| Erotomania | |
| Awake | |
| Length | 6:45 |
| Working title | (Unknown) |
| Release date | October 4th, 1994 |
| Lyrics | N/A |
| Music | Dream Theater |
| First live performance | Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA, on Oct. 20, 1994 |
| Total live plays | 265 |
| Recorded | One On One Studios and Devonshire Studios |
| Other appearances | Metropolis 2000, Live Scenes from New York, Scenes from a World Tour (album), Progressive Nation 2008, Live at Budokan, Awake Demos, Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95 |
| Previous song | Innocence Faded |
| Next song | Voices |
Erotomania is a song by Dream Theater. It is the 4th song from their 3rd album, Awake, and the only instrumental to appear on the album. Erotomania is the first part of the three part suite "A Mind Beside Itself", which continues with Voices and ends with The Silent Man.
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar in standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E).
Personnel[]
- Mike Portnoy - Drums
- John Petrucci - Guitar
- John Myung - Bass
- Kevin Moore - Keyboards
Tone[]
Erotomania is a fairly progressive piece, with a lot of switching and changes of tone, temper and style, though this may have to do with the patchwork style writing more than a specific urge to write a varied song.
Notes[]
Erotomania is made up of several different parts, many taken from other songs or sources. A prime example of this is the main vocal melody of The Silent Man which is used as a guitar solo. A section that was originally cut from Pull Me Under was also used in shaping the song. As it is part of a suite, the song flows directly into Voices without any sort of pause.
Live Performances[]
Erotomania is played commonly and almost always goes right into Voices even when the entire suite is not being played. Although playing the entire suite is common, it is not uncommon for the band to sub out the third part with another song, such as The Spirit Carries On or Solitary Shell.
Appearances[]
| Year | Recording Type | Release | Release Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Studio | Awake | Studio Album |
| 2000 | Live | Scenes from a World Tour | Fanclub |
| 2001 | Live | Live Scenes from New York | Live Album |
| 2004 | Live | Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95 | Official Bootleg |
| 2004 | Live | Live at Budokan | Live Album |
| 2006 | Demo | Awake Demos 1994 | Official Bootleg |
| 2008 | Live | Progressive Nation 2008 | Official Bootleg |
| 2022 | Demo | Awake Demos (1994) | Official Bootleg |
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