"The Dance of Eternity" by Dream Theater (Jordan Rudess Performance)

[@marcuskastner3756]

Love the raw unpolished sound where you can hear the attacks on the keyboard and him humming along

[@PlayPtsr]

I think it was came from his mic on his shirt.

[@Alexisking222]

100%

[@nyomandimas12]

the dexterity of his fingers, at near 70 years of age, is just mindblowing

[@missingdogmusic]

He's called the wizard for a reason; it must be some kind of witchcraft or wizardry. I keep forgetting he's nearly as old as my mom. Had the pleasure of seeing DT perform live multiple times and the virtuosity of Jordan, Mike (M & P), John & John always amazes me. I don't feel much for James' singing these days though; he's been declining in range, discipline and technique for the past 12-15 years.

[@CompleteProducer84]

Insane. What's even more impressive to me is the fact that he started taking up guitar a few years ago, and hes already able to shred pretty impressively. The dexterity needed for guitar is even more demanding than piano

[@KONAMAN100]

Music keeps him eternal

[@josephjester4917]

Yes, but time is catching up with him, if you listen closely.

[@CompleteProducer84]

@@josephjester4917 I definitely hear the mistakes, but that’s not necessarily age. In the other Pianote video, he mentions that when he’s playing these songs every night as part of the set list, and really warmed up, it gets really consistent. That said, I understand he’s not in his absolute prime at 67

[@solarwinds9363]

Now we can do a split screen of Jordan on Pianote and Portnoy on Drumeo playing this song in unison 😊

[@brunomantovaneli6076]

I can do vocals 😊

[@mirandawrigth]

We need to add Petrucci from Guitario!

[@DrMatthewHudson]

We're on to something here boys!

[@project_bronze]

@@mirandawrigth And Myung from Bassio!

[@ForLorNVuLgaR]

Bro wtf this is the biggest flex (coming from a guitarist). The dexterity of Jordan, his hands being able to flawlessly play the same thing, different things, swap, do different styles, control his foot work. This is a league of his own! All he is prb looking at in his tablet is the changes in time signatures. Total genius.

[@diegopeart]

He actually displays the full sheet music for every song on every show on the iPad he usually has on his live rig. He knows everything by heart, but it's all there if he needs help.

[@ForLorNVuLgaR]

@@diegopeart Oh wow thank you! Still a dextrous extraordinaire

[@mugable]

He's been greatly improving on guitar the past few years too. He's a shred machine and it's kind of ridiculous and unfair haha.

[@Chest3rTheSquirrel]

@@diegopeartFrom what I can tell he mostly uses it to remember when to switch patches. He's got presets for each song and a foot pedal that changes which patch he's on, and I'm pretty sure he's also got one to go back a patch if he accidentally hits the forward switch twice in a row

[@BeccatiStoFromage]

He fcking show off how he plays both keyboard and tapping guitar also as he excercises

[@thefigure13]

The sheer ridiculousness of the Ragtime section is what allowed me to fall in love with this band

[@mirkecWii]

Never thought about it but me too, definitely made me smile and think "hahaha this shit was ridiculous but that was cool, maybe I should check out more"

[@kajetanmalinowski892]

I actually love it that you can hear the keys being tapped

[@The_KlaVra]

Man, my fingers hurt just from watching this. Its so impressive how easy he makes it look, truly a wizard of the keys.

[@modelcitizen1977]

His retention is incredible. I don't know how he remembers all the notes.

[@silviomp]

This is one of my favorite songs from that album about a dude being hypnotized and having memories from a past life when he was a girl who was murdered.

[@arvindhmani06]

Headline: Murder, Young Girl Killed

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Then got murdered by the hypnotist.

[@erikmclennan3934]

Metropolis 2: Scenes from a Memory One of the best albums ever made.

[@rruhland]

@@ooo_Kim_Chi_oooOpen your eyes, Nicholas.

[@kristenisher]

worth noting that this is probably the single hardest environment to play this song! it’s harder than the original studio because it’s one take with a ton of patch changes, but also lacks the warm-up, musical chemistry, or organic tempo of playing it live. the solo piano version requires more finger strength, but even there, Jordan has control of the tempo. bravo!

[@Dirtybudus]

Finger strength on an electric piano, uh-huh Otherwise agree, JR is a beast

[@Madstring]

not one , take, is clearly edited. obviusly im aware jordan can play it in 1 take

[@Dieterbe]

No warmup ?? Why ?

