Jazz singer reacts to Dream Theater A Change of Seasons
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- čas přidán 4. 10. 2020
- Dream Theater again and this time I react to A Change of Seasons. A song that I was told was about illness.
This song really took me on a journey! Where each season depicts the various phases of the illness, ultimately resulting in death.
Very similar to the other DT songs that I’ve heard, very technical, relentless change ups throughout and great storytelling!
I can see why this is a fan favourite for sure!
Let me know what you thought of the song!
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It's about the drummer Mike Portnoys mum who was killed in a plane crash and one of his teachers who was telling his class about seizing the day before it happened, he has 'carpe diem' tattooed on his left arm to remember it. And about the life cycle of man compared to different seasons.
@FSRMTB 2020 I believe Honor Thy Father is about his stepfather.
@FSRMTB 2020 no prob man!
Also, the boy on the cover is Mike Portnoy as a kid.
@FSRMTB 2020 I recall his dad did listen to The Best of Times before his death.
@@falsemcnuggethope He actually sung it to his dad himself, as he was on the hospital with a demo version of the song. I dunno if this was preemptive and his dad did listen to the album release but I'm pretty sure what I said did happen.
Labrie was a fucking beast. Those early years were magnificent, the guy was untouchable. He's old now and a lot of people hate on him, but we often forget what he did for the band and for the progressive rock scene. He also sings with his heart, like on 6:15. This section always gives me chills, how he moves from his lower register to the end of the section, on a high, nasal voice. Labrie is incredible.
Yeah, up to when he damaged his vocal cords, he was a fucking beast. Imho he never really recovered from that, even if a lot can be done with "studio magic" these days ... But I&W, Awake, and aCoS have amazing vocals!
Absolutely. I know he's a shell of himself now, but whenever anyone hates on him I refer them to Learning To Live, live from 1993 in Germany. He is an absolute monster in those days
A beast? Yeah like a screaming pig and especially in his younger years. Later is became better as he is not forcing his guts out.
He's gotten a lot better live in recent years.
Still sounds amazing on the albums
This is definitely something that has to be listened to several times to really unpack. I lost my mom when I was 19, so the barrage of emotions and sudden loss is portraid here exactly how I felt and went through. Different seasons of grief, anger, hope, and strength. Now I'm in my 40s, this song still effects me, and reminds me of how sudden it can all be taken away.
Probably the most musically talented band... ever. Every single one of them is at the top of their craft.
Yes, and their music as a whole has suffered because of it. Instead of doing what's best for the whole, they constantly need to have a dick measuring contest between themselves.
@@jasonknotts5001 That’s, no. My man.
Was Paganini, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Litsz having Dick measuring contests when composing with shredding passages using musicality and domination over theory?
Nah mate.
Same goes for DT. They compose. When they use blistering technique, it’s almost always with musical intent and purpose.
If you don’t like fast playing then I get that, if you don’t like how often they play fast then I also get that.
But when it comes to writing complex music and utilizing extreme techniques musically, DT simply is one of the best out there in metal period.
@@jasonknotts5001 The music is complex but very musical! Images and Words and Change of Seasons are masterpieces where all the complexity creates great mix and all fits well together.
May not be for everyone, for me, these albums are pinnacles of prog rock!
@Johnny Dong 😂😂😂😂
Music is not technique. If it was they would be much more amazing. They are technically amazing. Art is not technique, rather technique is just means to an end, what is needed to create what becomes art/music.
IM SICK OF ALL YOU HYPOCRITES HOLDING ME AT BAY AND I DONT NEED YOUR SYMPATHY TO GET ME THROUGH THE DAY SEASONS CHANGE AND SO CAN I HOLD ON BOY NO TIME TO CRY UNTIE THESE STRINGS IM CLIMBING DOWN I WONT LET THEM PUSH ME AWAY
dear god I cried so hard when I first consciously heard that part. The whole part is so fantastically written, highly emotional, and labrie is showing why he is part in the worlds greatest band. He may have lost some of his magic throughout the years and is not as good as a live singer as he has been (which is kind of understandable after what he’s been through) but don’t let forget the tears, joy, emotions and goosebumps he brought us on all these tracks. He will go down as one of the greatest - if not the greatest - singer in all prog metal history
Couldn't have said it better myself! Kuddos!
The greatest song ever made. Peace.
Dude is this tatoo yours? I am planning on making one of their logo too along with carpe diem
@@arthurferro2926 Yes it is. It has my children's names on the top and bottom, Nicholas & Victoria. That was my first DT tattoo.
@@BigIsk52 dude you named your children after Scenes from a Memory? wow
The one about mental illness was Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, the mammoth of a 42 minute song. A Change of Season is the progression from the innocence of childhood to the twilight years of old age. It talks about everything learned and taking opportunities while they're still there. It is based on Mike Portnoy's life up to that point, all materialized in one recording.
