With Dream Theater continuing to tour the globe in support of their A View From The Top Of The World album, the band have honed their setlist to a selective number of songs. It’s an approach that’s led to some online criticism from fans who relished rotating setlists and the unexpected live covering of band’s other albums.
“You know, there’s a real balance there,” he smiles. “In the old days, Mike Portnoy would slip a piece of paper under my door the night before a gig that would say, ‘Oh tomorrow, we’re going to play all 25 minutes of A Change of Seasons. That was really tough. You’d walk onstage and you would hope that you’d figured out the song. There’s something about that which is cool and the fans…
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