A Change of Seasons is a song about the life experiences of drummer Mike Portnoy up to that point. His childhood, the death of his mother in a plane crash (which affected him greatly), growing up, making mistakes, learning lessons, and striving to pass on his philosophy of "seize the day" to his kids when he gets old
So far, the highest accolade DT has is a Grammy nomination. They have won several awards from music publications either as a group or individually, but not a major award such as the Rock and Roll HoF. The closest hall of fame award they have is the Long Island Music Hall of Fame with three of the founding members being residents of Long Island, New York Also, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame awards popular musicians, those that are in the cultural zeitgeist with or without hearing their music. DT is not known to general music fans, and most of their fans are musicians who are deep into their respective instrument, so yeah, tough chance for DT
@@mtaffer sadly, music is not a meritocracy just like most art forms. Sports has competitions that can easily determine who the better athlete or team is, but in music and art, subjectivity will always happen. "Music is no contest", some may say
When their singer James Labrie sings 'Oh come let us adore him, abuse and then ignore him'. 'No matter what don't let him be, lets feed upon his misery, lets string him up for half the world to see' James is singing about what Mike Portnoy ( drummer & writer of the lyrics for this song) was feeling after the plane crash in his living room when all of these relatives and friends were over telling him how sorry they were and how great his mother was. Mike barley knew them and his mom probably had not spoken to or seen most of them in years. " I'm sick of all you hypocrites, holding me at bay and I dont need your sympathies to get me through the day", that's what Mike was feeling listening to all of their fake sympathies.
I'm pretty sure the fall is referring to the plane that the drummers ( Mike Portnoy's ) mom was on was falling from the sky. His mom died in a plane crash when Mike was in HS. That very day Mike's health teach told the class to seize every day because life is always changing. Before she left for her flight Mike did something he had not done in a long time and told his mom that he loved her. He had remembered what his teacher had told the class earlier in the day. Later that night her plane crashed killing her. When the song starts innocence is portrayed as the song moves along that innocence fades ( A Change of Seasons). For me this is the GREATEST piece of music ever written & performed. Maybe I'm wrong but this is how I interpret this GREAT GREAT song. Thank you once again for your channel and playing this.
Urwell, and my next request for ur Dream Theater reaction please react to the longest song of Dream Theater, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, this is the epic show with the Orchestra, here is the link of the video czcams.com/video/hBoJPQDcVLQ/video.html
@@smittycal After Derick Sherininian left Jordan Rudess stepped into his shoes. The album this tour supported was Scenes from a Memory which is Jordan's 1st with them. I was at this concert. VIP seats it was incredible.
love the reaction, tnx marvin. the lyrics are both uplifting and very serious, the songwriter and drummer pretty much lays his life bare here, his mom was killed in a plane crash...
There is another track on this album called “BigMedley” which is a tribute to some of their favorite songs it includes the Kansas song “ Carry on our Wayward Son”
About the "short set" joke DT concerts are long solo-act shows that last around 3 hours (with a 15 minute intermission). That line is just pure irony on their part since they really take their time and they often play whole albums in just one set. A whole album of theirs lasts about over an hour, average of 70-75 minutes. The first half may consist of fan-favorite songs.
Worth noting here: Portnoy collapsed after that show due to exhaustion. This live set was actually really long; a good 187 minutes of playing in total.
this song was officially released after falling into infinity(1997) i think but they had prototypes as far back as 1992. they were originally going to release this song on images and words but the record label said it was too long.
There's a CZcams video of John Petrucci watching Dream Theater covers by youtubers... also, Mike Portnoy himself commented on a DT reactor's video not too long ago, thanking him and saying that his reactionj "made my day". So yeah, they're pretty well tuned into social media. P.S. - John Myung's bass neck has an incrusted moebius ring (symbol of eternity), not a DNA strand. ;)
If you are ever around Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston TX when Dream Theater is playing ( and they play in TX alot). I've got your ticket & ride to the show. My son has seen them twice with me and my daughter once. I've seen them 8 times. They are ALWAYS great.
