like to work with, and in the end, Liquid Tension solidified into Mike on drums, John Petrucci on guitar, Jordan Rudess of Dixie Dregs on keyboards, and Tony Levin on bass. With very little practice time, and only one week to record the entire CD, the four laid down a full length album which was mixed by Kevin Shirley and distributed on Magna Carta.
A note to European fans: Due to an error in manufacturing of LTE at the German plant, there are two second gaps between the tracks which should flow together. If you have one of these defective CDs, you can return it to Magna Carta for a replacement:
The corrected version will have the matrix number MAXX9023 on the CD itself. To make sure this is the correct master, either play the CD, there should be no gaps or pauses (especially not in "Three Minute Warning"). Or check the CD itself for the number (the miss-mastered CDs will have MAX9023, the correct will have a double X, MAXX9023) The only way to see this number is to flip the CD over, look at the playing side. Toward the center of the CD you will see a series of numbers and letters.In the meantime, if you send me your CD (just the CD (no jewel case or book) in an envelope is fine) to me, I will send out a corrected disc. Magna Carta feels terrible that the fans had to get caught in the middle of this situation. We will make sure that everyone gets the corrected CD.
Address the envelope:
Magna Carta
"Liquid Tension" CD
208 East 51st St, Ste 1820
New York, NY 10022
Explorer's Club - Another 'Super Group' CD from Magna Carta featuring James LaBrie, Derek Sherinian, and John Petrucci. Also playing on this CD are Matt Bradley of Dali's Dilemma (formerly Chaos Theory), D.C. Cooper from Royal Hunt, Bret Douglas from Cairo, and Trent Gardner from Magellan on vocals; Matt Guillory from Dali's Dilemma on keys, Steve Howe of Yes on acoustic guitar, Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big on bass, and the prolific Terry Bozzio on drums. The CD, Age of Impact, is scheduled for release on July 28th, 1998. However, Magna Carta are already accepting and shipping pre-orders.
Platypus - Yet another 'Super Group,' this one featuring Derek Sherinian and John Myung, along with Ty Tabor of King's X on vocals and guitar, and Rod Morgenstein of Dixie Dregs on drums. The CD was written and recorded in 16 days, and is slated for a European release on August 17th, 1998. There is no word yet on a US release date.
WWW: http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~mikeb/dt/boots.txt.
It is also out of date, and far from complete, but it does not attempt to list every bootleg (which would be near impossible), but only the ones that are truly worth getting or desperately avoiding.
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1.4 Are there Dream Theater web pages?
1.5 Is there a Dream Theater Mailing List?
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Their first efforts at getting material down on tape were called the Majesty Demos. Ineffective singer Chris Collins did the vocals on eight very progressive-sounding tracks. In March 1986 the Majesty demos were finished. 1000 copies sold within six months. Bootleg CDs of the Majesty demos continue to sell even today.
That November, Chris left the band, as he was a mismatch all along. A year went by without a singer and without a record deal, and more demos were cut. Instrumental versions of the songs we now know as "Afterlife," "Ytse Jam," and "The Killing Hand" were among them.
In November of 1987 vocalist Charlie Dominici joined the band and a record was finally cut on the Mechanic label. This is when the issue of the name nearly stopped Dream Theater before they started. A Las Vegas band called Majesty forced a name change, and DT considered several different possibilities. Glasser, Mi and Magus, and the like were tossed about and rejected. Mike Portnoy's father Howard suggested they use the name of a California movie theater, and the name Dream Theater was chosen.
DT quickly found out that Mechanic could not effectively promote their record or finance the tour they needed in order to promote it on their own, so they left the label. Charlie was fired because he didn't have DT's progressive plans on his agenda, and he had always been weak in a live setting. Time went by... a LOT of time.
Finally, in late 1991, Kevin James LaBrie of Winter Rose beat out fellow throats John Arch (ex-Fates Warning), Steve Stone, Chris Cintron, and John Hendricks for the vocalist spot. His audition was fantastic and an apt indicator of the future potential of DT, as he sang his way through an acoustic "To Live Forever," and demo tapes of "Learning to Live" and "Take The Time."
EastWest records, then ATCO Atlantic, signed DT and they cut the record Images And Words. Radio picked up on the opening track, "Pull Me Under," and IAW slowly started accumulating sales. DT began to field an obsessive and musically-inclined fan base who had been disappointed by late-80's and early-90's glam and grunge, and had held onto their Rush, Yes, and Floyd records, hoping for the day when another such band Would come about. The band cut a video for "Pull Me Under" and it actually got rotation on MTV... a small miracle in itself. Two more videos were cut, "Another Day" and "Take The Time," and the latter got marginal airplay.
