Dream Theater - Master Of Puppets (Live Chicago '02)

Metallica - Master of Puppets Cover by Dream Theater.

[@blasbembi]

church version

[@Rafomonster]

JAJJAJA

[@LeBassiveOG]

This is the closest Dave Mustaine vocal cover we will ever get

[@theswordofaces1222]

Lam-It's funny you should say that. I remember when I first bought the 'Train of Thought' CD and played it in my car stereo, there was at least one of the songs-I can't remember WHICH one-but I though JLB sounded a LOT like Dave Mustaine...!...

[@mr.sidecomments9278]

@@theswordofaces1222 yeah the song is This Dying Soul...I myself thought Portnoy invited Mustaine as a cameo there

[@Lugubriousdescent]

and it sucks

[@TheOutdoorsMark]

I love how when DT does a cover they don't try to out-shred the original, they really do a good job of humbly honoring the other musicians.

[@boydlepopproductions7225]

Even the mighty Petrucci can't make Puppets sound right with alternate picking.

[@emjhu3486]

Sounds right and tight enough for me.

[@pjn2432]

Sounds good enough but not as good as Metallicas...

[@jannismatuschke5673]

Yeah, thats true... The only one who maybe can do that is Paul Gilbert!!

[@paulbenjamin6597]

@@pjn2432 its live, even james sounds like this live.

[@explorerrocker09]

Love John petrucci and dream theater but they should definitely stick to playing dream theater lmao

[@sirtj7910]

This was the video that introduced me to dream theater...thanks metallica!!!

[@deepdive15]

Well... this needs to be put in it´s context. DT did a couple of "extras" spicing up some live performances by playing a couple of records that had inspired them in the early years. They played pink floyds "dark side of the moon", metallicas "master of puppets" and Iron Maidens "the number of the beast", perhaps some other, don't remember. But anyway, it´s not like they clame to do it better than the originals. It´s just a kind of tribute. LaBire is even wearing a metallica t-shirt. It´s a tribute and a fun thing, not meant to be compared to the original. It´s just musicinas having fun. For me, DT is much more interesting than metallica, but that´s just preferences. Comparing metal bands, guitarists and so on is what in the end truly will kill rock n' roll. Just listen, bang your head if you like it, or move on.

[@andyfox8377]

They also played Deep Purple's Made In Japan album

[@hudsonmedeiros1152]

That's exactly what I was about to comment, It's not a matter of comparison between both bands, alternate picking versus stroke picking, individual skills or Labrie vs Hetfield. It's all about the respect DT guys have for Metallica, I am a huge fan of both since they match some of my favorite musical flavours: the complexity of time signature changes with classical and clean notes style from DT, and the heaviness and melodical sense from Metallica...

[@chasify642]

well said

[@nickameen]

I believe Portnoy’s shirt is Tenacious D, but written in the Metallica logo style. Also, JP is rocking the Metallica ninja star.

[@alcortes2773]

Great guitar tone.

[@bertman4399]

the dual guitar sound of kirk and James just isn't there.this is beautiful standing on its own..so much talent.

[@JOHNNYwxw]

Master of puppets with alternate picking should be 15 to life.

[@fernandonava956]

What do you mean? I don't get it xd

[@Cyramor11]

+JOHNNYwxw agreed

[@Cyramor11]

+Fernando Alastor He means, You're suppose to downpick this whole thing like Hetfield haha

[@fernandonava956]

+Cyramor11 i got it, but i didn't understand the "15" Still, obviously Petrucci can play that riff even faster than Hetfield :v

[@Cyramor11]

Fernando Alastor the 15 means 15 years in jail for committing the crime of not down picking the song lol. nah he's a good guitar player, but very few people can down pick at the speed of Hetfield for that long without messing up.

[@starblaster77]

I was at this concert. What a treat!!

[@joseconde91]

They played the whole album?

[@theminiscript6595]

A great shoutout to Mike Portnoy as well who just kept the whole power of the song so intact🔥🔥🔥

[@lingnarzihary2492]

That Pizza guy??😂😂

[@purehevol]

Karaoke Metallica

[@DenisUspeshny]

so true)))

[@DenisUspeshny]

japaneese one)

[@riku5342]

isnt metallica karaoke and kinda mediocore originally. Kinda ironic

[@brianevans3634]

Except they can outperform Metallica on every level

[@miguels.b.2749]

Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci just made perfection on the slow and pre solo part

[@punishmentforall]

For those unfamiliar with Dream Theater, find Dance of Eternity. It showcases these musicians vast talent, and why playing this song is probably easy for them. But they'll never have the violence and energy of Metallica, which counts for a lot live.

