DREAM THEATER - ILLUMINATION THEORY ( LIVE FROM THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE + LYRICS ) REACTION 

That orchestral section makes me think of childhood past, friends lost, memories obtained and nostalgic moments. What a gorgeous and touching piece of music

That mid section with the orchestra can make a grown man cry...!! ♥️ I've watched a reactor, big, broad shoulders, bearded man, break down and cry because of it. It's beautiful

Dream Theater are the Children of YES and carrying on the tradition of Prog!!!! Love them!!! Love them!!!! Their melodies and transitions of absolutely beautiful. Their message is so positive and spiritual!!! Love them!!!! We got to give more of them!!!!

No need words . Your expression is a lovely kind of language . Thank U

This song is the definition of EPIC! The ending you are talking about is so incredible and moving and emotional, sometimes I shed a tear when hearing it. Powerful stuff! That said this lyric video has some laughably wrong lyrics. Head in hand is hand in hand...and the ending is you'll never know, never know, know that your aliiiiiive, it doesn't say anything about joy period...lol. But when you know that he is saying alive and he hits that note that harmonizes with the guitar note, that gives me chills!

You know how people talk about "Next Level"... Dream Theater are 10 levels above that. I've seen them 11 times live since 1992, and every time was EPIC!!

One of my top 3 dream theater songs. I fucking love it!!!!!

These guys are off the charts! There is plenty more where this came from

You were feeling that - the orchestrated section is so moving 🙏

What a phenomenal piece this is, prog metal brilliance from the masters & those wonderful orchestral musicians & choir. Check out "Dance of Eternity" from the same show. Cheers

That "portable piano thingy" that Jordan Rudess got out at one point is called a "keytar" (combination keyboard+guitar). If you do Octavarium live, do the "Score" version (search "Octavarium Live Score" and you'll find it). Also, from that same concert, another 2 songs of theirs worth checking out is "The Root of All Evil" and what I consider to be one of their most underrated pieces, "Sacrificed Sons", which is about the 9/11 attack on the WTC.

My favourite DT tracks, are precisely tunes like this, where their root influence from YES (and Rush) is so evident, without ever copying them, and creating their own gorgeous melodies :)

If you do Octavarium, use the live "Score" DVD version. Another show with a full blown orchestra. You'll love it.

Had the same reaction to the keytar, I love that part of this song

The Orchestral breakdown in the middle of the song never ceases to give me chills. So moving & powerful

What a epic MASTERPIECE 🎼🎸 One of the best peace Y ever heart in my life MASTERPIECE Composing Love you Guys forever✌️

The MASTERS! Great job as always!🙏🏻🤟🏻

So glad to see you getting into this dude...and everybody else that has discovered this awesome band. Benn a fan of theirs for years ..also that you RU-vid for turning the world on to DREAM THEATER!🤯

Could you imagine being there for this!!! INSANE!

The look of sheer confusion when Mangini started double-beating (13:44)… priceless, and fully warranted. Made me realize exactly what he was doing, and how hard it must be to keep his wrists loose enough to do that while also moving his arms around so quickly, and then also switch in and out between doing that and regular ol’ beating so quickly. All five of them… experts of their craft. Also, I don’t usually sub to reaction channels, but I just stumbled upon you and this reaction gained a sub. It’s clear you have a deep respect and appreciation for music as an artform, just from your reactions alone thusfar, and apparent preference to let the music play without pausing and saving comments for, presumably, the end. Grade A content.

I’m seeing Jordan Ruddess the keyboard player this Sunday. So excited! I highly recommend you go to one of their shows whenever it’s near you. You’ll love it my friend!

Pope- love how you love this. Check out DTs "Breaking All Illusions". Longer peace -- but beautiful. Thanks so much for your channel.

Great stuff dude. Thanks so much for reacting to Dream Theater.

The greatest Musicians in our time! Hear octavarium ,too!

Welcome to the Dream Theater family my friend

Love your reactions man. You have to do Octavarium live idc. This song is the biggest ''chef d'oeuvre'' they've ever made.

My favourite Dreamtheater track.

You should react to Dream Theater's Alcoholics Anonymous suite. It's five songs over five albums. It is about Mike Portnoy's struggle to overcome alcoholism. The songs are as follows: 1) The Glass Prison (studio version) 2) This Dying Soul (live at Budokan) 3) The Root of All Evil (studio version) 4) Repentance (studio version) 5) The Shattered Fortress (Live at Boston Opera House) This whole entire suite will also leave you speechless!!

Have a look at Ayreon. The day that the world brakes down, official video. With James laBrie from Dream Theater. And you probably recognize some other musicians. Ayreon Universe live concert The electric castle live and other tales.

15:45 You want to know what that is? It's called a Keytar, and Jordan Rudess being a wizard

One of nicest reactions I ever seen..! Dream is my favorite band my far!!!!!! Happy new year bro..!

OH YEAH!

So Many Epic Songs, Check out a couple of their Heavier Songs off of their Systematic Chaos Album. Constant Motion and The Dark Eternal Night.

It was a pleasure!

DT adalah best of the best band yang pernah aku dengar selama 42 tahun aku hidup di dunia ini.. 😂

also yeah, you absolutely need to react to octavarium live

This man is having a life 😂

I am a 61 yr old mum and am head banging which is giving me vertigo but I don’t care.

Hey PÔPE! When will you be expanding your DT reaction playlist? I'm hoping for Six degrees of inner turbulence (Disc 2) next. If you decide to do so, try to have the lyrics up as well. It's a great concept album. Don't sleep on it!!! Appreciate the reactions!

Please add some more Dream Theater.

Maybe do the 1`st 3 songs on Octavarium back to back.

I don’t see the donation button.

is there copyright issues for studio vs live? I see some reactions are live some are studio, IMO studio are always better cause you can hear the music and production clearer

Dream Theater>>>Nightwish