Dream Theater Dream Theater/North America Tour 1998

This compilation is of three performances from “AN INITMATE EVENING WITH DREAM THEATER”, which was held only five times at the end of 1998. The performances at Old Bridge, New Jersey on December 26th, Philadelphia on the 27th, and New York on the 29th are all recorded in full from high-quality audience masters, which could be considered A-rank at the time. First of all, since it was a special live performance for a short period of time, the content was different from the usual stage, and the main point is that it is full of numbers that are rarely played, such as cover numbers and single B-side songs. Some of them were recorded in a live performance exclusively for the fan club at another performance and in a limited Christmas CD, but as a fan, I would like to hear the sound source that captures the whole picture. By the way, this is a must-listen collector’s edition that conveys the members themselves having fun playing, from Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Elton John, and U2 numbers to a Van Halen medley at the New York performance. 1 : 1. INTRO/2. COVER MY EYES/3. SPEAK TO ME/4. LIFTING SHADOWS OFF A DREAM/5. HEY YOU/6. THE SILENT MAN/7. JAM/8. DIFFERENT STRINGS/9. WAIT FOR SLEEP/10. ANNA LEE/11. EVE disc 2 : 1. HOLLOW YEARS/2. THE WAY IT USED TO BE/3 . SINCE I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU/4. TO LIVE FOREVER/LINE IN THE SAND (intro)/5. PARADIGM SHIFT (intro)/6. O HOLY NIGHT/7. BAD [Live at Birch Hill Nite Club, Old Bridge, New Jersey, USA December 26th 1998] disc 3 : 1. INTRO/2. SPEAK TO ME/3. LIFTING SHADOWS OFF A DREAM/4. HEY YOU/5. THE SILENT MAN/6. COVER MY EYES/7. DIFFERENT STRINGS/8. EVE/9. WAIT FOR SLEEP/10. SINCE I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU/11. GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD/12. ANNA LEE disc 4: 1. HOLLOW YEARS/2. JAM/3. AWAY MY PAIN/4. HELL’S KITCHEN/5. THE WAY IT USED TO BE/6. BAD/7. PERFECT STRANGERS/8. O HOLY NIGHT/9. TO LIVE FOREVER [Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA December 27th 1998] disc 5 : 1. INTRO/2. SPEAK TO ME/3. LIFTING SHADOWS OFF A DREAM/4. HEY YOU/5. THE SILENT MAN/6. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?/7. DIFFERENT STRINGS/8. EVE/9. WAIT FOR SLEEP/10. SINCE I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU disc 6 : 1. JAM/2. TAKE MY MY PAIN/3. HELL’S KITCHEN/4. THE WAY IT USED TO BE/5. ANOTHER DAY/ 6. HOLLOW YEARS/7. TO LIVE FOREVER/LINES IN THE SAND (intro)/8. BAD/9. VAN HALEN MEDLEY: HOT FOR TEACHER/MEAN STREETS/ICE CREAM MAN/10. PARADIGM SHIFT (intro)/11. O HOLY NIGHT [Live at Irving Plaza, NYC, NY, USA December 29th 1998]