To think, people were listening to Nirvana and Whitney Houston back in 93. Little did they know, one of the greatest bands in history would be performing an eventual all-time classic piece of progressive music.
@Calidosaurico I think that a lot of the metal influence came from Portnoy. Listen to Rudess and Petrucci's solo albums: it becomes pretty clear what they aspects they contribute to Dream Theater. Additionally, all of their solo albums have really creative, well written music that reaches at least a Dream Theater caliber. I will agree with you so far as Train of Thought goes, though. Were it not for the last three tracks on that album (which are absolutely phenomenal), I wouldn't like it.
I wish there was a tab for the unison at 15:31. I've been trying to figure it out for so long but its so hard to pull it out by ear with the keyboards on top of it...
Last 4 mins of this song are clearly superior to the amended version.; better structure and more interesting melodic direction from LaBrie. Why they changed it, I really don't know. This has a passion missing from the 95 release...
@Calidosaurico...........well said dude!!!! I share your feelings completely! I am totally disappointed with the new album, and i think their new stuff is poor (shadows of former classic albums!) like Images, Awake and Scenes!!!! I agree, for one album, bring back Kevin Moore, and Mike........But i hear that Mike can't stand Kevin Moore....which is a real shame!!! cos they miss him so bloody badly!!!!!!!!
always liked very much the atmospheres that kevin made with dream, a thing that Jordan doesn't make, even he is a better keyboard player... great version!!!
Thanks for posting this very relieving snapshot of the beginning for this fantastic band. I first saw them after hearing Pull Me Under on the radio and was blow away. I wanted to see them pull it of live believing they couldn't. I saw them in 93 at Club Rio( Tempe,AZ) with Psychotic Waltz(very good) opening. DT blew me away but being a drummer MP is what freaked me out. Not only did he play with gusto but would sneak licks into the song without messing up. He is my Hero, all of them really.
@Joselo1693 Its called feeling... I believe Jordan is a really good keyboardist, his technique is absolutely phenomenal... but, I would put quite a few keyboard players before him, I think he's not as creative as Moore
@Joselo1693 too bad KM fell off the face of the earth and never made anything comparable to the stuff he did in DT ever again he might as well be a one hit wonder.
@Joselo1693 Just like Rudess has something that Moore doesn't. I love both of them and they have been the most musically influential duo on my keyboard playing.
@Joselo1693 But honestly, they're both amazing. I honestly wish they could BOTH Be in the bloody band, and the main singer could just be a backup vocals dude, and they'd switch it up. But I love both this and ITPOE. Both of those, Octavarium, regardless of flaws, are fucking masterpieces of music and make most music of our generation just pale sadly in comparison. Its rare, you know?
@TheGodofguitar17 Derek Sherinian. Moore left after Awake and Rudess played one show with DT before he quit but he came back after they fired Sherinian right at the end of the Infinity tour.
Oh man. I remember hearing this version from a Japanese bootleg before Moore left. I was thouroughly disappointed with the studio version. finally found a digital version of this track along with a great version of Mission Impossible that they did.
@Zakariah1971 if you check through youtube vids you'll find ones longer than an hour too. 10 minutes limit is not for everyone. If you know what I mean.
@Zakariah1971 lol... all right, all right, just cool down. I was only telling you it's not strange to find a youtube video lasting more than 10 minutes, that's all. I love Moore's era too, the only really glorious time for DT.
Bootleg or not this kicks ass! That Baroque part of Peteucci at around 13 minutes leading into Yngwie double with keys launcing into one of Kevin's speediest solos ever is priceless now that Moore split the band. Shows clearly how Kevin was at the top of his doubling game and that Sherinian had no business even attempting these keyboard parts in the dumbed down remake of ACOS!
I gotta say, the magic of Petrucci's 7-string in the studio version was one of my biggest writing inspirations ever, especially since the bass was so easily distinguishable and was really REALLY in the mix!
Now that I hear a different perspective on the same song from only about two years previous and one different member, I'm extremely surprised and inspired!
...Those solos towards the end were probably the best thing I've ever heard in my life... sorry F# and onwards of Learning to Live but you just got destroyed by this amazing performance.
... Better than the album version. Kevin's presence alone makes this better. I miss him... don't get me wrong, Jordan is amazing and he fits perfectly, Derek was pretty good too, but you just can't beat the original members (aside from James, he's better in every way)
@whoareyou134 Maybe the song Octavarium would be like that... but not the entire album...
