A Change of Seasons

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A Change of Seasons
A Change of Seasons cover
EP by Dream Theater
Released 1995
Recorded May 1995 - BearTracks Studios (studio track)
January 31, 1995 - Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England (live tracks)
Genre Progressive Metal
Length 57:30
Label EastWest
Producer(s) David Prater and Dream Theater
Professional reviews
Dream Theater chronology
Awake
(1994)		 A Change of Seasons
(1995)		 Falling Into Infinity
(1997)


A Change of Seasons is a 1995 EP by progressive metal band Dream Theater. This is the only EP release by Dream Theater. It comprises the 23-minute title track and a collection of bonus live covers performed at a fan club concert at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, England. The title track includes samples from the film Dead Poets Society. The lyrics are about the death of Mike Portnoy's mother. This is the first Dream Theater release featuring Derek Sherinian on keyboards.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "A Change Of Seasons" – 23:06 (music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Portnoy)
    1. "The Crimson Sunrise [instrumental]"
    2. "Innocence"
    3. "Carpe Diem"
    4. "The Darkest of Winters [instrumental]"
    5. "Another World"
    6. "The Inevitable Summer [instrumental]"
    7. "The Crimson Sunset"
  2. "Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding" – 10:49 (Elton John)
  3. "Perfect Strangers" – 5:33 (Deep Purple)
  4. "The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same" – 7:28 (Led Zeppelin)
  5. "The Big Medley" – 10:34 (contains excerpts of "In the Flesh?" by Pink Floyd, "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" by Journey, "Cruise Control" by Dixie Dregs and "Turn It On Again" by Genesis)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Chart performance

Billboard 200:

  • A Change of Seasons - #58
Dream Theater
James LaBrie | John Myung | John Petrucci | Mike Portnoy | Jordan Rudess
Chris Collins | Charlie Dominici | Kevin Moore | Derek Sherinian
Discography
Albums and extended plays: When Dream and Day Unite | Images and Words | Awake | A Change of Seasons | Falling into Infinity | Scenes from a Memory | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Train of Thought | Octavarium
Live albums: Live at the Marquee | Once in a LIVEtime | Live Scenes from New York | Live at Budokan | Score
Videos and DVDs: Images and Words: Live in Tokyo | 5 Years in a Livetime | Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York | Live at Budokan | Score
Songs: Pull Me Under | Another Day | A Mind Beside Itself | The Glass Prison | Stream of Consciousness | Instrumedley
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