The glass prison, Blind Faith, misunderstood,the great debate,disappear they all are also the part of the same album then why all creators on TH-cam makin reaction videos on six degrees of inner turbulence only reacting to other songs I didn't mention above
So many sounds? Check the count of tuscany by DreamTheater bro, Octavarium, a change of seasons and a nightmare to remember and the ministry of lost souls
@@jwchipmn its what i would say if i got my music stolen by an asshole claiming to do a "reaction" to it.. this is just stealing good music and making dumb noises to try and steal attention away from dream theater.
10 days before the album was released I went to the warmup show in NYC. Was about 8 feet away from Petrucci and they opened with this. One of the coolest moments of my life for sure.
John is a god with that guitar.... we all agree, right? That said... expecting from him to make it sound like an ambulance siren... well... that would be way too much!
@@davidedemurodominijanni9889 Well... if Adrian Belew can make his guitar sound like an elephant, I believe making a guitar sound like sirens shouldn't be that difficult lol But yeah, it was actually Jordan on the keys
You have no idea how much I love you for reacting to this... I have never clicked on a video and smashed a like button so hard and fast in my life. before even watching I knew it would be gold. You do great reactions, and you really do take your suggestions seriously. appreciate the way you manage your channel man. also to add, "Under a Glass Moon" by them is some of the cleanest drums you will ever hear. if you end up watching I recommend the live version - "Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon (Live in Tokyo 1993) HD"
THIS is the side of DT no one mentions or suggests. Sadly all the people who don't like DT that are over critical of the band who believe they are just a "wankfest", don't know or care to know about all their songs where they _hold back_ on the instrument virtuosity, yet use their "chops" to create a more melancholic mood to match the subject matter. It's just another part of Dream Theater that I have enjoyed since WDADU (in particular on that album, _within_ the songs to change the mood), especially from Images & Words, on. Other songs that are like that; "Wait for sleep", "Another Day", "Surrounded", "Eve", "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" (which I liken to Rush - "Mystic Rhythms"), "To Live Forever", "Anna Lee", "Hollow Years", "Take Away the Pain", "Beyond this Life", "Through Her Eyes", "The Spirit Carries On", "Disappear", "Goodnight Kiss", "Solitary Shell" and on . . . .
@@dodgrblu My favorite DT song is "Surrounded" because of how they control the dynamics of the song so perfectly. A clear build, climax, fall. Masterfully composed. But nobody ever listens to that tune.
@@HollowGolem yeah I've gotta say it's my least favourite and the one I listen to the least, but the way Labrie sings 'from the waaaaall' at around 3:47 is phenomenal and my highlight. Still a good song.
I don't want to tell you to react to Scenes From A Memory straight through, but... Just kidding, I really do. Please do it. It's their greatest achievement, IMO.
You should also really get into “Porcupine Tree” a good first 4 to do would be “Anesthetize”, “Fear of a Blank Planet”, “Trains”, and “The Creator Had A Master Tape” (a couple more to consider, “Lazarus”, “The Incident”, “Sound of Muzak”, “Blind House” And “Sentimental” ... I’ll just stop myself here, cause if I kept going on and on, I’d just name every one of their songs...) and those are only songs from their later albums... not even touching material from their “Stupid Dream” And “Lightbulb Sun” era... seriously you need to check them out!!!!
[✔] - The Glass Prison [✔] - This Dying Soul [ ] - The Root of All Evil [ ] - Repentance [ ] - The Shattered Fortress Three more to go to finish Mike Portnoy's AA 12-step suite! Go for it, Jamel! \m/
The lead in to this song is the exit from the previous album Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory. DT did this for several albums as an homage to Pink Floyd did with each album the end of side 2 is the intro to side 1. it makes the album unending. The record scratching did not involve vinyl. No records were scratched in the making of this song
I love that you're listening to The Glass Prison. This was the first song that I remember listening to of them and it's still one of favorites of theirs. But seeing your reaction to the first 3 mins is priceless
It's not the first time, neither the last, that I'll say this: I'm so freaking glad you're doing this!!!!! It's an amazing journey. They're amazing! So glad you vibe with it! I was with you the whole time ❤ I truly appreciate you
Great track....my favorite DT song ever is on this album-The Great Debate. As a drummer, that song is EPIC and I loved watching Portnoy play it live in six degrees of drumming
The Twelve Step Suite consists of 5 songs from different albums creating an album within five albums. One song from each of five different albums combined to make a "sub-album" dealing with Mike Portnoy's issues with addiction. Powerful album on its own. Also great idea to stick with studio songs from Dream Theater, IMO James Labrie has a great voice when he actually sings, but live he tends to fall into a pattern of yelling and screaming random vowels instead of singing the actual lyrics - it can get tremendously annoying.
Jamal is like the friend you always want ... the one you can show music to and genuinely lustens with an open heart and he truly just gets into it. I had planned on chscking out a few vids and have now spent the better part of my day just listening more and more.
