Sister passes away few hours before and dude menages to put out Dream Theater show, wow, thats some character and will, mad respect Mike, and my condolensces.
If Im not crazy, in 2005, after the concert in São Paulo, Brazil, someone told me their break before the second act was longer because Labrie lost someone... They played the entire SfaM album.
Seen them in early 2000 with Queensryche. They played an iconic outdoor venue in metro Detroit. Seating capacity was 15000 there was probably 200 people there.
@@Raro404 a change of seasons is about mike's mother passing and acceptance, and also the twelve step suite about his struggles, DT has always been a therapy for him
@@talaniel yeah thats basically it, as james says on the speech "lets sing for her in heaven". its probably the best way they could deal with the grieve at that moment due to the distance, it was this or staying locked at the hotel crying, which wont help this end up creating a very memorable moment for everyone
I've met Samantha before. She was quite an amazing person. Very compassionate and a huge personality just like her brother. My heart goes out to her family.
This guy just recorded probably one of the most important moments for the band members ever. Which is hard to do considering that they´ve been playing together for 40 years. Very very emotional... impossible not to cry to.
I feel terribly sorry for you, Matt, and i don‘t know about the circumstances of your lost son, but I instantly cried when I read your post, because as a father of two I can only barely imagine how this must feel! God bless you and your son, wherever he may be.
Your parents love you because you're their son/daughter. You love your parents because they're your parents. You love your friend because you choose to. There's nothing purest than a friend crying for you and I felt that
I haven't had tears stream down my face in a very long time. I grew up with Dream Theater through all my formative years, they formed my entire musical identity, and they've helped me grow into the man I am today. I can't even begin to give enough thanks to every past and present member of this legendary band. I'm openly weeping for Mike right now. I have a younger sister and I don't know what I'd do if she left before me. Seeing Petrucci hug Mike shattered my soul. Thank you, Dream Theater. Thank you so, so much
So refreshing to see a band that actually cares for each other. In a era of band members who take separate busses, stay in separate hotels and only speak to each other via their lawyers Dream Theater have always had each other's backs even when they were at each others throats. Condolences to the Portnoy family.
Sam was one of Dream Theater's biggest fans. It wasn't that her brother was in the band, it was a true love of the music and everything it meant to her. Everyone in the band knew and loved her, and many of the fans that got to meet and spend time with her will all agree she was an amazing person. She will be missed. May the four winds blow you safely home #SamIAm.
This video shows some of the best of humanity. James' heartfelt intro, the audience, Petrucci standing by Mike's side, the song. Much love to Mike & his family. Thanks for capturing this special moment I'm sure they'll all remember for a very long time
This song….oh, man. Two and a half decades ago, this song absolutely WRECKED ME in concert for no reason whatsoever in Atlanta, GA….just absolute sheer beauty. I just lost my ANGEL mother, who in 86 years of life on this Earth NEVER ONCE WRONGED ANOTHER HUMAN BEING….the most selfless human that anyone who was Blessed to know her had ever met. It was long, brutal and was my Hiroshima. Clearing her house and dealing with probate is excruciating. Still reeling from that several-month-long-hell…..I am taking my 14 year old son who I’ve been teaching DT and drumming to see them in a couple of months….I ABSOLUTELY DREAD seeing them playing this song again….now….🙏😢
If Mike was anywhere else alone, it would’ve been much rougher and more difficult to cope. At least he was surrounded by his brothers when the news broke
@@trendmassacre8423 Yeah, Portnoy, JP AND JM are three of the founders too. So they go back over 40 years. And all of their children grew up together and still hang out and celebrate birthdays together. So even after Portnoy left the band, they still had occasional family reunions for those reasons. And Mike’s sister who passed away, was one of their biggest supporters from the beginning so everyone else in the band thought of her as a sister
I lost mine 3 years ago and I struggle a lot still. She just turned 38 a month before. She was my older sister. Only sibling I had. Don’t let anyone tell you to get over it as time passes. I held it in and now starting to let things out. Grieve how you need to
Thanks for sharing Scott, much appreciated. My sister, also the oldest of my siblings, died two days after her 48th birthday. I will try to get by right now life is hard but hopefully with time, effort and healing music like this here it well get better.
