An ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!! One of the GREATEST songs ever written & performed!!! Thank you so much for playing and commenting on this unbelievable track.
When your guitar player and bass player are both Berklee graduates, your keyboard player is a graduate of Juliard, and your drummer is a former master class professor from Berklee, you know you've got a deadly lineup. Now take a deep dive and do illumination Theory from the same show
Anesthetize might be the one completely prog metal song that Vince could possibly have *NO* issues at all with whatsoever: all of the "good" stuff he likes and none of the more "meandering" qualities everything there has a clear purpose and just works, yet it's still very long, intricate, etc. EDIT: also the live version is possibly even better than even the recording.
If they decide to listen the The Glass Prison make sure to listen in this order; 1. TGP, 2. This Dying Soul, 3. The Root of all Evil, 4. Repentance and 5. The Shattered Fortress, otherwise the lyrics won’t make sense.
John Petrucci ( guitar ) and John Myung ( bass ) are childhood friends and they decided to go to university together where they found Mike Portnoy ( ex-drummer ) and they decided to start a band. James La’Brie ( vocals ) came in the band during their second album , Images and words (1991) and the keyboardist, Jordan Rudess , who studied at Juliard, cane in the band in 1999 when they made Metropolis pt.2, their best album imo. Mike Mangini (current drummer) joined the grup in 2010 when Portnoy left the band (the audition has been recorded and is available on RUclips under the “Spirit caries on” series name).
Their first keyboard player, Kevin Moore, also was from the school where Petrucci & Myung went to growing up. Must be something in the water on Long Island, NY, since Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, & bassist Randy Coven also grew up on LI (different town than Dream Theater, but all 3 grew up in the same neighborhood).
Should be mentioned that at the time of joining Mangini was a percussion professor at Berklee School of Music, the same school Petrucci, Myung, and Portnoy went to when they formed the band.
FINALLY someone reacted to this! My fav DT song in the Mangini era, and one of my favs overall. JP's solo = instant chills even after hundreds of listens.
Imagine saying Petrucci plays with no feel... You might not like his fast solos, but saying he has no feel is just wrong. Also, Seeing him play them live is insane.
Vin, the fact you appreciate the musicianship is enough. Most people don't have the patience for a lot of prog rock or metal because of those marathon instrumental segments in the songs. Especially when it starts to stray from the verses and chorus. I for one am a long time fan of it, but I also see your point where too much can be too much. I agree though, seeing the song performed live gives you a broader perspective, and usually a better experience.
I've watched a lot of dream theatre react, and you guys did a great job here, a genuine review/react with a lot of thoughts into it, which dream theatre songs are deserved. (with no pause in the middle of the song)
This song is marvelous. Everyone complains about DT losing their essence after Portnoy left the band. Well, this proves the contraire Also, react to Heading For Tomorrow, by Gamma Ray!!! (with Kai Hansen on vocals)
Well technically this album was written when Portnoy was still in the band. That's why Mangini contributed nothing to the album because it was already written.
@@scorpiusbalthazar4327 thats not entirely true, portnoy had nothing to do with this album. Mangini came in to programmed drum tracks BUT he learned them and recorded them and added his own feel and fills
Allow me to comment on this. Mike Portnoy - 0 Grammy noms. Mike Mangini - 3 and a win. All of those came with Dream Theater. Portnoy got zero. I love Portnoy, but the facts are the facts.
Hey Vin and Sori, just wanted to say God bless you guys and stay strong in the faith. Dream Theater is my favorite band of all time and watching you guys react to one of their greatest masterpieces is truly God's work. Thank you so much. All honor and glory belongs to the Lord of lords and King of kings Jesus Christ for the glory of our heavenly Father.
John Petrucci (guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums and no longer in the band since 2010) and John Myung (bass) went in to Berklee College of Music and founded Majesty in 1985 (later changed to Dream Theater). Juilliard is the music school that Jordan Rudess (keyboards, joined Dream Theater 1999) went to when he was only 11. The drummer here is Mike Mangini and joined Dream Theater in 2010. Pretty much all of these musicians are gods among them. The Ministry of Lost Souls live Chaos in Motion and Beyond This Life (with improvised section in the middle) live at Budokan to absolutely blow your mind! By Dream Theater ofc
I think thats the perfect album for vin. There's not really "Crazy" instrumentals all the time and whenever there is it has a clear theme and is easily connected with the song it's in, like the solos in Home. They stick with a kind of middle eastern vibe throughout the whole song even through the instrumental parts. I dont think he would like the dance of eternity though for obvious reasons but everything else i think he would enjoy.
They would totally get engrossed in unraveling the story too. It’s some of the best writing and James executes it all so well. And yeah...the musicality is insane.
From what I understand about this song it's about having an awakening to the truth about religious ideas written into the mind as a child. Coming to the understanding of the truth is like a supernova going off in the mind exposing a new truth. Drawn to the curses left behind refers to the doctrine that was deeply wired into the mind. It takes a long time to keep those beliefs from coming back in certain situations like when someone you love gets hurt you're first response is to pray to God to save them even though it's not part of your belief system anymore. Keep walking the emerald rode on the journey to the truth. Stay on the path and new and wonderful things will open up to you.
Prog Metal: Think of it like Pink Floyd meets Yes with an edge but when you are new or casually listening it is hard to figure out and can be very jarring. Turn down the lights, put on the headphones, relax, pick an instrument and just follow it along through the song. Before long you will be like "why is the dude singing??, lets get to that interlude!!"