Its been like that since ToT... DT havent made more albums, they made 1 song per album...
If you pay attention you will notice that those songs have a "Formula" that the mainstream world has adopted... Its always the Crunch Evil vocal, The HEAVY riff, The bass only to give more Weight, the keyboard sounding wicked and the drums pushing you forward....
you can tell that the song was unfinished I think. for the first 4 minutes so far there isn't really a vocal melody...just sounds like freestyle. sooooo cool to hear this though.
This video's convincing me more that Kevin Moore should not have left Dream Theater. I also gotta concur with the guy who said that the instrumental section from 15:19 to 16:38 should not have been cut off from the EP section.
@chromaticism2010 I can't believe it's been a month and no-one told you. Jordan Rudess was the keyboardist in Liquid Tension experiment. Which involved Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci. They determined that they would just do away with Kevin Moore, and bring JR on for they thought he fit better. So Kevin Moore was kicked from the band, as was Charlie Diminici.
@whoareyou134 What does having Jordan Rudess in Liquid Tension Experiment or Dream Theater have to do with my preference for Kevin Moore playing this version of ACOS? I'm merely stating my preference for Kevin Moore being in the band. And to get your info straight, Kevin Moore left. He wasn't kicked out of the band and that's when they started scouting out for replacements, including Jordan Rudess. Get your facts straight first before trying to get into an argument.
@whoareyou134 Kevin Moore wasn't kicked out of Dream Theater, he left the band during the making of Awake. Derek Sherinian was kicked out of the band right after the Falling Into Infinity tour. I suggest buying the Images and Words Live in Tokyo and 5 Years in a Livetime DVD set! It's very educational along with the Score DVD.
This is the Master Moore version! Notice how in the end no matter how fast they push the tempo, even to warp speed, Kevin never loses taste in his note selection and arrangement! Genius!!!
this is by far, the best era of DT, with Kevin + John with his Ibanez guitar (a classic)... when they play it's obvious that they're enjoying it and that is something that I miss in the actuals concerts of dream.
btw the intro is actually amazing, like the wdadu days but I think the intro of the studio version fit better with the lyrics of the song.
Im glad it wasnt on Images And Words. It wouldn't have been the same, as John Petrucci had not started using 7 string guitars yet, and that intro and a lot of the song as we know it today would be impossible to play without a 7 string. Plus, i think Learning To Live was a perfect way to end an album as legendary as Images And Words, with the choral chant and how fades, gives me shivers every time.
I don't understand a thing... i thought that videos longer than 10 minutes would be cutted off... so how can this be over 20 min? fucking weird youtube
Best Petrucci solo ever imho... The sequence starting 13:50 and expanding further after that is just brilliant. Sounds sucks, picture is blurry and shaking at best, but this is still a memorable performance and a great bootleg.
Very well done... Mad props to the live feel and what not. I do believe that James is just a god among men and that John is a monster. Fab and good job.... more than I could ever hope to do with my Gm7
the EP version has betters vocals melodies & lyrics..anyway, there´re some parts in this version that rocks, too bad they didn´t use them on the definitive version. 15:30-16:37 awesome Stratovarious rock!...17:23-17:45 a little Rhapsody style..what do you think?
its mind blowing to hear the basis of ACOS and seeing KM fucking play it. blows my mind. and this has been on youtube for almost 3 years and this is the first time ive seen it!??? wot????? outrageous!!!!!!!!!
I wish that they hadn't cut out 15:19-16:38. It might not gel too well with the version they released in the EP, so I guess I can see why, but it was probably the most awesome part from that last interlude in this version
Listening to this version when you know every single detail and nuance of the "official" one is quite disappointing. For me there's no comparison, although also this version has its good moments, for example The Inevitable Summer which is better here...
It's great to see so many people share the opinion I've had since Scenes From A Memory! KM was/is a great songwriter, and even though MP says he didn't have much input into Awake, his absence is musically and lyrically evident. I also thought FII was not a bad record. There's no denying Jordan is an expert technician, and he reproduces those old DT tracks better live than the other two, but his constant dive bombs and flight of the bumble bee solos really get on my nerves somtimes.
