Almost an hour playing such a complex and demanding music without pausing is the sure path for an injury, and the guys are not teenagers...I Hope they play this live, but for sure it will have breaks
I have over 18 years and the thing I have to remember that's more important is today if I stay clean it's over today I have a chance for tomorrow , stay in the process , the serenity prayer is a blessing for us to have . 👍✌️😃👣
They really shoud release this as its own 'album' cause it's a perfect telling of someone dealing with addiction. Having the entire story combined like this on one CD would be amazing.
Something for the band to consider should they decide to remaster the entire catalog. I'm sure Portnoy and the band would work together with regards to reasonable royalties, as the "Suite" is really an incredible piece of art.
I was fortunate enough to see Mike Portnoy play this entire suite live at ProgPower USA in 2017. While it wasn't quite the same as seeing Dream Theater do those songs, it was still quite powerful as the backing ban (members of Haken) was still quite good.
he also had a kind of dynamic that Mangini simply does not have. Mangini is a beast in his own right, but for Dream Theater it is necessary that the drummer has a very very keen sense of dynamic, so that the music does not sound robotic. Portnoy distinguishes himself incredibly in this regard, which is why their albums untill around 2010 sounded really musical, despite being very complex and tricky in terms of time signatures and melody. It's exactly because of Portnoy's uniqueness. That and other things obviously
in some respects, yes, you are right. Its kind of like a quartet who is singing a song, and you change out one of the singers with someone who is unique in their own way. I honestly think the biggest change in their sound came after Kevin Moore left. Kevin's playing was more ethereal than either Jordan or Derek. While, as others have said, MM fills the drummer role nicely, its not the same...signature...that we would have if Mike had stayed. i would hope that they would one day bring Portnoy back into the fold, I will enjoy the music that both sides make.
@@pozzowon They can play the stuff but i don‘t think that James and the other Mike would be too happy if John plays Dream Theater concerts without Dream Theater but with the former drummer and other musicians.
The best that I've done was to create a Playlist in Spotify with the 12 step suite...lol... But I was hoping to find someone who take it to another level. Good job man. Well done... The transitions... Oohh... Great Great job. Thanks ❤️🤘
I don't struggle with alcoholism, but I do struggle with life and mental illnesses such as ptsd and so on, and my heads been surrounded with very dark thoughts causing me to be in pain and agony. I hate my life I hate myself and all I see is how much I just wanna die
I'm so glad somebody finally made a seamless version of the suite. This is my go-to way to listen to these songs, and honestly I wish DT had put more thought into the beginning and endings of these tracks knowing full well they were meant to be played one after the other. The artwork is really cool too. If I was to give a minor critique, it would be the abrupt transition from Dying Soul into Root. The ending section of Dying Soul is pretty relentless, but it ends with the exact same floor tom pattern and guitar chord that Root begins with. This offers an opportunity for a brief break in the intensity rather than jumping right into the next section. But I do realize the drum and guitar part of Root's opening is a considerably slower tempo than Dying Soul so stitching them together would probably be a challenge.
Nice work! I was a little annoyed by the intro tbh, but the transitions between Root of all Evil and Repentance, and then Repentance to Fortress are really fucking juicy.
Thanks! I agree, I'm not really happy with how the intro turned out but I kinda wanted to over-do it. I'm glad you enjoyed the other transitions though!
@@GordonProductions Well at least you went for it! It’s a really cool idea on paper because it really ties the whole thing together. I think I’m just too emotionally attached to the original intro of the glass prison ;)
I love it. First time someone really understands how the songs need to be tied together. I especially like the Repentance to Fortress transition. It’s not obvious how it should work, but you pulled it off really well!
10 Years! And I didnt even know what The Glass Prison was about, when I heard the song first. The moment I understood, it blew my freakin mind so hard. DT Forever!
I never thought I would enjoy the whole suite. I felt songs were way too intense to be strung together. I thought it would be exhausting. Yet, here I am proven wrong! Though it is exhausting, it’s a good kind of exhausting. Like you’ve been trough some major challenge (such as overcoming addiction) and came out on top, tired but stronger than ever.
As an alcoholic, working the 2 Steps is a *BIG* deal. It’s a massive overhaul of your entire life, and it’s scary as shit every step of the way but so worth it in the end.
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@@jamiebutler7370It’s considered the unofficial prologue as the suite makes several references to it. (And some to the opening track for Scenes From a Memory, which is another Re song: Regression.) The suite also puts the mirror 🪞 in perspective.
Cool stuff! The transition to This Dying Soul sounds a bit wonky though, I think it would have been best to mix the last bar of TGP with the first bar of TDS because the chords are pretty much the same. But the other transitions sound great, well done!
Great work my friend! Every transitions are seamless. Thats an amazing achievement! Props to you 🤘🏻. I’d like however to point out a tiny inconsistency most people won’t even hear, but which may be of interest to you. Ok, so, the pattern that actually starts This Dying Soul should be merged with the last bar of The Glass Prison. I have no idea how to clearly explain this with words but I’ll do my best. Fortunately, both TGP’s last bar and TDS’s first are in the same and easy time signature: 4/4. In TDS, the first hit you hear is not played on beat 1. It starts off on beat 2 and the pattern resolved on beat 1 of the second bar. Explained in words, the pattern is this: ~Bar 1~ Beat 1: 1/4 rest Beat 2: 1/8 note-1/8 note Beat 3: 1/8 rest, 1/8 note Beat 4: 1/8 note, 1/8 rest ~Bar 2~ Beat 1: Boom, the band gets going. Knowing this, listen to the end of TGP again, and pay special attention to what the guitar plays, both the rythm and the chords. Right, if you isolate the guitar, the last 2 bars of the song are exactly the same. Starting on beat 2 of the first bar, the guitar goes: 4/4 |…|1/4 rest, 1/8 1/8,-1/8 1/8, 1/4 |… |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 |1 Hope you managed to find some clarity in my message. Anyhow, great work!!! Peace.
