Jordan Rudess's little Rag-time piano break is one of my favorite bits in the tune

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Dream theater: *slaps dance of eternity* This bad boy can hold so many timesignature changes

Dream Theater is what happens when a bunch of virtuosos on their instruments gather up to form a band.

Someone I am sure has already mentioned but Petrucci is NOT classically trained. Highschool theory, then Berklee for 1 year, dropped out to follow his dreams. He's just a FREAK and OBSESSED with guitar.

John Myung is the only bassist that I’ve ever heard of that warms DOWN after every concert 😳

"Pull me under" is the song that threw me down the Dream Theater rabbit hole. Amazing song

You were about to describe the feeling you had during the ragtime break and I said to myself, "Joy" right before you said you felt joyous. Dream Theater has made me feel that way for almost 30 yrs now. Peace.

The whole time you were watching, I could tell you were counting the time signatures.

The orchestra used for this concert is fully utilized, in my opinion, for the song, "Illumination Theory". That song hits soo different with the orchestra, its amazing. If you can, I highly recommend giving it a listen, maybe not a video, since its a 20 minute song.

If you've ever seen them live John Myung's bass lives in the middle of your chest the whole concert. Talk about an experience!

Portnoy, rudess, and petrucci are in the instrumental progressive band I asked you to check out called liquid tension experiment "acid rain"

“I’m a grandfather stuck in a covid cave.” there’s a song there...

This is my favorite Dream Theater song. John Myung is one of my all time favorite bassists...as you can see why. I love his tone and always enjoyed listening to them. Youre response to the rag-time groove was the best

This was in Boston. Considering the band formed at Berklee, the orchestra is not some director pulling out their best people, it's literally the kids at Berklee were invited to come out and played with Dream Theater. Having said that, those Berklee symphony kids are flipping AWESOME! So... there's that. I was at this show and it was amazing. Loved hearing Space Dye Vest live. So glad they filmed it.

"Octavarium" and "A Change Of Seasons" by Dream Theater are my recommendations :)

This is Dream Theater's best studio album hands down. Every ounce of production on this album is genius, and I'd listen to it all the way through for years every day because it's so aspirational. I actually played the track before this one (HOME) for a recital in college, and you should check that track out. It's got a huge middle eastern groove through most of the song. The ending I had to skip because I couldn't find a drummer who could count the last minute or so of the track (small school, classically trained, not a lot of options lol). Anyway, it really showcases each musician's ability, including the vocalist, and why they are just the best in the world.

The Odyssey - Symphony X

If you want to explore more Dream Theater, "A Change of Seasons" and "The Count of Tuscany" are both some of their best. Great video!

A long long time ago in a galaxy far far away there was a band, named "Dream Theater".... I am so convinced that they are not from this world... Extraordinary skills.... Amazing synchronization...

DT is like a souped up, heavy metal melodic evolution of ELP. Love ‘em both!

Two words: Illumination Theory (from this same concert - Breaking the Fourth Wall - Live from the Boston Opera House). Amazingly epic performance, with both the orchestra and choir all-in. Violinists gushing with joy and choir singers head banging, a keytar solo followed by a guitar solo, the singer giving his all, the audience waving their arms in unison... can't get much better than that!

You can see the pain in his eyes at the start trying to work out the time signature lol

I suggest some Devin Townsend. An endless Catalog of everything from Extreme Metal to Orchestral to Americana to literal Spa music/ambient. You will not be disappointed. The man is a treasure and a musical genius. Plenty of content there and a back catalog vast enough to blow anyones mind!

4:40 On orchestras performing with rock bands: See Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater live.

"you know that tadadara tadadara tadadararararara" On one listen? O.o subscribed

John Myung is ABSOLUTELY INSANE ON THE BASS. He may be THE BEST bassist ever. To keep up with John Petrucci, playing the same riff, on a BASS. 🤯

I'd never really payd full attention to this song, or maybe it's the live performance that makes it really come alive, but holy shit I was blown away too by DT, again...

This is from the album "Scenes From A Memory" I highly suggest you listen to it on your own from start to finish. It's an amazing concept album. I'm sure it is on youtube. I'm 50 , and DT is still my favorite band since 1992 They have fans of all ages (ok not babies) , and from all over the globe.

