An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess

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An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 11, 2000
RecordedJune 10, 2000
VenueHelen Hayes Performing Arts Center (Nyack, New York)
GenreInstrumental rock, progressive jazz, progressive rock
Length78:28
Label
ProducerDoug Oberkircher
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Allmusic [1]

An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess is a live album recorded by Dream Theater bandmates John Petrucci (guitars) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). This album is unusual in being performed live (except for the last track) by just these two musicians, and only guitar and keyboards. The live recording was made on June 10, 2000, at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center in Nyack, New York.

Re-release[edit]

The album was re-released on May 18, 2004, by Favored Nations Entertainment. The re-release included a live version of "State of Grace" originally written and recorded by Liquid Tension Experiment from their first album, "The Rena Song" written by John Petrucci and a studio recording of "Bite of the Mosquito".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All material is written by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Furia Taurina" 10:10
2."Truth" 9:48
3."Fife and Drum" 9:30
4."Hang 11" 11:38
5."From Within"Jordan Rudess5:21
6."In The Moment" 6:27
7."Black Ice" 10:54
Total length:63:48
2004 re-release track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Furia Taurina" 10:10
2."Truth" 9:48
3."Fife and Drum" 9:30
4."State of Grace"Liquid Tension Experiment5:44
5."Hang 11" 11:38
6."From Within"Jordan Rudess5:21
7."The Rena Song"John Petrucci7:03
8."In The Moment" 6:27
9."Black Ice" 10:54
10."Bite of the Mosquito (Studio Version)" 1:53
Total length:78:28

Notes[edit]

  • Tracks 4, 7 and 10 appear only on the rerelease.
  • "State of Grace" was originally released by Liquid Tension Experiment on their first album.
  • "The Rena Song" was dedicated to John Petrucci's wife, Rena Sands Petrucci.

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "AN EVENING WITH JOHN PETRUCCI & JORDAN RUDESS". ProgArchives. Retrieved 20 August 2023.