@maestrojon I disagree in fact that JR performs better live than KM. Sorry, but this is live and the lightning speed and precision of moore`s solo is superb. Rudess is lightning fast in using pentatonics, whole tone scale and blue notes but KM uses emotions and not preformulated patterns. Don`t get me wrong Rudess is amazing and the 2nd DT era started with him. Btw, Rudess` performance of old stuff on Scenes from NY is weaker than KM`s live performance.
A lot of people say that this version needed working, but if they were to record it at the studio they would obviously touch most of the parts up. Just as they did with pretty much every track on images and words.
He clearly lost this voice he had, but I saw him in the UK one week ago and he performed wonderfully... I never heard him sing like that, and that was my fifth DT gig.
I stood outside in the rain for us, I tried to work out all the pain for us, I sat a lone and took the blame for us, My mind has torn and gone insane for us.....
The album version is better imo. Better lyrics, Labrie sounds better, its longer. The only thing I wish is that Labrie had had his range from this time for the recording. Otherwise the rythm and melody of the album version is better.
@Calidosaurico :)
fasttruck5 1 week ago
To think, people were listening to Nirvana and Whitney Houston back in 93. Little did they know, one of the greatest bands in history would be performing an eventual all-time classic piece of progressive music.
BrianSou69 2 weeks ago
15:56 malmsteen?
MrDasnyp69 2 months ago
@Calidosaurico I think that a lot of the metal influence came from Portnoy. Listen to Rudess and Petrucci's solo albums: it becomes pretty clear what they aspects they contribute to Dream Theater. Additionally, all of their solo albums have really creative, well written music that reaches at least a Dream Theater caliber. I will agree with you so far as Train of Thought goes, though. Were it not for the last three tracks on that album (which are absolutely phenomenal), I wouldn't like it.
mitsubachi2 2 months ago
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Ejoize 2 months ago
Kevin got kicked out of the universe.
MlKEPORNTOY 3 months ago
I wish there was a tab for the unison at 15:31. I've been trying to figure it out for so long but its so hard to pull it out by ear with the keyboards on top of it...
shreddeth7 3 months ago
@AlisonChaynes yes
Joselo1693 3 months ago
Last 4 mins of this song are clearly superior to the amended version.; better structure and more interesting melodic direction from LaBrie. Why they changed it, I really don't know. This has a passion missing from the 95 release...
FederersL1ama 4 months ago
@Calidosaurico...........well said dude!!!! I share your feelings completely! I am totally disappointed with the new album, and i think their new stuff is poor (shadows of former classic albums!) like Images, Awake and Scenes!!!! I agree, for one album, bring back Kevin Moore, and Mike........But i hear that Mike can't stand Kevin Moore....which is a real shame!!! cos they miss him so bloody badly!!!!!!!!
desyguns 4 months ago
@Calidosaurico A Dramatic Turn of Events has quite a bit of what you listed. Jordan actually plays a bit like Kev on that album.
usernamessuck58 4 months ago
This video makes me miss the original DT so much.. great music. Thanks for sharing!
Vinterless 5 months ago
if we take sherinian rudess and kevin into only one keyboardist it would be the best of the best
DANGILBERT03 5 months ago
i love jordan rudess and even i prefer his style while soloing but that kevin ´s progression are kick ass
DANGILBERT03 5 months ago
always liked very much the atmospheres that kevin made with dream, a thing that Jordan doesn't make, even he is a better keyboard player... great version!!!
polo7corte 6 months ago
kevin is the best ever
DreamTheaterisGod1 6 months ago
james is so fucking money here
10:46-11:10 is some of the most emotional singing ever
fledgehog 6 months ago 2
@fledgehog Yeah, thank god they waited long enough to change those lyrics! :D
Ianuarius85 4 months ago
15:55 wow!!!
rexytse 7 months ago
Thanks for posting this very relieving snapshot of the beginning for this fantastic band. I first saw them after hearing Pull Me Under on the radio and was blow away. I wanted to see them pull it of live believing they couldn't. I saw them in 93 at Club Rio( Tempe,AZ) with Psychotic Waltz(very good) opening. DT blew me away but being a drummer MP is what freaked me out. Not only did he play with gusto but would sneak licks into the song without messing up. He is my Hero, all of them really.
glennw53 8 months ago 2
i think it's pretty clear the best of DT happened when moore was on the band.
mcufre 8 months ago
@Calidosaurico i hear ya man
mcufre 8 months ago
@Calidosaurico You have the truth man!