I had been listening to it when I dealed with emotional addiction that I had two times and both of them it really helped. The songs hits different when you can relate to lyrics
Been a fan since the beginning, I have All their albums, and I'm also a friend of Bill W too, but You forgot "The Mirror " from 'Awake' it's the Prelude to the Twelve Step Suite.
Is 'The Mirror' considered part of the suite? I realise thematically it's part of Mike's battle with alcoholism, but not sure if it's intended by Mike to be part of this 'sequence'.
Nope it's not. There's a big difference in "songs that deal with the same topic" and "a full 12 part suite about the 12 step program" As you can see, The Mirror doesn't relate to any step
Wow, i have made a playlist in Spotify with these songs but this was something else, very good job man, this is getting a lot of playtime on my stereo, thanks
Thanks God! This band delivers courage and metanoia, also fresh energy for someone who is burning with eager to fight against its demons, for his inner peace and for his family. Don't fall in despair, also there's a lot of music who don't give encouraging words, and somehow make you feel comfortable with a vegetable state, making you feel you lost the battle before it even starts.
Deberías tener millones de reproducciones, es una gema. Hay que thumbnail ésto para el algoritmo haga de las suyas y la gente pueda venir a demostrar un poco de amor.
Lyrics: 00:40 PART 1: THE GLASS PRISON Step I: Reflection Cunning, baffling, powerful (Been beaten to a pulp) Vigorous, irresistible (Sick and tired and laid low) Dominating, invincible (Black-out, loss of control) Overwhelming, unquenchable (I'm powerless, have to let go) I can't escape it, it leaves me frail and worn Can no longer take it, senses tattered and torn Hopeless surrender, obsession's got me beat Losing the will to live, admitting complete defeat Fatal descent, spinning around I've gone too far, to turn back round Desperate attempt, stop the progression At any length, lift this obsession Crawling to my glass prison, a place where no one knows My secret lonely world begins So much safer here, a place where I can go To forget about my daily sins Life here in my glass prison, a place I once called home Fall in nocturnal bliss again Chasing a long lost friend I no longer can control Just waiting for this hopelessness to end Step II: Restoration Run fast from the wreckage of the past A shattered glass prison wall behind me Fight past walking through the ashes A distant oasis before me Cry, desperate crawling on my knees Begging God to please stop the insanity Help me, I'm trying to believe Stop wallowing in my self pity "We've been waiting for you my friend The writing's been on the wall All it takes is a little faith You know you're the same as us all" Help me, I can't break out this prison all alone Save me, I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own Heal me, I can't restore my sanity alone Enter the door Desperate Fighting no more Help me restore To my sanity At this temple of hope I need to learn Teach me how Sorrow to burn Help me return To humanity I'll be fearless and thorough to enter this temple of hope Believe Transcend the pain Living the life Humility Opened my eyes This new odyssey Of rigorous honesty Serenity I never knew Soundness of mind Helped me to find Courage to change All the things that I can "We'll help you perform this miracle But you must set your past free You dug the hole, but you can't bury your soul Open your mind and you'll see" Help me, I can't break out this prison all alone Save me, I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own Heal me, I can't restore my sanity alone Step III: Revelation Way off in the distance I saw a door I tried to open I tried forcing with all of my will but still The door wouldn't open Unable to trust in my faith I turned and walked away I looked around, felt a chill in the air Took my will and turned it over The glass prison which once held me is gone A long lost fortress Armed only with liberty And the key of my willingness Fell down on my knees and prayed "Thy will be done!" I turned around, saw a light shining through The door was wide open! 13:59 PART 2: THIS DYING SOUL Step IV: Reflections of Reality (Revisited) Hello, mirror - so glad to see you, my friend It's been a while Searching, fearless, where do I begin to heal this wound Of self-denial? Face yourself, man! Brace yourself and Trace your hell back! You've been blinded, living like a one-way cold existence All the while Now it's time to stare the problem right between the eyes You long lost child! I wanna feel your body breaking Wanna feel your body breaking And shaking And left in the cold I want to heal your conscience making A change to fix this dying soul This dying soul This dying soul! Born into this world a broken home Surrounded by love yet all alone Forced into a life that's split in two A mother and a father both pulling you Then you had to deal with loss and death Everybody thinking they know best Coping with this shit at such an age Can only fill a kid with pain and rage Family disease pumped through your blood Never had the chance you thought you could Running all the while with no escape Turning all that pain into blame and hate Living on your own by twenty-one Not a single care and having fun Consuming all the life in front of you Burning out the fuse and smoking the residue Possessive obsessions Selfish childish games Vengeful resentments Passing all the blame Living out a life of decadence Acting without thought of consequence Spreading all your lies from coast to coast While spitting on the ones that matter most Running power mad with no control Fighting for the credit they once stole No one can ever tell you what to do Ruling other's lives while they can't stand the thought of you! A living reflection Seen from miles away A hopeless affliction Having run astray I wanna feel your body breaking Wanna feel your body breaking And shaking And left in the cold I want to heal your conscience making A change to fix this dying soul This dying soul This dying soul! Now that you can see all you have done It's time to take that step into the kingdom All your sins will only make you strong And help you break right through the prison wall Step V: Release Come to me, my friend (Listen to me) I'll help this torture end (Help to set me free) Let your ego go (I can't carry this load) You can't go through this alone (I feel so hopeless and exposed) You'll find your peace of mind (Give me some direction) You can no longer hide (Break out of this isolation) Let humility (Openness, honesty) And become what you can be (A healing tranquility) Help me, save me, heal me I can't break out of this prison all alone These tormenting ghosts of yesterday Will vanish when exposed You can't hold onto your secrets They'll only send you back alone Your fearless admissions Will help expel your destructive obsessions With my help I know you can Be at one with God and man! Hear me, believe me, take me I'm ready to break through this prison wall 25:23 PART 3: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL Step VI: Ready Proud enough for you to call me arrogant Greedy enough to be labeled a thief Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man Cruel enough for me to feel no grief Never could have just a part of it I always need more to get by Getting right down to the heart of it The root of all evil has been running my whole life Dirty enough for me to lust Leaving nothing left to trust