The sound at the start is actually static, this was part of a "meta" album where the last song off of metropolis part 2 scenes from a memory ended with static hiss and this song "continues" that static hiss
I love watching dream theater reactions because it takes me back to when my mind got blown the first time I heard them and the deep dive I took into their music. Your reaction is awesome!
I love how you reacted! It's almost like you just finished a hard work out, you were almost out of breath! Keep 'em coming Jamel, we're right with you!
Jordan Rudess can get a million sounds out of his keyboards and gadgets. John Petrucci is the shredder on the guitar and usually plays on God mode!! This whole band is just bonkers, amazing, and off the chart.
The sound at the the start is a needle at the end of a record which ended the previous album. Metropolis pt 2.The song is about the drummers battle with alcoholism, he continued the theme on subsequent albums. The Glass prison is a bottle.
Legend has it… every time John Petrucci picks up his guitar he breaks the court ordered restraining order it has against him.. cause he is attempting to murder that thang!
I have listened to a lot of music, have a breadth of taste and tracks that I love for lots of different reasons. That said , in my honest opinion and after some thought I've come to the conclusion that thematically, aesthetically, and on so many levels, within one song, this is one of the best pieces of music that has been written by any band.. ever. Thank you for the reaction man, that was a good one.
Subscribed. :) I still remember when this song came out and my brother got me a copy of this track right after 9/11... everyone I knew thought this was about the WTC... but it was about addiction.
You should react to the band Bad Religion. They’re called the “Godfathers of SoCal Punk.” They’ve been around since 1980 and they still put out records to this day. I know you don’t normally react to punk bands, but they have really good vocals and thought provoking lyrics. A few songs by them that I would recommend starting out on would be Sorrow, Generator, Kyoto Now, or also pretty much anything from the album Stranger Than Fiction. I think you would appreciate what they do. Keep doing what you do!🤘
You should listen to Breaking all illutions by this band, amaizing guitar solo in that song. And please react to "The spirit carries on (Live Score)" i know you gonna love it (grate guitar solo to)!!
I love the reaction, the music still blows my mind as a long time dream theater fan. My only gripe is your commentary during videos. There are things going on here as a musician myself, I am constantly figuring out. If I made videos like this, I'd listen completely then give my commentary.
Hey dude ! I read quite a few comments here But I didn't see any answers to your questions ... and as a 30+ year fan of Dream Theater I'm going to do my best to help you out. First off the sounds of the "ambulance" lol ... or the siren were all done by the keyboard player. Anything that isn't drums bass or guitar is taken care of by the keyboard player and quite often he will play with heavy almost guitar like sounds. Plus his solos are as good (or better) as the guitar player !! He's a Juliard trained virtuoso Jordan Rudess he's better than all the other four in the band combined !! No joke If you study the band a little bit deeper you will understand that they are all very studied musicians who went to school for music. Pretty much the best of the best and that's why they are fucking amazing. I am a musician have been playing for 35 years. I have been preaching this band since before they were Dream Theater Scream to all of my musician friends and friends about how killer writers and players they are !! Welcome to the world with the band Dream Theater Enjoy!! Oh and just so you know I paused your second video just to write you this reply !!!! cheers from Canada man 💪🏻🇨🇦🎶
I came in at Images and Words. Followed them till Mike left. I've found that their albums increased in story telling and instrumental expression along the way. I enjoyed them more back when they were more orchestral. But I think above all, the thing I find the most fascinating is what their name means Jamel, thanks for taking them for a spin. I enjoyed watching
Porcupine tree - Arriving somewhere but not here live! Or Anesthetize live! Please for the love of God check them out one day lol thank you for all the amazing videos man
Hey brother! Recently discovered your channel. Enjoying seeing you discover new music, especially Rush, Iron maiden, and Dream Theater. Apologies if I mention anything you have already reacted to... I am just starting to work through your older videos. A few songs I would recommend are RUSH: Natural Science, Hemispheres, and La Villa Stangietto (instrumental). Iron Maiden: Phantom of the Opera and Rime of the Ancient Mainer (preferable from the Live After Death album), and Dream Theater: A Change of Seasons (This is to Dream Theater what 2112 is to RUSH), Learning to Live, Breaking All Illusions, and Stream of Consciousness (instrumental). Based on your reactions to those three bands I think you would appreciate the bands: Savatage, Redemption, and Queensryche.
Maybe tread "Sea of Lies" before jumping into the ocean of "The Odyssey" 😉. "Evolution", "Inferno", and "Incantations of the Apprentice" are a few of my favorites. Such good metal!
