WIFE REACTS TO Dream Theater - Hell’s Kitchen & Lines in the Sand FOR FIRST TIME | COUPLE REACTION
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Underrated DT album. Besides them trying to change their sound for the label, the Sherinian influence makes it unique, with his signature keyboard sound. The whole album has an "organic" vibe to it, whether it's the album they actually wanted to make or not.
Completely agree. I've been a DT fan since '92. I am in the minority by admitting this album is in the top half of their discography for me. FII gets bashed way too much by fans and I get that it's not their typical record. But that also makes it unique. I think it's a little more "accessible" than other albums. I love the guest spot by Pinnick. Awake is actually my least favorite Dream Theater album. So when Falling Into Infinity was released, I was excited to hear what the band was currently offering.
Agree with you both. FII its unfairly criticized by DT fans.
Sherinian brings unique elements to the band. His work particulary in hells kitchen, lines and trial of tears is flawless.
I love the groovie side of lines in the sand, and I really miss it in the Mangini era, where i feel that its all more machanical (especially mangini and rudess).
The drumming on this particular track its on the spot, and petrucci’s solo is my personal favourite.
Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
From this album it’s got to be Trail Of Tears. That song has a few “Easter Eggs”.
Top 10 song from them.
Kevin Moore left the band after the recording of Awake. That's actually Derek Sherinian on keyboards for this album. Derek and Mike Portnoy formed a band a few years ago called Sons of Apollo which I highly recommend. Definitely check out the track "God of the Sun" from their first release Psychotic Symphony.
I also recommend all of Kevin Moore’s other project…OSI! First 2 albums have Mike Portnoy on drums….albums 3 and 4 have the legendary Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief on drums! And I gotta say, Kevin Moore’s singing voice is awesome and very unique! Check that stuff out….all of it!
Try something from Cat Stevens early 70's. Father & Son, Morning Has Broken or maybe Peace Train. Try It You'll Like It!
Waiting this for so long!!!
Grettings from Chile, South America
weeeena
The thing about DT that I've noticed over the years is that you never know for sure what they're going to do next. The guest singer is Dug Pinnik from the band King's X. Great Rock Band in their own right.
DUG PINNICK - BUT THAT'S OK CLOSE ENOUGH - HE'S 70 YEARS OLD - I WONDER IF KING'S X WILL TOUR AGAIN?
@@ianmitnick8245 King’s X is headlining Cruise To The Edge 2022.
@@ianmitnick8245 btw, he has changed the spelling of his name a few years ago:
dUg Pinnick
The start of that solo at 15:01, you can hear that string meets the fret noise,I absolutely love this production,along with Portnoy’s kit sounds and the Derek Sherinian partnership with DT…and my favourite Petrucci solo to boot…
Great guest appearance by Pinnick on Lines.. I remember my mouth dropping when I first heard this tune. Unmistakable voice and King's X influence.
Hell yeah Dug Pinnock of Kings X you've got to listen to their album Gretchen goes to Nebraska it's a masterpiece.
There was a lot of record label meddling on this album. "Just Let Me Breathe" is literally them talking about/to the label and the record industry at large. "You Not Me" was basically a song the label had (re)written FOR them for marketing.
It's amazing that they still managed to put out some good stuff on this album despite all that. I still tear up at "Take Away My Pain," and of course "Hollow Years" is still a hit when they bust it out live.
And "Lines in the Sand" remains my favorite Dream Theater song, to this day.
7:00 Nick mentions the different keyboard style. That's Derek Sherinian, folks. Only around for an album and a half (this and _Change of Seasons_ were his two releases with the band) but he's still got a great style. I think he also wrote a decent number of the parts on Metropolis 2, though he didn't play on the album. (Rudess mentions that most of his parts were written before he joined the band).
And Mike's playing with Derek again in Sons of Apollo. Derek is definitely more of a "shredder" on the keys.
If you read the booklet from the CD, you note that Kevin "Caveman" Shirley is the producer, who has produced every single album from Iron Maiden since "Brave New World. You kind to note that in the drums sound
Storm Thorgerson did the cover art for this album. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career
Possibly my favourite guitar solo ever. Those bendings are so perfectly on point, they touch your soul. The one at 16:14 (of your video) gives me the chills every. time.
