Dream Theater - The Way It Used To Be

A song from the unoffical album "Hollow Years"

[@anthonytabura6346]

I use to enjoy this wonderful song with my beautiful wife Valerie. God rest her soul..

[@xJMan240x]

I love Dream Theater, because there are so many different styles of music mixed in and there are so many different songs to listen to. You could listen to everyone of their songs and swear you just played through your entire iTunes library.

[@88omair]

Such an underrated track, should have been on FII. One of my favourite Petrucci solos. Myung's bass sounds amazing here

[@jundrix3675]

They sounded great in this era, I also like Labrie's voice here. Thanks for sharing this song!

[@gtrpimp76]

The feel and ambiance of this song reminds me of the U2 song "Bad." This is a pretty good song and if the label was trying to get DT to appeal to the masses, this is it right here.

[@tomasgomez9925]

Can't believe this song didn't make it to the album...!!!

[@Pimientors]

Totalmente de acuerdo !!!!!!!

[@graefe827]

Kim Chi---you do realize sounding like Rush is not even close to being a bad thing, right? Dream Theater may very well be Jesus, but Rush is GOD.

[@solitaryg]

Pull me from the water! Too cold to swim! One of my favorite DT tracks. It should have been of FII.

[@Ktheconversationkiller]

"Move me from the water.....

[@DRW1107]

This was only a demo version and sounds great - you can actually hear the bass!

[@ankihansen2489]

DRW1107 This is not just a "demo". This is the B side of Hollow Years! 😡😡😡

[@jonashoffmann3730]

No need to get angry, seems you don't know much about this album's history. It IS in fact a demo.. just ended up on hollow years single as a b-side.

[@LmKzeroUNO]

HOLY SHIT THAT SOLO (yes, the guitar one)

[@demonhalo67]

Great song, that would have fitted well in the middle of FII.

[@weversonmiguel3403]

this season they made awesome songs!

[@davecouper]

Still the greatest B-side in the history of rock music, in my opinion! Deserved a full production for sure, and a spot on the album, preferably at track 3 (shift Peruvian Skies towards the end to bolster the weaker second half of the record).

[@Gabriel-ev6qg]

Pure gold

[@Ar41e]

Beautiful composition! Some mix of U2 and Type O' Negative vibes.

[@lukasdeman]

kevin shirley has made some weird choices

[@jonp4846]

Perfect comment

[@NorthWoodsWalks]

KS chose Anna Lee over this? head scratcher for sure

[@betoastorga]

I freaking love FII and all demos too. Love that Era.

[@nathanlaing8441]

Sounds like a lost U2 track :)

[@BenKFBR392]

Can't believe I just discovered this song in 2023. Their most Marillion sounding song, even more than "The Best of Times" (after the violin intro) or the keyboard solo from "Octavarium".

[@Vincent4Life90]

Yeah, this and Raise The Knife (watch Score, you'll see) would have been perfect for an otherwise Music Industry record.

[@FixxxerZ7]

"In contrast to Portnoy’s comments, John Petrucci has spoken fondly of the album, and in a 2014 interview stated, “Maybe I could set the records straight: I think that’s a really big misunderstanding. The label didn’t have an influence on the album. We wrote the kind of album we wanted to write.”

[@Malletdude31]

@@FixxxerZ7 if you listen to the FII Demos, it 100% was the album they wanted to write, even with a couple of digestible pop tunes, but the label certainly had an influence on the editing and production

[@TheWachuflein]

Excelente canción, tremendo el solo de Petrucci del final

[@vaiostzivenis5216]

It sounds like dream theater meets U2 nice song by the way

[@gabrielantonini9007]

I love this song!

[@joaomatheus6222]

reminds me of trial of tears

[@choigrunge]

This is great, been looking around for this, thanks alot.

[@ejRecording]

very kings x'y then kinda zeppelin'y.. i dig it, cant believe ive never heard it til now!

[@ProgresivePrototipe]

Awesome

[@c0nclav3]

the OUTRO GUITAR SOLO...

[@PS3FreakUIriel27]

Thnx fo choosing this Pic! 😍

[@jareksiejakowski1829]

7:20 Terran Theme on Starcraft:D

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Wish this had been on Octavarium instead of I walk beside you. We all know what they were doing and I personally love this one.

[@Lezetmusic]

Bought the CD in Budapest when it came out . I was always curious as to why this track didn't make the cut

[@dariomansilla2785]

Muy bueno como suena

[@legatoshred]

@GuillermoSmyser bullshit. they said no because mangini was already in and signed the contracts. its not that easy how portnoy sometimes tells his "gang". sometimes i think he think the fans are stupid. and he will not get back after this album. mayebe after 3 or 4 albums it will be "the great reunion". but then lets see how portnoy play the awesome mangini parts. that will be fun.

