Dream Theater's John Petrucci: How We Wrote 'Metropolis - Part I'

We decided to turn back time 27 years with #JohnPetrucci and discuss one of #DreamTheater's finest compositions, “#Metropolis - Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper.”

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[CGCGCG]

_There's a bass solo in a song called metropolis, where I do a bass solo_
_-myung_

[tomdrum]

you can tell John has been wearing headphones!! look at his hair around his ear's!!!😁

[oppermanfitness]

John is such a humble guy. He’s like the best of the best and still humble AF.

[buddybeas]

It's funny, the video explaining the song is shorter than the actual song.

[Fuckaue]

I love this song more than I love some people in my life.

[numetalinkin]

The funny thing is they actually are geniuses.

[Dinozzo]

It's so unfortunate that Johns endorsement doesnt allow him to speak about ibanez and a lot of previous gear he used to use... its very obvious he's trying to talk around it.

[prodchronic]

This is the kind of video I like before watching

[scruffy]

He should write music for videogames again! Imagine reaching a JRPG boss and a fucking JP riff starts playing. I would nut.

[squidwardstesticles]

Metropolis 1 is my favourite song ever. I can’t get enough of it

[VVA]

“I wrote music for the Sega Saturn... a game called Necronomicon!”

“Is that like an Evil Dead thing?”

“I guess so!”

It’s literally a pinball game lmfao

[paolopanzarino]

The 'natural chorus' with the speed of the tape blew my mind! 💥 I would never have guessed! Genius! 😊👍🎸🎶

[dkbsos]

best guitarist ever that plays in the best band ever! love metropolis

[Nasosdag]

They HAVE to do Home-Metropolis Pt 1-Dance of Eternity live now!

[tronlady]

John Petrucci is one of the nicest human beings that has ever lived

[thelizardprince]

holy crap the way Home -> Metropolis Part 1 -> The Dance of Eternity flows is actually super cool, never heard that theory before but it's super cool, even if it wasn't intended

[netacid]

My friend in King's Park used to get guitar lessons from John and my friend in West Islip as well when I was in High School. I didn't think anything of it till my buddy in WI showed me Metropolis when Images and Words was just released. We spent the next 8 years following them around, evening hanging out with Mike Portnoy after a drum clinic in Cherry Hill Sam Ash one night. DT is such a part of my childhood then after years of not listening, the Astonishing blew me away. These guys have so much more still to say.

[ejRecording]

i used to listen to the necronomicon song all the time, from limewire or something... back in those days...

[diegomazzaron]

John Petrucci and Chris DeGarmo are two amazing guitarists.

[davnex]

Two guitarist influenced me, John Petrucci, and Devin Townsend! Thank you!!!