Old Guy REACTS to DREAM THEATER - DANCE OF ETERNITY | Composers POV 

BLESS RU-vid ALGORITHM This is great content.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The Odyssey - Symphony X

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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

There's 108 time signature changes in this song. Unbelieveable

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

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

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

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...

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!

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!

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. 🤯

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!

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!

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

RU-vid: You might like this video. Me: Correct! Well done RU-vid. Great work dude!

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

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

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.

Yes - Close to the edge LETS GOOO

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!

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

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!

You’ll love Dream Theater- Stream Of Consciousness

If you like Dream Theater you will LOVE Rush!

I just stumbled onto your channel. I've got to say thanks for a GREAT reaction to Dream Theater. From the day Images and Words came out and I heard Pull Me Under over the radio (when stations played their music) I was hooked. Their talent instantly jumped out at me. Complex repeatable performance, meaningful lyrics, unison synchronized tempo changes on the fly... I could go on. Great video.

"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".

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

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.

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.

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 !

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.

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

Man, this is great. I cant praise this channel enough. Love it

First video hearing a technical display of knowledge on music from the tool video got me. Instant subscriber! Keep it up old man loving it

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?😀🤓

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

Dude, these vids are so wholesome, love them! Thanks algorithm for suggesting these vids

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

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.

You should see with the original drummer Mike Portinoy

Loving your reactions! You seem to be a natural at this particularly with the music you e chosen so far. I think it’s exactly the type of reactions these bands fans want to see. Excellent job man!!!

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

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.

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

I loled so hard with your expressions... the first time I saw Dream Theater I was just like that. Subscribed to your channel !

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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 love seeing you discover some of my favorite music.

I live the fact that you're making a surprised face at each tempo change... which is quite often lol Your channel is very cool, glad I stumbled upon by chance!

"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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Hey my friend, thank you for sharing your knowledge and putting yourself out there.

"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

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

I'm so glad you got picked up into my recommended

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.

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.

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!!!!

this is the song that got me into dream theater when i was 14. seeing someone's first experience with it makes me super happy

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

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.

Anyone else already excited for when he finds Porcupine Tree?

Really love your way you look at music!

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.

"Feeling good this Friday afternoon....."

Been loving your vids! Could you do some tracks from The Mars Volta? Arrangements & musicianship on point* -- maybe... "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" or "Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus" are good places to start* ~ like Tool, their entire discography is worthwhile, IMO

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

These reactions are great! Keep 'em coming!