Through My Words / 2014

Originally published in Metal Hammer magazine (Germany) · November 2014

Breaking the Fourth Wall review

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Dream Theater

Breaking The Fourth Wall (Warner Music Group)

Rating: 5 out of 7 (‘Applause’)

Content: 5 + Presentation: 4 + Listening pleasure: 5 = 4.66

Breaking The Fourth Wall features a total of 19 songs from the complete Dream Theater concert from the Boston Opera House. The progressive virtuosos are accompanied by the choir and orchestra of the Berklee College of Music. John Myung and John Petrucci are graduates, and drummer Mike Mangini has been a distinguished professor at the university for ten years. “The opportunity to perform with the Berklee students has been incredibly captivating and honored. We are extremely grateful for the hard work everyone involved put into making this special event a reality,” explains guitarist Petrucci, producer of the DVD/Blu-ray. The film was directed by award-winning filmmaker Pierre Lamoureux. The extensive repertoire ranges from ‘Scarred’ (1994) to ‘Illumination Theory’ (2013) to the brand new ‘The Enemy Inside’ (2014).

—Ben Klein

Dream Theater

Breaking The Fourth Wall (Warner Music Group)

Bewertung: 5 von 7 („Beifall“)

Inhalt: 5 + Aufmachung: 4 + Hörspaß: 5 = 4,66

Breaking The Fourth Wall beinhaltet mit insgesamt 19 Songs das komplette Dream Theater-Konzert aus dem Boston Opera House. Dabei werden die Progressive-Virtuosen vom Chor und Orehester des Berklee College Of Music begleitet. John Myung und John Petrucci selbst sind Absolventen und Schlagzeuger Mike Mangini seit zehn Jahren angesehener Professor dieser Universität. „Die Möglichkeit, mit den Studenten von Berklee gemeinsam aufzutreten, hat uns unglaublich gefesselt und geehrt. Wir sind extrem dankbar für die harte Arbeit, die alle Beteiligten investiert haben, um dieses besondere Ereignis wahr werden zu lassen“, erklärt Gitarrist Petrucci, Produzent der DVD/Blu-Ray. Regie führte der preisgekrönte Filmemacher Pierre Lamoureux. Das umfangreiche Repertoire reicht von ‘Scarred’ (1994) über ‘Illumination Story’ (2013) bis hin zum ganz neuen ‘The Enemy Inside’ (2014).

—Ben Klein

Originally published in Metal Hammer magazine (Germany), November 2014.

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