Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)

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Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
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Compilation album by Dream Theater
Released Flag of Australia March 29, 2008
Flag of the United States April 1, 2008
Recorded 1991–2005
Genre Progressive metal
Length 138:16
Label Rhino
Producer David Prater, Duane Baron, John Petrucci, John Purdell, Kevin Shirley, Mike Portnoy
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Systematic Chaos
(2007)		 Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
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Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) is a compilation album by progressive metal band Dream Theater released by Rhino Records on April 1, 2008.[1] The title alludes to their only Top-10 radio hit, "Pull Me Under". It features three songs from their breakthrough album Images and Words remixed by Kevin Shirley: "Pull Me Under", "Take the Time", and "Another Day". It also features the song "To Live Forever", from the Images and Words sessions and B-side of the "Lie" single, which was previously unreleased on studio albums. Several single edits are also featured on this compilation.

The songs have been divided in two discs: the first one, dubbed "The Dark Side", features heavy, metal-influenced songs, while the second one, entitled "The Light Side", spotlights the band's melodic side. The set spans the years from 1991 to 2005, therefore it doesn't include any songs from Dream Theater's debut album, When Dream and Day Unite, or from their latest release, Systematic Chaos.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Dream Theater. All lyrics written by John Petrucci, except where noted.

[edit] Disc one

[edit] The Dark Side

  1. "Pull Me Under" (2007 Remix) (Dream Theater, Kevin Moore) – 8:13
  2. "Take the Time" (2007 Remix) – 8:22
  3. "Lie" (Single Edit) (Dream Theater, Moore) – 5:01
  4. "Peruvian Skies" – 6:42
  5. "Home" (Single Edit) (Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy) – 5:38
  6. "Misunderstood" (Single Edit) – 5:14
  7. "The Test That Stumped Them All" (Single Edit) (Dream Theater, Portnoy) – 5:00
  8. "As I Am" (Single Edit) – 7:14
  9. "Endless Sacrifice" – 11:23
  10. "The Root of All Evil" (Dream Theater, Portnoy) – 7:16
  11. "Sacrificed Sons" (Dream Theater, James LaBrie) – 9:41

[edit] Disc two

[edit] The Light Side

  1. "Another Day" (2007 Remix) – 4:25
  2. "To Live Forever" (Dream Theater, Moore, Petrucci) – 4:56
  3. "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" (Dream Theater, John Myung) – 6:09
  4. "The Silent Man" (Petrucci) – 3:47
  5. "Hollow Years" – 5:55
  6. "Through Her Eyes" (Alternate Album Mix) – 6:03
  7. "The Spirit Carries On" – 6:40
  8. "Solitary Shell" (Single Edit) – 4:10
  9. "I Walk Beside You" – 4:28
  10. "The Answer Lies Within" – 5:15
  11. "Disappear" (Dream Theater, LaBrie) – 6:45

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Trivia

  • On the cover, the S, H, I and T of the words "Greatest Hit" are all colored in maroon.
  • "Pull Me Under" is highlighted in yellow on the track listing.
  • On close examination of the back cover, a hand can be seen holding up the umbrella.
  • On the cover, the 21 is colored in red; this is the 21st release by Dream Theater.

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2008 Italy Albums Chart 27
2008 UK Albums Chart 113
2008 Billboard 200 122

[edit] References

  1. ^ DREAM THEATER'S GREATEST HIT (...and 21 other pretty cool songs) - due April 1st. Dream Theater/Mark Bredius. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
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