Jealous enough to still feel envious Lazy enough to sleep all day and let my life just waste away Selfish enough to make you wait for me Driven blindly by our sins Misled so easily Entirely ready to leave it behind I'm begging to break free Take all of me The desires that keep burning deep inside Cast them all away And help to give me strength to face another day I am ready, help me be what I can be! Step VII: Remove Self-centered fear has got a hold of me Clutching my throat Self righteous anger running all through me Ready to explode Procrastination paralyzing me Wanting me dead These obsessions that keep haunting me Won't leave my head Help to do for me what I can't do myself Take this fear and pain I can't break out of this prison all alone Help me break these chains Humility now my only hope! Won't you take all of me Heal this dying soul? I can feel my body breaking I can feel my body breaking I'm ready to let it all go! I can feel my body shaking Right down to the foundation The root of it all! Take all of me The desires that keep burning deep inside Cast them all away And help to give me strength to face another day I am ready, help me be what I can be! I am ready, come to me and take me away
32:40 PART 4: REPENTANCE Step VIII: Regret Hello Mirror, so glad to see you, my friend It's been a while Staring at the empty page before me All the years of wreckage running through my head Patterns of my life I thought adorned me Revealing hurtful shame and deep lament Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me As the pen begins to trace my darkest past Signs throughout my life that should have warned me Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done than haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong And learn the hard way And sometimes you've got to be strong When you think it's too late Staring at the finished page before me All the damage now so clear and evident Thinking 'bout the dreaded task in store for me A bitter fear at the thought of my amends Hoping that the step will help restore me To face my past and ask for forgiveness Cleaning up my dirty side of this unswept street Could this be the beginning of the end? I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done than haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong And learn the hard way And just when you're through hanging on You're saved Step IX: Restitution "Until that moment, I'd never felt like I'd failed at anything I felt like I failed her And I failed myself, and I failed my children It's still really hard to deal with." "I want to thank you for helping me to see my own selfishness And to tell you how regretful I am it has hurt you." "I'm sorry I didn't visit you in the hospital, Grandpa When you were on your deathbed I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral I don't know if I was selfish or I just was too scared to face it It's one of the biggest regrets of my life." "I'm here to confess with you that what I did was wrong And I'm asking for your forgiveness..." "The only unforgivable thing hauls itself out of bed Looks over my shoulder at the bloody English weather." "I really regret not being able to see my friend Andy." "One of my best friends, who's the godfather of my daughter He asked me to sing or play something at his wedding And I turned it down because I was busy and I guess, too much of a chickenshit to do it And I feel sorry for that, because it was a very, very close friend of mine." "So, I wanted to apologize to anyone That I've upset or offended by my words It's just an opinion, but unfortunately I tend to express it as a fact And that's kind of arrogant. isn't it?" "I think it's the betrayal It still haunts me." "I'm sorry for what I did back then I was a different person I really was and I'm so sorry I wish it wouldn't have happened, but it did And I'm sorry Will you forgive me?" "I guess I'm simply sorry for being me and not you I so often wish you could be here with me to show me the way." "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development We will be amazed before we are halfway through We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace No matter how far down the scale we have gone We will see how our experience can benefit others That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear We will lose interest in selfish things And gain interest in our fellows Self-seeking will slip away Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us What we could not do for ourselves Are these extravagant promises, we think not They have been fulfilled amongst others: Sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly We will always be true to our principles." "You're only as sick as your secrets But the truth shall set you free." "The truth is the truth And so all you can do is live with it." 43:12 PART 5: THE SHATTERED FORTRESS Step X: Restraint Freedom - Calls my name Serenity - Keeps me sane Happiness - It dulls the pain! Honest - To see my place Open - To other ways Willingness - To understand! Justice - But do not judge Courtesy - For others' flaws Kindness - It's not that hard! Self-restraint - Of tongue and pen Inventory - My daily friend Analysis - Let down your guard! Look in the mirror What do you see? The shattered fortress That once bound me Faithful ascent through darkest fires I've found the path to take me higher You're smart enough for me to trust Go live your life now Just keep these steps in your life And you'll know how If you're not sure, ask yourself "Have I done to them As I would have them do to me?" Look in the mirror What's that you see? The shattered fortress Fly now, be free Faithful ascent, through darkest fires I've found the path to take me higher I once thought it better to be right But now I have finally seen the light Sometimes you've got to be wrong And learn from mistakes I live with serenity now Not self-righteous hate Step XI: Receive Help me be a channel of Thy peace That where there is hatred, I may bring love That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness That where there is discord, I may bring harmony That where there is error, I may bring truth That where there is doubt, I may bring faith Now that you can see all you have done (That where there is despair, I may bring hope That where there are shadows, I may bring light) It's time to take that step into the kingdom (That where there is sadness, I may bring joy) All your sins will help to make you strong (That I may seek to comfort, rather than to be comforted That I may seek to understand rather than to be understood) And help you break right through the prison wall (That I may seek to love, rather than to be loved For it is by self-forgetting that one finds It is by forgiving that one is forgiven) Keep all of me The desires that once burned me deep inside Help me live today And help to give me grace To carry out your way I am ready, help me be all I can be! I am ready, help guide me and keep me free Step XII: Responsible I am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there! I am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there! Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, whoa-oh
Te pasaste Gordon! Desconocía de esta obra tácita. Excelente el armado y marco que le diste. Sale directo a los auriculares y moto en viaje por ruta a 2 gambas para ponérsela en la pera! Jajajaja! No en serio, es un energizante increíble, una carga de adrenalina brutal, una combinación explosiva! Gracias por tomarte el trabajo! Te aplaudo y ovaciono!
