Dream Theater Full Score Anthology [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2002

Available for the first time, FULL SCORES to eight of Dream Theater's most classic songs. All the parts -- guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards -- are fully transcribed. This is the first time that drum, bass, and keyboard parts have been available for these highly complex songs. The songs were selected by the band, who also reviewed and approved all the parts. Titles: The Dance of Eternity * Erotomania * Home * Just Let Me Breathe * Peruvian Skies * Pull Me Under * Under a Glass Moon * Voices. 216 pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (August 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757981380
• ISBN-13: 978-0757981388
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY!, November 16, 2002

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Asbjørn Andersesn (Odense M Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Theater Full Score Anthology (Paperback)

This book is NOT a complete anthology of scores.
A more correct title would be "Selected Full Scores".

The content is as follows:

Dance of Eternity
Home
Erotomania
Just Let Me Breathe
Peruvian Skies
Pull Me Under
Under A Glass Moon
Voices

I feel that this information should have been given by Amazon.com, because I was VERY disappointed when I found out that is was NOT a complete anthology, and the low rating should be seen in this perspective.
However if you buy it fully aware of the content, throw 2 more stars in, 'cause the transcriptions are top-notch, and the book is nicely wrapped.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven... very uneven, March 18, 2004

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Lars Peder Kallar Devold (Trondheim, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream Theater Full Score Anthology (Paperback)

First of all, this book is done by several different transcribers and the difference in quality between the different contribution is enormous. Those done by progressivetranscriptions.com are amazingly well done, testament to the dedication and professionality of these guys. There is hardly a mistake to be found.

However, all the other tracks are another deal. The guitar transcriptions in them are from the official guitar books for their respective albums, which means their quality is good (John Petrucci reviewed these). The keyboard, bass and drums on the other hand seem to have been done by a person without experience or talent, or even both. They are embarassingly poor, and as a transcriber myself, I found it hard to read through the scores with these glaring mistakes present. Buy it for Dance of Eternity, Peruvian Skies, Just Let Me Breathe and Home if nothing else.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keyboard Parts Are Disappointing, November 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dream Theater Full Score Anthology (Paperback)

Keyboard transcriptions lack true detail and often even suggest wrong tones. Guitar and bass parts are decent. I can't tell about the drum transcriptions, since I don't play drums myself. I bought this book looking forward to the keyboard transcriptions, but only to be highly disappointed. By the way this book comes only with 8 transcriptions! This is not a full album score transcription book as the cover may suggest. Even more disappointing is the fact that true Dream Theater classics like Metropolis Part I was not included. It only includes the following transcriptions: Scene Seven:The Dance of Eternity, Erotomania, Scene Six: Home, Just Let Me Breathe, Peruvian Skies, Pull Me Under, Under A Glass Moon, and Voices!! Yes that is all! We need a full album transcription of all the songs not a song book full of the most trivial Dream Theater songs (with very few exceptions: Erotomania, Home, and Pull Me Under). It would be nice if Jordan Rudess comes up with keyboard-only transcription books for the entire albums. The songs that you really need a transcription book due to their complexity are not included here.