- Instrumedley
Song infobox
Name = Instrumedley
Artist =Dream Theater
Album = Live at Budokan
Released = October 5, 2004
track_no = 8
Recorded = April 26, 2004 - Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Genre =Progressive metal
Length = 12:10
Composer =Dream Theater
Label =Elektra Records
Producer =Mike Portnoy andJohn Petrucci
prev = "Endless Sacrifice "
prev_no = 7
next = "Trial of Tears"
next_no = 9"Instrumedley" (aportmanteau of "instrumental medley "), sometimes referred to as "The Dance of Instrumentals", is an instrumental musical piece performed only during live shows by theprogressive metal bandDream Theater .This instrumental was first performed on Aug 10, 2002 in
Los Angeles , CA during the second leg of their North American tour "World Tourbulence". The instrumental itself is actually a medley of several Dream Theater andLiquid Tension Experiment classics. Using "The Dance of Eternity" from the "" album as a skeleton, "Instrumedley" is played by inserting popular riffs and segments of other instrumentals and songs throughout "The Dance of Eternity." These segments are usually recognizable by avid Dream Theater fans, even when hearing "Instrumedley" for the first time, making the instrumental one of Dream Theater's most interesting musical pieces.The instrumental was made popular when it was featured on the live 3-CD or 2-DVD release "Live at Budokan".
Analysis
The following is a list of the instrumentals and songs that are sampled in "Instrumedley," as well as their locations within "Instrumedley" according to the time stamps based on the 12:10 version from "Live at Budokan":
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