Easily a top 10 song from the band for me, they were on fire in this era

@lindadpessis

Жыл бұрын

Still are, as far as I'm concerned

@paulschelling3467

Жыл бұрын

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Great video. Answering some questions: 1) The first Petrucci solo was not on camera because the camera man simply didn't catch it, as they did for JR solo. It seems the Bucharest Crew wasn't ready for so many notes. 2) Petrucci Pick switch is what we do to readjust the pick in our fingers. Sometimes it moves or shifts while playing, or, depending how hard you play, bends or loses the edge. It becomes an unconscious motion after a while. 3) Yes, JM does tap the intro of the Solo Section. 4) Agreed with you about MP's musicianship 5) Labrie's tamborine is the most essential component of this song.

Fun fact: Petrucci and Portnoy wrote The Glass Prison after seeing Pantera live and they said they were super inspired to write something heavy.

@Richey24

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't that train of thought and not sdoit?

@coreyyates3385

Жыл бұрын

@LiesMD portnoy said it was the glass prison that they wrote after seeing pantera.

@themountain3461

11 ай бұрын

@@Richey24 no, I think Train of Thought was inspired by The Glass Prison and them performing Number of the Beast and Master of Puppets in their entirety live. They A) noticed how much more engagement they got during heavier songs like TGP and B) wanted to write their own "classic " metal album with less emphasis on the prog. So they simply went "okay, let's write the whole album like that"

The pick moving in Petrucci's hand regularly through that solo is just ensuring that the pick is in the right position for how he's going to attack that particular portion of the solo. It's a habit that he has simply to make sure that his picking hand is ready for the next... sentence of the paragraph of emotional journey that he's telling through his godlike powers.

I totally agree about everything you said about Mike Portnoy. This guy is absolutely unbelievable. Every drums part is perfectly done!

Bro, dream theater aint for everyone, but theres a reason they have such a cult following and are held in high regard by pretty much any musician. Shits sick, yo. The drums, bass and guitar are usually the core of a good band. But here, you have to add Jordan. The vocals get overshadowed a lot. Even though they're stellar, the vocals are not why people idolize this band. They're the new version of rush. And yes, i know how old they are, im old too. So crazy, so good.

@docmidnight

Жыл бұрын

Dream Theater is for Everyone...but Everyone ain't ready.

Regarding Petrucci spinning the pick, pick slanting is something virtually every proficient guitar player does, whether they know it or not. My guess is that John knew his pick was rotated slightly out of position and it would have an impact on his pick slanting for the upcoming fast run. I imagine Petrucci was using the Dunlop Jazz III at the time (he'd later get his own signature pick based on the Jazz III), which is an single-tip, teardrop shape. I guess the spin was to get it into position. During a song, I often think it's easier to do a big spin to get it into position instead of making a small, fine adjustment, especially when trying to do it quickly between bars of a solo.

@Maras666

Жыл бұрын

I think that he was talking about him reassuring the grip on the pick, not really on the slant thing, he lets go for a second and twiddles it between his fingers, I do that a lot with Jazz3.

@rudyzee6427

Жыл бұрын

@@Maras666I second this

@KaijuAlert

Жыл бұрын

@@Maras666 Did you even read the first paragraph of my comment or did you just stop after the first sentence?

@Maras666

Жыл бұрын

@@KaijuAlert Where do you want me to send flowers and a balm for your butthurt?

@KaijuAlert

Жыл бұрын

@@Maras666 Save your money and spend it on some reading comprehension lessons for yourself 🤣

My only problem Myung's sound, is when we solos, that is the only time I have trouble hearing him live. His rhythms are awesome.

Rudess wrote the arpeggios. At first the original part was when there is vocals a little latter in the song. Petrucci learned them and recorded them for the intro solo.

Whole band is top tier. Even the vocalist has great crowd and vocal control. What a performance.

I love when JM uses the open notes in fast runs. The open notes jump out like a spring. They have such stride but he crams them into such a short time. Like crshing and muting a cymbal. Truly awesome band!

Myung is on fire! ❤‍🔥You mentioned "a lot of wasted motion." No doubt, but that style is how he gets his sound. His tech says his string action is higher than anyone he's seen, because he plays so hard. That open D in the main riff is all about tone- a tighter string to accent that note that you wouldn't get if you fingered the D on the A string. Almost sounds pulled. Brilliant analysis, Subscribed!

Your comment about Portnoy's drumming is absolutely spot on. I've tried getting that point across many times but was never able to articulate it as well as you did here.

