25 years ago this month, American rock band Dream Theater officially released their album “Images And Words”. What memories do you may have of this album?
Well, it’s the band’s best-selling album, a gold album that was released on July 7, 1992 and peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200. It is the primary Dream Theater release to feature James LaBrie on vocals. The album maintains its position because the band’s most commercially successful studio album up to now, and the song “Pull Me Under” has the excellence of being the band’s only top ten hit (radio or otherwise) up to now. This particular song has also had recent success, having been featured within the 2008 video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
This yr, the band went on a world tour titled “Images, Words & Beyond Tour 2017”, which covered North America, Europe and Asia.
This September, Dream Theater may even present the Images, Words & Beyond Tour to Thailand and Indonesia. The progressive metal band released their thirteenth full-length album, The Astonishing, in January 2016. Details below:
Date: September 27, 2017 (Wednesday)
Location: Thunder Dome, Bangkok, Thailand
Price: 2000 baht
Tickets: On sale via Thai Ticket Major from August 5 at 10:00
Organizer: IME Thailand
Date: September 29, 2017 (Friday)
Location: Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Prices: to be determined
Tickets: to be determined
Organizer: Rajawali Indonesia
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They then dropped out of school to pay attention more on the band that eventually became Dream Theater. Although there have been several lineup changes, the three original members remained together together with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8, 2010, when Portnoy left the band. In October 2010, the band held auditions to seek out a drummer to interchange Portnoy. Mike Mangini was announced as the brand new everlasting drummer on April 29, 2011.
Although there have been several lineup changes, the three original members remained together together with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8, 2010, when Portnoy left the band. In October 2010, the band held auditions to seek out a drummer to interchange Portnoy. Mike Mangini was announced as the brand new everlasting drummer on April 29, 2011.
The band is well-known for the technical prowess of its instrumentalists, who’ve won quite a few awards from music magazines. Guitarist John Petrucci was named as a 3rd player on the G3 tour six times, greater than any of the invited players. In 2009, he was named the second best metal guitarist by Joel McIver in his book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. He was also named one among the “10 Fastest Shredders of All Time” by GuitarOne Magazine (Wikipedia).
