No other band has affected modern progressive metal as deeply or widely as American quintet Dream Theater. Formed at Berklee College of Music as Majesty in 1985 by guitarist John Petrucci, drummer Mike Portnoy, and bassist John Myung, the group has spent thirty years repeatedly pushing new boundaries and reinventing their identity. Although other acts - such as Queensrÿche and Fates Warning - paved the way for the prog-metal subgenre, Dream Theater were without doubt the first to meld influences from both metal and progressive rock into a groundbreaking blend of quirky instrumentation, extensively complex arrangements, and exceptional songwriting. Whether subtly or overtly, they've since left their mark on just about every progressive metal band that's followed. In this book, Jordan Blum examines virtually all Dream Theater collections, and their behind-the-scenes circumstances, to explore how the group distinctively impacted the genre with each release. Whether classics of the 1990s like Images and Words and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, benchmarks of the 2000s like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Octavarium, or even thrilling modern efforts like A Dramatic Turn of Events and Distance Over Time, every sequence of albums contributes something crucial to making Dream Theater's legacy nothing short of astonishing.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). This 2019 album marks the 14th studio album release by this popular prog metal band. Our songbook features note-for-note guitar transcriptions in notes and tab for all ten tracks: At Wit's End * Barstool Warrior * Fall into the Light * Out of Reach * Pale Blue Dot * Paralyzed * Room 137 * S2N * Untethered Angel * Viper King.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). The latest release from these legendary prog/rockers, in guitar tab. Songs include: The Root of All Evil * The Answer Lies Within * These Walls * I Walk Beside You * Panic Attack * Never Enough * Sacrificed Sons * Octavarium.

Exact transcriptions for all the keyboard parts to 15 Dream Theater songs. Titles: * Learning to Live * Metropolis Pt. 1 * Wait for Sleep * 6:00 * Scarred * Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 * Scene Three: I. Through My Words * Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy * Scene Four: Beyond This Life * Scene Nine: Finally Free * The Great Debate * Selections from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: About to Crash, War Inside My Head, The Test That Stumped Them All, Goodnight Kiss, Solitary Shell * Endless Sacrifice * Stream of Consciousness * Vacant

Full drum sheet music transcriptions for the entirely of Dream Theater's pioneering release Images and Words. Meticulously proofread, neatly formatted, and including a notation key and transcription notes. Difficulty 5/5. Includes all of the following songs: Pull Me Under Another Day Take the Time Surrounded Metropolis Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper Under a Glass Moon Learning to Live jdrumsheets.com A physical version can be purchased at Lulu.com.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 16 authentic transcriptions with notes and tablature from the 2016 album release by Dream Theater of all the guitar parts played by John Petrucci. Includes: Astonishing * A Better Life * Chosen * Dystopian Overture * The Gift of Music * Hymn of a Thousand Voices * A Life Left Behind * Moment of Betrayal * My Last Farewell * A New Beginning * Our New World * The Path That Divides * A Savior in the Square * Three Days * The Walking Shadow * When Your Time Has Come.

Lifting Shadows is the authorized biography of Dream Theater - the American progressive-metal band & traces the band's history from their mid-1980's Long Island origins through to the arena filling act that they are today. This revised and updated edition features all-new interviews & covers the departure drummer Mike Portnoy.