You've stepped into the world of Dream Theater my friend!! Your life will never be the same. Check out Dark Eternal Night from Dream Theater and be blown away again!!
as to the sirens, I believe the keyboardist hits a HotKey on his keyboard and it starts an mp3 soundtrack of Sirens in the distance. In one video, and a totally different song, I saw Rudis hit a key on the far bass end of the keys, and a sound effect started playing. So I say no it's not John on his guitar. He's good and beyond, but he ain't that....lol Also, I have really enjoyed watching your reaction videos. I have repeatedly watched them, and I'm always looking for your next Dream Theater reaction. No, I'm not weird, I just love DT. And now you know why. You have listened to them, and now You have the DT bug. I've had it since 1996. It was the awake album. Awesome! I also listen to All the other reaction videos of other people, reacting to Dream Theater here on TH-cam. I love watching the person reacting, eyes PoP out of the head. The expressions are usually a numb look.....followed by, "Are you fuckin* kiddin* me.??" Keep up the good work. You appear to be a pretty cool dude.
This song is pretty special for me. It is the first one of a suite composed of 5 songs that drummer Mike Portnoy composed. The songs together comprise 12 parts, each one corresponding to one step of the Alcoholic Anonymous (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_Suite). The other songs being "This Dying Soul", "The Root Of All Evil", "Repentance" and "The Shattered Fortress" (each one belonging to a different album). Also, that "chicken fry" sound at the beginning should be of a vinyl record player with its needle on a part of the disc where there is no music but noise (it is the ending of last album's last song, "Finally Free" of Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory). They also keep on using the last note of the last song of an album as the first one of the first song of the following album in the next three albums (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - with its 6 songs, Train of Thought - with its 7 songs, and Octavarium - with its 8 songs). Yes, these people love to put easter eggs on their albums.
Just found your channel and have been watching ur vids all damn night long. Great reactions to some awesome music. I love to see reactions from people who have not heard music outside of their experience. Having said that, I do have a huge request...a song I have asked others to react to with no response, but I'll keep trying. The song is called "Last Chance" and the band is Shooting Star. This epic is from 1980 by a band from Kansas City, Mo that should have made it much bigger, but was overshadowed by bands like Kansas and Triumph with similar sounds. This song is probably the most epic sounding jam that just builds and builds all the way to the finish. It's roughly about the story of Moses, but not in a straightforward kind of way. With strong lyrics, big drums and a gigantic ending, it will leave you standing and calling for more! You just gotta trust me on this one, it is one of the most powerful songs EVER!!!! I'm 10 years older than you and grew up on classic rock and singer-song writer music in the 70's, than went heavy metal and head banger in the 80's and 90's. Now I'm all about the reggae with the new west coast sound hittin' me hard. As such, I'm out of my realm on rap and hip hop. I'd like to ask you to turn a rock guy on to a few suggestions I can check out myself if you would like to hit me with somethings. Peace and music to you!
Jamal, you ABSOLUTELY need to try "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance" suite in its whole! It is a multi-part suite, about 45 minutes long, actually the whole second disc of the very album "The Glass Prison" opens. And this whole-disc-song is truly THE VERY BEST SONG DT EVER MADE!!! The best song in all the prog metal, I should even say! Bro, until you listen to this, you've never truly lived! And, compating to the first disc of the album, the exorbitant quantity of notes do not sound too overwhelming, it's actually pretty relaxing in certain places:) and the vocals! James Labrie only fully opened here on the whole album, the first disc was more like a warm-up for him) And the LYRICS! Please, make yourself such a wonderful gift, react to it!
so back in the day, before the album was released, DT gave us some demos and teasers of this album. a few of the songs, edited a bit shorter or changed a bit. imagine being a DT fan back then, knowing what they are capable of, and you get some teasers for the album! it was amazing! then we finally heard Glass Prison first on the album and were like OMGGGGGGG :) you look like how i felt in january 2002 :D
I think the fact they reproduce each and everything they compose in a live show makes them truly fun to watch. great reaction! I had the same back in 1991
You should check out either Physical Education or Tooth and Claw by Animals as Leaders. Some insane, yet groovy instrumental metal. I know you've done The Brain Dance, but that's not their usual sound. (If they have one lol)
greeting from Italy, i like a lot yours reaction... Imho Dream theater are the best musician now because they are capable to merge deep lyrics with a message (spirit carries on, illumination theory), telling stories (metropolis part 2 it is a whole jurney) with an incredible music tecnique... plz do more DT reactions (but not the too known one like panic attack, winther and other that only shallow fans will suggest to you, shallow not as an offence just that do not know in deep DT xD)
By the way, I didn’t see it in the comments. This song was mostly written by, then drummer, Mike Portnoy. It’s the beginning of the 12-Step Suite of songs that he wrote about addiction and sobriety. He was an alcoholic and addict for some years. He went through the 12 Steps to get sober.
