Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (REACTION!!!) (PROG METAL TOURNAMENT! RD. 1/GROUP A) 

all of your videos are just awesome. But do you guys even realize the magic that you make? You two, quite literally, allow those of us that have been metal and hard rock fans forever to hear these songs for the first time again through you. We get to watch you guys go through all of the emotions that we went through way back the first time we heard these incredible songs. For that I thank you both so much. Well done!!

It stops so suddenly to reflect how death can come so suddenly. And once you hear it enough there is a subtle cue that you notice to know it ends.

John Petrucci on guitar......the man's just a BEAST, both physically and musically. Amazing skills, flawless technique. One of the masters, folks.

My first and favorite Dream Theater song. It was such a great introduction to this band. So powerful.

I'm a simple man. I see Lost In Vegas reacting to DT and I snap hit play

Pull Me Under ends and immediately starts into Another Day, which is a major gear shift. Listen to the album to get the vibe.

Guys, I'm not lying, this was my favorite review of all those I've seen from any channel. Because you brought me right back to when I first heard Pull Me Under. People don't get why review channels are blowing up on RU-vid. It's because a good reviewer has the ability to transported back in time to a timewhen we first heard an amazing song that affected us in some way. I'll never forget, I was in high school and I was weight lifting in a home gym near my school. And then a local rock station talk about this new group called Dream Theatre, and played the song Pull Me Under. I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. So right now, feels good thinking about that moment in time in my life. So thank you for your reviews and for just KILLING IT on this channel. P.S. I have the same reaction when the song ended abruptly like that too! LOL!

I love Prog Metal.. it's orchestral, melodic, rythmic, and technical... it makes you go: "How the hell did that guy just do... wait! HOW THE HELL DID ALL FIVE JUST DO THAT!??" Blues and progressive metal...

The end is EXTREMELY abrupt, but yes, it's intentional. Fun fact, The Beatles did something extremely similar with I Want You (She's So Heavy) back in the 60's, but they literally snipped the physical tape they recorded it on at a random point to get the abrupt ending!

I have binge watching your channel for 4 hours and counting ... Bravo!

MASSIVE quality upgrades for this channel!! YEEEE

DT is visually impressive. Listening to them is crazy, but watching them perform is something from another world, and it makes you appreciate even more the musicianship if you are not too familiar with the genre.

And they're back! I've missed you guys ❤️

Your audio is wayyyyyy better now. You running the song directly through the board? Lol

It's been more than 20 years, but the memory the moment I joined James LaBrie together with thousands of people in the audience singing along to the opening line "Lost in the sky..." is still fresh to this day. Months later, I had the opportunity to play the same venue with my fellow bandmates doing a cover of Learning To Live, which was still up there as one of the highlights of my life. 🤘😊

Train of Thought is the album you guys should listen to. It has the heaviness you like with the prog still being dominant.

Yes pull me under ends like that, just an fyi 👍

Btw I am so effing happy u guys are reaching out and have been embraced by the metal community. We are not nearly as scary as we were billed in the 80s.

the "metropolis pt 2: scenes from a memory" conceptual album is they masterpiece, the storytelling is really cool...maybe a special video with the full record experience? :D

Ah those Kevin Moore Keyboards. Amazing. :)

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Something that I feel might be interesting is not just a tournament between the big 4 (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) but a tournament for their old stuff (particularly their respective '86 signature) and one for their new stuff (particularly '15/'16)

There is progressive thrash! Vektor - Tetrastructural Minds is an incredible example of this

You guys are right on. What I've always heard about the "abrupt" ending is that it builds on the theme of the song. Life is fleeting and can end at any time. The end can sneak up on you. Just like the ending here lol. If you look at the music, it ends on the right time signature. They just build it in a way that it sounds out of nowhere

Christ, I'm old! I remember snagging this album on cassette when it first released and wearing it OUT! Great tune. Great choice!

Nice to hear the support Dream Theater is giving you. Their one of the coolest bands playing music like this. Super down to earth while shredding your face off. Great vid as always.

Check Out SAVATAGE... Hall of the Mountain King is pure FIRE

Queensryche, Operation Mindcrime, whole album. It's a masterpiece of rock.

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize live from Tilborg better be part of the competition!

I went to break at work to see this. Ryan and George and Dream Theater? Awesome!

Feels like 1992 all over again. Driving in the car, local radio blasting this into space, me headbang driving with my horns out. My early prog years, good times. Thanks guys.

Damn, Mike Portnoy at 12:36!! God, he was insane. Still had soul too.

