Live versions of the WDADU songs

Zydar · January 30, 2024, 01:57:50 AM

Dream Theater has released quite a lot of live albums now, and I wonder what are the best official live versions of each of the songs from WDADU?

For instance, the Score version of Afterlife, and the Marquee '93 version of The Killing Hand are much better than the studio versions.

If you wanted to make a live compilation of the WDADU songs, which live versions would you go for? The Reunite version of WDADU with Derek and Charlie is pretty uneven, but that's the only live version of Help To Set The Sun we have (I think).

MirrorMask · January 30, 2024, 02:02:08 AM

You already picked the no brainers - Afterlife from Score and The Killing Hand from Live at the Marquee.

That '93 album also should give the ultimate version of A Fortune in Lies.

For the rest, I'm blanking.

Zydar · January 30, 2024, 02:04:12 AM

Maybe the Budokan version of Only A Matter Of Time.

Mladen · January 30, 2024, 02:16:23 AM

I'm actually voting for the Luna Park version of A Fortune in lies.

Songs like Light fuse and get away are the tricky ones, as there some of the tracks are only available on bootlegs. With the exception of When dream and day reunite, which is an official bootleg.

wolfking · January 30, 2024, 02:24:42 AM

Quote from: MirrorMask on January 30, 2024, 02:02:08 AM
You already picked the no brainers - Afterlife from Score and The Killing Hand from Live at the Marquee.

That '93 album also should give the ultimate version of A Fortune in Lies.

For the rest, I'm blanking.

All of this.

Setlist Scotty · January 30, 2024, 04:52:03 AM

Dunno about comparing the official live versions, but if I was compiling a live version of WDaDU from any source, I'd probably go with:

AFiL - Live in Tokyo video
SS - live from summer 1993 (probably the widely circulating Milwaukee show since I was at it)
YJ - the Old Bridge official bootleg from 1996 (I like Derek's take on the song)
TKH - live from World Tourbulence (I prefer the Another Hand intro to the original but like the extended version compared to LatM)
LFaGA - not many options to pick for this one, so WDaDR
AL - my least favorite WDaDU so I don't have much of an opinion, but probably Score
TOWHtStS - played throughout the ToT, but WDaDR is the best sounding version, so that one
OaMoT - the version on LaB is great, but I'm a sucker for the way they did it on the final leg of their tour in 1993, where they tacked the instrumental half of March of the Tyrant on to the end, so I'd go with a performance from then

hefdaddy42 · January 30, 2024, 06:02:27 AM

Quote from: Zydar on January 30, 2024, 02:04:12 AM
Maybe the Budokan version of Only A Matter Of Time.

This for sure

gzarruk · January 30, 2024, 07:14:49 AM

I'd love to get official live versions of some of those Scotty is mentioning, but I guess the LNFA have become both lost AND forgotten (for) now

Madman Shepherd · January 30, 2024, 08:10:29 AM

Quote from: Mladen on January 30, 2024, 02:16:23 AM
I'm actually voting for the Luna Park version of A Fortune in lies.

I agree. I'm pretty sure Charlie even said it was the best version, adding "without me on vocals of course," with a wink.

ZirconBlue · January 30, 2024, 08:53:51 AM

My favorite version of The Killing Hand is from the Old Bridge '96 show.

DragonAttack · January 30, 2024, 10:11:12 AM

Personal preference of 'YtseJam' off the 'Happy Holidays' boot from Austin, Texas in 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGc0iGLn9c

Disappointed that Luna Park had Mangini's drum solo, but not this song. The mixes are similar to my ears, so it was a nice addition for my Luna Park version.

jammindude · January 30, 2024, 10:34:14 AM

I just wanna put in another shameless plug for the live in Tokyo video version of Ytse Jam.

To me, it's just criminal that possibly the greatest drum solo that Mike ever recorded and one of the greatest drum solos I've ever heard in my entire life has never seen an official CD release.

JiM-Xtreme · January 30, 2024, 01:39:05 PM

Quote from: Setlist Scotty on January 30, 2024, 04:52:03 AM

OaMoT - the version on LaB is great, but I'm a sucker for the way they did it on the final leg of their tour in 1993, where they tacked the instrumental half of March of the Tyrant on to the end, so I'd go with a performance from then

This sounds so cool, I never knew they did that!! Going to have to seek out a performance of this

any callback to any of the Majesty era tunes will always get a massive

from me!

Setlist Scotty · January 30, 2024, 07:41:27 PM

Quote from: JiM-Xtreme on January 30, 2024, 01:39:05 PM
Quote from: Setlist Scotty on January 30, 2024, 04:52:03 AM

OaMoT - the version on LaB is great, but I'm a sucker for the way they did it on the final leg of their tour in 1993, where they tacked the instrumental half of March of the Tyrant on to the end, so I'd go with a performance from then
This sounds so cool, I never knew they did that!! Going to have to seek out a performance of this any callback to any of the Majesty era tunes will always get a massive from me!

Here ya go brutha!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8IMHZwJYKg

RaiseTheKnife · January 30, 2024, 09:37:11 PM

Performance-wise, I think Killing Hand from the 1992 Images and Tour bootleg has James' best take on that song, but overall the '93 Marquee version is an more digestible live recording.

For my preference, I love the Live in Japan video version of A Fortune in Lies and Ytse Jam.

My shout out for Status Seeker goes to the 1993 live radio broadcast from Rocky Point Palladium in Rhode Island.

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Live versions of the WDADU songs