Dream Theater: Black Clouds and Silver Linings studio update

[ChrisHaspeck]

what a bunch of clowns !! I love it. Shows that beneath all that amazing talent there's real guys who truly love what they do. Meanwhile - during all that silly crap ...

JM is totally thumping away on his bass like a trooper !!

And people wonder why they are the Kings of Progressive !!

[hades001991]

Mike P. is a fucking clowns..

I can not stand

[hades001991]

@hades001991 and not funny

[Fluffypopcicle]

did anybody else hurt their ears listening to mike at 0:14? mike has some pipes, maybe he should be the singer and that way he can be back in the band lol.

[proggod876]

@rexhunter1 why not :)

[thefoosa72]

haha Myung at 1:07 is thinking "Who are these idiots?"

[Dargor94]

"Mike,what do you think about your newest album?"

"0:20"

[xicoraul]

This guys are so funny! x)

[turtleshells118]

PROFOUND MOMENT OF DREM THEATER

[NITALLICA247]

I think mike drank some rock juice

[MyFallenIdolMusic]

is mike Portnoy wearing a High Voltage shirt from LA Ink?

[dream4dreamtheater]

mike? how do you feel about a clarinet solo? MMMRRAAAAAAALLLL!!!

[tecna64]

mike went ballistic on here, i bet he was bored as hell sittin there

[Megafan1983]

Mike is nuts!

[braydon06]

GODS.

[Jagstaldincola]

haha, portnoy sounds like zappa at 1:50

[HolyGK]

WOW Portnoy seriously going crazy on that vid XD. I love him so much.

It is so funny when petrucci is trying to say something and portnoy going to his "out of mind trance" at 1.22 to 1:54

[NinaRocksPeru]

poor Myung

[harmony0404]

funny

[XAlphaZEROX]

YES CLARINET SOLO!!! I pley teh clarinet :D Portnoy is hilarious!

[TheOvermaster]

@XAlphaZEROX I think he said it as a joke - and I'm thinking to myself - fuck you, I play that instrument, and it would sound hella good on a DT album... I mean, they had a flute solo in Octavarium...

[XAlphaZEROX]

@TheOvermaster Dude, I play clarinet too. That's why I would like to see it. I know it's sarcasm =_='' I'm not stupid.

[samuxxn]

PORTNOY IS MADDDD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAH xd

[niniaty]

Haha, yeah..he is kind of weird :P There is only a small differens between lunacy and being a genious ;P

[LordoftheAxe06]

it's called eccentricity =P

[passion4drums]

i'm fairly certain that this was recorded when portnoy was an alcoholic...

[chiknzrule99]

actually no.

[passion4drums]

it was a joke, i didn't really need an answer...

[DreamJp6]

Portnoy cracks me up XD i gotta have a talk with that guy man he's awesome

[Bopkins14]

holy crap portnoy is cracked!!!

[BAMBINO602]

haha John in the corner like wtf...

[harmony0404]

Mike Portnoy ... drummer, singer, funny guy... and now a dancer.

Talant ! :)

[xXxTamaDrummerxXx]

1:33 HAHA

[kitthehacker]

And then we bust into.... I just lost my inspiration

[Babeman12]

petrucci needs those guns to play a million notes per second

[Mapon123]

Petrucci's a part-time body builder apparently. God damn..

[davluc1]

i think petrucci just recentley became a fan of george lynch's guitar playing and his arms just started to grow!

[svengalifuk]

ha ha, no doubt!!!! I was thinking the same exact thing!!

[ricardoestrella11]

this song is a rite of passage

you can tell

the same section but with guitar then with keyboard solos the the chours(turn the key walk through the gates) then the outro

[real1acer]

Smart man.

[drew3usa]

Haha Portnoy is hilarious!

xo.

[carter0012]

I actually think John looked better before he bulked him self up.. but I guess I was just used to seeing him skinny and then I look and all of a sudden hes like the hulk.. lol

[edward2868]

GOD DAMN! The man's huge LOL

[wannabekunok]

Man! petruccy got the sickest biceps!

