The Dream Theater Experience: Octavarium | First REACTION!
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Number 229 from me.
Of course! But next song should be A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER !
Hey Drew, really like your videos. I've discovered many great songs through your reactions in the past couple of months. Regarding Dream Theater, please react to The Best of Times! I feel like it is kind of underrated. It features the, in my opinion, greatest guitar solo in music history and it is 'only' 13 minutes long. :D
Liked as soon as I saw Dream Theater. Do Glass Prison or Misunderstood next!
if you are digging DT, Id say try Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain look for the live version. Cheers Mate
Dream Theatre A Nightmare to Remember is absolutely incredible
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
Yes this song is perfect for your next reaction!
this guy is right
Absolutely, this is your best bet to do next!
One of their best hands down one hell of a story one hell of a song and one fuck of a ride
Make "Metropolis Part 2" full album reaction.
Along with still life
Best Dream Theater album by far in my opinion. Didn't care much for Dream Theater until I heard that album and now I'm a fan and Metropolis pt 2 is one of my all time favorite albums. Masterpiece!
@@suluz168 it's a must
Jack Valentino it’s one of the best albums of all time
I suggest pt 1. Not a whole album and awesome
This song is a kind of tribute to the bands that influenced Dream Theater.
LOT of Pink Floyd in there, especially.
"I never wanted to become someone like him.. so secure"
The whole album is, These Walls is really Muse like for exampld
Also Yes, Genesis and of course The Beatles ;)
@@quentinmarsman2767 you mean Never Enough
THE GLASS PRISON!!!
YES!!! This MUST be the next one!!!!!!!!
Seconded, I love the lyrics to that song.
Please!!!!!
YES
Yes
“In the Name of God” and “Home” by Dream Theater. I promise you ll really enjoy reacting to these!
Not home m2 should be listened as a whole for a great reaction video
Home is one of the better tracks on Metropolis 2, but definitely worth doing the whole album in one sitting. Game changer for sure
Yes please do Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory in one reaction video!! Oh man I’d sit through the entirety with you.
No, you gotta do the whole SFAM album
In The Name Of God is essential, used to be my favourite before i found panic attack.
27:00 I do highly recommend "The Count of Tuscany" by Dream Theater whenever you get a chance. It's probably my favourite DT song.
The count of Tuscany is sick. "NOW WAIIIIT A MINUTE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN"
Thankyou. I've literally been scrolling through the comments to find a Count of Tuscany comment. Defo in my top 3 favourite DT tracks. So good. And the story behind it too!
Indeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!!!
Absolutely
Pick a really heavy one like Glass Prision or panic attack!
The Glass Prison!!!!
Fuck yeah one of my favorites i thought he did that but i was mistaken
glass prison yes!
I second Glass Prison for sure, it's usually the first song I make people who've never listened to DT listen to, just the right balance of heavy and prog !
The Glass Prison is a must.
The Glass Prison” is a great one
Okay. This song, as amazing as it is by itself, doesnt come CLOSE to how amazing it is behind the scenes. The meanings behind the lyrics. The tributes. The entire story entwined throughout the album, plus the 2 albums either side of this one. The last note being the same as the first one in both the song and the ALBUM. We could spend twice as long as the song goes for just explaining it, and I honestly HIGHLY recommend looking into it and understanding what's behind the song.
It's not just a mellow track, or a long song. Theres so much more behind it.
I would love to actually go over each detail of this song; as someone having a full understanding and appreciation for the Dream Theater masterpieces is having a full understanding and appreciation of my favourite music. The music that shaped everything about what I listen to today.
Listening to this song without the album is like watching Endgame without any other MCU movie
@@TheBlackQueen Its a great movie, but half of it doesnt make sense without watching the rest; and the payoffs arent as great if you dont keep watching the stuff after.
It all moves in circles, balanced all the while on a gleaming razors edge.
Listen to Breaking All Illusions next! Its another Dream Theater epic!!!
