''Distant Memories – Live in London'' is the ninth live album and video by American

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band

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. Recorded on February 21 and 22, 2020, at the

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during Dream Theater's 2019-2020 Distance Over Time Tour, in support of the album ''

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''. The first half of the album consists mostly of songs from ''Distance Over Time'', while the second half features a complete performance of the album '' Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory'', in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. This is the second Dream Theater live album to feature a complete performance of ''Scenes from a Memory'', after 2001's ''

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''. Outside of entries in the ''Lost Not Forgotten Archives'' series, this is Dream Theater's last live album to feature drummer

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. The album was released in a number of formats, including CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and Vinyl and combinations thereof.

Track listing

Disc 1 # "Untethered Angel" (Petrucci) – 5:55 # "A Nightmare to Remember" (Petrucci) – 16:37 # "Fall Into the Light" (Myung) – 7:26 # "Barstool Warrior" (Petrucci) – 6:42 # "In the Presence of Enemies – Part 1" (Petrucci) – 8:43 # "Pale Blue Dot" (Petrucci) – 8:52 Disc 2 # "Scenes Live Intro" – 1:44 # "Scene One: Regression" (Petrucci) – 2:06 # "Scene Two: I. Overture 1928" (instrumental) – 3:38 # "Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu" (Portnoy) – 5:03 # "Scene Three: I. Through My Words" (Petrucci) – 1:02 # "Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy" (Myung) – 6:53 # "Scene Four: Beyond This Life" (Petrucci) – 11:26 # "Scene Five: Through Her Eyes" (Petrucci) – 6:45 Disc 3 # "Scene Six: Home" (Portnoy) – 13:01 # "Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity" (instrumental) – 6:09 # "Scene Seven: II. One Last Time" (LaBrie) – 3:48 # "Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On" (Petrucci) – 6:39 # "Scene Nine: Finally Free" (Portnoy) – 12:54 # "At Wit's End" (LaBrie) – 9:42 # "Paralyzed" (Petrucci) – 4:34 (bonus track) Note: Video releases add the tour intro video and all the on stage speech, making the actual concert length as specified

Personnel

James LaBrie Kevin James LaBrie (born May 5, 1963) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead singer of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, which he has been fronting since 1991. Early life Kevin James LaBrie was born in Penetanguishene, ...

– lead vocals *

John Petrucci John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with Mike Portnoy before Portnoy's absence from the band 2010-2023 ...

– guitars, backing vocals, production *

John Myung John Ro Myung ( ; born January 24, 1967) is an American bassist and a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Background and personal life Born in Chicago to South Korean parents, Myung grew up with John Petrucci on Lon ...

– bass *

Jordan Rudess Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Charles Rudes; November 4, 1956) is an American keyboardist, composer, and software developer, best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment. Early lif ...

– keyboards *

– drums, percussion

Charts

References

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