Originally published in Dream Theater · 2007
Fan Club CD liner notes
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In the summer of 2007, Images and Words celebrated its 15th Anniversary. To kick off the first leg of the Systematic Chaos tour, I decided it would be fun to pay tribute to the anniversary and play the album in its entirety at a few select shows in various countries in Europe (Italy, England, Germany, France and Switzerland)
The version included on this CD is taken from Bonn, Germany. I chose this version not necessarily because it was the best performance (it in fact may not have even been), but because our relationship with the German fans really sparks memories of the I&W tour as they were the first European country to truly embrace us on our first tour there in the spring of 1993.
Also, a “full” German performance has not been represented on any DT Live Albums, Fan Club CDs or Official Bootlegs... so I figured this was a good time to get our great fans there documented on a release!
So here you have it... Images and Words 2007!
Enjoy,
Mike Portnoy