By halfway through the Music In Progress Tour '93, IAW was selling lots of copies and several cuts from it were gaining heavy airplay, as well as kindling a deep-seeded fan interest in unreleased recordings and bootlegs. Import shipments of When Dream And Day Unite sold quickly. Dream Theater cut a live EP in April 1993 called Live at the Marquee. Later that year, a live video called Live in Tokyo (sometimes titled "Music in Progress') was released. Still, the fans of DT needed more. Throughout the spring and summer of 1994, there was a veritable explosion of available bootlegs and rarities. IAW went gold in January of 1995.
DT took their own time, so to speak, in writing and recording Awake, their third studio album. It was recorded between May and July 1994 and was released on October 4, 1994. It was during this time that the sky itself fell on Dream Theater.
On August 1st, 1994 Kevin Moore decided to lea ffb ve the band to pursue his own musical interests. On August 8th, 1994 the split was made final by a press release issued from Dream Theater's management. Several possible replacements were tossed about. Jens Johansson auditioned for the spot. Jordan Rudess played a gig with them but then left to play for the Dixie Dregs. Derek Sherinian, formerly of Kiss and Alice Cooper, stepped in and played with the band on the Awake tour. Derek was announced as an 'official' member during the last few shows of Dream Theater's 1995 European tour.
Dream Theater reunited with IAW producer David Prater and entered the studio in April of 1995 to record their 23-minute epic "A Change Of Seasons". Several tracks from the Ronnie Scott's 'Uncovered' Gig were also included in the release. The EP, entitled A Change of Seasons, was released on September 19, 1995.
In December 1996 Dream Theater played five shows on what was dubbed "The Fix for '96," where they showcased five of the songs that have been since released on FII, in addition to new arrangements of some of the classics. Following this were some springtime dates in Europe.
Finally, on September 23, 1997, Falling Into Infinity was released in the US. Dream Theater is currently wrapping up their world tour, and will be on tour in Summer 1998 with Deep Purple.
The cost of joining the Fan Club for one year is $15. Send a check or money order for $15, made payable to "YTSE JAMS, INC." Payment to be in U.S. funds only.
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Dream Theater International Fan ClubFans outside of North America should follow these directions:
The cost of joining the Fan Club for one year is £10. Send £10 in the form of a UK cheque, International Money Order, or Eurocheque, made payable to "YTSE JAMS." You may also pay in cash in Pounds Sterling Only, though this is not recommended, and if payment is to be sent this way, it should always be sent by registered mail. Payment to be in UK Pounds Sterling only!
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If you want to write in, or have any questions, please contact the Fan Club Headquarters in England, at the address above. If you require a reply, and we cannot always guarantee this, please enclose an International Reply Coupon (IRC), and a self addressed envelope (SAE), and we'll see what we can do.
For further information, write to Neil Elliott, president of the DTIFC, at images_and_words@compuserve.com.
There are also other fan clubs you can join, depending on where you are, or how dedicated (read: obsessed) a fan you are:
Theater Of Dreams
The Official Dutch Dream Theater Fanclub
For more info ffb rmation, write to :
Theater of Dreams
Postbus 1597
2003 BP Haarlem
The Netherlands
E-mail: denis.schoen@tip.nl
Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/todreams/
The Mirror
Offizieller Deutscher Fanclub
Write to :
The Mirror
Postfach 3137
50246 Pulheim
Deutschland
E-mail: TheMirror@westend.com
Homepage: http://www.westend.com/TheMirror
Carpe Diem !
Dream Theater fanzine in Japan
Write to :
Carpe Diem !
c/o Masayuki Daigo
6-24-11, Ryoke, Urawa
Saitama 336-0901
Japan
E-mail: QZE13533@niftyserve.or.jp
Your Majesty
Le journal officiel francais consacre a Dream Theater
Write to :
Your Majesty
BP 6083
69468 Lyon Cedex 06
France
E-mail: auzzy@hol.fr
Homepage: http://www.chez.com/majesty
Italian Dreamers
The Official Italian Fanclub
Write to :
Italian Dreamers
via Don Minzoni, 14
21013 Gallarate (Va)
Italy
E-mail: mpetrini@tin.it
Homepage: http://ben.linknet.it/dt
The other theory is that it doesn't actually mean anything, and it's just a neat-looking, albeit extremely common, printer's symbol.
