On March 22, Dream Theater brought their 40 Anniversary Tour to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. During their set, they performed “The Best Of Times” live for the first time ever. Check out fan-filmed video below.
“The Best Of Times” is taken off the band’s 10th album, Black Clouds And Silver Linings, released in 2009. The song was written by drummer Mike Portnoy about his relationship with father, who died of cancer. A demo version of the songfeaturing Mike Portnoy on vocals was released on the “Wither” single.
Dream Theater’s new album, Parasomnia, marks the return of founding drummer, Mike Portnoy, who left the band in 2010 and was replaced by Mike Mangini. Portnoy shared the following message for the album release:
“Exactly one year ago (to the day!), Feb 7th, 2024, the five of us stood in the same room together for the first time in well over a decade…we then spent the majority of the year creating our first album together in 15 years. Today, we can finally share it with all of you.
We could not be prouder or more excited about what we created. We were so inspired being together again and feel we really rose to the occasion to create something special. Parasomnia represents everything that is classic Dream Theater, mixing tastes of the past with visions of the future…
We hope you enjoy this sonic experience. It is best enjoyed in your optimum listening environment..(preferably from start to finish like watching a film). But however you take it in, we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.”
Parasomnia tracklisting:
“In The Arms Of Morpheus” (5:22)
“Night Terror” (9:55)
“A Broken Man” (8:30)
“Dead Asleep” (11:06)
“Midnight Messiah” (7:58)
“Are We Dreaming?” (1:28)
“Bend The Clock” (7:24)
“The Shadow Man Incident” (19:32)
“Midnight Messiah” video:
“A Broken Man” visualizer:
“Night Terror” video:
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“The Best Of Times” is taken off the band’s 10th album, Black Clouds And Silver Linings, released in 2009. The song was written by drummer Mike Portnoy about his relationship with father, who died of cancer. A demo version of the songfeaturing Mike Portnoy on vocals was released on the “Wither” single.
Dream Theater’s new album, Parasomnia, marks the return of founding drummer, Mike Portnoy, who left the band in 2010 and was replaced by Mike Mangini. Portnoy shared the following message for the album release:
“Exactly one year ago (to the day!), Feb 7th, 2024, the five of us stood in the same room together for the first time in well over a decade…we then spent the majority of the year creating our first album together in 15 years. Today, we can finally share it with all of you.
We could not be prouder or more excited about what we created. We were so inspired being together again and feel we really rose to the occasion to create something special. Parasomnia represents everything that is classic Dream Theater, mixing tastes of the past with visions of the future…
We hope you enjoy this sonic experience. It is best enjoyed in your optimum listening environment..(preferably from start to finish like watching a film). But however you take it in, we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.”
Parasomnia tracklisting:
“In The Arms Of Morpheus” (5:22)
“Night Terror” (9:55)
“A Broken Man” (8:30)
“Dead Asleep” (11:06)
“Midnight Messiah” (7:58)
“Are We Dreaming?” (1:28)
“Bend The Clock” (7:24)
“The Shadow Man Incident” (19:32)
“Midnight Messiah” video:
“A Broken Man” visualizer:
“Night Terror” video:
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