"Official" Lost Not Forgotten (official bootlegs) thread

[RaiseTheKnife]

Wacken, Madison Square Garden and Distance Over Time Demos CDs arrived today.  All 3 are good. 

Wacken has a nice thick, rich mix - and it's interesting to hear Jordan's take on some of Derek's sounds and solos in Burning My Soul. 

Madison Square Garden has an unexpected reverb to the vocals - likely due to the massive size of the venue.  Like listening to DT from a new angle.  Interesting.

Distance Over Time demos as very cool mostly because they don't have the compressed/blocked sound of the final album. Mostly the same songs, but has a looser feel.  Just my thoughts.

[JeopardousRaven]

Gave MSG 2010 a few good listens to day and jeez Mike, is it really necessary to yell "FUCK YEAH NEW YORK CITY" every 5 minutes? I get that it was their first time ever playing at the actual MSG but it seems like he got a little overexcited. Also what happens at 2:37 in Constant Motion where he yells something to Jordan? It sounds almost like MP was scolding him. I'm impressed LaBrie didn't lose his place in the song since they were singing co-lead vocals. Other than that it's a pretty good release, very fast-paced and heavy.

[Madman Shepherd]

Gave MSG 2010 a few good listens to day and jeez Mike, is it really necessary to yell "FUCK YEAH NEW YORK CITY" every 5 minutes? I get that it was their first time ever playing at the actual MSG but it seems like he got a little overexcited. Also what happens at 2:37 in Constant Motion where he yells something to Jordan? It sounds almost like MP was scolding him.

He says, "hey Jordan! That's Madison Square Garden out there, man!"

So, not scolding but also probably the most annoying of all his "interruptions" that night.

[Stadler]

I didn't find it that distracting.  I think he did it maybe four times?  And I think he explained why at the end: three kids formed a band 25 years ago with that as the dream, and they achieved it.  More power to them.

[Madman Shepherd]

I didn't find it that distracting.  I think he did it maybe four times?  And I think he explained why at the end: three kids formed a band 25 years ago with that as the dream, and they achieved it.  More power to them.

The others weren't as bad. I thought "I come from Long Beach Long Island!" was funny after "is it something to do with where I come from?"

[Weymolith]

My FII demos vinyl finally arrived today after ordering in April of 2022.

They really need to get up to speed with distribution.

[EPIC Outro]

You should post some pics of that vinyl set - I was considering getting that one as well.

[Madman Shepherd]

My FII demos vinyl finally arrived today after ordering in April of 2022.

They really need to get up to speed with distribution.

Yes they do buuuuuuut I think this is a problem everywhere at this point. 11 months is definitely on the high end of delays though 

[gzarruk]

Still no news about May's release?

[BRGM]

Still no news about May's release?

https://www.lasercd.com/search_results?fulltext=Lost%20not%20forgotten&sort_by=sell_price&sort_order=DESC

Seems to be When Dream and Day Unite Demos

[Madman Shepherd]

Still no news about May's release?

https://www.lasercd.com/search_results?fulltext=Lost%20not%20forgotten&sort_by=sell_price&sort_order=DESC

Seems to be When Dream and Day Unite Demos

Nice! My original had a mastering error and a few tracks have this weird static. My LTE official bootlegs have something similar. This is the only one I'm double dipping on.

[ZirconBlue]

Still no news about May's release?

https://www.lasercd.com/search_results?fulltext=Lost%20not%20forgotten&sort_by=sell_price&sort_order=DESC

Seems to be When Dream and Day Unite Demos

Nice! My original had a mastering error and a few tracks have this weird static. My LTE official bootlegs have something similar. This is the only one I'm double dipping on.

Are there any vocals on these demos, or are they all instrumental?

[Max Kuehnau]

No there are vocal demos on there too (some that are entirely instrumental too of course)

[gzarruk]

Still no news about May's release?

https://www.lasercd.com/search_results?fulltext=Lost%20not%20forgotten&sort_by=sell_price&sort_order=DESC

Seems to be When Dream and Day Unite Demos

Nice! Thank you

I really like the '89 version of A Vision with Charlie that comes with this one.

[ZirconBlue]

No there are vocal demos on there too (some that are entirely instrumental too of course)

OK.  I might have to check them out that.  Thanks!

[Madman Shepherd]

This one is honestly one of my favorites. It has instrumentals, some vocal stuff such as To Live Forever, most of WDADU and their little Christmas "ep" that they gave to family and friends. Be sure to read the liner notes on discogs. Fascinating stuff. https://www.discogs.com/release/2906646-Dream-Theater-Official-Bootleg-When-Dream-And-Day-Unite-Demos-1987-1989

[EPIC Outro]

"A Vision" on this release is one of my favs.

[OpenYourEyes311]

Nice! I'll have to re-listen to my Ytsejam release of this. This is the last Demo Series re-releases! One step closer to only having new releases!

I agree with the others:  "A Vision" is awesome.

[Madman Shepherd]

I agree also. That and Your Majesty I think are the two best never recorded properly DT songs

[Cool Chris]

I believe A Vision is the only one of those songs I ever cared to listen to more than once.

[lucasembarbosa]

Hope it includes the Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End Medley!

[hefdaddy42]

A Vision might be the best of those oldest songs.

Which means it is not all that good.