Dream Theater are like the Avengers of metal. Nice analogy! This song is arguably their best since Octavarium, and definitiely their best Mangini-era song. A true modern classic.
You are watching the Pinnacle of musicians. Period. I am an avid musician, and these guys are the king of kings in music. (Not just my opinion either)...
"Illumination Theory" is also a good song too, especially the live version from the Breaking the Fourth Wall DVD set. It's the same concert from this song but it also includes a live choir and orchestra from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the same college some of the band members attended.
Vin makes a great point on seeing them live first. Some of the more intricate songs overwhelmed me when I first tried Dream Theater and I quickly moved on to other music. Then in 2005 or so I randomly bought their Budokan live DVD because my friend wouldn't shut up about them. After watching that DVD, Dream Theater redefined my musical interests in a way that only Metallica did before that. 13 years later DT is still my favorite band and now I understand how ignorant I was before when I thought their music lacked soul. I can easily say they evoke far more feelings in me than any other band. The climax of this song as the lyrics end nearly brings me to tears. Just have to be willing to go on a journey, at least in the case of their longer epics. PS: Great lyrical analysis. You just made the song even better for someone who already thinks of it as a masterpiece. Fun fact, both this and Fall Into The Light have lyrics written by the bassist John Myung, which is rare for DT. Love his lyrical concepts though!
I have seen Dream Theater live 3 times. Yes Dream Theater does complicated songs, sometimes very technical, sometimes truly soulful but in conclusion; I can not tell you how unbelieveable to see that magic happens right in front of your eyes.
I'm surprised there's only a handful of Breaking All Illusions reaction videos on RUclips... We gotta tell all of these "Reactor" on RUclips about Breaking All Illusions (either album version or live version) It's a great song.. As a DIE-HARD Dream Theater fan since 2000, my top 5 would be (in order) 5. The Best of Times 4. The Ministry of Lost Souls 3. The Glass Prison 2. Breaking All Illusions 1. Learning to Live Cheers DT fans around the world!! From NYC!
The core members met at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The following is off of Berklee's website... In 1985, Dream Theater began as Majesty after longtime bandmates Petrucci and Myung arrived at Berklee in search of a drummer who was into progressive rock and metal. They heard Portnoy in a practice room and soon began jamming together. The trio would become the core of one of rock's most virtuosic and heavy bands. After leaving Berklee, the group added a vocalist and keyboard player and changed its name to Dream Theater. Current vocalist LaBrie is the band's third singer and the best fit. His agile voice snarls on the metal tune "The Dark Eternal Night" and then soars sweet and high on the power ballad "The Ministry of Lost Souls" (both from Systematic Chaos). The fleet-fingered Rudess, who joined in 1999 and replaced Berklee alumnus Derek Sherinian '84, is the band's third keyboard player
Seeing these guys live is a mind-blowing experience and I get to do it again in March ... 4th row! Portnoy(drums), Petrucci (guitar)and Myung (bass) went to Berklee in Boston NYC together. LaBrie (singer) was added later and is Canadian. Rudess (keys) joined in the late 90's. Mangini joined in 2010 after Portnoy left - he was a professor at Berklee at the time.
Dream Theatre is the best band I have watched live. Like Vin said, having all virtuosos in each instrument absolutely killing their instruments for 3 hours straight is just unparalleled. Relentless. After I watched them live, I realised their name better. They take you in a dream in a theatrical fashion. Just like a movie or theatre score is not always the most enjoyable as an audio album (especially if you have NEVER watched the movie or theatre), this is similar. The live 'act' is critical to appreciating what they are trying to convey. Dream Theater's (like Rush's) true genius and sound can only be fully experienced and understood from watching them live (or their live videos).
I’ve heard this song a thousand times and while watching you guys react, I honestly forgot it was live until James spoke to the audience. I was like “Oh, yeah...damn.”
If any of the villagers are seeing this ask Vin and Sori to react to Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughn. I understand it's not metal but he is an amazing artist
I’ve seen Dream Theater live 6 times. The last time I saw them I took my ex (my daughter’s mum) when we were still together (we’re still friends), it was the Images, Words & Beyond tour 2017. John Petrucci played the guitar intro to this song, I’m rocking out, my ex taps me on the shoulder... “didn’t we conceive our daughter to this?”.
The four original members (minus a vocalist) all met at Berkelee College of music and formed the band, originally called "Majesty". Two of them are still in the band (the guitarist and bass player).
I may get blasted for this, but I've always thought it. In music we really don't reward the most talented people. If you think about football and the best athletes, they get the recognition they deserve. I would argue that prog musicians are at the top of the musical game, but are only considered niche and really don't get the praise they deserve for mastering their instruments. In fact, the more simplistic radio artists are the ones getting all the accolades. It's backwards to me.
taffer I think there are a lot of talented musicians outside of prog (just look at Chester Bennington, he’s always been looked at as one of the best vocalists in the world), but prog tends to be the genre that by its very nature REQUIRES talent to be successful in, so we see a much higher ratio of talent to non-talent in it.
The old saying holds true here... The rock musician plays three chords in front of three thousand people and the jazz musician plays three thousand chords in front of three people. Dream theater is a nice combination.
