ProgBeat: Jordan Rudess Is an Author
The DREAM THEATER Cash Cow Keeps on Mooing
DREAM THEATER news keeps on rolling in with the release of The Dream Theater Keyboard Experience: Featuring Jordan Rudess. Even though it initially came out in March, signed copies are available now to the first 50 customers who place an order through Rudess’ homepage – here.
Wielding his Halo Brute Shot keytar like a sword slid out of its sheath on the book’s front cover, Rudess is intense. His technical skills have earned him one of the biggest names in prog, and, no matter how much I may want to skip posting yet another DT news item up here, and no matter what I may think of the band’s current direction or focus, the man deserves his due. And plus, if you play piano, this kind of thing is probably right up your alley. The book is described as:
“Not just a songbook, but a total experience! Note-for-note keyboard transcriptions of nine keyboard-intense DREAM THEATER songs from 1992 -2007, plus amazing full-color concert and behind-the-’boards photos, and a personal [question-and-answer] conversation with Jordan Rudess in which he reveals details of his playing style and the experience of jamming and writing with rock virtuoso bandmates DREAM THEATER. What’s more, Rudess wrote special ‘exercise’ pieces to precede each song, each focusing on a challenging playing technique unique to the corresponding DREAM THEATER songs that follows. A must-own collectible for all fans! 212 pages.”
Songs Featured:
* “Blind Faith” (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)
* “Home” (Metropolis, Pt 2: Scenes from a Memory)
* “Honor Thy Father” (Train of Thought)
* “In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1” (Systematic Chaos)
* “In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 2” (Systematic Chaos)
* “Lines in the Sand” (Falling into Infinity)
* “Octavarium” (Octavarium)
* “Space-Dye Vest” (Awake)
* “Take the Time” (Images and Words)
* “The Ministry of Lost Souls: (Systematic Chaos)
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