Dream Theater
A Change Of Seasons
The Story
The 23 minute title track to "A Change Of Seasons" was originally written back in 1989 along with "Metropolis - Pt. 1", and was intended to be included on "Images And Words". The piece was finally recorded in 1995 with "Images And Words" producer David Prater. The second half of this recording is taken from the "Uncovered " show which Dream Theater did at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London in January, 1995. The idea behind the show was to have fun and pay tribute to some of the bands the members of Dream Theater grew up listening to: Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Kansas, Dixie Dregs, Journey, Queen and more. They learned the cover tunes in hotel rooms and soundchecks during their Japanese Tour in 1995.
The Music
| 23:06 | A Change Of Seasons | Vocal |
| 10:49 | Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding | Vocal |
| 10:34 | Perfect Strangers | Vocal |
| 07:28 | The Rover/Achilles Last Stand/The Song.. | Vocal |
| 10:33 | The Big Medley | Vocal |
The Artists
| John Petrucci | Guitars, Production |
| John Myung | Bass, Production |
| Mike Portnoy | Drums, Percussion, Production, Cover Concept |
| Derek Sherinian | Keyboards, Production |
| James LaBrie | Vocals, Production |
| David Prater | Production, Mixing |
| Doug Oberkircher | Engineering, Mixing |
| Robert Siciliano | Engineering Assistance |
| Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| David Rosenthal | Additional Keyboard Programming |
| Andy Scarth | Engineering |
| Vinnie Kowalski | Live Sound Engineering |
| Larry Freemantle | Art Direction |
| Joseph Cultice | Band Photography |
| Arthur Cohen | Additional Photography |
| Jake Wyman | Additional Photography |
| "A Change Of Seasons" recorded and mixed at Bear Tracks Studio, Suffern, NY, May 1995.
"Uncovered" recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, January 31st, 1995, recorded with the A & D Mobile Recording Unit. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC. Pre-production at Star Trak Studios, Fairfield, NJ. Additional photography by H. Okamoto, H. Omura. |
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