Baby Phil Collins. I'm sure Mike would be honored. If you like that older rock/progressive rock sound like Kansas, Genesis, etc you really should check out The Big Medley by Dream Theater. They do a medley of a bunch of covers from bands like Genesis, Queen, Kansas, etc. One of their albums has a second disc that is all covers as well as a full cover album.
John Petrucci is considered as one of the most famous and infuence guitar player since a long time. He is also a very modest man and not a rock star as so many. But very respected ! He just go out a solo album which is great : czcams.com/video/VjahLtBeElE/video.html
Oh how I wish there was a supergroup band, featuring Mike Portnoy, Eddie Van Halen, Flea (or Cliff Burton,) Chris Cornell, and Amadeus Mozart. Can you imagine...
Wouldn’t that be Nightwish? :p. All joking aside, I really would love to see those two bands do something collaborative. I think with Nightwish’s compositions and singers with some of DT’s instrumental virtuosity there could be some pure magic.
A bit of an unfortunate thing about this live album/DVD. The original cover art had a graphic of NYC (and the World Trade Center) on fire. The release date of the 1st edition of this live album to the public...September 11th, 2001 (I'm NOT KIDDING) rightfully so, all unsold copies got recalled for a cover art change (the first edition cover art copies still exist and are now collector's items fetching over $100)
James LaBrie has solo albums and also shows up in the Ayreon albums. I don't think you've reacted to any Ayreon yet so you'll be in for a treat. The "band" is really the brainchild of one guy Arjen Lucassen who writes everything as a concept album and almost all of the albums are tied together in their own universe. He recruits other musicians and vocalists to perform on his albums. James has been on a few of the albums as well as many other notable rock/metal/prog vocalists you may recognize. I'd definitely recommend the official video for The Day That The World Breaks Down.
There is also Avantasia which leans more on the hard rock/power metal spectrum but also has multiple vocalists, including the amazing Jorn Lande! I would consider that more rock/metal opera.
Hey Marvin! If You arrived to the best Dream Theater show ever (New York 2000y) please check another masterpiece of them: "Learning to Live". Pure joy and creativity! Thank You and stay safe. Greetings from Poland :)
When i first time subscribe your channel i remember your subscriber was 219. And now you have 817. Thats great move marvin! Keep it up! More reactions to come!!!!
Great reaction vid Marvin. It's about time you jumped on the Rush train. Most influential/talented prog band of all time and the #1 band Dream Theater was influenced by. There would be no Dream Theater without Rush. Maybe start with: Working Man Live In Cleveland from the Time Machine DVD/Blu ray? Keep up good work!
Love these DT reactions man! (I posted the 8 or so songs last time) Won't reiterate the songs I said last time you can go back and check those out. However, I will reiterate Visons live by Haken, because they're a band that is HEAVILY influenced by DT and take their style and ideas even further, and its an incredible live version. I think you'll love it. Then go back to DT cause they're still my favorite :)
Thank you for doing dream theater brother , i love your videos and please do this one "LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - when the water breaks" (live version) you won't regret it trust me
If you want the singer to fucc up your mind even more try a live performance of "learning to live" from '91 to '94, or any live performance from that period, he was absurd! Then at the end of '94 he ate some bad shrimp and vomited enough to damage his vocal chords, AND THEN he had to go on a world tour! Props to him for making it through!
