''5 Years in a LIVEtime'' is the second home video release by

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. The video contains a mix of concert footage, promotional video clips, and behind-the-scenes and interview footage from the five years in between the release of their previous home video, '' Images and Words: Live in Tokyo'', and this video. Included in the video are the following: * The making of their 1994 album, ''

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''. * Footage from the "Waking Up the World" tour. * Footage from the 1995 "Uncovered" show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. * The making of their 1997 album, ''

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''. * Footage from the "Touring into Infinity" tour, including the Paris concert featured on the accompanying '' Once in a LIVEtime'' CD and the "unplugged" fan club show in Rotterdam. * Video clips for the songs "

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", "The Silent Man", and " Hollow Years".

Track listing

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) #" Hollow Years" (video clip) #" Puppies on Acid" #"Just Let Me Breathe" #" Perfect Strangers" #"Speak To Me" #"Lifting Shadows Off A Dream" #"Anna Lee" #"To Live Forever" #" Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" #"Peruvian Skies" #" Learning to Live" #"

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Re-releases

In 2004, ''5 Years in a LIVEtime'' was released on DVD as disc 2 of the '' Images and Words: Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a LIVEtime'' set. A commentary track by the band members was included on the DVD.

Connections

As with many of their live shows, Dream Theater included many references and connections to other artist's songs, including the following examples: * During the performance of 'Peruvian Skies', riffs from

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" are incorporated into the song. This song is one of the songs filmed in Paris that is featured on the Once in a LIVEtime CD.

References

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