Dream Theater's John Petrucci: How We Wrote 'Metropolis - Part I'
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- We decided to turn back time 27 years with #JohnPetrucci and discuss one of #DreamTheater's finest compositions, “#Metropolis - Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper.”
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_There's a bass solo in a song called metropolis, where I do a bass solo_
_-myung_
Best interview about Metropolis Part I!
you can tell John has been wearing headphones!! look at his hair around his ear's!!!😁
A dedicated musician listens to music? How long have you been sitting on this information?
@@sourcescience i think he's trying to say he had been wearing headphones in the studio while recording prior to his interview perhaps. SmartAss!
Dude those ARE his ears. Any hardcore DT fan would know he was actually born with extremely hairy ears. It's an extremely rare medical condition. Up until recently he used to shave and wax his ears it but it got too time consuming and expensive so he just let it all grow. In an interview he says the hairy ears actually enhance the focal point of sound waves thus giving him a unique perspective regarding music. Their next album ("The wolf inside of me) to be released in 2020 includes a track about his rare condition and the hardship it created. Run time of the song is roughly 45 minutes.
😂😂😂😂
@@RogersPhotographyGuilford Thank you for this masterpiece of a comment.
John is such a humble guy. He’s like the best of the best and still humble AF.
He is 😎
he's like metal Santa
@dlekfkxke doldlekrt was gonna say the same thing
It's tom, john is metal jesus
It's funny, the video explaining the song is shorter than the actual song.
Lol
Lol
I love this song more than I love some people in my life.
Lol
Fair enough
It's so unfortunate that Johns endorsement doesnt allow him to speak about ibanez and a lot of previous gear he used to use... its very obvious he's trying to talk around it.
Dinozzo No, Ernie Ball let’s his artists use other gear too. But John is like the biggest MM endorser, so it’s logical that EB doesn’t want him to talk about Ibanez.
@@laci4194 MM should allow JP to say whatever he wants. MM needs JP, not vice versa...
The funny thing is they actually are geniuses.
Erik MetalyRock yup
indeed. Dream Theater (early one ;) ) for our time is like Bach or Mozart for 18 century
“I wrote music for the Sega Saturn... a game called Necronomicon!”
“Is that like an Evil Dead thing?”
“I guess so!”
It’s literally a pinball game lmfao
This is the kind of video I like before watching
Metropolis 1 is my favourite song ever. I can’t get enough of it
"Surrounded" does it for me :)
Learning To Live 🥰
Take the time does it for me
Then you should listen to scenes from a memory album
M. Rajaniemi I saw them play the whole album live last year
The 'natural chorus' with the speed of the tape blew my mind! 💥 I would never have guessed! Genius! 😊👍🎸🎶
He should write music for videogames again! Imagine reaching a JRPG boss and a fucking JP riff starts playing. I would nut.
Dream Theater did Raw Dog for a God of War game.
It's called Necronomicon
John is a beast
The gentle beast. He's ferocious on his guitar, but a sweet talking person.
best guitarist ever that plays in the best band ever! love metropolis
John Petrucci is one of the nicest human beings that has ever lived
It does fit perfectly
They HAVE to do Home-Metropolis Pt 1-Dance of Eternity live now!
i used to listen to the necronomicon song all the time, from limewire or something... back in those days...
"Wow"
My friend in King's Park used to get guitar lessons from John and my friend in West Islip as well when I was in High School. I didn't think anything of it till my buddy in WI showed me Metropolis when Images and Words was just released. We spent the next 8 years following them around, evening hanging out with Mike Portnoy after a drum clinic in Cherry Hill Sam Ash one night. DT is such a part of my childhood then after years of not listening, the Astonishing blew me away. These guys have so much more still to say.
Two guitarist influenced me, John Petrucci, and Devin Townsend! Thank you!!!
holy crap the way Home -> Metropolis Part 1 -> The Dance of Eternity flows is actually super cool, never heard that theory before but it's super cool, even if it wasn't intended
I thought it was intentional! It's so crazy!
I would know if the transition between "finally free" and "the glass prison" is intentional or not...
@@micheladoronzo5506 It is. In fact, the albums from SFAM through Octavarium are all tied. FF's static noise bridges into the begginning of The Glass Prison, and then the very ending of SDOIT bridges into the beginning of As I Am, and the ending of In The Name of God does so into the beginning of The Root of All Evil. Octavarium (the song) then ends going back to TROAE, creating a loop.
John is a great musician...!!!
John Petrucci and Chris DeGarmo are two amazing guitarists.
Masterpiece song
That theory is amazing XD but if you play the transition between Home and Metropolis in Spotify, you need to put like a 4s crossfade, but it really feels like it was the original plan
The video outro riff though I need that tab!
Equis Beceta u don’t need a tab. First note is the root so open deep e string and just try out the rest using your hearing
OMG it DOES fit in between home and The Dance of Eternity! WOW!!!! That's awesome!!!
