Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 is the sixth video album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released on September 30, 2008, the DVD contains a compilation of live concerts from the band's Chaos in Motion Tour, in support of their 9th studio album Systematic Chaos. This was also the band's last official live album to be released with their founding member and drummer Mike Portnoy before his departure from the band in September 2010.[4][5] The tour, which lasted from June 3, 2007, to June 4, 2008, contained 115 shows throughout 35 countries.[6] Two forms of the DVD were released, a 2-disc set and a 5-disc (2 DVD, 3 CD) special edition.[7] The special edition was limited to 5,000 copies.[8]
| Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Hugh Syme | ||||
| Video by | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August 18, 2007 August 21, 2007 October 9, 2007 January 18, 2008 March 4, 2008 May 6, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Molson Amphitheater (Toronto) Bank of America Pavilion (Boston) Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam) Bangkok Hall (Bangkok) Luna Park (Buenos Aires) Orpheum Theater (Vancouver) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 187:15 (film) 163:23 (live album) | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Dream Theater chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| Blistering |    [2] |
| The Metal Forge | [3] |
Recordings
edit- August 18, 2007 at Molson Amphitheater in Toronto: "Blind Faith", "Surrounded (Extended Version)"
- August 21, 2007 at Bank of America Pavilion in Boston: "Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo", "Lines in the Sand", "Scarred"
- October 9, 2007 at Rotterdam Ahoy in The Netherlands: "Intro/Also Sprach Zarathustra", "Constant Motion", "The Dark Eternal Night", "In the Presence of Enemies"
- January 18, 2008 at Bangkok Hall in Bangkok: "Take the Time"
- March 4, 2008 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires: "Panic Attack"
- May 6, 2008 at Orpheum Theater in Vancouver: "Forsaken", "The Ministry of Lost Souls", "Schmedley Wilcox"
Track listing
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Special edition CD
editThe Special Edition 5-disc set includes the 2 DVDs as specified above as well as the audio tracks on a 3-disc set. All music written by Dream Theater except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro/Also sprach Zarathustra" (music: Richard Strauss) | (instrumental) | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Constant Motion" | Mike Portnoy | 7:06 |
| 3. | "Panic Attack" | John Petrucci | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Blind Faith" | James LaBrie | 10:29 |
| 5. | "Surrounded" | Kevin Moore | 15:21 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dark Eternal Night" | Petrucci | 9:44 |
| 2. | "Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo" (music: Jordan Rudess) | (instrumental) | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Lines in the Sand" | Petrucci | 11:56 |
| 4. | "Scarred" | Petrucci | 13:31 |
| 5. | "Forsaken" | Petrucci | 5:41 |
| 6. | "The Ministry of Lost Souls" | Petrucci | 15:22 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take the Time" | Dream Theater | 11:37 |
| 2. | "In the Presence of Enemies" | Petrucci | 26:00 |
| 3. | "Schmedley Wilcox"
| Petrucci, John Myung, Portnoy
| 21:18
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Personnel
edit- Dream Theater
- James LaBrie – lead vocals
- John Myung – bass
- John Petrucci – guitars, vocals, producer
- Mike Portnoy – drums, vocals, producer
- Jordan Rudess – keyboards
- Production
- Sebastian Beloch – director, editing, filmmaker
- Andrew Bennett – director
- Lasse Hoile – director
- Jared Kvitka – engineer
- Randy Lane – engineer, mixing
- Kevin Shirley – mixing
- Ryan Smith – mastering
- Yasufumi Soejima – director
- Hugh Syme – artwork, design
- Mika Tyyskä – director
References
edit- ^ About.com review
- ^ "Blistering review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ The Metal Forge review
- ^ Mike Portnoy. Dream Theater on the new live DVD and their longevity. MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ John Petrucci. Buckshots Bonanza, Dream Theater. Woozyfly.com. Archived from the original (Interview) on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "A Must Have for Dream Theater Fans!". Roadrunner. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "DREAM THEATER 'Chaos In Motion 2007/2008' Live DVD Sets to be Released in September". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Get the newest Dream Theater release early". Roadrunner. 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
External links
edit- Official trailer at Roadrunner Records