Dream Theater : Images and Trivia Quiz

Answer: A Change Of Seasons and Falling Into Infinity

Keyboardist Derek Shernian played on the 1995 album "A Change Of Seasons" and the 1997 album "Falling Into Infinity". Besides his work with Dream Theater, Derek is known for contributing to bands such as "Planet X", Alice Cooper and "Kiss". He also has released a few solo albums.

Answer: New York

The three members are from Long Island in NY. An area long known for its dedication to prog-rock bands such as Yes, Rush, King Crimson and Genesis.

Answer: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

The song "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" takes up the entire 2nd disc of the 2 cd album of the same name released in 2002. The Song is divided into 8 parts but is still only one song. "A Change of Seasons" from the 1995 album of the same name is 23:06 long, "Home" from the 1999 release "Scenes from a Memory" is 12:53 long, and "It's Only A Matter Of Time" from the 1989 release "When Dream And Day Unite" is 6:36 long.

Answer: True

Jordan Rudess actually joined the band to replace Moore, however he left to join Dixie Dregs before he cut any tracks with the band. He returned later to record 1999's "Scenes From A Memory", 2002's "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" and 2003's "Train of Thought".

Besides "Dream Theater", Jordan appeared with Portnoy and Petruci on "Liquid Tension Experiment"'s albums and again with Petrucci for the "A Night Out With Jordan Rudess And John Petrucci" album. He also has done work with "Speedway Boulevard" and has a sucessful solo career.

Answer: In The Flesh?

"In The Flesh?" is the Pink Floyd song covered, appearing as the first song in the medley. It is from Pink Floyd's 1979 album "The Wall".

Answer: The Killing Hand

The lyrics are from the song "The Killing Hand" from the 1989 album "When Dream And Day Unite", the lyrics are written by Petrucci.

Answer: A Change Of Seasons

The lyrics are from the song "A Change Of Seasons", from the 1995 album of the same name. Although not recorded until 1995 the song was written in 1989 with the song "Metropolis Pt. 1 - The Miracle And The Sleeper". The lyrics are by Portnoy.

Answer: Majesty

The band was originally formed under the name "Majesty" in 1985 at the Berklee School of Music. It consisted of John Myung on bass, John Petrucci on guitar, Mike Portnoy on drums, Kevin Moore on Keys and Chris Collins singing. However Collins was replaced by Charles Dominici before they recorded their demo.

The band was forced to change their name after learning another band owned the copyright. At the recomendation of Portnoy's father the name was changed to "Dream Theater", the name of a movie theater in California.

Answer: False

Under the name Majesty, the band's singer was Chris Collins, who was quickly replaced by Charlie Dominici. The band's name was then changed to Dream Theater and "When Dream And Day Unite" was recorded. However shortly after, due to a disagreement with the musical direction of the band, Dominici left.

He was replaced by James LaBrie, formerly of Winter Rose and Coney Hatch, right before signing a deal for a solo career.

Answer: A movie theater

The band was originally formed under the name "Majesty" in 1985 at the Berklee School of Music. The band was forced to change their name after learning another band owned the copyright. At the recommendation of Portnoy's father the name was changed to Dream Theater, the name of a movie theater in California.

A reference to their former name can be found in the song Ytse Jam, which is majesty backwards.