*Octavarium* or *A Change of Seasons* are fantastic, certainly among their best, check them out now that you do longer videos anyways ;) Release the prog!

Dream Theater is one of the best technical bands I’ve ever heard. Their bass player is my hero. Slamming with that 6 string bass guitar!

Playlist!!! Thanks for introducing me to this awesomeness. I love the diversity of music on this channel. Keep doin what you're doing!

Panic Attack is such an amazing song! Y'all need to definitely react to that one! Love the new format brothas! Keep up the great work 🤘🤘

Death is deserving of another listen. Flesh and the power it holds Symbolic Without judgment Lack of comprehension

That chugga-chugga verse riff is so lovely! Pull Me Under is really great. One of my favorites along with Caught In A Web and As I Am :)

One of the best things I have ever seen at a gig was when I saw DT and Opeth performing, and Mike Portnoy invited Max from Opeth and the drummers from the two other supporting band's to come up and battle him, and then at the end of it they all went up and played on his kit with him. It was jaw dropping!

You could do a whole tournament just of bands that Mike Portnoy (DT's drummer from this period) has been in.

Vektor is probably the closest thing to Progressive Thrash. Maybe some earlier Revocation, too. Songs like No Funeral or Chaos Of Forms.

Symphony X should be in the tournament!!

Great video again guys. :) This was the first DT song I heard back in 1992, it hooked me from the start, and although I've had my ups-and-downs with the bands material through the years, they remain one of my favourite bands to this day.

Your videos and reactions bring us all back to the days of discovering these great songs. Great job guys. Love the passion and chemistry you both have. Good stuff.

And now that you've warmed up, it's time for more RUSH!

The production on these videos is top notch, love the sound quality! Really great to see you guys grow even more, much love!

This song is a textbook example of what music is all about: tension and release!

Lovely reaction. Check out The Count Of Tuscany by them. The most beautiful intro and ending. In terms of guitar solo check out The Best of Times. To me it just might be my number 1. I hope people agree with me

No shame in some earplugs at a show, how you gonna do music reviews and reactions etc if you're deaf. I went to so many shows without them and can tell my ears arent what they were when i was younger.

the song ends so abrupt to symbolize death - which can happen suddenly :O

ive been blown away with yalls reviews over the last year or sooo .......owwwwww !!!

Pull Me Under is probably the first Dream Theater song most people ever hear, and for many it is the only Dream Theater song they ever hear... most committed DT fans "move on" from it reasonably quickly and while they never forget about it, they probably subconsciously file it away as "the commercial early hit". But it really is a genuinely great composition - basically it is perfect in every way and I think DT fans ought to champion and promote it more. This video shows the power it has to blow people away!

Reading the comments, I somehow get the urge to check out some band called Vektor.

This song is a masterpiece, perfect start to finish. Enjoyed seeing you guys react to it as well. Great content as usual!

It looks like you guys are still riding the high from the concert once this kicked in. Glad to hear you had a great time, and you’re obviously doing something right for them to reach out. I got to meet them in 2017 for the anniversary tour of this album. They will forever be my favorite band and artists

Just sat down, got the notification, back with another one...

So impressed - you guys are truly living the free-thinker life, embracing new styles of music, and helping remind even old-school prog heads like me what brought us to the get re in the first place! Love the tournament!

Always love the discussions on this channel. Couldnt agree more on the gateway songs.

Man, you guys bro. I don't know what to say but thank you. Your vids literally make my heart smile.

PROG THRASH do exists and it's called Vektor. react to VEKTOR-LCD from their epic album Terminal Redux one of the best prog metal album of this decade.

Progressive thrash? Oh boy, there's a HUGE world out there for you. Coroner, Voivod, Heathen, Mekong Delta, Watchtower, Blind Illusion, Artillery, Deathrow, Vektor, etc. I don't know if this will get any attention because most of these bands never managed to break into the mainstream (except for Vektor), but there's some incredibly stuff in this you'd definitely enjoy. Some songs you'd like would be: Coroner - Semtex Revolution Heathen - Hypnotized

i think its pretty cool you guys go from reacting to all kinds of music you never heard then got into metal and now your going to a Dream Theater concert and enjoying yourself....i love it.

Love the new set and production quality, you guys are so much fun to watch lol. Love the show

I'm liking the tournament format! Yeah the keyboards were my favorite back then - Kevin Moore. I feel he focused on the atmosphere than just being technical. My favorite era of DT

Love that you went to a live show

Your reaction to Metropolis pt 1 was my introduction to the channel. Even as a huge DT fan, I agreed totally with your assessment. Hands down my favorite RU-vid channel. Keep it up, guys!

