Rabu, 05 Juni 2013

Sejarah Awal Berdiri Band Dream Theater

Dream Theater dibentuk pada bulan September 1985, ketika gitaris John Petrucci dan bassis John Myung memutuskan untuk membentuk sebuah band untuk mengisi waktu luang mereka ketika bersekolah di Berklee College of Music di Boston. Mereka lalu bertemu seorang pemain drum, Mike Portnoy, di salah satu ruang latihan di Berklee, dan setelah dua hari negosiasi, mereka berhasil mengajak Mike Portnoy untuk bergabung. Setelah itu, mereka bertiga ingin mengisi dua tempat kosong di band tersebut, dan Petrucci bertanya kepada teman band, Kevin Moore, untuk menjadi pemain keyboard. Dia setuju, dan ketika Chris Collins diajak untuk menjadi vokalis, band tersebut sudah komplit.
Sejarah Awal Berdiri Band Dream Theater
Dengan lima anggota, mereka memutuskan untuk menamai band tersebut dengan nama Majesty. Menurut dokumentasi DVD Score, mereka berlima sedang mengantri tiket untuk konser Rush di Berklee Performance Center ketika mendengarkan Rush dengan boom box. Portnoy lalu berkata bahwa akhiran dari lagu tersebut (Bastille Day) terdengar sangat "majestic". Pada saat itulah mereka memutuskan Majesty adalah nama yang bagus untuk sebuah band, dan tetap bagus sampai sekarang.

Pada saat - saat tersebut, Portnoy, Petrucci dan Myung masih berkutat dengan kuliah mereka, juga dengan kerja paruh waktu dan mengajar. Jadwal mereka menjadi kiat ketat sehingga mereka harus memutuskan antara mengejar karir di bidang musik atau mengakhiri band Majesty. Namun akhirnya Majesty menang dan mereka bertiga keluar dari Berklee untuk berkonsentrasi di karir musik. Petrucci mengomentari tentang hal ini di dokumentasi DVD Score, berkata bahwa saat tersebut sangat susah untuk meminta kepada orang tuanya untuk pergi ke sekolah musik. Dan lebih susah lagi untuk menyakinkan orang tuanya agar ia boleh keluar dari sekolah.

Moore juga akhirnya keluar dari sekolahnya, SUNY Fredonia, untuk berkonsentrasi dengan band tersebut.

Album pertama mereka, When Dream And Day Unite direkam dengan Charlie Dominici sebagai vokalis dan Kevin Moore sebagai pemain keyboards. Dominici berusia jauh lebih tua daripada anggota lainnya dan ingin memainkan musik yang lain, sehingga ia kemudian keluar dari grup. Mereka kemudian mencari pengganti yang ideal selama 2 tahun sampai akhirnya bertemu dengan James LaBrie, vokalis dari Kanada melalui audisi.

Bersama LaBrie mereka merekam Images And Words yang melambungkan nama mereka ke jajaran internasional dengan hit "Pull Me Under" dan "Another Day". Awake adalah album terakhir mereka dengan Moore yang kemudian digantikan oleh Derek Sherinian untuk album Falling Into Infinity. Pada akhirnya Sherinian juga digantikan oleh Jordan Rudess dan formasi ini masih bertahan sampai hari ini. Mereka telah meluncurkan album konsep Metropolis 2: Scenes From A Memory dan album ganda Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. Pada tahun 2003 mereka memutuskan untuk merekam album non-konsep Train Of Thought yang sangat dipengaruhi oleh grup thrash metal seperti Metallica.

Biodata Personil Dream Theater

Mike Portnoy

Mike Portnoy lahir pada 20 April 1967 dan dibesarkan di Long Beach, New York, di mana minatnya pada musik dimulai pada usia dini. “Ayahku adalah seorang DJ musik rock n ‘roll, jadi saya selalu dikelilingi oleh musik terus-menerus. Saya punya banyak sekali koleksi ketika saya masih muda dan sangat menyukai The Beatles dan juga Kiss. Tidak heran kalau akhirnya saya akan menjadi seorang musisi. Meskipun Mike belajar sendiri cara memainkan drum, dia mengambil kelas-kelas teori musik di sekolah menengah. Selama masa itu ia mulai bermain di band-band lokal Intruder, Rising Power dan Inner Sanctum, di Band terakhir mike dan kawan – kawan merilis album mereka sendiri. Mike meninggalkan band setelah mendapat beasiswa di Musik Berklee College di Boston.