SebastianBarrioKey 8 months ago
I love Kevin Moore; but I must say, Derek's input made this song a million times better.
ZachValkyrie 8 months ago
Kevin has something that Jordan hasn't
Joselo1693 8 months ago 35
@Joselo1693 Its called feeling... I believe Jordan is a really good keyboardist, his technique is absolutely phenomenal... but, I would put quite a few keyboard players before him, I think he's not as creative as Moore
claudiodxe 8 months ago
@claudiodxe yep, and original too. Rudess is a true copy of Keith Emerson.
gulag1979 6 months ago
@Joselo1693 YEAH! I totally agree! Rudess is the king of technic, but he is boring... Kevin and Derek fit better in DT IMO...
Minimoogman 7 months ago
@Minimoogman I think they gave DT their original sound
Joselo1693 7 months ago
@Joselo1693 too bad KM fell off the face of the earth and never made anything comparable to the stuff he did in DT ever again he might as well be a one hit wonder.
VerdiKtagrad 6 months ago 2
@VerdiKtagrad who said it? try listening to OSI. Original electronic stuff there is something rudess can only dream about and yet...AMAZINGLY SIMPLE
gulag1979 5 months ago
@gulag1979 osi is boring and cannot hold a candle to anything dt has ever done.
VerdiKtagrad 5 months ago
@VerdiKtagrad It depends on who is the listener. A fool ignores while the wise man listens.
gulag1979 5 months ago
@Joselo1693 yeah the hair?
Holdsworthy 5 months ago 2
@Holdsworthy Actually Yes hahahahahahahaha
Joselo1693 5 months ago
@Joselo1693 both are amazing. . . I think jordan is ore technical. . . I think kevin got more feeling
rubendrakkar 5 months ago
@Joselo1693 ohh and apart from that. . . maybe better keyboard solo effects + better sound on that particularly
rubendrakkar 5 months ago
@Joselo1693 Just like Rudess has something that Moore doesn't. I love both of them and they have been the most musically influential duo on my keyboard playing.
mitsubachi2 2 months ago
@Joselo1693
I coudn't agree with you more!!!
liquepetrucci 2 months ago
@Joselo1693 hair on his head
nyctre 4 weeks ago
@Joselo1693 Hair!
rixxxer 3 weeks ago
@Joselo1693 It's called GROOVE!
Castufas 3 weeks ago
@Castufas finally the right answer
Joselo1693 3 weeks ago
@Joselo1693 But honestly, they're both amazing. I honestly wish they could BOTH Be in the bloody band, and the main singer could just be a backup vocals dude, and they'd switch it up. But I love both this and ITPOE. Both of those, Octavarium, regardless of flaws, are fucking masterpieces of music and make most music of our generation just pale sadly in comparison. Its rare, you know?
deviousxen 1 week ago
Studio version chorus is the "hook" which is totally missing here.......
PHALANX100BC 8 months ago
@PHALANX100BC yes, but this is prog in it`s fullness. Pop industry demands are on the opposite side :)
gulag1979 6 months ago
who is the keyboardist on the ACOS ep? i thought it was derek or moore is it Rudess?
TheGodofguitar17 10 months ago
@TheGodofguitar17 Derek Sherinian. Moore left after Awake and Rudess played one show with DT before he quit but he came back after they fired Sherinian right at the end of the Infinity tour.
usernamessuck58 10 months ago
@usernamessuck58 oh that makes sence thank you. I got confused for second lol
TheGodofguitar17 10 months ago
I think the better version it could be with moore on keys and the vocal lines recorded in the actual ep :)
TheCosmicAndersen85 11 months ago
15:56-16:02- The origin of the Glass Prison???!!!
rizz7604 11 months ago 3
after hearing the studio version, these vocal melodies are pure shit. although labrie's voice does sound amazing
espibanez1 11 months ago
studio version sounds better, but this is nice too.
