Dream Theater - The Best of Times in 10 minutes, with lyrics

[sofian081711]

dream theater in this song is referring to GOD when they knew God before they were an antichrist band but after they knew God they realized God seems to be so good on them even they have made mistakes and commited sins God did'nt change his love for them that's why they are thanking the Lord on the last part they experince the best of time when they let God enter their lives

[DonnieDarkoRemains]

Makes me shed tears. Manly tears. I love my father and this song really reminds me of times we have spent together. Don't take your parents for granted, and enjoy the wonderful time you have with them. Cherish it. This song really taught me that. Thanks, Dream Theater.

[metalprogster]

I have a feeling portnoy will be back

[MohanadHani]

WONDERFUL!

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Portnoy-era DT = the best of times

[Everth97]

I think it has been a very painful work to cut out 3 minutes of the song.. :(

[lauroda]

i wish it was the full song.....

nice work though

and this is the best guitar solo ever!

[revepenate]

WHAT A MELODIC SOLO!

[CombatnoisE1349]

awesome this song super fast carries me to another dimension you know :q

[DaveEvans256]

Wauwwww! I hope they play this song in Zwolle (Netherlands) on 1 Feb.

[TheAndrefnv]

The best solo Ever? NEVER NEVER

[fishbird912]

Best solo ever!

[11AngelOfDeath73]

why you writed the lyrics of "carpe diem" from a change of seasons?

[irfanOHirfan]

the best songs ever!

[AnithHoc]

crazy solo ftw !

[xMetallero]

please watch my cover of the besto fo times solo it will really help me out, im 15 by the way ;), if i hit 1000 views im getting a 7 string, please help me !

[VinnieM2000]

Just awesome



[Buzzmoogy]

Petrucci's solo on this song might be his finest moment EVER-which says alot since he's had many fine moments

[Blackli5t]

Nice Song ^^"

[RockTheOcean4me]

Dang, gotta buy some new DT CD's, this one is new for me but totally awesome, gonna feature.

[juanrodriguez120809]

@MusiclsMyLifeE im so sorry for that i know that he loved u and he still is loving u im really sorry im cryin' nos well keep going man bye

[MusiclsMyLifeE]

My father passed away a few weeks ago, this song really means a lot to me.

I almost never cry from songs I listen to, but now, I just can't stop the tears.

[fr33bird7891]

wow feel stupid.. byrds

[fr33bird7891]

why did you add turn turn turn by the birds? thats not what the song is about

[AkuDean92]

love this song !!

[dreamtheater1500]

petruci the soil of one of the most beautiful I've ever heard in my life, he personified god petruci

[dreamtheater1500]

dream he the best combinations of musicians in the world,,,,, Mike Portnoy left the band, even a pen, the more they remain the fuck, really cool, and this song is one of he best in my opinion

[dreamtheater1500]

dream theater forever ,,,,,, love is band

[Rolimpa]

what a beautiful song ... just amazing!!!!

[Hicksbosone]

Very beautiful Intro altough 1:18 reminds me of the beginning from an anime (>_<)

[DreamTheaterGuy2112]

@Hicksbosone no

[Soul995Dark]

Beutifoul and fantastic song!!!!!!!:) 

[dadamichiko20]

di pa pala ako subscriber haha :D

[ViperRob42]

idk how James could sing this all w/o crying lol, damn so beautiful. I thank Portnoy for writing this amazing song for his father. I lost my dad to cancer last month and will recite some lyrics from this at his Euology, I'm so grateful for music to give us understanding and help deal with pain and loss, music is one of the best tools we have to unite and share together

[SiiKenedFate]

I lost my dad 3 months ago. He is the one who got me into Dream Theater, one of our dreams was to see these guys live...This song always reminds me of him, just the connection we had, that father-son bond, we had that...I'm 17, and he would be 45 I believe, he was a great man, a great friend, but most importantly, my dad.

[br00t4lbreakdownzfuk]

am I the only one who noticed they ripped off Spirit of the Radio by Rush?

[SiiKenedFate]

@br00t4lbreakdownzfuk Why, he's got a point!

[br00t4lbreakdownzfuk]

@SiiKenedFate thanks, im glad someone agrees with me for once :D

mike said in an interview that in his school year book for future ambitions he wrote "to be the next Neil Peart" and im guessing his dad liked Rush as well.

[jereuter01]

@br00t4lbreakdownzfuk Didn't jump right out at me. Can you provide time stamp where you hear it? Thx.

[br00t4lbreakdownzfuk]

@jereuter01 the part where the electric guitar comes in, and the verses.

[br00t4lbreakdownzfuk]

1:10

[jereuter01]

@br00t4lbreakdownzfuk Good ear! Yes, they are very similiar, but there is a difference if you listen very closely.