[@MusicGoodies-]

He should be able to do it any where.....This ALL he does.

[@David_Larkin]

@@MusicGoodies- When you're playing at this level, you need to warm up. It's like a professionnal athlete, even though they do it for a living and practice everyday, they still need to warm-up for their body to be at 100%. For the Dance of Eternity especially since it's probably their hardest song to play

[@mrnobody1231]

6:13 i can already hear One Last Time

[@Raymaster7482]

It's such a great song but they almost never play it... instead it's the corny The Spirit Carries On at every show...

[@lucasimmons075]

@@Raymaster7482 I get why you'd consider it corny, because it kind of is as a solo piece, but in the context of the album it fits perfectly. The overly dramatic and cliché themes work in an album that utilizes such common tropes in juxtaposition with a story about sharing a spirit/soul with someone from the past and reliving their life via hypnotherapy.

[@TheTheaterdreamer]

1:17 humming the melody as he's playing

[@johndyda5673]

I'm a big Dream Theater fan and love Jordan's playing. A real wizard!

[@silviomp]

Listening to Dream Theater since 1996 when one of my cousins gave me a cassette tape. I've been to one of their concerts here in Rio. It was surreal. John Petrucci played Under a Glass Moon right in front of me, about 16 feet/5 meters.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Glass Moon is an example of the perfect guitar solo.

[@cooldebt]

Mind-boggling! Amazing talent and skill. I've seen comments here and there recommending Jordan Rudess and now I can see why!

[@TH-lo8mq]

Since listening to the Liquid Tension Experiment albums in high school, Jordan helped form my passion for weird, virtuosic music.

[@modelcitizen1977]

I remember asking out loud "Yeah, there's lots of great players out there but who's, like, the best?" and someone recommended LTE as a possible contender. I couldn't really argue against it.

[@anony_meows]

i remember listening to "another dimension" for the first time. i don't think i ever made it back to my original dimension.

[@homerolezama8832]

A natural interpretation without audio editing, I like it :3. I loved that you included the ambient mic in the mix.

[@Existensmaximum]

2:32 Man, this really is one of my favourite parts of the whole record. Jordan's performance is exceptional.

[@Javisebas26]

Can't wait to see Mr. Wizard and the rest of the squad once again play such beauty live. Big hugs from Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷✨✨👏🏼👏🏼🔥🔥 The dance of eternity lives in our souls

[@haliqferdian2475]

The best keyboardist all of time ❤❤❤

[@drumttocs8]

Bach would like a word

[@Blockoumi]

If you like him, check out keith emerson from elp Probably his biggest inspiration. He’s the most well known prog keyboardist and shaped the genre. If anything, i credit him for inventing the genre considering he was one of the earliest to do it and have a lasting impact (since 1967)

[@UvemweugmuhwemOsas]

@@Blockoumi who is emerson elp?

[@Its.me.Sam.]

​@@drumttocs8Jordan is actually a huge Bach fan xD

[@DrawAndErase]

Awesome to see just a raw take, appreciate that, Jordan is a monster. Would so love it if you guys could manage to get Jem Godfrey from Frost* here. Another amazing prog keyboardist at the top of his game who is a bit underrated, but he's super funny and his chops are top top!

[@alexandretrepanier4368]

What a beast of a musician. A virtuoso, a great human beeing! :)

[@BenMcLendon63]

Having seen these guys live.... the level of skill, musicality, and shear bravado is undeniable!

[@GoatMee]

The rawness is what makes this next level. Moans, groans, hums, key sounds, it's the real thing.

[@YanniBG]

You should get Tigran Hamasyan on the show!

[@Smac2321]

Oh I'd love to see that.

[@NyckulasLowe]

I love the smile he got on his face at the beginning of the “rag time” section

[@chrisklecker]

Every single one of those is fine. It really is. He's hitting what needs to be hit and adjusting to what is possible.

[@marinojunior9176]

Absurdly incredible and as expected of a performance when talking about our dear Mr. Rudess. I would really like to hear this song in a version played only on an acoustic piano by the great master Rudess.

