Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess Plays His Favorite Keyboard Parts

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[@LoudwireMusic]

UPDATE: Due to a printing error, LTE 3 will be released April 16 instead of March 26.

[@caznat8599]

NOOOOOOOOOO! (thanks for the update lol)

[@jeremythornton433]

That sux! But thanks for the update!

[@Mmsmickey]

New LTE with John Patitucci on guitar

[@damianrock5297]

Ah c'mon!!!! >.< I mean, thanks, LW, but c'mon!!!! T_T

[@damianrock5297]

@@Mmsmickey lol xD

[@MrT1o9P9i2]

Jordan's version is more like "Twinkle twinkle little astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity"

[@chadbennett7873]

Brilliant

[@andomi]

Also! Chad

[@salmiakki5638]

You have forgot the nuclear fusion part, i felt it in the sound

[@clydebermingham121]

Hahahaha ... Ain’t that right ? Hahaha 😝 🤗 TWINKLE TWINKLE 🤩 ⭐️ GIGANTIC ASTRO COMIT METEOR 😝🤗 My version is more a mellow version 🤗

[@manaowls]

This made me burst out laughing. Thanks so much!

[@TheLebTM]

He has completed the piano and awaits the sequel.

[@LeftHandShred2]

Coming This Summer: Piano 2.

[@WillyJunior]

Seaboard?

[@chacha134]

The forte

[@deprivedoftrance]

@@WillyJunior I would love to see that

[@MultiPoseur]

Foot piano.

[@aaron0089]

Jordan be like... “so... when I was in the womb, I learnt this little piece”

[@jelledevlieger6395]

xDDDDD

[@jeffjones9448]

Hehehe! Yep!

[@mkii1964]

Lmao

[@mike3963]

And that piece was moonlight sonata the third movement

[@agerven]

i don't know if his mother played the piano, but that could actually be true.

[@shiaominglee]

“haven’t played it in 50 years” proceeds to play it perfectly

[@kennethkelley2895]

you an see him looking into his brain board as he plays. Stuck there for eternity. His "virgin" rock piece.😅

[@tommyvega7948]

I guess he's a pretty good sight reader

[@rickleblanc8900]

@@tommyvega7948 i suppose when you have a zillion notes to play in every song and you don't want to fuck up, any little thing helps !

[@tommyvega7948]

@@rickleblanc8900 precisely. Way too many songs with way too many notes.

[@angelonoziglia5854]

… and smile while doing so and thinking back of his pot smokin’ days :))

[@Teabonesteak]

This is accidently the greatest music lesson of all time.

[@DanteLikesRock]

of All Time.

[@Aenygma_]

of All Time.

[@Fr3nzY_17]

of All Time.

[@mikaelschloenzig9590]

Totally agree !

[@jarrylerty452]

of All Time.

[@frenchlad9441]

dude could literally play dance of eternity while talking about how good the salad he had yesterday was

[@maximummatt73]

Salad Of Eternity

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

still remember the video where he played twinkle twinkle on top of 13/8 or something

[@erickfreitas6577]

@@maximummatt73 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@prameditar5093]

hahahaha great one!

[@OleksiiTheAngry]

no, no, while PLAYing about how good the salad he had yesterday was

[@ryanmaurice6184]

I love that Jordan Rudess with Hair literally looks just like an 18th century composer.

[@berenjarrett4210]

Haven't seen his hair since scenes in new york lmaoo

[@Meltedcheese567]

Why did you include the word "literally" here? The sentence would have been fine without it.

[@Scottjf8]

Hope he keeps the hair for the next tour. Looking more and more like a wizard

[@kingsxkids]

@@Meltedcheese567 It’s literally, almost like an almost literal sentence 🙂 I’ve heard plenty worse

[@Meltedcheese567]

@@kingsxkids Just because you've heard worse doesn't mean this doesn't suck!

When he have to create a whole childhood fiction story to convince us he's a human.

[@gatekeeper65]

Hah !!!! Priceless.

[@maximummatt73]

LOL Yeah, us REAL fans know he's from outer space

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

@@maximummatt73 i thought he was a wizard

[@maximummatt73]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 And that

[@ikofire1]

This guy is so great. Total virtuoso. The Keith Emerson of our time.

