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Dream Theater Is An American Progressive Metal Band Formed In 1985 Under The Name Majesty By John Petrucci John Myung And Mike Portnoy While They Attended Berklee College Of Music In Boston Massachusetts. They Subsequently Dropped Out Of Their Studies To Concentrate Further On The Band That Would Eventually Become Dream Theater. Their Current Lineup Consists Of Petrucci Myung Vocalist James LaBrie Keyboardist Jordan Rudess And Drummer Mike Portnoy. Over The Course Of Various Lineup Changes Petrucci And Myung Have Been The Only Two Constant Members And Portnoy Remained With The Band Until 2010 When He Left To Pursue Other Musical Endeavors And He Has Since Been Replaced By Mangini. After A Brief Stint With Chris Collins Followed By Charlie Dominici Who Was Dismissed From Dream Theater Not Long After The Release Of Their First Album LaBrie Was Hired As The Band's Singer In 1991. Dream Theater's First Keyboardist Kevin Moore Left The Band After Three Albums And Was Replaced By Derek Sherinian In 1995 After A Period Of Touring. After Just One Album With Sherinian They Replaced Him With Current Keyboardist Jordan Rudess In 1999. To Date Dream Theater Has Released Fifteen Studio Albums. The Band's Highest-Selling Release Is Their Second Album Images And Words 1992 Which Reached No. 61 On The Billboard 200 Chart. Both The Albums Awake 1994 And Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence 2002 Also Entered The Charts At No. 32 And No. 46 Respectively And Received Critical Acclaim. Their Fifth Album Metropolis Pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory 1999 Was Ranked Number 95 On The October 2006 Issue Of Guitar World Magazine's List Of The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time. It Was Also Ranked As The 15th Greatest Concept Album In March 2003 By Classic Rock Magazine. As Of 2018 Dream Theater Has Sold Over 12 Million Records Worldwide And Has Received Three Grammy Award Nominations Including One Win In 2022 . Along With Queensrÿche And Fates Warning The Band Has Been Referred To As One Of The "big Three" Of The Progressive Metal Genre Responsible For Its Development And Popularization. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Dream_Theater Studio Albums
When Dream And Day Unite 1989 Images And Words 1992 Awake 1994 Falling Into Infinity 1997 Metropolis Pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory 1999 Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence 2002 Train Of Thought 2003 Octavarium 2005 Systematic Chaos 2007 Black Clouds & Silver Linings 2009 A Dramatic Turn Of Events 2011 Dream Theater 2013 The Astonishing 2016 Distance Over Time 2019 A View From The Top Of The World 2021
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"Learning To Live" Is The Eighth And Final Track From Dream Theater's 1992 Album Images And Words. The Opening Lines From The Song Are A Direct Lift From The Book Atlas Shrugged By Noted Author Ayn Rand. The First Phrase "There Was No Time For Pain No Energy For Anger. Sightlessness Of Hatred Slips Away." Is Paraphrase From The Exact Quote "He Had No Time For Pain No Energy For Anger. Within A Few Weeks It Was Over The Blinding Stabs Of Hatred Ceased And Did Not Return." P.211 Of The Centennial Edition The Next Phrase In The Song "Walking Through Winter Streets Alone He Stops And Takes A Breath With Confidence And Self-Control " Is Similar To The Next Few Sentences In The Book. Dream Theater Is Known For Using Movie Sound Clips In Their Songs To Make A Point. However This Inclusion Was Actually In The Lyrics With No Reference Given To Rand Or The Book Itself. The Song Itself Does Not Seem To Hold Any Other Parallels To Atlas Shrugged And It Is Unknown What Significance This Inclusion Has. Like Many Epic Progressive Rock Songs Learning To Live Has A Somewhat Unusual Structure. Starting At 4 45 James LaBrie Stops Singing Allowing The Instrumentation To Continue. At Approximately 6 58 He Begins Singing Wordlessly Building Up To A Very High Note That Coincides With The Song's Main Climax. This Note Is One Of The Highest Notes Sung In Any Dream Theater Song Ever Written Being The F# Under Soprano C Or F#5. The Only Higher Note To Date On A Dream Theater Studio Version Of A Song To Date Is The G5 Towards The End Of "Octavarium". Higher Notes Can Be Heard On Multiple Live Versions Of Songs Though Including Notes As High As A5 In The Band's Cover Of "The Number Of The Beast" And Certain Versions Of "Lines In The Sand". The F# Though Is So High That LaBrie Used To Occasionally Have Trouble Singing It Live During The Period Of Time In Which His Voice Was Damaged And Would Instead Sing A C#5. The Song's Climax Is Followed By A Guitar Solo By John Petrucci. At Approximately 8 10 The Main Riff From The Song "Wait For Sleep" The Previous Track Off The Album Can Be Heard And Again At 8 53. The Instrumentation Continues Until 9 35 When LaBrie Joins In For The Song's Monumental Conclusion.