Suggestions: Kansas' Journey from Mariabronn; Song for America; Lamplight Symphony; Icarus-Borne on Wings of Steel; The Pinnacle; Miracles out of Nowhere; Relentless; Hold On
SECOND THAT! :D
I've also suggested: Cheyenne Anthem, The Wall, Closet Chronicles, Sparks of the Tempest, Hopelessly Human, Angels have Fallen, Glimpse of Home, No One Together :).
Another phenomenal but forgotten Kansas song is Away From You. Please consider reacting to this one as well.
"Trial of Tears" should be your next cut off this album. It's another epic, with influences ranging from 70s Rush to 80s Rush and just a sprinkle of 90s Rush. (Plus Mr. Roboto.)
I like the Budukon version...
@@philipturner6279 The other version has some extra stuff at the beginning so I prefer that one, it's Luna Park I believe.
Man, what a hell of a band! Dream Theater is a group of musicians that have more than mastered their instruments. They at many times surpass expectations musically speaking. With or without Mike Portnoy, they continue to impress! Classic DT and modern DT are thoroughly enjoyable! Perhaps check out some of these opus tracks:
Classic DT:
Pull Me Under
Metropolis Pt 1: The Miracle & The Sleeper
6:00
The Mirror/Lie
A Change of Seasons (song)
Trail of Tears
Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (THE ENTIRE ALBUM)
Modern DT:
The Glass Prison
The Great Debate
As I Am
Honor Thy Father
Panic Attack
Octavarium
Constant Motion
In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 2
A Nightmare To Remember
On The Backs of Angels
Illumination Theory
Barstool Warrior
Pale Blue Dot
Sherinian sound so god damn good here. Dude has style.
Sherinian was my favorite keyboard player on the band. His style is so organic, so 70's.
Nice to hear something off of Falling into infinity. This album was more commercial and a change up but there is some great stuff on it and these two songs are a great examples.
Hey guys! That was Mike Portnoy and James Labrie singing. No guest singers. Thank you, Love ya!!
Falling Into Infinity is actually one of my favorite DT albums. Definitely in the top half of their discography for me. I love the fact it's more accessible. And knowing there was turmoil behind the scenes is simply a testament that this band can make great music even amidst strife. Awake is my least favorite album from the band and I was still reeling from the bad taste that Awake had left me with. So when it was released, I was excited to hear what FII had to offer. I'm a huge King's X fan so the fact that Doug Pinnick is featured on Lines In The Sand is an added bonus. As for the Dream Theater logo being removed, I've heard the guys in interviews say that was due to the cover art designer who wasn't a fan of band logos. It's unfortunate this album doesn't have the classic DT logo but in my opinion, one of the few flaws.
I think you 2 would be over the moon listening to King’s X. Gretchen Goes To Nebraska(1989) is a perfect album. They are a trio and live all four times I saw them they were amazing.
Amén!
Finally more DT on channel!!!
You know something, I’ve never actually heard of this band until you mentioned them several times, and now I’m hearing them for the first time...Great stuff! Thanks for the introduction!
The Great Dream Theatre is in a totally different level such a Great band ❤️☝️💫 thanks for the reaction guys ☝️❤️💫
Dug Pinnick from King’s X helping out with the vocals there🤔……
King's X, now there's a band that needs more love. My recommendations are always for either "Summerland," "Pleides," or "Dogman," but they have SO much good music, it's hard to go wrong.
As yes, Dream Theater, precision, prog metal and worth a listen, no matter the era. I saw them in the 90s as they opened for ELP and Jethro Tull. Amazing sets by all 3 bands, over 5 hours of progressive hard rock and metal nirvana. You guys Rock! Please don't forget UFO, Thanks and Rock On. 😎
Mike Portnoy has stated that the guy they hired to do the cover art would only do it if he didn't have to use their regular logo. He wanted total control to do what he wanted. I guess he had been a big deal doing classic album covers in the 70's, or something, so they reluctantly agreed. I still enjoy this album very much even if it wasn't how the band wanted it to be. Thank you for another great reaction!
That's Storm Thorgerson. He's responsible for, among other album covers, the goddamn _Dark Side of the Moon_ cover, so it makes sense they'd make some concessions for him.