[@Joel_Powell]

Well they are only six years apart in age...so I consider them from close to the same era. But they are both amazing, and it's too bad Keith is no longer with us.

[@ThePapaja1996]

Jon lord

[@bretttrommler756]

Here, here! The Keith Emerson, the Rick Wakeman, the Chris Clark, the Jon Lord…. All the above!

[@athe13]

He is Jordan Rudess of our time, actually.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

He's the "Theater" part of Dream Theater.

[@stickfigure9138]

No he's the Dream. Because we all dream of being that good

[@mipe7755]

​@@stickfigure9138 Don't you also Dream about being as good as John Petrucci?

[@stickfigure9138]

@@mipe7755 Yeah I do

[@EthanWallingfordOfficial]

LaBrie is the dream part because you have to be dreaming for him to sound good /j lmao

[@konayuki8525]

He looks like the piano final boss here, some kind of piano wizard

[@8Scientist]

People say the same thing about John Petrucci on guitar. He is now the almighty shred wizard.

[@joshweigel1131]

@11:54 boss music starts

[@Falconforge89]

Rudess the White

[@bensroom]

I love your profile pic. The weather is such a good album

[@ledsabbazepplath3889]

His nickname is “The Wizard”

[@sceptict]

Jordan: "Teacher showed me the chords and then I started to improvise." Story goes that if you listen very carefully you can still actually hear his teacher crying in envy

[@maximummatt73]

Nah, his teacher was killed decades ago.

[@michaelberresford4291]

That's why they were so angry, " No, stop it! You not allowed to be better than me, I'm the teacher here"

[@hakeemahmadjamal7403]

The strangest part is that baroque music such as Bach was often improvised during the period it was around

[@MMonteroM91]

Jajaja, teacher showed me the chords and then I showed him how to play

[@teeple1877]

@@hakeemahmadjamal7403 I would love to hear the type of stuff Bach would’ve improvised..

[@paulscire5763]

He's a genius, yet so humble and such a kind person.

[@caio509]

If you think Jordan Rudess is kind wait until you see Jordan Nicess

[@drpivotkid90]

@@caio509 omg....

[@jergervasi3331]

Absolutely true. He is polite and very nice to talk to... great guy, great player.

[@wetbeans7957]

@@caio509 get out

[@thestoebz]

@@caio509 beheheeehheher

[@novv_mh]

Jordan Rudess isn't just a master of piano, he is the master of masters of piano. There is nobody quite like this man who has ever existed before.

[@thestoebz]

Except for all the elite pianists. I love Jordan, but there are A LOT of people who play this well and even better

[@wongsakornwattanavekin7328]

@@thestoebz Don’t know who else has this much broad range of skills and style, can you suggest the ones who you say are better?

[@alexisezequiel3991]

Rick wakeman?

[@chichochicc]

@@thestoebz agree. ALso there's the thing of him that resembles me to Yngwee Malmsteen, if they are in front of an instrument they have to play the most notes as fast and complex as possible. That's kinda ok for these videos, but not every-single-time dude.. yeah we got it, you can play fast and complex, good for you!

[@kyle8575]

@@chichochicc There are clear parts here where Jordan demonstrates he has complete understanding and in tune with the feel of music, not just speed.

[@lantusinfluencer]

People like him should be forever young.... He is producing pure art.... Thank you ....

[@noobasaurusrex9608]

"I haven't played it in like 50 years" Proceeds to play it flawlessly...

[@TheSateef]

i know, showing off much?

[@taylorhansen9290]

He was clearly reading the music off his computer.

[@alessandro9740]

@@TheSateef what's wrong with that? he practiced all his life to achieve that skill. that means he can fucking show off anytime he want

[@BobRobie1]

ive stopped playing songs for years but you still remember how

[@mikkelhansen3714]

@@alessandro9740 did he say otherwise?

[@jumaay]

Gotta love how energic and happy he is. One of the most talented and humble musicians I've ever met

[@paulsc4689]

Yet extremely talented

[@Sam3103s]

You’ve met him ?

[@mystictr1265]

I’ve met him, amazing person and truly gifted!

[@adam70675]

I also met him a little more than a year ago, first at random on the streets in Stockholm than later the same day at the meet and greet. But the feeling was just so strange, the gods of their instrument just being so humble about it. Simply amazing!

