Once In A Livetime - Dream Theater

Ones appreciation of this epic double live album will hinge upon whether or not a heavier and more 'metal edge' is well received, as well of course the set list which includes plenty of material from the previous Falling Into Infinity album, as well as the classic A Change of Seasons EP. Fans of older material will be able to enjoy strong renditions of Caught in a Web, Peruvian Skies, Pull Me Under and Metropolis - the inclusions of these four on disk two certainly strengthens the album, although I would like to have seen a few more 'greatest hits' type of numbers on the album. Other than this, the set list reflects the period in which the band ...  Read the complete review

Dream Theater’s first official live album ‘Live at the Marquee,’ released in 1993, presented New York’s pioneers of progressive metal at the start of their consistently successful career, but five years and a number of albums, EPs and record label changes later, ‘Once in a Livetime’ presented a more contemporary overview of the band, catching them right before they moved into seriously ambitious territory with 1999’s epic concept album ‘Metropolis part 2: Scenes from a Memory.’ Perhaps at a cost to the overall quality, Once in a Livetime catches Dream Theater on the start of an upward climb: primarily promoting a studio album that was only moderately well ...  Read the complete review

1998 saw the release of this killer double live album ‘Once In a Livetime’. This album is a well decent selection of some of their studio material with a few blinding keyboard, drum and guitar solos thrown in for good measure. The track listing looks a bit like this; CD1 Track 1: The Crimson Sunrise (taken from ‘A Change of Seasons’ 1995) Track 2: Innocence (taken from ‘A Change of Seasons’ 1995) Track 3: Puppies On Acid (taken from ‘Falling Into Infinity’ 1997) Track 4: Just Let Me Breathe (taken from ‘Falling Into Infinity’ 1997) Track 5: Voices (taken from ...  Read the complete review