Hrv4ch 1 year ago
Thumbs up, if you think this Moore version is better than the Sherinan studio version.
ralphyetmore 1 year ago 4
@ralphyetmore Not at all
KyleJPie10 9 months ago
Oh man. I remember hearing this version from a Japanese bootleg before Moore left. I was thouroughly disappointed with the studio version. finally found a digital version of this track along with a great version of Mission Impossible that they did.
ralphyetmore 1 year ago
13:09 solo ending, could possibly top the actual version.
halo3forlyfe 1 year ago
Lol, stupid 1993 change of seasons fans clapping after carpe diem
halo3forlyfe 1 year ago
Wow... Where is the solo before the 'I remember a time...' - It was bad surprise! ;) Listened to it so many times that you just expect it.
GooGooJoob 1 year ago
KEVIN MOORE is a genius and is this is one of his many legacies.It may happens that the criativity of this guy doesn't know any boundary.
vargulv 1 year ago
KEVIN MOORE is a genius and is this is one of his many legacies.It may happens that the criativity of this guy don't know any boundary.
vargulv 1 year ago
And one of the best Petrucci solos ever :D
Jerosifoam 1 year ago
I like these lyrics much better, too.
Jerosifoam 1 year ago
oh my god , never saw this version before
it's really impressive the number of amazing materials of DT we can find here in youtube
DT the best ever
systematic777 1 year ago
this is the type of music dream theater leaves on the cutting room floor, half baked compositions most bands would kill to obtain!
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
I love this version of the song.
mitchwheelz 1 year ago
15:30 - EPIC !
Risenwind 1 year ago
I never get sick of hearing this version! These truly are the "U.S. Thunderbirds of Progressive Rock!"
ACOS should have been released with Kevin's parts intact as an instrumental cd.
The real question is htf did someone upload this bootleg to YouTube with a ten minute time limit...
Zakariah1971 1 year ago 2
@Zakariah1971 if you check through youtube vids you'll find ones longer than an hour too. 10 minutes limit is not for everyone. If you know what I mean.
Abisso666 1 year ago
@Abisso666 I don't go surfing youtube for crap! Only Kevin Moore era Dream Theater masterpiece's like this one.
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
@Zakariah1971 lol... all right, all right, just cool down. I was only telling you it's not strange to find a youtube video lasting more than 10 minutes, that's all. I love Moore's era too, the only really glorious time for DT.
Abisso666 1 year ago
Bootleg or not this kicks ass! That Baroque part of Peteucci at around 13 minutes leading into Yngwie double with keys launcing into one of Kevin's speediest solos ever is priceless now that Moore split the band. Shows clearly how Kevin was at the top of his doubling game and that Sherinian had no business even attempting these keyboard parts in the dumbed down remake of ACOS!
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
I gotta say, the magic of Petrucci's 7-string in the studio version was one of my biggest writing inspirations ever, especially since the bass was so easily distinguishable and was really REALLY in the mix!
Now that I hear a different perspective on the same song from only about two years previous and one different member, I'm extremely surprised and inspired!
If only, right?
RaidonSama 1 year ago
DT died in'94 when Moore split'
Zakariah1971 1 year ago 5
@Zakariah1971 :/ Meh, they're different now. But, still as good. Just different. :/
gnryeah 1 year ago
Derek sherinian dumbed this tune way down! He avoided about 90% of Moore's parts...
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
...Those solos towards the end were probably the best thing I've ever heard in my life... sorry F# and onwards of Learning to Live but you just got destroyed by this amazing performance.
usernamessuck58 1 year ago
... Better than the album version. Kevin's presence alone makes this better. I miss him... don't get me wrong, Jordan is amazing and he fits perfectly, Derek was pretty good too, but you just can't beat the original members (aside from James, he's better in every way)
usernamessuck58 1 year ago
a change of seasons for six strings!
jack0eagle 1 year ago
DT has been terminated since Train Of Thoughts...
They never made something so sensitive and conected to their expressions after the Six Degrees...
They fell into the mainstream work of "Evil, Dark and Heavy" metal... all lifeless and souless songs...
Album after album expressing the same Metallica/Megadeth style only to sell discs...
SO be it, maybe DT without Portnoy will be forced into a change... maybe go back to the magic they used to make at this 87~95 time.
demonight2 1 year ago
@demonight2 I thought Octavarium was a great album. as a "Music Conni-suer" tell me your thoughts lol
whoareyou134 1 year ago
@whoareyou134 Maybe the song Octavarium would be like that... but not the entire album...
Its been like that since ToT... DT havent made more albums, they made 1 song per album...
