BACK TO SOME DREAM THEATER! FIRST TIME HEARING THE COUNT OF TUSCANY. OLD PROG HEAD REACTS.
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Dream Theater is the embodiment of everything prog!! It's like if you put Genesis, Rush, Metallica, YES, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Iron Maiden and a few other bands in a Ninja blender and made the ultimate delicious and refreshing prog smoothie.
Agreed!🤘
Throw some Megadeth in there as well!
Another incredible one is "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence": the live rendition from their live album "Score" with an orchestra is truly a gem.
May I suggest Illumination Theory, live from the Boston Opera House?
To me, in that song, they proof not only their musical and technical skills, but also their understanding of music writing and how to connect it with the lyrics. Makes that song so dynamic. I think you'd enjoy that piece!
Love this one
Seconded
Thirded
It’s like sonic perfection
Fourthed
This is easily my favorite DT song. It’s a little cheesy in the lyrics department, but the music is like a very fine wine so a little cheese is very welcome with it. That final crescendo at the end of the song is just utterly majestic in every way possible.
A very fine wine… like a rare vintage
If you like bourbon and want to check out something new, John Petrucci, the Dream Theater guitar player, has a line of his own.
This song live...chills.
Most certainly! I am already warming up for tomorrow to see them live in Tilburg... As rumor has it, The Count of Tuscany will be the encore. 😇🥰
They played it as an encore at one show I attended in Chicago. Amazing.
You gotta do In The Presence of Enemies parts I & II together, the live version is also outstanding. You won't be disappointed ;)
Actually the ending sound effects are meant to reflect the theme of the album. Most of the songs are about a seemingly bleak circumstance that has a light at the end of the tunnel and a positive outlook. The album opens with a thunderclap (black clouds) and ends with birds over water here (the silver lining). DT can be very clever when they want.
The final section with acoustic guitar could literally be a standalone song.
One of the greatest songs ever recorded IMHO. Thanks for the reaction. :)
Change of seasons is a must. Really there are a ton of really great tracks. One of my favorites that seems to be over looked is the great debate!
I suggest you these songs from dream theater:
at wit's end
the ministry of lost souls
breaking all illusions
and the full metropolis pt 2 scenes from a memory album
I'd recommend Breaking all illusions next
This one took time for me to love, after a few years of totally indulging in DT, it has moved to the top 5! Nothing better than Dream Theater!!
The absolute MASTERS! You should do A Change if Seasons, a must. As is Breaking All Illusions.👍🏻🤟🏻
May I also kindly suggest "A change of seasons" Just fantastic. one of my favorites.
To respond to your question about tapping on the fretboard around the 11:50-ish mark, it's actually just alternate picking. It could be tapped, I suppose... but that would be far more difficult in this particular example.
JP rarely use tapping technique, I check a live performance and confirm that use alternate picking
Thank you for checking them out, my favorite band ❤ and by the way have you checked out illumination Theory, such an amazing experience plus if you notice some of there songs sound like movie soundtracks 😎
You can never keep up with this band, every heart beats different, 💓 this band is 🔥, Anna Lee
You should check Ilumination theory, an amazing epic song with powerful meaning lyrics.
The live version is amazing!
For me is absolute masterpiece, one of the best songs from this amazing band.
Change of Seasons is a must!
I really hope on a new project they go really heavy again, like the Train of Thought era. I like heavy DT.
Another great tune from DT. Give Transatlantic a listen too, it has Mike Portnoy from DT and Neal Morse from Spock's Beard in it. Also in this band is Roine Stolt from the band Flower Kings, and their song "The Truth will Set You Free" is great to hear and epic. Thanks for the Haken try Crystallised or Falling Back to Earth.
I'm super glad you covered this. Love Dream Theater. Another DT song you might enjoy is "Metropolis Pt. 1 -The Miracle & The Sleeper" or maybe "Paralyzed". For a different band in the same style as this, I would recommend the instrumental piece "Biosfear" by Circus Maximus. ... Loving the channel, keep it up!
