Dream Theater - Beyond This Life

Live at Budokan (2004)

[@Sonicspeed3000]

In my opinion the live in budokan concert was DT's best live performance.

[@avengedsoul6661]

+Sonicspeed3000 Score at Radio City Music Hall.

[@regresion777]

+Sonicspeed3000 the sound in this DVD is amazing!

[@thiagotecnico]

budokan was the heaviest, score at RCMH was the most epic

[@Sonicspeed3000]

Couldn't agree more.

[@theprogsorcerer8979]

LaBrie's vocals at Budokan are a little annoying and unstable for me - compare "As I Am", "Endless Sacrifice" and "Solitary Shell" with the studio versions and you will know what I mean. I also think that "Beyond This Life" in this concert hasn't the same energy and emotion of "Live Scenes from New York" - and James is the main responsible for that. But don't misunderstand me, I really love him (you probably infered that by my profile photo and by the name of my account) and there are some songs on this presentation that he sang awesomely: take a look at "New Millenium", for exemple. Moreover, I think that his vocals were much better at Score than in this one: his tone sounded more melodic and he was much more stable. "Metropolis" was the only annoying song, but we need to consider that it was the last track of a big show. And, come on, the setlist of Score is amazing: Octavarium, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (full!), Innocence Faded, Afterlife and Raise the Knife (rare for live presentations, but incredible songs)...

[@aric_unhinged]

"Hi I'm John Petrucci and this is why you suck at guitar."

[@tuhinkumarsanyal7770]

Aric Fowler I

[@chrominox]

James LaBrie is the most Canadian frontman - that politeness, that up-beaty attitude. Man, It's brilliant.

[@LeoPriester]

+Shreyas Gune Bieber is better...

[@chrominox]

Leo K I cannot argue with that.

[@RaxiusMajor]

Don't forget the Canadian Rap

[@franciscojavierordonezhern6875]

Shreyas Gune LaBrie and Justin Bieber are gods

[@necroplastful]

Devin Townsend? Maybe? No? Anyone?

[@elwelcom]

this is actually not DT playing, these are guys beeing controlled by the souls of gods from beyond this universe sending us a message through them

[@brazwen]

They're on a mission from god.

[@FiSTofSTEeL112]

+brazwen aha blue brothers reference you're awesome

[@brazwen]

;)

[@Achillescrue]

+brazwen They ARE God(s).

[@tommacmillan8831]

the souls of gods with really annoying vocals

[@Quirx445]

People can enjoy listening to their 2-and-a-half minute songs on the radio all they want. As for me, I'll take true musicianship any day.

[@overknight7460]

The crazy drummer, the wizard pianist, the master guitarist, the introverted basist and the emotional singer sounds like Dream Theater to me ! :D (This is my favorite show of them)

[@thiagotecnico]

Portnoy smashing on drums, jordan rudess with his best keyboard k2600, labrie singing well! GOOD OLD TIMES!

[@vivekbakaraju]

This is hands down my favourite composition of all time. Nothing comes close. Every time I listen to it, I wonder how could one possibly compose such out of this world piece of music. It defied my notion of what music itself is. The guitar solo by Petrucci, the jamming between Rudess and Portnoy, and the way they get back to the song is nothing less than magic. What “magicians” do on TV is child’s play. (Myung, I love you too!) I envy the people who witnessed this live.

[@leethomas255]

One of my favourite DT songs, when they go full on 'metal mode', they become one of the most technical Metal bands in the world.

[@leonardomartinsdesouza9280]

Sabe aquele momento em que todos os músicos...em todas sua integralidade física e espiritual estão em sintonia? Taí... momento histórico do Prog mundial!!!

[@Psijax]

This is really the best song they could have possibly have thrown in a long jam section like this into - so many of the riffs are already just so feel good and light hearted, even considering the lyrics of the song. A live performance for the ages.

[@rakhmadi20able]

portnoy x jordan part is the best

[@TigerMotor-nc5ur]

John pettruci..