That intro is sound of rain Intro of the glass prison (1st song of six degrees of inner turbulence album) is the same with outro of scene nine: finally free (the last song from metropolis pt. 2: scenes from a memory)
Thank you for looking up the meaning of the song. Its one of a couple of others to complete this. You already did dying soul which is the second song to the 12 step suite. the next one would be "The Root of all Evil" - Octavarium and the last one "The Shattered Fortress" They dedicated one song per album over 4 years for this 12 steps to overcome the addiction of mike. This is really really personal and I would love to see you reacting to all of the songs. Two to go.
“3 minutes in, not one word spoken!” I just laughed so hard!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 How about shine on you crazy diamond? 7 minutes intro of instrumental, no lyrics, and thats just the short version!! 🤣🤣🤣 You should do more Dream Theater songs though!
If you want to react to a DT tune please head for “DANCE OF THE ETERNITY” ... That song is an entire emotional rollercoaster and KILLER Drums by Mike Portnoy !!!! Respect, - JerZ ICE 🤙
Jamel, I want to invite you into the world of Ska with some suggestions I think you'll like: Streetlight Manifesto - "Would You Be Impressed?" "Somewhere in the Between" The Slackers - "Married Girl" "Wasted Days" "Have the Time" Madness - "One Step Beyond" "House of Fun". I'd love to see your reaction vids for these my friend. My all time favorite type of music!
You make the best comments. So raw but to on target. "...It's almost unfair". That's magazine level review stuff right there specially considering you came up with that on the spot. You also picked up that the drumer and the guitarrist were having sorta of a fight....which is funny considering...
This whole album is killer.
all the albums are killers
Jimbodaddy74 my favorite from DT
The glass prison, Blind Faith, misunderstood,the great debate,disappear they all are also the part of the same album then why all creators on TH-cam makin reaction videos on six degrees of inner turbulence only reacting to other songs I didn't mention above
Dream Theater is like Rush's younger heavier darker brother
That actually is not a bad description.
I have called them Rush2.0 for a bit now. And with Neal not playing, and Portnoy not with DT, who knowsssss lolol.
And Meshuggah is the giant cousin in the military ready to kill at will
@@MainelyW212 sooo.... they're in the Marines then
Just throw in a dash of Metalica, maybe a little Styx and a few other things and yeah. LOL.
This song ranks up there with Painkiller and Holy Wars as one of the most relentless, face melting pieces metal ever created!
Which bands made those songs?
@@cosmic_gate476 judaspriest and megadeth
Exactly, great choices
Dream Theater Moshpit is literally a bunch of dudes solving mathematical equations in their Texas Instruments Calculators about Distance Over Time.
TheManny BG the more realistic likelihood is then trying to figure out how to headband through 45 time signature changes in like 15 seconds.
So many sounds? Check the count of tuscany by DreamTheater bro, Octavarium, a change of seasons and a nightmare to remember and the ministry of lost souls
Michael Hernandez Araya probably there five best songs right there
Wetfeet569 you can say that again! Illumination Theory as well!
and finally free live th-cam.com/video/QLr6Rrzy2yk/w-d-xo.html this version) and Greetings from Russia
yes please
Hear hear... And welcome down the rabbit hole Jamel🙏
"A Change of Seasons" is a must when we talk about Dream Theater...
Absolutely would be a tragedy to experience DT and not react to Change of Seasons
Letsrock You could say it would be...a fatal tragedy
For me it's Images & Words, Scenes and Six degress
For me images and words, scenes from a memory and six degrees... all the songs and i mean all the songs are GOOD!
Epic tune!!
"I ain't ready!" Neither was I the first time I heard this face melting tsar bomb of a song
“I ain’t ready” is the perfect response to most people’s introduction to Dream Theater. Haha
@@jwchipmn its what i would say if i got my music stolen by an asshole claiming to do a "reaction" to it.. this is just stealing good music and making dumb noises to try and steal attention away from dream theater.
1rst time you hear this song in life, is like a new birth.
amen to that man!
First time I heard it, I listened to it again and again for weeks afterward
Welcome to DT
10 days before the album was released I went to the warmup show in NYC. Was about 8 feet away from Petrucci and they opened with this. One of the coolest moments of my life for sure.
Yep. Then you realize the entire music industry just about clearly isn't about promoting talent. Instead it's about brainwashing people.
The sirens are done by Jordan Rudess on keyboard/synth.
John is a god with that guitar.... we all agree, right? That said... expecting from him to make it sound like an ambulance siren... well... that would be way too much!
@@davidedemurodominijanni9889 That's some Tom Morello shit.
Never knew that. Wow.
@@davidedemurodominijanni9889 Well... if Adrian Belew can make his guitar sound like an elephant, I believe making a guitar sound like sirens shouldn't be that difficult lol
But yeah, it was actually Jordan on the keys
You have no idea how much I love you for reacting to this... I have never clicked on a video and smashed a like button so hard and fast in my life. before even watching I knew it would be gold. You do great reactions, and you really do take your suggestions seriously. appreciate the way you manage your channel man. also to add, "Under a Glass Moon" by them is some of the cleanest drums you will ever hear. if you end up watching I recommend the live version - "Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon (Live in Tokyo 1993) HD"
This is my pump up song before I go run or lift. This is one of their absolute bangers.