[br00t4lbreakdownzfuk]

@jereuter01 yeah, but Mike is a massive Rush fan and so was his dad, so I think Mike used this as a way to pay both tribute to Rush AND his dad.

[waykitang]

so far away by avenged sevenfold

the best of times by dream theatre

now i know why a7x chose mike portnoy to play the drums for their album

[Hyerdouer]

I want this song to play at my funeral. 'nuff said.

[jointz999]

I'd say Paul Gilbert had an influence on JP for sure after G3 2007. Can here a bit of Paul here.

[MetaltubeHD]

shit ! this song make me cry T_T

[sofiacascardo]

i love



[sofiacascardo]

best of  times

[metalheaddaddy79]

RIP DAD...9 years gone too long

[rudal90]

I'm smile while i am crying when first i hear this song...

I Just remember when i'm with my dad fix some chair..

(sorry for my bad english) but i really love this song.

Thank You God For givin'us Dream Theater

[theGREATkingKENA]

Don't fucking ruin the song you dumbass, I'm usually respectful on youtube, but you crossed the line with this, not only did you do a very crappy job on changing the lyrics slightly, you fucked the song up by cutting out a chunk, and during the solos when you put those bullshit words, seriously change the title to something like "Dream Theater - The best of times (my version)" or something like that.

this song reminds me of my father, and what you did to the song is really offending. fix this.

[TheMaidenFan10]

WTF! I cant find the whole song anywhere on youtube, just with Portnoy on vocals :(

[uptheironsfromlondon]

Put the proper lyrics you twat take out lover and put father

[TheRiffCalendar]

He had few friends growing up that Portnoy, if his best friend was his father.

[shinigami908]

4 people hate their fathers

[PoseidonXciv]

@shinigami908 one of them being me.

i love the music, but hate my dad...

[maxx783]

HOW CAN YOU DISLIKE THIS SONG!

[Blueflagflyinghigh1]

The difference between Honor Thy Father and Best Of Times is best portrayal for difference between father and stepfather

[cisd002039]

@SirJohPetrucci  Don't forget about Mike Portnoy as well. They're ridiculous and how that much talent ended up in a single band no one will ever know.

[noobsmoke261]

I feel honored to be living in this time zone, and when Dream Theater finally takes their own way, I don't think there will be a band even close to them for another 5,000 Years.

[tabotabojayar]

portnoy....whenever they perform this they will always be thinking of mike and his dad...

[RKQYTRSQLT]

i used to love this song, but im spanish so i usually dont understand all the meaning of this song until now i can read the lirycs.

And now, its the first time i cry listen to it

Wonderful, really his deadth father wouldnt be more proud of his song if he would reach to listen this composition alive.. Great Song.

[RKQYTRSQLT]

@RKQYTRSQLT " more proud of his SON"

Sorry, mi english level suffesr from a terrible lack of practice.

[KGw96]

The Best Time is when You Listen To This SoLo !

Petrucci is the Best !

[rtolas1]

Beating off to this solo or The spirit carries on solo is the hardest decision ive ever had to make.

[MrYvesBurban]

Quel morçeau mêlant émotion, virtuosité, sens de la mélodie!! Chant parfait, ryhtmique irréprochable et synthé et guitare au diapason!!!!!!!

[Wolfypuppygirl8]

i love this

[Keyboardist18]

Kyle Landry - White sun...

wtf ?! :|:|

[ngkhoong]

My dad just passed away last week from cancer, I can't stop crying when listen to it, it reminds me my dad!

[YONIMARGOLIS]

So fucking amazing guitar solo

[YONIMARGOLIS]

So fucking amazing

[momi1carlos]

My dad died because the cancer... and this song remember me every day how much I miss him...

[MaximumPayne12]

Why ruin such a great song making it shorter??? Christ...

[Rockers003]

Has somebody ever noticed that the intro of the movie "The Notebook" is exactly the same as the intro of The Best Of Times?

[powermetalpumper]

Ese fue el mejor de los tiempos, echare de menos esos dias porque tu espiritu guio mi vida cada dia...

Hermoso...

[MrDmtheater]

why did you change the lyric of the song.this song is for a father.now it makes it more like its for a girl/boy

[Drum4evr22]

Dammit this song makes me fuckin cry

[SpudTheJosh]

i have a headache, was this song about a lover or father?

[DrumCoversandytps]

Rest In Peace Mr. Portnoy

[zedasbananas]

@DrumCoversandytps suck ma dick

[TrondheimEastSide]

this song always gets u in the mood^^

[jess1541]

My dad is suffering from cancer right now and we don't know of his chances of survival. I have decided to make a picture slideshow for him. Of course, I have decided to use this song in it.