[@GangGang-qk1se]

I agree

[@abhishekchaubey903]

16:52 john petrucci and myung: what the hell we r doing here

[@julioluiz]

And yet they find a way to fit the jam with perfect quality and amount of contribution.

[@JorisvandenBergNunchaku]

One of the best, if not the best concerts of DT

[@djoudjou01]

I'm discovering this band and i can say that song got me

[@ermonski]

The Zappa part... Can't get tired of that

[@bernhardtsen74]

at first I thought that this band was overrated for a long time! listening and watching this crazy ass song and see them suddenly play those million notes per minute so tight shows how monster talented these guys are!

[@alexandreduguay8556]

Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater is probably more metal than you using only the ''Doo'' setting on his keyboard.

[@mikenova6278]

Спасибо за видео. Love it So much.

[@taylorsnyderutube]

I was lucky enough to see Dream Theater shortly after this performance. The best performance I have ever experienced. Megadeth was the headliner/who I came to see. Dream Theater blew them out of the water circa 2005.

[@plunsvalley]

thank you for uploading!

[@andrewsleal5595]

É um desperdício uma apresentação impecável como essa, para uma plateia morta que não pula, não agita, não grita, não faz nada.

[@U2kheim]

Fantastic, amazing!

[@DegobaSystem-ox1ig]

History of Trunks Baby!!!!..................Love you guys

[@alvarof.montes5531]

This is simply AMAZING

[@hendrakusumma]

Music is masterpiece

[@infinityminuszero]

Portnoy is finally back in DT! Epic!

[@ashishsyangdan]

Gods of Music

[@TheInsaneWaluigi]

I usually don’t like dream theater but this song is awesome, like heavy metal peaches en regalia

[@mattsev193]

that synchronized piano & guitar is unbelievable at 18:13, & then of course labrie has to come and shit on the party at 18:24

[@purnadika]

lol

[@SunkaiFoxStudios]

He isnt bad 😐

[@genozited6191]

2021's here WOW !!! Jame's so thin and so john's so handsome :0

[@rivaandriyanto3677]

Incredible😊

[@markcartel4518]

fuck! best audio on youtube!

[@javiergonzalez-dz7tr]

el mejor dt de todos los tiempos

[@CollapsarCygnusX1HDE]

Sorry RUSH, this is the music of the universe (Chuck S2E5)

[@carlgibbons5777]

There would be no Dream Theater without Rush.

[@CarlosOrtiz45]

10:12 - 10:22, a piece of Dazed and Confused solo? :P

[@HL-if5fn]

that's what I thought too!

[@rajeshsunchildmadhav9740]

Fucking Legendary ... and this is how the way they are ... DT is a big deal in human evolution ..

[@juandiego1592]

The first solo...omg

[@fahrezaalvian]

the fact that they were look just having fun during that heavily diffcult song.

[@jojosupriatna1414]

The 31 dislike probably justin bieber fans. April 2019.

[@sergioortiz8219]

3:35 LaBrie: "Did Portnoy just spit on me??"

[@Yarin4ever]

15:00 AMAZING

[@eveivac]

This guy, Portnoy, was onenonly DT drummer!!!

[@prabinmetals]

3:34, Portnoy to the guitar solo

[@Gwista]

LOL

[@SrSLEAN]

4:00 OOOOOOOOHHHYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHH

[@barto1035]

When you're trying to learn Petrucci's part 3:11 yup, this should be easy 3:25 Holy f%ck

[@Maxitu94]

Simplesmente Foda!

[@chrismusicx]

Good lord what snare drum is that!

[@chrismusicx]

Is that a gold melody master?

[@chrismusicx]

Nvm just the lighting and its a regular melody master. Sounds so good.

[@rebirth_mishap]

DUDE

[@timwit34]

6:19

[@Koray.K]

People who disliked the video were actually thinking that it is a download button

[@TigerMotor-nc5ur]

Very like this song..

[@duncan3998]

Android 17 & 18 did that.

