I could say the same about Alive In Color by Redemption not sounding "Live".
It is funny though, if you want audience noise during a live show, the audience has to make noise. Dream Theater audiences are some of the dullest I have seen.
The thing is also, the mute the vocal mics when not in use so you can't really hear the audience much at all. Unless, it's not muted like during the solo part of Fall Into The Light.
I have always loved boots.
If you listen to the live albums from the MP Era, they sound live, and then compare them to the MM Era, which don't.
How do they not sound live to you?
They sound live to me, I can hear JPs guitar tone, Myungs bass tones, Manginis drum mix, and also JRs choices of patches to use on the tour.
That's what I found interesting. On JRs Patreon, he went through which patches, and layers of patches he chose to use on the tour, many which are different than what was used on the album. I don't know about anyone else, but I can tell the difference.
Just because a band utilizes a click to keep on tempo and time, does not mean it's not live.
In other words, what does "Live" mean to you?