The reason why I think Peteucci is the top guitarist today is his versatility. He possesses a (very) rare gift among guitarists in that he can shred as good as anyone, but he also can play simple, tasteful licks, he can play soulfully with emotion, and he can riff like a beast. Hes the complete package.
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize Live in Tilburg Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons Live in New York Dream Theater - Learning To Live Opeth - Deliverence Opeth - Blackwater Park Steven Wilson - Routine Steven Wilson - Ancestral Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing Storm Corrosion - Drag Ropes React to any (or all) of these and your mind will be blown.
You wanted to see DT live... Jordan went to Juilliard. John and John went to Berklee Mangini taught at Berklee. Vin, they have a biography written by Rich Wilson.
John Petrucci, John Myung (bass) and the former drummer Mike Portnoy met a Berklee College of Music in Boston and started Dream Theater there. Mike Mangini was a professor of percussion at Berklee (I think). Jordan Rudess (keyboards) grew up being a classically trained pianist. All have quite a pedigree being professionally trained but they all loved rock and metal and brought they're talents to that genre. 😎
Under a Glass Moon is (dare I say) a criminally underrated song. It's so damn good, and I rarely ever see anyone mention it. This song is so worthy of a reaction video, and I'd also like to see you two try to decipher the lyrics in this song.
Didn't expect that you'd pick this song. It is one of my favorite DT songs. If you want some more of their mind boggling live performances, please check out The Dance of Eternity or The Spirit Carries On. Btw, A Change of Seasons and The Count of Tuscany are great songs too. Though studio versions bother you, you'll like them.
To answer your question, Mike Portnoy (original drummer), John Petrucci (Guitarrist) and John Myung (bassist) met at Berkley in the first semester when they were like 18 and started it from there.. then dropped college at the second semester to fully work on DT..
Berkeley School of Music is where the Guitarist and the original Drummer met. All of the members are formerly trained. Their current drummer was a music professor at Berkeley.
I really appreciate that you guys took the time to break down the lyrical content, as you envisioned it. I wondered why the video length was so much longer than the song until I watched further. Music, as great as it is, to me is only half of the book (the music being the binding, covers and pages, which are needed for any book but are empty and waiting for the listener to fill in the words as they feel) and the lyrics are obvious. As one closes the final page to any book, now it's up to the reader [listener] to take away from the endeavor what is or is not meaningful to themselves. The fact that you both took the time to tell me what you took from the song speaks volumes (pun intended) about your intent when you began the song, and that will make me come back, again. Thanks for listening (and, actually hearing) my favorite band of all time.
Great song, performed to perfection by one of the most skilled bands of all time! Progressive rock requires a very special type of listener! Most are creative, intelligent, and open to suggestion! Those people who can’t relate to the music are usually close minded, opinionated, uninformed, and short on intelligence!!
As a raging DT fan, I enjoyed the hell out of this reaction; like watching kids' eyes light up when they open a Christmas present. Excellent analysis too!
Nothing like see people's reactions to seeing Dream Theater perform live......smile, jaw-dropping, and wonder......love it!!!!......Such masters of their individual crafts.....they make it look so easy and effortless.
I'm glad to see y'all doing more DT recently. Especially live! They're just as good live as in studio. (vocals can be off occasionally, but mostly on point) They're truly masters of their craft. Not all of their songs are overly Proggy. The album, "Train of Thought" is one of their heaviest metal albums they have put out.
Wow, I've never seen a reaction to this song..and I loved it! Yeah, I think live reactions for Dream Theater are the way to go :) (I just recommend you NOT do the Wacken live performances). Budokan, "Breaking the Fourth Wall" and "Score" performances are a good way to go.
Top 5 Petrucci Solos (in DT only): - Under a Glass Moon - Goodnight Kiss - Forsaken - Octavarium - Anything from Scenes from a Memory - Bonus: Erotomania Now kill me xD
VinAnd Sori* Can you guys make a video for 'Stream of Consciousness live @ Budokan' by Dream Theater? You've gotta watch the live video as well, not just the song! It's so damn good! :) BTW the live recording of it was with their original drummer. So don't get too shocked if if he looks different lmfao
There are only 2 guitarist that ever made my mind blowing Steve Vai and Petrucci They Riffs its juat awesome and never seen like those before in any others
In Dream Theater's first album, in the credits, they gave thanks to Marillion. So I recommend them again, Marillion : Neverland (Live) (2004 Marbles on the road) Prog, but not metal. A truly gifted Guitarist, Steve Rothery.
Before I hear your opinion, you picked my favorite Dream Theater song, thank you so much. Edit: they met at Berkeley (Boston). Labrie (the vocalist) used to be better, but he damaged his vocal cords with food poisoning in 1994.
The keyboardist Jordan Ruddess is the best in the band. He was literally a child prodigy. I think he went to Juliard whereas the guitarist and bassist went to Berkele and were childhood friends. The drummer taught at Berkele and holds several world records for speed.