This is a serious trial for MP. My sincere condolences to Portnoy's family. Thank you for having the ability to play although you've lost a dear family member. Much LOVE and RESPECT from a big fan from Morocco 🇲🇦♥️!!!
That was a powerful performance....sorry for your loss Mike and family & DT. JP is such a human, this is like the third or fourth time I've seen him cry while playing powerful music.
I couldn't stop crying...I felt Mike's pain but also John's like a sword that pierced my soul...they have been friends all their lives and their families the same, so the suffering is amplified. ..I'm heartbroken and saddened and even though I didn't know Samantha I'm suffering with them...I hope they can overcome this sad and despondent moment. The most important thing is to have demonstrated that their heart is wonderfully alive and full of love ❤ RIP Samantha 🤍🙏🌹
I lost in the last few years my brother John and my sister Dina, both DT fans ...and this song is much more than a song for me ... I cried in Rome on the last DT concert and I cry always whit this song for them...condolences for MIKE 🥺🙏🙏🙏
This song already makes me emotional every time I listen to it or play with it...and it will even more now. Deepest condolences to Mike Portnoy & Family! 😔
Sorry to hear for your loss Mike. I'm a fan of yours from Cleveland. My sister is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer much love to you and your family and the band. Keep carrying on my friend
Wow... That is true Scenes From A Memory! What an amazing moment, those emotions, this true friendship... It makes my eyes so wet and hit into my heart. Thank You guys! You're amazing band and we'll met again somewhere in time with Samantha and other people!
Love you Mike… rest in peace to all of our people that are no longer here. Today is for you Mike, thank you Dream Theater for all you have done to my life.
What a powerful moment. Glad the band was all together in this moment. They are probably more like extended family at this point than just band members. Always had an emotional connection to this song, even more now. RIP Samantha.
I didn't know Mike even had a sister until now, but this performance still made me tear up in light of the occasion of her passing. Condolences to Mike and his family and thank you to him and the rest of DT for continuing to inspire us with their music, even when going through difficult times.
Damn, how sad... All my heartfelt condolences and prayers go to Mike and those around him. There could not have been a more fitting song to pay a tribute to his late sister. R.I.P. 😢
I was there and this song hit me HARD. Hard to find the right words even now. Not many bands are able to write music that speaks to your soul, but this band is definitely one of them.
I see a few good people typing in below that Mike's sweet sister Samantha passes and a few hours later he's on stage playing a show, Yeah, he has awesome Character and he's a wonderful human, but you gotta know that sweet Samantha wouldn't have Mike do anything else. She loves her brother and is very proud of his accomplishments and his family, etc. May you rest easy with Our Lord sweet Samantha, You will be missed. God bless you Mike, so very sorry for your loss buddy. I am also a drummer of 50 years. Bless you man.
I don‘t have the right words to explain what I feel. I feel with you Mike; I‘m sad of your loss. Saltwater eyes in Morning Train to my work. 😢 Condolences to Mike and his Family
This song is already very emotional. But this night became much more personal for the band. Mike, my deepest sorrows for your lost and thanks for keeping on with the show. Amazing. 🙏
Sister passes away few hours before and dude menages to put out Dream Theater show, wow, thats some character and will, mad respect Mike, and my condolensces.
The show must go on... unfortunately (for the artists)
No matter how I feel about all of the Dream Theater drama this is how people who love each other behave 😢❤
If Im not crazy, in 2005, after the concert in São Paulo, Brazil, someone told me their break before the second act was longer because Labrie lost someone...
They played the entire SfaM album.