Listen to this again with this mindset and you'll feel more of the music
Kenneth Hernandez well....I guess the guy that suggested this and told me it was about illness screwed me over unintentionally! 😂 a vaguely similar theme though, with the seasons representing stages of life, which is probably why it kinda made sense at the time
@@ThomasJ_Music Although interpretations are vast, and all valid, ofc, this one is about Mike Portnoy's mother, to be precise, her death. So yes, a mix of the fatal illness and mike's personal experience's, life. Portnoy also composed a song for his father, precisely when he was on his final days ("The Best of times"). However, A change of seasons is quite something. It hits me hard every time...
A thumbs up for your video. I heard this song hundreds of times. Not sure why, but, as Kenneth Hernandez, those lyrics make me drop some tears every time.
James LaBrie on vocals, John Myung on bass, the legendary John Petrucci on guitar, the one and only Mike Portnoy on drums, and Derek Sherinian on keyboards. There were two changes in the band since this was made. First, the keyboards with the introduction of Jordan Rudess, one of the most awesome keyboard composers in prog metal and rock, and later with a split with Portnoy, who was replaced by a different Mike, funnily enough. Mike Mangini. A technical genius who could teach a metronome a thing or two about keeping rhythm.
Overall, five members. Five geniuses who have few rivals in their respective fields.
Actually I believe that Kevin Moore did the keys for this one
@@pdrummer666 non, Sherinian plays on this one. It was first composed by KM, but DS changed things a little bit when recording it.
Actually there were four changes since they were formed (before they were called Majesty and had yet another singer called Chris Collins, John Petrucci’s friend).
First Dream Theater vocals was a guy called Charlie Dominici, and then Labrie joined until present day.
Kevin Moore was their first keyboard player, then was Derek Sherinian, and then Jordan Rudess.
Mike Portnoy was their first drummer, and after a sad lost Mike Mangini joined.
I think, until now, those were the Majestic souls that helped Dream Theater create such rich music for all of us.
Peace. 🙏🏼
Dream Theater makes the most complex music, they're INCREDIBLY talented, and yes, they're 5
I love this song! It’s a masterpiece! Dream Theater is a 5 person band: vocal, drummer, bassist, one guitarist and one keyboard. They do all that with 4 instrumentalists, it’s incredible.
You should definitely check the live version, recorded for their DVD Live Scenes from a Memory. It’s a must see. Keep up the good work!! Cheers
the Octavarium from Dream Theater! you will not regret it ! is amazing
A Change of Seasons ends as it begins, just as seasons continue in an endless cycle; life... death... rebirth.
In the future when people look back at classic prog metal, the same way we look back at 60's rock now, this will be one of the most important masterpieces and will inspire so many. Prog metal came to prominence in the 90's and this was among the first epics of its kind. Still one of the best - just a masterfully written song
I. The Crimson Sunrise
II. Innocence
I remember a time
My frail, virgin mind
Watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more
But those days are gone now
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
Into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
And my sun's not so bright
I struggle to hold on
With the last of my might
In my den of inequity
Viciousness and subtlety
Struggle to ease the pain
Struggle to find the sane
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
All my life's been drained from me
The end is drawing near...
III. Carpe Diem
'Carpe diem, seize the day'
I'll always remember
The chill of November
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall ticking away
'Seize the Day'
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way
Look around
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you're still around
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Old Time is still a-flying
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying."
We can learn from the past
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there may not be one
The words stuck in my mind
Alive from what I've learned
I have to seize the day
To home I returned
Preparing for her flight
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright
She walked into the night
She turned for one last look
She looked me in the eye
I said, 'I Love You... Goodbye'
"It's the most awful thing you'll
Ever hear."
"If you're lying to me..."
"Oh, you dearly love her."
"... Just have to leave... all our lives."
"Seize the day!"
"Something happened."
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
"She was killed."
IV. The Darkest of Winters
V. Another World
So far or so it seems
All is lost with nothing fulfilled
Off the pages and the TV screen
Another world where nothing's true
Tripping through the life fantastic
Lose a step and never get up
Left alone with a cold blank stare
I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
A dream that only drowned me
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Then string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of all you hypocrites
Holding me at bay
And I don't need your sympathy
To get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on Boy, no time to cry
Untie these strings, I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Now it's time for them to deal with me
VI. The Inevitable Summer
VII. The Crimson Sunset
I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
Run through my head
They taught me how
For better or worse, alive or dead
I realize there's no turning back
Life goes on the offbeaten track
I sit down with my son
Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I've lived my life, but now must move on
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He's my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my life is done
We look into the sun
'Seize the day and don't you cry
Now it's time to say goodbye
Even though I'll be gone
I will live on, live on.'
Thank you for the lyrics :)
Octavarium Please!
