Chaos in Motion 2007–2008

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Chaos in Motion 2007–2008
Video by
Dream Theater
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
RecordedAugust 18, 2007
August 21, 2007
October 9, 2007
January 18, 2008
March 4, 2008
May 6, 2008
VenueMolson Amphitheater (Toronto)
Bank of America Pavilion (Boston)
Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam)
Bangkok Hall (Bangkok)
Luna Park (Buenos Aires)
Orpheum Theater (Vancouver)
Genre
Length187:15 (film)
163:23 (live album)
LabelRoadrunner
Dream Theater chronology
Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
(2008) 		Chaos in Motion 2007–2008
(2008) 		Black Clouds & Silver Linings
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Blistering[2]
The Metal Forge[3]

Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 is the sixth video album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released on September 30, 2008, the DVD contains a compilation of live concerts from the band's Chaos in Motion Tour, in support of their 9th studio album Systematic Chaos. This was also the band's last official live album to be released with their founding member and drummer Mike Portnoy before his departure from the band in September 2010.[4][5] The tour, which lasted from June 3, 2007, to June 4, 2008, contained 115 shows throughout 35 countries.[6] Two forms of the DVD were released, a 2-disc set and a 5-disc (2 DVD, 3 CD) special edition.[7] The special edition was limited to 5,000 copies.[8]

Recordings

Track listing

DVD

Special edition CD

The Special Edition 5-disc set includes the 2 DVDs as specified above as well as the audio tracks on a 3-disc set. All music written by Dream Theater except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Intro/Also sprach Zarathustra" (music: Richard Strauss)(instrumental)3:04
2."Constant Motion"Mike Portnoy7:06
3."Panic Attack"John Petrucci7:22
4."Blind Faith"James LaBrie10:29
5."Surrounded"Kevin Moore15:21
Disc two
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Dark Eternal Night"Petrucci9:44
2."Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo" (music: Jordan Rudess)(instrumental)4:53
3."Lines in the Sand"Petrucci11:56
4."Scarred"Petrucci13:31
5."Forsaken"Petrucci5:41
6."The Ministry of Lost Souls"Petrucci15:22
Disc three
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Take the Time"Dream Theater11:37
2."In the Presence of Enemies"Petrucci26:00
3."Schmedley Wilcox"
  • I. "Trial of Tears"
  • II. "Finally Free"
  • III. "Learning to Live"
  • IV. "In the Name of God"
  • V. "Octavarium: V - Razor's Edge"
Petrucci, John Myung, Portnoy
  • Myung
  • Portnoy
  • Myung
  • Petrucci
  • Petrucci
    		• 21:18
  • 8:20
  • 2:22
  • 1:54
  • 4:46
  • 3:54

    • Personnel

    Dream Theater
    Production
    • Sebastian Beloch – director, editing, filmmaker
    • Andrew Bennett – director
    • Lasse Hoile – director
    • Jared Kvitka – engineer
    • Randy Lane – engineer, mixing
    • Kevin Shirley – mixing
    • Ryan Smith – mastering
    • Yasufumi Soejima – director
    • Hugh Syme – artwork, design
    • Mika Tyyskä – director

    References

    1. ^ About.com review
    2. ^ "Blistering review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
    3. ^ The Metal Forge review
    4. ^ Mike Portnoy. Dream Theater on the new live DVD and their longevity. MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
    5. ^ John Petrucci. Buckshots Bonanza, Dream Theater. Woozyfly.com. Archived from the original (Interview) on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
    6. ^ "A Must Have for Dream Theater Fans!". Roadrunner. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
    7. ^ "DREAM THEATER 'Chaos In Motion 2007/2008' Live DVD Sets to be Released in September". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
    8. ^ "Get the newest Dream Theater release early". Roadrunner. 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-09-18.