[@aoaoa605]

Is he humble? 🤣

[@MrFloppyHare]

I get the impression that he's pretty good at playing the keyboard/piano. O.o

[@oppermanfitness]

He’s insanity good. Only one of the best musicians.

[@MegaKikeo]

nah, he's so so. After all, he was just improvising on Bach at 9 when he applied to Julliard.

[@chhau123]

@@oppermanfitness you must be fun at parties

[@oppermanfitness]

@@chhau123 Why do you say that? Haha

[@claudevieaul1465]

Hahahaha, yeah that was my first impression of Jordan as well... 😜🤣🤣 He's not just insanely fast but more importantly: accurate. And a huge amount of theoretical and practical knowledge under his belt. But to me he's repeating himself the last few years, relying on the old box of tricks to entertain and amaze... Still he's absolutely one of the most technically gifted keyboardists out there.

[@MrInf1nity]

My respect for Jordan when he talked about Keith Emerson and then played BENNY THE BOUNCER out of any track, what a real one.

[@sultanofswing9834]

He can keep up with john petrucci's lightning fast solos.. enough said

[@lohankarachay476]

Petrucci can keep up with him actually he has... More sounding fingers.

[@RodrigoRamirez-eq6gj]

It's actually the other way around

[@adamvalls5094]

Jordan is waaaay faster than jp

[@sultanofswing9834]

@@adamvalls5094 nope.. only chuck norris is faster than petrucci

[@blackcitadel37]

The solo of In The Name Of God shows it all.

[@casperolsen8951]

I don’t think that the teacher knew how much of a virtuoso he would turn into.

[@gdmatter2286]

From the classic LINE there is countless of as talented keyboardist no offense...

[@goldenguti]

@@gdmatter2286 as I read somewhere he was called a prodigy son in terms of piano in the USA but he decided to go keyboard and band.

[@gdmatter2286]

@@goldenguti Oh. Thats cool!

[@valedonjos]

He plays like shit

[@goldenguti]

@@valedonjos nobrainer detected :)

[@Schiersner]

if you watch closely, you can actually see his 7th right hand finger in some parts

[@Alien_nation]

I almost believed you

[@DanielVerberne]

That's his penis, but I get your point, he's got some complex arpeggios that necessitate the usage of the penis.

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

@@DanielVerberne Oh! So that's why it looks so hard.

[@ronchiles399]

🤣

[@klontjespap]

@@majesticpbjcat7707 :)

[@Sanjarih]

It was interesting to see the reincarnation of Bach play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'

[@neeltheother2342]

It's more like Debussy than Bach, but sure.

[@ADarkandStormyNight]

Well yeah, it's true there was nothing BACH in that piece, I am gonna guess neither of you are aware who ACTUALLY wrote that. Mozart. Yes that is right, Mozart. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hICQlpaufaqDp6s&ab_channel=Pianoplayer002

[@alxjones]

@@ADarkandStormyNight Mozart didn't write the tune, it was a nursery rhyme originally. Though, Mozart's variations on this theme are likely the reason it's even known today.

[@OnPointFirearms]

No, it wasn't interesting. It was lame, not unlike most DT ventures.

[@CultofErinyes]

It's great to see his enthusiasm, he still has the flame burning and is full of generosity. He plays and smile, and that's universal and communicative. Thank you Sir!

[@moosjer]

Love how he enjoys it, how he smiles and how he never has stopped being a child. Thx!

[@brockkickass8927]

He just taught me more in 5 minutes than I even knew existed about a piano.

[@mickp2258]

Guy can play his ass off...but even as a Dream Theater fan, I have to say there is not a single keyboard part he has ever played that I would consider tasty or melodic. Speed all day long, but he has never figured out that simple can be harder but more impactful.

[@brockkickass8927]

@@mickp2258 His work with Liquid tension experiment is much better.

[@RodniDemental]

@@mickp2258 So true, simplicity can even be less outstanding in most cases except for when it does

[@マシュードーラン]

@@mickp2258 You must not have listened to many DT songs then. You should change that

[@nicolasreny221]

@@マシュードーラン literally 95% of the astonishing is slower more melodic keyboard so like ye this dude doesn’t know what he’s talking about

[@HubertRatajczak]

Twinkle Twinkle: starts Me: I can play that! Twinkle Twinkle: gets real Me: I can't play that!