I went to high school with her - awful
@@faustomadebrhis grandmother
Petrucci’s guitar making grown men weep since 85. 🙏 Rest in Peace Samantha
if you don't cry with that guitar solo you are not human.
Exactly when he plays it makes me cry everytime
This song will be my soundtrack of my funeral 🤟🩵
Seen them in early 2000 with Queensryche. They played an iconic outdoor venue in metro Detroit. Seating capacity was 15000 there was probably 200 people there.
To be honest i also drop some tears... RIP Samantha.
A few hours and he goes on stage? Very strong of him and demonstrates how much playing in his band must be like therapy for Mike.
Nah, just contractual obligations.
@ Don’t most contracts include grievance leave? Who knows
@@Raro404 a change of seasons is about mike's mother passing and acceptance, and also the twelve step suite about his struggles, DT has always been a therapy for him
@@LiamNoir I think for Mike, doing something is a coping mechanism. Also things like "carpe diem" and "the show must go on" come to mind.
@@talaniel yeah thats basically it, as james says on the speech "lets sing for her in heaven". its probably the best way they could deal with the grieve at that moment due to the distance, it was this or staying locked at the hotel crying, which wont help
this end up creating a very memorable moment for everyone
I've met Samantha before. She was quite an amazing person. Very compassionate and a huge personality just like her brother. My heart goes out to her family.
What was the cause of death?
@@fleatactical7390cancer apparently
@@Dilly137 cancer . took my mother in 2002.
@@Dilly137 Thanks. I couldn't find anything, so I had to ask. I did eventually find some other mention of that.
in story that never happend
At 6:35 I couldn't hold it anymore. Petrucci playing the iconic solo next to Portnoy was an incredible moment.
so couldn't petrucci
@@blastbeatthefolf1052 God has cried!
At that moment, the song "I walk beside you" comes alive.
Yeah, I lost it big time ! 😢
Right there with you! This song hits me in the feels so hard.
Definitely Dream Theater is not just a band, but a family ❤
imo there are few bands that, after so many years, maintain that closeness, in music and family.
Agree❤
Our family too... ❤
Their houses are at the same road too.
Ya
What a magical and special moment between Mike and John. I’m so glad they found their way back to each other 🥹
Amen. For times like this and all the times in between.
Onlar müzikten daha kutsal bir şeye sahipler onlar dost🙏
Dream Theater is their first child...
Very moving. RIP Samantha and God Bless the Portnoys.
So true.
Well said.
You are Cameo dude. Like your videos. Nice thoughts for Mike. Thank you.
HI, vince
THIS IS DREAM THEATER ❤
Helllll YES!!! FINALLY THERE BACK!! CAN WAIT TO SEE MY HEROS AGAIN SOON!!!
How good is it to be among true family when life is rough.
This is a true homecoming.
SO TRUE❤
I was there.
agree, the moment when Petrucci reaches Mike, being with him for the song and the final hug...I burst into tears.
The timing is right for them to reunite again🙏
This guy just recorded probably one of the most important moments for the band members ever. Which is hard to do considering that they´ve been playing together for 40 years. Very very emotional... impossible not to cry to.
Rest in peace, Samantha. Give my son, Sebastian, a hug from his dad and let him know he misses him 💙 God bless!
I feel terribly sorry for you, Matt, and i don‘t know about the circumstances of your lost son, but I instantly cried when I read your post, because as a father of two I can only barely imagine how this must feel!
God bless you and your son, wherever he may be.
God bless both of them
Sorry for you Matt ❤️
im so sorry for your loss. all my love, from germany
4:26 Petrucci played the original notes at this part, he plays it differently everytime when they are live. Very emotional times here for them❤
great observation
TRUE!!!!
It’s the cleanest I’ve seen him play it in a while. It’s like he channeled the emotion he had when he originally wrote…
Whats the difference?
I paid attention to see if he would play it differently or not. I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice this. RIP Samantha.
So glad that this was recorded. Beautiful moment. So sorry for Mike!