[@turtlecannon]

Hollow years was a single, not an unofficial album

[@Jedizen07]

Wow! What a really great tune! Why wasn't this on the album? Heard the full demo version of FII and LOVE this track! Any live versions floating around?

[@CristianoGimenesGoulartFilho]

Actually I've see a live footage of this one on KZbin once

[@davework13]

because apparently Petrucci has an iron grip on the band and the producers are powerless to get them to put their great stuff in a song more than once or put their better tunes on the records

[@davework13]

I've hear Mangini play fantastic stuff with Extreme. But I havent heard much of it yet with DT

[@nicholasfondriest2945]

Bono and Edge want there sound and riff back lol

[@JT_5544]

Of course the track that's not on Falling into Infinity is probably my favorite from that era of the band lol

[@GuillermoSmyser]

@legatoshred You're probably right. And I figure it will be 3 or 4 albums. I love Mangini and think he is at least as good a fit in DT as Portnoy. Anything to get the progressive juices flowin'. And things were seeming to get a bit stale in my opinion. Haha, I bet Portnoy could eventually play the Mangini parts but it won't be easy.

[@dewey0930]

@hero7D 2004, When Dream and Day Reunite. Good stuff.

[@mrpylak7103]

Still an awesome DT song.

[@nathanlaing8441]

The song structure and presentation reminds me something that Bon Jovi would have written for the Keep the Faith album

[@blakfloyd]

Listen for the quaisi-"Owner of a Lonely Heart" reprise at 7:19 lol

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

This is definitely the most obviously U2 song DT ever made, haha

[@CristianoGimenesGoulartFilho]

Listen to "Speak to Me" and you will change your mind. Also from the same time they recorded this one

[@H3LLY72]

Speak to Me sounds nothing like U2 nor does this. Apart from a couple of effects on the guitar, it has nothing in common.

[@iltapiiri]

Check out "I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

[@Fancy_Lebowski]

Speak To Me has that whole With or Without You vibe throughout.

[@ZachValkyrie]

@psyoptica Me too! These demos are my favorite DT era by far. If only the label had just fucked off and, if Derek hadn't gotten kicked out. This beats anything Rudess has done with them so far.

[@cewing011]

Am I the only one who notices @6:10 its sounding very starcrafty.... like the terrain soundtrack!

[@mahfuzhaufar]

this song is heavily influenced by U2...

[@nonavarium]

@6digit u said it!! its OLD!!!, and i bet that if they work on their old style , everybody will reply them, i dont know but, their music still rocks!

[@r.g.armstrong2688]

One of the last great songs they wrote. After this album they have a couple of great songs and that’s it. They never did top the first 4 records.

[@Dylan-Blok]

Is this with sherinian?

[@H3LLY72]

Yes

[@hgentil]

Any chance of sending this song? i havent been able to fin it. Thanks dude

[@superironcarlos]

i like so much this song i wish hear this live with mr portnoy for real feeling and enjoy the song right!

[@GuillermoSmyser]

@chucke1963 Portnoy tried to get back together them after awhile and the rest of the band said no. Cause they didn't want it to look like Portnoy could just do what ever he wanted. So it's not just Portnoy, but I guess it means they will get back together after this new album and tour.

[@davework13]

Mangini had already quit his other job to join DT. So bringing Portnoy back at that point would have been unfair. Its just screwed up how big of a hurry they were to replace him.

[@metaloenformol]

This comment did not age well

[@JoseRamirez-rq2gj]

​@@metaloenformolWhy?

[@metaloenformol]

@@JoseRamirez-rq2gj because they didn't "get back together after their new album tour"

[@nomorerocketships]

They should have taken Anna Lee and You Not Me off the album & put this on in their place. Much better choice.

[@BenMichalowicz]

What about the original version, You Or Me?

[@ericswearingenmusic9967]

+Ben M I liked you or me. I had a Japanese import of hollow years ep back when it was new. it was sweet.

[@ceciliadiazavila]

+Luke Raven Anna Lee is one of their best ballads, what are you saying?

[@ejRecording]

+cecilia .diaz avila ok they shoulda had a double CD, with this, speak to me and cover my eyes, and more!! either way its all available

[@ChanceTheChancenator]

it still is? If so: where?

[@roboprogb1264]

Sorry, Hollow Years is official single.

[@immortalsoloist]

Ahhh commercial stupid music industry man was trying to take all of Dt's Creativity and cutting out some of the best songs that could have been on Falling In To Infinity this one was one of them.

[@blakfloyd]

*Quasi

[@hero7D]

love hearing songs that didnt make the cut..they should do releases of the old shit, now they've been with Road Runner, they should redo When Dream And Day Unite with James Labrie on vox/////

[@LL-wv1rd]

With Amake my favorite DT era. Nowadays is kind of boring...just my opinion.

[@loutiscrive]

"Bad" U2

[@AngryCalvin]

No. It actually has more than 4 chords, complexity, creativity, and talent. U2 is just image