I wanted to include the intro, because I knew it would be skipped later for the sake of a smoother transition, but I don't know if it was the best choice even if I kinda like it
@Gordon Productions Gotcha, that makes sense. Personally I think at least the very beginning with the low F is more so part of the Octavarium concept than 12-step, but I like it nonetheless
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With Portnoy back, they can finally play the whole 12 step suite.
Exactly
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First thing I thought when i’ve seen him coming back
Almost an hour playing such a complex and demanding music without pausing is the sure path for an injury, and the guys are not teenagers...I Hope they play this live, but for sure it will have breaks
He’s not sober anymore I doubt they are gonna play it
948 days.. to anyone on the journey, KEEP going! A day at a time! Thanks DT for the support!
Happy to be 399 days clean and sober today
2304 days for me 😀 And I'm super happy for it
Congratulations! 465 days.
I have over 18 years and the thing I have to remember that's more important is today if I stay clean it's over today I have a chance for tomorrow , stay in the process , the serenity prayer is a blessing for us to have . 👍✌️😃👣
now 718 days 😁
@@RimRimTim well done, keep going man.
I am achieving 6 months clean... I always come here and listen to this masterpiece to recharge myself with a sobriety spirit
Дорогу осилит идущий! Я уже более 20 лет не бухаю...И я не один, вместе со мной их рехаба выходил мой друг. Все эти годы мы дружим...и не бухаем...
19 months Clean&Sober here... neck-deep in Step 8 inventory
They really shoud release this as its own 'album' cause it's a perfect telling of someone dealing with addiction. Having the entire story combined like this on one CD would be amazing.
Something for the band to consider should they decide to remaster the entire catalog. I'm sure Portnoy and the band would work together with regards to reasonable royalties, as the "Suite" is really an incredible piece of art.
It tells the story of my partners stuggle over 20 years thankfully shes now recovered ,one day at a time 👍
I made a playlist on iTunes years ago and still listen to it
Debateable if they would since it's pretty personal to Portnoy''s struggles but if they agreed to it that would be cool.
Portnoy just rejoined the band, and I think a twelve step suite album would be the perfect way to reintroduce him!
The Mirror From Awake Is The Prequel For The 12 Step Suite Because The Mirror Talks About Portnoy's Issue's With Stuff
Yea but he's done the 12 step program after scenes from a memory
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There are some parts on the suite that remains to The Mirror intro riff and some lyrics as well
I was fortunate enough to see Mike Portnoy play this entire suite live at ProgPower USA in 2017. While it wasn't quite the same as seeing Dream Theater do those songs, it was still quite powerful as the backing ban (members of Haken) was still quite good.
I'm going tonight fuck I haven't been to fuckn concert in for ever can tell me if watain,play last nite at bayou place
Mike Lamborghini has drum solo in October 2017 has Tom Tom blast beat.
I have good news for you my friend
What the present DT is missing is really simple-Mike Portnoy. No disrespect to MM but Portnoy’s writing and ideas was an integral part of their work
I'm afraid you're right. The latest albums didn't touch me, the sound isn't my piece of cake. Of course it's a matter of taste.
Ive to say you are right
Yeah, they are not the same band without Portnoy. I stopped "buying" (who buys music anymore" after MP left.
he also had a kind of dynamic that Mangini simply does not have. Mangini is a beast in his own right, but for Dream Theater it is necessary that the drummer has a very very keen sense of dynamic, so that the music does not sound robotic. Portnoy distinguishes himself incredibly in this regard, which is why their albums untill around 2010 sounded really musical, despite being very complex and tricky in terms of time signatures and melody. It's exactly because of Portnoy's uniqueness. That and other things obviously
in some respects, yes, you are right. Its kind of like a quartet who is singing a song, and you change out one of the singers with someone who is unique in their own way. I honestly think the biggest change in their sound came after Kevin Moore left. Kevin's playing was more ethereal than either Jordan or Derek. While, as others have said, MM fills the drummer role nicely, its not the same...signature...that we would have if Mike had stayed. i would hope that they would one day bring Portnoy back into the fold, I will enjoy the music that both sides make.
That Transition from Repentance to Shattered Fortress. Holy **** I got Goosebumps right now. Amazing work.
17:01 being reprised during Root of All Evil was a literal jaw-dropping moment when I realised, agh this entire suite is so good ;;;;
Huh where
The Glass Prison is just a masterpiece. I had no clue it would turn into this back then when 6DOIT was out.
John and Mike should tour the world with this 🤩
John has to be careful with two of the Dream Theater guys. Probably only one.
Mike has already. thats his stuff
@@YlL-ji2sl Wait, could ya elaborate? I'm not too well versed on the situation.
@@YlL-ji2sl how's that? I'm sure there's some agreement on the rights to these songs, given that Mike toured in 2017
@@pozzowon They can play the stuff but i don‘t think that James and the other Mike would be too happy if John plays Dream Theater concerts without Dream Theater but with the former drummer and other musicians.