[@rhondie4ever]

I've heard a bit of Dream Theater. They're classically trained which is why they can play this "by the book" so to speak. But yeah, it lacks the passion of the original. (whatever ya wanna call it that makes Metallica own the song.)

[@ejRecording]

Dt have MORE passion than metallica ever did or will

[@rhondawhite1396]

I just watched it again and still agree with you The only part that comes close to Metallica's fire in this song is from about 6:16-6:53

[@ejRecording]

Rhonda White listen to dt not covers of Metallica, try, breaking all illusions or for a more metallica feel , peruvian skies

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

This is embarrassing.

[@AfroJesus9001]

Congrats to Portnoy for not falling asleep.

[@maiikk]

Hahaha LoL best comment ever. And I love both DT & Metallica.

[@sadsadasdsadasdsadas]

AfroJesus9001 Well he loves 80s metallica, so why would he..

[@oldGnRrocks1]

sadsadsa asadasd im guessing hes referring to how lars is such a terrible drummer, and come up with easy drum parts, and cause portnoy is so legendary, it would be too easy for him

[@sadsadasdsadasdsadas]

oldGnRrocks1 You can't say that Lars is a terrible drummer in this concept tho.

[@oldGnRrocks1]

sadsadsa asadasd im not. im just saying what others say. i dont get why they say hes not good

[@chefbroty35]

Thank you so much for posting this clip, I was at this show and it was my first DT experience live. I had lost my first daughter and a friend knew I was a fan and took me to this so this show has a lot of meaning for me, very awesome of him!!! Please post more from this show if you have it....Again thanks!!!

[@JorgeSanchez-oo3fl]

Petrucci can cook cookies playing this

[@LoganMartinsChannel]

i died. thank you

[@luisteixeira00]

+Jorge Sanchez Actually he can't play this. At least on this ocasion.

[@mrkoopatroopajury34]

+Jorge Sanchez Who cares if its easy to play for him? He still doesnt have the same energy as James or Kirk and he doesnt even downstroke the entire song which makes it sound so weak...

[@chatochupas]

Ward Loff jaja energy? So then metallica would be dead triying to play " in the name of god" with the energy of DT❗😅

[@KBIbanez1989]

Lets see Metallica play The Dance of Eternity

[@EvilBlakey]

Why did they grab a random guy from the audience to do the vocals?

[@ThePrimordialBeing]

Labrie is not at all good, but has already become trademark vocalist for DT. And, can sing well those slower melodic things quite satisfactorily. Though, very unsuitable for metal of Metallica type.

[@djb12DeepAcidHouseExperience]

Horrible “singer” instant headache

[@CapOlimar]

He fits a certain style of music, and Heavy Metal certainly isn't his thing. Honestly he hasn't sounded the same since 1994.

[@EetFuk8]

You can blame your mom for that.

[@potato4534]

He works for Dream theater not for Metallica

[@BlackLightStar]

Sick, raw sound! Love it!

[@martinepiot7583]

A great band covered by a great band !!!! Thank you METALLICA and DREAM THEATER !!!!

[@irmasil3]

Kirk: "that dude is ruining my solo. He's playing the correct notes..and he puts this...vibrato over em"

[@MrIgor13]

Fun fact, he actually dis ruin the solo

[@qwertyzxcv123]

I bet your band and your perfect guitar playing can summon 3 people as audience.

[@irmasil3]

@@qwertyzxcv123 No, they summon 0, cos I don't have a band and I play for myself. But, I can still judge perfectly over a good vibrato, as I am formally trained in music. So, since when actual skills relate strictly to success an audience?? Kirk is one f my all time favourite guitar players, I actually started guitar because of him and the first solo I learned ever was from Fade to Black...He still sucks on vibrato and his note choices on occasions are completely off harmonically wise. And yes, he makes money and I went to see him live last time they toured, and I headbanger my ass off....So what?

