Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: German
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Atlantic / Wea
• VHS Release Date: November 16, 1993
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302952484
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,528 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, October 19, 2000

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Joshua P Sawyer (Arkadelphia, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Theater 'Images and Words - Live in Tokyo' [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have always enjoyed DT and this video rocks. Not only does it contain live versions of some of their best songs from the Images and Words CD but it includes three MTV style videos and several clips of the band hanging out, having fun, shopping for condoms (no lie), recording, and basically being a rock band. I wish they had shown all of Metropolis but all things considered-WOW. Get this video if you even remotely like DT. MTV tracks- Pull Me Under, Another Day, Take The Time. Live Tracks- Metropolis (part of the live version is played during the opening credits but the whole song is not played), Under A Glass Moon, Take The Time, Wait For Sleep/Surrounded medley (WOW), Pull Me Under, Ytse Jam (WOW again), and a cool improv jam featuring parts of Fortune In Lies and some unreleased stuff from "Awake"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best bands in the world!!!, February 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dream Theater 'Images and Words - Live in Tokyo' [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You will not believe how amazing this band is! The first time I heard them I was blown away. I couldn't believe how talented these guys where. John Petrucci just lights up the fretboard. He has to be the greatest guitarist ever to play. If you're into guitars and/or incredible sounding rock, then check out this video. Also, go out and buy there new video "Five Years In a Livetime". This video came out with there recent live album "Once In a Livetime". Check out the rest of there CD's too: "Images and Words", "Awake", "Change of Seasons", and "Falling Into Infinity". You won't be dissaponted!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Early Look at DT, August 22, 2002

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A.F. "musicfan585" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Theater 'Images and Words - Live in Tokyo' [VHS] (VHS Tape)

IMAGES & WORDS: LIVE IN TOKYO is an awesome concert/video/interview tape from 1993 that captures Dream Theater in top form during their "Music in Progress" tour. The concert footage was filmed on August 26, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan, and it's intercut with band interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and even three MTV-style music videos.

Actually, it's pretty funny watching DT do music videos, since now they've become the antithesis of a video band (a very good thing I might add). But the videos are still good and well-made. The best one out of the bunch is "Another Day." The video matches the lyrics to the song perfectly. The other two videos are for "Pull Me Under" and "Take the Time."

The behind-the-scenes footage is also well-documented. There's a hilarious part where Mike Portnoy points out the condoms for every member of Dream Theater. The funniest one is John Petrucci's condom which is called "the exaggerator." You have to see it to believe it! Also, there's some footage of the band recording the IMAGES & WORDS album which is quite stunning.

The best part about the tape is the live footage. For a band this young in their career, their live performances here are astonishing. "Under a Glass Moon" is played with even more intensity and energy than the studio original. "A Fortune in Lies" is another intense number filled with speedy riffs and a commanding vocal performance from James LaBrie. The "Wait for Sleep/Surrounded" medley is amazingly beautiful with excellent piano work from Kevin Moore and another great vocal from LaBrie. Mike gets to even do a killer drum solo in the middle of "The Ytse Jam." It's jaw-dropping to see what he does with his drum kit. The extended intro for "Take the Time" is actually a preview of "Puppies on Acid," which would eventually become the one-minute intro for "The Mirror."

Overall, this is a stunning 90-minute video. Everything is packed in and not a minute is wasted. Although I like the METROPOLIS 2000 DVD better than this because you get to see the band perform their masterpiece SFAM in its entirety, this is still one of my most-played tapes.