Those moments at around 7 minutes are homages to other bands, namely Jethro Tull and Yes (I think). They did put them together a bit better in the studio. version
prog has tons of soul it’s just that you are so shocked by the unpredictable nature of it that you tend to miss it.. Though that’s everyone when they first hear progressive music, you have to train your ears and be patient to understand it but when you do there’s a very big pay off and that’s often why prog fans are so snobby lol
I've always had the ear for it, so seeing this unusual reaction was, well, in fact unusual for me to witness. Maybe coz I was a die-hard fan of King Crimson, Rush and Ozric Tentacles since I was a kid. Keep in mind that I'm 20. I would hate to say these people are ignorant, but it kinda hurt my soul to hear what they said. I love Metallica but DT is waaaay more metal in my mind. Even their softer songs are conceptually heavy to me. Oh well. I guess people aren't as musical as some. I am a multi instrumentalist and I play a lot of instruments. I specifically listen to prog or classical music and I always evolve as a musician just by listening to such music, so it's a "must" for me by this point. It's really hard for me to go back to other forms of music. I'm actually thinking unusual tempos and time signatures in my head all the damn time because of it, six years solllllid. When I go back to classic hip-hop/rap like Notorious B.I.G. or Niggas With Attitude or classic rock like ACDC or Journey I'm just thinking, "Yeah, that's great and all, but it's too simple to me. I need more beats, rhythms. No 4/4 shit please." hahaha. It's natural to me now. So maybe, yeah, "most" need time to evolve for it, but even when I first heard prog as a young lad, I never had to "train my ears" to enjoy it. Loved it all since day one. Maybe my generation will evolve out of mumble rap and become some prog aliens, but I still feel rather unusual for being my age, not to brag. Just like most people in general. I was listening to DT on my JBL in my hometown real real loud and got looked strangely by some teenagers, like "Huh, that guy's weeeeird." These douchers were my age. They looked over as if they never heard a fucking piano before, that's how ignorant they were. Keep in mind this was a softer song, "This Is The Life". Like wtf. They gave me a bad case of the douche chills.
When people that play musical instruments listen to music they aren't bored by it, but see it being played in their mind's eye. If they're good enough they can figure out for example what position on the guitar neck something is being played so they can try it themselves later ( I'm not that good ). So, rather than concentrate on lyrics full of metaphors which can be studied later, for the first listen they will be gauging how good the musicianship is, and waiting for the guitar solo, which is like going on an adventure determined by which notes are chosen, and how well they are played.
An ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!! One of the GREATEST songs ever written & performed!!! Thank you so much for playing and commenting on this unbelievable track.
When your guitar player and bass player are both Berklee graduates, your keyboard player is a graduate of Juliard, and your drummer is a former master class professor from Berklee, you know you've got a deadly lineup.
Now take a deep dive and do illumination Theory from the same show
Remember when their drummer was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame at age 37? Those were the golden years.
I think you guys are finally realizing how much of a bad ass John Petrucci is now.
Even all Atheists here must accept Petrucci as the one true God of guitar.
@@dimitriid there's certainly more tangible proof of *Petrucci's* existance, so you have a point.
If I could play like one guitarist, I'd rather pick Michael Romeo than John Petrucci.
Not that one could go wrong if one played like Petrucci.
@@sopwithsnoopy8779 romeo is good to but i prefer petrucci
@@alexfcp07 I'd take the skill of either guy without complaining ^^
Best DT song in the Mangini era by far, maybe even top 5 overall for me.
I agree with all you said here
This one, At Wit's End, Outcry, Pale Blue Dot and S2N are all GREAT songs!
Oh Mangini wasn't in the band yet when they recorded this album, John Petrucci is the one who made the drums
@@genesisalves5474 i never knew that
@@genesisalves5474 well not really, he made very basic drum tracks, then mangini came in and did his thing
Dream theater -the glass prison.
Porcupine tree - arriving somewhere but not here.
Opeth -hessian peel.
Yes, we need some Porcupine Tree on here! Anesthetize live version!
@@kellenschneider1387 I agree. Anesthetize is better than Arriving Somewhere.
Anesthetize might be the one completely prog metal song that Vince could possibly have *NO* issues at all with whatsoever: all of the "good" stuff he likes and none of the more "meandering" qualities everything there has a clear purpose and just works, yet it's still very long, intricate, etc.
EDIT: also the live version is possibly even better than even the recording.
@@wellingtonaraujo9824 Well... well.. I DISAGREE! :D Honestly though, both are amazing and both have amazing live versions as well.
If they decide to listen the The Glass Prison make sure to listen in this order; 1. TGP, 2. This Dying Soul, 3. The Root of all Evil, 4. Repentance and 5. The Shattered Fortress, otherwise the lyrics won’t make sense.
John Petrucci ( guitar ) and John Myung ( bass ) are childhood friends and they decided to go to university together where they found Mike Portnoy ( ex-drummer ) and they decided to start a band. James La’Brie ( vocals ) came in the band during their second album , Images and words (1991) and the keyboardist, Jordan Rudess , who studied at Juliard, cane in the band in 1999 when they made Metropolis pt.2, their best album imo. Mike Mangini (current drummer) joined the grup in 2010 when Portnoy left the band (the audition has been recorded and is available on RUclips under the “Spirit caries on” series name).
Myung, he's not on Gass :p ;D But he pushes bass like pedal to the metal :).
Their first keyboard player, Kevin Moore, also was from the school where Petrucci & Myung went to growing up.
Must be something in the water on Long Island, NY, since Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, & bassist Randy Coven also grew up on LI (different town than Dream Theater, but all 3 grew up in the same neighborhood).
John Petrucci and Kevin Moore were Childhood friends, they met Mike Portnoy & John Myung at Berklee College.
Should be mentioned that at the time of joining Mangini was a percussion professor at Berklee School of Music, the same school Petrucci, Myung, and Portnoy went to when they formed the band.