[@ElephantWatchtower]

I've never understood the hype surrounding Dream Theater. After watching this video, I get it. Just bought this album. Can't wait to hear more.

[@JaredGH26]

Elephant Watchtower How do you feel about the album a year later?

[@simonespinedi9586]

Altough 65% of this live song, it's improvvisation

[@chevken1831]

I bought "Images and Words" in 1992 and then kind of thought that they were sort of a one hit wonder. In 2020 they have become my favorite band.

[@MortenOlavGranly]

@@JaredGH26 The album blew him away from mother earth, so he is not able to reply.

[@Cuzjudd]

Are you fucking kidding me

[@sharpywilliam4513]

The way they pick up back to the original song, the sync between these Gods is beyond this life... oh c:

[@kallekontio2322]

That keyboard solo at 8:35 does not get anough recognition. Its as far away from diatonic as possible but still so well melodically built that I can sing along to it after years of not hearing it.

[@SixStryng]

Zappa.

[@ThomasLock]

so technical dream theater yes!!!!! so heavy!!!! power!!!!

[@franciscojavierordonezhern6875]

Life Of Pebsie lml

[@viv30406]

hhahhaha, I can see that Japanese fanboy in my head! Lol, good one!

[@jasonlee8092]

Pebsie (Sticks tongue out) Fuck!!!

[@asukalangleysoryu6695]

DREAMU THEATRU!!! SO HEAVY!!! FUCKK!!!

[@hasanmanzak200]

PAAWAAAA!!!

[@SchlauKerl]

Rudess and Portnoy make the most epic duo!

[@fabianhauck7700]

Absolutely!!!🥁🎹🎵💕☮🍀🍀🍀

[@ThanosNikolopoulos]

After an incredible Petrucci showdown, they did steal the show! Phenomenal!

[@さおり-i4u]

No matter how many times I watched this, their solos still blew my mind the 879th times !

[@xenochrist15]

Recently, I gave DT a spin in my car for the first time (I figured traffic would be the perfect time to listen) of Metropolis Pt. 2. Blown away by all, of it, particularly by this song. Came to this video, expecting the album length live video, not twenty minutes. Well ok, it's 1:00 am, I'm not tired, I'll give it a whirl, whatever. But holy shit, I blinked and it was over. It was like driving to a place and forgetting how you arrived there - absolutely mesmerizing and impossible to divert attention to anything else - the music and masterful musicianship reels you in completely. Trying to figure out which album I should listen to next...

[@ShurekHam]

That was an amazing comment, its so sad when I hear people not giving Dream Theater a Try, I'm glad your enjoying it, Listen to Train of Thought, Train of Thought and Scenes from a Memory are my preferred álbuns from the band. Hope you likes it ^^

[@SadisticKillerXx]

Awake

[@user-uu4tr7kf1z]

You got it man! Train of Thought and Scenes!!! THE BEST! And also Octavarium (the song).

[@dvsdez]

Six degrees of inner turbulence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favourite. What a journey....... :-O

[@vikramsubramaniam6699]

yo you should listen to octavarium as a whole, its the best DT album according to their members

[@ossibossi100]

17:23 The buildup leading back to the original song was fucking orgasmic!

[@sharpywilliam4513]

+ossibossi100 I KNO RIGHT!

[@andinodinoo]

Zappa show up haha

[@WiWaMusicOfficial]

I didnt know Heisenberg could play the keyboard so well

[@shaymiantewhau3014]

13:40 observe John's right hand 😂

[@edgaralonzo8111]

Woah. That's insane

[@rishidhungana2303]

And also portnoy's hand.

[@oldchanel3956]

I wish I wasn't a toddler during this tour. I went to the astonishing tour. Hopefully thier next album will be epic and heavy like this one.

[@thelcproject2730]

+Daniel Davidson Same here!

[@thiagotecnico]

this is Dream Theater without Portnoy. i'm not about drums, but ideas and compositions

[@Sonicspeed3000]

They screwed up so bad with this latest album, I laud for them courage to try something new but it was conducted so badly. Things could have gone in such an amazing direction for them with their latest album but they screwed up.

