the title track is my favorite off of 8vm. haaaaands down.

Live At The Budokan

or

Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVETime?

Which DVD shall I buy?

Depends how much you like Train Of Thought.

I like everything equally. I would like to know which has better performences and which is better quality.

[QUOTE=ever eeking always rupert]Live At The Budokan

or

Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVETime?

Which DVD shall I buy?[/QUOTE]
I'd say LATB myself.

[QUOTE=ever eeking always rupert]I like everything equally. I would like to know which has better performences and which is better quality.[/QUOTE]
Budokan definetely. The quality is great, sound is awesome, and the camera work is amazing. The material ain't bad either. And the second disc has a very cool DT documentary.

[QUOTE=ever eeking always rupert]Live At The Budokan

or

Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVETime?

Which DVD shall I buy?[/QUOTE]

I own the CD for Budokan and the Live IN Tokyo/5 Years in a LiveTime DVD, so I can't give you first hand comparisons for camera work or quality. But I have scene several parts of Budokan online, and I can safely say its a superbly produced DVD. On the other hand, Tokyo/5 Years has tons of rare stuff you wouldn't hear them play any more.

The first disk is a bit poorly put together, with clips of the band on tour intercutting the actual concert footage (although some of these clips are actually quite funny.) The performance itself is amazing, even if LaBrie screws up a bit. There's superb performances of Surrounded, Wait For Sleep, To Live Forever, A Fortune in Lies, and Take the Time. And most amazing of all, Myung crosses over to [i]stage left[/i].

The second disk also has some really great stuff, with great performances from their "unplugged" fanclub show in '98, their Awake World Tour in '94, their "uncovered" fan club show in '95 (where the covers on A Change of Seasons came from - the singer from Napalm Death, Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothary of Marillion, and Steve Howe guest on it) and the show were Once in a LiveTime was recorded (the version of Peruvian Skies is awsome.)

Sorry about the long winded post...

I prefer Budokan, TBH, The first disk of 5YIAL is excellent. I <3 surrounded, but the second...the material isn't brilliant, to be honest, and for FII tracks, the best ones are on LATB anyway (sadly excluding take away my pain)

budokan is much better produced. by far. if that's any indicator of how this latest one is gonna be... :]

did anyone else notice the ORCHESTRA PIT at the radio city music hall in NY? and seeing as how they used an orchestra for sacrificed sons and 8vm...eh? eh?

any thoughts on DT using an orchestra? reminds me of metallica's S&M, which actually wasn't too bad

edit: oh snap, jk. looks like the seating plan doesn't have an actual pit?
damn.

I dunno, i liked five years in a livetime, the audio commentary was very in depth, and some of the events are pretty memorable, like the show with Steve Howe and Marillion. allthough its a bit mismatched...

[QUOTE=National chaos sam]I dunno, i liked five years in a livetime, the audio commentary was very in depth, and some of the events are pretty memorable, like the show with Steve Howe and Marillion. allthough its a bit mismatched...[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I listened to some of the commentary and it was really interesting. The version of Easter on their sounds amazing.

Saw DT two days ago, it was amazing man. I was so happ ywhen they played JACOB'S LADDER. it was amazing, i cant say that enough. Myung is my new hero.

[QUOTE=Alex]Saw DT two days ago, it was amazing man. I was so happ ywhen they played JACOB'S LADDER. it was amazing, i cant say that enough. Myung is my new hero.[/QUOTE]
Wow, that's so sweet.

That's because Rush are awesome.

Can someone send me When Dream and Day Unite and Falling into Infinity? I accidentally deleted the files on my computer and cant find the actual albums anywhere. I think I left them at my cousins house in Jersey.


[email]rock15guitarist@aol.com[/email]

Thanks

So I'm seeing the Boston show on Thursday but I need someone to go with me. I already have a ticket.

[QUOTE=HNLzero]So I'm seeing the Boston show on Thursday but I need someone to go with me. I already have a ticket.[/QUOTE]

I'll go, even though Im seeing them next saturday.

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]I'll go, even though Im seeing them next saturday.[/QUOTE]
lucky bastard

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]Can someone send me When Dream and Day Unite and Falling into Infinity? I accidentally deleted the files on my computer and cant find the actual albums anywhere. I think I left them at my cousins house in Jersey.


[email]rock15guitarist@aol.com[/email]

Thanks[/QUOTE]
At the moment my Cd drive's a bit screwed and it doesn't really rip anything. But if no one else does, I'll give it a try.

I need to get a new copy of FII...I have the box...

I dont want to appear like an annoying as[I]s[/I]wipe, but can some one please help me (see a few posts above). FII and When Dream and Day Unite are the only 2 DT cds that I barely listened to. I want to be more familiar with the songs on these cds for the April 1st show. This way I can inform you what songs are going to be on the DVD if they play anything from those 2 albums. Its a win-win situation.

Possibly Hollow years or take away my pain?

/Prays.

check the tour history on the site, they have every setlist from the octavarium tour on there

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]I dont want to appear like an annoying as[I]s[/I]wipe, but can some one please help me (see a few posts above). FII and When Dream and Day Unite are the only 2 DT cds that I barely listened to. I want to be more familiar with the songs on these cds for the April 1st show. This way I can inform you what songs are going to be on the DVD if they play anything from those 2 albums. Its a win-win situation.[/QUOTE]
Download these tracks:

"A Fortune In Lies"
"Another Won"
"Raise the Knife"
"Peruvian Skies"

I think those are the only WD&DU and FII songs they've been playing on this tour.

they'll probably play songs that haven't appeared much on DVD's so far.

i doubt hollow years will be on there, as it was on budokan. the only other one i can tihink of mihgt be peruvian skies (on 5YIALT) and just let me breathe. also on 5YIALT i believe. so we'll see...

genuine, i'll send a few songs when i get time. i need to sleep tonight, i was at relay 4 life all night...

Would dream theater ever some to western canada?

They opened for Iron Maiden last year and some guy at a T shirt stool noticed my DT images and Words T shirt, and said: "oh, that awful band who opened for maiden" I was outraged.

im seeing DT with my pops in Philly tomorrow :thumb:

[QUOTE=National chaos sam]They opened for Iron Maiden last year and some guy at a T shirt stool noticed my DT images and Words T shirt, and said: "oh, that awful band who opened for maiden" I was outraged.[/QUOTE]
He was probably retarded, let it slip.

Yeah, I would kill five people to see Maiden and DT together.

NP-Voices(live)

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]im seeing DT with my pops in Philly tomorrow :thumb:[/QUOTE]

Cool, thats where I'm going. I can't wait...

Man, DT and Maiden together would be amazing. In the late nineties they did a tour with Deep Purple and ELP which also sounds pretty mind blowing.