Hi Marvin If you want to do a really long video do the entire 41 minute song Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Haven't seen many tackle the whole song at once. The song chronicles how some people are affected by mental illness . This song has everything from orchestra, ballad, rock and metal and is very well done. I suggest the live version with the Spanish subtitles- best video and audio quality. Really enjoy your reactions. Thanx
Sheesh... that might be a milestone reaction hah Maybe a 2000 subs Mark thing hah. I already have a song picked for 1000 subs Looks like I have my 2000th sub song picked
@@smittycal That sounds good. Can't wait. In answer to one of your questions, there is a song where the band stands down and lets him sing- That would be Beneath the Surface from the Live at Luna Park DVD. Accompanied only by acoustic guitar and string quartet. Also, in honor of your home state, you should check out Magnum Opus from Kansas- their most ambitious song in my opinion. Keep up the good work and thanx again
A fellow Supernatural viewer's here, still watching their last season haha Another great reaction man. Good to know you're also digging through their lyrics. Here's another song with a beautiful lyrics & music from them, the first one is The Spirit Carries On, and another one is Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Watch them man, and if you want to get the feeling of the music you should also read the lyrics before watching them. I know you'll love those 2 songs. Here's the links: The Spirit Carries On czcams.com/video/HnmpSlxCPu8/video.html Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence czcams.com/video/hBoJPQDcVLQ/video.html
Think you got your face melted by Jordan's keyboard solos? Check out his guitar shredding skills when his keyboard malfunctioned in the middle of the song. czcams.com/video/k-gcWMjotgE/video.html
A Change of Seasons is a song about the life experiences of drummer Mike Portnoy up to that point. His childhood, the death of his mother in a plane crash (which affected him greatly), growing up, making mistakes, learning lessons, and striving to pass on his philosophy of "seize the day" to his kids when he gets old
Jordan Rudess was admitted to Juilliard school of music at the age of 9
It was a full boat scholarship, his parents didn't have to pay a dime!!
You’ve done yourself a great service by listening to this masterpiece. Music like this is worth experiencing at least once in a lifetime
This 25 minute song was their encore, and the short set comment was tongue in cheek. You should check out The Count of Tuscany next.
So far, the highest accolade DT has is a Grammy nomination. They have won several awards from music publications either as a group or individually, but not a major award such as the Rock and Roll HoF. The closest hall of fame award they have is the Long Island Music Hall of Fame with three of the founding members being residents of Long Island, New York
Also, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame awards popular musicians, those that are in the cultural zeitgeist with or without hearing their music. DT is not known to general music fans, and most of their fans are musicians who are deep into their respective instrument, so yeah, tough chance for DT
It's a shame we don't reward talented musicians the same way we reward talented athletes!
@@mtaffer sadly, music is not a meritocracy just like most art forms. Sports has competitions that can easily determine who the better athlete or team is, but in music and art, subjectivity will always happen. "Music is no contest", some may say
When their singer James Labrie sings 'Oh come let us adore him, abuse and then ignore him'. 'No matter what don't let him be, lets feed upon his misery, lets string him up for half the world to see' James is singing about what Mike Portnoy ( drummer & writer of the lyrics for this song) was feeling after the plane crash in his living room when all of these relatives and friends were over telling him how sorry they were and how great his mother was. Mike barley knew them and his mom probably had not spoken to or seen most of them in years. " I'm sick of all you hypocrites, holding me at bay and I dont need your sympathies to get me through the day", that's what Mike was feeling listening to all of their fake sympathies.
I'm pretty sure the fall is referring to the plane that the drummers ( Mike Portnoy's ) mom was on was falling from the sky. His mom died in a plane crash when Mike was in HS. That very day Mike's health teach told the class to seize every day because life is always changing. Before she left for her flight Mike did something he had not done in a long time and told his mom that he loved her. He had remembered what his teacher had told the class earlier in the day. Later that night her plane crashed killing her. When the song starts innocence is portrayed as the song moves along that innocence fades ( A Change of Seasons). For me this is the GREATEST piece of music ever written & performed. Maybe I'm wrong but this is how I interpret this GREAT GREAT song. Thank you once again for your channel and playing this.
Dream Theater rules!! I love your reactions, you know what to hear,good analyzing... so SUBSCRIBED it 🗒
This dude really digs and appreciates Dream Theater.
Subbed.
This is the 1st tour for keyboardist as member of Dream Theater
That makes sense. I could see why he wouldnt have the setup he does now. Thank you for the information
Urwell, and my next request for ur Dream Theater reaction please react to the longest song of Dream Theater, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, this is the epic show with the Orchestra, here is the link of the video czcams.com/video/hBoJPQDcVLQ/video.html
@@alfidraaska1284 Oh yes! SDoIT is my favourite song! 43 minutes of extraordinary music and emotions.