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

everybody's gangsta till twinkle twinkle little star was written by bach

[@starrk7158]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 no it wasn't, it was wrote by mozart

[@BlueCollarBanger]

A modern master of piano. He has literally mastered his instrument.

[@checkillo]

he's pretty good a guitar too, he even has a signature 8 string headless guitar from Druzkowski Guitars. The guitar model is called The Wizard.

[@amarr8634]

Literaly

[@maximummatt73]

He Dominates it

[@sullimd]

I rarely see a musician and think "wow, masterful command of that instrument". Tons of great musicians, very few masters.

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

He has mastered the technique certainly and is a great player, although I think he is sometimes too busy trying to display speed and technique at the expense of feel and musicality. He would be better if he toned it down a bit sometimes, which would give the flashy parts more impact (same with a guitarist not constantly shredding) - just my opinion!

[@SlapChop1000]

The greatest pianist I have ever seen...there comes a time when you play an instrument for so long that you become an extension of that instrument..this man is no exception.

[@Bratsche6500]

Thank you for posting this! I showed this video as a lesson for 4th and 5th grade general music classes (explained everything he mentioned along the way, talked about different genres, etc) and played live videos of the solos so the kids could hear it within the context of the song... the kids were amazed and absolutely glued! 🤘🏼 Next generation of DT fans, coming up on Long Island!

[@djberg3483]

❤❤❤❤ this!!! More of this!!! Please never stop being awesome and inspiring.

[@HelloitsMrChase]

0:39 I feel like this is EXACTLY how Jordan played "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" at 7 years old; cant tell me otherwise

[@cavernosodastrevas]

Someone please do a movie or a doc about this genius. It's so satisfying to watch him talking and playing beatifully. A whole other level of expertise and passion

[@DanielVerberne]

Great idea, Rodrigo. It’s disappointing to me that 99% of humanity is unaware of the likes of Rudess and Dream Theater. Pop culture is huge audiences and money, but I also see it as painfully shallow in its artistic appreciation of anything with the slightest bit of depth or complexity.

[@jakegodfrey4320]

Right? He reminds me of Neil Peart, not only being a virtuoso on his instrument, but when he speaks I could listen to him all day.

[@マシュードーラン]

@@jakegodfrey4320 I caught his show tonight and he did this for 90 minutes with an encore of The Spirit Carries On. I highly recommend seeing him if and when you get the chance

[@spoonerluv]

When Jordan says it's been 50 years he's actually serious haha

[@WreckageHunter]

Thank you Loudwire and Jordan Rudess for the free piano lesson I've been stuck with long-range arpeggios till this afternoon, now I managed to see how to actually "arpeggio with the flow" lol

[@rehconcepts935]

This came up in my feed today and although I have never really been into Dream Theater, I am so glad I clicked on this - Jordan is an amazing player and will have me going back and checking out his stuff - amazing player

[@alonzosmith1843]

Jordan Rudess is such an amazing keyboardist. I still can’t believe that he’s 64 years old. I’m a big Dream Theater fan. Jordan has been the keyboardist for Dream Theater since 1999 and he’s been creating some amazing keyboard melodies for the band ever since. He’s responsible for give DT their melodic side within progressive metal.🤘🏾🎹

[@t3hgir]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Overture. My fav JR composition in Dream Theater.

[@brockbaldridge7620]

Yup exactly right

[@tejacavalera]

64 yo? very healthy looking. is it because he works according to his passion?

[@linusfotograf]

I would’ve guessed 55

[@josephiladelphia8733]

He's simply amazing but I still preffer Kevin Moore's stuff. Not as brilliant technically but with lots of character

[@vitornathangoncalves2575]

Jesus, I never realized how much of a virtuoso Jordan actually is. That's amazing

[@rbeforme]

Hardly anyone realizes it. He's easily the most underrated musician in the world.

[@gringochucha]

Have you been living under a rock? He displays his virtuosity any chance he gets.

[@kylek5538]

It was hilarious watching him play twinkle little star then fucking shredding it haha

[@vitornathangoncalves2575]

@@gringochucha I actually listen to dream theater every single day, but their music certainly doesn't do justice to what he's actually capable of

[@sidfara6362]

@@gringochucha i was about to comment the same...u must be kidding me if u listen to DT every day and u didnt realize jordan's virtuoso lol

[@BradWolfe113]

Look how happy he got playing. He just loves what he does. So contagious and awesome to see.