"...in some ways it's a shock to us and in some ways, it isn't, you know. I mean, the way that they [the fans] consider us a 'family unit,' in a lot of ways, it's true because, I grew up with Kevin, like, since we were little kids and this has been our band since... whenever. We were 17, out of high school, you know, the first year in college, so it is kind of weird, not having him in the band, it's definitely strange. The only thing I can say to the fans is, you know, so far as worrying and whatnot, this is something that was going on with Kevin like, or, the way he explained it to us, for a couple of years, so he was slowly sort of stepping out of his position, and even with the writing on "Awake", it's not as much of his trademark and his sound and his writing. So if they're into this album, maybe that's a good sign because it was something that was written a lot without his enthusiasm or without his input for the most part, so, it's sort of a... step to the new whatever's going to happen next. So if they like it, that's a good sign..."- John Petrucci"...he didn't tell us slowly, it was unexpected for us too. But it's just that he was thinking about it for awhile, we didn't even know that, you know? We sensed that he was a little bit distant, that maybe he was unhappy, but we never thought he would leave the band, 'cause like I said, this has been something we've been into since we were little kids or whatever. He told us right towards the end of the recording session for _Awake_, which was about mid-July, and that was really strange because, you know, we weren't finished recording and he told us this, so... I mean, obviously we finished up the recording of the record, but it was... I guess no time is a good time, but it seemed like a strange sort of time and we were all really shocked, you know, we were like, 'I don't understand,' you know? It's hard for me to understand because we've been pretty successful and we think this record is going to do really well for us, we hope it is, and there's a lot of things on the horizon and we've worked our entire lives to get to this point, so it's hard for me to relate to leaving that..."
"...I don't think you can pinpoint to one specific reason why he left the band, but I think basically it comes down to this... over the last couple of years, he's sort of changed the type of music that he's into, that he likes to write and he's demoing a lot of stuff where he's playing everything himself and singing himself and it's in a different style, like techno/industrial sort of style, nothing like our band... it just seems like playing with us, he wasn't able to do the type of stuff that he wanted to do and he figured he never would if he stayed in the situation, so he wanted to be true to his musical vision. I guess that was kind of frustrating with him. Maybe when we started the band and for the first couple of albums, it was the kind of stuff he really liked doing and then for whatever reason, whatever happened in his life... whatever was happening ffb , whether it was touring or whatever, he just changed the type of stuff he was into and he no longer felt passionate, or feels passionate, about the style of music that Dream Theater plays... you know, the heavy, progressive sort of music..."
"I used to like Neal Peart but I don't really listen to him that much anymore. He was a big influence for me when I was younger. I really listen to so many different drummers I mean, Terry Bozzio, Simon Phillips, but when I listen to music I don't really listen to the drummers... I listen to the ways the songs are produced, I listen to the ways the songs are written. When I listen to music there are lots of aspects I listen to, not just the drummers."
Petrucci has two groups of influences, he said in an interview, "the Steve's and the Al's." The Steve's are Steve Morse, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The Al's are Alex Lifeson, Al Di Meola, and Allan Holdsworth.
John Myung's bass idols are Steve Harris and Geddy Lee.
As a band, they are influenced most (according to Portnoy) by Rush, Queensryche, Yes, Marillion, Genesis, and Kansas. Those groups make a few appearances here in this FAQ forasmuch as they relate to DT.
Petrucci individually likes Pantera. The whole band got on very well with the Galactic Cowboys. Much like their listeners, they have very broad and varied tastes. Portnoy is a regular concertgoer, and has been met at Rush and King's X concerts by people on the Ytsejam list.
Since then, Steve Rothery and Steve Hogarth joined the band at their Uncovered gig at Ronnie Scott's. Fish was also invited to sing "In The Flesh?" at this gig but had to cancel at the last minute.
Mike Portnoy also said, "We're all really big fans. I really dig Misplaced Childhood."
John Petrucci--Ibanez guitars, Mesa Boogie Amps, Dimarzio Pick-ups, Dunlop Picks, Wah Pedals.
John Myung--Yamaha Bases, Mesa Boogie Amps, D'Addario Strings.