John Petrucci is great 🎸😎
Seems like a really cool, down to earth dude! Given props to QR, nice
For some reason, I've had the Necronomicon guitar tab on my PC for a long time and been jamming it quite many times. For a long time I thought it was legit DT song :D
Whaaaat? I've so got to go back and listen to Scenes from a Memory again, I wanna see how well Part 1 fits in between Home and Dance of Eternity!
You mean to tell me Home was not made to perfectly transition into The Dance of Eternity? TDoE starts on that held out D power chord at the end of Home and those shakers and whatever else was used.
Hmm
I believe they were talking about Metropolis I between Home and TDoE
Maciej Ponczek they were talking about Metropolis from Images and Words.
Well, Home ends on a D (minor). Metropolis starts on an E (minor). It just doesn't go smoothly unless we have a different chord in between or whatever.
Shrub Plays no it wasnt.. hard to understand?..
@@meshuggahman3225 Yes it was
Ha I always knew metropolis pt.1 was inspired by queensryche. I could hear rage for order in the sound. No one ever believed me
John Petrucci is a Metal God. but he is so kind and sweet . not a badass person at all :D
I agree. That is what makes John really special. I truly believe he is a very good guy. That's what endears me to John and Dream Theater.
John is definitely a badass. I think it’s more fitting to say he’s a badass that’s not an asshole haha
He is a fuckin badass at guitar
he is so nice and calm,. not a badass . you do not know him@@emperoring112
@@MrBobbybf You can be nice and calm and still be a badass dude. I don't know him but neither do you right? So don't come at me with that crap. Give me a break. It's not an insult calling people a badass.
4:31 WoW!
Its about time!!! I love this song!!
I used to have that little Zoom early 90's, about 92-93
What zoom are they talking about not a 9010?
@@merqury5 I think mine was a 9002
there's been some awesome CDs since I&W but IMHO, it will always be the best album every recorded
I think the "video game" part of Metropolis comes from the use of staccato, and the blending of the keyboard and guitar sounds as they play in unison and/or harmony.
I can imagine the Queensryche influece in some Dream Theater songs. Because songs like Metropolis is kinda the Eyes of a stranger of DT and Pull me under is like their The mission song inspiration.
It's amazing how he plays so damn fast and yet he speaks so damn slow
That Owen Wilson thing is hilarious when he wows later 😂
I am so astonished that some of the riffs that are similar to what it is in Home and the Dance of Eternity is just a coincidence! For a very long time I thought it would be intended : (
I was looking for Part 2, and then I realized there's only one video🙃
Ha Ha , the song it´s called Part 1, not the video.
I always thought it sounded a bit like Queensryche. Eyes of the stranger type of song.
Necronomicon is a damn pinball game
I remember my initial shock when I figured this out years ago. It was a, well, odd choice. It's up there with using SfaM as the soundtrack for the Funimation dub of History of Trunks.
I am extremely curious now about John's vague mention of Owen Wilson.
Yeah I was hoping to get a quick confirmation of that very brief moment in S2N. I know it’s gotta be Owen Wilson lol
Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction plz
czcams.com/video/aLRo9RT539k/video.html
There you go.
@@kaoko111 that's Portnoy, dude. I wanna hear about Petrucci's life if there's fact or fiction.
@@johnnycanamaso9361 I tought you wanted a Dream Theater one. And that is as close as you can get.
@@kaoko111 Petrucci can offer some more input on the band and the projects he's done outside of it. Plus, there's more to Dream Theater than what Portnoy revealed.
That fan theory makes no sense. Home is in drop-D and ends with a D5 power chord, while Metropolis Part 1 starts in E standard with Kevin Moore playing a low e string sound. They don't blend together at all.
Sonically no, they don't flow together. But the theory is about the story, not the sound.
@@tom434911 Oh shit, I didn't take it that way. In terms of story, yeah that makes way more sense!
Imagine trying to explain the complexity of this masterpiece, impossible.
John is everywhere lately
I won't complain
@@patricioriv true
Average metal fan "I get a chance to listen real facts from a legendary guitar player, talking about how he made an mmense record, making me feel like i was there, experiencing a magic moment embedded in time...mhhh.....why don't i use this chance to focus on his facial hair?"
Petrucci babam
30 seconds in and I already liked the video.
I would love to hear:
"Hi this is John Petrucci from Dream Theater, check out our new album Distance Over Time in the new CZcams Music app"
Instead of Rosalía or any reggaeton recommendations
What does Corey Taylor think
He thinks that Tools new album sucks balls
That meme is so old, but it still brings a smile to my face every time I see it!
I didn't catch the video game sound on Petrucci's guitar that the interviewer talks about, is it possible that he missed that there's keyboard playing in unison with the guitar during most of the lead parts and that's what makes it sound "like a video game"?
3:20... I don't think it was the intervals or licks that the interviewer thought sounded like a video game... I think he was picking up on the synth that was playing with the guitar in that section...first in unison and then in harmony.
Oh great now I have to go listen to all my dream theater albums now 😂
Clear your schedule... Lol
I never stopped, so I guess I'll just keep doing it 🎸🎵🎶
El Peluca Sabeeeee
Did i hear Queensryche??? Oh yeah!!!