@@HollowGolem Thanks. I couldn't remember and was too lazy to look it up. I knew somebody would.
@@dennismoore3383 - As a Logo artist, and knowing this about DT, and the artist Storm Thorgerson and his workshop "Hipnosis". It strikes me as VERY weird that Storm could not just take the master pdf. of the logo (yes, there was photoshop then ;) and just super-impose it over his art. I mean, he did it "by hand" with YES "Tormato" and "Going for the One". Plus, they (the band) could have just taken the art, and had DT's art director just place the logo over it (sneaky sneaky).
This both songs are just magical. You need to check out Scarred from Awake.
Hi Nick, Hi Lexi, Hope you are both well.
Thank you so much for listening to the two tracks.. they go together..and are brilliant. This is such a underated album in my opinion.following on from Awake...some cracking tracks .New Millennium the song that starts the album, Peruvian Skies,.Hollow Years , Trial of Tears, Anna Lee, Burning my Soul. I have been a fan of DT since the very first the very first album. I saw them on this tour in Manchester UK ..when they played Lines in the Sand the hairs on the back of my neck stood up ..
Thank you so much for your great channel and for your knowledge and enthusiasm for music. Take care. Love and peace 👍✌️🤘☮️
This was my first time hearing DT. The first instrumental part was so Steve Hackett and the second song so Rush. I am impressed by how tight they are and I shall definitely listen to more.
Liked this release when it came out .. it sounds the way it does because of label interference that almost made them stop making music .. this is the last release they didn’t self produce I think. All releases after this one they have had total creative control over their music. And what was their first sled produced record? A little album called Metropolis Part 2. Thanks for the reaction ! Trail of Tears is a gem 💎 in my opinion 😁
Yes trail of tears but the ‘chao in motion’ extended live version! Has like nostalgic home video camera work and intimate close ups that I love (not over produced almost like a bootleg) on the live video recording of that tour and DVD!
The dude should calm the antics down a bit . Looks oddly silly
best DT album IMHO...Sherinian FLIES in this album
Thanks for the video. You can check
"Best of Times" too.
Petrucci's solo gets me every time I listen to this song
My favorite two songs from this album. I never really liked Sherinian's keyboard tones on this album, but they worked for these two songs. And who could NOT love Dug Pinnock as a guest vocalist?!?
Haven't heard DT from this record. Oddly post-grunge metal informed to my ear. Definitely sounds 90's. I liked the keyboards a lot.
Ready for XTC yet? I suggest "English Roundabout" or "Real by Reel" or "Making Plans for Nigel" to start. 😉
Thats "Derek Sherinian" on Keys. Known for his work on the previous Ep "Change of Seasons". Later, Planet X with Tony MacAlpine on Guitar, Platypus/Jelly Jam with guitarist Ty Tabor of Kings X, and with Mike Portnoy in "Sons of Apollo" :).
Btw - I think NickNLex did a XTC track, hopefully more!
XTC anytime 👍👍👍
Would have never thought to read about them in connection with a dream theatre reaction.
One of my favorite moments in the DT timeline…first time I met the band after the show. Then on the 6 degrees tour…saw them twice but the second date was in Hollywood. We followed them after Phoenix show. Saw them at Greek Theater. They co headlined with Joe Satriani….. but the best surprise was KingsX opened! So they did Lines in the Sand and had dUg sing with them on this…..so so amazing! KingX is also one of my all time favorites. Holy cow can they groove!
I was at that Greek Theater show as well. I was looking forward to this song as soon as I saw King's X was opening, what a treat.
I wouldn’t worry too much. We don’t listen to dream theater because of the singing. If anything, most of us agree with you.
A minha 2" vez em Espanha, na volta ... este album
Too much light for this
sTILL FIND IT INCREDIBLE THEY HAD dOUG pINNICK FEATURE
Lines in the Sand is my favorite Dream Theater track with Space-Dye Vest. It has a groove unlike any other DT song.
space dye vest .. such a beautiful and haunted song
@@panthrino4647 The best version is the Boston Opera House one, simply amazing.