[@TheHammersmashdave]

Jordan Rudess is quite possibly the single most skilled, most knowledgeable, most thorough MASTER of music that has ever walked the face of this planet.

[@alohamark3025]

Nothing better in life than a mother or father believes in you before a single note is played. That goes so far beyond faith, it has no comparison.

[@Geoff_24]

Not a huge Dream Theater guy, but damn they're all so unbelievably good.

[@mixmixture7049]

They pro

[@maximummatt73]

They legit

[@majesty7347]

they musicians

[@maximummatt73]

They GODS

[@thewildhealer541]

Except for Labrie. I wish they could have picked another vocalist but whatever. I guess I'll just keep on not listening to them.

[@dbphotography2770]

His body stance would make every "classic piano " teacher cry

[@qwer7771]

Body posture is not as important as hand posture and Technique. Bad classic piano instructors will get wrapped up in bad posture. A good piano teacher would say “Alright you clearly have an ear, let’s work on techniques to improve your piano playing and if your posture gets in the way we will correct it.”

[@mistrdevine]

Piano teacher here, and he obviously knows what he’s doing, so I doubt any of us would give him shit about his posture. I mostly address posture when it’s causing a problem, not just to be an annoying asshole.

[@mistrdevine]

@Albert Wesker how so?

[@someperson9052]

@@mistrdevine you absolutely are not being an asshole. That was informative, thank you.

[@lucasimmons075]

@@mistrdevine as a former music teacher I would agree. It's not about the fact he's playing music, it's just sitting like that for more than a couple minutes definitely isn't great for you, but still really isn't related to the music or fact he is playing the keyboard. His core and arm posture is good, just the slight lean and hunching over at the neck might cause some problems. Although, really who am I to say anything about his posture if it means he can play like that and it doesn't seem to affect him (he does play keyboards standing a lot from what I know so it might just be he isn't as used to sitting down playing an upright or grand piano)

[@Eincrou]

It was a pleasure to watch Jordan talk about and play through his history as a pianist! There are many awe-inspiring Rudess moments in Dream Theater for me, but my favorite is in my favorite song of all time: Octavarium. His keyboard section that brings in movement III, "Full Circle," is still as much a joy for me to hear the 200th time as the first. I'll always be grateful that Rudess brought his immense talent to rock music.

[@levic317]

yeees! same

[@sean247]

That entire song to me is a masterpiece. The Continuum blew my mind in the intro. When I heard it for the first time, I thought it was Petrucci on guitar. That song is truly a gem. The synth solo in the 12th minute is right up there with the solo from Home.

Absolutely. This is where he shine's the brightest.

[@wangevan6090]

Thanks!

[@GusDrax]

''And she freaked out, because Improvisation was not allowed at Juilliard'' No Jordan, She freaked out cause you were already better than him/her.

[@Mster_J]

We don’t know that for sure. It’s much more likely that she freaked out for the reason he gave. They worked on and practiced a piece, and now he’s going off script and improvising, probably would make any teacher freak out, especially when it’s against the rules. And all that time you invested in your student, they are now going to be disqualified from the competition due to breaking the rules

[@Mster_J]

@@mrmcclory1964 maybe 😅

[@juanmartin606]

9 years old kid: *starts awesome impro* Classical piano teacher: *angry baroque screech*

[@aguynamednathan]

Dance of Eternity without the rest of the band sounds like a Zelda boss battle

[@progordie]

So true. Spot on 👌

[@lohankarachay476]

Ganondorf's Battle from Ocarina of Time been a 23/16 fits quite well in the odd prog shenenigans

[@oooooo-ji2nn]

Jordans Wife: "Get out of the House with your keyboard stuff, go in the garage."

[@tomowen7343]

Wife? He looks like he never even kissed a girl!

[@peterdanish9237]

@@tomowen7343 Jordan's wife is a close friend of mine and she is wonderful.

[@peterdanish9237]

Not far from the truth!

[@TJB-zt9tx]

🤣

[@decky1990]

The Highway Star solo did it for me 👌🏻👌🏻

[@francocastilloAR]

Thanks for the name!

