The Dream Theater Experience: Octavarium | First REACTION!

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Комментарии • 571

  • @DrewFortune97
    @DrewFortune97  4 года назад +85

    Possibly a stretch but can we get this video to 1,000 likes in 24 hours? Let’s see what we can do people 🙏🏻

    • @fezthecat1
      @fezthecat1 4 года назад

      Number 229 from me.

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад +4

      Of course! But next song should be A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER !

    • @ckul822
      @ckul822 4 года назад +3

      Hey Drew, really like your videos. I've discovered many great songs through your reactions in the past couple of months. Regarding Dream Theater, please react to The Best of Times! I feel like it is kind of underrated. It features the, in my opinion, greatest guitar solo in music history and it is 'only' 13 minutes long. :D

    • @wifflebat14
      @wifflebat14 4 года назад

      Liked as soon as I saw Dream Theater. Do Glass Prison or Misunderstood next!

    • @Doctor_MTG
      @Doctor_MTG 4 года назад

      if you are digging DT, Id say try Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain look for the live version. Cheers Mate

  • @stonerjoe21
    @stonerjoe21 4 года назад +183

    Dream Theatre A Nightmare to Remember is absolutely incredible

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад +8

      So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
      A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
      AT WITS END
      THE GLASS PRISION
      METROPOLIS PT1
      SCARRED
      AS I AM
      IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
      THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

    • @tinsarcevic9557
      @tinsarcevic9557 4 года назад +2

      Yes this song is perfect for your next reaction!

    • @jcmatias
      @jcmatias 4 года назад +1

      this guy is right

    • @CompleteProducer84
      @CompleteProducer84 4 года назад +1

      Absolutely, this is your best bet to do next!

    • @devilsephiroth9000
      @devilsephiroth9000 4 года назад

      One of their best hands down one hell of a story one hell of a song and one fuck of a ride

  • @lparksession
    @lparksession 4 года назад +171

    THE GLASS PRISON!!!

  • @rushfacu
    @rushfacu 4 года назад +114

    This song is a kind of tribute to the bands that influenced Dream Theater.

    • @HollowGolem
      @HollowGolem 4 года назад +34

      LOT of Pink Floyd in there, especially.

    • @soulxdeath01
      @soulxdeath01 4 года назад +10

      "I never wanted to become someone like him.. so secure"

    • @quentinmarsman2767
      @quentinmarsman2767 4 года назад +1

      The whole album is, These Walls is really Muse like for exampld

    • @Leonhavenify
      @Leonhavenify 4 года назад +12

      Also Yes, Genesis and of course The Beatles ;)

    • @ramonnery
      @ramonnery 4 года назад +8

      @@quentinmarsman2767 you mean Never Enough

  • @dubstepmaker8645
    @dubstepmaker8645 4 года назад +179

    Make "Metropolis Part 2" full album reaction.

    • @suluz168
      @suluz168 4 года назад +3

      Along with still life

    • @musicmademejester
      @musicmademejester 4 года назад +6

      Best Dream Theater album by far in my opinion. Didn't care much for Dream Theater until I heard that album and now I'm a fan and Metropolis pt 2 is one of my all time favorite albums. Masterpiece!

    • @nisinduperera7130
      @nisinduperera7130 4 года назад

      @@suluz168 it's a must

    • @stvntbyd
      @stvntbyd 4 года назад

      Jack Valentino it’s one of the best albums of all time

    • @phredhenson9638
      @phredhenson9638 4 года назад +1

      I suggest pt 1. Not a whole album and awesome

  • @meatmun7747
    @meatmun7747 4 года назад +106

    27:00 I do highly recommend "The Count of Tuscany" by Dream Theater whenever you get a chance. It's probably my favourite DT song.

    • @Achw3l
      @Achw3l 4 года назад +18

      The count of Tuscany is sick. "NOW WAIIIIT A MINUTE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN"

    • @Art-Stream
      @Art-Stream 4 года назад +3

      Thankyou. I've literally been scrolling through the comments to find a Count of Tuscany comment. Defo in my top 3 favourite DT tracks. So good. And the story behind it too!

    • @RazLightbringer
      @RazLightbringer 4 года назад

      Indeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!!!

    • @harrisonschaefer1657
      @harrisonschaefer1657 4 года назад

      Absolutely

  • @anandnagarajan2231
    @anandnagarajan2231 4 года назад +98

    “In the Name of God” and “Home” by Dream Theater. I promise you ll really enjoy reacting to these!

    • @BassCommunion
      @BassCommunion 4 года назад +9

      Not home m2 should be listened as a whole for a great reaction video

    • @wifflebat14
      @wifflebat14 4 года назад +4

      Home is one of the better tracks on Metropolis 2, but definitely worth doing the whole album in one sitting. Game changer for sure

    • @intoxicatedozzy4662
      @intoxicatedozzy4662 4 года назад

      Yes please do Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory in one reaction video!! Oh man I’d sit through the entirety with you.

