
Dream Theater
Octavarium
The Story
Dream Theater has maintained a rare combination of stellar musicianship and unwavering passion for over a decade, selling millions of albums and filling concert venues worldwide. The band once again confirms its status as progressive hard rock's standard-bearers on their latest studio epic, "Octavarium". "Panic Attack" is a blazer - a fast paced number that grabs you by the throat and throttles you for eight minutes. The closing, 24-minute title track was described by Jedd Beaudoin, " As the sound of a progressive rock orchestra delivering one more classic epic symphony, one more that lengthens this unit's ever-long prime." Digest that - will ya! "Octavarium" is another essential pickup for Petrucci and DT fans.
The Music
| 08:07 | The Root Of All Evil | Vocal |
| 05:26 | The Answer Lies Within | Vocal |
| 06:59 | These Walls | Vocal |
| 04:29 | I Walk Beside You | Vocal |
| 07:16 | Panic Attack | Vocal |
| 06:33 | Never Enough | Vocal |
| 10:42 | Sacrificed Sons | Vocal |
| 24:00 | Octavarium | Vocal |
The Artists
| John Petrucci | Guitars, Vocals, Production |
| Mike Portnoy | Drums, Vocals, Production, Album Concept |
| Jordan Rudess | Keyboards, Continuum, Lap Steel Guitar |
| John Myung | Bass |
| James LaBrie | Vocals |
| Elena Barere | Concert Master, First Violin |
| Katherine Fong | Violin |
| Ann Lehmann | Violin |
| Katherine Livolsi-Stern | Violin |
| Laura McGinness | Violin |
| Catherine Ro | Violin |
| Ricky Sortomme | Violin |
| Yuri Vodovoz | Violin |
| Vincent Lionti | Viola |
| Karen Dreyfus | Viola |
| Richard Locker | Cello |
| Jeanne LeBlanc | Cello |
| Pamela Sklar | Flute |
| Joe Anderer | French Horn |
| Carol Webb | Second Violin |
| Hugh Syme | Art Direction, Design, Illustration, Album Concept |
| Colin Lane | Photography |
| Rob Gold | Atlantic Art Production |
| Jamshied Sharifi | String Arrangement, Conducting |
| Jill Dell'Abate | Orchestral Contracting |
| Doug Oberkircher | Engineering |
| Coleen Culhane | Engineering Assistance |
| Kaori Kinoshita | Engineering Assistance |
| Ryan Simms | Engineering Assistance |
| Bert Baldwin | Additional Studio Assistance |
| Michael H. Brauer | Mixing |
| Keith Gary | Mixing Assistance, Pro Tools Engineering |
| Will Hensley | Second Mixing Assistance |
| George Marino | Mastering |
