When Dream and Day Unite

When Dream and Day Unite is the debut studio album by American progressive metal/progressive rock band Dream Theater, released on March 6, 1989 through Mechanic/MCA Records. The album is composed mainly of material that originally surfaced during the band's early years as Majesty, and is the only Dream Theater album to feature Charlie Dominici on vocals, as James LaBrie replaced Dominici as the lead vocalist on subsequent albums.

History

The band originally formed in 1985 by founding members John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), and John Petrucci (guitar) under the name Majesty, which was inspired by Portnoy's commentary on the ending of "Bastille Day" by Rush. After the band found a keyboardist in schoolmate Kevin Moore, the band hosted auditions and settled on Chris Collins as the lead vocalist.

The band, still titled Majesty, recorded The Majesty Demos between 1985 and 1986, but shortly after was forced to change their name after another band threatened legal action. While touring around New York, Collins left the band, and the band went through many lead singers before settling with experienced vocalist Charlie Dominici. Unable to come up with a replacement name for their band, Portnoy's father suggested the name Dream Theater, which was the name of a nearby movie theater. They adopted the name, and eventually signed their first recording contract to Mechanic/MCA. The album was then recorded during the summer of 1988 at Kajem/Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.

With the relatively warm reception of their original demos, the band expected their debut album to be received with much fanfare and buzz, but the album went largely unnoticed by the music scene, and eventually led to Mechanic/MCA cutting their contract ties with the band, resulting in a small, club tour for the album only in the New York area. Due to tensions within the band and creative differences, Dominici was fired from the band and they were without a lead singer until late 1990.^[2]

15th anniversary performance

On the 15th anniversary of the album, the band performed it in its entirety in Los Angeles. Furthermore, during two additional songs in the encore, special guests Dominici and Derek Sherinian (both now former Dream Theater members) performed along with the rest of the band; however, original keyboardist Kevin Moore did not appear. The entire performance was recorded live and later released on CD and DVD under the title When Dream and Day Reunite through Portnoy's independent label YtseJam Records. The album also featured a live version of "Metropolis—Part I", which was originally from the band's 1992 album Images and Words, and a performance of a B-side called "To Live Forever", both originally written shortly after the release of When Dream And Day Unite, and played live on the tour for the album.^[3]^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

When Dream and Day Unite did not receive much attention upon release, but due to the commercial success of Images and Words, the album would later receive critical reviews and criticism from many resources. Robert Taylor of AllMusic criticized the band's songwriting abilities, despite agreeing that some of their melodies are quite enjoyable.^[5]

The album also produced two singles, "Status Seeker" and "Afterlife", whose remixes and single edits for radio were done by Terry Brown of Rush production fame.

Track listing

All music composed by Dream Theater, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"A Fortune in Lies"	John Petrucci	5:12
2.	"Status Seeker"	Charlie Dominici, Petrucci	4:17
3.	"The Ytse Jam" (music: Petrucci, John Myung, Kevin Moore, Mike Portnoy)	(instrumental)	5:46
4.	"The Killing Hand" "I The Observance" "II Ancient Renewal" "III The Stray Seed" "IV Thorns" "V Exodus"	Petrucci	8:41
5.	"Light Fuse and Get Away"	Moore	7:23
6.	"Afterlife"	Dominici	5:26
7.	"The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun"	Petrucci	8:05
8.	"Only a Matter of Time"	Moore	6:35
Total length:			51:25

Personnel

Charlie Dominici – lead vocals, production
John Petrucci – guitar, production
Kevin Moore – keyboard, production
John Myung – bass, production
Mike Portnoy – drums, production
Joe Alexander – engineering, mixing
Terry Date – engineering, mixing, production
Brian Stover – engineering assistance
Trish Finnegan – engineering assistance
Steve Sinclair – executive production

References

↑ When Dream and Day Unite (CD release "MCD42259/MCAD42259").
↑ "Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite". mikeportnoy.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
↑ "Mike Portnoy.com The Official Website". mikeportnoy.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
↑ "Mike Portnoy.com The Official Website". mikeportnoy.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
1 2 Taylor, Robert. "When Dream and Day Unite - Dream Theater". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

Dream Theater

John Petrucci John Myung James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Mike Mangini Mike Portnoy Kevin Moore Chris Collins Charlie Dominici Steve Stone Derek Sherinian

Studio albums	When Dream and Day Unite Images and Words Awake Falling into Infinity Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Train of Thought Octavarium Systematic Chaos Black Clouds & Silver Linings A Dramatic Turn of Events Dream Theater The Astonishing

Live releases	Live at the Marquee Once in a LIVEtime Live Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall

Compilations	Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)

Boxed sets	The Studio Albums 1992–2011

EPs	A Change of Seasons Wither

Videos	Images and Words: Live in Tokyo 5 Years in a Livetime Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall

Singles	"Status Seeker" "Afterlife" "Pull Me Under" "Take the Time" "Another Day" "Lie" "Caught in a Web" "The Silent Man" "Burning My Soul" "Hollow Years" "You Not Me" "Home" "Through Her Eyes" "As I Am" "Constant Motion" "Forsaken" "A Rite of Passage" "Wither" "Raw Dog" "On the Backs of Angels" "Build Me Up, Break Me Down" "The Enemy Inside" "Along for the Ride" "The Looking Glass" "The Gift of Music" "Moment of Betrayal"

Other songs	"Space-Dye Vest" "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" "Twelve-step Suite" "Stream of Consciousness" "Octavarium" "Illumination Theory"

Tours	Majesty Shows Early Dream Theater Shows When Dream and Tour Unite Pre-Images and Words Shows Images and Tour Music in Progress Tour Pre-Awake Shows Waking Up the World Tour A Change of Seasons Tour Home for the Holidays The Fix for '96 An Evening of New Music Touring into Infinity Deep Purple/ELP/Dream Theater Tour An Intimate Evening with Dream Theater Pre-Scenes From a Memory Scenes From a Memory Tour Metropolis 2000 World Tourbulence Escape from the Studio Train of Thought Tour Gigantour 2005 Octavarium Tour Chaos in Motion Tour Progressive Nation 2008 Progressive Nation 2009 The Final Frontier World Tour A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour Along for the Ride Tour 30th Anniversary Tour

Associated acts	Liquid Tension Experiment Mullmuzzler/James LaBrie Band OSI Platypus The Jelly Jam Explorers Club Transatlantic Neal Morse Adrenaline Mob Flying Colors The Winery Dogs Metal Allegiance Bigelf The Ox & The Loon Bonzo Bash Cygnus and the Sea Monsters Amazing Journey Yellow Matter Custard Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine, Sherinian Avenged Sevenfold

Other	Discography Songs by lyricist Majesty Demos Lifting Shadows G3 Gigantour The Human Equation Roadrunner Records A Sort of Homecoming

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