[@WaffleAbuser]

You’re in luck! There are videos here on KZbin of him playing it, with piano only Edit: though technically it’s a digital piano and not an acoustic piano, but still

[@785jrtasanG]

Skills, dedication and Goatee

[@senokuncoro7974]

Your fingers are just magic. Mindblowing by seeing those fingers dancing seamlessly on the keyboards

[@TheMusicandAudiofans]

I can see on Jordan's face that he wasn't pleased with the performance, several times his timing was slightly off... but to play this piece is one monumental achievement of the highest performances out there in the music bizz.

[@InnerTurbulencia]

I'm glad someone else said it, I was sat here giving him an 8/10 feeling bad about myself. Early on he knocked a few times too, but still this is several levels above my playing. If it's any consolation I pull the same faces when I dont hit the runs perfectly clean.

[@gara.guitar]

I think it's good to all of us watching our music Gods struggle with the music as an average human being. At the end of the day they are bone and flesh too.

[@mikeclose1763]

Probably not helped by the very first bar!

[@Mtaalas]

Yeah, wasn't perfect by any means, but hey... HE'S DAMN 70 YEARS OLD! That's a huge flex for someone of that age...

[@Chest3rTheSquirrel]

He did the classic Victor Wooten 'ahhh' at one point since you can hear the camera audio mixed in too

[@BoardgameBaker]

Love that you kept the ambient mic on. Gives it a bit of a Glen Gould playing the Goldberg Variations vibe. :)

[@peppecpiupiu]

Esecuzione volutamente ed eccezionalmente imperfetta. Complimenti

[@mikemurphy1146]

Always Incredible!!! Asked him to sign my Rudess Morganstein Project CD and he gladly did. Silver sharpee. Always will treasure.

[@lantusinfluencer]

He is loving what he is doing❤ pure artism🎉

[@akphoto2010]

I liked much more the old sounds you choose for the álbum. Playing is AMAZING. You will always be an inspiration!

[@Vanlalhlimpuia_Pachuau]

he didn’t look the keys, the keys look him.. respect the wizard 🥹🤟🏻

[@robertosonzogni]

I don't like keyboards but I like Jordan's playing. Great job in Dream Theater history. Those were days...

[@MrMusicopath]

0:31 he's human

[@modelcitizen1977]

I'm sitting through the build up waiting for him to start thinking to myself "This is going to be incredible. He's impossibly good." and he starts off with a clam in the first bar. I love it. The other 47,000 notes were spot on, though. The progressive rag at 2:35 is delightful.

[@JayTheLane]

That single note on the arpeggio?

[@SaxyCalzone]

Forgot to change patches at one point too

[@MrMusicopath]

@@JayTheLane yes

[@septianovalis8576]

He pass the captcha test to verified hes human

[@yannhk]

Love this live performance!!!

[@VLMU438]

The music I used to listen to every day on my way to high school

[@kkorrrnerrrrr]

Absolutely stunning performance, wouldn't expect anything less from Jordan!

[@SoapyJam]

As a beginner piano player (who nevertheless gets a lot of joy from it) knowing that I'll never be even 1% this good is incredibly humbling

[@eoTVoke]

Amazing, genius Jordan DT 👍❤👍

[@violaiprzemek4391]

Beautiful! I am in love :)

[@Celso_Luis]

Imagine ever trying to actually DANCE to the Dance Of Eternity

[@tobynsaunders]

I imagine that it is indeed how nerds dance anyway.

[@LakshayKukreja11]

It would take an eternity to master that dance.

[@PeteDabbs]

Olympic breakdance music.

[@albertosierraalta3223]

I always dance to this, what are you talking about?

[@jonathanprice2643]

We can't. We're not eternal😊

[@ravicgybnimous6144]

Wizard. Period. No one can beat this kind of skill.

[@andregomesdasilva]

If you really pay attention you will notice that in the end he made a huge mistake: he ended the music, when it should go forever... What a masterpiece!

[@biondosauro4756]

2:32 my phone ringtone since the album came out :D

[@taurusguy9305]

Ragtime! 😄

[@jgduarte]

Also for mine for a long time😂

[@puddingchewer1018]

Jordan puts the "dream" in dream theater for sure!!

[@bmstylee]

Man I love that Kronos. Wish I would of bought one when it was out. It's a wicked piece of kit.

[@SoMyungJung]

what a masterpiece

[@mackoy85]

Wow, that's all I can say! The Dance of Eternity, up close!

[@billhasty5197]

Jordan...You're The Man. Wow Amazing.

