Once in a Live Time

by Dream Theater

Once in a Live Time cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 October 1998
  • Label: EastWest
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:34:19
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Derek Sherinian, Jay Beckenstein, John Petrucci, technician, Mike Portnoy, Kevin Shirley, John Myung, James LaBrie

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at the Bataclan in Paris, this sprawling double album documents the quintet's exhaustive Touring into Infinity run. The performance is highlighted by virtuosic improvisations, extended solos, and intricate medleys that seamlessly weave classic material with newer, fusion-influenced structures. It serves as a definitive showcase of the band's unparalleled technical prowess during the late 90s.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, technical, melodic, virtuosic, progressive

Tracklist

  1. A Change of Seasons I - The Crimson Sunrise - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (3:56)
  2. A Change of Seasons II - Innocence - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (3:05)
  3. Puppies on Acid - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (1:24)
  4. Just Let Me Breathe - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (5:53)
  5. Voices - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (10:34)
  6. Take the Time - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (12:20)
  7. Derek Sherinian Piano Solo - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (1:54)
  8. Lines in the Sand - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (13:13)
  9. Scarred - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (9:27)
  10. A Change of Seasons IV - The Darkest of Winters - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (3:17)
  11. YTSE Jam - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (4:09)
  12. Mike Portnoy Drum Solo - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (6:59)
  13. Trial of Tears - I. It's Raining / II. Deep in Heaven / III. The Wasteland - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (14:11)
  14. Hollow Years - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (7:01)
  15. Take Away My Pain - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (6:16)
  16. Caught in a Web - Live at Birch Hill Night Club, Old Bridge, NJ, 12/14/1996 (5:16)
  17. Lie - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (6:45)
  18. Peruvian Skies - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (7:50)
  19. John Petrucci Guitar Solo - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (8:06)
  20. Pull Me Under - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (8:15)
  21. Metropolis - Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper" - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (6:16)
  22. Learning to Live - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (4:13)
  23. A Change of Seasons - VII. The Crimson Sunset - Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 6/25/1998 (3:49)

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