    • @woodenhoe
      @woodenhoe 4 года назад

      No, you gotta do the whole SFAM album

    • @bludgerabled
      @bludgerabled 4 года назад

      In The Name Of God is essential, used to be my favourite before i found panic attack.

  • @reubimental6624
    @reubimental6624 4 года назад +47

    Okay. This song, as amazing as it is by itself, doesnt come CLOSE to how amazing it is behind the scenes. The meanings behind the lyrics. The tributes. The entire story entwined throughout the album, plus the 2 albums either side of this one. The last note being the same as the first one in both the song and the ALBUM. We could spend twice as long as the song goes for just explaining it, and I honestly HIGHLY recommend looking into it and understanding what's behind the song.
    It's not just a mellow track, or a long song. Theres so much more behind it.

    • @reubimental6624
      @reubimental6624 4 года назад +1

      I would love to actually go over each detail of this song; as someone having a full understanding and appreciation for the Dream Theater masterpieces is having a full understanding and appreciation of my favourite music. The music that shaped everything about what I listen to today.

    • @TheBlackQueen
      @TheBlackQueen 2 года назад +1

      Listening to this song without the album is like watching Endgame without any other MCU movie

    • @reubimental6624
      @reubimental6624 2 года назад +1

      @@TheBlackQueen Its a great movie, but half of it doesnt make sense without watching the rest; and the payoffs arent as great if you dont keep watching the stuff after.
      It all moves in circles, balanced all the while on a gleaming razors edge.

  • @realisticvlassis2159
    @realisticvlassis2159 4 года назад +49

    The Glass Prison” is a great one

  • @jefersonbarbieri4391
    @jefersonbarbieri4391 4 года назад +111

    Pick a really heavy one like Glass Prision or panic attack!

    • @OnMyGlassPrison
      @OnMyGlassPrison 4 года назад +8

      The Glass Prison!!!!

    • @BassCommunion
      @BassCommunion 4 года назад +1

      Fuck yeah one of my favorites i thought he did that but i was mistaken

    • @M00nlord
      @M00nlord 4 года назад +2

      glass prison yes!

    • @alexstevenin1007
      @alexstevenin1007 4 года назад +3

      I second Glass Prison for sure, it's usually the first song I make people who've never listened to DT listen to, just the right balance of heavy and prog !

    • @marcus.thoren
      @marcus.thoren 4 года назад +3

      The Glass Prison is a must.

  • @griffinlaverty223
    @griffinlaverty223 4 года назад +74

    Listen to Breaking All Illusions next! Its another Dream Theater epic!!!

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад

      So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
      A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
      AT WITS END
      THE GLASS PRISION
      METROPOLIS PT1
      SCARRED
      AS I AM
      IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
      THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

    • @belliiahmed
      @belliiahmed 4 года назад +2

      Live at Boston opera house

  • @Zynpar09
    @Zynpar09 4 года назад +90

    Try "This Dying Soul". Its the first song that got me hooked onto Dream Theater. Its got a very heavy element to it, almost like Thrash Metal but still remains progressive. Check it out, its not as long of a song as the others but its quite good and definitely a lot heavier than what you've heard so far.

    • @NTesla00
      @NTesla00 4 года назад +6

      As soon as you hear those first 5 notes followed by the drums, you know you're in for a ride

    • @lparksession
      @lparksession 4 года назад +5

      I think he should do The Glass Prison first as it's the 1st part in the 12 Steps Suite, then This Dying Soul and the rest of them. Actually the 12 Steps Suite all 5 tracks would be a really good introduction to the band, as it has pretty much all their musical sides there.

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад

      So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
      A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
      AT WITS END
      THE GLASS PRISION
      METROPOLIS PT1
      SCARRED
      AS I AM
      IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
      THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

    • @escoclipse14
      @escoclipse14 4 года назад

      Absolutely! This is the track and As I am that got me into Dream Theater and honestly the only album of theirs I can go back and listen to all the way through over and over.

  • @hgurov
    @hgurov 4 года назад +35

    In The Presence of Enemies Parts 1 and 2. Another great Epic, but with a slightly darker and theatrical tone. Also The Ministry of Lost Souls.

  • @NTesla00
    @NTesla00 4 года назад +74

    If you want heavy and relatively short, try As I Am; it has a really strong groove, heavy riffs and a crazy solo. Panic Attack would be a great choice too. If you want heavy but a bit longer (11-13 mins), try This Dying Soul or The Glass Prison, you'd love both of those, I already know.

    • @Laros82
      @Laros82 4 года назад +5

      Yes this Comment sums it up nicely! If you want something more dreamy go for Under a Glassmoon that Solo is killer!