While this may have been an experimental album in a way, these two songs along with New Millennium and Trial of Tears are just great. And well, I'd ask you again, Pain of Salvation please:)
Very prog. Portnoy's drums are amazing. Can really hear Neil Peart's influence. Jazz influences too. That Bonham/Collins groove/feel in the slower sections is sweet with the guitar.
Ok Nick n Lex... I have now returned once more to congratulate you on a remarkable reaction. Nick, you can tell that you knew the song very well, and must have impressed into your mind very solid. That's a good thing. Anyone that has ever really gotten into DT have there music imprinted. But I'm on here today because, you asked for a response to this Album. I got curious about the album myself. It slipped my mind too. So I had to go and look thru all my DT albums and see which album Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the Sand was on. And low and behold, it was Falling into Infinity. I Love that Album! It is Powerful because it shows the spectrum of Dream Theater. It was just another chapter on the journey thru Dream Theatherland. In my opinion, bands die because they Kill themselves. They do so by Playing the same ole, now it's getting boring, music. No versatility. There Locked in a spectrum they only know. Well, Dream Theater is that Spectrum. And they can go anywhere in the spectrum and leave other bands behind. Remember, DT has been playing now for 36 years now. They have never stopped playing for 36 years. Members change, but so does your underwear. lol. But anyways, I Love this Album. Lex is right, it's Backstage time. lol. This album really shows the Greatness of LaBrie's Voice. Blessings you two.
Can't believe they kept 'The Way It Used To Be' off this album. I also preferred the alternate version of 'You Not Me' to the album version but, this was during a time when labels told every band DON'T do what made you successful. 🤔🤔🤔🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
On the live album Dream Theater breaks off into Have A Cigar and Enter Sandman during the song Peruvian Skies from this album. Great stuff!!
gave up trying to get you guys to give King’s X a go…maybe now you’ve appreciated Dug’s vocals you’ll maybe give them a go???
I'm going to "remedy" that soon Phil . . . stay tuned ;D.
@@mvunit3 Cool, King's X gets next to zero attention from reaction channels, no matter how much you suggest them.
Jumping on the King's X band-wagon here. If you guys did a whole album listen to "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska", you will be glad you did! And so will your viewers!
@@pdwilsen kinda prefer King’s x 4 or Faith,Hope,Love….then I listen the ‘The Difference’ and everything changes🙂
such a criminally underrated band…Ty’s guitar tone is just sublime
darn it I’ve just had to put Gretchen on there🤔🙂….’The Burning Down’ is a belter…pure King’s X
This record would have been exceptional if they would have replaced say 2 (or maybe 3, or 4) songs with Speak to Me and Raise the Knife. IMO, of course.
For all the Dream Theater fans out there, Elizabeth Zharoff of The Charismatic Voice did a great 2 hour interview with James LaBrie
Link to interview: th-cam.com/video/pItFsa8gRQo/w-d-xo.html
I love this album in that it is not metal indeed. I wish they could do more of this kind, parallel to metal stuff. Prog is always nice, no matter what flavor (check out Thank You Scientist, for example). In this album another great on is New Millenium. The middle part is fantastic! You have to listen each time and focus on a single instrument
She is crazy. James voice doesn't fit every song but more are hit than miss. I can't imagine anyone else singing this song or many of their others. James has a unique voice with plenty of range and Doug (guest singer) adds nice flavor to it during the chorus. James killed it on this song though. Even without Doug the vocals are great.
The mirror & lie song please from the awake album
"Living comes much easier
once we admit we're dying......"
And how about that poetic line before it? "In the STREAM(little river) of consciousness, there is a river crying".
Falling Into Infinity, incredible album!! Images and Words epic album
Ok, the next one must be Octavarium to completely blow your mind
Absolutely!
The guest singer was singing back up with James in the forefront. That was definitely Labree's voice. Right?
Yes :)
Were Back!!! Dream Theater that is...Lol
You mentioned Floyd influence? I must say it more reminds me of early Porcupine Tree. The drumming , and the build on the guitar. P.S. you've been there before, perhaps you could make a return visit to the Tree.
No, no, don't do it, don't "Take a Pebble", you might like it. It could lead to your downfall.
DT here is “close your eyes and listen how music must be done”.