I remember the first time I heard this song and just thought to myself, "Man, the bass intro is beautiful" Constant Motion would be another good react video.

Why isn't Myung always this loud in the mix?

@TVK37

Жыл бұрын

Tell me about it. That's the main thing that bugs me about DT. He is so damn low in the mix you can't here all the cool stuff he does.

@jasonpoland5507

Жыл бұрын

So we can listen to LaWhine scream

@laeb08

Жыл бұрын

​@@jasonpoland5507 yooo 😂

@RH-xs8gz

Жыл бұрын

I agree. He does get buried under everything else sometimes

@sazidhasankhan9144

Жыл бұрын

Because JP once let him be drowned out in BUDOKAN mix by JM. Never again😂

Myung is my idol. Definitely the reason I play today. He definitely looks badass also! 🙌🏻

The Warwick! Instant tone uplift ❤

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

😎

Ooooh tihs version is mixed with sooo much bass, love it. EDIT: While Petrucci probably did overdub this way at one point or another (He has expressed issues playing some songs out of this album live in the past) I've seen it pull this one off live and pretty damn close to this. The only time I've heard that solo part being a little off is because at times he's played it with *full alternate picking* instead of sweeping which if you ever tried that kind of riff alternate picked then you know just how insane was that he would even attempt it let alone almost pull it off live.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

It’s CRANKED! 😍

@ManWithoutThePants

Жыл бұрын

The fast arpeggios at beginning were played with alternate picking in studio, but in live he at least played them by sweeping. Maybe at some other concerts he has playing it with alternate picking like in studio which is hard and what Steve Morse does who is one of Petrucci's influences. Yeah, that's hard part to play by alternate picking.

Loved this video! The Glass Prison is my favorite song of all time and it was so awesome to hear you talk about this epic song Mark! ill never forget the first time i heard this song, it literally changed the trajectory of my life!

Wow, James was a beast that night!

I think parts like this song are why John's signature bass with Music Man has a much more narrow neck, he's talked about the fatigue he'd get after tours playing the wide six string necks. They specifically went for a 5 string neck size on it to combat how challenging 6 string basses can be to manage.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

I believe it. Personally, I’m dying to get one of his new basses in my hands to try. I am a huge fan of tighter string spacing on basses - never got the appeal for this broad neck stuff. In my mind, it sounds so comfortable!

@outlaw454070907

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity I'd love to get one of them, not sure I could justify one, that said. Bass isn't my primary instrument, though I've been wanting to get out and play bass in bands for a bit. Just most of the stuff I tend to play doesn't call for a 6 string bass.

@AtomizedSound

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity same!!!

@trance9158

8 ай бұрын

The Yamaha signature bass has a 5 string neck converted to a 6 string bass.. he does the same thing with his bongo signature 6

@laziri95

6 ай бұрын

I converted one of my five string basses to six string, love it. Now I've got a wide neck six string and it's tough, but I'm also enjoying it. It's kind of a different instrument, playing differently on each instrument

Thanks again for doing DT man - this is so cool from the perspective of a bass player. And whenever you play examples, your tone sounds amazing!

I remember seeing the Myung-only video for "Instrumedley"... epic

Never heard someone describing MP drumming and musicianship so accurately.

Fantastic video my guy. And I love the Conner Green shout out. He's the man.

This video gives me a new respect for JM. I’ve always loved his playing, seeing other bass players explain what’s going on makes me appreciate what he’s doin more. You kept saying that the stamina to get through this song is a lot, but in his world this is the first song of a 3.5 hour show of craziness. Then when they were doing this song into this dying soul.. 😳😳

the whole story of how they wrote this song the day after they all went to see pantera, and portnoy wrote the lyrics about getting sober. this song has so many awesome things about it.

That drum fill at 1:45 is so fun to play. Took me forever to learn, but so good.

6DOIT is just a freaking ultimate masterpiece :)

@PabloSaavedra84

Жыл бұрын

Their best album.

this songs just goes and never stops

This caught my eye, because this is my favorite song.

So glad you are bringing back the Thumb man! 🤘

14:54 The exact thing I've been saying for ~17 years about why MP is my favorite. Everything he plays feels like the perfect choice.

Petrucci reminded me of Barney Greenway during the backup vocals. Love it! That was a fun reaction. ☮🤘

Always loved the outro; the part that I was jokingly calling the one played by two drummers

Nice commentary, man. Nice balance of commentary vs music! (I thought I'd let you know that i checked this video out like i said i would! 😁) By the way, everyone, as someone who has studied music in college and for years after, i can tell you, Mark is legit! He knows his music theory and definitely has a great ear!

