35:04 John Myung suggested the writing process that would be used for Distance Over Time. I think almost everyone can agree that the record is the best of the Mangini era, so JM was right
I thought this as well. Its telling that mike has left now, and for their most recent(and one of their best records) that the band has gone back to the writing that john suggests here. Mike is looking at this like a job of touring and recording in the studio, but ultimately you could tell with the next few albums that this recording approach led to a formulaic outcome.
Yeah that was really interesting. You could feel the sincerity in John Myung's voice when he reflected on the past vs how they wrote music later on. ...and then Mike Portnoy makes fun of him calling it a therapy session. Sure there was some tension, because JM was suggesting the passion was gone out of their writing. So I can see the need to smooth that over. But I agree this seems to show MP's dynamic in the band and reason why at least a few of the members didn't beg him to stay in 2010.
This commentary really confirms my suspicion that John Myung is only playing a character (silent, reserved guy) when on video. I thought that privately, he's actually a goofy guy. I read one text interview in which the interviewer described Myung as a 'chatty' person which I didn't believe at first, but now I see that it could be true.
Probably he is just goofy just with close people,I'm like this,with people that I don't know I am very reserved,but with people that I know I'm more goofy,chatty,making jokes,and he is remembering their old days,he love to be with them,they are his best friends
So...I saw them on this tour. As the commentary states: This was in 2004, celebrating the 15-year anniversary of their debut release. As I post this in 2019, as much time from debut-to-reunion has ALREADY passed between the reunion and this comment. Holy f*ck.
1:04:26 One day we'll get the Mangini/Portnoy/Labrie/Dominici/Rudess/Sherinian/(Moore??)/Petrucci/Myung version of Metropolis and we will have world peace at last.
Portony probably wont do it with LaBrie, also Kevin Moore refuses to play Progressive Metal anymore and would rather focus on the future and his own music. Also maybe Chris Collins could play on it too...
DT commentaries are so much fun, it sucks that it's hard to find them. I thought this one was the only available as a 15 minute video they recorded showing them in the recording room.
1:06:07 I’ve just realised while listening to Once in a Livetime that the way Petrucci said “Met-rho-polis” here was how the French people cheered for the song.
Charlie sounded pretty good on stage, but from his movement and stage presence, you could tell he had been out of the game for a while. But what an awesome show that would've been at.
@@ItIsThisIsJacob no this was recorder before the Nagoya show in Japan, April 2004. Don't know the exact day, but it's close to the Budokan date(April 26th)
@@TheDarkEternalKnight07 Yes, the concert itself was recorded in March 2004, but as MP states in the commentary at 1:06 the commentary was recorded in December 2004.
God damn Charlie was killing it. I don't really think his voice fits well with metal not that Images and Words are strictly metal but his voice got a more 70's prog rock feel. He does hit those notes super clean though. If we got his skills with Labries gritty and powerful voice we would be on to a keeper.
I would kick a kitten if Russell Allen did vocals for just one song. I’d love to hear his style. Nothing against James LaBrie because when he’s on, the dude is ON (like on “Score”). People give him a lot of shit for his mistakes live, but JP has turned in some below-his-standard performances too and he doesn’t get near as much crap for it.
@@hayalaln2302 not every DVD. I know that Tokyo 93, Once in a Livetime, Live Scenes from NY, When Dream and Day Reunite has it. I think they stopped doing that in 2005.
@1:17:00 oh mike how you were wrong. And when they did it you were sad they didn't invite you. Such a shame really I would have loved to have seen that with this lineup.
I did upload the commentary for the Live in Tokyo DVD but it immediately got hit with a copyright strike and now it's blocked worldwide. I also have the commentaries for Metropolis 2000 and 5 Years in a Livetime but I expect they'll meet the same fate if I try to upload them. The only reason this one is safe is because it's a YtseJam release.