Portnoy, the only guy bringing awareness to this awful disease. FUCK ALCOHOL
beer goes hard
Alcohol ain’t our issue.
We alcoholics have a *thinking* problem - not a drinking problem.
The best that I've done was to create a Playlist in Spotify with the 12 step suite...lol... But I was hoping to find someone who take it to another level. Good job man. Well done... The transitions... Oohh... Great Great job. Thanks ❤️🤘
Agree. I go as far as creating the same playlist on my iPod :)
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Magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is 56 minutes of the best music you will hear on ANY album, also the best music Mike wrote and played on ❤❤❤❤❤
I don't struggle with alcoholism, but I do struggle with life and mental illnesses such as ptsd and so on, and my heads been surrounded with very dark thoughts causing me to be in pain and agony. I hate my life I hate myself and all I see is how much I just wanna die
From one to another - you are not alone.
so there are 5 songs on 5 consecutive albums,which are each one a piece of a story ? wow ,that is somerhing 😁👍
Hey NICE! The transition from Repentence to The Shattered Fortress is very cool! Very nice.
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I'm so glad somebody finally made a seamless version of the suite. This is my go-to way to listen to these songs, and honestly I wish DT had put more thought into the beginning and endings of these tracks knowing full well they were meant to be played one after the other. The artwork is really cool too. If I was to give a minor critique, it would be the abrupt transition from Dying Soul into Root. The ending section of Dying Soul is pretty relentless, but it ends with the exact same floor tom pattern and guitar chord that Root begins with. This offers an opportunity for a brief break in the intensity rather than jumping right into the next section. But I do realize the drum and guitar part of Root's opening is a considerably slower tempo than Dying Soul so stitching them together would probably be a challenge.
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Nice work! I was a little annoyed by the intro tbh, but the transitions between Root of all Evil and Repentance, and then Repentance to Fortress are really fucking juicy.
Thanks! I agree, I'm not really happy with how the intro turned out but I kinda wanted to over-do it. I'm glad you enjoyed the other transitions though!
@@GordonProductions Well at least you went for it! It’s a really cool idea on paper because it really ties the whole thing together. I think I’m just too emotionally attached to the original intro of the glass prison ;)
This. This right here. This is how the internet should be. Two people talking like human beings.
@@rodrigohaussmann7503 Totally! Such a wholesome discussion about an amazing piece of art
I love it. First time someone really understands how the songs need to be tied together. I especially like the Repentance to Fortress transition. It’s not obvious how it should work, but you pulled it off really well!
John Petrucci's "Rock the Barrel" is so smooth....
Listening on my 9 year anniversary of sobriety, thank you for making this!!
Intro and Outro Bass solo.
10 Years! And I didnt even know what The Glass Prison was about, when I heard the song first. The moment I understood, it blew my freakin mind so hard. DT Forever!
When I first heard the Glass Prison, I was a teen who was just beginning to drink.
Oh the pain, anger, frustration, remorse and euphoria of Living "Life by the Drop." I might have found this compilation at exactly the right time.
Been following DT since they were Majesty.About this all I can say is WOW. JUST WOW. Thank you!
No problem!
Since Majesty? You're the OG fan...
I'm with you brother
5 days sober. This last spree was almost the end... Alcoholism is hell
Mike Portnoy is great....Bringing utility to music and help the ones who must know the steps!!!
He deserted. Deserters not good. Mike Mangini is many folds better especially the way the band has been heading. Happy coincidence maybe
@@naveentiku3106 Magini turn the band into sh#t. Anything you want to know more?
@@naveentiku3106 Mangini is just a fast and technical knocker. Portnoy is a musician.
@@WaldemarPaskwal portnoy is just a good composer, everything else Mangini does better.
I never thought I would enjoy the whole suite. I felt songs were way too intense to be strung together. I thought it would be exhausting. Yet, here I am proven wrong! Though it is exhausting, it’s a good kind of exhausting. Like you’ve been trough some major challenge (such as overcoming addiction) and came out on top, tired but stronger than ever.
As an alcoholic, working the 2 Steps is a *BIG* deal. It’s a massive overhaul of your entire life, and it’s scary as shit every step of the way but so worth it in the end.
All of chapter start of letter R
To the creator of this: you, sir, managed to get an already masterpiece level work, and elevate it to something god level.
did anyone notice on the start of the glass prison, there was another song playing at background. sounded like the song 'the root of all evil' intro
Hands down the best hour of music I have ever heard! Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!
Das gehört meiner Meinung nach auf Vinyl gepresst und so schnell wie möglich in die Regale der besten Record Stores dieser Welt. Einfach nur genial👏✊👍👏✊👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I'm a friend of Jimmy K. and i love DT. thx
Excellent idea - a 56:01 new masterpiece lol - add the mirror from awake and it would be perfect
The mirror isn’t part of the suite though . Yea I know it’s about the same subject
@@jamiebutler7370It’s considered the unofficial prologue as the suite makes several references to it. (And some to the opening track for Scenes From a Memory, which is another Re song: Regression.) The suite also puts the mirror 🪞 in perspective.
This music helped get me sober, amazing work on this video!!
Cool stuff! The transition to This Dying Soul sounds a bit wonky though, I think it would have been best to mix the last bar of TGP with the first bar of TDS because the chords are pretty much the same. But the other transitions sound great, well done!
You're correct, This Dying Soul begins with a 3/4th bar, which is the last bar of The Glass Prison, minus the first 1/4th.
Excellent recording quality! DT is always amazing! No one even comes close to their technical expertise as an iconic group!
And now, Portnoy is back 🥺
Hellyeah!!! They finally play the whole 12 step suite.
We need a new album with this, everything re-recorded and with Mike on vocals.