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

@@francocastilloAR You didn't know Highway Star? Seriously? Are you a "musician" also? Guess why it's in quotes . . . .

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

@@Elias0112 Highway Star is a 50 year old song with two widely known versions, it is anything but a 'lesser know [sic] standard". Rock music attracts exponentially more fans than jazz ever has, the obvious reason being that it is better music. Both have record companies, marketing and backing, and anyone can listen to anything; the majority eschew jazz, because it sucks. It's pretty much the only genre where people don't play well with others - everyone is a band except jazz players, because they all need to be the star. Something I have long described as 'total self-indulgent bullshit', and even marginally within context. Frank Zappa would laugh at you.

[@youngchool]

Thank you Jordan, what an awesome episode! Very educational too! Beautiful scale at 11:53 particularly grabbed my heart, reminding me of my keyboard hero, Eddie Jobson.

[@gibusgamer93]

"I haven't played Light My Fire in probably 50 years" *Proceeds to play it perfectly*

[@theovlach]

Well, he knows how the song goes and how music works, that's a way of remembering without actually playing it.

[@1971merlin]

And twice as fast

[@kentaur.1555]

He was reading the score, you can see it in his eyes. But still, his wizardry always shines through 😄

[@sharrer2]

I absolutely LOVE the effort Jordan went through to make this video, not only his enthusiasm, but the sheer effort and time he put into the different cool camera angles, explanations, etc. Dude gave you probably $1k worth of piano lessons in 20 minutes. Bravo.

[@umphreak8911]

Jordan you are such a gift to music, your storytelling and explanation make watching you so enjoyable, thanks for all the lessons and videos on your playing, truly amazing

[@stephenjames4937]

The 251 people who disliked this must be deaf. This fellow is fabulous.

[@TheRodolfoVideos]

Such a humble guy! I had the pleasure to see Dream Theater live back in 2014, 3 hours of awesome music!

[@MaxStone289]

I've seen them twice. First time was after their release of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance, which was a 3 hr show. Second show was them playing The Astonishing all of the way through. Both were awesome shows.

[@TheRodolfoVideos]

@@MaxStone289 Cool! I'm looking forward to see them live in a near future...

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Jordan is so good it's like Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and a grand piano itself had one giant orgy, this would be their genius prodigy kid: Jordan Rudess! It's like in groundhog day when Bill Murray learns piano, except Jordan must have been stuck in that same day for about 4000 years, he's that good.

[@thebox2909]

I dont know much about Jordan but I love DT. He has such a humble personality and reminds me of Neil Peart. What class.

[@johnanthonyp]

Fantastic. He has such a warm and gentle manner about him too.

[@chanmies]

Same with John Petrucci while talking

[@maximummatt73]

That part where he says he hasn't played Light My Fire for fifty years, then immediately plays the shit out of it... I believe him

[@lordmyrann]

That lead on Overture 1928 is what got me into Dream Theater. Bravo Jordan!

[@studentsmusic]

What i love most is his gentle personality, smiling and enjoying what he is doing plus his very young eyes even after all these incredible years on tour with those energetic shows.. A real inspiration to practice. Music is it!

[@AlejandroMinnelli]

This isn't just him playing his favorite keyboard parts, this is a masterclass lesson!

[@marekwaczynski3894]

To be honest The Dream Theater is one of my latest discoveries. Sounds funny but nobody's perfect. Combination of all of you sounds great, massive great mixture of heavy sound with progressive rock sound. The Liquid Tension Experiment - I was sitting close to two hours listening all from start to the end with you and Tony Levin and Petrucci and Portnoy. I am hooked. All the best from Europe /Poland Marek (55)

[@martingjsmith]

This man is not of this world. Mind-boggling brilliance and a wonderful musician.

[@joaolima3032]

no wonder he is called the wizard, he is an insane player

[@MrKaraokeguy88]

He also looks like one

[@joaolima3032]

@@MrKaraokeguy88 true, in some concerts i think he used a wizard's hat too

[@OnPointFirearms]

No it's because of that lame ass goatee.