Dream Theater - Space Dye Vest
Everyone's recommending the typical DT songs, but I wanna throw you a curve ball with this absolute gem.
Cool tune
THIS is the side of DT no one mentions or suggests. Sadly all the people who don't like DT that are over critical of the band who believe they are just a "wankfest", don't know or care to know about all their songs where they _hold back_ on the instrument virtuosity, yet use their "chops" to create a more melancholic mood to match the subject matter. It's just another part of Dream Theater that I have enjoyed since WDADU (in particular on that album, _within_ the songs to change the mood), especially from Images & Words, on.
Other songs that are like that; "Wait for sleep", "Another Day", "Surrounded", "Eve", "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" (which I liken to Rush - "Mystic Rhythms"), "To Live Forever", "Anna Lee", "Hollow Years", "Take Away the Pain", "Beyond this Life", "Through Her Eyes", "The Spirit Carries On", "Disappear", "Goodnight Kiss", "Solitary Shell" and on . . . .
@@mvunit3 yeah. Images and Words is a true classic imo. One of the greatest albums of all time. Wait for Sleep is brilliant.
@@dodgrblu My favorite DT song is "Surrounded" because of how they control the dynamics of the song so perfectly. A clear build, climax, fall. Masterfully composed.
But nobody ever listens to that tune.
@@HollowGolem yeah I've gotta say it's my least favourite and the one I listen to the least, but the way Labrie sings 'from the waaaaall' at around 3:47 is phenomenal and my highlight. Still a good song.
The crazy thing about this band is that they make it look easy in concert.
Thats because it is for them.
I don't want to tell you to react to Scenes From A Memory straight through, but...
Just kidding, I really do. Please do it. It's their greatest achievement, IMO.
Greatest album ever made imo
You should also really get into “Porcupine Tree” a good first 4 to do would be “Anesthetize”, “Fear of a Blank Planet”, “Trains”, and “The Creator Had A Master Tape”
(a couple more to consider, “Lazarus”, “The Incident”, “Sound of Muzak”, “Blind House” And “Sentimental” ... I’ll just stop myself here, cause if I kept going on and on, I’d just name every one of their songs...)
and those are only songs from their later albums... not even touching material from their “Stupid Dream” And “Lightbulb Sun” era... seriously you need to check them out!!!!
Eric Stodolnik pretty much anything Steven Wilson has done!
Blackest eyes would be a great one as well
[✔] - The Glass Prison
[✔] - This Dying Soul
[ ] - The Root of All Evil
[ ] - Repentance
[ ] - The Shattered Fortress
Three more to go to finish Mike Portnoy's AA 12-step suite! Go for it, Jamel! \m/
"There are so many cowboys I can't even talk" - Jamel 2019, truer words never spoke
You're in the deep end of the pool now, Mah' Brotha'...
My favourite band ever! Every song on this album is good, you should check out the Train of Thought album, really heavy and really good.
My favorite too Anthony. Peace.
The lead in to this song is the exit from the previous album Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory. DT did this for several albums as an homage to Pink Floyd did with each album the end of side 2 is the intro to side 1. it makes the album unending.
The record scratching did not involve vinyl. No records were scratched in the making of this song
And Dream Theater carried this through Train Of Thought and Octavarium.
@@Kylora2112 forming a 5 hour mega album lol. They should've ended Octavarium with a clock ticking lol.
I love that you're listening to The Glass Prison. This was the first song that I remember listening to of them and it's still one of favorites of theirs. But seeing your reaction to the first 3 mins is priceless
It's not the first time, neither the last, that I'll say this: I'm so freaking glad you're doing this!!!!! It's an amazing journey. They're amazing! So glad you vibe with it! I was with you the whole time ❤ I truly appreciate you
The Great Debate on that album is brilliant.
React to the studio version of “Under a Glass Moon”, my fav Dream Theater song
Great track....my favorite DT song ever is on this album-The Great Debate. As a drummer, that song is EPIC and I loved watching Portnoy play it live in six degrees of drumming
The intro (the 'chicken frying') is the continuation of the outro from the Scenes from a Memory album.
All Dream Theater will melt your face and destroy brain cells! Dream Theater is sick, some of the best musicians in the world!!! #1
The Twelve Step Suite consists of 5 songs from different albums creating an album within five albums. One song from each of five different albums combined to make a "sub-album" dealing with Mike Portnoy's issues with addiction. Powerful album on its own. Also great idea to stick with studio songs from Dream Theater, IMO James Labrie has a great voice when he actually sings, but live he tends to fall into a pattern of yelling and screaming random vowels instead of singing the actual lyrics - it can get tremendously annoying.
