Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon (Live in Tokyo 1993) HD

Dream Theater playing Under a Glass Moon in Tokyo in 1993, on the Images and Words tour

[@frankie.d1127]

My God....this is how I remember dream theater. Young, enthusiastic, creative, energetic and full of desire. I think Kevin Moore played a very big role in their early sound.

[@88omair]

Francois DuJour Moore definitely did, especially the darker tone of Awake.

[@mod3l]

tbh, i never got into dream theater, because i always stumbled upon their newer material and preformances and it just never had any musical excitement and the groove for me. ...this has a groove and is actually a good song not just ''oh look at me i'm playing all the notes perfectly''. It's good, they play it like they mean it...nowadays i have the feeling that they are a cover band of themselves :/

[@bst1984]

i agree 100%.. And Mangini's sound is so artificial and compressed.. I do miss hearing real drums like in here!

[@asciicatface]

Mangini used to have body and flash and life, but I think becoming a member of Dream Theater changed that unfortunately. Check any of his other stuff, like his live work with Extreme, and you'll see what I mean.

[@DonHaka]

Well there is no doubt about that. I do however enjoy Kevin era DT and Jordan era DT equally. I really like the dark and more metal side of DT that showed in Train of Thought and Systematic Chaos. And at the same time i also look back to when DT actually wrote songs in major.

[@BlueCollarBanger]

"This is UNDOWA GLASS MEWNAH" I love it!

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

LaBrie's stage presence is phenomenal here and same goes for his voice

[@benjaminkrake4211]

Jamie MacMillan he gets a bad rep now because people hear him post vocal injury and forget how good he used to be

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

@jasper426 the rest of the band's on fire more or less every show. LaBrie can have bad days which is the harsh reality of being a vocalist.

[@massimopescatori6514]

James at that times was incredible ! His voice reached unbelievable peaks !

[@ameliev.5459]

@J P it was severe food poisoning, he has impeccable technique

[@bryanerickson2905]

he's disturbing and annoying. They should have kept Charlie.

[@VioletAOP416]

that one year where labrie hadn't ruptured his vocal cords yet and still sounded good.

[@sjdpfisvrj]

I don't know, he's already breaking a lot during this tune. While I don't doubt the veracity of the food poisoning story, I also think he sang unsustainably, and he was heading for trouble anyway.

[@adriansmith76]

4:43 that section is one of the greatest pieces of music I know. The scream in this version gives me all sorts of goosebumps!

[@bryanerickson2905]

Except for the shrill yelling.

[@Matthew-pn1qu]

They say you can't improve on perfection, but this performance is even better than the studio recording!

[@bigbabatunde1218]

Steady on. 🙄

[@bryanerickson2905]

aside from shitty labrie. Holy fuck he's so cringe and bad and annoying. I want Charlie back!! REEEEEE!

[@Ganbakodon]

​@@bigbabatunde1218tdoes sound a lot better than the recording though.

[@PhillAndersonGuitarist]

My favorite guitar solo of all time!!!

[@AlexVanTrue]

this and randy rhoad's over the mountain for me :)

[@popalltheway]

Myung was so full of energy back then. Now he's like a zombie on stage.

[@malicant123]

True. However, I've seen Myung live, and I think that he has a very powerful stage presence.

[@matiasx1996]

but he still playing like an asian god :D

[@markosgraveyard]

malicant123 I dont know of your age, but I am sure yourself will see (if not already have seen) a different between 25 and 47 years old. Hell, that is nearly double the age, let alone experience. And let's not forget he is still every bit as good in terms of playing as back then. Dream Theater is just one of these bands that their play will never let you down. They will probably retire if they see that coming, and I'd be glad.

[@EetFuk8]

+popalltheway That's because the older he gets, the more he gets serious.

[@NathanAugusto]

I think that the difference in his energy came years later, if you watched the Awake in Tokyo Bootleg you will see that Myung stay on the stage with a different energy than in this video...

[@lopolik]

WOW Labrie Nails it here. Bear this honour in my... NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

[@ThePoorBoy]

Maybe it was being younger with something to prove, maybe it was Kevin Moore's presence in the band (probably a combination of the two), but this era of Dream Theater was the best.

[@akkapongsungkajuntra7828]

Golden Era of DT

[@ryancolumbretis6710]

I second that!

[@oldchanel3956]

akkapong sungkajuntra It's still golem era except Lanier suck live boq

[@yungtwiz]

Some could argue that 2002-2010 better fits that description

[@fourseasons4105]

@@yungtwiz like me for example Six degrees of inner turbulence is my favorite album of all time, and I fucking love Train of thought, Systematic chaos and Octavarium. Dramatic turn of events is another amazing underrated album

[@kangparkirgoib]

I doubt that...this was just their 2nd album tour...it wasnt even their peak...

