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

Make "Metropolis Part 2" full album reaction.

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

Dream Theatre A Nightmare to Remember is absolutely incredible

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

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.

THE GLASS PRISON!!!

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

The Glass Prison” is a great one

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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".

The Glass Prison buddy! Do it!!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

DREAM THEATER - THE GLASS PRISON

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

The Count of Tuscany is also great!

Early dream theater! Metropolis part 1.

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

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!!

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

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

Can I see some love for Erotomania????

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

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...

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

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

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 .

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...

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

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

THE GLASS PRISON!!!!

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

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.

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😉

THE COUNT OF TUSCANY!!!!

The Count Of Tuscany! An epic journey. My fav

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.

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.

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

Please react to The Count of Tuscany!

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

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

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

Six degrees of inner turbulence; 42 minutes epic song.

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.

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

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 :)

Symphony X - The Oddyssey Next please.

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

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

Now you gotta do Panic Attack by them

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 :)

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

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

Dream Theater- The Mirror

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.

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

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

been waiting for this one for a while now, good shit drew!

Congrats on the 80K! Totally deserved.

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.

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

Yeeess was hoping youd do this song this made my night thank you drew

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.

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

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.

Finally! Thank you for this!

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.

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!

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

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

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!!!

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

Please do The Glass Prison by Dream Theater next

Wow dream theater. My band forever

Don't know if you noticed but the reflection in the swinging balls is all their album covers. Pretty cool i think!!!!

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

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

So much meaning on this song. As you can read, Trap Inside this octavarium. Thats the key of the album.

thanks for the reaction man💜

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.

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