[@Captain_Jackk_Sparrow]

Actually for Petrucci version it was really bad solo. Its not compatible for this solo. I think he ruined the solo.

[@Uhh12309]

@@qwertyzxcv123 lololol

[@arieireng404]

Persis seperti lagu originalnya, penggarapan dan perform tidak main-main, penghormatan sesama musisi 🤟🤟🤟

[@magisk_manager]

Emang kalau versi DT ga boleh ya

[@daxmj09]

To me, this was a really great cover. I loved how Petrucci nailed it although he did play it wrong cuz he was using alternate picking. LaBrie was his best though, you gotta give it to the guy

[@jamescunningham4418]

Finally a Dream Theater Vid I enjoyed!

[@BestUsernameIGot]

Actually, I saw them live in Copenhagen this year. His voice has greatly improved and almost recovered to original awesomeness!

[@TheKevlar4]

Looking at the comments makes me ashamed to be a fan of Dream Theater so much elitism.

[@Nightwishmaster]

This. I love Dream Theater but I have never met a more pretentious, holier than thou fanbase in my life... There are other equally and MORE talented musical acts out there (many) but according to many DT fans there is absolutely nothing in the world that can come close and all other musicians are amateurs compared to Dream Theater. Just ridiculous...

[@TheKevlar4]

***** Rush. This is the kind of elitism I am talking about. You make Dream Theater fans look bad.

[@Nightwishmaster]

***** I know these comments were from January, but I just saw them and BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you Brian Kunkle for proving my point. That could NOT have been more perfect. You seriously think no other rock band is more talented? You're a fucking LUNATIC if you actually believe that. Dream Theater is fucking amazing.......but guess what? So are MANY other fucking bands. Sheesh.

[@sephiroth925ify]

LOL Hetfield > Petrucci at downstrokes...:D:D

[@nurimanemir6633]

yeah absolutely but one thing for sure, Petrucci > both Hetfield and Hammet at riffing and solo.

[@user-ft7ih4dc6d]

@@nurimanemir6633 lol,no .

[@nurimanemir6633]

@@user-ft7ih4dc6d lol yes.

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@user-ft7ih4dc6d yes

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@user-ft7ih4dc6d you mean to say that kirk is better at solo than petrucci🤣🤣🤣, every guitar god is better than him

[@agusground]

Dream theater is a master of tempo

[@johnaldrincastro492]

I don't think Labrie's tenor voice would ever fit this baritone-sung song even if he's in his 1993 form. Maybe he would do well with Megadeth songs (like Tornado of souls) since they are high pitched vocals there

[@samulizer]

+Aldrin also called John James Hetfield is a tenor

[@mcorp4268]

Petrucci should have sung it since he's a baritone.

[@samulizer]

MCORP Oh, I thought that is a tenor sorry about that

[@rohanahlawat5809]

True

[@chasify642]

James voice is actually pretty high pitched in the song.

[@alexlanza79]

I love Metallica as well as DT, I maybe wrong but I seriously doubt Metallica could cover a DT hit song, as well as DT covered Master of Puppets! I admit I'd love to hear Panic attack done by Metallica!

[@alexlanza79]

***** I agree. I hear some saying that parts of the guitar solo would be hard for Kirk, but I believe there are a lot of other DT songs much more difficult and. Of course James would make it quite different, his voice can't get that high, but still Pull me under 'tallica version would be awesome.

[@graloups]

+alexlanza7&9 The probleme is that DT song are way more technical than Metallica songs. I don't think Lars could play DT songs live :-/

[@leob4403]

+alexlanza7&9 Probably not since DT don't have any hit songs.

[@alexlanza79]

+Leo B Neither Fates Warning or Cynic or Spiral Architect or Watchtower or Mekong Delta have hit songs comparable to Metallica in terms of selling, nonetheless I doubt they are able to play songs from those bands flawlessly, it's just a fact, nothing more nothing less! But to be honest I believe early Metallica would be able to play early Mekong!

[@alexlanza79]

+storeeteller1 True my man! Also Justin Bieber sold millions of records, maybe he is a better musician too! :-D :-D :-D

[@SyrenUK]

Nice that Petrucci can have a night off.