[aytherix]

Myung is playing his bass without a word, while the rest of the band members appear to be having a blast. Hes a lot like Silent Bob.

[Burrumbumbum]

poor myung, if i was myung, i´ve already shoot them both with a plasma cannon!!!!!!

xDDDDDDDD LOVE DT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Neoworry]

HAHAHAHA

[riigei]

LOL - freak show ;-)

[lucasreis100]

Steven spielberg section..

no..

adam goldberg section..

kazoo? nah..

glockenspiel section ahhahaha

[sin2Pi]

Is that a fart at 1:15? :D

[kogamja]

John Myung is sitting there quietly(as always) while other members are going crazy. I LOVE Dream Theater!!

[LetThereBeSolos]

Wtf? Dont take the brown acid man.

[rhythmac]

Myung must think these guys are dorks

[topperspoppers]

they all sound high

[doktorsteiner]

FAT PETRUCCI!!!! XD XD

[Eatmyarseandballs]

He's not fat, he does body building.

[MixolydianMayhem]

nah, there's no way that any of them are drunk, I know for certain Portnoy would of had to been on some drug...

[thunderinblack]

portnoy is teetotal now he stopped doing drugs years ago

[itachi456789]

Man I am digging John's beard

[bren6977]

MP doesn't drink. He used to be an alchoholic up until the time of 6DOIT.

[xthepatient]

so what was the mirror on awake about.

:O

haha

[bren6977]

Awake was made during the time that he was still drinking. i watched the video again and i have to agree. MP looked blitzed,dude.

[dylancornett]

yeah i saw that on a interview. But do you know if he smokes a little weed from time to time haha. that would be sick.

[IbanezjemJSX]

know lol. dream theater are probably the only rock band what stay away from all that shit. includin beer

[DefiantDeath666]

Mike does. I don't know about the rest of them

[klickBG]

man Judging from Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci belly..... THEY DRINK A LOT OF BEER

[lespaul457]

he is also tonked.

[gastonreboredo90]

lol @ Myung

[clature]

Gawd ... Portnoy is so wasted

[MikkelThomsen1984]

Woooow are they drunk?? :D

[Manny1222]

You guys are a bunch of goofs. Which is a big reason why I respect you guys as musicians as well as people.

[Fatguylikeschicks]

dood wtf is up with this vid. hes all like GRAH!!!!

[LHondrums]

myung sat there all the time? haha

hm are they writing the whole album... without involving him? :D

[GuerrillaForce]

It's a shame that these guys have become such a waste of good talent. Now they sound like a bunch of mainstream metal riffs chopped into odd times, with carnival-music keyboard solos. Oh well, maybe their mid-life crisis will end in the next decade, or Myung will go off and join a band where he can actually use his talents. I doubt either will happen though. WE'RE DREAM THEATER AND WE'RE TOUGH! AND DARK! AND EDGY! OOOOOH!

[SjPedro]

these guys make their own sound as they go..they keep different and yet still equal to themselves...odd time signatures has always been a part of dream theater music and the keyboard solos just get better in each album to show all that it's not just about the guitar or the bass...a keyboard can sound bad ass(and I am a guitar player)

Myung has been increasingly dropping in his Solitary Shell so to speak by his own choice..he still is original. DT lives on!! love the new album.on my list of top 5

[persbol]

c i was extremely disappointed with black clouds, the first three songs although long had a very commercial feel to them , the count of tuscany was a great piece, but for me it was the only one worth listening to

[farazighani]

dude listen hard to the album then comment! for heavens sake listen to it! thye have brought out a whole different sound and its great! the solo on wither was too good! it may sound easy but it aint that easy to play! the overall output was great and james vocals matched with the songs this time!