John besar
John besar di Long Island, tepatnya di King park, dimana dia, john myung & Kevin moore bersekolah bersama. John mulai Belajar gitar ketika masih berumur 12 tahun (sebelumnya dia pernah belajar ketika berumur 8 tahun tetapi menyerah ketika Dia melihat kakak perempuannya harus begadang tiap malam belajar main organ. Dia tidak merencanakan untuk menjadi seperti Itu, Dia belajar gitar sepulang sekolah dan akhirnya dia menjadi tidak tertarik lagi). Namun dia mulai banyak terpengaruh Oleh permainan gitar dari gitaris semacam yngwie malmsteen, randy rhoads, iron maiden, steve ray Vaughn, dan grup besar Semacam yes, rush, Dixie dregs dan lain lain dia mulai bertekad untuk mencapai level permainan seperti mereka.John tinggal bersama istrinya Rena, dan 3 anaknya SamiJO, Reny, dan Kiara di New York. Ketika dia tidak bermain gitar dia banyak menghabiskan Waktunya dengan istri dan anak-anaknya dengan bermain skating, bersepeda, berolahraga dan menonton film.

John Myung
Sejak zaman 1980-an (saat berdirinya Dream Theater), John Myung yang orangtuanya berasal dari Korea ini beserta dua personil lainnya telah membantu Dream Theater melewati saat-saat kritis dan masa jatuh bangunnya.

Sebagai seorang pendengar antusias musik klasik, dia memilih biola semenjak masih berumur lima tahun. Hingga saat menginjak usia belasan tahun, John Myung memutuskan untuk memilih gitar bass sebagai instrumen favoritnya.

Ketika belajar di sekolah musik Berklee - Boston pada tahun 1986, Myung berjumpa dengan dua teman satu sekolahnya, gitaris John Petrucci dan drummer Mike Portnoy. Dengan ditambah seorang pemain keyboard dan seorang vokalis, akhirnya mereka membentuk sebuah grup band Majesty.Pada tahun berikutnya mereka mendapatkan tawaran rekaman. Tetapi grup band Majesty ini ternyata hanya berumur pendek dikarenakan sebuah konflik dengan grup band di Las Vegas yang memiliki nama yang sama. Akhirnya mereka sepakat untuk merubah nama grup bandnya menjadi Dream Teater, diambil dari nama sebuah bioskop di California.

Myung, Petrucci dan Portnoy hingga detik ini masih merupakan anggota tetap Dream Theater, dan sepanjang sejarah Dream Theater telah terjadi beberapa kali bongkar-pasang vokalis dan keyboardis.
Myung agaknya telah menjadi anggota Dream Theater yang paling misterius. Dia jarang terlihat berkomentar tentang dirinya ataupun menonjolkan dirinya sendiri dalam video klip dan konser-konser Dream Theater. Fakta ini membuat banyak penggemar bertanya-tanya apakah seseorang dari mereka pernah melihatnya berbicara.

James Labrie
Kevin James LaBrie lahir di Penetanguishene, Sebuah kota kecil di Kanada pada tanggal 5 Mei 1963. sejak kecil, James saat berumur 3 tahun, dia sering mendengarkan radio dan menyayikan lagu apapun yang terdengar dari radio tersebut. Diinspirasikan oleh ayahnya, dia kemudian mulai bernyanyi dan bermain drum pada awalnya saat berusia 5 tahun. dan pada saat berusia 10 tahun, dia berkuartet dengan ayahnnya dan paman juga adiknya bernyanyi di barber shop.

Saat berusia 21 tahun, James berlatih vokal pada Rosemary Patricia Burns. Setelah banyak bergabung dengan beberapa band di Kanada. James kemudian menjadi vokalis pada band Winter's Rose, dimana juga bergabung dengan Atlantic Records, Label Dream Theater saat itu. lalu Pierre Paradis yang mengatur band Voi Vod, menawarkan solo project pada James di Aquarius record. kemudian dia memberitahu James bahwa ada nama band New York bernama Dream Theater melakukan audisi untuk mencari vokalis, kemudian James mengikutinnya dan diterima, itulah sejarah LaBrie bergabung dengan Dream Theater pada 1992, dimana album pertama LaBrie bersama Dream theater ialah Images and Words.

Sampai saat ini, Labrie telah banyak menciptakan lagu untuk Dream Theater seperti Anna Lee(Falling Into Infinity), Vacant(Train Of Thought), Blind Faith(six degree of Inner Turbulance), Sacrified Son(Octavarium).

