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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Records Collection Of Band's Favorite Ballads

May 12, 2009

DREAM THEATER keyboarist Jordan Rudess has recorded solo piano versions of some of the band's favorite ballads as well as creating some original, progressive piano pieces for a new CD called "Notes On A Dream".

A three-part interview with Rudess about the effort can be viewed below.

Due on June 2, "Notes On A Dream" features the following track listing:

01. Through Her Eyes
02. Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
03. Perpetuum Mobile
04. The Silent Man
05. Another Day
06. Hollow Years
07. The Grand Escapement
08. The Spirit Carries On
09. Speak To Me
10. The Answer Lies Within
11. Collision Point
12. Vacant

Jordan Rudess' last solo CD, "The Road Home", was released in 2007. Having been influenced by classic progressive acts such as GENESIS, YES and GENTLE GIANT, Rudess revisited some of the great songs from those bands with his own special Jordan Rudess touch. He was assisted on "The Road Home" by a great group of guests, such as Nick D'Virgilio (SPOCK'S BEARD),Kip Winger (WINGER),Rod Morgenstein (WINGER),Ed Wynne (OZRIC TENTACLES),Bumblefoot (GUNS N' ROSES),Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE),Ricky Garcia (LAFEE) and several others.

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