If you pay attention you will notice that those songs have a "Formula" that the mainstream world has adopted... Its always the Crunch Evil vocal, The HEAVY riff, The bass only to give more Weight, the keyboard sounding wicked and the drums pushing you forward....
Compare the old albums with the new ones.
demonight2 1 year ago
you can tell that the song was unfinished I think. for the first 4 minutes so far there isn't really a vocal melody...just sounds like freestyle. sooooo cool to hear this though.
MarkRiches 1 year ago
This video's convincing me more that Kevin Moore should not have left Dream Theater. I also gotta concur with the guy who said that the instrumental section from 15:19 to 16:38 should not have been cut off from the EP section.
chromaticism2010 1 year ago 2
@chromaticism2010 I can't believe it's been a month and no-one told you. Jordan Rudess was the keyboardist in Liquid Tension experiment. Which involved Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci. They determined that they would just do away with Kevin Moore, and bring JR on for they thought he fit better. So Kevin Moore was kicked from the band, as was Charlie Diminici.
whoareyou134 1 year ago
@whoareyou134 What does having Jordan Rudess in Liquid Tension Experiment or Dream Theater have to do with my preference for Kevin Moore playing this version of ACOS? I'm merely stating my preference for Kevin Moore being in the band. And to get your info straight, Kevin Moore left. He wasn't kicked out of the band and that's when they started scouting out for replacements, including Jordan Rudess. Get your facts straight first before trying to get into an argument.
chromaticism2010 1 year ago
@chromaticism2010 I thought I was giving information, you Prick.
whoareyou134 1 year ago
@whoareyou134 Kevin Moore wasn't kicked out of Dream Theater, he left the band during the making of Awake. Derek Sherinian was kicked out of the band right after the Falling Into Infinity tour. I suggest buying the Images and Words Live in Tokyo and 5 Years in a Livetime DVD set! It's very educational along with the Score DVD.
usernamessuck58 1 year ago
This is the Master Moore version! Notice how in the end no matter how fast they push the tempo, even to warp speed, Kevin never loses taste in his note selection and arrangement! Genius!!!
-Jordan R
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
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Alexbrown29 1 year ago
I prefer the EP version, but this was equally as impressive/face melting.
gastonreboredo90 1 year ago
Definatley one of James's best performances.
x7Chaos 1 year ago
Jordan Rudess, Derek Sherinian, Jens Johan sen, and Vitalij Kuprij can not touch Kevin's keyboard solos!!!
Zakariah1971 1 year ago
Man I miss the that ibanez. Sounds better and looks cooler. The only the the music man has going for it is the piezo acoustic pickup.
GuillermoSmyser 1 year ago
this is by far, the best era of DT, with Kevin + John with his Ibanez guitar (a classic)... when they play it's obvious that they're enjoying it and that is something that I miss in the actuals concerts of dream.
btw the intro is actually amazing, like the wdadu days but I think the intro of the studio version fit better with the lyrics of the song.
ermac210 1 year ago
So this is either
March 4, 1993 in New York, USA
or
April 12, 1993, in Bonn, Germany
Only times they performed this version live.
abstract37 1 year ago 3
@abstract37 And I thought I was a fanboy lol How do you know of such things?
gastonreboredo90 1 year ago
Im glad it wasnt on Images And Words. It wouldn't have been the same, as John Petrucci had not started using 7 string guitars yet, and that intro and a lot of the song as we know it today would be impossible to play without a 7 string. Plus, i think Learning To Live was a perfect way to end an album as legendary as Images And Words, with the choral chant and how fades, gives me shivers every time.
IainDavies3 1 year ago 3
THIS.... IS... FUCKIN.... EPIC !!
Risenwind 1 year ago
This is so much better than the studio version. And WAY better with Kevin Moore's mindblowing keys
avision1982 1 year ago 2
holy i love this video
AngryLlamaz 1 year ago
18:55 :| O_O
richyn2 1 year ago
That was the time were LaBrie could song live and was the most awesome prog singer
RediForKing 1 year ago
Man, I forgot how many jams this song had! For however many time signature changes there are, it's still so easy to rock to!
