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John Petrucci Dives Into Dream Theater's Album "Distance Over Time"

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Join world-renowned guitarist John Petrucci as he shares insights on recording Dream Theater's "Distance Over Time."

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20 Comments

@sweetwater Creator 7 years ago Pinned

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@RickydeCamargo 7 years ago

Future LaBrie is a very good Interviewer.

@FurkatVakhabov 7 years ago

They definitely nailed it with that album! Superb, juicy, heavy, huge sound!

@Rheivax 1 year ago

Got to this 5 years late but I'm glad I did. It's so nice to see Petrucci always giving names to the crew, it's so respectful and considerate from him.

@taylorwyatt333 6 years ago

It's nice to see that John is a normal guitarist like the rest of us, playing on the neck pickup a few times on accident, hitting that one sour note a few times, "don't play that note," definitely a guitarist I wish I could sit down with and ask questions we "stay at home guitarists" would love to ask.

@jeffwilliams3577 7 years ago

40 minutes in Petrucci had killed half the audience straight away. The 3 different mics on the cabinet control the death toll rate to his liking.

@LarsBauer74 7 years ago

Mitch Gallagher does great interviews, he always asks very interesting questions! Thank you Sweetwater and Mitch!

@edovee 5 years ago

Best guitar sound. Ever. Period.

@stephanskogen3817 7 years ago

John is my hero both with and without guitar. Truely a role model deserving praise!

@MirkoFadda 7 years ago

I see Petrucci, I click!

Long live the Master and thanks a lot for this awesome and insightful video! 💪🏻🥳🤘🏻

@JakeTerch 7 years ago

Dream Theater should use that studio and live there again for every future album!

@ShatteredWindowpane 7 years ago

1:14:09 John's face is like he's hearing what John Petrucci sounds like for the very first time Hahaha 😂

@TS-cy2vl 7 years ago (edited)

One of the best and most down to earth masterclass I have ever seen. Great questions, lots of things to learn from here. Love how natural, human and realistic John sounds. If there are any mistakes, there are mistakes, there is nothing hidden here, no tricks...
Really inspiring.
Thanks, Sweetwater and John Petrucci for this amazing content.

@reaverdropper2997 6 years ago

I saw dream theater for the first time october 5th 2019 been a fan since 2001.

@kirkwammett1589 4 years ago

i love this guy hes a huge inspiration

@Dogmatikos 7 years ago

Why james labrie is so old here??

@niccolomineo 1 year ago (edited)

I could listen to John for hours, talking and jamming.

@pierre59172 5 years ago

This is BEST guitar interview I've ever watched. Questions are very focus on the music and so natural, just loved it. Thank you Mitch and Sweetwater.

@Eincrou 5 years ago

This was an incredibly well-produced recording of the event. They captured direct audio of everything and it all sounds so crisp and clear. The camerawork was more than alright, too. The only thing that could have been improved is if Petrucci had taken the microphone with him when he stepped away.