Pull me under. One of my all time favorites. And I absolutely love your genuine admiration for this song. Great ears for great music.

You want Progressive thrash?? Vektor and Voivod are must guys

Dream Theater has produced some amazing music over the years, but they were absolutely on top of their game with Pull Me Under. >>>>>>>>>>Soulfly; "Moses"

I’m digging the new format and studio set! Top dog pro fresh lol keep it real guys!

Thank you for showing appreciation for the keyboard/synth playing!🙏 It really is an essential aspect of their music that creates such a cool atmospheric effect and adds so much to the texture of their sound that most other bands don't take advantage of.

Its Dream Theatre's First Radio Song, So, It Really Was Their "Gateway" To Fame, Thanx Guys! Great Job! Keep It Up!

Dream Theater - In the Name of God

LOVE you dudes man. The analysis is so pure and from the heart.

Let's not forget what a great job Kevin Moore did on the keyboards!! Great themes, great sounds!!

"Ministry of the lost souls" is also a great tune !!!

There is nothing like Kevin Moore era DT. Watching you guys nod your head to this song, reminds me of the first time I heard this song. You need to give the next track on this album "Another Day", James Labrie's vocals on that are insane.

YOU DUDES ARE AWESOME !! Fun review. I'm a huge DT fan. 🎸🎹🎸 💙💚💙

I have aalways been a life long Rush fan, so when Dream Theater came along in the 90's I was hooked. My greatest memory of "Pull Me Under" was that I got to play it (and some other tracks I chose) to intro on the lunch hour contest I won, where I got to guest DJ on KEGL (The Eagle) 97.1 in Dallas. I got to be the DJ for 30 minutes and it was one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to do in my life!

You guys should react to Camel. "Lady Fantasy", "Chord Change", "Nimrodel", "Lunar Sea", "Echoes", and so many others.

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

I love you guys! your unbiased reactions are just awesome and heartfelt and i salute you two!

Its so awesome watching people get into music you've been listening to for 20 years! Pull Me Under has been at the top of my list for 15 plus years and here these guys are rockin out to it in 2019! So awesome.

Once again, you guys crushed this reaction. You musical sensibility knows no bounds. You guys must have been musicians in a previous life. Thank you for this one. By the way, I love the new look in the new equipment. Keep doing the podcasts. But, please keep doing the musical reactions like this. Mix them in. Do yourselves a favor and react to Mean Street by Van Halen. I promise that you will enjoy it and it will provide you with the perfect platform to give a great reaction. Trust me.

You guys need to react to iced earth. One of the best powermetal bands of all time. Preferably you should listen to Dantes inferno a masterpiece

I already commented but I gotta add that I just LOVE you guys geeking out over odd time signatures, lol

Everyone missed you!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back!!! loving the set up!!

I wonder if George and Ryan would appreciate and enjoy Protest the Hero.

¡¡¡¡UNDER A GLASS MOON!!!!

Seeing it tonight. Glad you enjoyed their show.

You guys are just awesome. I love the way you guys work together. I think you bring a lot to the table with music.

its an abrupt stop at the end bc it goes DIRECTLY into the next song if you listen to the album itself...

Hey guys.. Have you done a reaction to the band "Queensryche" ablum "operation mindcrime "? If not.. you should.

You guys are becoming real metal aficionados! This channel gets better and better! Goose bumps fellas!

When you listen to the beginning of "Another Day" following up the ending of "Pull Me Under", it just sounds... perfect.

Honestly, Trial of Tears doesn't get nearly the love it deserves. It's one of their very best and one I think you guys would most enjoy. More grove.

Also they meant for the song to end so suddenly. It represents how quickly death comes when you least expected it.

Ain't seen you guys here in a while...BAM you come out with Dream Theater Pull Me Under I jump at clickin on it. Because I know you would love it, and love seeing you dudes diggin on exactly what I KNOW you will dig. AND You saw it live???? I know you both love this $#!+ because it's heavy groove that crushes all the way. You know groove, and what's solid. I mean, I'm lookin at your faces all curled up in approval of the heaviness. You even had to wind it back and hear the beginning riffs again!!! TWO thumbs up to you guys.

Nice backdrop guys! I love that you guys like Metal...keep on Rocking!!

Have you guys seen or reacted to the little kids of O'Keefe Music Foundation doing Dream Theater and Tool. Excellent