[persbol]

im not saying the musicianship was bad on this album, it was fantastic, all im saying is i dont really like direction dream theater is heading to, im a prog guy nd i still hear some prog elements in their music, but it seems like its declining in this album

[Brandon0828]

wow you are the biggest douchebag I have EVER had the unwillingness to read a comment from on Youtube. Seriously, I'm gonna get straight to the point, FUCKING KILL YOURSELF. This is the best band ever and you think that just cuz they went back to their metal aspects they think they are tough? You are a dumb bitch what about these other gay bands with screamo and drummers playin blast beats and thinkin they are tough huh? They can't touch Dream Theater and neither can you faggot.

[itachi456789]

Calm down now...

[hrodrick2890]

I think Mike´s hair has a Cruella DeVil kind of look

[paulomoniz]

petrucci is just a liiiiiiiiitle fatter lol

[dtjesus101]

John Myung needs about 20 pints in him, I'll bet he's hilarious.

[AcdcMan012]

Good to see that Dream Theater is working very hard on the new album and taking it very seriously XP

Haha! 1:58, John is the only one working!

Oh and, Mike sounds like he's either acting weird, or fucking drunk......

[jordan677778]

NOOoooo Mike would not be drunk lol. Thats why hes writing all those songs about being an alcoholic, hes been sober since he started them.

[GeishaSilk]

Hahahaha Pettruci is so muscled now O.O sexy tho hee hee hee

[paulomoniz]

He has always been like that..

[xxbss4lifexx]

"why hes not thin at all"

captain understatment on john petrucci

[mrstrings2006]

Yeah Petrucci's fuckin' huge now, wow. Can't wait to see em in Aug. Zappa is playing with them too. Will be a killer show!

[Hobzy107]

is petrucci fat or did he just work out like a bitch? i didnt know he was auditioning for manowar?!

[BoostedPanda]

Hes really into bdybuilding now

[jkerrigan1990]

lol *light bulb appears above JP's head at 1:18 *.

[OcelotDAD]

The Count of Tuscany is a fucking unbelievable song.

[Raiderfan123]

The whole fucking album is great, but The Count of Tuscany is amazing, i think this might be one of Dream Theater's best albums.

[chaveznieves]

lol myungs the only one ACTUALLY working

[jimmywacked]

these guys are classic funny --- ►

ALL the NEW 2009 songs are here→ /watch?v=VS42OS44cNU

enjoy AND by the CD.!!

[helloweenarctico]

I have the new album in my blog, check profile, sounds awesome, The best of times

[Shoggaface]

Jordan Rudess - Easy come easy go!

Mike Portnoy - THATS WHAT SHE SAID!

[7SethMurrant7]

and hence the difference between mike portnoy and jordan rudess

[Animelovahr]

LOL Myung just sits there in a dark corner with a ''Stfu you fucked up bitches'' mood.

[themusicman777]

God dammit, we're going to fucking rock. And were going to get this shit!" - Mike Portnoy

[chaveznieves]

lmao they're like small children...only REALLY talented.

petrucci has gotten JACKED. and does anyone else think portnoy's hair looks like a skunk :P

[McDiddy99]

Petrucci spends his off-time body building. He is freaking huge :|

[coffeeintheface]

2009 Petrucci could rip 1992 Petrucci in HALF

[chaveznieves]

2009 petrucci could rip just about anybody in half, if not with his muscles than his power guitar sound waves

[origamimasterAC]

i love dream theater these video change some things...myung i hate u stupido boys :p

[williamcuntsworth]

hahaha Myung is always like, *sigh* "I fuckin' hate you guys"

[JEDSaje15]

i think mike broke his 8 years of not drinking lol soo soo srry lol j/k he's freakin hilarious

[6digit]

Portnoy can be called as a real entertainer of the group !

[petrucci159]

mmm recuerdo haber visto algun video de dream theater donde decian q ellos temian haber convertido en una banda de "un solo exito", ya que pull me under los habia llevado a la cima por un relativo poco tiempo, y entonces llego jordan, y DT hizo el "Scenes from a Memory", y bueno, hasta decian q pensaban retirarse si ese album no era un exito, y vaya que el album fue un exito y a partir de alli, dream siguio adelante sin problemas, ya que al fin alcanzaban la fama que habian soñado.