[@CAMELOT331]

This must be old. He has hair. "March 9th 2021." Oh

[@mikeimpressionsreviews]

Now you know why he’s usually bald

[@BadButNotSad]

:)

[@jorgepaul5049]

Nope, many metal musicians have abandoned their physical appearance during the pandemic, grey hair, grey beard, and mustache no hair color at all, because they do not leave their houses to tour..Jordan always shaves his head until now.

[@TheSateef]

that's what i would look like if i grew my hair!

[@shanuerhalizant]

@@jorgepaul5049 yes. cause he style. he's shave to bald head since 2002.

[@martin.coronado]

*Jordan starts to play Twinkle Twinkle with one finger* Me: yeah... that's so eas... *Jordan playing a million notes in 16 minutes* Me: *crying*

[@williamdonnelly895]

I like this guy.. Lots! 😎He rocks! 👌

[@metaspherz]

Wow, Jordan, this was like a master class to me. I've always loved your playing ability but now I understand it deeper. And I got a few good hints along the way too! Thanks for sharing!

[@justfoxx42]

"Light My Fire, which I haven't played in probably 50 years"...proceeds to absolutely melt your face with it

[@lathblade]

This guy is absolutely incredible.

[@gabrieltoscano8480]

Jordan is so amazing! His playing is so clean and precise. Such an awesome player

[@HawkFightTalk]

Me: I think I'll play piano. Loudwire: Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess Plays His Favorite Keyboard Parts. Me: *walks away*

[@diegopeart]

I simply cannot smile wide whenever he plays a fun run or arpeggio because he establishes mood by adding harmony to the atmosphere of every song. His DT stuff is mind-blowing, yeah but seeing his takes on classics just make my heart full of joy. God bless this wizard.

[@JohnHenrySheridan]

As I was doing my buddhist chanting this morning it came to me to show my 7-year-old musically-inclined son a master keyboard player and Jordan Rudess came to mind. I played this video for him this evening. After watching for awhile my son asked, "Dad, is he the best keyboarder in the world?" I thought about it and said, "Yeah, kinda." :)

[@BungleJoogie68]

The irony of not allowing him to improvise over Bach Preludes despite the fact Bach was famous in his lifetime as a virtuosic performer who improvised.

[@leek6927]

It’s a classical thing, they think everything should be done to exactly how it’s meant to be

[@malydok]

Classical snobs.

[@hjarnansjarn5969]

Haha. I assumed that too. Composition and improvisation are basically the same thing.

[@lucasimmons075]

My philosophy with 'making' music is that limiting improv also limits your ability to experiment. Some of the best stuff I have ever made is after hours of improvising when I finally hit exactly what fits/what sounds great to me, which is normally nowhere near what I thought it would be (or piecing together the best bits over the session). Not improvising is like a writer not having multiple drafts of a novel, and I don't care how good a writer is, everyone needs to edit something in their work.

[@realulli]

@@leek6927 no. How it was written down. Someone in the comments said, Bach was improvising all the time, maybe it was meant to be improvised all around?

[@jeremyluke8022]

One of those guys you hate to see age cause you want him to play forever he’s just the best there is I never tire of listening to him

[@Sacred_Silence]

"We didn't have a piano at home, so my mom went out and bought one." Love this. My dad is the reason I got into drumming. He plays guitar and all of his friends were musicians. I always just loved music and he knew that. He got me a guitar at a very young age but I never picked it up. Then he got me my first drum set at 10 and I slowly started to play here and there but never focused on it. Until I was around 13 and then just fell in love with it one day while listening to Iron Maiden. Run To The Hills to be exact. I play almost everyday now at 29.

[@jcrodar9427]

Simultaneously down to earth and heavenly sublime! Making the complexity of the simple basics attainable through enjoyable practice, practice, practice! You rock the works!

[@bernietheo4919]

he still feels every single note after so many years he playing piano. i love this.

[@David-mj2ln]

JR is the most amazing combination of humble, generous, and almost childlike in enthusiasm. Rock on JR, thanks for the music!

[@gordy3714]

Excellent, smiles on faces that's what I like to see. I'm a huge Jon Lord fan especially those long songs of the early 70s where he just takes the organ away into the night.

[@sklermbot]

Love this studio. It's so obvious he is an actual musician who gets his stuff set up and then actually uses it.

[@beefcake0354]

3:24 he plays that and still casually talks about other thing. wow!

