QUOTE (melodic777 @ Sep 20 2006, 08:38 PM) QUOTE (OneHalf-D @ Sep 12 2006, 06:27 PM) ...Agree to the above post. Score makes up for the poor performance on the Budokon disc and highlights DT on a very good night. J.LaBrie sounds better than he has in a very long time. Rush could learn a little something about producing a quality DVD from DT.
To the person looking for more DT to buy, Scenes From A Memory is a must have.
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Are you serious? Poor performance? As a trained musician, I haven't really seen anything on that Budokan performance that would lead me to see anything less than about 99% perfect. I was at the NY show 2 weeks before the shoot in Japan and LaBrie was amazing both times as was the entire cast.
I was at the Radio City show and it was great to see that although many people will say, "He couldn't have sung that good, there has to be overdubs", you can hear him like a 1/4 tone flat here or there (like 3 times the entire show) and the rest of the time LaBrie really was that sick, as was the rest of the guys. I can say this because like any Rush or DT fan and maybe moreso being a musician, I am highly analytical of performances. Plus I don't drink or do drugs so I know what I saw those nights.
Poor Performance.......if you don't mind me asking, please, could you enlighten what the poor performance remark was based on? Is it because they didn't play enough old tunes? What they did play, they nailed. People aren't happy with the RCMH show because of the orchestra and what not - setlist. I didn't care much for the orchestra but moreso about sitting through 6 degrees when I've seen that all before and that's a big block of time that would have been nicely utilized on other tunes......however, I was only a part of that night. That night was their dream come true and they deserved to do what they thought was fitting for them. I was very pleased and after watching and listening to the Score stuff, I really have come to like the orchestrations added where they weren't before.
Poor performance? lol some people, lol
Well--wellwellwellwellwell!
I, for one, am not a "trained musician." I am what Mr. Beautiful refers to in another post as "a hobbiest." What I am above all else is A FAN! God forbid I guess? But I agree with those who say that Budokon is not there best live effort. Hell, they all but admit in the interviews that they were exhausted and jet-lagging big time...But I'm not a trained musician.
DT is always fantastic, but J.L. is just a little off on the Budokon disc; specifically, Endless Sacrifice, Pull Me Under (worst ever, live) and Solitary Shell. On the other hand Petrucci's gift to us on Hollow Years is a masterpice of solo guitar and makes the Budokon purchase a bargain at any price....But I'm just a hobbiest. I AM NOT A TRAINED MUSICIAN, so I don't think my opinion really matters.
My honest take on score is this:
Score is simply the finest package of Dream Theater in their 20 year history. It sounds fantastic on my stereo and on my TV. It's artfully shot without all the fast cutaways that kill R.I.R. The visuals are crisp and the mix is tight. As always I'd like them to bring up the bass a little...But that's just me....I'm not a trained musician, just a hobbiest.
