Breaking the Fourth Wall (album)

Breaking the Fourth Wall is the eighth live album and video by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, recorded live at the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014, and released on September 29 on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray; the DVD and Blu-ray releases include bonus features. The release was announced by the band on August 21, 2014, and a promotional video featuring the live version of "The Looking Glass" was uploaded to YouTube. Another promotional video featuring the live version of "Strange Déjà Vu" was uploaded on September 15, 2014.

The concert was filmed and directed by Pierre and François Lamoureux, known for their work on most of the concert films by Rush.^[2] It features the Berklee College of Music "World Strings" and "Concert Choir" on all songs from "Illumination Theory" onwards.

Breaking the Fourth Wall has been released in a number of formats:

2xDVD
Digital MP3 Album
Blu-ray
Blu-ray + 3xCD
Blu-ray + 3xCD + poster

Customers who pre-ordered the album received an instant download of "The Looking Glass".^[3]

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Track listing

DVD/Blu-ray

The Blu-ray release features all songs on one disc, while the DVD release consists of two discs.

DVD Version

Disc 1

"The Enemy Inside"
"The Shattered Fortress"
"On the Backs of Angels"
"The Looking Glass"
"Trial of Tears"
"Enigma Machine" (with drum solo by Mike Mangini)
"Along for the Ride"
"Breaking All Illusions"

Disc 2

"The Mirror"
"Lie"
"Lifting Shadows Off a Dream"
"Scarred"
"Space-Dye Vest"
"Illumination Theory"
"Overture 1928"
"Strange Déjà Vu"
"The Dance of Eternity"
"Finally Free"

Blu-Ray Version

Single Disc

"The Enemy Inside"
"The Shattered Fortress"
"On the Backs of Angels"
"The Looking Glass"
"Trial of Tears"
"Enigma Machine" (with drum solo by Mike Mangini)
"Along for the Ride"
"Breaking All Illusions"
"The Mirror"
"Lie"
"Lifting Shadows Off a Dream"
"Scarred"
"Space-Dye Vest"
"Illumination Theory"
"Overture 1928"
"Strange Déjà Vu"
"The Dance of Eternity"
"Finally Free"

CD

Disc one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Album	Length
1.	"The Enemy Inside"	Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	6:18
2.	"The Shattered Fortress"	Portnoy	Petrucci, Portnoy, Myung, Rudess	Black Clouds & Silver Linings	12:45
3.	"On the Backs of Angels"	Petrucci	Petrucci, Myung, Rudess	A Dramatic Turn of Events	8:48
4.	"The Looking Glass"	Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	4:46
5.	"Trial of Tears"	Myung	Dream Theater	Falling into Infinity	15:23
6.	"Enigma Machine"	instrumental	Petrucci, Myung, Rudess, Mangini	Dream Theater	8:21
7.	"Along for the Ride"	Petrucci	Petrucci, Rudess	Dream Theater	4:53
8.	"Breaking All Illusions"	Petrucci, Myung	Petrucci, Myung, Rudess	A Dramatic Turn of Events	12:29
Total length:					73:43

Disc two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Album	Length
9.	"The Mirror"	Portnoy	Dream Theater	Awake	6:47
10.	"Lie"	Moore	Dream Theater	Awake	7:56
11.	"Lifting Shadows Off a Dream"	Myung	Dream Theater	Awake	6:27
12.	"Scarred"	Petrucci	Dream Theater	Awake	11:41
13.	"Space-Dye Vest"	Moore	Moore	Awake	7:48
14.	"Illumination Theory"	Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	19:25
Total length:					60:04

Disc three
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original Album	Length
15.	"Scene Two: I. Overture 1928"	instrumental	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2	3:41
16.	"Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu"	Portnoy	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2	5:09
17.	"Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity"	instrumental	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2	6:16
18.	"Scene Nine: Finally Free"	Portnoy	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2	9:56
Total length:					25:02

Personnel

Dream Theater

James LaBrie – lead vocals
John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals
Jordan Rudess – keyboards, Continuum, iPad apps, Seaboard
John Myung – bass, Moog Taurus pedals
Mike Mangini – drums, percussion

Guest Musicians (Tracks 14-18 & Intro Movie)

Berklee College of Music orchestra and choir
Eren Başbuğ – orchestral arrangements, conducting

DVD Credits

Pierre Lamoureux – director
François Lamoureux – director
Denis Normandeau – Recording Engineer
Albert Chambers – Recording Engineer
Martin Julien – editor
Richard Chycki – mixing, mastering
Hugh Syme - cover art

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[4]	9

Video charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Dutch DVDs (Album Top 100)^[5]	2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	28
Swiss DVDs (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	1

References

^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
^ "Dream Theater | the Astonishing". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Dream Theater - Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD]" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Dream Theater: Breaking The Fourth Wall" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dream Theater – Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD"] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Dream Theater - Breaking The Fourth Wall - Live From the Boston Opera House [DVD]". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

v t e Dream Theater
John Petrucci John Myung James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Mike Portnoy Mike Mangini 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 Distance over Time A View from the Top of the World
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 Distant Memories – Live in London
Compilations	Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
EPs	A Change of Seasons
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 Distant Memories – Live in London
Singles	"Pull Me Under" "Metropolis—Part I: 'The Miracle and the Sleeper'" "Another Day" "The Silent Man" "Wither" "On the Backs of Angels" "The Enemy Inside" "Along for the Ride" "The Looking Glass"
Other songs	"A Mind Beside Itself" "Space-Dye Vest" "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" "Twelve-step Suite" "Stream of Consciousness" "Octavarium" "Illumination Theory"
Other	Discography Songs by lyricist The Majesty Demos G3 Gigantour The Human Equation Roadrunner Records The Studio Albums 1992–2011 Liquid Tension Experiment
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