Chaos in Motion [2 DVD]

Customer Rating:
Summary: Real deal!!
Comment: Stop bitching & mourning about the production of this dvd, people, and fans.(!!) Portnoy has warned us about the production beforehand. "...not as good as Budokan or Score, it'll be like 5 years in a livetime". That says it all. Who cares how they look on screen? This band is about music, not about how pretty they are. Well, not for me at least.

The sound is great, particularly in 5.1ch. The song line-up is great, but this depends on your taste. All the behind DT concert thing is enjoyable for die-hard fans like me. If you think DT is just ok, these will be boring.

I didn't give 5 stars because there are several parts where the songs start while the interviews haven't finished and also the interviews start while the songs haven't fully ended. They(or MP?) did that with 5 years in a livetime. Remember "6:00"? Also It could've been better without this version of "Take the time" but with another song or two like "Never enough" or "Hell's kitchen" or you name it.

I, however got "the special edition" with 3 cds. Those who want to enjoy their music purely, without being interrupted, I recommend this (although right now it's out of stock).

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great raw DVD
Comment: I've been waiting for so long for Dream Theater to release another raw "day in the life" DVD like 5 Years In A Lifetime. I love the feel of the whole DVD, with songs varying from city to city, and the filming/sound really makes you feel like your part of the show. The footage in between songs (and hidden in menus) is halarious.
The documentary on the second disc is very entertaining and shows how nice the guys are. I'm very happy they included both the music videos, and in-studio footage. The projection films are a nice extra treat. The second disc ends with a photo gallery of the final bow from every show of the entire tour from behind the drumkit. Try to find yourself in the crowd!

Customer Rating:
Summary: It Is What It Is !
Comment: I almost think that Portnoy wanted it this way, Because if you watch Score that is one of the best DVDs/Cds i have ever heard. Some people think i am nuts, but that DVD/CD is great. Chaos In Motion - Well They obviously couldn't record wih HD Camers , because of the expense and as far as the songs & performances - I think they are average at best Except Surrounded which i think is outstanding work especially Petrucci, and i think he shines on this DVD/CD..........But like i said it is average at Best. I was looking so forward to this and now that i have seen & listened to it ..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Not so Good!

Customer Rating:
Summary: They've done better
Comment: I've been a diehard fan since 1992. Score was of a lot higher quality than this DVD. James LeBrie's voice did not sound as well as it has in the past. It sounded terrible on Surrounded. Maybe they should just stick to making music, and not DVD's.

Customer Rating:
Summary: What happened to LaBrie's Voice?
Comment: I have been listening to and tracking the development of the band since When Dream and Day Unite. Although this DVD/CD collection is good, it does not encompass the best performances by the band. Although the melody players--Rudess and Petrucci--hit all of the notes, I'm not sure they still listen to each other anymore. On most of the songs, the band does not sound as tight as they did in past tours. No comments are necessary for Portnoy, who has the biggest ego of any drummer I've seen, or Myung, who as always is the quiet, most skilled anchor of this band. (Lifting Shadows off a Dream, one of the few songs Myung wrote, remains one of their best songs.) Finally, the most disappointing aspect of the performances was LaBrie's voice. With his range seemingly more limited than in the past, he is clearly not able to hit many of the high notes of the studio versions of the songs. LaBrie sounded more like he did on the Awake tour, when he had voice problems due to illness. Instead of feeding his ego with more sonically ambitious songs, Portnoy needs to do a better job of set list selection. The band's sound is only as good as the lead singer. The band needs to do a much better job of gauging LaBrie's current vocal abilities before embarking on huge world tours where he is screeching and screaming rather than singing.