Falling Into Infinity
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Falling Into Infinity is the fourth full-length studio album by progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1997. It is the last studio album on which keyboardist Derek Sherinian appears. It is considered by some to be the band's "sellout" record, as it contains what is perceived by some to be commercial material. It is also suspected that the band was not content with this release, as their usual font does not appear on the cover (the traditional Dream Theater font). However, other sources indicate that the change in font is merely an experiment on the part of Dream Theater's letterer.
Track listing
- "New Millennium" – 8:20 (music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Portnoy)
- "You Not Me" – 4:58 (Dream Theater, Petrucci/Child)
- "Peruvian Skies" – 6:43 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
- "Hollow Years" – 5:53 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
- "Burning My Soul" – 5:29 (Dream Theater, Portnoy)
- "Hell's Kitchen" – 4:16 (Dream Theater, instrumental)
- "Lines In The Sand" – 12:05 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
- "Take Away My Pain" – 6:03 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
- "Just Let Me Breathe" – 5:28 (Dream Theater, Portnoy)
- "Anna Lee" – 5:51 (Dream Theater, LaBrie)
- "Trial Of Tears" – 13:07 (Dream Theater, Myung)
- # "It's Raining"
- # "Deep In Heaven"
- # "The Wasteland"
Credits
- James LaBrie – vocals
- John Myung – bass
- John Petrucci – guitars
- Mike Portnoy – drums
- Derek Sherinian – keyboards
- Doug Pinnick - vocals on Lines in the Sand
Trivia
- In Japan, a limited edition of "Falling Into Infinity" comes with a bonus 3" CD that contains demos of "Take Away My Pain" and "Speak To Me"
- "Take Away My Pain" is dedicated to John Petrucci's Father who died of cancer in 1996. Previously John Petrucci wrote "Another Day" (from Images and Words) accounting his father's struggle with cancer.
- Hell's Kitchen is a New York City neighborhood where Avatar Studios, the recording studios for this album, are located.
- New Millennium was originally a jam song first called "Caught In Alice's 9-Inch Tool Garden", then "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden", performed live with the lyrics of "Caught in a Web". The name comes from the obvious influences by Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, Tool and Soundgarden.
Chart performance
Billboard 200:- Falling Into Infinity - #52
- Burning My Soul - #33
- You Not Me - #40
Dream Theater
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| James LaBrie | John Myung | John Petrucci | Mike Portnoy | Jordan Rudess |
| Chris Collins | Charlie Dominici | Kevin Moore | Derek Sherinian |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: When Dream and Day Unite | Images and Words | Awake | A Change of Seasons | Falling into Infinity | Scenes from a Memory | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Train of Thought | Octavarium |
| Live albums: Live at the Marquee | Once in a LIVEtime | Live Scenes from New York | Live at Budokan | SCORE |
| Videos and DVDs: ' | 5 Years in a Livetime | ' | Live at Budokan | SCORE |
| Songs: Pull Me Under | Another Day | A Mind Beside Itself | The Glass Prison |
| Related articles |
| Jelly Jam | Liquid Tension Experiment | MullMuzzler | OSI | Platypus | Transatlantic | YtseJam Records |
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