Jordan Rudess vs. John Petrucci solo battle

[ChildrenDragonMaiden]

was this at mount olympus?

[cimore000]

i always lol at the myung comments. its always too funny.

[NyyLucky7]

fuckin rad!

[Generalwalrus]

They do this as a mid section to Metropolis?

[ExileFreedom]

@Generalwalrus Surrounded during chaos in motion tour/progressive nation

[ExileFreedom]

@Generalwalrus on this vid they did it to metropolis

[DVJigoo]

John Myung always wins. He would kick anyone's ass.

[ilovethewar1945]

dream theater is the most technical band ever ! perfect guitarist ! perfect keyboard player ! perfect everything ! i just don't like the singer ... but the whole band is awsome ... second fav ... 1st is Metallica !!! \m/

[CapitolaBoy]

being front row center, panning your head back and forth would be epic!

[Stratice]

I've always liked how Petrucci phrases his solos, it's mind blowing

[KroxiGore07]

I think it's a draw for both of them, but a win for awesomeness!

[worldsman]

Dream Theater are fuckin lucky to have both Petrucci and Rudess.

[gorto27]

@worldsman Also Portnoy...also Myung...also LaBrie...they have only the best musicians, they even had Sherinian

[drumsrule786]

@worldsman and Portnoy and Myung... lol

[worldsman]

@drumsrule786

But they dont have a solo carrier like Petrucci and Rudess, lol

[MikeTheDark001]

I saw John Petrucci wins, because a guitar is harder to play fast than a keytar. Or at least that's what I think.

[moronmoroo]

guitar wins always when you play some chromatic shitf ;)

[drewricomakeubu1]

technically not a keytar. just saying

[fodera87]

Do we have DVD of this live?

[CWillyfilms]

drednot717 dude just shut the fuck up already, jordan is pretty badass, what about you? instead of judging others, why dont you do something for yourself instead of just surfing the web and complaining too much?!

[ImMortallityMartin]

it's called trolling... some people that have no life actually think that it's funny to complain as much as possible just to piss others off.. seemed like he succeeded ;)

[MuscleBound46]

Petrucci would kick his ass in a fist fight I'm sure of it. I see Jordan as more of a hair puller. LoL

[Josephdman]

go hear reggaeton then >>....

[BettchersGuitar]

Dude, that still gets me! how can they perfectly transition from a section of complete improv, right back into playing Metropolis pt. 1. they rock. when I saw them live, they did this same thing, but they did it when they played Solitary Shell.

[jackijaegerbull]

thats just...not normal...thats,....baaam....th­ey are AWESOME

[dontreadthis441]

that keytar is a beast

[xekizdex]

its a tie

[RexVonDemon]

I honestly couldn't pick a winner of these two.

[kazetehskylord]

The awesomeness is too equal! Waaah!

[shadowboxer2024]

Id have to say if pretrucci did some double tapping he could compete with a keyboard.

[Voxx321]

i love petrucci but honestly i find rudess to be a more talented musician, and im a guitarist whose biggest influence is petrucci

[Mapon123]

Portnoy won the final Duo solo :D

[JohnPetrucci251]

hahah

[Fozzy13579Bear]

I reckon Rudess just wins it in round 4 over petrucci, with the scores tallying JR - 5, JP 3 (including the tie) ... but i would say that, because im a keyboardist, and JR is my idol lol

[ihasakiwi]

Same Here. JR is my idol, and the reason i practice like 6 hrs a day.

[LoReXLoL]

O.O

[dani1928]

It's from their gig in Israel i think, it was amazing

[JBT24]

Round 1: Rudess

Round 2: Petrucci

Round 3: Petrucci

Round 4:Petrucci

Round 5: Rudess

Round 6: Rudess

Ending Duo Solo: Tie

I cant pick, they're both too good.....

[charlesandhisworld]

John Myung wins.

[thrillernight23]

@charlesandhisworld you made laught my ass off

[dablt]

@JBT24 Love it!!!

[plinianguy]

I....WANT...A...KEYTAR!