[@danielsulistyo3659]

Young, creative, so much energy. DT at 1993, the golden era ✊

[@HansAaraas]

This is the VHS tape that started it all for me back when I was 11. 23 years later they are still my favorite band.

[@littmus32ify]

Hans Aaraas Me, too, buddy! I was 16 when I picked up Images and Words and this video. My tape is ruined, though. So thankfully there's KZbin!

[@27pugsly]

yup I was 15 in high school my life changed and this band was the soundtrack to my highschool years!!

[@joanm.1991]

4:52 Bear this honor in my NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@qcdoomqc]

One of the most insane note Labrie ever lol man it sounds so good for that line

[@patriciapalmagalvez5943]

John myung hair 😍

[@christianricci140]

This was the Real DT!

[@zazmeister69]

That guitar solo still gets me every time. Perfection.

[@IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch]

I liked how I was able to see how Labrie's voice sounded like before the food poisoning incident.

[@patriciapalmagalvez5943]

Happy birthday James LaBrie!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 best performance ever !!

[@AwakeAudio]

I still love DT, but this is back when I thought they were going to change the world :D

[@senditkevin]

They have

[@shcottgoggle]

@@senditkevin damn straight.

[@samdepaepe6534]

Their live sound here was so much better. Now it sounds too heavy, I wish they would go back to this progressive rock sound.

[@d.o.c.1676]

I agree.

[@funnyperson4027]

I don’t

[@gavindalton2238]

Agree to disagree

[@MetalNoah778]

Bro what

[@Homie3794]

Agreed. They have never made another song quite like Under a Glass Moon. and now its just super heavy riffs, which I'm not necessarily opposed to, but I wish they made some insane shit like this again. I guess it does compliment LaBrie's vocals though, since he can't hit the high notes as much anymore.

[@Guppusmaximus]

Man, how I miss classic DT. It wasn't Modern Jazz or Thrash but they used those familiar tones for their brand of Progressive Metal. I&W was such a unique journey that, unfortunately, they never captured again on record.

[@tiagobahu]

The best years of DT for me... most creative and inovating songs. Amazing.

[@PinkFloydrulez]

so much big hair

[@jaymacdonnell4730]

The headbanging at the two-and-a-half minute mark is one of the all-time great moments in DT history!

[@Tim_593]

I was -9 years old when this was played but it still feels like yesterday

[@twinny_mi]

I was -10 years old then 😆😆😆😆

[@Quirx445]

Man, Labrie at the end of that. Incredible. Not normally too much of a fan of his because he sometimes really seems to struggle live, but hands down the best performance of anyone in the band for this one.

[@KhidAndFamily]

This is probably the only Under A Glass Moon performance that is truly levels above the recording. Everyone was at their peak! No other DT tops this concert tbh...

[@kentrow7010]

I can't believe how great James La Brei used to be able to scream High and long before his illness. He was great. Too bad he got sick.

[@gmatique9264]

Some James Labrie moments for you 4:51 8:02

[@valgaer]

that VHS tape changed my life back in the day. Kevin Moore forevah!

[@TonysMusic1974]

I have such great memories of seeing Dream Theater during this era

[@fawwazputra2839]

Overall, DT rocks on this video! James's voice is wicked, Petrucci and Moore nailed that solo, Myung moves are so energetic, but there is one issue. Why does Portnoy use a swimsuit?

[@OliviaDurant]

It's a wrestling singlet

[@tiibox4087]

+Oni Hartstein that's still not ok...

[@ketzakov3291]

MrDreamTheater2 i see You lolz ;D

[@daoyang6055]

I don't know? Why does Lars Ulrich wear short shorts in "Nothing else matters" music video?

[@ko70fx60]

MP. love Japanese student swimsuit

[@recret1]

I love them now, i dont care if they are full dark edgy and labrie changed his voice, myung lost his energy and petrucci became a robot, i will always love them for what they were and will remember as they were here

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

Someday you’ll get old too.

[@phantomofoaktown]

I wonder if John Petrucci still has that Bill Cosby sweater guitar.

[@wolfbane4875]

jasper426 shame I’d love to get my hands on one. If he’s not using I’d gladly take it off his hands!

[@blackfelline2386]

This guitar has extreme low string action.

[@pekkalaitinen8769]

James is fucking excellent here

[@RyanxDunn]

these guys were musical geniuses since album 1.... I think as they got older and more experienced they obvoiusly became more still when playing but that's mostly due to the compplexity of what they're playing as well as age. i will always love this band!