FINALLY someone reacted to this! My fav DT song in the Mangini era, and one of my favs overall. JP's solo = instant chills even after hundreds of listens.
Imagine saying Petrucci plays with no feel... You might not like his fast solos, but saying he has no feel is just wrong. Also, Seeing him play them live is insane.
Anyone saying he has no feel hasn't listened to his solo on best of times.
@@_Lizz_ For sure my favourite solo of all time
All the feel of a car mechanic.
@@_Lizz_ Or The Spirit Carries On, Octavarium, Another Day, Under A Glass Moon (feel doesn't mean slow), etc.
Just watch him do the solo intro to “The spirit carries on” live from the 2005 dvd. Incredible feel and WAY better than the album version.
Dream theater - Spirit carries on
Live verson from score DVD pls :)
yes please!
Live Scenes from New York is the best
YES KEEP THE DREAM THEATER GOING!!!!
Vin, the fact you appreciate the musicianship is enough. Most people don't have the patience for a lot of prog rock or metal because of those marathon instrumental segments in the songs. Especially when it starts to stray from the verses and chorus. I for one am a long time fan of it, but I also see your point where too much can be too much. I agree though, seeing the song performed live gives you a broader perspective, and usually a better experience.
I swear, I cry everytime I hear that ending. "Karma starts the signal...." boom, I'm gone. It's so beautiful.
"This band is like the Avengers, everybody comes together" LOL!
This is the greatest Dream Theater song they ever made. I've listened to this track a billion times and I still haven't gotten sick of it.
I've watched a lot of dream theatre react, and you guys did a great job here, a genuine review/react with a lot of thoughts into it, which dream theatre songs are deserved. (with no pause in the middle of the song)
Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon (LIVE score)
Feels like I've been asking for about a year now y'all!
Man, I was at that show. It was such an incredible night! I've seen them live a lot, but this night will forever be one of my most memorable.
This song is marvelous. Everyone complains about DT losing their essence after Portnoy left the band. Well, this proves the contraire
Also, react to Heading For Tomorrow, by Gamma Ray!!! (with Kai Hansen on vocals)
This album has all solid songs.
Well technically this album was written when Portnoy was still in the band. That's why Mangini contributed nothing to the album because it was already written.
@@scorpiusbalthazar4327 thats not entirely true, portnoy had nothing to do with this album. Mangini came in to programmed drum tracks BUT he learned them and recorded them and added his own feel and fills
@@mirkecWii I didn't say he contributed to the album. I said he was in the band when the album was written
Allow me to comment on this.
Mike Portnoy - 0 Grammy noms.
Mike Mangini - 3 and a win. All of those came with Dream Theater. Portnoy got zero.
I love Portnoy, but the facts are the facts.
Hey Vin and Sori, just wanted to say God bless you guys and stay strong in the faith. Dream Theater is my favorite band of all time and watching you guys react to one of their greatest masterpieces is truly God's work. Thank you so much. All honor and glory belongs to the Lord of lords and King of kings Jesus Christ for the glory of our heavenly Father.
John Petrucci (guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums and no longer in the band since 2010) and John Myung (bass) went in to Berklee College of Music and founded Majesty in 1985 (later changed to Dream Theater). Juilliard is the music school that Jordan Rudess (keyboards, joined Dream Theater 1999) went to when he was only 11. The drummer here is Mike Mangini and joined Dream Theater in 2010. Pretty much all of these musicians are gods among them.
The Ministry of Lost Souls live Chaos in Motion and Beyond This Life (with improvised section in the middle) live at Budokan to absolutely blow your mind! By Dream Theater ofc
Please do an album listen of Metropolis Pt 2 from Dream Theater. It is their masterpiece!
That one will do Vin's head in
Oops...was thinking of Pt 1
I think thats the perfect album for vin. There's not really "Crazy" instrumentals all the time and whenever there is it has a clear theme and is easily connected with the song it's in, like the solos in Home. They stick with a kind of middle eastern vibe throughout the whole song even through the instrumental parts. I dont think he would like the dance of eternity though for obvious reasons but everything else i think he would enjoy.
@@chester51161 I agree. Home is a standout and I think they'll like the spiritual Spirit Carries On.
They would totally get engrossed in unraveling the story too. It’s some of the best writing and James executes it all so well. And yeah...the musicality is insane.
From what I understand about this song it's about having an awakening to the truth about religious ideas written into the mind as a child. Coming to the understanding of the truth is like a supernova going off in the mind exposing a new truth. Drawn to the curses left behind refers to the doctrine that was deeply wired into the mind. It takes a long time to keep those beliefs from coming back in certain situations like when someone you love gets hurt you're first response is to pray to God to save them even though it's not part of your belief system anymore. Keep walking the emerald rode on the journey to the truth. Stay on the path and new and wonderful things will open up to you.
The play with time measures (as pointed out by @The Daily Doug):
With the sun in place....
7, 6, 5, 4, 3
Prog Metal: Think of it like Pink Floyd meets Yes with an edge but when you are new or casually listening it is hard to figure out and can be very jarring. Turn down the lights, put on the headphones, relax, pick an instrument and just follow it along through the song. Before long you will be like "why is the dude singing??, lets get to that interlude!!"
Dream Theater are like the Avengers of metal. Nice analogy!
This song is arguably their best since Octavarium, and definitiely their best Mangini-era song. A true modern classic.
You are watching the Pinnacle of musicians. Period. I am an avid musician, and these guys are the king of kings in music. (Not just my opinion either)...