[Fozzy13579Bear]

Do what i did, make one :D

Only cost me £55, a Midi cable and some wood lol

[mianheron]

son los mejores jordan you are god atte un fan de muy lejos

[grandconman]

Sorry, i didn't understand most of what you said, how ever, after reading the words, Jordan and god in the same sentence, it can't be far off!

[dragea]

oh. my. god.

amazing.

[shredder1986]

this is fucking amazing

[RuNeSCaPeR133]

4:40 animate inanimate?

[giggityguitarist]

Petrucci and Rudess are amazingly complementary with each other musically. I love Petrucci's playing though, just cuz I'm a HUGE fan of the guitar.

[lebron56]

i have a pic of them on my desktop while they were doing this!!! FUCKING AWESOME!!

[mostafal1994]

You got the picture from Wikipedia, right?

[lebron56]

It probably came from Wiki, but i searched Dreamtheater on Google images and it showed up, Either way still a fucking awesome pic!!

[mostafal1994]

I'm saying this because I got a pic from Wikipedia. Just open the article about Dream Theater in Wikipedia and scroll down until you find it. And, oh, I almost forgot: Either way it's still an effin' awesome pic - almost epic!

[psychostew911]

wow both amazingly talented musicians.

wish the video went longer though, i wanted to hear more metro :P

[max123kvalera]

fucking awesome,i like how does petrucci play the guitar but rudess is better

[Gravemace]

lmao nice way to make the middle of Metropolis even more badass

[L7dreamtheaterfan]

they are always dueling lol. so awesome

[Roylimon]

that was fucking great!! shit their both badass

[Fozzy13579Bear]

christ, it gets better every time i watch it haha!

[codyhotaling]

jordan ripped him man jordan is the best player ever he is a GOD

NO JOKEIN AROUND

[alterzeppelin]

I would choose the victor but my opinion is bias because i play guitar, but this isnt petruccis best solo by a long shot... you never know when these too go at it sometimes jordan pulls ahead , but other times petruccia goes into superinsanecrazy ultragodoverkillchaosinmotion mode and the world stops spinning and whatnot

[Skatetodeath1234]

lmao, lol i like how petrucci has random amazing talent, he could suck at one gig, and play something he didn't even know he could play himself at another.

[XxDarkEmperorxX]

FREKAING AMAZING!

Stop compareing,both are awsome :3

[eccentriceivar]

cant compare! they are my gods!!!

[slipknotauron24]

Every time John and Jordan duel, Jordan is the only one who is looking away from his instrument... Jordan Rudess also has better solos... lol....

[Skatetodeath1234]

Because Jordan is a far better Musician.

[AdamSkeen]

No, I can do that on my standard keyboard. But Petrucci is way better cuz guitar really takes true skill to play fast (coordination in both hands!)

[coooorey]

agreed

[fisith]

ohhh this video is awesome but i really have a doubt what keyboard use rudness pls if somebody knows tell me about it, send me a message, maybe its like the roland ax-7 that use henrik of sonata arctica...

[progrockkeyboardist]

I think the Zen riffer (the keytar he uses for the solos) was specificaly designed for Jordan. Besides, he uses a Korg OASYS for most parts of DT songs.

[Pittyolo]

Ha uses a Zen Riffer keytar,but the sound if from a Korg Radias rack...

[Knobbles]

Actually it's his V-Synth XT. He talks about it in keyboard magazine, I think it's the March 2008 issue.

[coooorey]

what does that meen?

[tpcardoso]

it means u can play hecka fast on keyboards

[coooorey]

jordan rudess is glowing, clearly he is the victor

[ddog437]

well its a little jaded considering he is playing a keyboard

[ArneH85]

fucking awesome!!!

[spenzor33]

where was this concert. i may have been there

[Frozer86]

Rosemont Theater, Rosemont, IL

[Keyboardzrock]

Two best musicians of rock I know - dueling. What an awesome thought!

[Erxjo8]

I wish i was there!

[alexayreonut]

That must have been awesome to be there. John is is one the best guitarists out there, and Jordan is one the best keyboardists alive.

[TimmayTheTurtle]

i be there