Rhino -- Dream Theater Video Interview

Renowned worldwide for their innovative metal/progressive rock and masterful musicianship, Dream Theater first rose to major fame in the '90s with such hits as “Pull Me Under” -- an MTV breakthrough -- “Another Day”, and “Lie”. Their legendary stage prowess and intensely dramatic, high-energy live show is perfectly captured on Rhino's new Live At Budokan CD and DVD. We sat down with guitarist John Petrucci and drummer Mike Portnoy recently to talk about...

:: …the styles of music Dream Theater draws upon

:: …the band's songwriting process

:: …playing for audiences around the world

:: …how new technology has affected their work

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Excellent and informative. Smart musicians... makes me kinda proud to have engineered on some of their 1996/97 stuff. Keep rocking!

Still rockin' hard and faithful to their style. As a fan, I feel proud to own every DT recording, and they never cease to amaze me; they are amazing and talented musicians. Each album is different, unique, and meaningful, with my favorite progressive and virtuostic elements. Guys, you rock!!!!!! and best of luck for the coming years.

the most interesting for me, is the Images And Words album, their music and performance is realy-realy rock! i wonder know if they can be like that in the next time! syncing skill and the lyrics not too focused to the high tech kit...

About 10 years ago I was introduced to this band by a friend guitarist and right away I though wow! these guys are great, but I did not get fully hooked until their album in 2003 Train of Thought, that album just rocked!!! and now am hooked for good! These guys go from mellow ballands to the most heavy riffs. Good job guys, you guys are the best, see you in Toronto September 3rd!!! Rock ON!!!!

LOVE Dream Theater from day ONE ! these guys change the way I see music and made me able to lisen and apreciate lot's of music styles. Thank you guys, (Keep music alive) ...

i remember the exact place i was at when i heard my first piece of music by them, "SoC" off the Train of Thought album, and that exact moment was when my favorite band was established for the numerous years to come...

I am a singer/songwriter and DT is absolutely one of my biggest influences and are currently my favorite band.This album was worth the wait!!!See ya in Milwaukee,WI

love it - the band are so innovative and talented , fantastic insight into their thoughts behind the music - really glad i found it - hope you can convert more to your dedicated fan base !

dream theater is the best band ever. i've heard hundreds music and bands, and nothing compare with them. i really love their unlimited musical composition. keep rockin guys! u guys are my number one all-time favorite!!

I think DT is the huge talented musician on this world i love theyre work And John Petrucci is one of three the best guitarist on the world /Steve Vai,John Petrucci and Joe Satriani/

These Interviews are great ! And what about Dream theater, it's aewsome, greatest band, so different from other, original, and so '' musicaly ''it's crazy... I'm just waiting for the Gigantour Dream Theater & Megadeth 2 september,Montreal. See you there guys =)

Venezuela Love them, this is the best progressive rock in the whole world, you guys are the best!!! keep on like that best regards.....

Cool to see some aspects of their "what's going on behind the scenes". My mom once gave me their first album for christmas in the believe it was a Europe CD. (Yeah, I don't know what she was thinking, either) Needless to say my interest in Europe (come on, I was six years old!) decreased to a minimum since then. I love DT. Less than a month before I can see them again.

Every new CD from these wonderful artists is like a bottle of the most expensive wine: When you try it first, you'll get only a hint of what you could savour when you are more familiar with this unique stuff! It is impressing how this band can always create fine art like that and be succcesfull without being dependend on the commercial world of music business.Keep on guys and all the best from Hamburg

DreamTheater are exceptional musicians. In every record they do, there always something new to offer to their fans. I love these guys!!! You ROCK out world guys!!!!!!

I am 16. and i have never seen a concert before in my life... until march 17th when i saw DT in minneapolis. it was the best thing in my entire life. and i wont ever see a better concert from a different band.

keep on doing the good thing like six degrees-awake-train of thought-Images and words.please play again on the Arrows classic rock festival in Lichtenvoorde-Holland!!!!!
RRRROCK!! Tonnie S from L.A.(Lichtenvoorde Achterhoek-Holland)

A band that just keeps getting better and better. All you need to do is listen to them once, and their music does the talking. Love em . BTW great interview footage enjoyed them thanks.