[@zennyfrommoga]

The Astonishing was my first DT concert, and I honestly loved it. It was a little boring to watch, yes, but the music of the album I thought was fantastic, JP's tone didn't cease to blow me away once during the whole show, Labrie actually sounded REALLY great the whole show, I never once thought, oh man, there he goes again, and I got really immersed in the story of the Astonishing. Nevertheless, it didn't quite satisfy what I wanted from a DT concert, and I need to see them live again when they're not going to just play an album and that's it. I need to see a show that's something like Breaking the Fourth Wall or Score, a big mix of their career as a whole.

[@thelcproject2730]

I do fully agree with you! Although I have somithing else to say. I have nothing against the concept of playing in different kind of venues for this tour. I do indeed think that this fits the theme of this album very well. But the sound at our concert was soooooooooo shitty. I mean it was like an indoor amphie-theatre. You can look it up, it was the ""Kuppelsaal" in Hannover, Germany. Our seats were located right at the top and we could not hear anything of the bassdrum/floor toms or the bass guitar in general. The rest of the drums were pretty inaudible too. Other than that and the points you mentioned I can just say it was a great show and I will see them again at their next tour :)

[@kj-mm5to]

6:25 Jordan warming up his fingers

[@maxim5925]

it hurts being that good

[@awaken77]

:-)))) he's pretending to play air guitar

[@anidemolimacnauj]

17:34 I saw what you did Mike! :P How awesome that these guys include Mr Zappa doing that dingo wingo thing his hand in that precise crazy melody. No but seriously, how beautiful that they did so in this precise tune 'beyond this life'.

[@miguelochoa7978]

Does anyone knows from which song of Zappa's came that clip from?

[@MastersApprentice123]

16:51 I love how John and John are just standing there watching Mike and Jordan Kicking ass.

[@loujrisautistic8379]

16:18 love the one note Myung throws in there, wonder if that was some kinda signal for them to wrap it up

[@woodenhoe]

16:34 Jordan giving them the signal

[@Gwista]

Jordan is a beast !

[@MrWizwag]

lmao love your pfp

[@Gwista]

+TheMainQuarter haha thanks m8

[@tose917]

They all are. :-)

[@morgensterngruen]

18:04 even after hundred times I heard this song, still my goosebumps moment!

[@antibab5023]

17:27 as well

[@Cremedevoodoo8]

Got it my friend 🌞👍🏽

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

Rudess looked like he was having the best day of his life up there. My favorite keyboard player right there.

[@davidarcus5131]

Jordan certainly was at this point. I remember reading that his keyboard setup was giving him problems for the first song or so in this concert. That this came off at all was something of a major miracle. Clearly a performance for the ages!!

[@ggdd9422]

their fingers hypnotized me during the video. this cannot be a humanwork :)

[@iorch82]

that Zappa section.. OMG. even though I am fan of the straight to the point 2000 metropolis version.

[@sergioortiz8219]

What section is that?

[@Zoury]

Sergio Ortiz The unison part in this song is often refered to as the "Zappa" section, also by the band. I remember Portnoy explaining in a interview that he asked Rudess to create a zappa-esque riff for that section. In this version, the semi-improvised jam leads to it and the unison starts at ~17:28. In the studio version, it starts at ~9:07.

[@TheDidiwolf34]

Hence the Frank Zappa clip in the background ! Thanks for anecdote :)

[@SuperZboy23]

The very definition of chemistry. Amazing.

[@raimesey]

Avigayil Enautozoe Deiglori Agreed!

[@Despond]

I know they are here to play music and it's not a catwalk, but John Petrucci looked the best this weight/hair style. Slick Rick shredding it up.

[@nicksm7980]

Nah, this is a late 90's schmock hair style.

[@salesmastermindbyabhijit3629]

I like when he was lean and had long hair

[@webjock2k7]

Not too concerned about the style per se, but the cool thing about this iteration of JP is that we could see his expressions, his emotions, his connection to the music. It's harder to see that with "Nebula Beard" Petrucci.