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6:40 That was my reaction aswell when listening to that part for the first time hahahaha

the whole band went to berkley school of music including the old drummer. the new drummer quit his job as a drum teacher at berkley to join the band. Jordan the synth player went to juilliard. They are all classically trained.

Was that 'boogie woogie' in that one little keyboard section? Amazing musicianship.....yes, the unison passages are incredible! Sophisticated Prog Rock at its finest. (the 'wall of sound' is like Genesis on steroids) The orchestral integration was flawless both in the writing and the performance. This must had their attention. MY MIND BLOWN!

"Octavarium" or "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" are two of the best Dream Theater songs. And they both have a wonderful mix of orchestral and "rock music".

this song is from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory album, I recommend you check it out

There are so many time signature changes in this song. In my opinion, it's one of the greatest displays of unity when it's shown off live. There's no quick way to learn this song. It takes ridiculous amounts of practice and cohesion as a band to pull off.

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God that laugh @ 6:40 looked soooo spontaneously unholdable 😂😂 astonished ✔️✨ yeah that's how we all felt hearing it for the 1000th time even DT forever

They are a surreal experience. When I saw this band live, they had an intermission. That alone blew my mind haha. Not to mention the musicians. Being in the first few rows... wow. I cannot wait to see them again.

As a long time dream theater fan, I never really thought of this until now. It’s actually kind of funny. Could the name” dance of eternity” simply mean that it would take an eternity to learn how to dance to the song?😀🤓

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There's an old live called "Score", if I remember correctly it was for their 20 years, it's in New York City and there is also an orchestra in the second hald of the show and the sound is great, the balance is really nicely done and you can really ear this orchestra. Check this out if you're interested !

This will probably never happen but you should go back and re-listen to this song as it leads into the next song. It almost feels like they have no seam between them. Really beautiful.

Check out Dream Theaters song Learning to Live. compositionally its my favorite work by them.

You should see with the original drummer Mike Portinoy

This came from a great show, called Breaking the Fourth Wall. It was shot in Boston, with the orchestra and choir coming from Berkeley School of Music, celebrating the band's 30th year. As you may or may not know, Dream Theater got its start at Berkeley in 1985 where Petrucci and Myung (who had been friends already) met Portnoy. I was lucky enough to see Dream Theater in concert from the 1st row just in front of John Myung. In a 3 hour show, my ears didn't pick up on a single mistake! These guys are nothing short of amazing, even to a non-musician such as myself.

Wow! I don't think I've seen anyone react to this AMAZING rock composition. This is awesome! Thank you!

If you like Dream Theater you will LOVE Rush!

Fantastic video as always mate! As a middle-aged man myself I appreciate your take on all of this. Cheers!

Never forget that both Johns (guitarist and bassist) went to school together. They know each very well when playing.

I loved that you had a “what the f is happening “ while listening but you had also the clarity to analyze. This song is essentially a medley and the original recording is in their “Metropolis pt2:Scenes From A Memory” album. The whole album is a masterpiece and this piece is a medley of the musical themes of the album. Probably the most complex piece they have written.

Highly recomend "Goliath" by Australian band Karnivool, some real prog awsomeness. Also check out Rick Beato's disection of the song, it gives you a glimpse into the incredible musicianship of this band.

This is definitely my favourite channel atm, keep the diverse selection coming! Your passion for and understanding of music is infectious, and it's great to see someone else who processes music with their whole body haha. DT brings back some great memories for me, what a band!

Hey I was at this show! The conductor is also the composer of the intro to Dream Theaters self titled (False Awakening Suite) and the 3rd movement of their "Illumination Theory" (same album final track). The Orchestra played spectacularly for their part (last 5 tracks of the show). The choir shines best in Illumination Theory, Strange Deja Vu, and Finally Free as the original composition of those is written with vocals. Also the Choir and Orchestra were brought in by the drummer (Mike Mangini) as he used to teach at Berklee! This was an absolute thrill to see live and it was great to see your reaction to it!

Dont u worry my friend. I always feel "OLD GUY" when i listen to this tune since day one it was out.