Very nice video! Your way to comment on playing is always smart and right to the point... This DT album was that of my first time seeing them live in Belgium. Pain of Salvation was opening for them. It was such a great show! About recommendations... Would you consider to review a Meshuggah song? Dick Lovgren's playing is really great, with nasty bass lines fully entangled in the whole thick Meshuggah tone. The Abysmal Eye from their last album would be a good catch, with fast bass licks, nasty breakdown, unconventional song structure... I also think Dick wrote that one.

Wow i love your style of reaction. I can tell you're a fan first and I respect that.

Thanks! And I wanted to throw in a tip for the reaction I’ve been hounding you for lol. The Omnific, Antecedent! I know you know, just figured a tip would help you along! 🙏😅

20:50 - JP is readjusting his pick so he doesn't lose it mid song 😄 One of my favorite DT songs ever - it's what got me hooked on them to begin with. Analysis extremely well done, man!

Enjoyed that for a watch. Great song. I love your little takes. All spot on. You look like Petrucci but playing the bass parts ;-)

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the kind words.

DT also played this song on Gigantour 2006 and as I remember, Myung "did" tap only at the 1st part before the long solo section..

@fabioriato

Жыл бұрын

Precisely, it's how he does it, both live and in the original studio version. Just the first part is tapped.

@Desto13

Жыл бұрын

During the Gigantour they also played this much faster than here.

the pick swap, is because pretrucci is so good, that he has develop diferent techniques of holding the pick , based is what he needs to play, fast, shred, strumming, etc when he plays fast shreds, he uses a 3 finger holding pick technique, more holding points more stability and attack, the pick wont go flying, if the needs more control feeling, less attack the can use a two finger picking technique, the dances from posture to posture as he needs, he is technically amazing

Definitely top 10 DT for me. Incredible song. Incredible

So happy To see this!! Yes best era of DT for sure!! I had a friend try to argue with me that this intro wasn’t bass lol I’m sure harmonic came first Myung using his Jelly Jam bass tone there, he’s very heavy handed

@irena7777777

Жыл бұрын

I used to think it was guitar too. Brilliant intro

@bassimprovjams3772

Жыл бұрын

@@irena7777777 oh really? Glad you know the truth now tho 🤘😎

@irena7777777

Жыл бұрын

@@bassimprovjams3772 I’m not a musician though which probably explains it! Tone deaf!

For the John guitar pick movement, he does do it quite often. Never really thought, but I'd guess (as a guitarist) to perhaps to change the attack angle of it - more angled / sideways to help skip strings faster, especially on the high strings. I've found when I use my pick more parallel to the strings / head on, it has a slightly chunkier sound so good for playing riffs vs solos. Or he just does it as a tick lol kinda like how Kirk Hammett tends to plays with his middle finger straight out. Finally, made me remember how amazing this album is. Love the vid. Thanks!

I've learned over the 33 years I have been playing John Myung's riffs, that he makes the riff meaty at the expense of comfort. He will play things in odd locations, making them heavier, but also more of a workout. Open riffs will be closed, and the opposite alike. His scale patterns are very complex and heady, but after years of playing his stuff, you develop a knack for figuring out what he is doing. A View From the Top of the World is a very solid album, and his complexity was somewhat toned back for more solid parts. But damn it's just awesome to dig in and learn his parts. Excellent video!

I love this era of DT.

17:08. I'm gonna runt through a wall!!! This LIVE version is unreal!!!!!!

Thank you for reminding me how good JM actually is. The stuff in this song is insanely hard to play without even taking into consideration that the song is 13 minutes long. JM, what a legend.

Those Yamaha signature basses rock .. most comfortable 6 string bass I've ever played.

Hey Mark! It would be super cool if in a next video if you could break down one of your own basslines from Tetrafusion or Scale the Summit! You too have some very interesting basslines that would be very cool to analyse! Especially for thoses who never heard the bands you played in yet! As a bass player it was so inspiring to listen to thoses just like listening to Dream Theater and Tool ahah! :)

@JoneyJefe

Жыл бұрын

Mark would be like, “this bassist has been one of the most influential players since my first time to ever pick up a bass!”

