Mind Control

~ Release by Dream Theater (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Includes two acoustic bonus tracks from 1995-02-14

Band and audience sing happy birthday to John Myung between Lie and Another Day. Also had a moment of silence in respect for those who died in the Japan earthquake between Voices and The Silent Man. This is the only Awake show that they didn't extend Metropolis due to limited time for the broadcast. The entire show was broadcast on Japanese Pay-Per-View. Available on the Wake Up, Mind Control, and Rockin' Japan boot CDs except Rockin Japan is missing Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man and Metropolis Part I. The show is also widely available on videotape.

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-27 18:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pull Me Under
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Pull Me Under (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
29:01
26:00
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
6:00 (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Dream Theater
5:43
3Take the Time
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Take the Time (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
214:24
4Caught in a Web
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Caught in a Web (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
James LaBrie and John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
29:23
5Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Lifting Shadows off a Dream (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
John Myung
composer:
Dream Theater
11:19
6The Mirror / Lie
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Lie (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Dream Theater
live recording of:
The Mirror (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
Mike Portnoy
composer:
Dream Theater
16:44
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1Another Day
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Another Day (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
publisher:
Octa Music Inc. and Ytse Jams, Inc.
25:08
2Erotomania
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Erotomania (on 1995-01-24)
composer:
Dream Theater
part of:
A Mind Beside Itself
26:43
3Voices
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Voices (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
part of:
A Mind Beside Itself
210:00
4The Silent Man
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
The Silent Man (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
part of:
A Mind Beside Itself
24:13
5Metropolis, Part I
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Derek Sherinian
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recorded at:
The Nakano Sun Plaza (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1995-01-24) and Urawa-shi Bunka Center (Saitama-shi Bunka Center) in Saitama (Saitama City), Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), Japan (on 1995-01-24)
live recording of:
Metropolis, Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper (on 1995-01-24)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
210:22
6Tears
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung (on 1995-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (on 1995-01-30)
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (on 1995-02-14)
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie (on 1995-02-14)
recorded at:
Studio Radio Veronica in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1995-02-14)
live cover recording of:
Tears (on 1995-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Geddy Lee
3:24
7The Silent Man
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung (on 1995-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (on 1995-02-14)
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (on 1995-02-14)
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie (on 1995-02-14)
recorded at:
Studio Radio Veronica in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1995-02-14)
live recording of:
The Silent Man (on 1995-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
part of:
A Mind Beside Itself
3:38