True
Jamal is like the friend you always want ... the one you can show music to and genuinely lustens with an open heart and he truly just gets into it. I had planned on chscking out a few vids and have now spent the better part of my day just listening more and more.
The sound at the start is actually static, this was part of a "meta" album where the last song off of metropolis part 2 scenes from a memory ended with static hiss and this song "continues" that static hiss
Also ends with him pouring a drink ... then Glass Prison starts the journey through AA and alcoholism
I love watching dream theater reactions because it takes me back to when my mind got blown the first time I heard them and the deep dive I took into their music. Your reaction is awesome!
Outstanding...especially once you realize this is a song about the struggle with alcohol abuse!!!
I love how you reacted! It's almost like you just finished a hard work out, you were almost out of breath! Keep 'em coming Jamel, we're right with you!
Jordan Rudess can get a million sounds out of his keyboards and gadgets. John Petrucci is the shredder on the guitar and usually plays on God mode!! This whole band is just bonkers, amazing, and off the chart.
The sound at the the start is a needle at the end of a record which ended the previous album. Metropolis pt 2.The song is about the drummers battle with alcoholism, he continued the theme on subsequent albums. The Glass prison is a bottle.
By the way, this record: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. I put it at the 3rd place of my favorite DT albums ever!!!!
Take The Time, Metropolis Part 1, Under a Glass Moon
Legend has it… every time John Petrucci picks up his guitar he breaks the court ordered restraining order it has against him.. cause he is attempting to murder that thang!
"It's almost unfair how good they are" so true my friend
I have listened to a lot of music, have a breadth of taste and tracks that I love for lots of different reasons. That said , in my honest opinion and after some thought I've come to the conclusion that thematically, aesthetically, and on so many levels, within one song, this is one of the best pieces of music that has been written by any band.. ever. Thank you for the reaction man, that was a good one.
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I instantly subbed after that comment 😂
Subscribed. :) I still remember when this song came out and my brother got me a copy of this track right after 9/11... everyone I knew thought this was about the WTC... but it was about addiction.
You went from the doggy paddle to an Olympic swimmer. You’re truly working now brother! This is musicianship at it’s finest
It's looks like your headset is on fire I see smoke coming from them as you absorb that wonderful music
It is so fun watching you react to Rush and Dream Theater, two of my favorite bands! :)
You should react to the band Bad Religion. They’re called the “Godfathers of SoCal Punk.” They’ve been around since 1980 and they still put out records to this day. I know you don’t normally react to punk bands, but they have really good vocals and thought provoking lyrics. A few songs by them that I would recommend starting out on would be Sorrow, Generator, Kyoto Now, or also pretty much anything from the album Stranger Than Fiction. I think you would appreciate what they do. Keep doing what you do!🤘
I'm an amateur drummer, and going through the same stuff. Hard times.
Keep up with your videos, they're really inspirational to me.
I've experienced this as a non drinker.... then returned years later as an alcoholic... it's possible to cry through this song
You should listen to Breaking all illutions by this band, amaizing guitar solo in that song.
And please react to "The spirit carries on (Live Score)" i know you gonna love it (grate guitar solo to)!!
I love your channel!!! This song always brings a tear to my eyes at the end. Such raw emotion when he gives himself over
I love the reaction, the music still blows my mind as a long time dream theater fan. My only gripe is your commentary during videos. There are things going on here as a musician myself, I am constantly figuring out. If I made videos like this, I'd listen completely then give my commentary.
Hey dude !
I read quite a few comments here
But I didn't see any answers to your questions
... and as a 30+ year fan of Dream Theater I'm going to do my best to help you out.
First off the sounds of the "ambulance" lol
... or the siren
were all done by the keyboard player.
Anything that isn't drums bass or guitar
is taken care of by the keyboard player and quite often he will play with heavy almost guitar like sounds. Plus his solos are as good (or better) as the guitar player !!
He's a Juliard trained virtuoso
Jordan Rudess
he's better than all the other four in the band combined !!
No joke
If you study the band a little bit deeper
you will understand that they are all very studied musicians
who went to school for music.
Pretty much the best of the best
and that's why they are fucking amazing.
I am a musician have been playing for 35 years.
I have been preaching this band since before they were Dream Theater
Scream to all of my musician friends and friends about how killer writers and players they are !!
Welcome to the world with the band Dream Theater
Enjoy!!
Oh and just so you know
I paused your second video
just to write you this reply !!!!
cheers from Canada man 💪🏻🇨🇦🎶
I came in at Images and Words. Followed them till Mike left.
I've found that their albums increased in story telling and instrumental expression along the way.
I enjoyed them more back when they were more orchestral.
