Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York explained

Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York
Type:video
Artist:Dream Theater
Cover:Metropolis 2000 Scenes from New York.jpg
Released:April 21, 2001
Recorded:August 30, 2000
Venue:Roseland Ballroom, New York
Genre:Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length:143:00 (DVD, with bonus material)
82:00 (VHS tape)
Label:Elektra
Producer:Ron Bennington
Prev Title:5 Years in a Livetime
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Live at Budokan
Next Year:2004

Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York is the third video album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was released on April 21, 2001 by Elektra Records. The live performance was the final concert of the US leg of the Metropolis 2000 tour at the Roseland Ballroom, New York City on August 30, 2000.

Broadway and film actor Kent Broadhurst assisted the band with live narration in the role of the hypnotherapist, replacing Terry Brown, who had threatened to sue the band for using his spoken parts from the album in a live setting.

The VHS release of Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York was heavily shortened and only contains the performance of . The entire concert is on CD on Live Scenes From New York.

Track listing

DVD Bonus Tracks

Reception

The album received a gold RIAA certification on November 8, 2002.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold and Platinum database . . 2008-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH . 2007-06-26 .