Your parents love you because you're their son/daughter. You love your parents because they're your parents. You love your friend because you choose to. There's nothing purest than a friend crying for you and I felt that
Petrucci having a human moment, wonderful sight.
Petrucci ve Portnoy kaybını birlikte anlamlı bir şarkıda yanyana çalıp birlikte gözyaşı döküyorlar dostluk budur 🙏
One more time, here I am crying along to Spirit Carries On. This time it hits different. Rest in Peace, Samantha 🕊
I haven't had tears stream down my face in a very long time. I grew up with Dream Theater through all my formative years, they formed my entire musical identity, and they've helped me grow into the man I am today. I can't even begin to give enough thanks to every past and present member of this legendary band. I'm openly weeping for Mike right now. I have a younger sister and I don't know what I'd do if she left before me. Seeing Petrucci hug Mike shattered my soul. Thank you, Dream Theater. Thank you so, so much
So refreshing to see a band that actually cares for each other. In a era of band members who take separate busses, stay in separate hotels and only speak to each other via their lawyers Dream Theater have always had each other's backs even when they were at each others throats. Condolences to the Portnoy family.
Friendship of a lifetime. What a beautiful moment
Having a lifelong friends pay tribute to his sister is truly a blessing.
@vivianecristinavicentimach5789 cool chic.
This made me cry. Damn.
This song makes me cry anyway.
@@paulhaugen1341 me too...
I'm not crying, you're crying. 😢 That was beautiful. Rest in peace Samantha ❤
Beautiful, James sounded great here too.
I am stunned by this moving tribute to Mike's sister.
Emotional performance. JP played that solo with his soul, emotional bendings. So much sorry & love for Mike and his family.
Whenever anyone tells you "Dream Theater is all shredding and technique and no emotion" you show them this ❤️
'king hell guys this was beautiful 😭💔😢
I'm crying, you are crying, and it's fine, God bless Samantha's soul
I'm broken and weeping right now, man. Mike kept putting his arm up for everyone to get along as one and I just started crying
Sam was one of Dream Theater's biggest fans. It wasn't that her brother was in the band, it was a true love of the music and everything it meant to her. Everyone in the band knew and loved her, and many of the fans that got to meet and spend time with her will all agree she was an amazing person. She will be missed. May the four winds blow you safely home #SamIAm.
This video shows some of the best of humanity. James' heartfelt intro, the audience, Petrucci standing by Mike's side, the song. Much love to Mike & his family. Thanks for capturing this special moment I'm sure they'll all remember for a very long time
This song….oh, man. Two and a half decades ago, this song absolutely WRECKED ME in concert for no reason whatsoever in Atlanta, GA….just absolute sheer beauty.
I just lost my ANGEL mother, who in 86 years of life on this Earth NEVER ONCE WRONGED ANOTHER HUMAN BEING….the most selfless human that anyone who was Blessed to know her had ever met. It was long, brutal and was my Hiroshima. Clearing her house and dealing with probate is excruciating.
Still reeling from that several-month-long-hell…..I am taking my 14 year old son who I’ve been teaching DT and drumming to see them in a couple of months….I ABSOLUTELY DREAD seeing them playing this song again….now….🙏😢
It's really nice to see John supporting Mike. What a beautiful friendship.
If Mike was anywhere else alone, it would’ve been much rougher and more difficult to cope.
At least he was surrounded by his brothers when the news broke
That's a super-heartwarming point and a very good one.
This is exactly what I was thinking, this band are like brothers and not just close friends!
@@trendmassacre8423 Yeah, Portnoy, JP AND JM are three of the founders too. So they go back over 40 years.
And all of their children grew up together and still hang out and celebrate birthdays together.
So even after Portnoy left the band, they still had occasional family reunions for those reasons.
And Mike’s sister who passed away, was one of their biggest supporters from the beginning so everyone else in the band thought of her as a sister
Condolence to Mike, I feel for you man. I Lost my sister this year, extremely touching video.
