Dream Theater Documentary - 'I Can Remember When' (Part 1 of 8)

Part 1 of 8...A 70 minute documentary from the Mike Portnoy archives which was filmed c. 1988/1989.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dream
• Theater
• Documentary
• When
• and
• Day
• Unite
• Portnoy
• Petrucci
• Labrie
• Rudess
• Sherinian
• Dominici
• Myung

[tabotabojayar]

what is that poster that says "Eraserhead" in the background??

[maddermofo]

@tabotabojayar I think they were a band who were big around that time, synth pop kind of stuff if I'm right

[maddermofo]

@maddermofo Actually no I'm sorry, I was thinking of Erasure, Eraserhead is a film!

[nemtall]

How can You say Charlie can't sing? The Guy has a great Voice. Both are Great and Differnt.

[carl13220]

@tabotabojayar It's David Lynch's first movie ( realesed in 1978 ).

[PurdueRules15]

@tabotabojayar Eraserhead is a film by David Lynch, who made Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet.

[TheAuralAffinity]

This music was freaking great. Status Seeker was an awesome staple on the Images Words Tour, was started with a drum solo. Just have to be honest our fav band would have gone nowhere without James. He led the band to initial stardom. Phenomenal voice.

[Sammyxboxwiz]

Its a movie

[MrZirip]

Myung Running! this is history! XD

[Scorpiondesu]

Man, Mike's voice didn't really change much after all those years.

[nemogre]

@funkster007 let me explain. petrucci's playing back then was "shitty" not in comparison to all metal guitar players but in comparison with his today playing and with the players he was influenced by (steve morse, al di meola, malmsteen etc) know what i mean? but then again many of his fast runs and especially sweeped arpeggios were really muddy and fast sounding....but not at all accurate...even today he has flaws that sometimes are really obvious...

[funkster007]

@nemogre Everyone has their opinions so I'm not knocking that. Of course he has evolved as a player writing-wise and on a technical level, but I would never classify him as a "shitty" player even on the first album.(dont forget they recorded that on a budget as well) That would be about as ignorant as saying EVH wasn't influential as a guitarist. JP was already ahead of the pack as far as the prog metal scene goes. Anyway, I will agree on IAW to Six degrees is my fav era too.

[nemogre]

@funkster007 Excuse but in my opinion he was not amazing...he was mediocre but its ok because he was still learning and progressing... however i like his phrasing...its the only thing that stayed awesome in petrucci through the years...however the early years were immature as far as technique and song writing and the latest years have become boring and predictable... My favorite era of petrucci is everything from images and words up to six degrees (side projects included) + his solo album....

[funkster007]

@nemogre Care to elaborate on why you think he was shitty? Even in the early years he was playing amazingly.

[sandman1201]

8:15 charlie's drumming is weak, he is more of a singer :D