But I think above all, the thing I find the most fascinating is what their name means
Jamel, thanks for taking them for a spin. I enjoyed watching
Porcupine tree - Arriving somewhere but not here live! Or Anesthetize live! Please for the love of God check them out one day lol thank you for all the amazing videos man
Hey brother! Recently discovered your channel. Enjoying seeing you discover new music, especially Rush, Iron maiden, and Dream Theater. Apologies if I mention anything you have already reacted to... I am just starting to work through your older videos. A few songs I would recommend are RUSH: Natural Science, Hemispheres, and La Villa Stangietto (instrumental). Iron Maiden: Phantom of the Opera and Rime of the Ancient Mainer (preferable from the Live After Death album), and Dream Theater: A Change of Seasons (This is to Dream Theater what 2112 is to RUSH), Learning to Live, Breaking All Illusions, and Stream of Consciousness (instrumental). Based on your reactions to those three bands I think you would appreciate the bands: Savatage, Redemption, and Queensryche.
Ty. So much more to this band. Don't stop, dive in.
Megadeth:
Holy Wars
Hangar 18
Symphony of Destruction
First song in the 12 step suite about the drummers recovery from alcoholisme. Great listen all the way through!
Love your reactions dude, you’ll pretty much feel the same about every DT song , they are that good.
Sounds like you really like prog without knowing exactly what prog is. Dude needs to hear some porcupine tree or something! love the reactions
Dream Theatre is like an audible philosophical therapeutic session on so many levels...
1:32 Jemal: I´m ready
Dream Theatre: You think???
Symphony x-the odyssey
Please!
Maybe tread "Sea of Lies" before jumping into the ocean of "The Odyssey" 😉. "Evolution", "Inferno", and "Incantations of the Apprentice" are a few of my favorites. Such good metal!
F*** it! New subscriber.. love the reaction at the start.. you got me.. it does sounds like chicken frying HAHAHAHA
You've stepped into the world of Dream Theater my friend!! Your life will never be the same. Check out Dark Eternal Night from Dream Theater and be blown away again!!
It's like a spring coming unwound at 15:26 , really cool " resolve " from the tension of the previous key.
as to the sirens, I believe the keyboardist hits a HotKey on his keyboard and it starts an mp3 soundtrack of Sirens in the distance. In one video, and a totally different song, I saw Rudis hit a key on the far bass end of the keys, and a sound effect started playing. So I say no it's not John on his guitar. He's good and beyond, but he ain't that....lol Also, I have really enjoyed watching your reaction videos. I have repeatedly watched them, and I'm always looking for your next Dream Theater reaction. No, I'm not weird, I just love DT. And now you know why. You have listened to them, and now You have the DT bug. I've had it since 1996. It was the awake album. Awesome! I also listen to All the other reaction videos of other people, reacting to Dream Theater here on TH-cam. I love watching the person reacting, eyes PoP out of the head. The expressions are usually a numb look.....followed by, "Are you fuckin* kiddin* me.??" Keep up the good work. You appear to be a pretty cool dude.
This song is pretty special for me. It is the first one of a suite composed of 5 songs that drummer Mike Portnoy composed. The songs together comprise 12 parts, each one corresponding to one step of the Alcoholic Anonymous (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_Suite). The other songs being "This Dying Soul", "The Root Of All Evil", "Repentance" and "The Shattered Fortress" (each one belonging to a different album). Also, that "chicken fry" sound at the beginning should be of a vinyl record player with its needle on a part of the disc where there is no music but noise (it is the ending of last album's last song, "Finally Free" of Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory). They also keep on using the last note of the last song of an album as the first one of the first song of the following album in the next three albums (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - with its 6 songs, Train of Thought - with its 7 songs, and Octavarium - with its 8 songs). Yes, these people love to put easter eggs on their albums.
Just found your channel and have been watching ur vids all damn night long. Great reactions to some awesome music. I love to see reactions from people who have not heard music outside of their experience. Having said that, I do have a huge request...a song I have asked others to react to with no response, but I'll keep trying. The song is called "Last Chance" and the band is Shooting Star. This epic is from 1980 by a band from Kansas City, Mo that should have made it much bigger, but was overshadowed by bands like Kansas and Triumph with similar sounds. This song is probably the most epic sounding jam that just builds and builds all the way to the finish. It's roughly about the story of Moses, but not in a straightforward kind of way. With strong lyrics, big drums and a gigantic ending, it will leave you standing and calling for more! You just gotta trust me on this one, it is one of the most powerful songs EVER!!!!
I'm 10 years older than you and grew up on classic rock and singer-song writer music in the 70's, than went heavy metal and head banger in the 80's and 90's. Now I'm all about the reggae with the new west coast sound hittin' me hard. As such, I'm out of my realm on rap and hip hop. I'd like to ask you to turn a rock guy on to a few suggestions I can check out myself if you would like to hit me with somethings. Peace and music to you!
Illumination Theory! You’ll end up crying..
I’ve never heard anything close to Dream Theater! Insane music in so many ways. Nothing like it!
