Dream Theater Volume 1 and Volume 2 full set of limited pressings - SEALED/NEW
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Description
Limited To 2,500 Copies Worldwide
Features Seminal Albums IMAGES AND WORDS, AWAKE, FALLING INTO INFINITY, and METROPOLIS PT. 2: SCENES FROM A MEMORY
VOL. 1 traces Dream Theater’s trajectory throughout the nineties, highlighting the natural evolution of their signature sound in the span of an important decade and their uncanny interplay. Among many accolades, IMAGES AND WORDS [1992] not only reached gold status, but it also claimed a spot on Rolling Stone’s coveted “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time.” Not to mention, it housed signature staples such as “Pull Me Under,” “Another Day,” and “Metropolis – Part 1: “The Miracle and the Sleeper.” Meanwhile, Guitar World placed AWAKE [1994] at #1 on its “Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994.” They maintained the momentum of this creative run with FALLING INTO INFINITY [1997]. Finally, METROPOLIS PT. 2: SCENES FROM A MEMORY [1999] has cemented a surefire legacy of its own. In a Rolling Stone poll, audiences overwhelmingly cast votes in favor of METROPOLIS PT. 2 as the “Number One All-Time Progressive Rock Album.” Classic Rock chose it as the “15th Greatest Concept Album.”
Limited To 2,500 Copies Worldwide
INCLUDES SEMINAL ALBUMS SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE, TRAIN OF THOUGHT, OCTAVARIUM, & SYSTEMATIC CHAOS
VOL. 2 highlights Dream Theater’s journey through the 2000s, reflecting not only their continuous sonic evolution but also their success in carving out space for progressive metal on international charts. This volume includes the group’s iconic SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE, which features the 42-minute title track that encapsulates their approach to redefining the boundaries of commercial music. This album also introduces drummer Mike Portnoy’s twelve-step suite with “The Glass Prison” and continues throughout the next four albums in their discography. The last chord of SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE serves as the opening chord to the group’s follow-up album, TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
Expanding on the group’s heavier live sound, TRAIN OF THOUGHT is the group’s most traditional metal album, using thicker guitar tones, heavier drums, and intensely targeted lyricism. The album features suites four and five of Portnoy’s twelve-step suite with “The Dying Soul,” a lyrical and musical continuation of “The Glass Prison.” Like its predecessor, TRAIN OF THOUGHT’s final note rings through the beginning of the following, and one of Dream Theater’s most essential albums, OCTAVARIUM.
Dream Theater’s OCTAVARIUM was a commercial success, bringing the band to the Top 5 in Sweden, Finland, and Italy, alongside the Top 10 in Germany, Japan, and Norway. The album opens with “The Root Of All Evil,” parts six and seven of Portnoy’s suite. The 24-minute title track features orchestral elements inspired by progressive rock leaders Genesis and Yes.
Peaking at #19 on the Billboard 200, SYSTEMATIC CHAOS is Dream Theater’s highest charting album in their career thus far and their first with the metal/hard-rock label, Roadrunner. Leaning into their roots of virtuosic seven-string thrash and metaphorical fiction, SYSTEMATIC CHAOS encompasses the band’s consistent progression in the definitions of rock and metal.
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