Jordan Rudess reacts to his own band

This song is true Dream Theater to me.

Everybody else: "This sounds just like: (insert band here)"  Me: But this sounds better and takes me to more places.

The most beautiful intro and outro ever recorded and the center is outsdanding as well clearly my favorte DT song equal to Illumination Theroy..

I've known the song for many years, but every time I hear it I get goosebumps. Definitely one of Dream Theater's best songs! :)

You cant go wrong with any longer format Dream Theater song. a few more... A Change of Seasons, The Ministry of Lost Souls, The Best of Times, In the Name of God

"LET ME INTRODUCE ....... MY BROTHER"  "Okay"

This tune is simply sensational,  the sheer majesty of it I almost find it to beautiful to describe. We’re expecting our first child and the petrucci guitar work leading into the finale makes me and my wife think of our innocent little girl sleeping peacefully in my wife’s womb.  Fantastic review Jim this is my favourite tune of all time.

I don't listen to Dream Theater and other prog bands with other people. I love listening to them when I'm sitting down on the couch alone with my nice speakers and ONLY listening to the music.

" You're not gonna be humming this in your car. "

Maybe YOU don't! lol

So, a highly controversial pick would be The Astonishing by Dream Theater. It is their biggest concept album to date at over 2 hours long. I was at a gig for this album. They only played this album, from start to finish, in a row, it was amazing. It is controversial because the average song length is "only" around 4 minutes, half of their usual average. But, by listening to the entirety of the album, in one sitting, all 2 hours and a few, it's basically an audio only musical. IMO it's James LaBrie's best performance since Scenes From A Memory, as he sings all the characters in the story masterfully.

Fun Fact!  The Count Of Tuscany is based off of a true story regarding an experience John Petrucci had with the actual Count Of Tuscany: Count Niccolò Capponi.  The lyrics describe his younger brother though Sebastiano (the person whom John met although John also met Niccolò as well).

Welcome 🙏 too the DT family brother!!!!

Next DT songs: In The Presence of Enemies (both parts combined!), Illumination Theory, A Change of Seasons!

Hi Jim, I live 30 km from the place the song is about

 (Villa Calcinaia, Greve in Chianti - Florence - TUSCANY - Italy). It is a magical place that John Petrucci really visited years ago. I am proud of this, and whenever I pass by I hear the notes of this song in my head. I love her!
Thank you for your reactions from Dream Theater <3

Your expression at the min 11:00/11:30 priceless !

If you like dream theater's symphonic stuff, you want to check out Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, especially the live version off the Score album.

You probably don't want to do a video on it, since the song is 40 damn minutes.  But check it out on your own sometime, because for me, it's the pinnacle of their symphonic composition style.

It basically expresses six different types of mental abnormalities, and each movement, and the style it's written in is supposed to evoke the mental state.  

Like I said, probably not a good candidate for a reaction video just because of its sheer length, but definitely worth a listen sometime.

My recommendation for a legitimate reaction video is probably my favorite song by them, off of most people's least favorite album by them, Lines in the Sand.  It features Doug from Kings X on backup vocals in the chorus of the studio version.

More music in one song than most bands entire albums.

To me, this is dream theater at their absolute peak. Every single person shines in this song and absolutely played their hearts out. From the score to the storytelling to the performance, everything about this song is golden. Some people say they lyrics are cheesy, but I disagree as they tell the story well and really get into what the protagonist (that would be Petrucci, this song is based on a real experience he had touring Italy) was feeling. Besides, who doesn’t like a good cheese, anyway? :p. Also, I firmly believe that this is the best Portnoy has ever recorded a song. The drums here are just pure lyrical genius.

One of the best  songs
ever!!  This is a Masterpiece  OMG
Epic composing 🎼🎸
Love you Guys ✌️