Score is Dream Theater's fifth concert video and is, in my opinion, their most satisfying one overall. Sure, I have my complaints, mainly with the setlist, but this is definitely one extraordinary DVD. The production quality is on par with the Live At Budokan DVD, which means it looks and sounds amazing.

The performance was recorded on April 1, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Being that this was billed as their "20th Anniversary Tour," I was disappointed that the setlist focuses so much on their newer material — which I am less a fan of — and ignored many of their career highlights. I do give these guys credit for not continually repeating themselves like many other bands do, and having enough confidence in their new material to make it the focus of each tour.

The concert is divided into two main sets - the first one featuring just the band and lasting about an hour, and the second one featuring an orchestra and going on for an additional one hour and forty minutes. That's what happens when you have album-length songs to play.

It begins with the plush red stage curtain being pulled back to reveal two large screens which flash images of the band's various album covers. The pulsating keyboard riff and drum fills that begin "The Root Of All Evil," all perfectly timed with the stage lighting and strobes, makes for a killer show opening.

Right away you could feel the electric vibe emanating from the hometown crowd, which immediately energizes the band and leads to one of their most dynamic performances ever. This is in stark contrast to the rather subdued atmosphere of the Budokan show.

Check out John Petrucci's new look. He must be hanging out with Zakk Wylde a little too much because, along with his new long and scraggly goatee and slicked back hair, he has packed on about 20 new pounds of solid muscle. Quite a contrast from that gay-looking DiMarzio ad he did for Guitar World magazine recently. He looks like Bronson Pinchot. Have you seen that thing?

They continue on with another song from the new Octavarium album, the radio-friendly "I Walk Beside You." After that is when things really get interesting. "Another One" takes you all the way back to the Majesty demos. It reminded me of the melodic Images/Awake-era stuff. Great song.

Continuing up the musical timeline, they dust off  "Afterlife," from 1989's When Dream And Day Unite, and bring it to a dazzling climax built around an incredible Petrucci guitar solo. One of many.

Now four songs into the set, LaBrie finally addresses the audience with an annoyingly over-enunciated, Rob Halford-like front man voice. It's okay, you can just be yourself James. I insist. Eventually he sends the crowd into a frenzy with "Lets continue that journey with Images And Words" as the band launches into "Under A Glass Moon".