Dream Theater - Score

Dream Theater Concert Video on Disc 1

There were some problems, though: I would have appreciated a little more crowd noise in the audio mix – there were times the crowd was singing along that I wasn’t able to catch on the recording – and including a few more of the overhead visuals into the video feed would have been a nice touch. There are also some problems with the mixing: some of the background vocals jump out more than they should and even more importantly, the orchestra on “Metropolis Part One” is so loud that it overwhelms the rest of the music, but these glaring errors are the exception rather than the rule with this film. On the whole, you should have no problems enjoying the concert in its entirety.

Cool Extras on Disc 2

Along with the documentary, disc 2 has three video recordings “from the Portnoy Archives” and the Mike Tyyskä cartoon that accompanied the end of “Octavarium.” Although both bits are fun inclusions, some explanation, especially for why Portnoy choose those three particular records as representative material, would be a nice addition. Even though the cartoon gets some split-screen time in the show, people who didn’t see the concert live might be confused about why the band included the cartoon on the second disc. However, these are minor gripes – the documentary is an especially nice inclusion and disc 2 as a whole is well worth exploring.