@raphaelcote3577

Жыл бұрын

@@JoneyJefe Ahahahahahah!! That would be epic!! 🤣👌

Great video. Also it's absolutely insane and disrespectful that they didn't show the guitar solo in that video, wow. It was also almost perfectly executed and we will never get to see it. (I am a guitar player)

RE: Pick adjusting. If you anchor your hand in a specific place of the guitar body you need a different angle to hit the high strings compared to the bottom strings especially for different techniques e.g chug v shred. Sometimes it also just slips a bit in your hand and needs moving back.

You should react to the hole entire six degrees of inner turbulence from the score

On 20:48 he was just fitting better his pick on his fingers again after it got a bit out while he was raking the previous note.

This is the best metal song of all time ❤❤❤❤

I literally did not know it was a bass in the intro until now.

I believe Petrucci was using the standard Jazz III picks back in the day, and they have a raised Jim Dunlop logo on one side and "Jazz III" text on the other. I flip the pick like he does every now and then, because the text kind of starts to dig into the side of your finger after a while and it can get uncomfortable. Switching to the other side of the pick helps with that. That's my guess as to why he'd be doing that.

I agree - This lineup was the best lineup by far, all the albums and live matarial from this period is the DT 'Golden Age' if you ask me haha - When Portnoy left they did loose alot of 'groove' unfortunately... Luckily i saw them back in 2009/10 or so on the last tour Portnoy did, and it was epic...

@Algo1

6 ай бұрын

Agreed, 99-2009 DT is the best.

They have a lot of hard songs to play in the catalog but I'd say this one takes the cake just because of the combo of speed and stamina you need... like yeah others have lots of time changes etc. but for the most part it's all mental. On this one you really have to be an athlete

This is the song that made me fall in love with Dream Theater and get a 7 string

God I hope they play this song live when I see them this summer.. You gotta do some Between The Buried and Me! Dan Briggs is amazing.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

I’m seeing them in 1 week! Excited for the setlist 🤑 - and BTBAM is also coming soon! Just can’t decide which track to do yet.

@teeple1877

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity hell yeah! I’m seeing them in Portland on July 12th! Can’t wait.. tho I’m not exactly ecstatic about staying in Portland.

@steveng6721

Жыл бұрын

​@@LowEndUniversitysilent flight parliament maybe?

Sorry for the 2nd comment, Would luv to see “this dying soul” I could talk DY all darn day!! I never noticed the outro was tied to the intro💪😎 I feel like they don’t do that kinda stuff since MP left tho seen this live in 03 and it was absolutely amazing!!

When I got my Emerald Green Sparkle Bongo 6 HS, this was the fist riff I learned. I bought the first Yamaha, the Green one, and the JM2 Plum Pearl Metallic, and I tell ya, neither one comes close to the Bongo bass!

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Really? I still want one for posterity, haha. I want that red one! Just love the inlay design, too.

Hearing Petrucci struggle with the arpeggios is a good reminder that he is human

i highly recommend band Watchtower and album Control and Resistance (this is prog metal band from 80s-90s), mix is great and bass sounds 👌🤤

Someone must be very happy with today's news 😆

Does your bass have LEDs, or was it the lighting in your studio? Either way, epic!

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It does have LEDs in the fretboard and on the headstock logo.

Another song that tests your stamina is "Only the Good Die Young" by Iron Maiden. He uses a 2 finger gallop, too! It can barely be done with 3 fingers!

Fuck i forgot how good this is. Gonna learn it

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

It's hard AF lol

Wasn't the alcho suite kicked off with one of the later tracks on Awake?

@TheArmoredArtichoke

10 ай бұрын

The Mirror is kind of a spiritual prequel to the 12 step suite. Portnoy wrote that song about his struggles with alcoholism and decided to do the 12 step suite long after The Mirror was created. There is a reference to the lyrics in two different songs in the 12 step suite IIRC

MP makes anything sound good.. DT hasn't been the same for me without him. His groove and feel is missed. Very good video BTW. JM is just a monster. !! Amazing bassist.

@funforalgernon

7 ай бұрын

He’s back!!!

I've always wondered why the 4th fret harmonic at the beginning isn't done on the 9th fret. Wouldn't that be the same note? Perhaps the clarity isn't as good, that's the only reason I can think of.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! It rings a lot clearer closer to the nut since the string tension is lower. The 9th fret resonates more and the other unwanted overtones compete more for the fundamental F# pitch.

Rudess wrote those arpeggios for Petrucci. Considering the amount of sharp and flat notes in petruccis live performance here, it definitely wasnt overdubbed.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense - the other lesser quality live video of this from Japan does show him, but he fumbled quite a lot. This one sounds better but wasn’t shown - always usually an overdub situation.

