Comfortably Numb with Queensryche & Dream Theater ~ The Art of Live [720p] 2004

"The Art of Live" is a live DVD by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. The DVD was recorded during the group's 2003 co-headlining tour with Dream Theater in support of the album "Tribe". It includes two cover versions – "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who) – performed on stage with Dream Theater.

"Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh album, The Wall (1979). It was released as a single in 1980 with "Hey You" as the B-side. The chorus progression and guitar solos were written by guitarist David Gilmour, while the lyrics and verse progression were written by bassist Roger Waters.

"Comfortably Numb" is one of Pink Floyd's most famous songs, renowned for its two guitar solos. In 2004, it was ranked number 314 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2005, it became the last song ever performed by Waters, Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason together.

The lyrics were inspired by Waters's experience of being injected with tranquilizers for stomach cramps before a Pink Floyd show in Philadelphia on the 1977 "In the Flesh" tour. "That was the longest two hours of my life," Waters said, "trying to do a show when you can hardly lift your arm." On the stage, his hands were numb and his vision blurred, but none of this derailed the crowd, who continued to dance and sing. And it was out of this that one of the main themes of The Wall came about: the disconnect between the public and the band.

The song had the working title "The Doctor".


[Queensrÿche]

Geoff Tate - Vocals
Mike Stone - Guitar
Michael Wilton - Guitar
Eddie Jackson - Bass
Scott Rockenfield - Drums

[Dream Theater]

Jame LaBrie - Vocals
John Petrucci - Guitar
Jordan Rudess - Keyboards
John Myung - Bass
Mike Portnoy - Drums

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