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад +3

      So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
      A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
      AT WITS END
      THE GLASS PRISION
      METROPOLIS PT1
      SCARRED
      AS I AM
      IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
      THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

    • @NaanProphet
      @NaanProphet 4 года назад

      Drew, I guarantee when the main riff comes in, it'll floor you like the one from A Change of Seasons. This song is heavy, melodic/catchy and filled with just enough technical prowess to make your jaw drop.

    • @dmmlong
      @dmmlong 4 года назад +1

      As I am hooked me into this band. Never looked back

  • @nathanerrington7983
    @nathanerrington7983 4 года назад +20

    "I didn't think we could get any longer than ACOS" *laughs in 6DOIT

  • @willberman4036
    @willberman4036 4 года назад +57

    Opeth-Hessian Peel Has Opeth’s best riff in my opinion

    • @parkyhot1
      @parkyhot1 4 года назад +2

      If you mean the riff at 6:30, holy fuck yes. THAT RIFF.

    • @SirGingerOfKnight
      @SirGingerOfKnight 4 года назад +1

      you mean "the opeth riff" hehe

    • @alihijazi4451
      @alihijazi4451 4 года назад

      @@SirGingerOfKnight the opeff rith

  • @V.F.D.DaleSalvador
    @V.F.D.DaleSalvador 4 года назад +38

    Dream Theater: In The Name Of God is only about 11 minutes, and heavy, and AMAZING!

    • @nikelodeon6852
      @nikelodeon6852 4 года назад +1

      It's 14mins bro.

    • @charlieparra3103
      @charlieparra3103 4 года назад +3

      You know you're a prog head when you say "it's only 11 minutes" xD Love that!

  • @leonardoigr
    @leonardoigr 4 года назад +13

    The Glass Prison! Which is also the first step in the so called Twelve-step Suite: a 5 song set representing Mike Portnoys dealing with alcoholism through AAs twelve step program. Cheers on the content mate!

  • @Jkwanfit
    @Jkwanfit 4 года назад +30

    The Glass Prison buddy! Do it!!

  • @VerifiedGroove
    @VerifiedGroove 4 года назад +17

    I'm glad you're enjoying Dream Theater so far, some quite underrated songs of theirs that I think you would enjoy are "Scarred", "Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the Sand", and "Learning to Live".

    • @mr198221
      @mr198221 4 года назад

      The version of 'Lines in the sand' from 'Once in a LIVEtime' is the shit. Of course, the studio version with Dug Pinnick is great, but i think James hits that live version out of the park.

    • @picklemaster5144
      @picklemaster5144 4 года назад

      I would actually recommend listening to lines in the sand by itself, and then listening to the Burning My Soul demo, which includes the entire Hell's Ktichen song in the middle (it used to be part of Burning My Soul and was removed by the label company and made into a separate song).

  • @jaapverouden
    @jaapverouden 4 года назад +22

    So glad you did this one! For Dream Theater, there really is too much to choose from...because you like the more heavy stuff, perhaps you should start with a song like The Glass Prison. Cheers!

  • @JCguitarguy
    @JCguitarguy 4 года назад +5

    React to "Stream of Consciousness" by Dream Theater! I rarely see youtubers react to this master piece

  • @TimothyDaigle
    @TimothyDaigle 4 года назад +26

    DREAM THEATER - THE GLASS PRISON

  • @SchteeKx
    @SchteeKx 4 года назад +12

    The Count Of Tuscany and A Nightmare to remember !!!

  • @ecog558
    @ecog558 4 года назад +65

    Next step is to listen to Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a memory. To do it justice the entire album needs to be listened to in one sitting as it's one continuous piece

    • @frankov_83
      @frankov_83 4 года назад +3

      Too bad i don't think there's a decent video of the Score version. That song live was INSANE.

    • @C4rc455
      @C4rc455 4 года назад

      @@frankov_83 Saw the entire concert live in december last year. That album live is beyond insane, kind of a unique experience in life, I swear that words can not describe how awesome that was!

  • @mike2003ars
    @mike2003ars 4 года назад +2

    From now I think you are TRAPPED IN-SI-DE THIS OC-TA-VA-RI-UM !!!!

  • @fezthecat1
    @fezthecat1 4 года назад +2

    Early dream theater! Metropolis part 1.

  • @runetech
    @runetech 4 года назад +2

    This track is so filled with musical and lyrical cues from so many Progressive rock classics that you almost had to have lived through that entire 70's 80's area of prog to get them all...

  • @RareHarmony
    @RareHarmony 4 года назад +16

    Greetings from the Enterprise. May I ask for more Dream Theater reactions? A preemptive Thank You to you, good sir.

  • @Leonhavenify
    @Leonhavenify 4 года назад +2

    The Count of Tuscany is also great!

  • @IsacksonStudio
    @IsacksonStudio 4 года назад +3

    When Jordan's keyboard solo hits about half way through... One of my favorite moments in all of music!

