Breaking the Fourth Wall (album)
Breaking the Fourth Wall | ||||
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![]() Cover art by Hugh Syme | ||||
Live album / video by Dream Theater | ||||
Released | September 29, 2014 (2014-09-29) | |||
Recorded | March 25, 2014[1] | |||
Venue | Boston Opera House | |||
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Length | 165:36 (video) 158:49 (album) | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | John Petrucci | |||
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Breaking the Fourth Wall is the eighth live album and video by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, recorded live at the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014, and released on September 29 on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray; the DVD and Blu-ray releases include bonus features. The release was announced by the band on August 21, 2014, and a promotional video featuring the live version of "The Looking Glass" was uploaded to YouTube. Another promotional video featuring the live version of "Strange Déjà Vu" was uploaded on September 15, 2014.
The concert was filmed and directed by Pierre and François Lamoureux, known for their work on most of the concert films by Rush.[2] It features the Berklee College of Music "World Strings" and "Concert Choir" on all songs from "Illumination Theory" onwards.
Breaking the Fourth Wall has been released in a number of formats:
- 2xDVD
- Digital MP3 Album
- Blu-ray
- Blu-ray + 3xCD
- Blu-ray + 3xCD + poster
Customers who pre-ordered the album received an instant download of "The Looking Glass".[3]
Track listing
DVD/Blu-ray
The Blu-ray release features all songs on one disc, while the DVD release consists of two discs.
Disc 1
Disc 2
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Single Disc
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CD
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "The Enemy Inside" | Petrucci | Dream Theater | Dream Theater | 6:18 |
2. | "The Shattered Fortress" | Portnoy | Petrucci, Portnoy, Myung, Rudess | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | 12:45 |
3. | "On the Backs of Angels" | Petrucci | Petrucci, Myung, Rudess | A Dramatic Turn of Events | 8:48 |
4. | "The Looking Glass" | Petrucci | Dream Theater | Dream Theater | 4:46 |
5. | "Trial of Tears" | Myung | Dream Theater | Falling into Infinity | 15:23 |
6. | "Enigma Machine" | instrumental | Petrucci, Myung, Rudess, Mangini | Dream Theater | 8:21 |
7. | "Along for the Ride" | Petrucci | Petrucci, Rudess | Dream Theater | 4:53 |
8. | "Breaking All Illusions" | Petrucci, Myung | Petrucci, Myung, Rudess | A Dramatic Turn of Events | 12:29 |
Total length: | 73:43 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original Album | Length |
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9. | "The Mirror" | Portnoy | Dream Theater | Awake | 6:47 |
10. | "Lie" | Moore | Dream Theater | Awake | 7:56 |
11. | "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" | Myung | Dream Theater | Awake | 6:27 |
12. | "Scarred" | Petrucci | Dream Theater | Awake | 11:41 |
13. | "Space-Dye Vest" | Moore | Moore | Awake | 7:48 |
14. | "Illumination Theory" | Petrucci | Dream Theater | Dream Theater | 19:25 |
Total length: | 60:04 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original Album | Length |
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15. | "Scene Two: I. Overture 1928" | instrumental | Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2 | 3:41 |
16. | "Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu" | Portnoy | Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2 | 5:09 |
17. | "Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity" | instrumental | Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2 | 6:16 |
18. | "Scene Nine: Finally Free" | Portnoy | Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2 | 9:56 |
Total length: | 25:02 |
Personnel
Dream Theater
- James LaBrie – lead vocals
- John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals
- Jordan Rudess – keyboards, Continuum, iPad apps, Seaboard
- John Myung – bass, Moog Taurus pedals
- Mike Mangini – drums, percussion
Guest Musicians (Tracks 14-18 & Intro Movie)
- Berklee College of Music orchestra and choir
- Eren Başbuğ – orchestral arrangements, conducting
DVD Credits
- Pierre Lamoureux – director
- François Lamoureux – director
- Denis Normandeau – Recording Engineer
- Albert Chambers – Recording Engineer
- Martin Julien – editor
- Richard Chycki – mixing, mastering
- Hugh Syme - cover art
Charts
Album charts
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References
- ^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Dream Theater | the Astonishing". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dream Theater - Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD]" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dream Theater: Breaking The Fourth Wall" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dream Theater – Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD"] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dream Theater - Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD]". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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- Mike Mangini
- Kevin Moore
- Chris Collins
- Charlie Dominici
- Steve Stone
- Derek Sherinian
- When Dream and Day Unite
- Images and Words
- Awake
- Falling into Infinity
- Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
- Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
- Train of Thought
- Octavarium
- Systematic Chaos
- Black Clouds & Silver Linings
- A Dramatic Turn of Events
- Dream Theater
- The Astonishing
- Distance over Time
- A View from the Top of the World
- Live at the Marquee
- Once in a LIVEtime
- Live Scenes from New York
- Live at Budokan
- Score
- Chaos in Motion 2007–2008
- Live at Luna Park
- Breaking the Fourth Wall
- Distant Memories – Live in London
- Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
- Images and Words: Live in Tokyo
- 5 Years in a Livetime
- Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York
- Live at Budokan
- Score
- Chaos in Motion 2007–2008
- Live at Luna Park
- Breaking the Fourth Wall
- Distant Memories – Live in London
- "Pull Me Under"
- "Metropolis—Part I: 'The Miracle and the Sleeper'"
- "Another Day"
- "The Silent Man"
- "Wither"
- "On the Backs of Angels"
- "The Enemy Inside"
- "Along for the Ride"
- "The Looking Glass"
- "A Mind Beside Itself"
- "Space-Dye Vest"
- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"
- "Twelve-step Suite"
- "Stream of Consciousness"
- "Octavarium"
- "Illumination Theory"
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