Once in a LIVEtime

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Once in a LIVEtime
Dream theater oialt.jpg
Cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998
RecordedJune 25, 1998
VenueLe Bataclan (Paris, France)
GenreProgressive metal, progressive rock
Length154:09
LabelEastWest
ProducerKevin Shirley
Dream Theater chronology
Falling into Infinity
(1997)
Once in a LIVEtime
(1998)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Once in a LIVEtime is a live double album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1998. It is their second live release. It was produced and recorded by Kevin Shirley during the European leg of the Touring into Infinity world tour, at the Bataclan theater in Paris.

Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyra plays alto saxophone on "Take Away My Pain". Beckenstein had previously played on the song "Another Day" on the album Images and Words.

The album cover, one of two designed by Storm Thorgerson for the band, shows an overhead view of the ancient Roman theatre in Orange, France set into a head of a monk. Like Falling into Infinity it does not feature the band's word mark due to the artist's demand. When Dream and Day Unite and Dream Theater are the only other albums without the classic font (although the font can be seen on the spine of Dream Theater).

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Dream Theater, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleLyricsOriginal albumLength
1."A Change of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise"(instrumental)A Change of Seasons3:56
2."A Change of Seasons II: Innocence"Mike PortnoyA Change of Seasons3:05
3."Puppies on Acid"(instrumental)N/A1:24
4."Just Let Me Breathe"PortnoyFalling into Infinity5:53
5."Voices"John PetrucciAwake10:34
6."Take the Time"Dream TheaterImages and Words12:20
7."Derek Sherinian Piano Solo" (music: Derek Sherinian)(instrumental)N/A1:54
8."Lines in the Sand"PetrucciFalling into Infinity13:13
9."Scarred"PetrucciAwake9:27
10."A Change of Seasons IV: The Darkest of Winters"(instrumental)A Change of Seasons3:17
11."Ytse Jam" (music: Petrucci, John Myung, Kevin Moore, Portnoy)(instrumental)When Dream and Day Unite4:09
12."Mike Portnoy Drum Solo" (music: Portnoy)(instrumental)N/A6:59
Disc two
No.TitleLyricsOriginal albumLength
1."Trial of Tears"MyungFalling into Infinity14:11
2."Hollow Years"PetrucciFalling into Infinity7:01
3."Take Away My Pain"PetrucciFalling into Infinity6:16
4."Caught in a Web"James LaBrie, PetrucciAwake5:16
5."Lie"MooreAwake6:45
6."Peruvian Skies"PetrucciFalling into Infinity7:50
7."John Petrucci Guitar Solo" (music: Petrucci)(instrumental)N/A8:06
8."Pull Me Under"MooreImages and Words8:15
9."Metropolis"PetrucciImages and Words6:16
10."Learning to Live"MyungImages and Words4:13
11."A Change of Seasons VII: The Crimson Sunset"PortnoyA Change of Seasons3:49

Actual setlist[]

The actual setlist of this concert was: (as taken from Portnoy's concert database[2]) (a / means "segueing into")

  • A Clockwork Orange (Intro Tape) (not released)
  • The Crimson Sunrise
  • Innocence
  • Puppies on Acid
  • Just Let Me Breathe
  • Burning My Soul (only released on 5 Years in a Livetime VHS/DVD)
  • Voices
  • Under a Glass Moon (not released)
  • Piano Solo
  • Lines in the Sand
  • The Way It Used to Be (not released)
  • Scarred
  • The Darkest of Winters
  • Ytse Jam (w/ Drum Solo)
  • Take The Time/Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
  • Anna Lee (not released)
  • Hollow Years
  • Speak to Me (not released)
  • Hey You (Pink Floyd cover) (not released)
  • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover) (not released)
  • Cover My Eyes (not released)
  • Take Away My Pain
  • Trial of Tears
  • Caught in a Web
  • Lie
  • Peruvian Skies (w/ "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd) & "Enter Sandman" (Metallica))
  • Guitar Solo (w/ Paradigm Shift & Flight of the Bumblebee)
  • Pull Me Under
  • Encore: Metropolis Pt.1
  • Learning to Live
  • The Crimson Sunset

Covers and tributes[]

Throughout the album, parts of songs originally recorded by other artists are played by the band.

Personnel[]

Additional personnel[]

Chart performance[]

American Billboard 200:

  • Once in a LIVEtime - #157

Germany:

  • Once in a LIVEtime - #59

References[]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg (2011). "Once in a LIVEtime - Dream Theater | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  2. ^ http://mikeportnoy.com/dates/MPTourography/ShowInfo.aspx?showId=439
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