[@stephenbae2049]

Jesus how does james nail every high note

[@blastdude89]

4:58 Labrie, it ain't the marathon yet :p

[@rudejin_wow]

the streetfighter2 keyboards on this record were so sick. kevin moore was awesome

[@vesperxing1259]

Best dream theater line up

[@bernasouza8734]

Its crazy how great James sounds in this performance. His voice was insanely good. It is sad what happened to him and how damaged his voice got. Its almost like watching D-rose in his prime knowing that he would get injured.

[@MingkiJuliansyah]

Best of solo guitar ❤

[@Palestina.non.grata86]

This song contains the best keyboard solo in metal, EVER! Kevin Moore was just fantastic back then, and its a shame that Jordan doesn't play the solo like it was on the record. I'd kill to see this song played live!

[@ryancolumbretis6710]

Just my two cents but Rudess will never come up to Moore's feel & poignancy when it comes to the keys..

[@KakoSales85]

Agree totally.

[@netyaroze1663]

Kevin was sick because he could be subtle and was the most tasteful player they ever had. Ruddess just appeals to nerds.

[@MarianoGianni1]

Myung has so much energy here.

[@joxafoxa2552]

I remember being 8 yrs old going through my brothers VHS tapes looking for Iron Maiden and accidentaly playing this and remembered thinking 'wtf is this shit' 😂 Then 10yrs later becoming a huge fan of DT Im 34 now rediscovering how EPIC they were! Also, Id marry the shit out of Kevin Moore 😄😊

[@dayunyun5954]

I remember when my age is 5 my dad always play this song now it's becoming my favorite song!!

[@RivanNurzaman]

wild myung was appeared

[@PhillAndersonGuitarist]

Still my favorite 🎸 solo of all time.

[@Eight-Bytes]

Goddamn.... James' Labrie's voice. Holy shit.

[@DaryllHurst]

my friends and I had this VHS tape and would watch it constantly. I'm talking staying up until 4AM analyzing each song. I will say with an attitude that JP's solo is one of the top 3 solos in prog. Fuck that, it's one of the top 5 written guitar solos of all time.

[@massimopescatori6514]

1992 - 1993 ... in quel biennio a livello vocale non ce ne era veramente per nessuno .... grande James !

[@ryanslater674]

God damn James you are god!!!!!

[@theblackhorse1158]

DT at their prime and fcuk yeah they still kick ass! This concert was my first introduction to DREAM THEATER They blew me away...Man James Labrie vocals John Myung basslines and Petruccis nerve wrangling solos....Its 2022 and am still binging on DT

[@vivahidak]

perfect live performances are all about the passion as we can see

[@mariabatista8379]

This is Portnoy best feel groove and performance

[@markb6171]

I was there. Perfect

[@nunocarlos1370]

My favourite dt song...the best line up in dt...thanks for uploading this man...

[@omarvillarreal3850]

Masterpiece!! DT were truly on fire here!!

[@felipexperex9310]

Kevin moore on keyboards

[@JudiMarina]

Labrie performance is epic

[@SonOfWinter]

This is the Dream Theater that I fell in love with 15 years ago. Not the modern snoozefest!

[@Kammoflars]

Saw the Awake Tour in L.A in -95. About the the whole MI were there that evening. Unfortunately we missed most of the Fates Warning show due the traffic jam travelling from San Diego. MP took the spirit with him when he left, hopefully he’ll bring that back.

[@massimopescatori6514]

Bear this honor in my .... NAAAAMEEEEEEEEEEE ! James was from another planet !

[@everyhatersfantasy1078]

I gave John P. The goat horns through a whole show once think it made him feel sorta uncomfortable was killer every show.The best one was images tour Flint M.I. that was a amazing night to remember.👊♥️👊🎧Nachos loves them for sure.

[@filiplekic2859]

I think most people don't realize how much of a better singer LaBrie is today compared to this era... Sure, he had a more powerful voice back then and more energy, but come on, just compare this growling and cracking to Score's performance. Now that is awesome. He learned a lot about singing after Six degrees, I think

[@fleskip]

Score isn't really today is it? That show is almost as close to this show (13 years) as to today (10 years).

[@fleskip]

Ayup, he's on top of his game during the shows at the end of 1994. The Octavarium tour was another peak, but after that it quickly went downhill with his voice.

[@justinelliott7136]

Wow, I've never seen JP play with so much presence and passion. As he's gotten older, he's turned into a statue playing live compared to this. They all put in so much performance. Kevin Moore was critical to their sound and was a massive loss imo. But Jordan adds a different dimension now.

[@NarMattaru]

perfect HD. that's what I'm talking about! The best upload of this song in all youtube history!! GREAT, GREAT, GREAT VIDEO DUDE!!

[@mikedrums3324]

my god were they better back then, james sounds amazing.

[@JohnMatayas]

Not a particular fan of this rendition, but Jesus Fucking Christ, that solo is incredibly, flawlessly, breathtakingly performed

[@fernandocaballerohn]

James Labrie.... DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN!!!!!!