51:34 This just makes me go bow-wow
Great work my friend! Every transitions are seamless. Thats an amazing achievement! Props to you 🤘🏻.
I’d like however to point out a tiny inconsistency most people won’t even hear, but which may be of interest to you.
Ok, so, the pattern that actually starts This Dying Soul should be merged with the last bar of The Glass Prison. I have no idea how to clearly explain this with words but I’ll do my best.
Fortunately, both TGP’s last bar and TDS’s first are in the same and easy time signature: 4/4.
In TDS, the first hit you hear is not played on beat 1. It starts off on beat 2 and the pattern resolved on beat 1 of the second bar.
Explained in words, the pattern is this:
~Bar 1~
Beat 1: 1/4 rest
Beat 2: 1/8 note-1/8 note
Beat 3: 1/8 rest, 1/8 note
Beat 4: 1/8 note, 1/8 rest
~Bar 2~
Beat 1: Boom, the band gets going.
Knowing this, listen to the end of TGP again, and pay special attention to what the guitar plays, both the rythm and the chords.
Right, if you isolate the guitar, the last 2 bars of the song are exactly the same. Starting on beat 2 of the first bar, the guitar goes:
4/4 |…|1/4 rest, 1/8 1/8,-1/8 1/8, 1/4 |…
|1 , 2 , 3 , 4 |1
Hope you managed to find some clarity in my message. Anyhow, great work!!!
Peace.
I had been listening to it when I dealed with emotional addiction that I had two times and both of them it really helped. The songs hits different when you can relate to lyrics
Been a fan since the beginning, I have All their albums, and I'm also a friend of Bill W too, but You forgot "The Mirror " from 'Awake' it's the Prelude to the Twelve Step Suite.
Is 'The Mirror' considered part of the suite? I realise thematically it's part of Mike's battle with alcoholism, but not sure if it's intended by Mike to be part of this 'sequence'.
@@DanielVerberne it’s not.
Nope it's not. There's a big difference in "songs that deal with the same topic" and "a full 12 part suite about the 12 step program"
As you can see, The Mirror doesn't relate to any step
@@pozzowon Prelude, I've heard Portnoy discuss it many times. Tell me something I don't know!
That’s why i love mike portnoy on DT, he’s so creative❤
Just got done playing along with this version on my guitar. Thanks for the transitions man, they make things much more convenient
"The mirror" is the prequel of that sequence.
He just didn't know ,or forgot to add "The mirror".
That's what i call prog for sure ! I like it a lot ! Great job
Why'd you leave The Mirror out?
It's Part One.
The Mirror is the prelude....
Probably should have included The Mirror 🪞 as these songs make several references to it.
This is important to me. Why did I not know about this? I blame you. Thank you in advance.
Excelentes variaciones ritmicas, Armonias irregulares , Musica con caracter fresco y limpio de alta complejidad, un placer oirlos!!!
Listening to this a propos of Portnoy's return to the band. That's a fun edit, kudos!
Man! What a cool bottle
Amazing transitions!! Thank you😎💪
Portnoy is back, baybee!
Just listening this, geniussss
Wow, i have made a playlist in Spotify with these songs but this was something else, very good job man, this is getting a lot of playtime on my stereo, thanks
The editing on this is just gold… Thank you for doing this.
Thanks God! This band delivers courage and metanoia, also fresh energy for someone who is burning with eager to fight against its demons, for his inner peace and for his family. Don't fall in despair, also there's a lot of music who don't give encouraging words, and somehow make you feel comfortable with a vegetable state, making you feel you lost the battle before it even starts.
Wow this amazing thanks so much!
Love that mashup of all the album covers
Still get chills from this
11:21 great breakdown
2:22 too
fantastic edit...
liked and subbed
Deberías tener millones de reproducciones, es una gema. Hay que thumbnail ésto para el algoritmo haga de las suyas y la gente pueda venir a demostrar un poco de amor.
Superb, great work... thank you for the efforts in putting this together and sharing it with us!
I really like the spectrograph!
Welcome back and goodbye Mike.
Lyrics:
00:40 PART 1: THE GLASS PRISON
Step I: Reflection
Cunning, baffling, powerful
(Been beaten to a pulp)
Vigorous, irresistible
(Sick and tired and laid low)
Dominating, invincible
(Black-out, loss of control)
Overwhelming, unquenchable
(I'm powerless, have to let go)
I can't escape it, it leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it, senses tattered and torn
Hopeless surrender, obsession's got me beat
Losing the will to live, admitting complete defeat
Fatal descent, spinning around
I've gone too far, to turn back round
Desperate attempt, stop the progression
At any length, lift this obsession
Crawling to my glass prison, a place where no one knows
My secret lonely world begins
So much safer here, a place where I can go
To forget about my daily sins
Life here in my glass prison, a place I once called home
Fall in nocturnal bliss again
Chasing a long lost friend I no longer can control
Just waiting for this hopelessness to end
Step II: Restoration
Run fast from the wreckage of the past
A shattered glass prison wall behind me
Fight past walking through the ashes
A distant oasis before me
Cry, desperate crawling on my knees
Begging God to please stop the insanity
Help me, I'm trying to believe
Stop wallowing in my self pity
"We've been waiting for you my friend
The writing's been on the wall
All it takes is a little faith
You know you're the same as us all"
Help me, I can't break out this prison all alone
Save me, I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me, I can't restore my sanity alone
Enter the door
Desperate
Fighting no more
Help me restore
To my sanity
At this temple of hope
I need to learn
Teach me how
Sorrow to burn
Help me return
To humanity
I'll be fearless and thorough to enter this temple of hope
Believe
Transcend the pain
Living the life
Humility
Opened my eyes
This new odyssey
Of rigorous honesty
Serenity
I never knew
Soundness of mind
Helped me to find
Courage to change All the things that I can
"We'll help you perform this miracle
But you must set your past free
You dug the hole, but you can't bury your soul
Open your mind and you'll see"
Help me, I can't break out this prison all alone
Save me, I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me, I can't restore my sanity alone
Step III: Revelation
Way off in the distance I saw a door
I tried to open
I tried forcing with all of my will but still
The door wouldn't open
Unable to trust in my faith
I turned and walked away
I looked around, felt a chill in the air
Took my will and turned it over
The glass prison which once held me is gone
A long lost fortress
Armed only with liberty
And the key of my willingness
Fell down on my knees and prayed
"Thy will be done!"