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
Live at Boston opera house
If you want heavy and relatively short, try As I Am; it has a really strong groove, heavy riffs and a crazy solo. Panic Attack would be a great choice too. If you want heavy but a bit longer (11-13 mins), try This Dying Soul or The Glass Prison, you'd love both of those, I already know.
Yes this Comment sums it up nicely! If you want something more dreamy go for Under a Glassmoon that Solo is killer!
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
Drew, I guarantee when the main riff comes in, it'll floor you like the one from A Change of Seasons. This song is heavy, melodic/catchy and filled with just enough technical prowess to make your jaw drop.
As I am hooked me into this band. Never looked back
"I didn't think we could get any longer than ACOS" *laughs in 6DOIT
Try "This Dying Soul". Its the first song that got me hooked onto Dream Theater. Its got a very heavy element to it, almost like Thrash Metal but still remains progressive. Check it out, its not as long of a song as the others but its quite good and definitely a lot heavier than what you've heard so far.
As soon as you hear those first 5 notes followed by the drums, you know you're in for a ride
I think he should do The Glass Prison first as it's the 1st part in the 12 Steps Suite, then This Dying Soul and the rest of them. Actually the 12 Steps Suite all 5 tracks would be a really good introduction to the band, as it has pretty much all their musical sides there.
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
Absolutely! This is the track and As I am that got me into Dream Theater and honestly the only album of theirs I can go back and listen to all the way through over and over.
In The Presence of Enemies Parts 1 and 2. Another great Epic, but with a slightly darker and theatrical tone. Also The Ministry of Lost Souls.
Opeth-Hessian Peel Has Opeth’s best riff in my opinion
If you mean the riff at 6:30, holy fuck yes. THAT RIFF.
you mean "the opeth riff" hehe
@@SirGingerOfKnight the opeff rith
The Glass Prison buddy! Do it!!
Dream Theater: In The Name Of God is only about 11 minutes, and heavy, and AMAZING!
It's 14mins bro.
You know you're a prog head when you say "it's only 11 minutes" xD Love that!
The Count Of Tuscany and A Nightmare to remember !!!
The Glass Prison! Which is also the first step in the so called Twelve-step Suite: a 5 song set representing Mike Portnoys dealing with alcoholism through AAs twelve step program. Cheers on the content mate!
DREAM THEATER - THE GLASS PRISON
yeaah!!!!
I'm glad you're enjoying Dream Theater so far, some quite underrated songs of theirs that I think you would enjoy are "Scarred", "Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the Sand", and "Learning to Live".
The version of 'Lines in the sand' from 'Once in a LIVEtime' is the shit. Of course, the studio version with Dug Pinnick is great, but i think James hits that live version out of the park.
I would actually recommend listening to lines in the sand by itself, and then listening to the Burning My Soul demo, which includes the entire Hell's Ktichen song in the middle (it used to be part of Burning My Soul and was removed by the label company and made into a separate song).
When Jordan's keyboard solo hits about half way through... One of my favorite moments in all of music!
If you want something a bit shorter and heavier you should try "Panic Attack" by them :)
He should Especially listen to this dying soul too
"Never enough" is also a bit like panic attack, but i like the solo much more =)
I guarantee you, as on 21:10 you clearly liked that transition, you'd be absolutly blown away by praticaly any song from the album A Dramatic Turn of Events
So glad you did this one! For Dream Theater, there really is too much to choose from...because you like the more heavy stuff, perhaps you should start with a song like The Glass Prison. Cheers!
Can I see some love for Erotomania????
I prefer space-dye vest, but still I hit the like button
He should do the whole trilogy. Erotomania, Voices, the Silent Man.
Yeahboi. Who needs words anyway?
Near anything off their latest album sounds like what you are after really. S2N is a pretty solid track.
@@picklemaster5144 Voices is amazing
Count of Tuscany or Glass Prison Drew!!! Mind blowers
The Count Of Tuscany is in my top 3 favorite songs of all time. It’s essential DT listening.