Dan dia tetap tinggal di Toronto,Kanada bersama istrinya Karen, dan kedua anaknya Chloe dan Chance Abraham LaBrie.

Jordan Ruddes
Jordan Rudess (lahir dengan nama Jordan Rudes pada 4 November 1956) adalah pemain keyboard band progresif rock Dream Theater.Dia masuk Dream Theater menggantikan Derek Sherinian.Hal ini dimulai saat Mike Portnoy memutuskan untuk membentuk supergroup dengan Magna Carta Records.Rudess terpilih untuk mengisi bagian keyboardist dalam band yang terdiri dari Tony Levin, Mike Portnoy, dan John Petrucci ini.Selama rekaman 2 album Liquid Tension Experiment ini meyakinkan Portnoy dan Petrucci bahwa Rudess adalah keyboardist yang cocok untuk Dream Theater.Dan akhirnya mereka memutuskan mengajak Rudess untuk menggantikan Derek Sherinian yang telah bersolo karir.

Lifting Shadows Off A Dream Lyrics - Dream Theater

- John Myung

He seems alone and silent
thoughts remain without an answer
Afraid and uninvited
he slowly drifts away

Moved by desire and fear
Breaking delicate wings

Lifting shadows
off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

As the rain is pouring down
Tears of sorrow wash his mind
Drifting with the current
This stream of life flows on

He seems alone and silent
waiting on his hands and knees
The chill of winter's darkness sits quietly

Moved by desire and fear
he takes a few steps away

Lifting shadows
off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

And she listens openly

He pours his soul into the water
reflecting the mystery
She carries him away
and the winds die slowly

And she listens openly
And she listens openly

Lifting shadows
off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

Lifting Shadows off a Dream
Lifting Shadows off a Dream

Beyond This Life Lyrics - Dream Theater

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by John Petrucci

Headline: "Murder, young girl killed
Desperate shooting at Echo's Hill
Dreadful ending, killer died
Evidently suicide."

A witness heard a horrifying sound
He ran to find a woman dead and
Lying on the ground

Standing by her was a man
Nervous, shaking, gun in hand
Witness says he tried to help
But he'd turned the weapon on himself

His body fell across that poor young girl
After shouting out in vain
The witness ran to call for assistance
A sad close to a broken love affair

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

She wanted love forever
But he had another plan
He fell into an evil way
She had to let him down
She said, "I can't love a wayward man."

She may have found a reason to forgive
If he had only tried to change
Was their fatal meeting prearranged?

Had a violent struggle taken place?
There was every sign that lead there
Witness found a switchblade on the ground
Was the victim unaware?
They continued to investigate
They found a note in the killer's pocket
It could have been a suicide letter
Maybe he had lost her love

I feel there's only one thing left to do
I'd sooner take my life away
Than live with losing you

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

All that we learn this time
(What we have been is what we are)
Is carried beyond this life

Through My Words Lyrics - Dream Theater

All your eyes have ever seen
All you've ever heard
Is etched upon my memory 
 I spoken through my words

All that I take with me  
Is all you've left behind  
We're sharing one eternity 
 Living in two minds 
 Linked by an endless thread 
 Impossible to break

Through Her Eyes Lyrics - Dream Theater

Music my Dream Theater
Lyrics by John Petrucci

Nicholas:
She never really had a chance
On that fateful moonlit night
Sacrificed without a fight
A victim of her circumstance

Now that I've become aware
And I've exposed this tragedy
A sadness grows inside of me
It all seems so unfair

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

Just beyond the churchyard gates
Where the grass is overgrown
I saw the writing on her stone
I felt like I would suffocate

Inloving memory of our child
So innocent, eyes open wide
I felt so empty as I cried
Like part of me had died

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

And as her image
Wandered through my head
I wept just like a baby
As I lay awake in bed

And I know what it's like
To lose someone you love
And this felt just the same

She wasn't given any choice
Desperation stole her voice
I've been given so much more in life
I've got a son, I've got a wife

I had to suffer one last time
To grieve for her and say goodbye
Relive the anguish of my past
To find out who I was at last

The door has opened wide
I'm turning with the tide
Looking through her eyes

The Spirit Carries On Lyrics – Dream Theater

Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short
The here and the now
And you’re only given one shot"
But could there be more?
Have I lived before
Or could this be all that we’ve got?
If I die tomorrow
I’d be alright
Because I believe
That after we’re gone
The spirit carries on
I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was before
I’m not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend
I may never find all the answers
I may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try
If I die tomorrow
I’d be alright
Because I believe
That after we’re gone
The spirit carries on
"Move on, be brave
Don’t weep in my grave
Because I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My questioning mind
Has helped me to find
The meaning in my life again
Victoria’s real, I finally feel
At peace with the girl in my dreams
And now that I’m here
It’s perfectly clear
I found out what all of this means
If I die tomorrow
I’d be alright
Because I believe
That after we’re gone
The spirit carries on