"Illumination Theory" is also a good song too, especially the live version from the Breaking the Fourth Wall DVD set. It's the same concert from this song but it also includes a live choir and orchestra from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the same college some of the band members attended.
count of tuscany is a good one, very melodic but also has some of that metal "feel" you were talking about
Vin makes a great point on seeing them live first. Some of the more intricate songs overwhelmed me when I first tried Dream Theater and I quickly moved on to other music. Then in 2005 or so I randomly bought their Budokan live DVD because my friend wouldn't shut up about them. After watching that DVD, Dream Theater redefined my musical interests in a way that only Metallica did before that. 13 years later DT is still my favorite band and now I understand how ignorant I was before when I thought their music lacked soul. I can easily say they evoke far more feelings in me than any other band. The climax of this song as the lyrics end nearly brings me to tears. Just have to be willing to go on a journey, at least in the case of their longer epics.
PS: Great lyrical analysis. You just made the song even better for someone who already thinks of it as a masterpiece. Fun fact, both this and Fall Into The Light have lyrics written by the bassist John Myung, which is rare for DT. Love his lyrical concepts though!
No one writes more beautiful guitar solos than John Petrucci.
No one.
I have seen Dream Theater live 3 times. Yes Dream Theater does complicated songs, sometimes very technical, sometimes truly soulful but in conclusion; I can not tell you how unbelieveable to see that magic happens right in front of your eyes.
I was at that show in the 4th row! So awesome!
Dream theater - Octavarium live!
Octavarium live 👌
Nice react
"Score" live
Fuck no. Studio version
Honor thy father
Home
A Change of seasons
Space dye vest
I'm surprised there's only a handful of Breaking All Illusions reaction videos on RUclips... We gotta tell all of these "Reactor" on RUclips about Breaking All Illusions (either album version or live version)
It's a great song.. As a DIE-HARD Dream Theater fan since 2000, my top 5 would be (in order)
5. The Best of Times
4. The Ministry of Lost Souls
3. The Glass Prison
2. Breaking All Illusions
1. Learning to Live
Cheers DT fans around the world!!
From NYC!
The core members met at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The following is off of Berklee's website...
In 1985, Dream Theater began as Majesty after longtime bandmates Petrucci and Myung arrived at Berklee in search of a drummer who was into progressive rock and metal. They heard Portnoy in a practice room and soon began jamming together. The trio would become the core of one of rock's most virtuosic and heavy bands. After leaving Berklee, the group added a vocalist and keyboard player and changed its name to Dream Theater. Current vocalist LaBrie is the band's third singer and the best fit. His agile voice snarls on the metal tune "The Dark Eternal Night" and then soars sweet and high on the power ballad "The Ministry of Lost Souls" (both from Systematic Chaos). The fleet-fingered Rudess, who joined in 1999 and replaced Berklee alumnus Derek Sherinian '84, is the band's third keyboard player
Dream Theater- The Count Of Tuscany official audio
Yes, studio version, not live.
but the live version at high voltage UK 2011
is cool
Yes please!!!!
Live, high voltage version.
Seeing these guys live is a mind-blowing experience and I get to do it again in March ... 4th row!
Portnoy(drums), Petrucci (guitar)and Myung (bass) went to Berklee in Boston NYC together. LaBrie (singer) was added later and is Canadian. Rudess (keys) joined in the late 90's. Mangini joined in 2010 after Portnoy left - he was a professor at Berklee at the time.
Dream Theatre is the best band I have watched live. Like Vin said, having all virtuosos in each instrument absolutely killing their instruments for 3 hours straight is just unparalleled. Relentless. After I watched them live, I realised their name better. They take you in a dream in a theatrical fashion. Just like a movie or theatre score is not always the most enjoyable as an audio album (especially if you have NEVER watched the movie or theatre), this is similar. The live 'act' is critical to appreciating what they are trying to convey. Dream Theater's (like Rush's) true genius and sound can only be fully experienced and understood from watching them live (or their live videos).
There are so much playbacks
I’ve heard this song a thousand times and while watching you guys react, I honestly forgot it was live until James spoke to the audience. I was like “Oh, yeah...damn.”
If any of the villagers are seeing this ask Vin and Sori to react to Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughn. I understand it's not metal but he is an amazing artist
I’ve seen Dream Theater live 6 times. The last time I saw them I took my ex (my daughter’s mum) when we were still together (we’re still friends), it was the Images, Words & Beyond tour 2017. John Petrucci played the guitar intro to this song, I’m rocking out, my ex taps me on the shoulder... “didn’t we conceive our daughter to this?”.
react to Anesthetize live by Porcupine tree
yes
Yes, the live version from Tilburg!
Anything live by Porcupine Tree, really. Vin seeing them live, he will finally 'get' them too.
Porcupine Tree badly needed here. Arriving or Anasthesize would both make brilliant reactions. Brilliant musicianship along with conceptual lyrics.
Opeth - Demon of the Fall!!
They did it
@@lo9l223 No they haven't.
The four original members (minus a vocalist) all met at Berkelee College of music and formed the band, originally called "Majesty". Two of them are still in the band (the guitarist and bass player).
machine head - halo (full version)
Dream Theater is what you get when your band forms at a prestigious music school. So happy they chose to play metal.