Jamal, you ABSOLUTELY need to try "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance" suite in its whole! It is a multi-part suite, about 45 minutes long, actually the whole second disc of the very album "The Glass Prison" opens. And this whole-disc-song is truly THE VERY BEST SONG DT EVER MADE!!! The best song in all the prog metal, I should even say! Bro, until you listen to this, you've never truly lived! And, compating to the first disc of the album, the exorbitant quantity of notes do not sound too overwhelming, it's actually pretty relaxing in certain places:) and the vocals! James Labrie only fully opened here on the whole album, the first disc was more like a warm-up for him) And the LYRICS! Please, make yourself such a wonderful gift, react to it!
so back in the day, before the album was released, DT gave us some demos and teasers of this album. a few of the songs, edited a bit shorter or changed a bit. imagine being a DT fan back then, knowing what they are capable of, and you get some teasers for the album! it was amazing! then we finally heard Glass Prison first on the album and were like OMGGGGGGG :) you look like how i felt in january 2002 :D
I think the fact they reproduce each and everything they compose in a live show makes them truly fun to watch. great reaction! I had the same back in 1991
"3 minutes, none word spoken"
most of pop songs already finished))
Please React to dream theater " the dance of eternity" live
I saw these guys do the warm-up performance for Yes in 2001 or '02. Wow! Blew me away!
Take the time - Dream theater
You should check out either Physical Education or Tooth and Claw by Animals as Leaders. Some insane, yet groovy instrumental metal. I know you've done The Brain Dance, but that's not their usual sound. (If they have one lol)
How? Mostly How? Incredible.. the sheer speed and flawless performance.. every damned time.
Man I loved yo reaction brotha!! Love fo DT!!!
greeting from Italy, i like a lot yours reaction... Imho Dream theater are the best musician now because they are capable to merge deep lyrics with a message (spirit carries on, illumination theory), telling stories (metropolis part 2 it is a whole jurney) with an incredible music tecnique... plz do more DT reactions (but not the too known one like panic attack, winther and other that only shallow fans will suggest to you, shallow not as an offence just that do not know in deep DT xD)
That wasn't a guitar that sounded like the 5-0. It was Jordan Rudess on keyboards.
By the way, I didn’t see it in the comments. This song was mostly written by, then drummer, Mike Portnoy. It’s the beginning of the 12-Step Suite of songs that he wrote about addiction and sobriety. He was an alcoholic and addict for some years. He went through the 12 Steps to get sober.
That intro is sound of rain
Intro of the glass prison (1st song of six degrees of inner turbulence album) is the same with outro of scene nine: finally free (the last song from metropolis pt. 2: scenes from a memory)
Thank you for looking up the meaning of the song. Its one of a couple of others to complete this. You already did dying soul which is the second song to the 12 step suite. the next one would be "The Root of all Evil" - Octavarium and the last one "The Shattered Fortress" They dedicated one song per album over 4 years for this 12 steps to overcome the addiction of mike. This is really really personal and I would love to see you reacting to all of the songs. Two to go.
My mans has Lowkey been a proghead this whole time haha
We need more of this band. Fucking outstanding
“3 minutes in, not one word spoken!”
I just laughed so hard!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
How about shine on you crazy diamond? 7 minutes intro of instrumental, no lyrics, and thats just the short version!! 🤣🤣🤣
You should do more Dream Theater songs though!
Both parts of "In the Presence of Enemies"!!!
Welcome to Dream Theater. Best band still touring and making music.
Hey there Jamal ! That intro riff is face melting ! Enjoy !
Been a DT fan for over 20 years now. They have the best _everything_
illumination theory live opera boston house..🔥
Home by them is the ultimate psychedelic epic ride to a new level. It's like Tool on steroids, great Indian folk influences and your usual DT goodies.
Siren is a sound effect. The song is about alcoholism and the glass prison is the bottle. Siren is just one of the fun results of it
Dark Eternal Night - Dream Theater
If you want to react to a DT tune please head for “DANCE OF THE ETERNITY” ... That song is an entire emotional rollercoaster and KILLER Drums by Mike Portnoy !!!! Respect, - JerZ ICE 🤙
Jamel, I want to invite you into the world of Ska with some suggestions I think you'll like:
Streetlight Manifesto - "Would You Be Impressed?" "Somewhere in the Between"
The Slackers - "Married Girl" "Wasted Days" "Have the Time"
Madness - "One Step Beyond" "House of Fun".
I'd love to see your reaction vids for these my friend. My all time favorite type of music!
Really really enjoyed this video!
Also you should definitely check out Eden by Tesseract.
You make the best comments. So raw but to on target. "...It's almost unfair". That's magazine level review stuff right there specially considering you came up with that on the spot. You also picked up that the drumer and the guitarrist were having sorta of a fight....which is funny considering...
One of their finest songs and albums. This and Train of Thought are some of my top albums of all time.