A Change of Seasons* Also called The Golden Weight
A Late Summer Rain
A Vision
Afterlife
Another Won
Creep With Tonality %
Cry for Freedom
Death of Spock, The
Don't Look Past Me
Gates of Babylon @
Golden Slumbers *
Grab That Feel $
Killing Hand, The
March of the Tyrant
Metropolis
Mission: Impossible
O Holy Night
Resurrection of Ernie
Schizophrenia
To Live Forever
Too Far
Vital Star
Ytse Jam, The
Your Majesty
Wanted: Dead or Alive (sort of a joke)
Pull Me Under"Another Day" did not make MTV's playlist, even though DT felt it had the most MTV potential. "Pull Me Under" was shot live and has received the most airplay. "Take The Time" was shot as a full-scale video production, but the song had to be shortened a lot and many unexpected edits in the song throw off the video's pace and consistency. "Lie" got regular rotation. There is no video for "Caught In a Web," contrary to what was previously thought. "The Silent Man" was shown in Europe - to our knowledge, it has not been sighted in the US on MTV. Mike Portnoy directed the video to "The Silent Man." There is also a live performance video for "The Silent Man." Again, this has only been seen in Europe.
Take The Time
Another Day
Lie
The Silent Man
Hollow Years
A Vision"Scarred" was performed for the first time at the Malibu Night Club in Lido Beach, NY on December 28, 1995, and again the next night at the Birch Hill Night Club in Old Bridge, NJ.
Too Far
Space Dye Vest
Here are a few songs that have ONLY been performed live, and never recorded in any studio or demo (yet):
Bombay Vindaloo
Moon Bubbles
Barfbag
John Petrucci:
Being prepared was a key element that contributed to the successful
recording of AWAKE. Unlike our previous studio releases, this one had
the benefit of hundreds of live performances shaping sounds and
developing new ideas for equipment and instrumentation. This, coupled
with a trusting relationship with our producers, resulted in a truer
expression of creative vision. We are very pleased with this recording
and excited about playing it live.
James LaBrie:
I had a great time recording, and working with John and Duane was a
pleasure because not only do they get amazing sounds, but they truly
understand the music.
John Myung:
With the recording of this album, sonically I think we've all made
individual improvements. Each of us has a distinct sound, you can hear each
instrument by itself and also hear how they all work together.
Mike Portnoy:
Upon finishing the never-ending world tour for I & W , the five of us found
ourselves bursting with creative excitement ready to explode. The shrapnel
of these ideas is what you are now listening to. I feel that AWAKE is our
most diverse and complete work to date, and I hope it is as enjoyable for you
to listen to as it was for us to create.
Kevin Moore:
I had fun experimenting with keyboard sounds with John & Duane. I'm very
happy with the raw quality we came up with.
Songs marked with (*) are available on the "A Change Of Seasons" release. Songs marked with (+) are available on the Dream Theater International Fan Club's Christmas CD.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club - 1/31/95
* Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (Elton John)
* Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple)
+ Red Hill Mining Town (U2)
* Led Zeppelin Medley: The Rover, Achilles Last Stand, The Song Remains
The Same
+ Tears (Rush)
+ Damage Inc. (Metallica) with Barney Greenway (Napalm Death)
Happiness is a Warm Gun (Beatles) with Steve Hogarth (Marillion)
Easter (Marillion) with Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery (Marillion)
Winter (Tori Amos)
In The Dead of Night (UK)
Yes Medley: Machine Messiah, Heart of the Sunrise, Close To The Edge,
Siberian Khatru, Starship Trooper with Steve Howe (Yes)
* The Big Medley: In The Flesh? (Pink Floyd), Carry On Wayward Son
(Kansas), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin (Journey),
Cruise Control (Dixie Dregs), Turn It On Again (Genesis)
"Oh that this too, too solid flesh would melt."Furthermore, after seeing the video, in an interview, Portnoy said "Who the hell was that wolfman guy in the video anyway? We had written it based on something else entirely." Portnoy noted that while Moore did not write "PMU" about Hamlet specifically, he DID write "PMU" about what Hamlet was about. Same themes, ideas, etc.
The no-brainer explanation can be found at http://www.prognosis.com/gabbo/dt/dthamlet.html.
Two other schools of thought have previously emerged on this subject:
Suicide is the most obvious meaning. Pretty much every verse supports the theme of a person trying to talk someone out of killing themselves. "so die another day... better to save the mystery."
Another equally valid point of view is that of mental illness, and trying to cope with it as the sufferer and/or family. "they took pictures of our dreams..."
