Live at Luna Park

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Live at Luna Park
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ReleasedNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
RecordedAugust 19–20, 2012
Venue Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre
Length195:13 (video)
189:09 (album)
Label Eagle Rock Entertainment
Dream Theater chronology
Dream Theater
(2013)
Live at Luna Park
(2013)
Breaking the Fourth Wall
(2014)
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Live at Luna Park is the seventh live album and video by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on November 5, 2013, through Eagle Rock Entertainment. The concert film was produced by Over The Edge Productions [4] and directed by Mike Leonard. [5] The album is available as a two-disc DVD, single-disc Blu-ray, 2DVD/3CD, Blu-ray/3CD, and a deluxe edition box set including all three formats with a 40-page book. Both the album and video are also available as digital downloads. [6]

Contents

The album was recorded over two nights at Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, the complete show of disc 1 on August 19, 2012, and the bonus tracks of disc 2 on August 20, 2012. It is Dream Theater's first live recording to feature drummer Mike Mangini, following Mike Portnoy's departure in 2010. [7] At over 195 minutes, it is Dream Theater's longest album.

Track listing

The band toured for about 15 months, performing in 35 countries, supporting their commercially successful studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events , released in 2011. The track list is primarily based on the songs from this album.

DVD disc 1
No.TitleOriginal Album & YearLength
1."Introduction / Bridges in the Sky"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)10:59
2."6:00" Awake (1994)7:09
3."The Dark Eternal Night" Systematic Chaos (2007)10:01
4."This Is the Life"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)7:00
5."The Root of All Evil" Octavarium (2005)9:29
6."Lost Not Forgotten"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)10:09
7."Drum Solo" 6:28
8."A Fortune in Lies" When Dream and Day Unite (1989)6:40
9."The Silent Man" (acoustic)Awake (1994)4:05
10."Beneath the Surface"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)5:43
11."Outcry"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)11:29
12."Piano Solo" 3:02
13."Surrounded" Images and Words (1992)6:03
14."On the Backs of Angels"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)8:35
15."War Inside My Head" Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)2:25
16."The Test That Stumped Them All"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)5:02
17."Guitar Solo" 9:55
18."The Spirit Carries On" Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)7:20
19."Breaking All Illusions"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)13:43
20."Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper""Images and Words (1992)12:33
21."End Credits" 2:14
DVD disc 2: bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginal Album & YearLength
1."These Walls"Octavarium (2005)7:07
2."Build Me Up, Break Me Down"A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)6:55
3."Caught in a Web"Awake (1994)5:40
4."Wait for Sleep" (acoustic)Images and Words (1992)2:51
5."Far from Heaven" (acoustic)A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)3:55
6."Pull Me Under"Images and Words (1992)8:30
DVD disc 2: documentary
No.TitleLength
1."Intro / Recap"7:38
2."Dinner in Buenos Aires"3:01
3."Soundcheck"4:50
4."Pre-Show Rituals"4:03
5."The Show Goes On"6:19
DVD disc 2: bonus features
No.TitleLength
1."Trailer"2:26
2."Behind the Scenes"4:21
3."Cartoon Intro"3:12

Special edition CD

The Special Edition 6-disc set includes the 2 DVDs and the Blu-ray as specified above as well as the audio tracks on a 3-disc set.

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Bridges in the Sky"PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, Rudess A Dramatic Turn of Events 11:00
2."6:00"MooreDream Theater Awake 5:55
3."The Dark Eternal Night"PetrucciDream Theater Systematic Chaos 10:10
4."This Is the Life"PetrucciPetrucci, RudessA Dramatic Turn of Events7:02
5."The Root of All Evil"PortnoyDream Theater Octavarium 9:30
6."Lost Not Forgotten"PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, Rudess, LaBrieA Dramatic Turn of Events9:58
7."Drum Solo"(instrumental)Mangini 6:19
8."A Fortune in Lies"PetrucciDream Theater When Dream and Day Unite 5:20
9."The Silent Man"PetrucciPetrucciAwake4:16
10."Beneath the Surface"PetrucciPetrucciA Dramatic Turn of Events5:29
Total length:74:55
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Outcry"PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, RudessA Dramatic Turn of Events11:31
2."Piano Solo"(instrumental)Rudess 3:05
3."Surrounded"MooreDream Theater Images and Words 6:05
4."On the Backs of Angels"PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, RudessA Dramatic Turn of Events8:32
5."War Inside My Head"PortnoyPetrucci, Portnoy, Myung, Rudess Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 2:15
6."The Test That Stumped Them All"PortnoyPetrucci, Portnoy, Myung, RudessSix Degrees of Inner Turbulence4:55
7."Guitar Solo"(instrumental)Petrucci 8:39
8."The Spirit Carries On"PetrucciDream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory 7:54
9."Breaking All Illusions"Myung, PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, RudessA Dramatic Turn of Events12:44
10."Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper"PetrucciDream TheaterImages and Words12:46
Total length:78:22
Disc 3
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."These Walls"PetrucciDream TheaterOctavarium7:28
2."Build Me Up, Break Me Down"PetrucciPetrucci, Myung, Rudess, LaBrieA Dramatic Turn of Events7:04
3."Caught in a Web"Petrucci, LaBrieDream TheaterAwake5:42
4."Wait for Sleep"MooreMooreImages and Words2:52
5."Far from Heaven"LaBriePetrucci, Rudess, LaBrieA Dramatic Turn of Events4:07
6."Pull Me Under"MooreDream TheaterImages and Words8:31
Total length:35:41

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