[andrewv42]

I can speak Spanish too. With Google translate ;)

[BruisedEyeSockets]

Petrucci=Rippedd

[ryushiRj38]

ahha. omg. mike portnoy is hilarious.

[TheGapingLotusExp]

yeah and I think he looks more BAD ASS with more weight !!! KEEP UP the good work GUYS!!!

[Hannibal777]

A Petrucci le regresò el feeling.. ya veràn en este nuevo album

[Hayacafrita]

Es por el pelo largo jajajaja

[sh4dows]

Kevin Moore con 4 notas le daba un alma a DT que nunca otro lo hará, Rudess sólo experimenta en DT, mucho teclado a cual más complejo pero luego se olvida que DT una de las bases eran los ambientes progresivos y no hace ni uno!. Y los solos todos son lo mismo de lo mismo, no aporta nada nuevo, notas pa arriba notas pa abajo, pa eso que pillen a Richard Andersson que le da 1000 patadas.

[Arloest85]

God, why won't Myung just shut up for 2 seconds!

[JackeShan]

lol Myung doesn't say anything.

[Hayacafrita]

I think Myung is an alien whose sole connection to earth is when the band is playing...

[winterSTU]

is portnoy on drugs?

[blackdakhma]

he's fuckin' lost it! not only that, but does it look like he's gained weight too?

[tehdreamer]

haha i love mike

[Luiginoy]

on internet we found the two new song of a album by a portugese radio.....

[e112766]

Mike Portnoy xD

[dedemengao19]

2:24 -> I just listen THE MYUNG MAN playing...

[rockmetalredsox]

throught the whole video: wtf Portnoy

[Johnnysoyyo]

Se nota que ahora todo se lo toman en cachondeo, así luego les salen los lp's... Cuando trabajaban en serio, o sea en el Images and Words y en el Awake se veía su talento y potencial, ahora mucho virtuosismo, mucho instrumento a cual más curioso del señor Rudess y canciones que no dicen mucha cosa con solos de un Petrucci sin inspiración que no sabe ya más que hacer pua contra pua a saco sin feeling ni sentido alguno. No lo duden, la clave es que ya no está Kevin Moore..

[adriancete]

Estoy totalmente deacuerdo contigo

[JumpMoFu]

kevin moore les dejo buenas rolas, pero desde q entro el señor jordan rudess tuvieron mas y un mejor sonido y exito, por q tienen mejor ejecucion, kevin les hizo un favor al dejarlos, feeling? acaso tocas? dejanos esas palabras a los verdaderos musicos, tu nada mas escucha la musica e intenta disfrutar quieres?

[sh4dows]

Jajaja me ha hecho gracia eso de "dejanos esas palabras a los verdaderos músicos".Ya confundes tablas,experiencia y madurez con calidad. Obviamente,sabes que edad tenian en el Images and words?.Cualquier maestro de música sabe que es muchisimo mejor por inspiración, talento, imaginación, originalidad y calidad el Images o el Awake, pero vamos..de aki a Lima por favor! y Rudess es un virtuoso que sólo aporta solos improvisados repetitivos

[einarabelc5]

Evidentemente no has oído Octavarium, Evidentemente o estabas tonteando cuando los vistes en vivo o no los has oído.

[Johnnysoyyo]

Visita Berklee College a ver que opinan los profesores, para tu información, en un clinic de Petrucci al que asistí, mientras me firmaba una camiseta le dije que los mejores lp's fueron los primeros, entonces me miró y me dijo, "lo sé" sonriendo... por si te sirve de algo. No te das cuenta que Rudess siempre hace lo mismo en los solos???, que es pura improvisación?, eso que lo haga en su casa pero DT era un grupo de rock progresivo y yo los descubri en el 89 tú no se...

[helloweenarctico]

estoy de acuerdo

[kingshredder9]

I would love to go jam with the 3 of them...they mustve been burning ta have that kind of inspiration...GENIUS!!!!

