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The track ends abruptly to represent the uncertainty of life. You never know when your time is up.

The abrupt ending is something the beatles did on one of their songs, thats why dream theater did it

Dream Theater - In the presence of the Enemies pt.1 and pt.2

100k has to be Scenes From A Memory straight through. DO IT

Images and Words was their first commercially successful release so they were a bit beholden to the record company. Keep going through the full album. You will like a lot.

Portnoy was/is a beast on drums..no disrespect to Mangini who has done an awesome job filling that void..

Good call on the heavy riff having a Metallica vibe, definitely. My first Dream Theater song, Pull Me Under still makes my rotation all these years later!

Haken, Haken, Haken! Seriously, I would love to see your reaction to a Haken track - 1985, Atlas Stone, Falling Back to Earth, The Architect, Cockroach King, Invasion, Visions (title track) - there are so many good ones to start with!

This is literally their only hit song song .. first song off the first album with their current singer James Labrie .. I’ve been a fan since this came out in 1992. I’d recommend you stay on this one before moving on to other discs .. Take The Time, Metropolis Part 1, Under a Glass Moon and Learning to Live are all recommended .. thanks for another great DT review .. the lead guitarist lists Rush, Metallica, Iron Maiden and the Dixie Dregs, to name a few, as some of his influences so you will hear elements of them in their music. That is the way the song ends.

My first Dream Theater song!! YES!!

Every metal band is inspired by Metallica, whether they know it or not. But yes, Dream Theater are big fans. They actually covered the whole Master of Puppets album at a live show.

this song definitely has metallica vibes. honestly, a lot of different DT songs give me vibes from a variety of different bands. And this is DEFFINITELY one of their most basic songs. their label wanted them to make something radio friendly so they did. early in their career they were really pushed by their label to be less proggy and more basic metal. this song was a huge hit for them but its one of their least musically interesting songs IMO.

Where owls know my name

Dude, you should take a look at Tesseract. There's plenty of good songs in this same style. "Beneath my Skin" + "Smile"; "Orbital" + "Juno"; "Phoenix", "Seven Names"

My 1st time hearing pull me under was playing it during the credits on Guitar Hero world tour

I've listened to every song on every dream theater albums multiple times. Here are my Top 5 you should react to: 1. Finally Free (from scenes of memory) 2. Best of Times 3. Illumination Theory 4. Count of Tuscany 5. The Great Debate.

John Petrucci (DT guitarist) literally released his solo CD a few days ago, and it's a masterpiece from front to back. You have to react to OddFather!

DT has many different influences. They've done covers of Kansas, Zebra, Journey, Elton John, etc. They've even covered entire albums- Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden), Master of Puppets Metallica), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), and Made in Japan(Deep purple)

You need to do Nightmare to Remember from them. It's got all the elements you need

Yes! Petrucci mentioned Metallica many times as his inspiration for his guitar tone and riffs as well.

This era of Dream Theater is more connected to "A Change Of Seasons" than most of the band's work you've reacted to. Actually, they'd originally intended for a slightly different version of that song to be included on this album.

Their very first album is titled "When Dream and Day Unite" from 1989... Ytse Jam is a great instrumental from that album.

The Count of Tuscany🍷

Man you need to react to Dream Theater - S2N

This is easily one of DTs best albums. top 3 for sure. Could you check out the final track from this album, Learning to Live. Its one of the few songs written by the bassist john myung, and lyrically one of their best songs.

This is the song ,their biggest hit.This was the song/video on MTV and on the radio in the early 90's and how most us way way back longtime DT fans discovered them.I remember watching the MTV video for this song early morning before going to school around 1993-94

Next you need to do METROPOLIS, PART I. Also, you wanna be healthy at 40? Stop drinking that crap.

Im so glad you are continuing them. Dream Theater has so much more to offer than what you've experienced.

Just found your channel, man, and I'm so excited for you to find these songs I grew up rocking out to. Kudos, love the Dream Theater and Opeth vids.

The abrupt ending to the song is the last episode of The Sopranos before the last ep of The Sopranos. Also that song ending as it does confuses people more now than it did back when it was just cassettes and CDs because we *knew* it ended; now you have multiple people saying "is that it? did the song end early? the video only had part of the song" and whatnot. Which is sort of hilarious to me, as someone who owned a copy of this in 92 and has been a DT fan ever since (their latest album is fucking stellar as well)

It's totally fine to be reminded of other bands, every band is inspired by someone.

