REVIEWS
Dream Theater
Live at Luna Park
The Progressive Metal band Dream
Theater have no shortage of live
albums. Through the years they
have released a string of them,
including official releases, and official bootleg albums. So when
they release another live album it generally has to be quite a bit
different than the previous one. The new live Dream Theater
album, “Live At Luna Park”, is completely unlike any of the
other live albums for many reasons, but the biggest one is that a
new man sits behind the massive drum kit this time around.
Original drummer Mike Portnoy, who stepped down from his
throne in late 2010, was replaced by drummer extraordinaire
Mike Mangini (who has worked with Extreme, and Steve Vai
among others). And with their newest studio album (2011's “A
Dramatic Turn of Events”), the band took the stage with new
fire, and to the excitement of the fans.
Recorded over two nights at Luna Park Stadium in Buenos
Aires, this concert is a visit to the past, and a celebration of the
new material, and everything goes together beautifully.
Throughout the three disc set, we are treated to the entire new
album at one point or another, and a healthy dose of some classic Dream Theater songs, and some of the newer material of
recent years. And through it all, Mike Mangini does an amazing
job powering through Portnoy's masterfully created drum licks.
The show kicks off with the brand new “Bridges In the
Sky”, an eleven minute prog rock epic, followed directly by
“6:00” from the bands “Awake” album, and the energy doesn't
let up until the second song from “Awake” (“The Silent Man”)
shows up several songs later. The entire band are on fire as they
tear through so much amazing material, that a DT fan quickly
forgets about the absence of Mike Portnoy.
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