CHRISTMAS CD 2000 - SCENES FROM A WORLD TOUR

This CD captures the band's performances during tour in the year 2000. Unfortunately the sound quality is somewhat dissapointing and James LaBrie is out of tune here and there. But this CD also delivers some uniqueness that only Dream Theater could afford. Take an example, the cover of Dio's "Heaven And Hell" is quite remarkable. LaBrie proved his voice could be as metal as can be ;-) alo he did a bit of rap on track 3. What a fun show they had there! Proving that this band had a great time during touring also showed by putting 3 instrumental tracks in this CD, one to be an instru-medley which is a very much usual DT **wink** and the rest are Jordan Rudess' keyboards solo and James Petrucci's guitas solo session. The only original full song LaBrie sang was The Spirit Carries On! They did include "Learning To Live" during a medley session, though. Again, this CD shows how much fun they had during the tour and their stage perfomances. This CD would have been a great one if the sound quality were good. For those who are sound-perfectionist, this CD may be a dissapointing due to the sound quality. But for those who would like to capture the emotional bonding in live shows, this CD is an option. **davidewata/Indonesia**