Regression Lyrics - Dream Theater

Hypnotherapist:
Close your eyes and begin to relax. Take a deep breath, and let it out slowly. Concentrate on your breathing. With each breath you become more relaxed. Imagine a brilliant white light above you. Focus on this light as it flows through your body. Allow yourself to drift off as you fall deeper and deeper into a more relaxed state of mind. Now, as I count back from ten to one, you will feel more peaceful and calm. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. You will enter a safe place where nothing can harm you. Five. Four. Three. Two. If at any time you need to come back, all you must do is open your eyes. One.

Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me,
Free of the fear and the pain,
My subconscious mind starts spinning though time
To rejoin the past once again.

Nothing seems real, I'm starting to feel
Lost in the haze of a dream.
And as I draw near, the scene becomes clear,
Like watching my life on a screen.

Hello, Victoria.
So glad to see you, my friend.

One Last Time Lyrics - Dream Theater

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by James Labrie

Nicholas:
It doesn't make any sense
This tragic ending
In spite of the evidence
There's something still missing

Heard some of the rumors told
A taste of one's wealth
Did Victoria wound his soul?
Did she bid him farewell?

Victoria:
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
Until we fade away
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
We slowly fade away

Nicholas:
Here I am inside his home
It holds the many clues
To my suspicions
And as I'm standing here right now
I'm finally shown what I have always known

Coincidence I can't believe
As my childhood dreams slowly come true

Are these her memories
Awakened through my eyes
This house has brought back to life

An open door
I walk on through
Into his bedroom

Feeling as cold as outside
The walls disappear
To some woman who's screaming
A man pleads forgiveness
His words I cannot hear

Home Lyric - Dream Theater

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by Mike Portnoy

The Sleeper:
Shine- Lake of fire
Lines take me higher
My mind drips desire
Confined and overtired

Living this charade
Is getting me nowhere
I can't shake this charade
The city's cold blood calls me home
Home, It's what I long for
Back home, Where I belong

The city- It calls to me
Decadent scenes from my memory
Sorrow- Eternity
My demons are coming to drown me

Help- I'm falling, I'm crawling
I can't keep away from its clutch
Can't have it, this habit
It's calling me back to my home

The Miracle:
I remember the first time she came to me
She poured her soul out all night and cried

I remember I was told there's a new love that's born
For each one that has died

I never thought that I
Could carry on with this life
But I can't resist myself
No matter how hard I try

Living their other life
Is getting them nowhere
I'll make her my wife
Her sweet temptation calls me home
Home, It's what I long for
My home, Where she belongs

Her ecstasy- means so much to me
Even decieving my own blood
Victoria watches and thoughtfully smiles
She's taking me to my home

Help- he's my brother, but I love her
I can't keep away from her touch
Deception, dishonor
It's calling me back to my home

Nicholas:
Her story- it holds the key
Unlocking dreams from my memory
Solving this mystery
Is everything that is a part of me

Help- Regression, obsession
I can't keep away from her clutch
Leave no doubt, to find out
It's calling me back to my home

Finally Free Lyrics - Dream Theater

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by Mike Portnoy

Hypnotherapist:
"You are once again surrounded by a brilliant white light. Allow the light to lead you away from your past and into this lifetime. As the light dissipates you will slowly fade back into consciousness remembering all you have learned. When I tell you to open your eyes you will return to the present, feeling peaceful and refreshed. Open your eyes, Nicholas."

The Miracle:
Friday evening
The blood still on my hands
To think that she would leave me now
For that ungrateful man

Sole survivor
No witness to the crime
I must act fast to cover up
I think that there's still time

He'd seem hopeless and lost with this note
They'll buy into the words that I wrote

"This feeling inside me
Finally found my love, I've finally broke free
No longer torn in two
I'd take my own life before losing you"

Victoria:
Feeling good this Friday afternoon
I ran into Julian
Said we'd get together soon

He's always had my heart
He needs to know
I'll break free of the Miracle
It's time for him to go

This feeling inside me
Finally found my love, I've finally broke free
No longer torn in two
He'd kill his brother if he only knew