@@smittycal After Derick Sherininian left Jordan Rudess stepped into his shoes. The album this tour supported was Scenes from a Memory which is Jordan's 1st with them. I was at this concert. VIP seats it was incredible.
love the reaction, tnx marvin. the lyrics are both uplifting and very serious, the songwriter and drummer pretty much lays his life bare here, his mom was killed in a plane crash...
Stream of Consciousness (live at Budokan) for seriously shredonculous guitar solo
There is another track on this album called “BigMedley” which is a tribute to some of their favorite songs it includes the Kansas song “ Carry on our Wayward Son”
About the "short set" joke
DT concerts are long solo-act shows that last around 3 hours (with a 15 minute intermission). That line is just pure irony on their part since they really take their time and they often play whole albums in just one set. A whole album of theirs lasts about over an hour, average of 70-75 minutes. The first half may consist of fan-favorite songs.
Worth noting here: Portnoy collapsed after that show due to exhaustion. This live set was actually really long; a good 187 minutes of playing in total.
Infinity symbol on the bass guitar
This is the second encore.., having already played for well over 3 hours...
this song was officially released after falling into infinity(1997) i think but they had prototypes as far back as 1992. they were originally going to release this song on images and words but the record label said it was too long.
There's a CZcams video of John Petrucci watching Dream Theater covers by youtubers... also, Mike Portnoy himself commented on a DT reactor's video not too long ago, thanking him and saying that his reactionj "made my day". So yeah, they're pretty well tuned into social media. P.S. - John Myung's bass neck has an incrusted moebius ring (symbol of eternity), not a DNA strand. ;)
If you are ever around Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston TX when Dream Theater is playing ( and they play in TX alot). I've got your ticket & ride to the show. My son has seen them twice with me and my daughter once. I've seen them 8 times. They are ALWAYS great.
30:55 He does have multiple solo albums if you're interested
A really great and rocking song! And the lyrics were written by the drummer
Great reaction, one of my favorite DT songs! Glad to see you enjoying their music!
Baby Phil Collins. I'm sure Mike would be honored.
If you like that older rock/progressive rock sound like Kansas, Genesis, etc you really should check out The Big Medley by Dream Theater. They do a medley of a bunch of covers from bands like Genesis, Queen, Kansas, etc. One of their albums has a second disc that is all covers as well as a full cover album.
What?! I’m here for it hah
about the singer, he was in a band band called winter rose, and he's done a few solo albums too...
John Petrucci is considered as one of the most famous and infuence guitar player since a long time. He is also a very modest man and not a rock star as so many. But very respected ! He just go out a solo album which is great : czcams.com/video/VjahLtBeElE/video.html
That song was the encore they had already played 2 1/2 hours prior. They play 2 1/2 to 3 hour shows. He was kidding about the short set.
Another great reactions marvin! Thanks for appreciating prog music! Next reaction please!!!!
Oh how I wish there was a supergroup band, featuring Mike Portnoy, Eddie Van Halen, Flea (or Cliff Burton,) Chris Cornell, and Amadeus Mozart. Can you imagine...
Wouldn’t that be Nightwish? :p. All joking aside, I really would love to see those two bands do something collaborative. I think with Nightwish’s compositions and singers with some of DT’s instrumental virtuosity there could be some pure magic.
@@calibadgerdude6082 Not gonna lie, I would pay to see that.
A bit of an unfortunate thing about this live album/DVD.
The original cover art had a graphic of NYC (and the World Trade Center) on fire.
The release date of the 1st edition of this live album to the public...September 11th, 2001 (I'm NOT KIDDING)
rightfully so, all unsold copies got recalled for a cover art change (the first edition cover art copies still exist and are now collector's items fetching over $100)
Wow thats wild! I can see why you would want to pull that cover art ASAP
I have one of those original cover cds... I cherish it greatly.
@@leddygee1896 I have a copy, too!
@@PeteOliva What's even more creepy is Slayer releasing "God Hates Us All" the very same day...
@@leddygee1896 Wow I had totally forgotten about that. That's nuts!