[xcert]

Oh no you can't. Coz no matter how well you play, since you're on stage with 3 gods, people would still throw eggs to you. =D

[sbrushfan]

Petrucci's looking fucking HUGE! I know that playing guitar for three hours a night will do that to ya (look at Lifeson), but has he been working out lately? He looks HOT!

[leekwesi]

he body builds when he isn't playing guitar

[jotunmarty]

damn jp is a tank look at those arms!

[ladyLaBrie]

MAAAAAAD MIKEEEE <3

[PhilCollins93]

haha MP is so crazy and funny and cool and JR is the greatest anyway

DT 4 Life

[jvotransf]

that was easy

[torresr92]

john myung is like... my friends are idiots.

[plasticpope]

hes like... dam i would be way happier if i snorted the same cocaine they did lol... dam, u hear their music thats put 2getha so calm and collected, ud think theyd b the same in the studio lol

[SoulCalligraphyMusic]

Haha, that one part where Porntoy and Rudess are just making fun of Petrucci was funny. Lol, Myung...the whole time... didn't say a single word. Looked like he wanted to kill someone. Haha. :P

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

what if, just what if! portnoy did marijuana? epicness.

[BigHeadzDC]

Portnoy is a recovering alcoholic. He doesn't drink anymore.

[SuperTrey09]

ha ha they must be on some good shit dude lol they're trippin

[rufles99]

wtf portnoy is drunk, drummer is drunk ;D

FUCKING DRUMMKERS's!1!!1!!1

[LazeTom9210]

do you pay attention to their lyrics at ALL?!?!?

jks, but seriously Portnoy's AA Suite??

[Raffael900me]

rofl portnoy n petrucci

[xilionxilion]

JM impressed on history... CRASHED COMPLETELY!

[f15x28isback]

JM being JM :-)

[Drummachine22]

This is what us studios techs & musicians refer to as the "Hour of Glee", when you've been recording for 6 - 8 hours strait up until the wee hours of the morning, & you're so shot & brain dead that even the most boring & stupid crap makes you laugh your ass off. Good times! Mike's the man though!

[dosancos]

Ma ke vecchi panzoni e abbacchiati... cm sn cambiati... e anke la loro musica è cambiata... ma almeno si divertono ancora!!!!! no no, W i Dream!!!

[kombo3000]

is black clouads and silver linings the album name?

[almaweapon]

yes.

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

indeed.

[TheFamousJules]

and i think that john myung can be pretty tired of mike portnoy once in a while! wouldn´ t surprise me at all! Seems like two upposet guys really! wild animal vs shy boy:P

[TheFamousJules]

on a bad day mike portnoy is one of those crazy persons i wouldn´ t have any problems killing as guickly and brutal as possible, but on a good day he would be one of the funniest guys to hang around with!

[dreamtheater745]

haha i love them

[Z4nk0]

Estan pedo los cabrones jajajajaja k grandes son !!!!!

[gugesz]

It sounds like the beginning of Liar from Queen.

[Rhasen]

xDDDD best musicians in the world

[DavetzWin]

of our time, yes

[NoSoupForDeath]

I'm almost positive they don't do drugs espeically since MP's whole AA thing and pledging sobriety over any subtances you could abuse including weed lol.

But sometimes you would think they did if you didn't follow the bands story closely, this is how they've always acted, they are just letting it out more which is awesome I think.

June 23... SOOOOO stoked.

[tpcardoso]

they should shave

[KingBigBang]

Hahahah! Fuckin noise whole clip long, and then you see Myung with headphones on just doing his thing :P Hahaha

[ioannisdenton]

So much WEED! LOL

[Thor962]

just goes to show how much stress it really is to make an album lol =]

[nwawallace]

I'm pretty sure Mp is high in this video lol

[maidenrox16]

well he was probly on some kind o drug

[Gu1tari2t]

Coffee, sooo much coffee

[SigDrums]

staid clean for many many years. does not drink either.

[sourpop1034]

maybe thats how hes such a crazy drummer

[OBZ]

they said "that's what she said"

i thought it was a dumb phrase, but since they used it, it's awesome now!

[manuportnoy]

Mike hahahahahaha