I turned around, saw a light shining through
The door was wide open!
13:59 PART 2: THIS DYING SOUL
Step IV: Reflections of Reality (Revisited)
Hello, mirror - so glad to see you, my friend
It's been a while
Searching, fearless, where do I begin to heal this wound
Of self-denial?
Face yourself, man!
Brace yourself and
Trace your hell back!
You've been blinded, living like a one-way cold existence
All the while
Now it's time to stare the problem right between the eyes
You long lost child!
I wanna feel your body breaking
Wanna feel your body breaking
And shaking
And left in the cold
I want to heal your conscience making
A change to fix this dying soul
This dying soul
This dying soul!
Born into this world a broken home
Surrounded by love yet all alone
Forced into a life that's split in two
A mother and a father both pulling you
Then you had to deal with loss and death
Everybody thinking they know best
Coping with this shit at such an age
Can only fill a kid with pain and rage
Family disease pumped through your blood
Never had the chance you thought you could
Running all the while with no escape
Turning all that pain into blame and hate
Living on your own by twenty-one
Not a single care and having fun
Consuming all the life in front of you
Burning out the fuse and smoking the residue
Possessive obsessions
Selfish childish games
Vengeful resentments
Passing all the blame
Living out a life of decadence
Acting without thought of consequence
Spreading all your lies from coast to coast
While spitting on the ones that matter most
Running power mad with no control
Fighting for the credit they once stole
No one can ever tell you what to do
Ruling other's lives while they can't stand the thought of you!
A living reflection
Seen from miles away
A hopeless affliction
Having run astray
I wanna feel your body breaking
Wanna feel your body breaking
And shaking
And left in the cold
I want to heal your conscience making
A change to fix this dying soul
This dying soul
This dying soul!
Now that you can see all you have done
It's time to take that step into the kingdom
All your sins will only make you strong
And help you break right through the prison wall
Step V: Release
Come to me, my friend (Listen to me)
I'll help this torture end (Help to set me free)
Let your ego go (I can't carry this load)
You can't go through this alone (I feel so hopeless and exposed)
You'll find your peace of mind (Give me some direction)
You can no longer hide (Break out of this isolation)
Let humility (Openness, honesty)
And become what you can be (A healing tranquility)
Help me, save me, heal me
I can't break out of this prison all alone
These tormenting ghosts of yesterday
Will vanish when exposed
You can't hold onto your secrets
They'll only send you back alone
Your fearless admissions
Will help expel your destructive obsessions
With my help I know you can
Be at one with God and man!
Hear me, believe me, take me
I'm ready to break through this prison wall
25:23 PART 3: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
Step VI: Ready
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief
Never could have just a part of it
I always need more to get by
Getting right down to the heart of it
The root of all evil has been running my whole life
Dirty enough for me to lust
Leaving nothing left to trust
Jealous enough to still feel envious
Lazy enough to sleep all day and let my life just waste away
Selfish enough to make you wait for me
Driven blindly by our sins
Misled so easily
Entirely ready to leave it behind
I'm begging to break free
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready, help me be what I can be!
Step VII: Remove
Self-centered fear has got a hold of me
Clutching my throat
Self righteous anger running all through me
Ready to explode
Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head
Help to do for me what I can't do myself
Take this fear and pain
I can't break out of this prison all alone
Help me break these chains
Humility now my only hope!
Won't you take all of me
Heal this dying soul?
I can feel my body breaking
I can feel my body breaking
I'm ready to let it all go!
I can feel my body shaking
Right down to the foundation
The root of it all!
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready, help me be what I can be!
I am ready, come to me and take me away
32:40 PART 4: REPENTANCE
Step VIII: Regret
Hello Mirror, so glad to see you, my friend
It's been a while
Staring at the empty page before me
All the years of wreckage running through my head
Patterns of my life I thought adorned me
Revealing hurtful shame and deep lament
Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me
As the pen begins to trace my darkest past
Signs throughout my life that should have warned me
Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent
I once thought it better to regret
Things that I have done than haven't
Sometimes you've got to be wrong
And learn the hard way
And sometimes you've got to be strong
When you think it's too late
Staring at the finished page before me
All the damage now so clear and evident
Thinking 'bout the dreaded task in store for me
A bitter fear at the thought of my amends
Hoping that the step will help restore me
To face my past and ask for forgiveness
Cleaning up my dirty side of this unswept street
Could this be the beginning of the end?
I once thought it better to regret
Things that I have done than haven't
Sometimes you've got to be wrong
And learn the hard way
And just when you're through hanging on
You're saved
Step IX: Restitution
"Until that moment, I'd never felt like I'd failed at anything
I felt like I failed her
And I failed myself, and I failed my children
It's still really hard to deal with."
"I want to thank you for helping me to see my own selfishness
And to tell you how regretful I am it has hurt you."
"I'm sorry I didn't visit you in the hospital, Grandpa
When you were on your deathbed
I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral
I don't know if I was selfish or I just was too scared to face it
It's one of the biggest regrets of my life."
