Live at the Marquee [Import, Live]

Dream Theater | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B000006YCS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1993 release on WEA International. Features six songs recorded live at The Marquee Club in London on April 23rd, 1993: 'Metropolis', 'A Fortune In Lies', 'Bombay Vindaloo', 'Surrounded', 'Another Hand - The Killing Hand' and 'Pull MeUnder'.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great live performance, October 14, 2002

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Chris 'raging bill' Burton (either Kent or Manchester, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Marquee (Audio CD)

I'd already heard Dream Theater live on the Through Her Eyes single, but was looking for a full length version of Fortune In Lies (it appears in a medley that is used as a b-side for the single) and I couldn't find When Dream And Day Unite in the shop. So, since this featured other material that I didn't have plus live versions of 3 great songs from Images And Words (argueably Dream Theater's best - certainly my favourite out of the material I own by the band), 2 of which (Metropolis and Pull Me Under) are my favourite tracks from the album, I figured there was nothing to lose.

LaBrie surprised me. I have to say that on the live recordings from Through Her Eyes he sounded, well, absolutely terrible. Not so here. His voice has a fantastic edge, aggressive yet melodic, and his range is just as good as it was in the studio. And the rest of the band play very tight live. Although songs obviously don't have the same depth in production values due to this being live, it cannot be easy recreating them live yet Dream Theater do it and play them with more energy. The improvised jam is brilliant as well. Very dark and moody. In fact, even if you already own Images And Words and When Dream And Day Unite and don't care for live versions of the songs, it is almost worth buying this for that jam alone. It is arguably Petrucci's finist moment - and any Dream Theater fan can tell you that that's saying something.

I have to give to give this a four rather than a full five because while all the songs here are great (in particular the tracks from WDADU sound better than in the studio) there is little difference between these tracks and the originals, and the CD only has 6 songs so it isn't exactly long. Nonetheless, every member of the band is on absolutely top form (especially LaBrie - even Bruce Dickinson had trouble in his youth let alone now singing live) and the album is just perfect for any Dream Theater fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Hand-The Killing Hand, June 30, 2002

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Josh "Lord of the Keyboards" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Marquee (Audio CD)

One track stands out like none other: Another Hand-The Killing Hand. This song is excellently written, but a combination of mediocre singing and fuzzy production makes the original somewhat tame. However, I honestly think that the live performance is incredible, and quite possibly one of the most powerful vocal performances I've ever heard, definitely LaBrie's best performance. The CD is worth it just for this track!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fans will want this, August 7, 2001

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Bill R. Moore (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at the Marquee (Audio CD)

Although not a mass-market live album like Once In A Livetime, Live At The Marquee captues some fine performances and is a must-own for the Dream Theater fan. At this point, they were riding on the surprise success of Pull Me Under and Images & Words are were the hottest new prog band on the scene, and are captured hear at a peak, LaBrie and Petrucci in particular. The set kicks off with a rousing, sped-up version of Metropolis and then segues into a killer update on A Fortune In Lies from the first album. The band plays this song with force and skill and Labrie gives an excellent, commanding performance that blows the hell out of the original version with Charlie Dominci. Bombay Vindaloo is a 7-minute impromptu jam session that starts out sounding a bit like Rush's Xanadu, and features some particulary compelling playing from Petrucci and Portnoy. The "Hand" medley is excellent as well, and also improves substantially on the original version, and the set concludes all too quickly with an, as ever, excellent run through Pull Me Under. A fine CD.