  • @grejbar9
    @grejbar9 4 года назад +44

    If you want something a bit shorter and heavier you should try "Panic Attack" by them :)

    • @ZuccAF
      @ZuccAF 4 года назад

      He should Especially listen to this dying soul too

    • @faultier3215
      @faultier3215 4 года назад

      "Never enough" is also a bit like panic attack, but i like the solo much more =)

  • @lucianorosica
    @lucianorosica 4 года назад +17

    Keep going with Dream Theater pleasee!! If i may suggest, please react to The Dark Eternal Night (a very heavy song), or in case you want something more epic and heavy, I strongly suggest A Nightmare to Remember! Love your reactions!!

  • @andrewsitek190
    @andrewsitek190 4 года назад +7

    he song is a microcosm of the entire album Octavarium, which basically represents the cyclical nature of things. The entire album is a huge concept, even to the point of there being 8 songs, 8 musical keys, and each song begins on one key, ends on the next key, and the next song starts on that same key. The song ends with the same chords and melody as the song began. Panic attack is on this album as well and they had melodies from all the songs on the album in this song which is probably why you recognized it. The album is so complex that someone wrote a thesis explaining it.
    If you're really interested, here's the link with all of the references and tie-ins that go into the album - @t
    I just subbed and went through your metal reactions, and i appreciate you going in deep with these two epics, but I think you're due for a solid heavy track. You can't go wrong with any of these. The ones with live versions are awesome and I know you like live versions, but the studio versions are great too.
    The Shattered Fortress - Live from the Boston Opera House
    Honor Thy Father
    This Dying Soul - Live at Budokan

  • @agiotaful
    @agiotaful 4 года назад +9

    I guarantee you, as on 21:10 you clearly liked that transition, you'd be absolutly blown away by praticaly any song from the album A Dramatic Turn of Events

  • @olicorrivo3289
    @olicorrivo3289 4 года назад +8

    Im gonna repeat this on every Dream theater videos: Six degree of inner turbulence, the full album :) Or just the first song anyways, The Glass Prison .

  • @resantaana
    @resantaana 4 года назад +9

    You should try "The Best of Times", it has one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard.

  • @rcox6579
    @rcox6579 4 года назад +11

    Count of Tuscany or Glass Prison Drew!!! Mind blowers

    • @ilovetacos6092
      @ilovetacos6092 4 года назад

      The Count Of Tuscany is in my top 3 favorite songs of all time. It’s essential DT listening.

  • @LeeHasselhoff
    @LeeHasselhoff 4 года назад +4

    I’m really glad to see you have discovered Dream Theater. Their catalogue is HUGE, and varied. Anyways, I can’t guarantee you’ll love it, but based off what elements you say you like, and what parts you visibly seem to get into from your reactions, I think The Glass Prison would be a good fit for your next reaction. It’s heavy, got variable pacing, and my God are the drum beats groovy af...

  • @50Jman06
    @50Jman06 4 года назад +2

    I think the best song for you to check out next would be Glass Prison! If you think the intro to Change of Seasons was good, just wait until you hear the intro to Glass Prison! It's not quite as long as A Change of Seasons and Octavarium more like 15 minutes, but if you want shorter than that do Dark Eternal Night or As I Am.

  • @mike2003ars
    @mike2003ars 4 года назад +5

    So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
    A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
    AT WITS END
    THE GLASS PRISION
    METROPOLIS PT1
    SCARRED
    AS I AM
    IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
    THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

    • @ilovetacos6092
      @ilovetacos6092 4 года назад

      At Wits End and Barstool Warrior are both just amazing. The entire new album Distance Over Time is just phenomenal. I wasn’t sure how I’d like it with Mike Mangini(spelling?) taking over drums, and there not being any long format songs, but I was blown away by the whole album. It’s so good.

  • @thecosmicyak1370
    @thecosmicyak1370 4 года назад +6

    THE COUNT OF TUSCANY!!!!

  • @zacharykim295
    @zacharykim295 4 года назад +12

    Glass prison sounds more up your alley, more "accessible" to the seasoned prog-metalhead. I agree, octavarium is a LOT to take in at first.

    • @iamacharliest
      @iamacharliest 4 года назад

      As I am, Pull me under and The Root of All Evil are also more accessible imo

  • @Askebon
    @Askebon 4 года назад +62

    Can I see some love for Erotomania????

    • @williammanurung3359
      @williammanurung3359 4 года назад +2

      I prefer space-dye vest, but still I hit the like button

    • @picklemaster5144
      @picklemaster5144 4 года назад +3

      He should do the whole trilogy. Erotomania, Voices, the Silent Man.

    • @dmmlong
      @dmmlong 4 года назад

      Yeahboi. Who needs words anyway?

