It sucks that the jazzy-prog influence is not as vibrant now in JP's playing :/ Awake has some of the most poignant solos while Falling into Infinity had some clever riffs
I've had this audio on my computer for quite some time and I was always wondering where it came from. I figured it was probably from some clinic or demonstration, but I didn't see NAMM coming. Thanks for the original source video, man.
Hey everyone, John can still play . Just saw him on his solo tour and he was really really good. . Go see him while you can
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He already had the JMP bofore the awake, he alreay recorded the Images and Words with it...but I know he had another Ibanez signature before the Picasso ones, it even appeared on the catalog. Ibanez released an identical guitar as this one he is using here, when it comes to looks. It was shown at NAMM this year here is the model RG920 , its an RG Premium.
Yeah. I saw him live recently with Portnoy. The show was great, but his tone was incredibly harsh live and totally drowned in chorus. That and as I listened to the recordings I took after the excitement faded I realized that he was occasionally very, very sloppy. still a good show though and Mike was an absolute beast!
Its a NAMM gig... IE, Pro musicians promoting their sponsors. He was probably playing it to promote Ibanez guitars at the time. Even though its not his signature Picasso. Great tune thanks for posting this!@!@
@IcaroPaivaOfficial Actually that's incorrect, he only got the first picasso prototype, which wasn't even designed for him, for the I&W tour, the album was recorded with another guitar, and he had no ibanez signature before the picasso, was just a regular model. You can find all this information on his forum.
exactly this .. his tone was better, more raw and less processed, tasteful Prog with riffs that were prolific and more musical as opposed to 'too much heavy shit' style. 1992 - 2002 was that golden era. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that with the introduction of Train of Thought, they were trying to appeal to the kids for more lucrative sales instead of this shift from Prog/Art Rock to Prog Metal being a genuine personality change.
Here's some nerdy info for all you gear lovers, Petrucci is using an Axe-Fx Ultra going direct into the PA in this video!! Go and buy one now guys, they're awesome!!
pisses me off he never made an actual recording of this song. Closest you can get is the segments of it on the Rock discipline dvd at the beginning of each chapter
