DREAM THEATER — The Majesty Demos 1985-1986 (reissued 2022)

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Demo · 2003

Tracklist

The Berklee Demos 1985-1986
1. Particle E. Motion (1:38)
2. Another Won (5:26)
3. The Saurus (1:23)
4. Cry For Freedom (6:31)
5. The School Song (6:12)
6. YYZ (4:03)
7. The Farandole (3:16)
8. Two Far (5:40)
9. Anti-Procrastination Song (0:13)
10. Your Majesty (3:56)
11. Solar System Race Song (0:17)
12. I'm About To Faint Song (0:09)
13. Mosquitos In Harmony Song (0:12)
14. John Thinks He's Randy Song (0:10)
15. Mike Thinks He's Dee Dee Ramone Introducing A Song Song (0:16)
16. John Thinks He's Yngwie Song (0:15)
17. Gnos Sdrawkcab (0:23)

The Majesty Demos 1986
18. Another Won (5:27)
19. Your Majesty (3:45)
20. A Vision (11:24)
21. Two Far (5:25)
22. Vital Star (5:44)
23. March Of The Tryrant (5:34)

Total Time: 77:29

Line-up/Musicians

- John Myung / bass
- John Petrucci / guitars
- Mike Portnoy / drums
- Kevin Moore / keyboards
- Chris Collins / vocals (tracks 18-23)

About this release

Ytsejam Records, 2003. YTSEJAM001.

Remastered and reissued by Inside Out/Sony Music on January 21, 2022 as "Lost Not Forgotten Archives: The Majesty Demos (1985-1986)" - The sixth release in the Lost Not Forgotten Archives, a reboot of Dream Theater's Official Bootleg series. Available on CD, LP and digitally.

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martindavey87
Definitely one for the collectors and die-hard fans, Dream Theater's official bootleg release of 'The Majesty Demos 1985-1986' is split into three sections;

The first part of the album consists of instrumental demos and covers. It's Dream Theater, so the playing is amazing, even at a young age. There's no keyboards or vocals, and as this was recorded by the band themselves on an 8-track tape recorder while at college, the quality is, quite understandably, naff.

The second section contains a number of brief, 20-second "songs", which are pretty much parodies of the band 'Stormtroopers of Death'. Mike Portnoy will shout a brief sentence, John Petrucci will shred out a quick guitar lick. Done. It's not cool, it's not funny, and it's not clever. A bit pointless having this on the disc, but whatever...

Then there's the section that really counts; The 'Majesty Demos' themselves. The sound quality is alright, considering the band recorded this themselves in the 80's, it's not terrible. The vocals are pretty cheesy though. Songs like 'Another Won', 'Your Majesty' and 'Two Far' are fairly decent, and it's a shame they were never officially recorded on a future studio release (although a few live appearances have popped up over the years), but the demo quality will deter me from ever coming back to them.

The musicianship and the tightness of the band is no doubt incredibly impressive, and perfectly reflects all the countless hours these guys spent jamming together while at college. Overall however, the bulk of this disc is just the core members, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and John Myung, jamming. And if it isn't all that interesting to me, a die-hard Dream Theater fan, then it definitely won't appeal to the more casual listener.

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