"I'm here to confess with you that what I did was wrong
And I'm asking for your forgiveness..."
"The only unforgivable thing hauls itself out of bed
Looks over my shoulder at the bloody English weather."
"I really regret not being able to see my friend Andy."
"One of my best friends, who's the godfather of my daughter
He asked me to sing or play something at his wedding
And I turned it down because I was busy and
I guess, too much of a chickenshit to do it
And I feel sorry for that, because it was a very, very close friend of mine."
"So, I wanted to apologize to anyone
That I've upset or offended by my words
It's just an opinion, but unfortunately
I tend to express it as a fact
And that's kind of arrogant. isn't it?"
"I think it's the betrayal
It still haunts me."
"I'm sorry for what I did back then
I was a different person
I really was and I'm so sorry
I wish it wouldn't have happened, but it did
And I'm sorry
Will you forgive me?"
"I guess I'm simply sorry for being me and not you
I so often wish you could be here with me to show me the way."
"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development
We will be amazed before we are halfway through
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace
No matter how far down the scale we have gone
We will see how our experience can benefit others
That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear
We will lose interest in selfish things
And gain interest in our fellows
Self-seeking will slip away
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change
Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us
What we could not do for ourselves
Are these extravagant promises, we think not
They have been fulfilled amongst others:
Sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly
We will always be true to our principles."
"You're only as sick as your secrets
But the truth shall set you free."
"The truth is the truth
And so all you can do is live with it."
43:12 PART 5: THE SHATTERED FORTRESS
Step X: Restraint
Freedom - Calls my name
Serenity - Keeps me sane
Happiness - It dulls the pain!
Honest - To see my place
Open - To other ways
Willingness - To understand!
Justice - But do not judge
Courtesy - For others' flaws
Kindness - It's not that hard!
Self-restraint - Of tongue and pen
Inventory - My daily friend
Analysis - Let down your guard!
Look in the mirror
What do you see?
The shattered fortress
That once bound me
Faithful ascent through darkest fires
I've found the path to take me higher
You're smart enough for me to trust
Go live your life now
Just keep these steps in your life
And you'll know how
If you're not sure, ask yourself
"Have I done to them
As I would have them do to me?"
Look in the mirror
What's that you see?
The shattered fortress
Fly now, be free
Faithful ascent, through darkest fires
I've found the path to take me higher
I once thought it better to be right
But now I have finally seen the light
Sometimes you've got to be wrong
And learn from mistakes
I live with serenity now
Not self-righteous hate
Step XI: Receive
Help me be a channel of Thy peace
That where there is hatred, I may bring love
That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness
That where there is discord, I may bring harmony
That where there is error, I may bring truth
That where there is doubt, I may bring faith
Now that you can see all you have done
(That where there is despair, I may bring hope
That where there are shadows, I may bring light)
It's time to take that step into the kingdom
(That where there is sadness, I may bring joy)
All your sins will help to make you strong
(That I may seek to comfort, rather than to be comforted
That I may seek to understand rather than to be understood)
And help you break right through the prison wall
(That I may seek to love, rather than to be loved
For it is by self-forgetting that one finds
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven)
Keep all of me
The desires that once burned me deep inside
Help me live today
And help to give me grace
To carry out your way
I am ready, help me be all I can be!
I am ready, help guide me and keep me free
Step XII: Responsible
I am responsible when anyone, anywhere
Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there!
I am responsible when anyone, anywhere
Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there!
Whoa, oh-oh
Whoa, oh-oh
Whoa, oh-oh
Whoa, whoa-oh
Awesome. Magini dan Portnoy
Mike Mangini is an awesome drummer, but Mike Portnoy was definitely the heart and soul of Dream Theater
yeah, sure... Petrucci who?
and now, he is back ❤
download gone would love to have somehow and yes I own all their albums!
Freakin awesome!! Love DT!
Great job, I put together the same suite from I- Tunes , no where near as good. Did not know about "The Mirror". Must add.
Hey, may you please share the playlist link here?
OUTSTANDING WORK BROTHER!
Masterpiece!
The last 2 DT albums have been brilliant, and VIEW FROM THE TOP is in my top 3 DT albums ❤
Happy birthday Mike Portnoy. MISS seeing him where he belongs.
This is astonishing! Love it!
Good Job!!!
Great job, love it!!!
Any chance I could get the 16:9 version of this album cover anywhere to download?
This is epic
Te pasaste Gordon! Desconocía de esta obra tácita. Excelente el armado y marco que le diste. Sale directo a los auriculares y moto en viaje por ruta a 2 gambas para ponérsela en la pera! Jajajaja! No en serio, es un energizante increíble, una carga de adrenalina brutal, una combinación explosiva! Gracias por tomarte el trabajo! Te aplaudo y ovaciono!
Perfection
Very very good
Shoutout to all my brothers and sisters on their journey, sober or not, I wish you great 24 hours!
So cool, thanks!
Thank you
Part 1: The Glass Prison - 00:40
Step I: Reflection - 00:40
Step II: Restoration - 06:03
Awesome job! A real peace of art! Well done pal
Why did you choose to fade from Root of All Evil in the very beginning?
I wanted to include the intro, because I knew it would be skipped later for the sake of a smoother transition, but I don't know if it was the best choice even if I kinda like it
@Gordon Productions Gotcha, that makes sense. Personally I think at least the very beginning with the low F is more so part of the Octavarium concept than 12-step, but I like it nonetheless
great work!
Geweldige band echt genieten😊😊
This is absolutely brilliant, I need help putting two of their songs together for a performance, can't get them to blend in to eachother 🙈