R.I.P To Your Sister 😢🕊🦅🤟🏾💙♾️🙏🏽🇦🇷🏞
I lost mine 3 years ago and I struggle a lot still. She just turned 38 a month before. She was my older sister. Only sibling I had. Don’t let anyone tell you to get over it as time passes. I held it in and now starting to let things out. Grieve how you need to
Just don’t be like me a hold it on and become angry and depressed though
Thanks for sharing Scott, much appreciated. My sister, also the oldest of my siblings, died two days after her 48th birthday. I will try to get by right now life is hard but hopefully with time, effort and healing music like this here it well get better.
Beautiful moment. Glad Mike is with his family during this time (the band and the fans).
Totally
6:22 A 39-year-long friendship in action..
So sad, so beautiful when their heads touch
This is a serious trial for MP. My sincere condolences to Portnoy's family. Thank you for having the ability to play although you've lost a dear family member. Much LOVE and RESPECT from a big fan from Morocco 🇲🇦♥️!!!
Friendship, love, respect, feeling forever
:')) Yes, Sir!
This just broke me 😔
I'm right there with you friend
What a Band Dude, what a Band ❤
R.I.P. Samantha 🙏🏻
Yeah, this is extraordinary. The bond between John and Mike goes beyond the music
Mike, all your many fans are with you, man! Rest in Peace to your dear sister.
So sorry, Mike. RIP Samantha Portnoy. Much love for the Portnoys & all DT family.
6:21 Seeing John hug Mike while crying squeezed my heart, that's rough 😭. Sorry for Mike's loss, RIP Samantha.💔
RIP SAMANTHA AND MAY YOUR MEMORY BE A BLESSING.
That was a powerful performance....sorry for your loss Mike and family & DT. JP is such a human, this is like the third or fourth time I've seen him cry while playing powerful music.
6:22 that bond is irreplaceable...
i just cant stop crying i dont know why...25 years this song makes me cry almost every time but now i cant stop it
It was an honor to be at the show. Thank you Dream Theater! And to Samantha, rest in peace!
Could not have asked for a better musical tribute to Samantha.
Beautiful. RIP Samantha.
Bless Mike and Dream Theater.
That was one of the hardest things about being on tour. Life happened while we were away and we had to go on…
I couldn't stop crying...I felt Mike's pain but also John's like a sword that pierced my soul...they have been friends all their lives and their families the same, so the suffering is amplified. ..I'm heartbroken and saddened and even though I didn't know Samantha I'm suffering with them...I hope they can overcome this sad and despondent moment. The most important thing is to have demonstrated that their heart is wonderfully alive and full of love ❤
RIP Samantha 🤍🙏🌹
Rest in peace Samantha..
Love you John and the greatest Dream Theatre..
Thank you for inspiring us everytime.. ❤❤❤
It is a sad moment and a beautiful friendship image.
The moment John and Mike embraced while playing and then seeing John in tears broke me definitely. I sobbed so much for him.
This came up on my feed and is so very moving; wow! Mike Portnoy: from all of us fans, so very, very sorry for your loss. RIP Samantha.
I have watched this like four times so far and it hits me hard every time. Rest in eternal peace, Samantha P.
I lost in the last few years my brother John and my sister Dina, both DT fans ...and this song is much more than a song for me ... I cried in Rome on the last DT concert and I cry always whit this song for them...condolences for MIKE 🥺🙏🙏🙏
This song already makes me emotional every time I listen to it or play with it...and it will even more now. Deepest condolences to Mike Portnoy & Family! 😔
Scenes from a Memory is such an emotional album. I legit cried the first time I listened to it start to finish.
This was so incredibly beautiful to capture! Wow!! We are not all long for this world.
Touching. Thanks for uploading this.
One of the best concert I have ever been.