    • @dmmlong
      @dmmlong 4 года назад

      Near anything off their latest album sounds like what you are after really. S2N is a pretty solid track.

    • @Psymon1471
      @Psymon1471 4 года назад

      @@picklemaster5144 Voices is amazing

  • @JoseBolanosMusic
    @JoseBolanosMusic 4 года назад +5

    Heavier and shorter? The Mirror is your song my bro
    or
    The Dark Eternal Night
    This Dying Soul
    A Nightmare To Remember
    The Glass Prison

  • @artemiyegerev3256
    @artemiyegerev3256 4 года назад +18

    Yeah, epics are great
    But I think you should react to their other songs to know dream theatre from a different angle
    I think, that Panic attack is a perfect choice for next reaction!
    PS And don’t forget about metropolis of course😉

  • @hansvandenbroek835
    @hansvandenbroek835 4 года назад +3

    Six degrees of inner turbulence; 42 minutes epic song.

    • @Malkovith2
      @Malkovith2 4 года назад

      Clearly more like several tracks connected with each other. Weird choice to make it a suite tbh. Still great, the 4 middle tracks are amazing and few of the bes things they've ever made.

  • @TheTooTool
    @TheTooTool 4 года назад +14

    The glass prison or as I am are both damn good tracks, both a bit heavier with a great into that I think you’d really dig, but their catalog is solid from top to bottom, you could really pick whatever the fuck you want and 95% of the time be blown away, but another thing that they’re known for are instrumentals, maybe It’d be a change of pace to give one of those a go, I’d recommend stream of consciousness.

  • @aliamapu
    @aliamapu 4 года назад +3

    Drew what I can recommend without a doubt is any song from "Awake", great album and that I see that the comments do not take much into account, it is the time where Kevin Moore was in the band and brings another focus on the compositions that was changing after he left the band, but his first three albums are spectacular and I can't stop recommending him and giving him the space they deserve. Greetings from Chile!.
    Sorry for my English :)

    • @mike2003ars
      @mike2003ars 4 года назад

      So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
      A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
      AT WITS END
      THE GLASS PRISION
      METROPOLIS PT1
      SCARRED
      AS I AM
      IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
      THE COUNT OF TUSCANY

  • @stijnvandepitte4975
    @stijnvandepitte4975 4 года назад +2

    it's time... six degrees of inner turbulence by dream theater and dopesmoker by sleep must be done.

  • @OriginFormeLad
    @OriginFormeLad 4 года назад +2

    The Count of Tuscany, definitely! That's a beautiful song.

  • @Perpet777
    @Perpet777 4 года назад +1

    The Count Of Tuscany! An epic journey. My fav

  • @Toddzilla1967
    @Toddzilla1967 2 года назад +1

    The live version on Score is so awesome with the orchestra. Seeing the band perform live makes it all the more impressive, too. They’re simply in a class all their own.

  • @wellingtontavares9362
    @wellingtontavares9362 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for react Dream Theater. Who knows appreciate this band have my respect.

  • @MyUnGtheater
    @MyUnGtheater 4 года назад +4

    You could try "Honor Thy Father". As far as I concerned it's one their heaviest track.

  • @fuzzydunlop1988
    @fuzzydunlop1988 4 года назад +1

    This is proper 60s-70s Prog Dream Theater coming out. Very Genesis and Yes.

  • @george293
    @george293 4 года назад +13

    Opeth - April Ethereal. Would be great to see this if you are considering another heavy Opeth song, great lyrics on this one.

    • @george293
      @george293 4 года назад +1

      @@alexanderschildknecht2090 it transitions into "when" perfectly

  • @davidgeorgeshatwellpittalu8456
    @davidgeorgeshatwellpittalu8456 4 года назад +1

    Stream of Consciousness is one of their best instrumental tracks. I highly recommend it.

  • @philbee2307
    @philbee2307 4 года назад +1

    "As I Am" - less than 8 minutes; balls to the wall, high energy metal with one of John Petrucci's most face melting solos.

  • @frlong1
    @frlong1 4 года назад +3

    Intro done on continuum fingerboard by keyboardist Jordan Rudess .. goes on a little too long though .. “illumination theory” live would be a good next step .. only 19 minutes 😎 .. they haven been around since the late 80’s so there is plenty of material to explore .. DT is my all time favorite band

  • @AngryCalvin
    @AngryCalvin 4 года назад +1

    This song is amazing! My first reaction to this song and album caused me to buy every Dream Theater album(I had a couple of their albums before than). I dont draw lines on Dream Theater like I do on most my other favorite bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis,Rush,etc where there are certain albums or eras I could care less about. I love all Dream Theater. I could not rate their albums in order. I love the albums fans complain about as much as the ones fans embrace.