[@GeoffInfield]

10:27 you can tell he wasn't kidding about not playing 'light my fire' in fifty years, what an awesome expression as he hears himself playing it all grown up! I got here by clicking on a non-music YT video too late, and for the first time thinking 'I dunno what the hell it's opening but just once I'm gonna keep watching for the hell of it' - I'm so glad I did, what a lovely and talented dude.

[@aresman1234]

This should be renamed to: The GOAT keyboardist's 17 minute masterclass.

[@chadbennett7873]

He's got the beard for being the GOAT!

[@damnBEAST]

Holy fuck. Gotta change my trousers and possibly someone else's. And I'm not even a pianist

[@sidfara6362]

haha

[@bertielee1]

Comment of the year!🤣

[@williamwatson1888]

True story: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is the first song that I ever learned to play by ear on my cousin's little air organ/piano "thingy" at 8 years of age back in 1981. My aunt heard me playing the song, and she asked me where I learned that. I told her that I had just figured it out, and she said, "Your father could do that and play anything". She said that I could have the little piano because my cousin never played it anyway. Her brother (my father) was a naturally gifted musician who was the lead guitarist of his band in Houston, Texas called "The Poor Souls" until he tragically lost his life on his job due to electrocution from a faulty Graco EM-400 Paint Sprayer at the young age of 22...just one month before I was born. I share his talent for music and consider it a gift from the Almighty to honor my fallen father, and so I haven't looked back ever since. Dream Theater helped me get through the quiet days during AIT (U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training), which in those days came right after U.S. Army Basic Combat Training aka "boot camp". I had never even heard of you guys until I was in AIT at Fort Lee, Virginia in 1993. I love your sound and what you have produced. I find it both inspirational and simply badass. \m/ >.< \m/

[@mitch5699]

thanks for serving, also born in Virginia and a fellow musician of 40 years roughly

[@bencromwell4453]

Years of practice has made this man the best! I would love to be able to attain magical skills like this....

[@Slyder42]

"Well, doesn't everybody do that?" best response to improvisation.

[@Bloodline2009]

I get shivers ever time I hear Jordan play those epic melodic parts. Such a talent, thank you for the awesome memories!!

[@MetalRob81]

8:52 just proves how great of a composer Elton John really is. My God does that sound gorgeous!!

[@samarsalan9897]

What song is it???

[@BigMansfield]

@@samarsalan9897 Your Song.

[@samarsalan9897]

@@BigMansfield oh lol thanks! XD

[@BigMansfield]

@@samarsalan9897 no problem 😁

[@zarc0n]

Wow....such 🔥🔥🔥

[@DanMcMullan]

Loved this. As a keyboard player myself, I appreciated hearing Jordan's evolution and techniques...tips that I can apply to my own playing.

[@flip7081]

“I haven’t played in probably, 50 years.” My ass! I know when I’m getting trolled, kind sir.

[@Bunny99s]

Well, he's born in 1956, so he turned 50 in 2006. That means, considering the uploading time of this video, 50 years ago he was about 14 / 15 years old. Also Light My Fire came out just a few years earlier (in 1967). So everything seems to fit ^^. Now you could argue how likely it is that he hasn't played it all the time since then. However it doesn't seems to be unreasonable. Think of something you've done when you were a kid that you haven't done since then. There are always things like that in everyone's life.

[@michaelberresford4291]

I love Jordan's solos in Dance of Eternity, the whole song sounds like an epic boss theme and his parts nasty af🤘. All DT members are monsters of their craft. I can really see that he lives for music, the joy that he has for reminiscing and playing is great, you'd think playing Dance of Eternity would get old after the 700th time playing it but he clearly loves it. Simply a Legend, nothing more to say.

[@coleknight5335]

I like that they’re branching out with this series its so interesting to me to hear their influences and little tips they give.

[@JD-ff4of]

Amazing! I'm a classic rock kinda guy but listening and especially watching him play is breathtaking! You wish people like him would live forever so we can keep being amazed at every turn.

[@chemarodriguez6699]

Ima simple boy: I see any vídeo of one of Dream Theater Musicians and I click as hard as I broke my mouse

[@UsRanger]

He's one of the best Piano players I've ever heard, wow.

[@aisfly]

I love the look he gave while finishing playing a piece "I am good huh?Yes I know"