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Dream Theater Dream Theater
a Progressive Metal band from New York, NY, USA   flag

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Last Update: November 07, 2009

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Dream Theater quickly rose to prominence in the early nineties and since has become the major flag-bearer of the genre of progressive metal, as it seems practically every band that has come along since is inevitably compared to DT. They were at their most metallic in their early days, as heard on When Dream And Day Unite (and still earlier, in their early days when they were known as Majesty), while their recent material shows them relaxing, maturing, and stretching the bounds of progressive rock/metal. Most of the past and present members have been involved in side projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment (Petrucci/Portnoy), Chroma Key (Moore), Mullmuzzler (LaBrie), and others, all of which have released albums.

Trivia: both Johns and Mike are all married to members of the thrash band Meanstreak!

Recent album: (EP) Wither, released September 14, 2009.

members
current lineup:
James LaBrie
   vocals
John Petrucci
   guitars
John Myung
   bass
Jordan Rudess
   keyboards
Mike Portnoy
   drums (O.S.I.)
 former members:
Charlie Dominici
   vocals
Kevin Moore
   keyboards (Fates Warning, O.S.I.)
Derek Sherinian
   keyboards (Alice Cooper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Planet X)
discography
When Dream And Day Unite
1989 Mechanic

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• BNR Top Ten Album
• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. A Fortune In Lies
  2. Status Seeker
  3. The Ytse Jam
  4. The Killing Hand
  5. Light Fuse And Get Away
  6. After Life
  7. The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
  8. Only A Matter Of Time
Lineup:
  • Charlie Dominici
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Kevin Moore
  • Mike Portnoy

Images And Words
1992 Atlantic

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. Pull Me Under
  2. Another Day
  3. Take The Time
  4. Surrounded
  5. Metropolis - Part I "The Miracle And The Sleeper"
  6. Under A Glass Moon
  7. Wait For Sleep
  8. Learning To Live
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Kevin Moore
  • Mike Portnoy

Live At The Marquee
1993 Atlantic

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     Track Listing:
  1. Metropolis
  2. A Fortune In Lies
  3. Bombay Vindaloo
  4. Surrounded
  5. Another Hand - The Killing Hand
  6. Pull Me Under
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Kevin Moore
  • Mike Portnoy

Awake
1994 Atlantic

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  2. Caught In A Web
  3. Innocence Faded
  4. Erotomania
  5. Voices
  6. The Silent Man
  7. The Mirror
  8. Lie
  9. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
  10. Scarred
  11. Space-Dye Vest
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Kevin Moore
  • Mike Portnoy

A Change Of Seasons
1995 Elektra

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. A Change Of Seasons
  2. Funeral For A Friend
  3. Perfect Strangers
  4. The Rover
  5. The Big Medley
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Derek Sherinian
  • Mike Portnoy

Falling Into Infinity
1997 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. New Millennium
  2. You Not Me
  3. Peruvian Skies
  4. Hollow Years
  5. Burning My Soul
  6. Hell's Kitchen
  7. Lines In The Sand
  8. Take Away My Pain
  9. Just Let Me Breathe
  10. Anna Lee
  11. Trial Of Tears
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Derek Sherinian
  • Mike Portnoy

Once In A LiveTime (2CD live)
1998 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. A Change Of Seasons I
  2. A Change Of Seasons II
  3. Puppies On Acid
  4. Just Let Me Breathe
  5. Voices
  6. Take The Time
  7. Keyboard Solo
  8. Lines In The Sand
  9. Scarred
  10. A Change of Seasons IV
  11. Ytse Jam
  12. Drum Solo
  13. Trial Of Tears
  14. Hollow Years
  15. Take Away My Pain
  16. Caught In A Web
  17. Lie
  18. Peruvian Skies
  19. Guitar Solo
  20. Pull Me Under
  21. Metropolis
  22. Learning To Live
  23. A Change of Seasons VII
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Derek Sherinian
  • Mike Portnoy

Scenes From A Memory
1999 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. Regression
  2. Overture 1928
  3. Strange Deja Vu
  4. Through My Words
  5. Fatal Tragedy
  6. Beyond This Life
  7. Through Her Eyes
  8. Home
  9. The Dance of Eternity
  10. One Last Time
  11. The Spirit Carries On
  12. Finally Free
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Live Scenes From New York (3CD live)
2001 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. Regression
  2. Overture 1928
  3. Strange Deja Vu
  4. Through My Words
  5. Fatal Tragedy
  6. Beyond This Life
  7. John & Theresa Solo Spot
  8. Through Her Eyes
  9. Home
  10. The Dance Of Eternity
  11. One Last Time
  12. The Spirit Carries On
  13. Finally Free
  14. Metropolis Pt. 1
  15. The Mirror
  16. Just Let Me Breathe
  17. Acid Rain
  18. Caught In A New Millennium
  19. Another Day
  20. Jordan Rudess' Keyboard Solo
  21. A Mind Beside Itself
  22. Learning To Live
  23. A Change Of Seasons
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Metropolis 2000: Scenes From New York   
2001 Elektra

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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
2002 Elektra

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. The Glass Prison
  2. Blind Faith
  3. Misunderstood
  4. The Great Debate
  5. Disappear
  6. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Train Of Thought
2003 Elektra

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. As I Am
  2. This Dying Soul
  3. Endless Sacrifice
  4. Honor Thy Father
  5. Vacant
  6. Stream Of Consciousness
  7. In The Name Of God
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Live At Budokan
2004 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. As I Am
  2. This Dying Soul
  3. Beyond This Life [w/ Zappa Jam]
  4. Hollow Years
  5. War Inside My Head
  6. The Test That Stumped Them All
  7. Endless Sacrifice
  8. Instrumedley
  9. Trial of Tears
  10. New Millenium
  11. Keyboard Solo
  12. Only a Matter of Time
  13. Goodnight Kiss
  14. Solitary Shell
  15. Stream of Consciousness
  16. Disappear
  17. Pull Me Under
  18. In the Name of God
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Live At Budokan   
2004 Elektra

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Octavarium
2005 Elektra

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     Track Listing:
  1. The Root Of All Evil
  2. The Answer Lies Within
  3. These Walls
  4. I Walk Beside You
  5. Panic Attack
  6. Never Enough
  7. Sacrificed Sons
  8. Octavarium
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Score   
2006 Rhino

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Systematic Chaos
2007 Elektra

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1
  2. Forsaken
  3. Constant Motion
  4. The Dark Eternal Night
  5. Repentance
  6. Prophets Of War
  7. The Ministry of Lost Souls
  8. In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

Chaos In Motion 2007/2008   
2008 /RR

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Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2009 /RR

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     Track Listing:
  1. A Nightmare to Remember
  2. A Rite of Passage
  3. Wither
  4. The Shattered Fortress
  5. The Best of Times
  6. The Count of Tuscany
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy

(EP) Wither
2009 /RR

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     Track Listing:
  1. Wither (Album Version)
  2. Wither (Piano Version)
  3. Wither (John Petrucci Vocal Demo)
  4. The Best of Times (Mike Portnoy Vocal Demo)
Lineup:
  • James LaBrie
  • John Petrucci
  • John Myung
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Mike Portnoy