Keep up the reactions man. And don't be afraid to stop as much as ya want. We all want to hear your perspective. I came from your tool vids and now you're doing DT which are both heavy influences on my so, I'm excited to hear this. Cheers mate!

Lovely stuff. There are a lot of bands in the last few years done gigs with orchestras, but one I wil recommend to you personally as I think you will dig it is Styx's collaboration with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Of America. As the name suggests this is some old farts (Styx... I can say that as an old fart as well!)) working with young folks between the ages of 6 and 18 (if memory serves me correctly). It is truly joyous. You can see the admiration of the band for the young folks and the sheer delight of the young ones watching the band run around entertaining whilst playing instruments. I think it is still my favourite band/orchestra shows due to the happiness on everyone's faces along with some wonderful arrangements. You can find some of the songs on You Tube. Whether you decide to do a piece on it is up to you, but you should check it out even if only for your own pleasure. Kind regards.

Got to see these guys do this whole album live in Minneapolis a few years back. Easily the best show I’ve been to. Absolutely incredible.

thanks..just found your channel......im a 55 year old self taught musician i write .record ,and basically do everything here at home 8 track room.. dude you are awesome....these guys influnce me ,on every instrument....thanks

Snarky Puppy works with an orchestra in songs like "The Curtain" and "Kite", among others. It is well balanced from my point of view.

Not sure if it's been brought up yet, but there are 108 total meter changes in this piece. It's a super crazy, technical track, but once you've had it rolling through your brain for 20 years like most of us longer-term DT fans, it comes as naturally as riding a bike, lol. I definitely recommend some of the other pieces from this performance if you want to get a better idea of how well the orchestration and choir are implemented. In particular, Illumination Theory is basically their marquee piece from the recent album they were on tour for at the time (this stop being at the Boston Opera House) and if you can sit tight for the full 19-ish minutes then I think you'll be able to to appreciate how this type of arrangement works much better for a band like Dream Theater than say, S&M ever did for Metallica. There's even a section about halfway through where everyone except the orchestra drops out, just how it was written and recorded on the actual album. Thanks for the video, though. I always like seeing people's brains try to figure out what the hell is going on when they hear these particularly complex DT pieces, lol.

The amazing thing to me about Dream Theater generally - and this piece in particular - is John Myung! Petrucci is an absolute beast on his guitar - and everyone knows it! What seldom gets recognized is that John Myung doubles Petrucci's guitar riffs - fingerstyle! The pure hard work required to develop a three finger technique that can be played at that speed, with that much "dead-on-the-beat" consistency, for that long??? I don't know *any* other bass player that can do it! For that matter, most couldn't do it with a pick! Keep it up, though - I just recently saw one of your videos, and enjoyed it - as a musician (bass / guitar / vocals), would-be composer/arranger, and general musical fan, I appreciate your views :-) I definitely come from a prog / jazz / edgy-pop style - after looking at the videos you've done so far, I'll probably pop in a suggestion or 50 ... :-P

Yes man! Thank you so much for looking at this!

Celestial Elexir or The Architect by Haken. Is a mixture of metal, Jazz, cirucs music is the most amazing thing you'll ever hear. Is Dream Theater brought to the 21st century

Youve gotta check out Nightwish - Ghost love score live at wacken! As a composor, your mind will be blown! Theyre symphonic metal

Laughing is the exact right reaction to that ragtime section! Definitely what they were going for - just pure musical joy.

There's a certain magic about the concert you're watching right now. It was filmed at the Boston Opera House. Dream Theater are all Berkeley alumni... except the keyboard player... He's all Juilliard. The orchestra and choir are from the Berkeley School of Music... Can you imagine what it would be like for those kids in that Orchestra pit to be playing with legends that came from their school?

This performance was at the Boston opera house, the orchestra and choir are from the Berkley school of Music, which is where the band met. I was at this concert, it was amazing.

"Oh shit!" That's the reaction we all had, my bro.

Yeah, Nightwish should be on this channel for sure. The composing talent of Tuomas is out of this world.

I love coming across anyone just discovering Dream Theater. I get a real perverse joy discovering someone about to see them LIVE!!!