Im gonna repeat this on every Dream theater videos: Six degree of inner turbulence, the full album :) Or just the first song anyways, The Glass Prison .
Greetings from the Enterprise. May I ask for more Dream Theater reactions? A preemptive Thank You to you, good sir.
big fan data 👍 😂
You should try "The Best of Times", it has one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard.
React to "Stream of Consciousness" by Dream Theater! I rarely see youtubers react to this master piece
This track is so filled with musical and lyrical cues from so many Progressive rock classics that you almost had to have lived through that entire 70's 80's area of prog to get them all...
Next step is to listen to Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a memory. To do it justice the entire album needs to be listened to in one sitting as it's one continuous piece
Too bad i don't think there's a decent video of the Score version. That song live was INSANE.
@@frankov_83 Saw the entire concert live in december last year. That album live is beyond insane, kind of a unique experience in life, I swear that words can not describe how awesome that was!
THE GLASS PRISON!!!!
Keep going with Dream Theater pleasee!! If i may suggest, please react to The Dark Eternal Night (a very heavy song), or in case you want something more epic and heavy, I strongly suggest A Nightmare to Remember! Love your reactions!!
he song is a microcosm of the entire album Octavarium, which basically represents the cyclical nature of things. The entire album is a huge concept, even to the point of there being 8 songs, 8 musical keys, and each song begins on one key, ends on the next key, and the next song starts on that same key. The song ends with the same chords and melody as the song began. Panic attack is on this album as well and they had melodies from all the songs on the album in this song which is probably why you recognized it. The album is so complex that someone wrote a thesis explaining it.
If you're really interested, here's the link with all of the references and tie-ins that go into the album - @t
I just subbed and went through your metal reactions, and i appreciate you going in deep with these two epics, but I think you're due for a solid heavy track. You can't go wrong with any of these. The ones with live versions are awesome and I know you like live versions, but the studio versions are great too.
The Shattered Fortress - Live from the Boston Opera House
Honor Thy Father
This Dying Soul - Live at Budokan
The Count of Tuscany is also great!
From now I think you are TRAPPED IN-SI-DE THIS OC-TA-VA-RI-UM !!!!
Early dream theater! Metropolis part 1.
I’m really glad to see you have discovered Dream Theater. Their catalogue is HUGE, and varied. Anyways, I can’t guarantee you’ll love it, but based off what elements you say you like, and what parts you visibly seem to get into from your reactions, I think The Glass Prison would be a good fit for your next reaction. It’s heavy, got variable pacing, and my God are the drum beats groovy af...
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY!!!!
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
At Wits End and Barstool Warrior are both just amazing. The entire new album Distance Over Time is just phenomenal. I wasn’t sure how I’d like it with Mike Mangini(spelling?) taking over drums, and there not being any long format songs, but I was blown away by the whole album. It’s so good.
I think the best song for you to check out next would be Glass Prison! If you think the intro to Change of Seasons was good, just wait until you hear the intro to Glass Prison! It's not quite as long as A Change of Seasons and Octavarium more like 15 minutes, but if you want shorter than that do Dark Eternal Night or As I Am.
The Count of Tuscany, definitely! That's a beautiful song.
Glass prison sounds more up your alley, more "accessible" to the seasoned prog-metalhead. I agree, octavarium is a LOT to take in at first.
As I am, Pull me under and The Root of All Evil are also more accessible imo
The live version on Score is so awesome with the orchestra. Seeing the band perform live makes it all the more impressive, too. They’re simply in a class all their own.
You could try "Honor Thy Father". As far as I concerned it's one their heaviest track.
Yeah, epics are great
But I think you should react to their other songs to know dream theatre from a different angle
I think, that Panic attack is a perfect choice for next reaction!
PS And don’t forget about metropolis of course😉
The song is still epic
The glass prison or as I am are both damn good tracks, both a bit heavier with a great into that I think you’d really dig, but their catalog is solid from top to bottom, you could really pick whatever the fuck you want and 95% of the time be blown away, but another thing that they’re known for are instrumentals, maybe It’d be a change of pace to give one of those a go, I’d recommend stream of consciousness.