The greatest band I've ever heard in my live. I am fan of Malmsteen, Al di Meola and Vivaldi. Dream Theater has all aspects of music in their own music. I am guitarplayer in a German rockband, but if you hear Dream Theater, you are nearly about to stop your own thing, because you could never do it better than D.T. This year I got the images & words-CD as the only one i have from Dream Theater. Since that moment, I hear this CD five or six times a day in my car. And the best of all: My wife appreciate it as well as me.... Micha Schneider

I'm from Chile, and I'm a big fan too...They're playing tomorrow and I have the tickets to go see them.
If it wasn't for john petrucci, I wouldn't probably know the things I know with my guitar.
Love DT

thanks to a friend, I knew this band... I appreciate their serious. each album seems to be better than the last while being completely different. they are redefining the progressive rock. moreover, all the members are vituoses. I recommend Dream Theater to you all !! thanks Yass :) Naj

Not very long ago, I got introduced to Dream Theater through a guitarist friend. At first, I was a little bit skeptical, but after reading the lyrics and listening a bit more to their stuff, I was convinced that these guys were the best band I've ever heard. Philisophical lyrics (pure poetry, by the way), amazing riffs, rythem and style changes right within the songs... I ended up buying one of their albums a few days after I first heard them, and since then, I've been hooked. I've been inspired.

All right! We know that Dream Theater is the best rock/metal progressive around the world. And that the band members are very amazing when are playing their instruments. I'm one of the thousands of fans of Dream Theater. And is an amazing band. The number one YEAH!

Every new musician I run into, I ask them if they've heard of DT?...I feel compelled to share what I know of this great band with those who are unfamiliar with their music. I can never be disappointed in their approach to a new album, their intensity in the live shows, or their relentless pursuit of bringing the best of themselves to their fans. For that, I congratulate them on being a musician's musician...for understanding that it's all about the music. I hope they continue great success in spite of the lack of support that is common in commercial radio( who needs them anyway!!) Much love and respect to you guys!...can't wait till the next album..

Crunchy boogie guitars! Super powerful drumkit! demolisher bass riffs,, What else you can ask for?? Please guys, come more times to Spain!!!

Been a fan for many years... They are truly the most talented musicans I have had the pleasure to see and listen too. I have always loved progressive rock like the greats "Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd", if you listen to DT closely enough, you will here the influences. But theres nobody as tasteful in their arena as the masters, Dream Theater. I hope they will continue to bless our existence with their talent.

im 53yrs old and i enjoy seeing you guys every year for the past 14 yrs thank you for all that practicing and we need more liquid tention!

Very nice interview. I would like to thanks all DT guys for make our lives special with your music and lyrics. Here in Mexico you have a lot of fans. DT music will remain in us forever.

I believe that Dream Theater is the best band of the world by their innovative style and the level of all the musicians is indisputable, I am one of the admirers but large that dream theater has in latinoamerica. You have many fan's in Peru!!
M.A.S.O.

probably one of the most underrated bands in history. they are very complex musicians who understand the theory of music and know how to implement it into their music. the more i hear 'em the more im jealous though, because i can only play a few songs, but some of their music is too damn difficult, even for a julliard university of music student (myself). but their hardest song to play - for me at least - is this dying soul....the solo and unison parts and the end are impossible

My Favorite Group of ALL TIME! Exellent interview, these guy's Do Not compromise their writing of music or put their finger in the wind to see which way the trend is going. I like that.

I think that you guys are amazing. I really enjoy your music and I like what you guys do. You know you'll never really know just how much you guys really change people and help people cope with the things they're facing in life. I hope that sometime you guys could make a stop in Houston sometime. Well thats about all I gotta say. Oh and don't forget about Houston, TX.

Peace!!!!!!!!!

I think they are the best musicians in whole world.The music of Dream Theater healing.I am a big fan.And John Petrucci ,he is my God. Thank You Dream Theater.

the day that Dream Theater ends,I will stop living,,jaajaaj...eyy,Mike is my father too,but shhh,he doesnt know either...Mike Portnoy,the best drummer in history,the Johns..oh men,like the best combination ever on guitar-bass,and Rudi,my men,a true virtuoso

CANNOT WAIT!!!! till the new album comes out this year (2007) it's gonna be awesome. does anyone have any idea's what the album is going to be like i really cant find much info on the net about it.

will some of you guy's type in loebrich 50 greatest on google and go to that forum, cos ive bin saying dream theater are a great band and lots of people who have never heard them are sayin they suck, someone go and nail their asses.

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of thier latest disc. As a relatively new DT fan, and I must say over the past year not much other than DT has been played on my CD, MP3, boom box and truck Stereo, I have been on the website waiting for the word that I can add another piece of Prg Rock history to my collection.
Guys, this is a plee.... Calgary needs to hear DT live.... A plane ticket to Toronto is expensive you know! But what needs to be done will be done.
Rock on DT you are truely The Best!

Dream Theater Video Interview

Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci on music, technology, and other hot topics

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