I may get blasted for this, but I've always thought it. In music we really don't reward the most talented people. If you think about football and the best athletes, they get the recognition they deserve. I would argue that prog musicians are at the top of the musical game, but are only considered niche and really don't get the praise they deserve for mastering their instruments. In fact, the more simplistic radio artists are the ones getting all the accolades. It's backwards to me.
taffer I think there are a lot of talented musicians outside of prog (just look at Chester Bennington, he’s always been looked at as one of the best vocalists in the world), but prog tends to be the genre that by its very nature REQUIRES talent to be successful in, so we see a much higher ratio of talent to non-talent in it.
I think you're on point.
The old saying holds true here... The rock musician plays three chords in front of three thousand people and the jazz musician plays three thousand chords in front of three people. Dream theater is a nice combination.
Novembers Doom - Autumn Reflection
6 full months and over 370 times.
I think they will like it. VERY sad song, it will pull at their heartstrings, especially when Anneke's voice comes in.
@@mvunit3 that's What Could Have Been, another great one.
@@desiccant Oh that's right, sorry about that - oops :p.
Can we get some liquid tension experiment up in here.
Acid Rain- Live in LA
The reason why I think Peteucci is the top guitarist today is his versatility. He possesses a (very) rare gift among guitarists in that he can shred as good as anyone, but he also can play simple, tasteful licks, he can play soulfully with emotion, and he can riff like a beast. Hes the complete package.
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize Live in Tilburg
Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons Live in New York
Dream Theater - Learning To Live
Opeth - Deliverence
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Steven Wilson - Routine
Steven Wilson - Ancestral
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing
Storm Corrosion - Drag Ropes
React to any (or all) of these and your mind will be blown.
You wanted to see DT live...
Jordan went to Juilliard.
John and John went to Berklee
Mangini taught at Berklee.
Vin, they have a biography written by Rich Wilson.
and Mike portnoy
When you can make your instruments sing it's like having no interlude at all.
John Petrucci, John Myung (bass) and the former drummer Mike Portnoy met a Berklee College of Music in Boston and started Dream Theater there. Mike Mangini was a professor of percussion at Berklee (I think). Jordan Rudess (keyboards) grew up being a classically trained pianist. All have quite a pedigree being professionally trained but they all loved rock and metal and brought they're talents to that genre. 😎
Under a Glass Moon is (dare I say) a criminally underrated song. It's so damn good, and I rarely ever see anyone mention it. This song is so worthy of a reaction video, and I'd also like to see you two try to decipher the lyrics in this song.
Dream theater - the count of tuscany. long song, but you wont be disappointed
Greatest musicians of all time. Period.
Didn't expect that you'd pick this song. It is one of my favorite DT songs. If you want some more of their mind boggling live performances, please check out The Dance of Eternity or The Spirit Carries On.
Btw, A Change of Seasons and The Count of Tuscany are great songs too. Though studio versions bother you, you'll like them.
do dream theater pull me under
Iron Maiden Revelations, 22 Acadia Avenue or Sea of Madness. Perhaps Remember Tomorrow or Killer's from the early years.
To answer your question, Mike Portnoy (original drummer), John Petrucci (Guitarrist) and John Myung (bassist) met at Berkley in the first semester when they were like 18 and started it from there.. then dropped college at the second semester to fully work on DT..
They all met at the Berklee College Of Music in Massachusetts
Berkeley School of Music is where the Guitarist and the original Drummer met. All of the members are formerly trained. Their current drummer was a music professor at Berkeley.
I really appreciate that you guys took the time to break down the lyrical content, as you envisioned it. I wondered why the video length was so much longer than the song until I watched further. Music, as great as it is, to me is only half of the book (the music being the binding, covers and pages, which are needed for any book but are empty and waiting for the listener to fill in the words as they feel) and the lyrics are obvious. As one closes the final page to any book, now it's up to the reader [listener] to take away from the endeavor what is or is not meaningful to themselves. The fact that you both took the time to tell me what you took from the song speaks volumes (pun intended) about your intent when you began the song, and that will make me come back, again. Thanks for listening (and, actually hearing) my favorite band of all time.
See, I'm the opposite, I LOVE those musical interludes. It's what makes DT so incredible.
Great song, performed to perfection by one of the most skilled bands of all time!
Progressive rock requires a very special type of listener! Most are creative, intelligent, and open to suggestion! Those people who can’t relate to the music are usually close minded, opinionated, uninformed, and short on intelligence!!
Dream Theater - Hollow Years, LIVE at Budokan. The guitar solo will have you tears!
Ruddess (keyboard) went to Julliard
Petrucci (guitars) Myung (bass) went to Berklee with ex-drummer Portnoy
Mangini (drums) taught in Berklee...
PLs pls pls next "The ministry of lost souls" is incredible song for the masters Dream Theater.
As a raging DT fan, I enjoyed the hell out of this reaction; like watching kids' eyes light up when they open a Christmas present. Excellent analysis too!
Every time I hear Dream Theater, I am instantly reminded of why they are one of Between the Buried and Me's biggest influences. Absolute legends.
Nothing like see people's reactions to seeing Dream Theater perform live......smile, jaw-dropping, and wonder......love it!!!!......Such masters of their individual crafts.....they make it look so easy and effortless.
Love the dream Theater reactions! More please !
Glass Prison
Shattered Fortress
I'm glad to see y'all doing more DT recently. Especially live! They're just as good live as in studio. (vocals can be off occasionally, but mostly on point) They're truly masters of their craft. Not all of their songs are overly Proggy. The album, "Train of Thought" is one of their heaviest metal albums they have put out.