The Glass Prison!!
The Count Of Tuscany! An epic journey. My fav
Now you gotta do Panic Attack by them
Stream of Consciousness is one of their best instrumental tracks. I highly recommend it.
Congrats on the 80K! Totally deserved.
Drew what I can recommend without a doubt is any song from "Awake", great album and that I see that the comments do not take much into account, it is the time where Kevin Moore was in the band and brings another focus on the compositions that was changing after he left the band, but his first three albums are spectacular and I can't stop recommending him and giving him the space they deserve. Greetings from Chile!.
Sorry for my English :)
So for your next reactions based on your final refelctions and your taste, I would suggest:
A NIGHTMARE TO REMEMBER
AT WITS END
THE GLASS PRISION
METROPOLIS PT1
SCARRED
AS I AM
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
THE COUNT OF TUSCANY
I’ve listened to this song so many times, but I always get crazy chills when razor edge kicks in. Same with that solo at the end 🤯
Six degrees of inner turbulence; 42 minutes epic song.
Clearly more like several tracks connected with each other. Weird choice to make it a suite tbh. Still great, the 4 middle tracks are amazing and few of the bes things they've ever made.
Thanks for react Dream Theater. Who knows appreciate this band have my respect.
Love your reactions man. This is the music which changed my life, so to see someone appreciating all of the important parts, and making the same faces I did when I first heard it is so awesome. Trust me spin this a few more times, it really grabs you more and more with each listen.
Heavier and shorter? The Mirror is your song my bro
or
The Dark Eternal Night
This Dying Soul
A Nightmare To Remember
The Glass Prison
Breaking all illusions! It's awesome that you did octavarium, it's my favorite dream theater song ever.
This song is amazing! My first reaction to this song and album caused me to buy every Dream Theater album(I had a couple of their albums before than). I dont draw lines on Dream Theater like I do on most my other favorite bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis,Rush,etc where there are certain albums or eras I could care less about. I love all Dream Theater. I could not rate their albums in order. I love the albums fans complain about as much as the ones fans embrace.
Yeeess was hoping youd do this song this made my night thank you drew
whenever I see one of your videos it is like actually the 1,000th time I listen to the song but for some reason, it feels like it is even better than the first time
Opeth - April Ethereal. Would be great to see this if you are considering another heavy Opeth song, great lyrics on this one.
@@alexanderschildknecht2090 it transitions into "when" perfectly
YES PLEASE!
COUNT OF TUSCANY !
I really enjoy your reactions, keep this up! Cheers from Argentina
been waiting for this one for a while now, good shit drew!
Dream Theater make so many songs with long duration with so many part changing in it.
This album introduce me to dream theater back when i was 12.
Now I'm 27. Octavarium, for me is their best long duration song.
The music, lyrics, and so many detail in this song make you feel like ure in a journey.
Damn! The closing solo and the chord transition towards the ending tells me that these guy is such a high level musician.
Wonderful music.
Still give me goosebumps.
Finally! Thank you for this!
This song is a legend. Congratulations for react! From Brazil
First A Change of Seasons...now this. You are spoiling us with your reactions of these epic songs. This is my 2nd favourite DT song. I wanna see you react to A count of Tuscany and then I´m 100% satisfied! Thanks!
This is proper 60s-70s Prog Dream Theater coming out. Very Genesis and Yes.
INSTRUMEDLEY - LIVE AT BUDOKAN, so you have the chance to watch them playing his instruments live !!
Loved your reaction to A Change of Seasons, checking this out now, subbed. Cheers!
Dude, major props to you. You jumped into Dream Theater with two of the longest and (for newcomers) most inaccessible pieces of their repertoire and took it all in stride. Welcome to the Dream Theater club!
