DREAM THEATER - SCORE: 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR LIVE WITH THE OCTAVARIUM ORCHESTRA

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Finnforest
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This is a very high quality live DVD experience that was especially nice for a relative DT newcomer because it features a wide sampling of material from their entire career.

The presentation was great on many fronts. First, they took some time to show or introduce the time frame or album title that their songs came from, to give the uninitiated an idea what was going on. Second, they didn't use the annoying grainy visual effects that plague the live videos of many other bands. You get to see the DT in beautifully clear and concise shots and edits. And third, they actually realize that we want to see their hands too, not just their face!! Prog fans especially would like to see what the players are doing with their instruments. If we just wanted to see a light show and lots of jumping around we can watch thousands of other live videos. I wish other bands could figure that out.

The playing is monster of course with the band in top form. I had two complaints about the sound. First, I can never hear the bass player as well as I'd like. He has a muddy sound which makes his playing sound more like thump/thump percussion than expressive bass where you can hear all the notes like a guitar. I realize he's good but I never can discern what he's doing with much clarity. Second, I don't feel the Orchestra works all that well in this show. It was a distraction and momentum killer for me in the midst of all these great scorchers they were blasting forth. Sometimes the classical thing works in rock shows but here I was never convinced by it. The music was so exciting up to that point that they just didn't need it.

But all things considered this was a ton of fun to watch and very good. The climactic epic Octivarium was just about perfect, from Rudess' killer opening section to Labrie's big scream. A good introduction to live DT and a must for fans.

Finnforest | 4/5 | 2007-9-3

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