Sorry but the sound of the keyboard intro on lines in the sand sounds like a mosquito for me (don't kill me please)
Dream Theater are a cut above similar bands, this was great. Great reaction too.
This song is so full of nostalgia. Makes me miss the days of Portnoy being in the band.
Für mich persönlich war das Album nach dem phantastischen Awake eine Enttäuschung, es sind zwar einige gute Songs wie Hell's Kitchen/Lines in the sand, Trial of Tears, Peruvian Skies Hollow Years mit wunderschönem GitarrenIntro drauf, aber leider auch die schlechtesten DT Songs der Portnoy Ära, z.B. Take away my pain und Anna Lee, lt. James LaBrie der schlechteste Song, den er je komponiert hat ( nachzulesen in der authorisierten Band Biographie Lifting Shadows - Pflichtlektüre für alle DT Fans). Die Soundqualität war im Vergleich zu Awake bei einigen Songs "merkwürdig", z.B. New Millenium, Burning my Soul … Der Grund für den Stil- und Soundwechsel lag am Druck der Plattenfirma, die nach dem Mega-Erfolg von Pull me under und dem Album Images & words von den Verkäufen von Awake enttäuscht war. Man wollte ein weiteres Hitalbum und setzte der Band den Erfolgs-Sound-engineer und Produzenten Kevin Shirley (bis dahin u.a. Aerosmith,Journey und Rush, später auch Iron Maiden und Joe Satriani ) "vor die Nase"; es kam eine merkwürdige Mischung heraus. Daraufhin riskierte die Band beim nächsten Album alles und produzierte selbst. Das Ergebnis : Scenes from a Memory … Kommentar überflüssig. Und deswegen fristet die Falling into Infinity in meiner Sammlung ein "Stiefkinddasein"... bin mal gespannt was bei euch als nächstes von DT kommt.
Should listen to King's X album Dogman! Killer album!
The album is not one of my fqvourites but this song in particular is up there with the best for me that DT has to offer.
You are getting me into DT.
different dt but still good! actually those songs are masterpieces
The note Labrie hits in the second prechorus in Trial of Tears shatters me. Listen to it.
My wish came true😍
Mi banda favorita,. Gran disco, gran instrumental y aún no estaba Jordan Rudess🤘👍😷
Chicos, no se olviden del rock argentino. Todavia no reaccioaron a Los Redondos siendo la banda mas popular, ni a Sumo, siendo ambas top 5 del Rock argento. Abrazo💪🤘
Sometimes don't care for these guys but this is superb
For an amazing (and kind of disguised) tribute to Elton John, check "Anna Lee" from this same album.
Did you know they do "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"? :)
@@mvunit3 Yes i do! It was a beautiful live cover from "A change of seasons" album :)
What a pleasant surprise. Certain sections of the second song (I think) reminded me, ever so slightly, of Jacob's Ladder by Rush. Nice.
Very tight band!
My favorite DT album.
Please dudes, make a review of 'Visions' by Haken ;-)
I haven't heard these songs for years, still sound as good as I remember them. I saw Dream Theater in concert soon before the Pandemic hit. It was awesome. they played songs from the latest album, Distance Over Time then the whole Metropolis Part 2, Scenes from a Memory. It was so good. I could feel the drums pound in my head, giving me a headache and heart, also just to sing along with Scene Five- Through Her Eyes and Scene 8- The Spirit Carries On, I was in heaven, literally. You should react to those songs. They are beautiful. I see you react to Scene 6, that's nice. Not sure if you reacted to any others from that album. It's all good. Love you guys, You have this chemistry together. You should also react to Illumination Theory, it's an epically long song, but worth it. Yes, it is different than how they sound now and in recent years.
Hey Nick!! Ignore those negative and ignorant comments. I enjoy your reactions and your air instruments. Both of you have great chemistry and great taste in music!!
Great video. Now everyone is calling for King’s X. These subscribers will always keep you busy. Lol. Great channel, huh?!!
I just sent you a CD by THANK YOU SCIENTIST (“Stranger Heads Prevail”). Each track varies - Prog rock, metal, Jazz Fusion. It’s a gamble but that’s me. Anyone else wanna weigh in? Thanks. ✨🤪
THANK YOU SCIENTIST is proud of this Twitter review: “literally sounds like a fifth grade band trying to play a song they’ve never rehearsed with an instrument they’re unfamiliar with.” Lol.