  • @SightUnseen555
    @SightUnseen555 4 года назад +2

    We've gotta keep giving him longer and longer songs to listen to!
    Next up:
    In the Presence of Enemies (Pt 1 and 2)- 25:38
    Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Disc 2- 42:02
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory- 1:27:06
    The Astonishing- 2:10:23

  • @johanalejo
    @johanalejo 4 года назад +2

    Want a heavy song that hooks you up from the begining?
    The Glass Prison

  • @matttyree1002
    @matttyree1002 4 года назад +3

    Please react to The Count of Tuscany!

  • @jetset9561
    @jetset9561 4 года назад +1

    Count of Tuscany is my favourite of DT's long tracks - it's amazing but don't forget the 7-11min ones as well - especially if you like the heavier side :)

  • @escoclipse14
    @escoclipse14 4 года назад +2

    You must must must do Dream Theater's This Dying Soul next.
    Seriously do yourself the favor its epic and heavy AF.

  • @mike2003ars
    @mike2003ars 4 года назад +3

    INSTRUMEDLEY - LIVE AT BUDOKAN, so you have the chance to watch them playing his instruments live !!

  • @steffenolsen2390
    @steffenolsen2390 4 года назад +1

    Dream Theater- The Mirror

  • @cameronnaraine8299
    @cameronnaraine8299 4 года назад +1

    From what you've described, I'd say try "The Glass Prison" or "As I Am"

  • @kylenash7746
    @kylenash7746 4 года назад +2

    Do "home" by dream theater. Its about 14 minutes long. And heavier than octivarium. One of my all time favorites

  • @atomicat
    @atomicat 4 года назад

    Dream Theater make so many songs with long duration with so many part changing in it.
    This album introduce me to dream theater back when i was 12.
    Now I'm 27. Octavarium, for me is their best long duration song.
    The music, lyrics, and so many detail in this song make you feel like ure in a journey.
    Damn! The closing solo and the chord transition towards the ending tells me that these guy is such a high level musician.
    Wonderful music.
    Still give me goosebumps.

  • @VincentLaw12
    @VincentLaw12 4 года назад +1

    "The glass prison" or "Home", you'll be hooked for sure..

  • @spectorshade
    @spectorshade 4 года назад +8

    Now you gotta do Panic Attack by them

  • @progdrummer51
    @progdrummer51 4 года назад

    As a lifetime Dream Theater fan (first time I saw them live I was 8 years old at their Scenes from a Memory Tour with Spock's Beard in 2000) I love that you did 2 of their Opuses at first and liked them, not many people can say the same thing, it's a lot to chew for sue but shows them in their full splendor. I recommend some of their shorter tracks to get you used to them in other avenues as well:
    - Take the Time
    - Fatal Tragedy
    - As I Am
    - The Glass Prison
    - The Dark Eternal Night
    - New Millennium
    - The Mirror

  • @mariovrandecic5690
    @mariovrandecic5690 4 года назад +3

    Hi! If you want thoroughly explore progressive metal/rock I strongly recommend bands like HAKEN (maybe their's Darkest light), LEPROUS (their's The Price), PAIN OF SALVATION ( On A Tuesday), MARS VOLTA (Son et lumière/Inertiatic ESP) and RISHLOO (Just a ride). And of course many other bands, but these are my favorites heh, along with Tool, Gojira and other bands you already covered. Enjoy!!!

  • @BillyF2LJeffs
    @BillyF2LJeffs 4 года назад

    Love your reactions man. This is the music which changed my life, so to see someone appreciating all of the important parts, and making the same faces I did when I first heard it is so awesome. Trust me spin this a few more times, it really grabs you more and more with each listen.

  • @mak4rno
    @mak4rno 4 года назад +13

    Symphony X - The Oddyssey
    Next please.

    • @jotaroshinsuke
      @jotaroshinsuke 4 года назад

      The Odessey so much better than Octavarium

  • @adrianomel
    @adrianomel 4 года назад +2

    Ah yes octavarium.. A masterpiece of an album including this song which is the last song. The album as a whole is such a genius concept, revolving around the number 8. Starting with the fact that it is the band's 8th studio album. It has 8 songs in total and each song is written in a different key starting and ending on the same note, a full octave. This song in particular revolves around the theme of coming full circle with one's self, however it is very open for interpretation. In the last lyric section of the song before the "trapped inside this octavarium" part you can actually hear a snipett of each song of the album really quietly in the background, and after 8 bars the whole song comes full circle. Alright I wrote this during the whole intro, back to listening with you.. Thanks for reacting to this!

  • @mike2003ars
    @mike2003ars 4 года назад +1

    18:16 -19:30 ... yes !!! WHAT'S GOING ON !!! We all know that feeling dude

  • @Metalton95
    @Metalton95 4 года назад +6

    Symphony X - The Odyssey
    Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
    ..for when you have extra time to record, some day

    • @liquidshadows79
      @liquidshadows79 4 года назад

      Definitely agree with The Great Escape. Masterpiece of a song.