You will not regret!!!thanks for this reaction!
i hear this band since my childhood! AMAZING EVER TIME!
Dream theater is a mother of the music
Dream theater - the best of times, seriously
Love that song, the guitar solo is pure gold.
i strongly and highly suggest liquid tension experiment. its basically the same members without a singer and a different bassist. i suggest when the water breaks, paradigm shift, kindred spirits, and universal mind.
+ Acid Rain
@@SpringCircleFun GAH I KEEP FORGETTING THAT ONE!
Dream Theater is not for everyone, priding themselves on doing the unexpected and pushing their talents beyond any expectation. Their Superior Musicianship Is undeniable, I have been a fan for a very long time, continually amazed at what they are capable of recording and then watching in disbelief as they perform the material flawlessly.
I recommend you react to “the Count of Tuscany” or “the Glass Prison” Great Reaction!
Hi John! Thanks for commenting! Funnily enough, these are the other two DT songs I’ve done! Don’t know if you can search for specific vids on YT, but I’ve added every video I’ve done to Discord and there’s a search function if you want to give that a try. Take care
@@ThomasJ_Music Then maybe Octavarium is up next in the list of DT "epics" =)
Seize the Day is one of the main themes here. “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying.” is taken from the Dead Poets Society film.
It’s a poem called, ‘To the Virgins to Make Much of Time’ by Robert Herrick.
"I´ll see ya soon" *23 mins later*
Welcome Brother! There's no going back now!
It is a miracle, how familiar it all sounds after 25 years. Wonderful wonderful piece of music!
Edit: Although I watched this video just to hear again the music, your comments definitely made me reconsider what it was about. Still, from a singer I expect You to comment on the vocalist. Could be much fun to discuss this guy, James LaBrie, and his voice.
give octavarium (the song from the album of the same name), a nightmare to remember, the ministry of lost souls, sacrificed sons or the dark eternal night a listen, all by dream theater. they're all amazing songs.
Thanks for playing this song and your thoughts about it. During this time in life it evokes so much emotion. The line " I sit down with my son. Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I've lived my life, but now must move on."
I have two young sons right now and I can feel the change of seasons happening. I need to seize the day and not let this time go to waste by not spending enough time with them. This song is pure life and emotion.
Also, you talked about the constant change in time signatures. The band literally makes charts when composing.
I liked so much this reaction man. Hope you can do more Dream Theater, Six Degrees is good one to start, it's long but really are 8 songs tied together into a super epic one.
a change of seasons is the self titled 7 section "epic" song from the EP A change of seasons originally meant to be a part of their gold album "Images and Words" was removed because of the record label. The song was originally based on the death of Mike Portnoy's (Drummer) mom but because of the extra time given the song became longer and incorparated the life of Mike portnoy from beginning to present. The sections: "crimson sunrise(instrumental)" "innocence" " carpe diem" "the darkest of winters(instrumental) " "another world" "the inevitible summer(instrumental)" "the crimson sunset"
5 piece band - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboard and Vocals. Sometimes it sounds like 50 not 5...
Time to listen to Symphony X's The Odyssey. :)
Yes!
Man I just heard the song cuz of your comment and its awesome!!
and “The Divine wing's of Tragedy” :)
To me this song depicts life in general...not a sickness
You talked about how many time signitures this has? Lissen to dream theater the dance of eternity
Agh! Good bumps every time I hear this song, knowing the story behind it. Glad you are enjoying the DT. I already have your videos for Metropolis Part 2 queued up :-)
14:11 That smile. Yeah, he gets it.
Absolutely fantastic song but the live version from scenes in New York is personally my favorite.
Wow, that was a damned good reaction. Spot on
I've played this song at least 100 times on synths and keyboards... beautiful memories of many years ago
so..........you've listened to one of the MOST full on packed with everything you can do musically loaded songs .....more like an experience..........yea..........this is DT my friend
What you've just heard is something that transcends the current state of music. And it was done about 25 years ago. Time to rethink what you call good music.
If you really want to take a journey, listen to the entirety of the "Octavarium" album for one of your live streams.
Amazing.
Real masterpiece, just long lol, sometimes I question if that's the best approach for new comers.
Their best achievement to me.
Dream Theater = Perfection
Yes, if you consider 'living' to be the fatal illness.
Octavarium ! A night to remember ! AT wits end!
life is the time signature of the song my friend........the young boy unto old man..............
The ending is Rush
Spent my life searching for the sand bucket like the one on the cover....still haven't found it.
Hey Tommy, would love to see you give some Japanese stuff a spin. Preferably "DIR EN GREY - Macabre Live Tabula Rasa 2013", it is a 16min journey to say the least, well worth it if you love performance and good musicianship.
you really should check out their song The best of times , it's about the guitarist losing his father
It's Mike Portnoy's father that the song is about. I think "Another Day" is about John Petrucci's father having cancer.