Check out "Illumination Theory" from the same concert live in Boston. Buckle up, its an epic. Also "The Shattered Fortress" same show.

even when im not really interested in band you reacting to i still open a video a put a like! we need more professionals like you to expand our vision on many things! big support and big respect

Because of that little jazzy bit, I realized I needed jazz-metal in my life. XD

First time I saw Dream Theater was when they still had Portnoy as drummer. The guitarists were doing those crazy hard pieces and at the same time kicking a beach ball between themselves that had been tossed on stage!

"I plan on doing the pot tomorrow" Haha yeah I would like to do that too but i just moved to a new city and dont know anyone here

You should totally check out Liquid Tension Experiment’s new vid “Passage of Time” from their upcoming album Liquid Tension Experiment 3, their first in many, many years.

I understand that this is one of the most complex songs in terms of time signatures. Love it!! One of my favorite DT songs.

PUMPED you enjoyed it. DT has been my favorite band since the 8th grade. And btw John is both the guitarist and the bassist name!

Search the chilean group "Los Jaivas", the song "La poderosa muerte"

So the choir and orchestra are for another song, as I'm sure you realized later on.

I've seen them live. They are amazing artists and very nice guys. Lol They didn't kick me out when I walked backstage after the concert for an autograph.

If you're looking for a great blend of orchestra and rock, Devin Townsend - Stormbending live at Plovdiv, absolutely incredible

this is serious amazingly good music. if I may, I would like to make a recommendation: in the netherlands there lives a bit reclusive a tall, cool and friendly dude, who composes and arranges excellent contemporary Prog Rock/metal. then he summons musicans and vocalists from all over the globe, records with them or they sent their tapes. james labrie from dream theater and floor jansen are amongst them. the result is superamazing. so I suggest to check out "Areon - the day the word breaks down" . the mastermind by the name of arjen lucassen sometimes watches reactions and comments them. have a great weekend. greetings from the krautlands.

"Purple level" I was actually thinking of videogames when he said this, ha ha. like a bunch of games lately have had their top tier armor highlighted purple in the item menu.

Great video! I have seen other reaction videos, but it's great to see someone react to incredible musicianship from a composer's perspective. Great job so far. Keep up the good work!

Scenes from a memory is my top favorite albums all time! Great reaction!

Just one tiny correction: they are not "world class musicians". They are "multiverse class musicians"....

6:38 that's the only reaction I want people to have when I show them any DT song

Good to have somebody's POV out from the fan circle or familiar ears to Dream Theater. That honesty at the max buddy. Keep it up

108/109 time signature changes, pure virtuoso musicianship. It will either motivate you or make you want to throw out your instrument.

Nightwish fan's haven't requested you to reaction to "Ghost love score" live at wacken 2013 yet? Man, when you do that the Nightwish army will come in a minute and I promise you won't regreat.

I’m only 4 minutes in and I don’t know if you touch on this or not, but it has to be said regardless. This song has 108 time signature changes in it. 108.

Loved that reaction and i love the part when John and John playing side by side. Also, so many changes of the tempo and time signatures... Great instrumental by them.

I see you trying to count the time signature; good luck! Great video, great reaction. If you want to see more orchestra in Dream Theater (and more prog greatness) check out their live performance of "Illumination Theory" at the Boston Opera House.

Anyone else already excited for when he finds Porcupine Tree?

I like how you call yourself “old guy” but yet, I’ll bet you’re around the same age as the whole band. I’m an OG myself and DT is one of my absolute favorite bands.

I think that there is a version of this on the Live at Budokan dvd that is multi angle. It is without an orchestra so it doesn't have the add reverb from the additional mikes. Being multi angle you can watch the band member of your choice during the whole song.

Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. This band is their side project which includes John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy (Original drummer) and Jordan Rudess(keyboardist). It's an instrumental band. It is the next amazing thing which i can compare to Dance of Eternity level madness. I would love your reaction. Keep going, in love with your reactions :)

The next Dream Theater instrumental you should react to is Erotomania!!!! You will not be disappointed and I will guarantee you will need a cigarette after, even if you don’t smoke!!!!