20:40 Here's my $0.02 on why Petrucci is adjusting his pick; Right before he adjusts the pick he hits a pinch harmonic which may have affected his grip on the plectrum. When you're going into fast and precise alternate picking you want to make sure you have just the right amount of the pick sticking out from your grip.

Not a single shot of Petrucci doing those amazing arpeggios. Guitar players in shambles.

Oh, and hes not spinning the pick or anything, hes simply moving it into a more comfortable position for himself. We all have kind of a "sweet spot" where we like to feel the pick, and John is just making sure the pick is where he wants it, especially for the more demanding parts. However, JP has been doing that his whole career, and you can see it in every single live video of his playing.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense - just looked really deliberate when he does it twice. I do see this a lot and it reminded me to mention it when I saw it!

@easproul

Жыл бұрын

It could also be rotating to a "less pointy" part of the pick for the speed-picking parts where you need good support and you don't want too much flex?

@mixolydiano8954

Жыл бұрын

@Eric Sproul For sure. Kind of what I meant by "making sure the pick is where he wants it." But yeah, absolutely.

Is that ‘Wick a broad neck? Looks and sounds killer!

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's just a regular, with the 16mm string spacing. Broad necks are too weird for me, personally! Just feels gigantic.

Awesome vid you look like Kevin Ratajczak from electric callboy i was thinking "he looks familiar"

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

I wish I was that cool 😅🤓

About Petrucci's pick - he's probably using a Jazz III at this point in his career. What makes these picks great in my opinion is that they are so small that there is essentially only 1 correct and efficient way to hold them. With intense performances like this, he's probably sweating a bit and his pick is sliding from that optimal position so he has to constantly readjust it.

Don't forget Henrik Linder, he rules too

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

I did a video on him and Dirty Loops a few months ago! Hold you can check it out!

Everything you said about portnoy is true 👏

To the strange pick thing - Petrucci simply reassures his grip on the pick. All that is, I do that the same sometimes, especially after big bends with string mutes as he is doing here.

Is there anyway we can get “Nyetflix and Chill” by Nuclear Power Trio!? Nick Schendzielos is easily my favorite bassist 🤘🏽

petrucci has said whenever u see him put his leg on the monitor...it means he is playing thru a passage he deems difficult to play smoothly so putting his leg on the monitor helps somehow...lol!

Petrucci is just regripping the pick at 20:24. They get slippery somethings with finger grease and sweat. Is entirely subconscious.

Have you dug into Karnivool yet??? John Stockman is a monster player!!

Top de mais

I always wondered why Myung didn’t grab the harmonic on the 9th fret instead of the 4th fret? It’s the same note but you don’t have to move your hand as far.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Typically, harmonics ring much clearer the closer you are to the nut. The less tension there is on the string (closer to the middle of the neck), the other overtones become a little louder and can compete with the fundamental pitch. It’s a tonal thing, mostly - that F# note is just a lot clearer on the 4th fret position.

20:52 is petrucci rearranging the position of his pick, with enough playing the pick moves and it needs to be readjusted

Myung’s bass mix always cut through in the old days whether live mixed or studio Album wise. It got buried as time went on for the most part until their last album it has came out a little more but still not like it used to be

Also, please tell what you are using to get your bass tone and effect.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

It’s all Line 6 Helix! Little EQ, compression, and a touch of drive.

@erikpeterson778

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity No amp sim? Sounds wicked good.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Erik! Yeah, it’s a full signal chain I built, just meant it isn’t going through any pedals or plugins outside of Helix. I will check when I get home and tell you exactly what’s on it! Talk soon.

If Petrucci overdubbed the arpeggios I don't blame him. That is probably the hardest solo he has ever written. And then you have Rudess playing them again in the lead up to the first chorus.

love your tribute to portnoy.... I was prejudiced against mangini through no fault of his own just for replacing portnoy.... legends boths of them.

do: Blue Mu*de* - Valley of the Kings

Myung said he used to play 33 rpm Iron Maiden albums at 45 rpm speed. Just bananas speed and endurance.

You should check out Peace sells by Megadeth, it's what got me started on the bass!

Prolly just resetting his grip with the pick juggle.

@LowEndUniversity

Жыл бұрын

I’m always afraid I’ll just drop it if I ever let go! 😅

You should do Evan Brewer or Nick Schendzielos

@JoneyJefe

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t Evan recommend Mark to audition for STS?