It is a concept album... And the concept is Portnoy (former drummer) leaving the band.
Wow, I've never seen a reaction to this song..and I loved it! Yeah, I think live reactions for Dream Theater are the way to go :) (I just recommend you NOT do the Wacken live performances). Budokan, "Breaking the Fourth Wall" and "Score" performances are a good way to go.
They studied together at Berklee College of Music (Petrucci, Myung and Portnoy)
You guys need to reacto to Dream Theater: The Count Of Tuscany. The studio, not the live.
Top 5 Petrucci Solos (in DT only):
- Under a Glass Moon
- Goodnight Kiss
- Forsaken
- Octavarium
- Anything from Scenes from a Memory
- Bonus: Erotomania
Now kill me xD
Dream Theater - The Count of Tuscany. One of their best masterpieces!
Live.
The Piper Never Dies - Edguy
VinAnd Sori* Can you guys make a video for 'Stream of Consciousness live @ Budokan' by Dream Theater?
You've gotta watch the live video as well, not just the song! It's so damn good! :) BTW the live recording of it was with their original drummer. So don't get too shocked if if he looks different lmfao
Anthrax - In the End, In My World, Indians, Inside Out and What Doesn't Die
You need to react to Dream Theater's "The Count of Tuscany", most epic intro ever
I am soooo glad you have found Dream Theater!! My favorite band! Going to see them in April!
There are only 2 guitarist that ever made my mind blowing
Steve Vai and Petrucci
They Riffs its juat awesome and never seen like those before in any others
Dream Theater is the best band of the planet FOR SURE!
In Dream Theater's first album, in the credits, they gave thanks to Marillion. So I recommend them again,
Marillion : Neverland (Live) (2004 Marbles on the road)
Prog, but not metal. A truly gifted Guitarist, Steve Rothery.
Berklee School Of Music ! Mass. The Guitarist John Petrucci, Original Drummer Mike Portnoy & original Keyboatdist Kevin Moore all
Mangini was also a professor/teacher at Berklee actually as well as a background with Steve Vai.
@@anthonyrivera9182 he also played Drums for Extreme
Before I hear your opinion, you picked my favorite Dream Theater song, thank you so much.
Edit: they met at Berkeley (Boston). Labrie (the vocalist) used to be better, but he damaged his vocal cords with food poisoning in 1994.
dream theater - take the time live in japan, they were very young!
Dude that guitar sound and playing is beyond awesome....... Petrucci !!! aaauuuggghhh
The keyboardist Jordan Ruddess is the best in the band. He was literally a child prodigy. I think he went to Juliard whereas the guitarist and bassist went to Berkele and were childhood friends. The drummer taught at Berkele and holds several world records for speed.
Those moments at around 7 minutes are homages to other bands, namely Jethro Tull and Yes (I think). They did put them together a bit better in the studio. version
prog has tons of soul it’s just that you are so shocked by the unpredictable nature of it that you tend to miss it.. Though that’s everyone when they first hear progressive music, you have to train your ears and be patient to understand it but when you do there’s a very big pay off and that’s often why prog fans are so snobby lol
I've always had the ear for it, so seeing this unusual reaction was, well, in fact unusual for me to witness. Maybe coz I was a die-hard fan of King Crimson, Rush and Ozric Tentacles since I was a kid. Keep in mind that I'm 20. I would hate to say these people are ignorant, but it kinda hurt my soul to hear what they said. I love Metallica but DT is waaaay more metal in my mind. Even their softer songs are conceptually heavy to me. Oh well. I guess people aren't as musical as some. I am a multi instrumentalist and I play a lot of instruments. I specifically listen to prog or classical music and I always evolve as a musician just by listening to such music, so it's a "must" for me by this point. It's really hard for me to go back to other forms of music. I'm actually thinking unusual tempos and time signatures in my head all the damn time because of it, six years solllllid. When I go back to classic hip-hop/rap like Notorious B.I.G. or Niggas With Attitude or classic rock like ACDC or Journey I'm just thinking, "Yeah, that's great and all, but it's too simple to me. I need more beats, rhythms. No 4/4 shit please." hahaha. It's natural to me now. So maybe, yeah, "most" need time to evolve for it, but even when I first heard prog as a young lad, I never had to "train my ears" to enjoy it. Loved it all since day one. Maybe my generation will evolve out of mumble rap and become some prog aliens, but I still feel rather unusual for being my age, not to brag. Just like most people in general. I was listening to DT on my JBL in my hometown real real loud and got looked strangely by some teenagers, like "Huh, that guy's weeeeird." These douchers were my age. They looked over as if they never heard a fucking piano before, that's how ignorant they were. Keep in mind this was a softer song, "This Is The Life". Like wtf. They gave me a bad case of the douche chills.
This song is just mindblowing instrumentally.. Petrucci is God.
When people that play musical instruments listen to music they aren't bored by it, but see it being played in their mind's eye. If they're good enough they can figure out for example what position on the guitar neck something is being played so they can try it themselves later ( I'm not that good ). So, rather than concentrate on lyrics full of metaphors which can be studied later, for the first listen they will be gauging how good the musicianship is, and waiting for the guitar solo, which is like going on an adventure determined by which notes are chosen, and how well they are played.
Crimson glory - painted skies !!! Best voice in metal genre