These are the types of songs that blow my mind that they can write. There are so many movements all seamlessly woven together. Most people just don't get it, and rightfully so as it's not always filled with hooks. But man, if you're patient and give these types of songs multiple listens you start to realize how fucking brilliant they are as composers and musicians.
You need to go on a rollercoaster ride with Scenes From A Memory Drew, perhaps their most iconic concept album to date... the story itself is a wild ride
Octavarium live is awesome. They have some very cool animated scenes on the screen during parts of the instrumental breakdown where Jordan Rudess (the keyboard player) is a wizard.
We've gotta keep giving him longer and longer songs to listen to!
Next up:
In the Presence of Enemies (Pt 1 and 2)- 25:38
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Disc 2- 42:02
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory- 1:27:06
The Astonishing- 2:10:23
Count of Tuscany is my favourite of DT's long tracks - it's amazing but don't forget the 7-11min ones as well - especially if you like the heavier side :)
Hi Drew, great to see you're reacting to another great band :) I remember hearing Octavarium live in Poland back in 2005, I was only 15! Oh, good times!
How about reacting to Riverside - Escalator Shrine after Dream Theater? :)
"The glass prison" or "Home", you'll be hooked for sure..
Intro done on continuum fingerboard by keyboardist Jordan Rudess .. goes on a little too long though .. “illumination theory” live would be a good next step .. only 19 minutes 😎 .. they haven been around since the late 80’s so there is plenty of material to explore .. DT is my all time favorite band
Three years ago I watched this and hoped you'd do Count Of Tuscany. Here in 2024 to say listen to and react to that for sure!
Please react to The Count of Tuscany!
thanks for the reaction man💜
As a lifetime Dream Theater fan (first time I saw them live I was 8 years old at their Scenes from a Memory Tour with Spock's Beard in 2000) I love that you did 2 of their Opuses at first and liked them, not many people can say the same thing, it's a lot to chew for sue but shows them in their full splendor. I recommend some of their shorter tracks to get you used to them in other avenues as well:
- Take the Time
- Fatal Tragedy
- As I Am
- The Glass Prison
- The Dark Eternal Night
- New Millennium
- The Mirror
Don't know if you noticed but the reflection in the swinging balls is all their album covers. Pretty cool i think!!!!
I never heard of dream theatre till I saw the Okeefe kids do a cover of pull me under.. Looks like I’m a fan now
Do "home" by dream theater. Its about 14 minutes long. And heavier than octivarium. One of my all time favorites
Breaking All Illusions is a must. It's one of their best for sure, great balance of melodies and heaviness. I would also recommend In the Presence of Enemies Part 1 (there's also part two...when put together they amount to 20+ minutes though). Breaking All Illusions is somewhat shorter than ACOS and Octavarium.
This track is awesome to see performed live! I would know, since Dream Theater played it the first time I saw them live. You should check out songs like "Endless Sacrifice", "Blind Faith", "The Great Debate", "Pale Blue Dot" "At Wit's End" or " A New Beginning". They are much shorter than both Octavarium and A Change of Seasons, but still every bit as great as those two.
From what you've described, I'd say try "The Glass Prison" or "As I Am"
I would recommend you listen to Octavarium live from the "Score" DVD on your own time aswell. Really great live recording.
I would suggest reading the Wikipedia information on this song, and then watching DT perform it live with an orchestra. This is the version from the Score DVD: th-cam.com/video/v60R2w1T9C4/w-d-xo.html
at the end of the video... I understand you. A change of seasons is simply the best song of dream theater entire carrer.
Want a heavy song that hooks you up from the begining?
The Glass Prison
it's time... six degrees of inner turbulence by dream theater and dopesmoker by sleep must be done.
Progressive masterpiece! That face said it all!
That whole disk is amazing, but that song is an enterprise and a half.
You must must must do Dream Theater's This Dying Soul next.
Seriously do yourself the favor its epic and heavy AF.
No Words to describe Dream Theater.... another level. Thanks bro for giving a chance to this fantastic music.