[@sadsadasdsadasdsadas]

@Anant Raman He is trying to be a wannabe edgy kid making fun of the fact that Petrucci is so much above Metallicas guitarists. Yet can't downpick it, go figure.

[@ermonski]

@@sadsadasdsadasdsadas Petrucci can shred circles around Kirk, but when it comes to chugging rhythms Hetfield is always one of the kings.

[@sadsadasdsadasdsadas]

@@ermonski Yeah, Hammett outright destroys Petrucci.

[@Minty.Fresh.Tunes.]

@@sadsadasdsadasdsadas Hammett can downpick faster than Petrucci too

[@MrIgor13]

Petrucci is a better solo guitarist and yes Kirk is overall pretty weak, but he does downpick much better.

[@pistolsroach]

Imagine Metallica trying to play the dream thearer instrumedly C:

[@pablogol2629]

Imposible

[@alien6582]

bruh its easy af what are you talking about

[@TheDarkEternalKnight07]

@@alien6582 Lars can't even play Pull Me Under(I'm not a Lars hater, but he just can't)

[@alien6582]

@@TheDarkEternalKnight07 well we al know that lars sucks...

[@IAmThe_RA]

@@alien6582Kirk sucks too, there is a video where James got frustrated teaching Kirk because he struggled to nail a simple riff. And as brilliant as James is in what he does I don't think he is anything special when it comes playing lead. So yes Metallica will struggle if they are to cover DT songs.

[@JayTor2112]

I know Jordan needed something to do here, but a keyboard solo in MoP doesn't work.,

[@reliabledis]

He wasn't in the band yet

[@ericswearingenmusic9967]

@@reliabledis uh, yes he was.. and had already done 2 albums with them by the time this tour happened. This was the tour for SDOIT

[@Nikola-xq9ff]

Stop with bullshits and negative comments!!! This is DREAM THEATER, not Metallica, and they simply play on thair way!

[@gabriel_adahm]

the double b drum on the part after the solo is awesome

[@brunomonteiro3646]

when petrucci is too tired, they start playing this..

[@TwoHeavyThrash]

I bet even Petrucci is struggling with the downpicks.

[@muriloninja]

TwoHeavyThrash He doesn't downpick much at all generally, not his style. Amazing how different it sounds when he downpicks and alternates. Downpicking is for James and his bionic arm.

[@luisteixeira00]

+TwoHeavyThrash He didn't even did them

[@kjl3080]

im 7 years late, but since this entire album was an encore, yes you're right

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

Pretty good vocals for this song cover :-)

[@PietroRumenta]

At 5:46 Petrucci misses a powerchord (but suddelny corrects himself) and instead a G, he plays an A. Even such gods of music may make mistakes. This makes me willing to play and study music even harder

[@utkarshdubey4529]

To lay all the coments to rest. Aside from a few artists, no one and I mean absolutely no one can play a cover better than the original composer. DT is a giant and only some people come close to them in terms of technicality and their sense of feel is very twisted. DT on its own is amazing but you can't expect them to play Masterpiece like Master with as much passion than its composer. It's just not even comparable. Metallica wrote this song and when someone writes a song, they form an emotional connection with it which can't be put in that song by any other artist even if it's DT. I'm a huge DT fan and also a Metallica fan. DT dose what they do best and that's their style. This song is a cover so just don't expect it to be as good as the original. ITS JUST A COVER.

[@jeandelpa5005]

man u made my day, mustaine didn't even have anything to do w/ master of puppets ^^

[@liraizh7015]

I cant believe they played a song in 4\4

[@zefolantar]

Petrucci can play circles around Kirk! Sorry boys....just the facts. I'm not a Dream Theatre fan, but John Petrucci is one of the best.

[@jakubszuminski5570]

+George Pichl I agree when we look at whole works - but, they distroyed this song, when you're 'one of the best' you should do everything better or in your own special way - they didn't - especially Petruci - his downpicking is awful (maybe only here) and whole sound is .... not so special, I like DT style, but this is one of the worst covers of Puppetz

[@jamesbargar4469]

+Frederik D-birk Uhm.....you have no clue what you are talking about.

[@gardedog3902]

+George Pichl the dudes too technical

[@leob4403]

+George Pichl Too bad he can't write songs though, that's why they have to play Metallica covers to entertain the crowd.

