Score (Dream Theater album)

Score
Live album by
Dream Theater
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006
RecordedApril 1, 2006
VenueRadio City Music Hall (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length157:08
LabelRhino Entertainment
ProducerEthan Mesmer
Dream Theater chronology
Octavarium
(2005) 		Score
(2006) 		Systematic Chaos
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Reviews[2]
Score
Video by
Dream Theater
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006
RecordedApril 1, 2006
VenueRadio City Music Hall (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length164:20 (Disc 1)
87:42 (Disc 2)
LabelRhino Entertainment
DirectorMike Portnoy
Dream Theater chronology
Live at Budokan
(2004) 		Score
(2006) 		Systematic Chaos
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Metal Review[4]
PopMatters[5]

Score is the fifth live album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was recorded on April 1, 2006, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The concert was the last of their 20th Anniversary Tour, labeled "A Very Special Evening with Dream Theater". The entire second half of the concert features a complete symphonic orchestra, dubbed "The Octavarium Orchestra", conducted by Jamshied Sharifi.

The album was released on August 29, 2006, and contains the entire concert setlist, including the encore. A condensed version of the concert was aired on VH1 Classic on August 25, 2006, 4 days before the release of the album and DVD. It was released on September 2, 2006, in Australia.

The title of the album comes from the word "score", meaning the number twenty, in reference to the band's 20th anniversary. It can also refer to a conductor's musical score, which is seen on the album cover.

Two of the songs recorded on this album were previously unreleased: "Another Won," a song written by the band in their earlier years, when they were known as Majesty; and "Raise the Knife", a song recorded for but omitted from Falling into Infinity.

In Australia, the three-disc version of the album was released on September 2, 2006.

Track listing

CD

All music composed by Dream Theater except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."The Root of All Evil"Mike PortnoyDream Theater8:22
2."I Walk Beside You"John PetrucciDream Theater4:11
3."Another Won"PetrucciDream Theater5:22
4."Afterlife"Charlie DominiciDream Theater5:56
5."Under a Glass Moon"PetrucciDream Theater7:29
6."Innocence Faded"PetrucciDream Theater5:36
7."Raise the Knife"PortnoyDream Theater11:43
8."The Spirit Carries On"PetrucciDream Theater9:46
Total length:58:25
Disc two
No.TitleLyrics...Length
1."Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" (music: Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess, Portnoy)Petrucci, PortnoyDream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra41:33
2."Vacant" (music: Myung, Rudess)James LaBrieDream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra3:01
3."The Answer Lies Within"PetrucciDream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra5:36
4."Sacrificed Sons"LaBrieDream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra10:38
Total length:1:00:48
Disc three
No.TitleLyrics...Length
1."Octavarium"LaBrie, Petrucci, PortnoyDream Theater & the Octavarium Orchestra27:16
2."Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper""PetrucciDream Theater & the Octavarium Orchestra10:39
Total length:37:55

DVD

Tracks 1 through 8 feature Dream Theater alone. Tracks 9 through 14 feature Dream Theater and The Octavarium Orchestra.

Disc one

  1. "The Root of All Evil" (from Octavarium) – 9:32
  2. "I Walk Beside You" (from Octavarium) – 4:10
  3. "Another Won" (from The Majesty Demos) – 5:40
  4. "Afterlife" (from When Dream and Day Unite) – 7:28
  5. "Under a Glass Moon" (from Images and Words) – 7:27
  6. "Innocence Faded" (from Awake) – 6:16
  7. "Raise the Knife" (unreleased track from the Falling into Infinity sessions) – 11:51
  8. "The Spirit Carries On" (from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory) – 9:37
  9. "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" (from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence) – 41:26
  10. "Vacant" (from Train of Thought) – 3:03
  11. "The Answer Lies Within" (from Octavarium) – 5:36
  12. "Sacrificed Sons" (from Octavarium) – 10:36
  13. "Octavarium" (from Octavarium) – 27:29
  14. "Metropolis" (from Images and Words) – 11:16
  15. Credits – 2:53

Disc two

  • "The Score So Far..." 20th Anniversary Documentary – 56:25
  • Octavarium Animation – 3:06
  • "Another Day" (Live in Tokyo – August 26, 1993) (from Images and Words) – 4:47
  • "The Great Debate" (Live in Bucharest – July 4, 2002) (from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence) – 13:37
  • "Honor Thy Father" (Live in Chicago – August 12, 2005) (from Train of Thought) – 9:47

Personnel

Octavarium Orchestra

Conductor
Violins
  • Elena Barere - (Concertmistress)
  • Yuri Vodovos
  • Belinda Whitney
  • Avril Brown
  • Katherine Livolsi
  • Abe Appleman
  • Joyce Hammann
  • Karen Karlsrud
  • Ann Leathers
  • Ricky Sortomme
  • Jan Mullen
  • Carol Pool
Violas
  • Vincent Lionti
  • Adria Benjamin
  • Judy Witmer
  • Crystal Garner
  • Jonathan Dinklage
Cellos
  • Richard Locker
  • Eugene Moye
  • David Heiss
  • Caryl Paisner
French horn
  • Bob Carlisle
  • Dan Culpepper
  • Larry DiBello
Bass Trombone
  • George Flynn
Flute
  • Pamela Sklar
B Flat Clarinet
  • Ole Mathisen
Trumpet
  • Jeff Kievit
  • Jim Hynes
Percussion
  • Gordon Gottlieb

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 89
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 34
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 40
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] 31
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 81
US Billboard 200[15] 134

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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