Their love renewed
They'd rendezvous
In a pathway out of view
They thought no one knew
Then came a shot out of the night

The Sleeper:
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
Until we fade away
One last time
We'll lay down today
One last time
We fade away

As their bodies lie still
And the ending draws near
Spirits rise through the air
All their fears disappear, it all becomes clear
A blinding light comes into view
An old soul exchanged for a new
A familiar voice comes shining through

Nicholas:
This feeling inside me
Finally found my life, I'm finally free
No longer torn in two
I learned about my life by living through you

This feeling inside me
Finally found my life, I'm finally free
No longer torn in two
Living my own life by learning from you

We'll meet again my friend someday soon

CNN report:
"news in London, France, Russia and Italy have deleted their lead story, all anticipating the outcome of the man considered to be a member of American nobility. And as you can imagine, as the skies have grown darker here over Washington, the mood has grown darker as well and people here are beginning to resign themselves to the possibility that they are witnessing yet another tragedy in a long string of misfortunes. Reaction from everywhere, from Washington and certainly from around the world has gues..."

Hypnotherapist:
"Open your eyes, Nicholas."

Nicholas:
"AAAH!"

Fatal Tragedy Lyrics - Dream Theater

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by John Myung

Nicholas:
Alone at night
I feel so strange
I need to find
All the answers to my dreams

When I sleep at night
I hear the cries
What does this mean?

I shut the door and traveled to another home
I met an older man, he seemed to be alone
I felt that I could trust him
He talked to me that night;

"Lad did you know a girl was murdered here?"
"This fatal tragedy was talked about for years"
Victoria's gone forever
Only memories remain
She passed away
She was so young

Without love
Without truth
There can be no turning back

Without faith
Without hope
There can be no peace of mind

As the night went on
I started to find my way
I learned about a tragedy
A mystery still today

I tried to get more answers
But he said, "You're on your own."
Then he turned away and left me
As I stand there all alone
He said, "You'll know the truth
As you future days unfold"

Without love
Without truth
There can be no turning back

Without faith
Without hope
There can be no peace of mind

Hypnotherapist:

"Now it is time to see how you died. Remember that death is not the end but only a transition."

This Dying Soul Lyrics - Dream Theater

[IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited)]

Hello, Mirror - so glad to see you my friend, it's been a while
Searching, Fearless - where do I begin to heal this wound of self-denial

Face yourself man!
Brace yourself man! and trace your hell back

You've been blinded, living like a one way cold existence all the while
Now it's time to stare the problem right between the eyes you long lost child

I wanna feel your body breaking
Wanna feel your body breaking and shaking and left in the cold
I want to heal your conscience making a change to fix this dying soul

Born into a broken home
Surrounded by love yet all alone
Forced into a life that's split in two
A mother and a father both pulling you

Then you had to deal with loss and death
Everybody thinking they know best
Coping with this shit at such an age
Can only fill a kid with pain and rage

Family disease pumped through your blood
Never had the chance you thought you could
Running all the while with no escape
Turning all that pain in to blame and hate

Living on your own by 21
Not a single care and having fun
Consuming all the life in front of you
Burning out the fuse and smoking the residue

Possessive obsessions selfish childish games
Vengeful resentments
Passing all the blame

Living out a life of decadence
Acting without thought of consequence
Spreading all your lies from coast to coast
While spitting on the ones that matter most

Running power mad with no control
Fighting for the credit they once stole
No one can ever tell you what to do
Ruling other's lives while the can't stand the thought of you

A living reflection seen from miles away
A hopeless affliction having run astray

I wanna feel your body breaking
Wanna feel your body breaking and shaking and left in the cold
I want to heal your conscience making a change to fix this dying soul
This dying soul

Now that you can see all you have done
It's time to take that step into the kingdom
All your sins will only make you strong
And help you break right through the prison wall

[V. Release]

Come to me my friend (Listen to me)
I'll help this torture end (Help to set me free)
Let your ego go (I can't carry this load)
You can't go through this alone (I feel so hopeless and exposed)
You'll find your peace of mind (Give me some direction)
You can no longer hide (Break out of this isolation)
Let humility (Openness, honesty)
And become what you can be (A healing tranquility)

Help me
Save me
Heal me
I can't break out of this prison all alone

These tormenting ghosts of yesterday
Will vanish when exposed
You can't hold onto your secrets
They'll only send you back alone

Your fearless admissions
Will help expel your destructive obsessions
With my help I know you can
Be at one with God and man

Hear me
Believe me
Take me
I'm ready to break through this prison wall