I know it's inevitably going to be buried, but there is definitely more Porcupine Tree/Wilson that's reaction-worthy. The Start of Something Beautiful, The Blind House, Way Out of Here by Porcupine. Index, No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun, Home Invasion/Regret #9 by Wilson. Pain by Blackfield. 😁

Before they were known as dream theater, they were known as majesty. If you could imagine them as a raw, garage band, version of what you've heard is far, that's what they were. Also, pettrucci and portnoy recently regrouped on a solo project. Look it up!

Classic!! Haken - The Architect. You won't regret it!

Power Trip - Divine Apprehension Power Trip - Hornet’s Nest Power Trip - Crucifixation

I think you would love Bad Asteroid by The Aristocrats, a reaction would be great, thank you for the amazing videos!

I cant believe you done this song..thank you vvvvvvery much!

DT is my religion, you are awesome bro, I love your sincerity, you should have The Smiths as a reaction, a band that is so unique that you forget all the other bands...Morrissey is such a frontman.

One of the greatest drummers of all time

Drew listen to Symphony X

Such a game changer for the times IMO. Loved this

I’m not into this band much. But I think you’d really enjoy Prosthetic by Haken. Perhaps a few listens from The Pineapple Thief. They’re in that prog field of music

The guys in Dream Theater were fans of Metallica growing up, so your observation about the similarities between guitar riffs are on point. Also worth mentioning, the earliest material you've reacted to prior to this was A Change of Seasons, written at the same time as this song. Speaking of Spotify, Dream Theater has every song or album there.

one of my favourite instrumentals form them is "stream of conscienceness", with another being "dance of eternity" since you said its the instrumentals that really do it for you

YOOO, sick reaction bro! I can ASSURE you that you would like HAKEN, Cockroach King in particular is a really good start since it gives you a very thourough feel of their many different styles :)

Yes they often talk about being big fans of bands like Rush, Yes, Metallica and Iron Maiden. John Petrucci has also commented on basing some of his heavy sounds on the classic Metallica guitar sound. No doubt some of those things are even more prevalent during the early years of DT. That said, while I can see where you're coming from, those types of rhythmic single note patterns (especially open string) have been one of the biggest staples of metal music since the early 80s and it's just so embedded in the sound of the genre that I struggle to really relate it to any singular band anymore, even if Metallica were one of the biggest originators of it. These days it's usually more about what else you're going to do on top of that pattern to make it memorable.

This song is the one that got me into DT about 15 years ago...

Hi! I'm personally a big fan of DT. Just love it when great musicians make complex music that actually is very listenable, you know... when it still souds like a song and a great composition. Being Swedish myself, I'd like to recommend you reacting to a Swedish band of comparable musical proficiency to DT. They sound completely different though, playing fusiony, jazzy, progressive pop songs. You should begin by reacting to their first cover-songs like Adele's "Rolling in the Deep", Brittney Spears' "Circus", Justin Bieber's "Baby" or Alphaville's "Forever Young". The name of the band is Dirty Loops. Pick your favourite and enjoy! All the best! PS. React, and you have a subscriber! 😎

I will recommend checking out voices from dream theaters 94 album awake,the guitar solo is a stunner.

Classic

Do teh whole Images And Words album. It's a masterpiece. You could also react to "Metropolis Pt. 1: The miracle and the sleeper" or "Learning to live". Cheers. 🤘🏽

Have you ever thought of doing a full album reaction? I think it would be great, love your reactions man!

Check out the mindblpwing collab of the two old buddies John P etrucci and Mike Portnoy in the New track from Peteucci solo album : Temple of Circadia

NEXT Haken, 1985, The Architect, Visions, or whatever! Good reaction, this song is awesome, but they really behold the crazyness just to like to the comercial peaople.

Hardest, but coolest song I have ever learned on guitar!

Check out "Dream the Dead" by Caligula's Horse. Definite Dream Theater influence.

You have to do Haken - The Messiah Complex 👌🏻👌🏻

It's on spotify 🤘😎🤘

Love your content bro, you should totally listen to either King Crimson or Periphery.