[@munkeepilot]

Fantastic is an understatement!

[@knytestorme]

Damn this dude is talented. I was amazed by his Empire State of Mind video but god, to be able to play a Dream Theatre song so effortlessly like this is crazy....

[@guillaumedeshayes36]

So true! Almost like he composed the song 😉

[@arbi9506]

this is a side of DT i never get to see focused on unlike guitar/drums so watching this was really interesting!

[@raymanthewolf]

@5:10 I’m glad to see he uses a “harmonizer”, I spent weeks trying without and not knowing, almost got it but gave up 😂

[@s0f-okles]

Yeah this video is making me feel better, having struggled to learn this one. There are other moments where he’s taking a few liberties to make it slightly easier to play than the original. Phew!

[@stevestone07]

its simply.....Genius!

[@stunkr]

Never thought that a videogame "boss soundtrack" required such a great talent!!

[@matiasvega4756]

theres no way this guy is so amazing omg I mean come on

[@jaredklock8754]

I have a feeling this song will be played on the upcoming tour.

[@Yoom-i1m]

literal god

[@koistinen314]

Beautiful!

[@LesPetitsChefs]

I'm always impressed!!

[@nessmalone]

💓 My favorite DT song!!! Thank you for this video

Amazing performance as always!🎹🤘🏻

[@andrehctorres]

THE greatest keyboard mage of all time!

[@alessandrochiarenza]

Happy birthday, Jordan! Today 68 years "played"!

I have so many good memories listening to this song!

[@mikemajdmalla1620]

When we say Jordan is the best keyboardist, believe it. This man is from another planet.

[@ProjectVastness]

This man is just epic 😅

[@EnzoeChristian]

This is a masterpiece. Amaziiing

[@4o4notfound...]

One of my favorite songs ever Bravo

[@itsjoeredula7]

One of the G.O.A.T!

[@mreternal36]

FROM your Heart to My HEART.

[@juniortavile6237]

O engraçado é que mesmo com pequenos deslizes, não consigo achar nem um defeito no mestre das teclas. O melhor dos melhores! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@GabiRuta]

Superb. Jordan is THE MAN !!!

[@gloglo1213]

What a talent !

[@DoLaYGG]

The goat Jordan rudess! Greetz from Indonesian DT die hard

[@georgiousramdani9274]

Amazing waiting for your coming back to Jakarta

[@samide79]

Roba da matti unico e inimitabile. Il solo unico rivale può essere Petrucci. Grazie per ciò che avete creato .

[@사과맛트로피카나]

역시 나의 최고의밴드 키보디스트 최고다😊

[@madslagsallupinthisgaff]

Fucks it up immediately, lol

[@s0f-okles]

ok thank you i’m not crazy, thought he messed up right at the beginning genius still

[@firegod555]

Videos like this are one of the reasons I pay for internet!

[@MrTedtage]

The best. 🤩

[@HyoureiKyouran]

0:31 Oof, that's a rough start!

[@guillermojperea6355]

Pianote uploading videos with some random beginners

[@victorallende2384]

RIGHT!

[@maxmartins289]

O melhor do mundo sem dúvida!

[@tinkarobert]

TheDanceofEternitycellent

[@michaelleigh2076]

Not really a fan of drean theatre but theyre all just so genius

[@Itz_Matexx]

Same

[@terr4c0]

I like your respect

[@michaelleigh2076]

Thanks, all incredible musicians but just really dont like the sound if the band but fair enough them theyre genius. ​@terr4c0

[@omaumdom]

Very difficult and clever. Not many can play like this.

[@prabhatlamatamang]

Beethoven of a our rock/metal family ❤

[@danielortizdecaracas]

BRAVO MAESTRO

[@alessandropalumbo5763]

so hard! Very goods!!!

[@arcturusvmoon]

Absolutely awesome!

[@MarcosRavena]

God damn Jordan. You’re a monster!

[@gdmcgill]

Rare mistake from Jordan @ 1:58

[@TomatePasFraiche]

Ah yes, the dream theater castlevania song ♥

[@herohide8006]

When you have to be a pianist while your friend is facing the final boss in the Final Fantasy Series.

[@Somanous]

- What genre can you play? - Yes - What time signature are you comfortable in? - Also

[@federicopamparatov8805]

A M A Z I N G ! Iam speechless .