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

2009 was the best Petrucci ever looked imo

[@MyghtMorphin]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!! this is fucking beyond perfection, just amazing

[@lumpy9964]

I love how all the different band members get their chance to show off. Even the bassist had his own little moment at 9:20 without even doing a solo. Whole performance is just incredibly magnificent!!

[@transcendentmuzic1398]

Trunks..stay back 0:13

[@shellderp]

It may not be a popular one but this rendition of this song is what I come back to most often when I want to listen to Dream Theater

[@jeffcordova9633]

Mikes back!!! And first thing I did was put watch this and all my favorite tunes by DT… i cannot wait til they release a new album with him

[@hidestudio1806]

16:50 Petrucci: omg, they both are sick Myung: hmm ...

[@Manimal_Official]

I love the image of John and John standing off to the side watching Jordan and Mike going nuts figuring out when to come in again

[@Cuzjudd]

This is why Dream Theater is the best band of all time

[@Nonconform14]

i agree !!

[@wyldeman7]

the unison is so good. so so good.

[@Fartsnack]

You're looking at the most incredible guitar player in the world.

[@berkefiliz3410]

No, he is a god. He does not play the guitar. The guitar is thankful for its existence, and grants our mortal ears the tomes of the heaven.

[@piclescanibal1487]

And bassist

[@danhevil]

THIS, THIS is Dream Theater, not a boring 30 song album

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Now that's how to improvise.Seriously what the hell is that?Beyond(!) Petrucci's guitar solo,Rudess definetly did an insurmantable job....

[@KAcosilvaoficial]

Tem que ter uma reunião da banda com o Mike Portnoy , porque e simplesmente outra pegada.

[@user45758]

Melhor que isso, agora ele está de volta na banda.

[@TYFLOL]

Beyawnd this life

[@divemusic9608]

Love how they show frank zappa at 17:30 because that's where they inspired themselves to do this part. legends!!!

[@joshbriggs9947]

This performance is just some of the most impressive live music I’ve ever heard in my life. I wish they would take more time to show off like this at newer shows. Lol

[@anders7996]

6 dislikes ? what the hell, this is masterpiece dude, come on

[@agenttaco91]

if I had a time machine I think the first thing I would do is see DT live at Budokan. "we have one hell of a show coming at you this evening" was a massive understatement!!!!

[@monaroq1]

This is why DT are so much less without Portnoy. =(

[@JustinTyme]

Wrong.

[@sergioortiz8219]

I would tend to agree, but it's his own fault for quitting the band (because he was burned out from playing with A7X among others) and then wanting back in.

[@DanielVerberne]

Sigh.

[@josenieboer6248]

Portnoy or Mangini, they did great performing eitherway.

[@herrbalzis]

18:25 A WILD JAMES LABRIE APPEARS

[@ryanslater674]

I love James labrie. He's fucking amazing

[@Nalberthbarreto]

Incrível como a música começa animada e prossegue com um show de instrumental e termina com uma melodia maravilhosa 💙 DreamTheater é surreal, sem palavras, apenas aprecie os melhores do mundo

[@rebirth_mishap]

The next twenty minutes of music you're about to (hopefully) hear is why DT is the best band to ever exist!!!

[@Cuzjudd]

Yes?!

[@rioyudha3631]

17:35 the guy on the screen, is he frank zappa? 😂

[@leninmontenegro8099]

Yess

[@FrenzyClinic]

I swear, I hear Mario Bros in Portnoy's and Rudess' instrumedley.

[@EmmanuelMalibert]

Yep, me too sometimes !

[@TheArake07]

Saw DT on the DOT tour and Portnoy with Sons of Apollo, but seeing them together is what I want more than anything 😢

[@Sandro9466]

Hey man!!!

[@TheArake07]

@@Sandro9466 dreams do come true!!

[@theprogsorcerer8979]

I find the Scenes from a Memory version of Beyond This Life better than at Budokan (especially considering LaBrie's vocals), but this one is also great.