Amon Amarth - War of the Gods Amon Amarth - Free Will Sacrifice Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me

Give Lines in the Sand a listen. It is a bit longer again, but not the 15+ minutes kind of long. It has a unique sound among DT songs and is often overlooked because many people apparently don't like that album(Falling Into Infinity). It's my favourite song by them and it'll show you yet another sound from them, so perhaps it might be refreshing to you.

Here's an unbiased fact Dream Theater is the best band to date

Great reaction as always! Yes, it has some elements in common with Metallica and other bands of that era.

Breaking all illusions next :D

Well, at least you picked the full song and not the cut video like everyone else picks. I see people say to listen to Scenes from a Memory straight through. It's good no doubt but I'd go with their 42 minute epic, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.

Totallu need to do metropolis pt1

You should really check out more DT. But also, check out Tallah. This is the newly formed band with Mike Portnoy's son on drums, Max Portnoy. They are heavy, and they are good!!

Drew, sir this was their first radio hit. I & W is a great album.listen to the whole album.just remember it was their sophomore album.

Home - Dream Theater 🙏

They did intend for this song to be more accessible, this was the single for this album and got a decent amount of radio play. So yer right, they held back a bit on this, but it makes for a good introduction track for the band

If you're looking for more songs off of their original album I would heavily recommend Take The Time, Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper, and Learning to Live. The instrumental sections in all three are phenomenal and Metropolis Pt. 1 is the prequel to their album Metropolis Pt, 2: Scenes From a Memory, which is one of my personal favorites.

This is the track that was the single And got a lot of attention on the band. It is more commercial so to speak. But keep at it with this album you have more complex or epic songs to check out.

A Nightmare to Remember!!!!!! DT

Damn it, second!

Good to see you're vibing with alt and prog metal. Might you consider a return to Devin Townsend? He released a new album in 2019 that I'm not sure if you've yet heard. It's called Empath. It's the right kind of vibes for how life is right now.

The Best of Times

There's a parody version of this song called 'Pull My Finger'. Just passing that bit of info to you.

Mango Monster 👌🏻👌🏻

If they could remake this exact album but with the sound of Train of Thought album I think it would be one of my favorite album

9:55 eeey, nice of you to show the EXACT example of what you're thinking about!

I wonder which tracks you didn't manage to find on Spotify by them, as far as I know they have everything on there! They have some unreleased songs that were cut from albums, they exist only as live versions, which are also on Spotify. Anyway, you're right about it being a more basic or held back song, this is probably their biggest commercial song so they kept it kinda safe I guess. You should try some stuff from the Awake album, it's still early DT, but that album is so good. Heavy riffs (first time Petrucci used a 7 string guitar on their songs), really good melodic parts and James LaBrie, the singer, kills it completely.

I've heard there is a Video called ''Mike Mangini drum solo (Dream Theater live@luna park)'' online, that want's to be reacted to, enjoy. :D

Other songs from DT I suggest to react to are Lost not Forgotten, Blind Faith and On The Backs Of Angels

For a more catchy chorus (and another great song) you could try Take The Time, from the same album.

Pls continue on with Petrucci recent solo album. Temple of Circadia track and the entire is indeed what instrumental world needed. This track reminds me of the awesome chemistry of Petrucci and the ex DT drummer Mike Portnoy and seems like this had to be featured in the Systemathic chaos album., the one with the perfect mic between drumming and guitar.

Sat here watching this drinking a Mango Loco! 😏

I was able to find every DT album on Spotify

Metropolis 2 pls!!!

Yes! This song is one of the most popular, but it's a 'must hear' for sure! Iconic AF Edit 1- that mango juice monster is wonderful!!! :D

You should react to any of these: - "Mono No Aware" by The Odious - "Stranger Things" by Periphery - "Philistine Philosophies" by SikTH

You’re definitely right. Metallica is massive influence for them by their own admission. This was their first song and first prog metal album essentially, where they mixed prog rock soundscapes and time signatures with Metallica style metal riffing.

Dude it would be so cool if you listened to Metropolis Pt.1 and then in your 100k sub video you react to the entire Metropolis Pt. 2 Album (Because it is a concept album)

Temple of Circadia by John Petrucci You should listen to this masterpiece

The one that propelled...

Dream Theater - The Mirror + Lie.

The Dali Thundering Concept Kamelot Silent Planet Orbit Culture Ark Beyond Twilight Cypecore Tallah

Please do Erotomania.

Dream theater took alot of inspiration from many bands from the past, other prog bands and hard rock, and Metallica too

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