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"After recently celebrating the band's 20-year anniversary, Dream Theater returns with its first-ever best of collection. Spanning 1991-2005, the
two-disc set contains rare single edits, b-sides and a trio of new remixes that spotlight that band's nonpareil musicianship, complex arrangements and
amazing songwriting. Dream Theater's GREATEST HIT (...& 21 other pretty songs) will be available from Rhino on April 1 at all physical retail outlets and
http://www.rhino.com/.
Referring to Dream Theater's first and only major radio hit Pull Me Under, the compilation's tongue-in-cheek title is a testament not only to the band's
sense of humor, but also highlights the acclaimed New York-based quintet's ability to make music and cultivate a legion of fans on its own terms, without
help from radio or MTV. The collection features more than two hours of progressive hard rock from James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci
(guitar/vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums/vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards).
The collection contains three newly remixed versions of tracks from Dream Theater's breakout 1992 album Images and Words: the aforementioned Pull Me Under
as well as Take The Time and Another Day. Portnoy says this album presented the perfect opportunity to give the songs a bit of a facelift. "The original
mixes always sounded a bit '80's to me, so we had our good friend and longtime mixer Kevin Shirley give the tracks a bit of an update to sound more like
the rest of the Dream Theater catalog. The songs remain the same (no pun intended, Kevin just mixed that album as well), but there are little nuances in
the tracks that I forgot were originally there, and it's very cool to hear them again"
The collection's 22 songs are split evenly between two discs, which are divided into "The Dark Side" (the metallic) and "The Light Side" (the melodic).
Filled with some of the band's most sinister sounds, the first disc lives up to the billing of "The Dark Side." Longtime fans will appreciate the abundance
of alternative versions of classic tracks, including single edits of Lie, Home, and Misunderstood. Disc one concludes with two tracks from the band's 2005
album Octavarium: The Root Of All Evil and Sacrificed Sons.
The second disc, "The Light Side," spotlights the band's melodic side and features an alternate mix of Through Her Eyes, a single edit of Solitary Shell
and To Live Forever, a 1994 b-side from the UK-only single of Lie.
A grassroots phenomenon for 20 years, Dream Theater continues to record studio albums acclaimed for award-winning musicianship as well as artistic vision.
To meet the demands of a demanding global fan base, the band also maintains an active touring schedule that regularly includes sold-out performances around
the world.
Dream Theater has currently been on the road since June 2007, traveling the globe in support of their latest studio album Systematic Chaos. Their world
tour will conclude with a final run throughout North America in May as they premiere their "Progressive Nation" package tour with Opeth, Between The Buried
And Me, and Three supporting.
In response to people's concerns that the compilation contains music most fans already own, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy said the following:
Trust me gang, even if you already have the entire DT catalog, I've made this release worth picking up....
In addition to the 3 new remixes (only available here), the radio edits are pretty rare (yes, I know a bit sacriligious - but at least it's something
"different") and most of the versions have slight subtle differences (like "clean" starts and stops that normally segue on the studio versions - like "The
Test...", "As I Am", "I Walk Beside You", "The Answer Lies Within", etc.)
Not to mention Hugh Syme's most clever cover art since Rush's Signals and exclusive liner notes by Rich Wilson and yours truly!
MP"
Track List :
DREAM THEATER'S GREATEST HIT
(...& 21 other pretty cool songs)
Disc 1: (The Dark Side)
1. Pull Me Under (2007 Remix)
2. Take The Time (2007 Remix)
3. Lie (Single Edit)
4. Peruvian Skies
5. Home (Single Edit)
6. Misunderstood (Single Edit)
7. The Test That Stumped Them All
8. As I Am
9. Endless Sacrifice
10. The Root Of All Evil
11. Sacrificed Sons
Disc 2: (The Light Side)
1. Another Day (2007 Remix)
2. To Live Forever
3. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
4. The Silent Man
5. Hollow Years
6. Through Her Eyes (Alternate Album Mix)
7. The Spirit Carries On
8. Solitary Shell (Single Edit)
9. I Walk Beside You
10. The Answer Lies Within
11. Disappear
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