RaidonSama 1 year ago
I don't understand a thing... i thought that videos longer than 10 minutes would be cutted off... so how can this be over 20 min? fucking weird youtube
consciousnessjam 1 year ago
Best Petrucci solo ever imho... The sequence starting 13:50 and expanding further after that is just brilliant. Sounds sucks, picture is blurry and shaking at best, but this is still a memorable performance and a great bootleg.
ValhallFR 1 year ago 3
I would like to see them play this version in a near future.
metallero85 1 year ago
YES YESSSSSSS!
jpetrucci05 1 year ago
i still prefer derek's version...
MrBrady85 1 year ago
i still prefer derek's version...
MrBrady85 1 year ago
Very well done... Mad props to the live feel and what not. I do believe that James is just a god among men and that John is a monster. Fab and good job.... more than I could ever hope to do with my Gm7
damnyournachos 1 year ago
10:58 :O :O :O (°_°) !!!
richyn2 1 year ago
God help me I love this band way too much
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Mebert78 1 year ago
Overall the studio version ended up being better. Still, John's solo is absolutely epic here, goosebumps epic.
guitardixon 2 years ago 15
17:23
from this part to the end is WAY to better than the studio version
CrazyDiggs 2 years ago
the EP version has betters vocals melodies & lyrics..anyway, there´re some parts in this version that rocks, too bad they didn´t use them on the definitive version. 15:30-16:37 awesome Stratovarious rock!...17:23-17:45 a little Rhapsody style..what do you think?
brunocammarata 2 years ago
can't figure out which i like better
x7Chaos 2 years ago
Don't like this as much as the EP. It's probably the lack of a 7 string and the fact that I prefer Derek over Kevin anyday.
DefiantDeath666 2 years ago
Well, heheh, Kevin wrote the keyboard part for Change of Seasons, Derek just recorded it...
nekezajebancije 1 year ago
This is my favorite era from Dream Theater.
DreamsElixir 2 years ago
mine too !!...and lots of fans believe me
richyn2 1 year ago
kewl...
Tavernman06 2 years ago
you can tell this is before ACOSep, DT would never skew the song so much. still awesome!
NitroRecords450 2 years ago
i miss this DT
panamanian911 2 years ago 46
@panamanian911
You'll miss it even more now that PORTNOY HAS LEFY THE BAND...
rhxt1002 1 year ago
@rhxt1002 I know.. it's fucking bullshit
panamanian911 1 year ago
I liked the song but i think the studio version is better (except for the inevitable summer part, Kevin Moore is the best :D)
Im ny opinion, the another world and crimson sunset sections in the EP are better then this one.
trimbua 2 years ago
I heard this back in th day and was thoughouly disappointed in the studio version. I've been looking for this version ever since.
ralphyetmore 2 years ago
I'm a bigger fan of rudess: but damn that solo of KM after JP's solo at 15:56 was just beautiful.
Diastavrones 2 years ago
God! The mellow part sounds even betty then EP version!
xcert 2 years ago
so prog.. :D:D:D 0:34 - 0:45 !!! amazing.. DT.
richyn2 2 years ago
so was there ever an original studio demo made of it?
rockgod111 2 years ago
Yes. The studio demo is available on the bootleg "Antiquities". Mind you, that bootleg is rare, as only 500 copies were ever pressed and distributed.
TheBarrelMan2 2 years ago
i like this a little better
jungmans90 2 years ago
LOL at 16:20 John Myung!
guitardixon 2 years ago
15:55 - Malmsteen Section??? LOL
leonardoulian 2 years ago
i can kinda see why they cut that T___T
rockgod111 2 years ago
why?
didiridou 2 years ago
@didiridou you know........ i dont know.............
i dont even know why ide comment in such a way.......... i dont remember even posting that O_o
rockgod111 2 years ago
I guess that's why they cut this part out lol
xcert 2 years ago
its mind blowing to hear the basis of ACOS and seeing KM fucking play it. blows my mind. and this has been on youtube for almost 3 years and this is the first time ive seen it!??? wot????? outrageous!!!!!!!!!
radioxxflyer 2 years ago 4
omg this is cooler then the album version
Siah2000 2 years ago
becuase kevin moores playing it
rantarave 2 years ago 2
The video description is cool , I never would have known that.
robotsforever 2 years ago
This is easily their best song.
robotsforever 2 years ago
I wish that they hadn't cut out 15:19-16:38. It might not gel too well with the version they released in the EP, so I guess I can see why, but it was probably the most awesome part from that last interlude in this version
o2shredder 2 years ago
I like the later version better. You know. When they mastered the song and made it un-gay. This one has emo lyrics son
TehSpiritCrusher 2 years ago
WOW! I LOVE THE THEME AT 17:25!