James LaBrie has solo albums and also shows up in the Ayreon albums. I don't think you've reacted to any Ayreon yet so you'll be in for a treat. The "band" is really the brainchild of one guy Arjen Lucassen who writes everything as a concept album and almost all of the albums are tied together in their own universe. He recruits other musicians and vocalists to perform on his albums. James has been on a few of the albums as well as many other notable rock/metal/prog vocalists you may recognize. I'd definitely recommend the official video for The Day That The World Breaks Down.
There is also Avantasia which leans more on the hard rock/power metal spectrum but also has multiple vocalists, including the amazing Jorn Lande! I would consider that more rock/metal opera.
Hey Marvin! If You arrived to the best Dream Theater show ever (New York 2000y) please check another masterpiece of them: "Learning to Live". Pure joy and creativity! Thank You and stay safe. Greetings from Poland :)
Key word timeless! 🔥
When i first time subscribe your channel i remember your subscriber was 219. And now you have 817. Thats great move marvin! Keep it up! More reactions to come!!!!
Great reaction vid Marvin. It's about time you jumped on the Rush train. Most influential/talented prog band of all time and the #1 band Dream Theater was influenced by. There would be no Dream Theater without Rush. Maybe start with: Working Man Live In Cleveland from the Time Machine DVD/Blu ray? Keep up good work!
Love these DT reactions man! (I posted the 8 or so songs last time) Won't reiterate the songs I said last time you can go back and check those out. However, I will reiterate Visons live by Haken, because they're a band that is HEAVILY influenced by DT and take their style and ideas even further, and its an incredible live version. I think you'll love it. Then go back to DT cause they're still my favorite :)
I have that list hah.
Thanks for posting it. And I’ll definitely be going back too it.
Thank you for doing dream theater brother , i love your videos and please do this one "LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - when the water breaks" (live version) you won't regret it trust me
If you want the singer to fucc up your mind even more try a live performance of "learning to live" from '91 to '94, or any live performance from that period, he was absurd! Then at the end of '94 he ate some bad shrimp and vomited enough to damage his vocal chords, AND THEN he had to go on a world tour! Props to him for making it through!
Yes you can check james labrie solo album.
That's a great song
Hi Marvin If you want to do a really long video do the entire 41 minute song Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Haven't seen many tackle the whole song at once. The song chronicles how some people are affected by mental illness . This song has everything from orchestra, ballad, rock and metal and is very well done. I suggest the live version with the Spanish subtitles- best video and audio quality. Really enjoy your reactions. Thanx
Sheesh... that might be a milestone reaction hah
Maybe a 2000 subs Mark thing hah.
I already have a song picked for 1000 subs
Looks like I have my 2000th sub song picked
@@smittycal That sounds good. Can't wait. In answer to one of your questions, there is a song where the band stands down and lets him sing- That would be Beneath the Surface from the Live at Luna Park DVD. Accompanied only by acoustic guitar and string quartet. Also, in honor of your home state, you should check out Magnum Opus from Kansas- their most ambitious song in my opinion. Keep up the good work and thanx again
If you wanna hear a song with crazy prominent base, I highly recommend Luminol live by Steven Wilson. It’s also very progressive.
A fellow Supernatural viewer's here, still watching their last season haha
Another great reaction man. Good to know you're also digging through their lyrics. Here's another song with a beautiful lyrics & music from them, the first one is The Spirit Carries On, and another one is Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Watch them man, and if you want to get the feeling of the music you should also read the lyrics before watching them. I know you'll love those 2 songs.
Here's the links:
The Spirit Carries On czcams.com/video/HnmpSlxCPu8/video.html
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence czcams.com/video/hBoJPQDcVLQ/video.html
Seize the Day!
Check out Learning To Live off this same live album.
Think you got your face melted by Jordan's keyboard solos? Check out his guitar shredding skills when his keyboard malfunctioned in the middle of the song. czcams.com/video/k-gcWMjotgE/video.html
35:10 nope. The Rock and Roll HoF is a joke.
Home next by them, its like Tool on steroids
Mike portnoy left the band in 2010 sept.
Never stop during a solo. Especially not from John Petrucci. 😂
noted lol
That was a polyrythm of mike portnoy! Yeah
Ploy Damn Rythms Thank you 🙏
@@smittycal do you have fb account or page?