Dream Theater: Los Angeles, CA (1998)

 

Dream Theater: Los Angeles, CA (1998)

For some reason I was really in the mood for some live Dream Theater music today, and this fantastic show from the "Falling Into Infinity" tour really seemed like the right call. The setlist here is absolutely phenomenal, calling on all of their previous albums, and heavily on "Falling Into Infinity".

Unlike "Once In A LiveTime", this album is quite as polished as that one, as I'm sure you could tell from the "official bootleg" tag. However, the sound is still really good, and some of the material that didn't show up on the official release really makes this one something special. Of particular interest to me are live takes on the beautiful ballad, "Anna Lee", the b-side "Speak To Me", a fiery performance of "New Millenium", and some amazing covers of "Perfect Strangers", "The Trooper", "Where Eagles Dare", and "Killers". 

Even though this album wasn't officially released by a major record label, it's still a fantastic addition to any Dream Theater collection, and one that I pull out often enough to be happy that I picked it up all of those years ago. Check it out, and enjoy the Sherinian!