Dream Theater Dream Theater/Aichi,Japan 2017

The live performance at Toyota Civic Cultural Hall on September 9th, the first day of the 2017 Japan Tour, was recorded for 2 hours and 48 minutes in full from the digital audience master owned by Taper. The sound balance, which perfectly reproduces even the subtleties of the applause in response to the intro of the song, is at a level that can be used as an official bootleg as it is. This visit to Japan is part of the 25th anniversary world tour of the release of “IMAGES AND WORDS”, and the main focus of this tour is the complete reproduction of the album, which has already been highly praised by fans around the world. The three-part live performance was divided into the first part “normal format”, the second part “IMAGES AND WORDS complete reproduction”, and the encore. The first part was selected from each album, as in the normal concert, but “The Gift of Music” and “Our New World” from “THE ASTONISHING”, which were not available in Japan, were also performed, and “Hell’s Kitchen” from “FALLING INTO INFINITY” was revived for the first time in 14 years. In addition, “The Bigger Picture” was also performed for the first time in 2017, and “As I Am”, which introduced Jaco Paz’s “Portrait Of Tracy”, also introduced METALLICA’s “Enter Sandman”, and there were many innovative arrangements. The main second part, a complete reproduction of “IMAGES AND WORDS”, was led by an intro that time-warped 25 years, and proceeded in the order of the songs on the album. The magnificent and magnificent masterpieces are reproduced with 100% real sound, and what’s more, it’s an expanded version that goes beyond a simple reproduction, and in the third part, “A Change Of Season” is also fully reproduced for the first time in 13 years, making it the perfect version. Although the set and composition of all five performances in Japan this time are not changed because they are concept shows, fans should still check it out as it is the memorable first day performance. Disc 1 : 1. Intro. 2. The Colonel (Two Steps From Hell song) 3. The Dark Eternal Night 4. The Bigger Picture 5. Hell’s Kitchen 6. The Gift of Music 7. Our New World 8. Portrait of Tracy / As I Am 9. Breaking All Illusions Disc 2 : 1. Happy New Year 1992 (Intro Tape) 2. Pull Me Under 3. Another Day 4. Take the Time 5 Surrounded 6. Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper 7. Under a Glass Moon 8. Wait for Sleep 9. Learning to Live Disc 3 : 1. A Change of Seasons: I The Crimson Sunrise 2. A Change of Seasons: II Innocence 3. A Change of Seasons: III Carpe Diem 4. A Change of Seasons: IV The Darkest of Winters 5. A Change of Seasons: V Another World 6. A Change of Seasons: VI The Inevitable Summer 7. A Change of Seasons: VII The Crimson Sunset [Live at Toyota Shimin Bunka Kaikan, Toyota, Japan 9th September 2017]