Dream Theater
Awake
The Story
Dream Theater's 1994 album, "Awake", was recorded after a year-and-a-half of touring to support their previous CD, "Images And Words", and offers a look into all that the band had come to realize and recognize on that adventure. "Awake", which blends progressive hard rock and metal, features the hammering instrumental "Erotomania", the dark, brooding "The Mirror", the intense "6:00", and the heavily throbbing "Caught In A Web" -- all examples of Petrucci, Portnoy and company at their heaviest -- only letting up for melodic moments in songs such as "Voices" and the acoustic "The Silent Man". Guitar fans will revel in "Lie", with its dropped "D" tuning, and riff upon heavy riff from Petrucci's axe - blazing solos that leave other progressive guitarists in the dust.
The Music
| 05:31 | 6:00 | Vocal |
| 05:28 | Caught In A Web | Vocal |
| 05:43 | Innocence Faded | Vocal |
| 06:45 | Erotomania | Instrumental |
| 09:53 | Voices | Vocal |
| 03:48 | The Silent Man | Vocal |
| 06:45 | The Mirror | Vocal |
| 06:34 | Lie | Vocal |
| 06:05 | Lifting Shadows Off A Dream | Vocal |
| 11:00 | Scarred | Vocal |
| 07:29 | Space-Dye Vest | Vocal |
The Artists
| John Petrucci | Guitar, Cover Concept |
| John Myung | Bass, Cover Concept |
| Kevin Moore | Keyboards, Cover Concept |
| Mike Portnoy | Drums, Percussion, Cover Concept |
| James LaBrie | Voices, Cover Concept |
| John Purdell | Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Duane Baron | Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Mike Stock | Engineering Assistance |
| Greg Cathcart | Engineering Assistance |
| Ryan Arnold | Mixing Assistance |
| Ed Miller | Mixing Assistance |
| Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| Rich Kern | Programming on "Space-Dye Vest" |
| Derek Oliver | A&R |
| Larry Freemantle | Art Direction |
| Donald May | Art Direction |
| Dennis Keeley | Photography |
| Dan Muro | Cover Concept |
| Recorded May-July 1994 at One-On-One Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
Mixed July-August, 1994 at Larrabee Sound Studios, L.A., CA and Unique Studios, NYC, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, NY. Pre-production at Prince Enterprises, NYC, NY, and Full Blast Rehearsal Studios, L.A., CA. Dialogue on "Voices" by Prix-mo (courtesy of "Cultural Revolution"). |
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