Official bootlegs · 2003

The Making of Scenes From a Memory

Tracklist

  1. Regression · acoustic guitar outtake & alternate vocal2:03
  2. Overture 1928 · live alternate3:44
  3. Strange Déjà Vu · writing, basic tracks & vocals5:01
  4. Fatal Tragedy · writing, basic tracks & vocals4:01
  5. Beyond This Life · writing, basic tracks & vocals7:03
  6. Through Her Eyes · alternate vocal & alternate sax4:50
  7. Home · writing sessions6:32
  8. Home · very 1st live run through of 1st half7:09
  9. The Dance of Eternity · live rehearsal of section A2:58
  10. The Dance of Eternity · writing sessions5:53
  11. The Spirit Carries On · live rehearsal of original arrangement5:12
  12. The Spirit Carries On · choir session outtakes6:43
  13. The Spirit Carries On · JP vocal demo2:35
  14. Finally Free · alternate vocals & outro vamp outtakes5:33
  15. Finally Free · original sequencer demo7:43
  16. Opening Scene1:23
  17. Regression1:40
  18. Overture 19283:38
  19. Strange Déjà Vu5:19
  20. Through My Words1:56
  21. Fatal Tragedy6:16
  22. Beyond This Life11:30
  23. Through Her Eyes6:04
  24. Home13:03
  25. The Dance of Eternity6:15
  26. One Last Time3:51
  27. The Spirit Carries On6:48
  28. Finally Free11:51

Personnel

Dream Theater

Guest Musicians

  • Theresa Thompson – Additional vocals on "Through Her Eyes" and "The Spirit Carries On"
  • Jay Beckenstein – Saxophone on "Through Her Eyes"

Production

  • Doug Oberkircher – Mastered 2003
  • Original Artwork – Dave McKean

YTSEJAM003 - 1999

About the album

The Making of Scenes from a Memory is an Official Bootleg by Dream Theater released on theYtseJam Records label. Containing two discs, the first of which was originally proposed as the xmas gift for 2000 is a “Making Of” album similar to the “Making of Falling Into Infinity”, first released through the fan clubs and then later released through YtseJam Records. This disc contains outtakes and in-progress snapshots of the recording sessions, where fans can see how the album was developed in the studio. It’s a candid look into the process of making an album.

The second disc is the first mix, as done by David Bottrill. This was the original mix completed for the album, but John Petrucci was unhappy with the way it sounded, so they brought in Kevin Shirley to remix the CD. Due to limited time, he couldn’t do all of the album, so some of the tracks on the released CD is still the original David Bottrill mixes (Regression, The Dance of Eternity, One Last Time and Finally Free). Some stuff was removed from the mix (extra vocal parts between Through My Words and Fatal Tragedy, some extra layers of instrumentation here and there, and some stuff was just made a little tighter (leaving out some dynamics which in turn hid some nuances in the mix). This is why this version of the album is a very interesting document, as it gives us some insight as to how an album can be made to be quite different even just in the mixing phase. There should be no doubt that the mixing engineer also has a lot of impact on the release.