Falling Into Infinity

by Dream Theater

Falling Into Infinity cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 September 1997
  • Label: EastWest
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:18:17
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Derek Sherinian, Desmond Child, James LaBrie, Mike Portnoy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Facing intense label pressure to achieve mainstream success, Dream Theater streamlined their incredibly complex progressive metal on 'Falling Into Infinity'. The album attempts to balance their signature technical, philosophical musicianship with highly melodic hard rock and alternative metal accessibility.

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, melodic, technical, complex, existential, progressive

Tracklist

  1. New Millennium (8:20)
  2. You Not Me - Edit (4:58)
  3. Peruvian Skies (6:43)
  4. Hollow Years (5:53)
  5. Burning My Soul (5:29)
  6. Hell's Kitchen (4:16)
  7. Lines in the Sand (12:05)
  8. Take Away My Pain (6:03)
  9. Just Let Me Breathe (5:28)
  10. Anna Lee (5:52)
  11. Trial of Tears - I. It's Raining / II. Deep in Heaven / III. The Wasteland (13:05)

Credits

  • Dream Theater - primary artist, arranged by, written-by, arranger
  • Desmond Child - arranged by, written-by, lyrics by
  • John Myung - bass guitar [bass guitars], chapman stick, lyrics by, bass guitar Chapman stick
  • Peter Curzon - design, graphic design
  • Sam Brooks - design, graphic design
  • Storm Thorgerson - design, graphic design
  • Mike Portnoy - drums, percussion, backing vocals [background vocals], lyrics by, membranophone percussion, background vocals vocal
  • Barbara Lipke - engineer [assistant], assistant engineer
  • Kevin Shirley - engineer [engineered by], mixed by, producer [produced by], engineer, mix, producer
  • Rich Alvy - engineer [second engineer], co engineer
  • John Petrucci - guitar [guitars], backing vocals [background vocals], lyrics by, guitar family, background vocals vocal
  • Derek Sherinian - keyboards, backing vocals [background vocals], keyboard, background vocals vocal
  • James LaBrie - lead vocals, backing vocals [background vocals], lyrics by, background vocals lead vocals vocal
  • Leon Zervos - mastered by, mastering
  • David Swope - mixed by [assistant]
  • Tony May - photography by
  • Paul La Raia - photography by [group photos by], photography
  • Doug Pinnick - vocals [guest vocals]
  • Dave Swope - assistant mix
  • Anthony May - photography

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