@@mtaffer they sang about Petrucci’s father’s death in Take Away My Pain.
I don’t know this song nor the album. It’s an EP I see. I’ve got the albums before and after this one.
As always very complicated, which I like, with excellent performance by all the band members.
I always prefer live performances and I can’t find a live version on one of the live ones I have. Doesn’t mind, this one is good.
Try the live album Breaking the fourth wall. It’s on CZcams in separate songs (and maybe even as a whole concert).
Other complex music bands are Gentle Giant and King Crimson. Ayreon can also be quite complex.
Live Scenes from New York album contains (among many other songs) a live version of A Change of Seasons. It's also in the Metropolis 2000:Scenes from New York live DVD as an extra. Good stuff.
Fun Fact: This is NOT the original recording.
The one you listened to was one that was able to be released.
In 1992, Dream Theater wanted this song to release on Images and Words (The album that got them attention)...it didn't.
Look for the "Two Kevins" Demo (done with ORIGINAL Keyboardist, Kevin Moore. The Two Kevins are Kevin Moore and James LaBrie...oh wait...KEVIN James LaBrie).
Then the whole Scenes from a Memory was also not original. They actually wrote that piece with Sherinian on keyboards, and it was a very very strange piece indeed ;)
@@u.v.s.5583 yeah...that 20 something minute instrumental demo off of that album's (Falling into Infinity) bootleg...which had unreleased songs as well.
Since you like harmony, try Pentatonix. Especially Sound of Silence, Bohemian Rhapsody or Hallelujah
scrinchd thanks for the tip! I listened to Daft Punk a few weeks ago and was blown away, especially when I watched a live video after and realised there were no effects. Check the vid out in my library! I’ll keep the others in mind when I come back round to Pentatonix
ok.....so the verse when he says "oh..come let us adore HIM".....is a reference to CHRIST my dear friend....also note that when he says "untie these strings.......!!! I'm climbin' down!! so powerful....
Hey, if it´s the best band ever, it might as well be said and it´s alright. No one, and I say NO ONE, comes close to them in musicianship. All virtuosos at their craft (well, except LaBrie)
LaBrie was until he damaged his vocal chords. You can hear the difference before and after. He went from virtuoso GREAT to good. Not much can be done about that.
I always feel bad that among my favorite DT tracks, this is not one of them. I don't know why but everyone lauds and applauds this song, but I just think other stuff they have done is way way better. It just never grabbed me. It almost makes me feel as though I am missing something.
Your tripping.
@@Heatwave9000 you may be right I just don’t get it. It never grabbed me
I think the lyrics and themeing are fantastic and heartfelt but I do felt like they became way better at transitions and structuring on their future "epics" while ACoS feels like it does a bit too nany harsh cuts and stuff... might be that?
@@quarium5681 I think you may have hit the nail on the head. Yeah, I think part of it is the pacing (in my opinion) isn't that good, and I never found the melodies to be that strong. Just being long and full of notes does not necessarily make music good. I dont particularly like the vocals on this song either.
Future epics (Count of Tuscany, Octavarium, In the Presence of Enemies) had a much nicer ebb and flow to them. They matured as arrangers.
It's like, the beginning of their career had strong ideas and worse, as you said it, more harsh, "choppy" arranging, but in recent years I think they have good arranging, but less cool ideas. 1999-2007 was sort of the "Peak", if you will, of a nice fusion of both.
@@josephtattum6365 Maybe Portnoy being back will light a new spark on the ideas front for them, hopefully
DT massively influenced by Rush and they have no hesitation telling you so.
And by king crimson 🙌🏻
And by Yes
And Genesis, and Kansas, and Deep Purple, and Metallica... yes Metallica... they did the entire Metallica "Master of Puppets" album and called it "Majesty of Puppets". The original name for Dream Theater as a band was Majesty.
I feel like spring represents birth, and winter death.
Yeah that's the face hahaha
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do you see how at the end of his life he's there with his SON???epic
I didn’t! I’ll have to listen to that again!
@@ThomasJ_Music awesome brother!!! and God Bless you friend!!
Got you off the 666th like ;)
Since when is Bjorn Strid a Jazz Singer
😂😂😂😂
I wish the producer of images and words would have the let the band include this song but instead chose two other songs kevin moore is better keyboard player also i hate that picolo snare his drum sound on images was great
Eh they're ok not a big fan but they're alright.
If they're just alright then all other bands are awful
Always loved Dream Theater but never was too fond of LaBrie's voice. Too thin. Too wailing at times. Always found DT needed someone with more powerful vocals. Cheerio.
His voice grew on me. This song in particular I can't imagine anyone else doing. With that being said, there are other instances where it can be cringe worthy, especially live.
Stop the reacts, it's stupid!
Why?