Never played Necronomicon... I doubt it!
fuck i want more
Idol🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
Don't hate on Sega Saturn. The greatest console to never hit the mainstream. Some great games were issued for that system with fantastic soundtracks. But back in those days, Sony's Playstation seemed unstoppable, spearheaded by the likes of Final Fantasy 7.
No one Will now that is a Marshall behind him
"Marshall? doesn't he use "mesa- boogie" amps?
Jesus!!! No wait... its John Petrucci...!!!
4:30 Wow
Unfortunately I don't think Dream Theater has released an album that surpasses "Images and Words". There's just something magical about every song on that record, with "Metropolis" being the magnum opus.
I like dream theatre.......👍
What are the parts (timestamps) of the song that have harmonies that are in minor 2nds? I think that means that the 2 instruments are playing notes that are just a half step apart.
is there any relation about metropolis pt 1 and metropolis pt 2 scenes from a memory?
In terms of the song meanings: there isnt much. Metropolis Pt 1 is about the building of Rome by Remus and Romulus- two twin brothers who are telepathically linked. Romulus kills Remus and founds Rome.
In Metropolis Pt 1- Their story is retold as "The Miracle" and "The Sleeper" both vying to build "Metropolis".
Metropolis Pt 2- introduces the reincarnation element to the story and is another retelling. This time Metropolis is a woman named Victoria who is being courted by Edward (Romulus) and Julian (Remus). Edward murders both Julian and Victoria.
@@paulgraves1392 but i feel the song Metropolis pt 1 is a part of Metropolis pt 2 album, i ever take the Metropolis pt1 song between Home and Dance of Eternity, and the music transition also for the lyric transition is definitely related.
@@paulgraves1392 there are a treble sound on the ending of Home song and also the same treble sound on the opening of metropolis pt1. and on the ending of metropolis pt1 the lyric said "love is the dance of eternity" and then the dance of eternity song begin.
I dont see the home>metropolis>dance connection...
Is this a throwback to an old episode of Fact or Fiction?
Wow...dreams were cruuuuushed...lol. It's funny to hear that. Listeners were like, oh..this must come after this and this after that. Lol. Now they are hearing, oh...we actually have to stretch this to fit in to that and no plan at all. Juuuust coincidence...lmao
This is great and all, but what beard oil does he use?!
He is HUGELY in to bearding. I remember in an interview he says smell my beard its amazing. I think it was some rose wood smell. I bet it is velvety smooth. Lol. I'd love to pet it. 😂😂😂
@@jrgilbert La resistencia?
He has his own line of beard products, I actually got the oil, beard balm, and moustache wax for Christmas
it's like watching God explain how he created the Earth
Was Lucifer present when you signed the contract?
I can see the shape of his ear through his hair lol
They look like brothers. Throw Tom Green in there too. And Troy from Mastadon
Like, like, like, like, like aaargh!!
John Petrucci is faster than John Wick😎
Wait... he used a ZOOM??????? Was it a 505 (ii)?
I didn't know Lebowski played guitars
Looks nothing like him
No John 5?
The way they refer to a "videogamey tone" or the "videogame thing" is so vague lol, like what does that mean exactly
Does the interviewer mean all the melodic runs in the instrumental section that are doubled by the guitar and keyboard? 'Cause I'm thinking maybe it's the keyboard.
I don't mean to be rude, but his beard looks like it's made out of a carpet and is glued to his face
Bubr Żubr I think it’s because he dyes that shit so it looks fake like women’s hair
@@MustObeyTheRules You could cut it into Tetris pieces, feels really stiff
That's funny. Really it's because he is HUGELY into bearding. Hee uses the top of the line oils and conditioners. It is supposed to be so luxuriant.
This is why Images and Words and Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes from a memory are way too high for me as really great DT records..... I mean it involves everything from melodies, tunes, arrengements all the way to stories and tales
Is he not the greatest human ever
Wikipedia fact or fict please
He looks like Jesus but with black hair
the only genius is the 800lb gorilla on the room: future doctor on keys Sir Kevin Moore. Look what SUNY Fredonia produced. damn.
John has black dye chest.
Thumbs down for being too short...
I'm shocked that Queensryche was inspiration. I thought they were rival progressive metal bands
Nah man they toured together back in 04
only time music rivals happens is gangsta rap lol
Dunford00 {cough} Deth v. Tallica
@@sashingopaul3111 Yeah, but that was kinda one sided. Dave had an issue with Metallica, but they probably didn't really care about him.
I thought Fates Warning had a rivalry with Queensryche.
C'mon Grahame, You didn't know that Petrucci wrote music for Necronomicon? Prologue and Epilogue are quite shreddy bits of music. Here's a video of him back in the ibanez days playing those songs live: czcams.com/video/KqCwTFItim8/video.html
Dam John lay off the hair color. Lol
Why. Why the cold black hair dye. It's so obviously fake, like a botoxed forehead fake. You're an all time great. Be gray ftw