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Dream Theater Is An American Progressive Metal Band Formed In 1985 Under The Name Majesty By John Petrucci John Myung And Mike Portnoy While They Attended Berklee College Of Music In Boston Massachusetts. They Subsequently Dropped Out Of Their Studies To Concentrate Further On The Band That Would Eventually Become Dream Theater. Their Current Lineup Consists Of Petrucci Myung Vocalist James LaBrie Keyboardist Jordan Rudess And Drummer Mike Portnoy. Over The Course Of Various Lineup Changes Petrucci And Myung Have Been The Only Two Constant Members And Portnoy Remained With The Band Until 2010 When He Left To Pursue Other Musical Endeavors And He Has Since Been Replaced By Mangini. After A Brief Stint With Chris Collins Followed By Charlie Dominici Who Was Dismissed From Dream Theater Not Long After The Release Of Their First Album LaBrie Was Hired As The Band's Singer In 1991. Dream Theater's First Keyboardist Kevin Moore Left The Band After Three Albums And Was Replaced By Derek Sherinian In 1995 After A Period Of Touring. After Just One Album With Sherinian They Replaced Him With Current Keyboardist Jordan Rudess In 1999. To Date Dream Theater Has Released Fifteen Studio Albums. The Band's Highest-Selling Release Is Their Second Album Images And Words 1992 Which Reached No. 61 On The Billboard 200 Chart. Both The Albums Awake 1994 And Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence 2002 Also Entered The Charts At No. 32 And No. 46 Respectively And Received Critical Acclaim. Their Fifth Album Metropolis Pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory 1999 Was Ranked Number 95 On The October 2006 Issue Of Guitar World Magazine's List Of The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time. It Was Also Ranked As The 15th Greatest Concept Album In March 2003 By Classic Rock Magazine. As Of 2018 Dream Theater Has Sold Over 12 Million Records Worldwide And Has Received Three Grammy Award Nominations Including One Win In 2022 . Along With Queensrÿche And Fates Warning The Band Has Been Referred To As One Of The "big Three" Of The Progressive Metal Genre Responsible For Its Development And Popularization. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Dream_Theater Studio Albums
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"Learning to Live" is the eighth and final track from Dream Theater's 1992 album Images and Words.
The opening lines from the song are a direct lift from the book Atlas Shrugged by noted author Ayn Rand. The first phrase, "There was no time for pain, no energy for anger. Sightlessness of hatred slips away." is paraphrase from the exact quote "He had no time for pain, no energy for anger. Within a few weeks, it was over; the blinding stabs of hatred ceased and did not return." (p.211 of the Centennial Edition) The next phrase in the song, "Walking through winter streets alone, he stops and takes a breath, with confidence and self-control," is similar to the next few sentences in the book. Dream Theater is known for using movie sound clips in their songs to make a point. However, this inclusion was actually in the lyrics with no reference given to Rand or the book itself. The song itself does not seem to hold any other parallels to Atlas Shrugged and it is unknown what significance this inclusion has.
Like many epic progressive rock songs, Learning to Live has a somewhat unusual structure. Starting at 4:45, James LaBrie stops singing, allowing the instrumentation to continue. At approximately 6:58, he begins singing wordlessly, building up to a very high note that coincides with the song's main climax. This note is one of the highest notes sung in any Dream Theater song ever written, being the F# under soprano C, or F#5. The only higher note to date on a Dream Theater studio version of a song to date is the G5 towards the end of "Octavarium". Higher notes can be heard on multiple live versions of songs, though, including notes as high as A5 in the band's cover of "The Number of the Beast" and certain versions of "Lines in the Sand". The F#, though, is so high that LaBrie used to occasionally have trouble singing it live, during the period of time in which his voice was damaged, and would instead sing a C#5. The song's climax is followed by a guitar solo by John Petrucci. At approximately 8:10, the main riff from the song "Wait for Sleep", the previous track off the album, can be heard, and again at 8:53. The instrumentation continues until 9:35, when LaBrie joins in for the song's monumental conclusion. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.