Sorry to hear for your loss Mike. I'm a fan of yours from Cleveland. My sister is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer much love to you and your family and the band. Keep carrying on my friend
Wow... That is true Scenes From A Memory! What an amazing moment, those emotions, this true friendship... It makes my eyes so wet and hit into my heart. Thank You guys! You're amazing band and we'll met again somewhere in time with Samantha and other people!
Goosebump all over…when im down & out i always listen to this song..
"safe in the light that surrounds her... Free of the fear and the pain." Helped me a lot when my mother died. Thank you Mike. Thank you Samantha.
Love you Mike… rest in peace to all of our people that are no longer here. Today is for you Mike, thank you Dream Theater for all you have done to my life.
It truly was a beautiful evening. Thank you for everything DT ❤
wow beautiful. thats true brotherhood. this song is the gift that keeps on giving through out DTs history.
What a powerful moment. Glad the band was all together in this moment. They are probably more like extended family at this point than just band members. Always had an emotional connection to this song, even more now. RIP Samantha.
So happy to these guys back together after all these years! Prayers for the Portnoy family !
Incredible perfomance by Mike and John, really felt strong bond between member that transcend family matters. Thank you
thanks for showing us this special moment. Bravo
Amazing show of support from every band mate! R.I.P. 🙏
I didn't know Mike even had a sister until now, but this performance still made me tear up in light of the occasion of her passing. Condolences to Mike and his family and thank you to him and the rest of DT for continuing to inspire us with their music, even when going through difficult times.
Brotherhood for life !! What a meaningful moment 💜😢
la mejor banda de todos los tiempos!!!!
Poor Mike. So sorry. All our love and condolences.
Man, this hit my feels really bad. I am crying.
The best tribute they could make. Very beautiful, really! R.I.P. Samantha.
Damn, how sad... All my heartfelt condolences and prayers go to Mike and those around him.
There could not have been a more fitting song to pay a tribute to his late sister. R.I.P. 😢
wow now that's what I call moving pictures....God bless and comfort the DT Family
Há muito tempo não me emocionava com um show assim. Me emocionei muito.
E ainda dizem que o dream theater só tem técnica e não tem sentimento
Suddenly remembered my mom. I just broke to tears listening to this. Condolences, Mike. Mad respect.
Thank you so so much for posting this. This is by far the most emotional thing I've seen in years.
ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL FOOTAGE....
Damn---so sad to hear this news. Mike, please accept my condolences.
I was there and this song hit me HARD. Hard to find the right words even now. Not many bands are able to write music that speaks to your soul, but this band is definitely one of them.
Thank you for upload this video, I feel for Mike Portnoy, I hope he would be ok and healed soon, RIP Samantha 🙏🥲
I see a few good people typing in below that Mike's sweet sister Samantha passes and a few hours later he's on stage playing a show, Yeah, he has awesome Character and he's a wonderful human, but you gotta know that sweet Samantha wouldn't have Mike do anything else. She loves her brother and is very proud of his accomplishments and his family, etc.
May you rest easy with Our Lord sweet Samantha, You will be missed. God bless you Mike, so very sorry for your loss buddy. I am also a drummer of 50 years. Bless you man.
I don‘t have the right words to explain what I feel. I feel with you Mike; I‘m sad of your loss. Saltwater eyes in Morning Train to my work. 😢 Condolences to Mike and his Family
I lost my mother last June. Lots of love and strength to Mike 🙏
RIP Samatha Portnoy 🖤
A beautiful moment that shows the brotherhood from top to bottom in DT. They are more than musicians, they are once again family. ❤️🩹
This was extremely touching. Thank you for sharing. RIP.
This song is already very emotional. But this night became much more personal for the band. Mike, my deepest sorrows for your lost and thanks for keeping on with the show. Amazing. 🙏
Rest In Peace, Samantha. I'm sure Heaven had an audience for this tribute to you.
This is one of the most touching performances I've ever seen. So very sorry for your loss Mike.
Real brothers! I love that band
Imagine Dream Theater being the band honoring you in your passing, that is bad ass. 🤘