[@Geratoth]

Damn Petrucci ,dafuq changed you? I'm gonna cry

[@gargoyle1850]

Music man did :(

[@siddharthsharma8940]

His Ibanez sounded much better. Music Man ruined his tone

[@pragyannath]

@@siddharthsharma8940 guitar is a really minor factor ..his amps and proccesors changed

[@siddharthsharma8940]

@@pragyannath He literally uses the same mesa boogie amps even now. Mesa Triaxis and Mark 2c+

[@SebVettel18]

I've really fallen out of love with DT, but damn their work from Images through SIx Degrees is really great stuff. And Labrie used to sound absolutely wicked,

[@tns4421]

Kevin is to put the blame on yes. Dream Theater were super heavy and fast but also mystic-lyrical-theatrical and maybe romantic. All those things went away when Kevin left the band...well there was scenes from a momory but that was it.

[@rudyevh5150]

Dream Theater ❤😍

[@matiasx1996]

gracias wn! esta cancion es simplementa la raja, labrie tenia la tremenda voz aqui lml

[@francotomasi_elhitita]

Amazing

[@lid2701]

i cant believe they were cool and hip once, this is freaking sick

[@RicardoA...]

Como me gustaban estos Dream Theater!

[@CordobaMusicTV]

James voice was in HD here too...

[@Max-The-Axe]

Damn was this one of their best shows or something?

[@gunturprasetya31]

Epic formation

[@AlexVanTrue]

ah the memories :)

[@vbrgamestech988]

What a great part after 5:00minutes until after solo...

[@user-of4gm7nv1c]

that scream at 4:52 is godlike

[@PureJadeKid]

Mike P. looks just like his son Maxx here. Full circle!

[@tacomania7954]

Man, Myung had such beautiful hair in this era. I just know that all of them had the ladies wanting them. Im super iealous of Myung's hair in general

[@atelyeuh8919]

1993 nice sound.. Wow

[@raulmartinez6506]

Dat Solo *-*

[@hrhr2466]

Bruh I was barely born when this concert took place 😅

[@LucasAmandi]

5:10 easy man, like jogging... :) ajajaj!! an amazing live!

[@majosoadicta]

I wanna cry c': , and I wasn't even born yet 🙊

[@dante4832]

song start @ 1:23

[@dascookieman]

this should be told about in school following the industrial revolution

[@navidzaer7218]

The 'New generation' will never be exposed to what we had the privilege to hear...from Mr.Big to Skid Row to Judas and DT just to name a few. Now all music's got is Gaga and Bieber and even the RnB and Hip-hop/rap is really crap nowadays.

[@senditkevin]

@@navidzaer7218 I disagree. I'm a 22 year old Canadian. Metal music besides the big american bands isn't marketed here. Found Dream Theater just before Distance over Time came out. I started with hearing Within Temptation's Faster on a video and wondered what song it was. I don't regret looking that one up. Then I started exploring and have found: Alestorm Anneke Van Giersbergen Amorphis Arch Enemy Ayreon Avantasia Blind Guardian Children of Bodom Delain Demons and Wizards Devin Townsend Dragonforce Of Course Dream Theater Eluveitie Epica Eskimo Callboy Grave Digger Halloween In Flames I knew of Iron maiden and knew a couple songs but now have really started to listen in the last couple months Jinjer Kamelot Korpiklanni Lacuna Coil Megadeth: Had heard the name for a couple years in some comments associated with Metallica but never listened till about 4 months ago Nanowar of Steel Nightwish Pendulum Polyphia Powerwolf Sabaton Storm Seeker The Gathering The Hu Seven Spires Seventh Wonder Unleash The Archers VUUR Wind Rose Wintersun That's about it. Didn't list a bunch of smaller bands. I also have listened to a bunch of electronic music recently. I've found there is good in any genre. Not trying to bash you not liking rap/hip hop. I have very few of that genre but I have found there to be good music in any genre. It just depends what you like. This is all good-natured not trying to rant or rave here. Have a good day.

[@bapakikhlas357]

when Portnoy wearing one piece bikini like Ken Shamrock in WWE. it really rocks!

[@gabrielrosalesmusica8947]

Éste es el puto Dream que nos lavó el cerebro. Que perfección, a veces siento que Jordan Rudess llegó a dañar ésto. Con todo el respeto de algunos discos donde él está, pero, que va, éste Dream no lo cambio por más nada.

[@k.b3292]

crazy

[@ej.salcedo]

6:04

[@nichdrum742]

DAMN🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cadumelo1604]

Muito bom!

[@thiagobruno4945]

Eduardo Melo foi a melhor formação do dream theater