A View From the Top of the World — Dream Theater

A high-altitude sense of triumph and intellectual intensity.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 4h 8m

The Alien (instrumental)

9:32

The Alien

9:32

The Alien

9:32

Answering the Call

7:36

Answering the Call

7:35

Answering the Call (instrumental)

7:35

Invisible Monster

6:31

Invisible Monster

6:31

Invisible Monster (instrumental)

6:31

Sleeping Giant

10:05

Sleeping Giant (instrumental)

10:05

Sleeping Giant

10:04

Transcending Time (instrumental)

6:25

Transcending Time

6:25

Transcending Time

6:25

Awaken the Master

9:47

Awaken the Master (instrumental)

9:47

Awaken the Master

9:47

A View From the Top of the World (instrumental)

20:24

A View From the Top of the World

20:24

A View From the Top of the World

20:24

Digging for a Spark – A View From Inside DTHQ

37:43

Moments Worth Listening For

The frantic, odd-meter opening of The Alien where the drums and guitar lock into a dizzying polyrhythmic dance.

The shift into a cinematic, orchestral-backed movement halfway through the twenty-minute title track.

The heavy, low-tuned chugging of Awaken the Master marking the first time the band utilized an eight-string guitar.

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