I hear Prog from 2016, metal, Fusion, crazy instrumentation, nice vocals, and a bit of Beatles to boot. ✨🤪
I love this band..just been listening to Terraformer...Completely mad, but so original.
@@karlj.9501 Excellent, Karl. They are truly whacky but I like that unexpected sound. I sent N&L Terraformer also. Hey, thanks for the comment. ✨🤪
The record company wanted to make them more "radio friendly" on this album. For lack of better term, a lot of people have said this record was "dumbed down" for that purpose. So, yes you are very correct- there is something different about this record. Portnoy didn't want to do this- It caused a lot of conflict in the band. I bought it brand new when it came out, and right upon putting into my cars CD player on the way home, I noticed right there. Would love to hear some Winery Dogs too!!
Falling into Infinity was the first DT album I heard. Was it 1997. Nice time. The album sounds great still.
I used to listen to this one a lot too when it first came out. I don't like the production, drums and guitars sound thin to me, they need more bass frequencies. Great songs, bad production. The guest singer only sang backup during the chorus. It was Dug Pinnick from the band Kings X. That's a band you two should also check out sometime. 😊
I dont know why, but i still to this day prefer Moore and sherinian over rudess, mostly for the sounds and songwriting
Criminally underrated song(s), Lines in the Sand is my favourite Dream Theater song and one of my favourite songs of all time in general.
I think a lot of fans simply don't like Falling Into Infinity because Portnoy has been so overly negative about it in the past that the fans feel they should feel negatively about it too. It's worth remembering that Portnoy was struggling with his own demons at the time and that may have coloured his perception of the production process, and it doesn't seem the other band members dislike the album as much as he does. It's still a fantastic album, and not just "more of the same" as you get from so many bands when they get a few albums into their careers, and I'm grateful it is so different to anything they made before it and after it.
To me, none of the songs that were cut(apart from Raise The Knife) would really have added that much to the album, although most of the songs that were cut were more simplistic "poppy" songs, which I personally always enjoy because they keep things fresh and interesting throughout a long double album, but they would not have changed the tone of the album.
Portnoy also writes in the liner notes for the demo disc how Kevin Shirley and others outside the band members changed some of the songs on the final version of the album, but when it comes to Lines in the Sand for example, I much prefer the "Kevin Shirley version" to the original demo version. I really feel some of it is just "hate for hatred's sake"(to quote a line from Lines in the Sand) because the record label situation was so negative for them at the time. And this is all coming from someone who thinks Mike Portnoy is the greatest drummer of all time and does not like many Dream Theater songs from the post-Portnoy era(not Mangini's fault, I loved his drumming on LaBrie's solo albums).
Thanks for this reaction video, you should do "Octavarium", I think this DT's magnum opus.
fun fact, its actually just labrie singing.....
Doug Pinnick from King's X sings second vocal.
I never listened to DT until I got a new son-in-law a few years ago that is a big fan. We went together to see the Distance Over Time concert in Nashville. Now I'm hooked and the song that reeled me in was 'Trial of Tears' from the Falling Into Infinity album.
First time listening to Dream Theatre. Impressive. Heavier than I usually like but musicianship is great. Vocals very good.
Most Excellent!!
Hell's Kitchen was originally part of the song Burning My Soul but then it became a stand alone instrumental on the album. Burning My Soul, Hell's Kitchen, and Lines in the Sand all transition from one song to the other.
Love Hell's Kitchen. You should watch Intrumedley live. 13 songs in 12 minutes ending with this!
The combination of different genres, the polyrhythmic and the transitions remind me of Gentle Giant. But the style is unique.
OCTAVARIUM!
dUg
Lines in the sand is one of John's best
solos ever... right up there with
Scarred. NicknLex, will you please
do me a favor and respond to my
comment, because I believe TH-cam
has canceled my comments. If I don't
hear a response, then I will know what
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Es un gran álbum me gustaría ver su reacción a trial of fears tremendo solo de Mr Petrucci...y Génesis siempre algo del álbum trick of a Tail el primer disco con Collins es buenísimo chao desde Chile