Classic!
nukesheart 2 years ago
its like Rhapsody (of Fire) meets Avantasia!
modificaz 2 years ago
@modificaz They met Dream Theater (?)
XRasenX 1 year ago
Listening to this version when you know every single detail and nuance of the "official" one is quite disappointing. For me there's no comparison, although also this version has its good moments, for example The Inevitable Summer which is better here...
BrianGriffin83 2 years ago 2
Agreed. I kept on getting thrown off.
specialblend2786 2 years ago
It's great to see so many people share the opinion I've had since Scenes From A Memory! KM was/is a great songwriter, and even though MP says he didn't have much input into Awake, his absence is musically and lyrically evident. I also thought FII was not a bad record. There's no denying Jordan is an expert technician, and he reproduces those old DT tracks better live than the other two, but his constant dive bombs and flight of the bumble bee solos really get on my nerves somtimes.
maestrojon 2 years ago 29
@maestrojon I disagree in fact that JR performs better live than KM. Sorry, but this is live and the lightning speed and precision of moore`s solo is superb. Rudess is lightning fast in using pentatonics, whole tone scale and blue notes but KM uses emotions and not preformulated patterns. Don`t get me wrong Rudess is amazing and the 2nd DT era started with him. Btw, Rudess` performance of old stuff on Scenes from NY is weaker than KM`s live performance.
gulag1979 6 months ago
the solo from 15:56 is really great
metallero85 2 years ago 3
This version is awesome =O
James sounds incredible.... I miss this voice now.
Myung was a cool style then.
DarkMusicWizard 2 years ago 4
A lot of people say that this version needed working, but if they were to record it at the studio they would obviously touch most of the parts up. Just as they did with pretty much every track on images and words.
Radwalls 2 years ago
God this sounds like a Fates Warning song haha
Metguy123 2 years ago
the second half of the song is so much better on this version
bloodybloodshed 2 years ago
great version......i like so much the the 3rd solo better than the studio version..........great ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
lakabragris 2 years ago
I wish James could sound this good forever.
GuillermoSmyser 2 years ago 5
yeah is too sad.... when i see videos of him with that kind of vocal power...well is very very sad...but they are still so fucking amazings
lakabragris 2 years ago
He clearly lost this voice he had, but I saw him in the UK one week ago and he performed wonderfully... I never heard him sing like that, and that was my fifth DT gig.
ValhallFR 2 years ago 2
leeds?
woodsterix 2 years ago
i don't really think i could imagine this version making as big a mark on an album release for dt fans as the 95' version did.
squattingmachine 2 years ago 2
11:33
I stood outside in the rain for us, I tried to work out all the pain for us, I sat a lone and took the blame for us, My mind has torn and gone insane for us.....
Innocent sinner
Repeat offender
Promiscuous promiser
A faith lender
Indecisive decisions
Torn with heartless divisions
Watering all my visions of love
VHDT10 2 years ago 2
Studio version is way better.
bwdrummer1980 2 years ago 2
Images & Words with 2nd disc containing Change of Seasons is quite something... :o
Awesome!!
pedroProg 2 years ago 2
Pretty sweet song, that'd be sweet if I had this version on an MP3 as well.
deathnightboy 2 years ago
way different and is not so nice too
mybad123456789 2 years ago
I prefer this instrumentation, but the lyrics and melody are way much better on 1995's ACOS
massicotted 2 years ago 2
if u dont like lebrie... stick with LTE...
froppotheweak 2 years ago
The album version is better imo. Better lyrics, Labrie sounds better, its longer. The only thing I wish is that Labrie had had his range from this time for the recording. Otherwise the rythm and melody of the album version is better.
ozzymeetsjesus 2 years ago 2
Personally, I kind of like the studio version better, but hearing what it could have been is so cool!
fastfingers12 2 years ago
my pants...
I just shat them.
pjernst777 2 years ago 2
yup
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
Maybe It was better that they recorded ACOS a few years after I&W. I think that this version had to be improved till the version we all know.
EverRighteous85 2 years ago 5