Tracklist
A Change Of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise | 3:56 |
A Change Of Seasons II: Innocence | 3:05 |
Puppies On Acid | 1:24 |
Just Let Me Breathe | 5:53 |
Voices | 10:34 |
Take The Time | 12:20 |
Derek Sherinian Piano Solo | 1:54 |
Lines In The Sand | 13:13 |
Scarred | 9:27 |
A Change Of Seasons IV: The Darkest Of Winters | 3:17 |
Ytse Jam | 4:09 |
Mike Portnoy Drum Solo | 6:59 |
Trial Of Tears | 14:11 |
Hollow Years | 7:01 |
Take Away My Pain | 6:16 |
Caught In A Web | 5:16 |
Lie | 6:45 |
Peruvian Skies | 7:50 |
John Petrucci Guitar Solo | 8:06 |
Pull Me Under | 8:15 |
Medley | |
Metropolis | 6:16 |
Learning To Live | 4:13 |
A Change Of Seasons VII: The Crimson Sunset | 3:49 |
Versions (20)
Recommendations
Reviews Show All 5 Reviews
:format(jpeg):quality(40)/discogs-avatars/U-4135852-1486082058.jpeg.jpg)
alienman82
November 15, 2017
referencing Once In A Livetime, 4xLP, Ltd, Num, Gat, MOVLP906
simply stunning. The inner sleeves are of the best quality, and the pressing sounds amazing. They are quite good live too.
zmb5501
October 20, 2016
referencing Once In A Livetime, 4xLP, Ltd, Num, Gat, MOVLP906
can anybody tell me how this sounds? and how is the noise?
martindavey87
February 8, 2018The set is amazing, and features all the early Dream Theater classics. There's plenty of little tidbits, jams, and covers thrown in between and during songs, giving this a true "live" feeling, and the 20-minute epic 'A Change of Seasons' has been broken down into multiple segments, each serving as interludes amongst the other tracks, giving a nice sense of continuity throughout the show.
The sound is very good, the band are incredibly tight, and the audience add a great energy to it all (the cheering at the beginning of 'Metropolis' sends chills down my spine!). A lot of the lengthier songs have been cut down, for example, twelve-minute 'Learning to Live' is now down to a staggering four minutes, yet they manage to capture the main essence of each piece, making the whole set flow effortlessly.
The only legit detriment to this album is vocalist James LaBrie, who at this point was desperately struggling from a well-documented case of food poisoning that had ruptured his vocal chords (so well-documented, in fact, that people who have never even heard of Dream Theater know about it).
Otherwise, the only reason I never really listen to 'Once in a Livetime' any more is because it's been surpassed by later releases. 'Score', 'Live Scenes from New York', and especially 'Live at Budokan' are far superior live albums. Still, it wraps up "that period" of the bands career with keyboardist Derek Sherinian, who is an incredible musician, but always had a flamboyance about him that didn't really suit Dream Theater.
Good album to own if you're a collector, but they've done much better ones since.