[@bunchamp85]

+George Pichl no shit georgie boy

[@muckfetalcoreV2]

Even if you aren't a Pink Floyd fan, Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse Tour is incredible. It impresses everyone I've shown. Even a few people got into Pink Floyd because of that vid.

[@oblivion4lcf]

Ι did and I could not stop laughing!!!hahahhaha Nice one!

[@breathingreflection]

I think it's a miracle he's able to still sing professionally in a band--due to a terrible bout of food poisoning, he ruptured his vocal chords after the Awake tour. They nearly kicked him out of DT.

[@nicdivers]

Still here... but you were right

[@muriloninja]

LOL, it's so awesome how perfect Pettrucci nailed the MoP tone, it's damn near identical if not identical.

[@afroman3689]

not near as powerful tho, the alt picking downplays the intensity. The classic down picking of metallica provides the sound that is lacking here. still a kick ass cover tho, dont get me wrong

[@landonwoods9418]

+murilo ninj Because he used the same, or damn near the same amp they did on the album. Mesa Mk IIC+, or his Mesa Triaxis which has a Mk IIC+ channel.

[@muriloninja]

Yeah, definitely using Mesa/Triaxis etc. and I agree on the inconsistent downpicking but again, thats James' thing and he has a mutant right hand.

[@muriloninja]

Agreed, tone wise its spot on but he is not Hetfield so its immediately noticeable that he is alternate picking and it takes away from it. As soon as he down picks before the verse and during it sounds more like it. : )

[@Dellerss]

My point exactly. It's all about technique. My technique makes me sound exactly the same whether I'm picking down or up, and especially if I'm playing something with a lot of distortion. I've always been picking up and down for certain stuff, and therefore my technique (which in general isn't very good) makes me sound pretty even.

[@jamesheroful]

they are really good

[@Beastofmusic17]

This was probably the best cover i've ever seen in my life. Labrie actually didn't do that bad on the vocals. Amazing job.

[@tmriffs]

Petrucci Killed the solo! He should've played the whole thing on his own, forget the keyboard.

[@pawandevil]

those palm mutes in intro are way too perfect

[@mattslapsthebass]

A-MASTER! A-MASTER!!

[@shawnhuff3597]

metallica hasn't played this song this good since they recorded it in 86 dream theater yay

[@JorgeMartinez-qx8gn]

I love DT, Metallica isn't that great for me. But this cover was actually weak. Puppets is a song full of energy and this cover lacks of it.

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

Why would you stand next to Mr. Olympia if you were Pee Wee Herman.

[@MrKt549]

I love Metallica, I only like one song by DT. This is an excellent cover, the voice is perfect for this song. The gravelly effect in his voice is good for master of puppets. The studio version of master of puppets sounds quite similar

[@billdavies2663]

wow!!!

[@Drumde]

Yesssssss

[@jackriot2636]

They played this song so perfect that it has no soul

[@ReZhorw]

PERFECT OHKE MY BRUDDA

[@JazzSoulMetal]

Lmao

[@Hope092]

Right, it's lost that gritty raw sound I mean it sounds really good as it should dt are amazing but something about sounds off because it sounds so right lmao so weird to say

[@Motorheadbanger93]

Hetfield's vocals are so awesome that he can't even sing them anymore.

[@ajrf92]

whatba epic keyboard solo

[@sagaracharya4622]

master of puupets ,,,,a legendry song

[@freezingmoon5663]

In this video you can see what Portnoy does while taking a nap.

[@adriantrepulca8407]

Freezing Moon 000

[@just3nerds]

Labrie's vocals just don't fit in with the song

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

agreed

[@arickloeschke8911]

and he said speak to me instead of fix me...

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

whereabouts? I forget the lyrics of the song.

[@djb12DeepAcidHouseExperience]

Giving me a migraine

[@delirioususer9668]

I thought it was fine. I'd prefer hetfield's though. Probably just because I can hear master of puppets only one way.

[@slashmotovlog973]

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!