  • @McShortFuse
    @McShortFuse 4 года назад

    This track is awesome to see performed live! I would know, since Dream Theater played it the first time I saw them live. You should check out songs like "Endless Sacrifice", "Blind Faith", "The Great Debate", "Pale Blue Dot" "At Wit's End" or " A New Beginning". They are much shorter than both Octavarium and A Change of Seasons, but still every bit as great as those two.

  • @bryanduhart7218
    @bryanduhart7218 4 года назад

    Got this from a forum and I think he pretty much hit the nail on the head.
    The song is about Dream Theater and their influence on progressive rock. The first 13 and a half minutes of that song sound very similar to pink floyd, yes, genesis, the beatles, and many other progressive rock pioneers. This is done on purpose, considering that they started the genre, so Dream Theater started the song by playing their music very much like their influences - "i never wanted to become someone like him" basically means Dream Theater, when they were young, never wanted to be like their influences because they wanted to be independent. However no matter how hard they try they will end up being just like them in some way, although still original - "Then all I swore that I would never be was now, so suddenly, the only thing, I wanted, to become, to be someone just like him."
    The next part of the song is sort of a metaphoric explanation of how Dream Theater became like them, other than that there is not much i can explain.
    At about 14 minutes into the song, a strong, very progressive metalish riff comes into play, and that is where the line "Isn't this where we came in?" (sample from Pink Floyd The Wall) is heard. The basic reason for this quote is to explain that at this point in time (around 1989), Dream Theater opened the door to a new genre (Progmetal, for those of you who dont know). Now Dream Theater realizes that they will always be like their fathers, and yet original, so they pay homage to their influences in this section.
    - Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper, diem's ready
    ...sailing on the seven seas: OMD song
    ...seize the day: famous DT line from A Change of Seasons
    ...day tripper: Beatles song
    ...diem's ready: Carpe Diem from A Change of Seasons
    -Jack the ripper, Owen's Wilson Phillips and my supper's ready
    ...jack the ripper: Judas Priest song
    ...owen wilson: if you dont know this youre retarded
    ...phillips and my: not sure lol
    ...supper's ready: Genesis song
    -Lucy in the sky with diamond, Dave's not here ive come to save the day
    ...lucy in the sky with diamonds: Beatles song
    ...daves not here: Yes song
    -For nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again
    ...nightmare cinema: antonym to Dream Theater, and also a joke band they made with Derek Sherinian (former DT keyboardist)
    ...home: Dream Theater song
    -Eugene Gene the dance machine messiah, light my fire, gabba gabba hey hey
    ...gene gene the dance machine: TV character from the 70-80s
    ...machine messiah: Yes song
    ...light my fire: Doors song
    ...gabba gabba hey: Ramones song
    -Hey hey my my generation's home again
    ...hey hey my my: Neill Young song
    ...my generation: The Who song
    ...home again: Dream Theater song again
    The next part, Intervals, is about the songs on the album Octavarium itself.
    I need not explain, just read this:
    The Root of All Evil
    Root
    Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
    Remove all obstacles from our path
    The Answer Lies Within
    Second
    Asking questions
    Search for clues
    The answer's been right in front of you
    These Walls
    Third
    We try to break free
    Long to connect
    Fall on deaf ears with failed muted breath
    I Walk Beside You
    Fourth
    Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
    Carries love through each darkest fire
    Panic Attack
    Fifth
    Tortured insanity
    A smothering hell
    Try to escape but to no avail
    Never Enough
    Sixth
    The calls of admirers
    Who claim they adore
    Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more
    Sacrificed Sons
    Seventh
    Innocent victims for merciless crimes
    Fall prey to some madman's impulsive designs
    Octavarium
    Octave
    Step after step
    We try controlling our fate
    When we finally start living it's become too late
    Root second third fourth fifth sixth seventh and octave are musical intervals, thus the name of the section. And all the songs on Octavarium are on different scales spaced interavally: Root of all evil is in F, Answer lies within is in G, These walls is in A, I walk beside you is in B, Panic attack is in C, Never enough is in D, Sacrificed sons is in E, and Octavarium is in F, therefore making that album a full circle.
    TRAPPED INSIDE THIS OCTAVARIUM basically means that the band cannot be different or independent anymore because they have already defined themselves.
    A perfect sphere
    Colliding with our fate
    The story ends where it began
    Notice the first note in The Root Of All Evil is an F, well the last note in Octavarium is the same F, making it a full circle and saying that the story ends where it began musically as well.

  • @darrindefouw4330
    @darrindefouw4330 4 года назад +1

    The Count of Tuscany is a REALLY good one. I think you would like it and I would dig watching you react. Peace!