"We decided to write a song about everything we'd been going through for the past three years - looking for a new singer, a new label & new management - just all the changes we made & all the frustrations we went through...but, have it coming from each of our four different perspectives. So, we broke it up, and said 'Okay, you take the 1st verse, you take the 2nd verse,' went away, wrote lyrics about our feelings about all the stuff we were going through, and then put it together. Then [we] wrote the chorus together. That was the 1st time we had ever done that, and it's the only song on the album where the lyrics were actually written by everybody."- Mike Portnoy on "TTT"
"Adesso che ho perso la vista, ci vedo meglio e di piu"In Ytsejam Digest 1734, Matteo Gagliolo (matteog@usa.net) wrote that even though these are the words seen in the video, the actual quote is "Ora che ho perso la vista ci vedo di piu," which he says translates to "Now that I have lost my sight, I can see clearer."
It's not a coincidence that LaBrie sings, "I can see much clearer now I'm blind," right before the sample.
"...that actually was inspired by a story that James told me about one of his friends. He told me about one of his friends who he used to work with at a factory... James, I guess he worked with him like years & years ago. Anyway, this guy is still working at that factory & he [James] just met him like, I guess, recently, and he was talking to him about how he's got all these ffb great benefits now and everything, but... and so that struck me as... that struck him, you know, it's kind of affected him and I thought about it too, and I was just thinking about how people kind of let life live them instead of living life sometimes, you know. And just get caught up in just being secure and having money, you know, to survive, which is a noble thing for some people. But some people don't even give themselves a chance, you know, this guy happened to be a musician who still had a dream about becoming a serious musician and making a career out of it, but it was obvious that he was never going to do anything about it. And this is kind of like a 'do something about it' song."- Kevin Moore
From what we have surmised, "6:00", of course is REALLY primarily about Kevin's thoughts about leaving the band and the indecisiveness that preceded this.
"...a person that's... it's not male or female, it could be either. And it's dealing with a person who has suppressed their feelings for so long and has finally had enough of it and feels that the only way that they can really live life to it's fullest is to live from the inside out. And that's basically what this person has come to terms with. And they're sick of society inducements and they feel the only way that they can go on with life is to live it the way they feel is the truth..."- James LaBrie
"At the bottom of a lake, it's a hundred degrees I can't breathe" = Lake of Fire / Hell"You tell me 'bout your two more coming" = The Second Coming
"...that song is more or less just reflecting the duality that exists between a man and a woman; the spiritual side of the relationship & how they both can compliment one another."- John Myung (Japanese Radio Interview)
"It was inspired by... I was looking through a clothing catalog & saw a picture of a girl modeling this piece of clothing called a space-dye vest. And, so, I fell in love with her [laughs] for some strange reason & so the minute I did that, the minute I was just like obsessed w/this person, I was like, 'why am I doing that?' & I noticed that I was doing it a lot lately. And I think the prime reason that I was doing that, and this is what I figured out at the time, was that I had just come out of a relationship where I'd gotten dumped, basically, and so I think the situation was that I wasn't finished giving all that I was ready to give, so I was just, like, throwing it around, you know, just aiming it in different directions. It was a total case of projection. And this song is just trying to sort it out & just kind ffb of admitting that I'm just kind of lost. So it's kind of a dark song. It was very cathartic though."
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,See Section 7.6 for the details of the sample.
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun,
The higher he's a-getting
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times, still succeed the former.Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.
I The Crimson Sunrise 0:00
II Innocence 3:50
III Carpe Diem 6:54
IV The Darkest of Winters 10:08
V Another World 13:01
VI The Inevitable Summer 16:59
VII The Crimson Sunset 20:12
6.31 What is a Chapman Stick? On
which songs is it used?The Chapman Stick is a unique electric string instrument. Instead of being plucked like a guitar, the act of fretting a note causes it to play. This means that you can play notes with both hands allowing you to play a much fuller arrangement. Emmett Chapman created this technique on a self-built guitar in the late 1960s. In subsequent years he created The Stick as the ultimate instrument for tapping technique.
For more information, try http://www.stick.com or http://clever.net/stick/stickwire
John Myung plays the Stick on the songs "New Millenium" and "Take Away My Pain."
6.32 What is Hell's Kitchen?6.33 Who is Anna Lee
ffb
?The words are (from the book):
--No, continued Aunt Kate, she wouldn't be said or led by anyone, slaving there in that choir night and day, night and day. Six o'clock on Christmas morning! And all for what?--Well, isn't it for the honour of God, Aunt Kate? asked Mary Jane, twisting round on the piano-stool and smiling.
Aunt Kate turned fiercely on her niece and said:
--I know all about the honour of God, Mary Jane, but I think it's not at all honourable for the pope to turn out the women out of the choirs that have slaved there all their lives and put little whipper-snappers of boys over their heads. I suppose it is for the good of the Church if the pope does it. But it's not just, Mary Jane, and it's not right.
