Stranger Than Fiction

~ Release by Dream Theater (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

track 11: 'ímprovisation' is printed on the packaging as 'The Trooper'
track 12: 'The Trooper / 6:00 (excerpts)' is printed on the packaging as '6:00 (improvisation)'.
The actual playing order should probably be track 12, 10, 11.

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-10 18:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Don’t Look Past Me
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric bass guitar:
John Myung
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
guest lead vocals:
John Hendricks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2022)
recording of:
Don’t Look Past Me (in 1990-02)
6:22
2To Live Forever
acoustic guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
recording of:
To Live Forever
additional lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
5:12
3Learning to Live
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
edit of:
Learning to Live (instrumental demo) by Dream Theater
recording of:
Learning to Live
lyricist:
John Myung
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
11:03
4Beatles Medley: Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
cover recording of:
Carry That Weight (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
cover recording of:
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
cover recording of:
The End (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
cover recording of:
Carry That Weight
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
6:38
5O Holy Night
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
cover recording of:
O Holy Night (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
14:43
6[dialogue]
2:04
7Space‐Dye Vest
instruments and vocals:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
recording of:
Space‐Dye Vest
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
6:59
8Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
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:
Lifting Shadows off a Dream (on 1995-02-14)
lyricist:
John Myung
composer:
Dream Theater
5:52
9Wait for Sleep
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:
Wait for Sleep (on 1995-02-14)
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
3:09
10Dream’s Blues (improvisation)
recorded in:
Indianapolis @Rock Solid Radio, WRZX, Indiana, United States (from 1993-07-06 to present)
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lead vocals [vocals]:
James LaBrie
2:42
11improvisation
recorded in:
Indianapolis @Rock Solid Radio, WRZX, Indiana, United States (from 1993-07-06 to present)
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
1:33
12The Trooper / 6:00 (excerpts)
recorded in:
Indianapolis @Rock Solid Radio, WRZX, Indiana, United States (from 1993-07-06 to present)
bass guitar [bass]:
John Myung
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
Mike Portnoy
electric guitar [guitar]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
live partial instrumental recording of:
6:00 (on 1993-07-06)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Dream Theater
live partial recording of:
The Trooper (on 1993-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Iron Maiden Publishing Overseas Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
2:56