[stevedadaian]

@jess1541 I wish him the best. God bless.

[percy336]

@jess1541 God bless you and your family.

[TheExplicitTeam]

@jess1541 Sorry to here that but it'll be alright.

[goilik]

@jess1541 Hope your dad gets better someday , he is really a strong man just because of being fighting against cancer

[XTROILz]

@jess1541 well..a bit late but is he ok now?

[microsoftcare]

@jess1541 Dude, the exact same thing is happening to me. It sucks so hard, i love my dad so much. :(

[EarthernIndustry]

@jess1541 Its been 10 months since you posted this comment... Is he dead yet?

[GuitarAndWow]

@jess1541 I feel very sorry for you, but i noticed some bastards(not you) typing the same thing just to get thumbs up -.-

[innocentquasimodo]

@jess1541 My father too :(

[yelynnhan]

You should really change the title. It would attract more viewers if they knew what band was playing.

[nukesheart]

@yelynnhan hey that's a good thing. Done. Thanks :)

[RACERXrg550]

parts of this song remind me of Parisienne Walkways

[7h3tSLDR02]

how come there are lyrics when hes not singing

[angrybearatemypear]

do you know what I hate, when some fukkin gods make an amazing song, about the drummer's father dieing and then some dipshit kid makes a video changing the lyrics of said song into a love song. I just hate that kinda shit. not anything against this video. . . cause like its not that gay. . . . right?

[jaimeh]

The Spirit of Radio !?

[wahyudi282]

thnx's for the amazing video..

[VexedSummer]

in my opinion, this is the best solo ever!!!

[necroyoli08]

@VexedSummer totally agree, I'm worried that they dont play the song live because of Portnoy, I really hope they do so

[VexedSummer]

@necroyoli08 ty necro, i really hope so too

[VexedSummer]

@necroyoli08 i hope they do too :)

[ximpone]

love the song:D sad to hear abt portnoys father:(rip

[roadkill1001]

I know its a sad song, and I do love the passion in it, but I cant help but think of a spanish soap opera when I hear the opening part to this song

[IAMYOURDAN]

That has to be one of the tastiest solo's of all time. I agree completely with the "Thank God for Mr John Petrucci...and LaBrie as well

[balicx]

WTF.?! 1 dislike.? How can somebody dislike something like this omfg. :S

[Fanis753]

only by the song i can imagine how it feels loosing your father.. Portnoy did expressed his feelings in a beautiful way through this song. I am sure every father would be proud. although it is a beautiful song and it has meaningful lyrics, it describes the experience of a whole lifetime just in 13 minutes (on the album is 13:09). it takes so much to reach something like that and most important it takes life experience. i love it.

[madeinputra]

thx.. remember me to my father..T_T

[madeinputra]

thx... remember me to my father... T_T

[metallica9613]

I adore this song so much. It's my favorite song ever and Presence of Enemies,too by DreamTheater <3333333

[SuperLrr]

Awesome tribute song

[SirJohnPetrucci]

Thank you God for givin' us Mr John Petrucci...

[Mrslayerful]

@SirJohnPetrucci god ? hell no METAL GODS

[Karsky00]

@SirJohnPetrucci No! Thank you Mr. John Petrucci for givin' us God :D

[alcino80]

JP never fails to amaze me!!! The emotion in the solo from 6:52 takes your breath away ... There's blues influence there, neo-classical, the usual signature harmonics and alt picking madness but all restrained enough to keep it relevant. Also the synergy between him and Portnoy has to be the most natural I've ever heard - really does the theme of the song justice. Brilliant!!! Not nuts about the album, but this is fu**ing sick!

Thanks for posting.

[M2490311]

Are those strings the same notes as Life in Mono by Mono? Another great song, but not as great as this. Carpe Diem.

[MGolfin]

This is a great song... one of their best definitely... and the lyrics are great also... but very sad too, Mike Portnoy writing this song in the memory of his father Howard Portnoy 1940-2009... Portnoy is a genius...

[tastefulphrasing]

Howard Portnoy. Came up with the name Dream Theater, God bless him, and may he rest in peace.

[tastefulphrasing]

I think it is funny that 10 minutes is a shortened version ha ha.

[FrioneeeL]

best song of the album and one of his better songs!

epic lyrics, epic solo, epic song

[Nesflodur]

You didn't enjoy the last second?

[wannabekunok]

I cant see whats wrong with 10:03..

[nukesheart]

oh..but in my case I can even only watch up to 10:02...i cant see 10:03 somewhere in my vid..and that's weird. O_O

[codrin1984]

@jeanmiboivin: :)))) So true :P