The Majesty Demos are a collection of songs written and/or recorded in the periode 1985 to 1989. Some of these are cover songs.
The Majesty Demos also was the name of a demo tape that was released when Dream Theater was called Majesty, and was sent out/spread out to many people (other bands, record companies, fans, friends and family).
The content of the cassette was as follows:
- Another Won
- Your Majesty
- A Vision
- Two Far
- Vital Star
- March Of The Tyrant
None of these saw the light of day on an official release (at least not in studio form) – excepting the Ytsejam Records release.
Other tracks recorded in this period were:
- Particle E Motion
- The Saurus
- Cry for Freedom
- The School Song
- YYZ (Rush cover)
- The Farandole (Talas cover)
- Anti-Procrastination Song (SOD cover)
- Solar System Race Song
- I’m About To Faint Song
- Mosquitos In Harmony Song
- John Thinks He’s Randy Song
- Mike Thinks He’s Dee Dee Ramone Introducing A Song Song
- John Thinks He’s Yngwie Song
- Gnos Sdrawkcab
- Death Of Spock (Early version of The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun)
- Resurrection of Ernie
Also Demoed
- Afterlife
- The Killing Hand
- Ytse Jam
- A Fortune In Lies
- Only A Matter Of Time
- The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
- The Killing Hand
- Light Fuse and Get Away (instrumental version)
Charlie Demos (that got the band their first contract)
- A Fortune in Lies
- Afterlife
- The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
And the final demos before their first album was released
- To Live Forever
- Mission Impossible
- Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Bealtes cover)
- O Holy Night (trad.)
- A Vision ’89
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