He's done metropolis already that was his first DT reaction
@@Heatwave9000 my bad. You're right
Dream Theater's At Wit's End from album Distance Over Time from 2019 is HIGHLY recommended!!👍
That middle section is the highlight for me, he makes that guitar cry. It's more powerful in the live version probably.
I think you would enjoy Leprous, not sure where to start as they have a lot of different styles, I would recommend Nighttime Disguise, Below and Castaway Angels
also I don't usually subscribe easily, but prog lover, cat lover and not too much pausing. Great reactions!
I am glad to see you catching up with the modern prog masterpieces, and Dream Theater has produced more than a few of them. The next place in your Dream Theater journey should be a several-video reaction to their groundbreaking 1999 album _Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory._ You've already heard the song "Metropolis - Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" but the concept album that is Part 2 is Dream Theater's most beloved release (some would put _Images & Words_ ahead of it, but they're wrong*). I think you're ready for the undisputed fan favorite, but if you are hesitant to commit to a whole album (which MUST be listened to in order for the first time...many of the songs do stand alone quite well, but they were never intended to do so,** and thus a proper first experience of this music should be the full album) maybe try another epic - "A Change of Seasons" which is probably Dream Theater's most beloved individual song ("Octavarium" is pretty close though, and you've heard that). Both paths will lead to an even greater appreciation of the Mike Portnoy era of this band (the only era worth listening to, in my opinion - Portnoy kept the band grounded, he balanced out the tendency to push the technical envelope with an extremely solid songwriting foundation that they have mostly lacked since 2010).
*Images & Words (1992) was their first breakthrough album, wherein they became known to the prog community...and it is an amazing album, no doubt about that...but as a sophomore release, the songwriting therein was hit-and-miss (as they didn't have the experience needed to be reliably good at it). However, over the '90s, Dream Theater honed their craft until they peaked with four of the best prog metal albums we've ever been fortunate enough to hear: _Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Train of Thought_ and _Octavarium._ That is SIX full years of setting the standard in their genre, more than double what most bands can achieve.
**While you've heard "The Dance of Eternity" off of _Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory,_ I think re-listening to it in the album context is warranted.
Check out Lines In The Sand live in Bucharest for one of the greatest guitar soloes you'll ever hear
DT I suggest going to A change of seasons and as for similar bands, Symphony X!
You do next “Illumination Theory”
DT is by far my favorite band but have to give love to symphony X too. They have some amazing songs.
Next Best of times is amazing
Mate you gotta see the live version!
please react to Of Energy (Portals) by Tesseract, they are a really good djent band and im really interested in hearing your thoughts.
Neal Morse Band!!!
Wait a second, are you wearing a Lincoln City FC shirt? That's my home team, never thought I'd see anyone from overseas repping it! Unless it's just a random comfy shirt, there's gotta be a story there - are you an imps fan, sir?
My friend, you clearly did not watch the whole video, lol. But yes, I support the Imps from afar. Everton is my Prem side, but Lincoln City are my League One side. Thank you for stopping by mate!
@@ophreacts214 Oh goddamn, I got to the part where you said you'd do a top ten once you reach 50 videos, said out loud 'Nice!', dropped a like and closed the tab! I was three seconds away from the explanation, haha, but really nice to see some support from the States, appreciate it!
If you like prog, check out the founders of prog. like classic YES. Close to the Edge or Relayer
I am a huge fan. That's the whole point of my channel. I grew up with all that classic prog (Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc) and now I'm discovering the more modern prog. Thanks for stopping by!
@@ophreacts214 cool. let me know if you find something better. Type-O-Negative has some parts that transport me via prog. Confession: I haven't listened to much of any DT cuz i heard this song and the other one you reacted to.. i'm afraid we heard the best.. idk
Song loosely based on an outing the guitarist John Petrucci took in Italy.
As great as this epic is, A Change of Seasons absolutely blows it away as far as I am concerned. Check that one out, I am positive that you'll enjoy it!
There's a typo in the title. 'Tuscany'
Damn, lol. 🤦♂ Thanks!
A Change of Seasons........
I've done that one, check it out! Thanks for the listen.
Hey man ! Dream theater is the band of prog heavy metal rock .