"...he's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. He doesn't know what a woman is. He wants you for a possession, something to look at, like a painting or an ivory box. Something to own and to display. He doesn't want you to be real, or to think, or to live. He doesn't love you. But I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even when I hold you in my arms...it's our last chance."These lines are spoken by actor Julian Sands' character, George Emerson. In this pivotal scene, he's trying to convince the woman he loves, Lucy Honeychurch (played by Helena Bonham-Carter), who is engaged to be married to someone else, that she's making a horrible mistake and that she truly belongs with him instead.
Another interesting connection between SDV and "A Room With A View" is that Kevin based most of the song around a chord progression that's actually from the background music in movie! It only appears a couple of times in very short sections, but it's definitely the same chord progression that Kevin used in SDV.
This sample was taken from TV commentator Jim Hill of KCBS in Los Angeles during the O.J. Simpson police chase.
"Some people gave advice before about facing the facts, about facing reality. And this is, this without a doubt, is his biggest challenge ever. He's going to have to face it. You're gonna have to try, he's gonna have to try and, uh, and, and, and get some help here. I mean, you know, now no one can say they know how he feels..."The following is (unconfirmed) from a Conan O'Brien show:
"That's what they say that, like that in Houston, or something. They say 'yeah, it's 180 degrees, but it's a dry heat.'"These samples have been identified as being taken from the documentary "The Trouble With Evan," from a Canadian series called "The Fifth Estate":"In Houston they say that?"
"Oh, maybe not, I'm all mixed up."
"Dry until they hit the swimming pool."
Evan's stepfather: (unintelligible talking)"...I'll get up with the sun...she doesn't, she doesn't want you to sleep in...I don't care what you do, I don't care what you say, you're grounded... that door gets locked, that door gets locked at night by 9 o'clock. If you're not in this house by 9 o'clock, then you'd better find someplace to sleep...you think you can go to your mom's house and sucker her into it?..."(unintelligible talking)Irene Raceu (irene7@ameritech.net) explains that the documentary is about child abuse. As Irene explains, "The show was filmed by some researchers because the parents supposedly complained that Evan was a problem child, had all sorts of behavior problems, etc. So they set up cameras in the house for many months and filmed what went on." Sander Moes (moes@geof.ruu.nl) also helped to compile this information.Evan: "I can move out on my own, uhm, get a job, get my own clothes... I'll go to the mall whenever I like... they tell me I'm much too young..."
Mark also wrote that the male voice is Jeremy Irons' from the movie "Damage," from Louis Malle, also in 1992. Mark transcribed the passages this way:
(Jeremy Irons in Damage)Mike Portnoy also pointed out that the man and woman saying "What are you doing?" after the first verse are Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep from the movie "Falling In Love."
The feeling that (3:23) I HAVEN'T BEHAVED AS I SHOULD. You know, what you were saying in Hartley about passion... You were right. I was distanted. I know I was.(Mary Beth Hurt in Lightsleeper)
(3:26) EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS AROUND YOU, THE ONLY DANGER IS INSIDE YOU(Jeremy Irons in Damage)
(3:34) YOU SEE, I THOUGHT YOU COULD CONTROL LIFE...
(3:39) BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THAT... There are things you...
(3:42) THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN'T CONTROL
The low spoken parts, such as "Resistance", etc., at the beginning of the song, are Mike speaking.
7.6 Where are the samples in "A Change of
Seasons" from?The part of the song after "Goodbye" and before the now-infamous "Please Don't Go!" is a collection of lines taken from the movie "Table For Five." The voice is John Voight's.
New titles keep coming! Be sure to check out his web page at http://www.goodnet.com/~durnik a transcription of the article at http://www.prognosis.com/gabbo/dt/dt-melon.html. You can read John Petrucci's response to the article at http://www.prognosis.com/gabbo/dt/jp-melon.html.
There was also a Tokyo Ytsecon on May 14th, 1995 in Shimo-Kitazawa. Can anyone give me more details...?
YtseCon II was held on December 28, 1995 at the Holiday Inn in Rockville Centre, NY, the day of a DT performance at Malibu Night Club in Lido Beach, NY. The second YtseCon was organized by Trey Allen (tallen@junix.ju.edu).
YtseCon III was held on October 12, 1996 at the LaGuardia Marriott in Queens, NY, and was organized by Jeff Chew.
8.5 Misheard Lyrics
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