[@metalronysl]

I love Dream Theater, but James Hetfield is the man, He was composed brutal metal riffs and emotional solos (example at 4:00), respect for this man

[@joshyoder1548]

When Jordan Ruddess had hair

[@reliabledis]

He wasn't even in the band yet

[@ibrahim_syed7]

It's kevin i guess

[@yuliusxxi5465]

Que un grupazo como dream theater que tecnicamente superan a los metallica los versionen solo quiere decir una cosa. Metalica creó escuela. Bravo por los Dream y por supuesto Metallica forever

[@55mrfuckhead]

Damn right!

[@DEBattleMage]

Metallica basically helped set the tone for metal music in the early 80's and Dream Theater recognizes that. The really, really respect what Metallica has done. I mean, why else would they want to cover the Master of Puppets album in its entirety? Metallica may not be as technically skilled as the individual members of Dream Theater, but they still did amazing work with music. In my own opinion, I think Metallica might sound a lot like DT if Cliff hadn't died because of his musical influence.

[@eennymo]

These guys can play ANYTHING with ease...

[@rampage5524]

geez usually I like james Labrie's vocals but him singing Puppets just sounds off.. it's either the song or him trying to sing differently or it's how the video was uploaded to youtube or a combination of all 3.

[@aliffathurrahim5189]

rip and tear

[@Homie3794]

People claim Petrucci can’t downpick the riff. From what I see he definitely has the speed to do it, I just don’t think he was too worried about semantics such as downpicking a certain riff. It’s more efficient and makes more sense to alternate pick some parts.

[@clivep3515]

Listen to "Sum 41" cover of this!

[@soda_gt.]

Clive P punk rock/poppunk band they did pretty amazing ,but the vocalist's voice doesnt suit metal but he did well

[@okatsarolas]

every single member of dream theater is Technicaly very higher from those of metallica..still if you asked me which band would i choose to listen play master of puppets or any metallica song that would be metallica for sure

[@NVRAMboi]

When Petrucci cuts his hair, his power grows exponentially. As a fan and pal, I would not have let James try to sing this until much later in his vocal rehab.

[@guitarfan1]

Nice.

[@silvajoao142]

petrucci looked like he could run a bakery in hoboken back in '02

[@Ivan79642]

Played well, but I cannot like this cover.

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

This is garbage and vocals are a disgrace.

[@IcarusNadir]

Evan Ryon you really don't know james labrie. This was 2002, his vocals have improved so much, listen to the spirrit carries on, this is the life, the count of tuscany, a nightmare to remember (to only name a few)

[@IcarusNadir]

***** I was referring to the live performances of these songs I listed after the 2002 period, albeit some are horrendous still, he's massively improved as of the last couple of years.

[@xziobisix]

Now i wanna see metallica playing the dance of eternity

[@rhidoromadon7138]

😂😂😂😂

[@paoloscattolin6801]

I wanna see Metallica play live The Dance of Ernity like Dream Theater plays it live!

[@ytsejam58]

No offense to Petrucci but why is everyone so obsessed about the guitarist in bands? Talk about the drums of the singer or the freaking bass for crying out loud

[@TheBushwooky]

Scott Karrasch Cliff got/gets a lot of love, Portnoy gets plenty of love.

[@ytsejam58]

Cliff from Metallica? And Definately, I listen to Neal Morse, flying Colors, and Transatlantic now because Mike Portnoy drum for them now.

[@TheBushwooky]

Scott Karrasch Yea cliff burton generally is held high among the metal community. And Portnoy's drumming has been praised for a while. I get your point though, generally the guitarist is given more/unearned respect.

[@ytsejam58]

Right. Well that's why I'm a little miffed because as a drummer, I always listen for the drum parts in a band. If the drummer only plays a standard 4/4 "boom, ts, pa, ts" throughout the song, I tend to get bored with it more easily. Following Mike Portnoy around after he left Dream Theater is actually how I got into Flying Colors, Transatlantic, and Neal Morse's projects. I'm not huge on bass but I do agree that they are as important as any other instrument. I never really felt the bass was ever to prominent in metallica songs though. Maybe it was just the mix but I never heard it too often, (except on Orion. That was Cliff Burton wasn't it? Okay that was really awesome). But Like Myung's bass parts in Dream Theater are outstanding and I always tend to listen more for Geddy's bass in Rush than Alex's guitar. The guy from Yes has some pretty good bass parts too. Just look at Tempus Frigit. Sorry this reply got a little long, music is really a big deal for me.