  • @IanMustafa
    @IanMustafa 4 года назад +1

    If you want something heavy, try "The Dark Eternal Night", "Endless Sacrifice", "In The Name of God", "Panic Attack"
    If you don't mind some orchestra in the song, try "Sacrified Sons" or a monster 42-minute song "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulences"
    but if you're fancy listening to concept album (basically an album that tells a story as a whole), try their fifth album, "Metropolis Pt. 2: The Scenes from a Memory". it has some heavy songs into it, but the whole album is a masterpiece

  • @rangamsarmah2061
    @rangamsarmah2061 4 года назад +1

    Breaking all illusions! It's awesome that you did octavarium, it's my favorite dream theater song ever.

  • @Prozaca94
    @Prozaca94 4 года назад +2

    I would recommend you listen to Octavarium live from the "Score" DVD on your own time aswell. Really great live recording.

    • @rtwbikerider
      @rtwbikerider 4 года назад

      I would suggest reading the Wikipedia information on this song, and then watching DT perform it live with an orchestra. This is the version from the Score DVD: ruclips.net/video/v60R2w1T9C4/видео.html

  • @NeilMcLinden
    @NeilMcLinden 4 года назад

    Dude, major props to you. You jumped into Dream Theater with two of the longest and (for newcomers) most inaccessible pieces of their repertoire and took it all in stride. Welcome to the Dream Theater club!

  • @rsbdotexe
    @rsbdotexe 4 года назад

    These are the types of songs that blow my mind that they can write. There are so many movements all seamlessly woven together. Most people just don't get it, and rightfully so as it's not always filled with hooks. But man, if you're patient and give these types of songs multiple listens you start to realize how fucking brilliant they are as composers and musicians.

  • @KhordLizardMage
    @KhordLizardMage 4 года назад

    Octavarium live is awesome. They have some very cool animated scenes on the screen during parts of the instrumental breakdown where Jordan Rudess (the keyboard player) is a wizard.

  • @falloutfan2502
    @falloutfan2502 4 года назад

    Progressive masterpiece! That face said it all!
    That whole disk is amazing, but that song is an enterprise and a half.

  • @Chichocmb
    @Chichocmb 4 года назад

    YES PLEASE!
    COUNT OF TUSCANY !
    I really enjoy your reactions, keep this up! Cheers from Argentina

  • @thehighknightgarlips9394
    @thehighknightgarlips9394 4 года назад +1

    All these suggestions are good but the next one needs to be The Count Of Tuscany. And for 100k subs maybe consider Scenes From A Memory special! 😂🤘🏻

  • @JakobStrand
    @JakobStrand 4 года назад

    First A Change of Seasons...now this. You are spoiling us with your reactions of these epic songs. This is my 2nd favourite DT song. I wanna see you react to A count of Tuscany and then I´m 100% satisfied! Thanks!

  • @kylemanley1602
    @kylemanley1602 4 года назад

    Content like this is really encouraging to see for the progressive genres after all the decades it's been around. It was an honest and straight-forward reaction to a band that's been extremely respected and viewed as some of the highest caliber musicians of these past few generations. Mad respect for trying new things whether you'd like them or not, because most people just don't take the time and effort it takes to listen to this kind of music. SUBBED!

  • @NiyatiTV
    @NiyatiTV 2 года назад

    i am 100% willing to die on this hill right now, octavarium is *the* best song i have ever heard. ever. nothing can beat it! the first time i heard it, i literally started crying tears of joy, which no other song has made me do before. i have listened to it countess times now, and i am yet to get sick of it. it is magical, its beautiful, its empowering, its so perfect, i cant even put it into words. all of you might just treat it as a song, but i treat it almost like a child. it is special to me, i protect it, i love it.

  • @WardenOfSouls
    @WardenOfSouls 4 года назад +3

    I always love Reactions to that song. Its just something really special.
    For more DT i'd recommend "Home".
    I still havent given up on getting a RUclipsr to react to Katatonia tho! :D

  • @raulgonzalezart6006
    @raulgonzalezart6006 9 месяцев назад

    No Words to describe Dream Theater.... another level. Thanks bro for giving a chance to this fantastic music.

  • @nahuelolivera828
    @nahuelolivera828 4 года назад

    It's amazing to see your expressions throughout the video.
    Dream Theater's Fun Fact: There are a series of albums where the endings of each are connected.
    Octavarium's Fun Fact: Each song is in a different key, starting in F# and ending in its octave. So "The Root of all Evil" is in F# and Octavarium is in F# but an octave higher. Dream Theater songs, and albums are full of this things. You could really enjoy doing a series of Dream Theater albums going from older to newest. Cheers!

  • @drummerjuancho
    @drummerjuancho 4 года назад

    You need to go on a rollercoaster ride with Scenes From A Memory Drew, perhaps their most iconic concept album to date... the story itself is a wild ride

  • @carloscvtg
    @carloscvtg 4 года назад

    whenever I see one of your videos it is like actually the 1,000th time I listen to the song but for some reason, it feels like it is even better than the first time