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A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater
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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Members And Portnoy Remained With The Band Until 2010 When He Left To Pursue Other Musical Endeavors And He Has Since Been Replaced By Mangini.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
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: A Change of Seasons
Dream-Theater - Live Scenes From New York
A Change Of Seasons Is An Epic 23 Minute Long Track Written By Mike Portnoy Of Progressive Metal Band Dream Theater. It Was Recorded In May 1995 At BearTracks Studios And Released In September 1995 As The Opening Track Of Dream Theater's First EP A Change Of Seasons. The Song Is Split Into Seven Parts I. "The Crimson Sunrise" Instrumental II. "Innocence"
III. "Carpe Diem"
IV. "The Darkest Of Winters" Instrumental V. "Another World"
VI. "The Inevitable Summer" Instrumental VII. "The Crimson Sunset" Mike Portnoy Explains The Meaning Of The Song Here "...It's About The Cycle Of Life. Basically I Took A Lot Of Personal Incidents Like Losing My Mother And A Couple Of Things That Happened In My Life And I Wrote Them Into The Lyrics. Like On A Smaller Scale I Wouldn't Try To Compare It With This But When I Listen To Pink Floyd's The Wall There Are A Lot Of Emotions There- Just A Lot Of Frustrations And Anger. He Goes Full Circle The Character. He Has A Child And Just As He's About To Pass On And Die Now His Son Is Going To Have To Live The Life He Did And Go Through Those Same Experiences." A Live Version Of A Change Of Seasons Appears On The Album Live Scenes From New York.
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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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A Change of Seasons is an epic 23 minute long track written by Mike Portnoy of progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was recorded in May 1995 at BearTracks Studios, and released in September 1995 as the opening track of Dream Theater's first EP, A Change of Seasons.
The song is split into seven parts:
I. "The Crimson Sunrise" (Instrumental)
II. "Innocence"
III. "Carpe Diem"
IV. "The Darkest of Winters" (Instrumental)
V. "Another World"
VI. "The Inevitable Summer" (Instrumental)
VII. "The Crimson Sunset"
Mike Portnoy explains the meaning of the song here:
"...It's about the cycle of life. Basically, I took a lot of personal incidents, like losing my mother and a couple of things that happened in my life, and I wrote them into the lyrics. Like, on a smaller scale, I wouldn't try to compare it with this, but when I listen to Pink Floyd's the Wall, there are a lot of emotions there- just a lot of frustrations and anger. He goes full circle, the character. He has a child and just as he's about to pass on and die, now his son is going to have to live the life he did and go through those same experiences."
A live version of A Change of Seasons appears on the album Live Scenes from New York. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.