[@TheBushwooky]

Scott Karrasch That's what I like about Dream Theater, each member's skills are voiced in their songs.

[@benphillips8174]

It's only an important difference for guitarists who have grown up playing it downpicked, because when you downpick aggressively a lot then naturally your downstroke is going to end up being stronger than your upstroke, as it is for The Het, but if you train in other genres/styles before (as everybody in DT certainly has, having all gone to music college) then you can develop equally powerful downstrokes and upstrokes, as JP has here. His picking is very even and very strong in both directions.

[@Kbax3614]

However, it doesn't sound right.

[@manueltorres013]

Is like Guitar Pro live! :DD

[@romeroyunge]

No soy experto ni nada..pero desafina en varias partes de la canción el sr vocalista...

[@ReZhorw]

Comments on ANYTHING regarding metallica: dOwNpIcKiNg dOwNpIcKiNg dOwNpIcKiNg dOwNpIcKiNg dOwNpIcKiNg

[@Fusilatore]

pfffffffff,todos los mensajes salen en mi feed,vi la falta y dije vaaaaaaale

[@SufferDYT]

lmao i love that they have james' echo at 3:38

[@SpiralDream]

Nice to see Dream Theater playing a good song for once

[@heavyrules6699]

Dream theater more technical more complex music, Metallica much more musically talented and better song writers

[@maxjudge020]

Thats complete bullshit, dream theater are way more musically talented

[@mickser101]

Guitar was on fire for puppets

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

I was there. 1st ever DT show. So much fun. On that tour, they played a full cover album whenever they played 2 nights in a city on the 2nd night. But they never said which album itd be til it happened. We were so frickin stoked when we saw the puppets backdrop like no fkin way. We actually had a bit of a mosh pit going at a DT show 😆 it was awesome. I wanna see the full show

[@Tesserex]

I was there too! At the Vic right? I was with a friend at the front of the elevated section halfway back on the left. It was awesome, not at the front but still an unobstructed view. Though I do remember hearing that it would be Puppets in advance? Maybe it was last minute and rumored, or a few days earlier? I think they had also done it in Europe somewhere.

[@Mattythebassman]

Say what you want about Dream Theater being more technically demanding but Metallica wins at writing catchier riffs and just generally more interesting songs in my opinion. Not bashing Dream Theatre in any way but I'd rather have the songwriting ability of 80s Metallica than DT. I will admit though Metallica has released some trash too.

[@speedmuncher]

Pertucci is better than any Thrash guitarist, from a technical standpoint.

[@mojojijo5767]

lol, beat marty friedman and his japan family.

[@Mattythebassman]

You obviously don't know many thrash guitarists outside of the big 4. Plus it's all opinion, there's no better or worse, it's music not sports.

[@mojojijo5767]

I know some guy from Forbidden evil. he's amazing. Just so you know.

[@Mattythebassman]

I actually prefer Friedman to Pertucci, he's a much better composer and can play anything that Pertucci can.

[@Sabbathfaax]

+Mattythebassman when it comes to technically it ain't opinion. It's fact. Idk about other thrash bands but petrucci is superior to the top 4 in technicality. Doesn't mean he's better (I prefer Mustaine)

[@DimasMegatons]

Dream Theater is Dream Theater no more to say!!!!

[@6ckbass]

Well, I'm not sure how I feel about the singing, although it is very good, but the rest of this is brilliant. Petrucci barely even struggles. The drums are spot on. Myung... Well, c'mon, it's Myung, it's nothing short of jaw dropping.

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

This is too sterile and too perfect (minus the singer). These guys are just too good.

[@frantic299]

Best joke ever. Don't get me wrong. Metallica and Dream Theater fight for my favorite band but DT plays circles around Metallica. I was at this show and believe me it didn't suffer at all from a lack of energy. Watching something on video and being there are two very very different things.

[@stlk2209]

lols ))) Petrucci = 1 guitarist Kirk + James = 2 guitarists feel the difference???????????? )))))))))))))

[@ytsejam58]

Are you feeling it mr krabs? But definitely yes

[@wak2wak]

yeah, james and kirk are better to play this song

[@nohandle2]

this vocal is killing me!

[@picachewable]

Can anyone tell me.. was this show at Rosemont Theater? thnx