Jordan Rudess Hears 'Thunderstruck' For The First Time

Watch what happens when one of the world’s most legendary keyboard players hears AC/DC for the very first time...or so he thinks. Things take an unexpected turn as Jordan Rudess tries to make sense of what he’s hearing, and creates a new spin on this classic track.

Meet Jordan Rudess: Best known as the keyboardist for Dream Theater, Jordan is a virtuoso pianist, composer, and music tech pioneer, celebrated as one of the greatest keyboardists in progressive rock and metal.
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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Jordan Hears AC/DC For The First Time
01:23 - "Have You Heard That Song?"
01:37 - Jordan Plays Along to "Thunderstruck"
05:50 - Closing Thoughts
06:25 - Outro
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[kchatziko]

Coming up:
- Jordan Rudess hears "Stairway to Heaven" for the first time
- Jordan Rudess hears The Beatles for the first time
- Jordan Rudess hears "Pull Me Under" for the first time

[NytronX]

Jordan deleted all 4/4 discography from his mind to free up storage.

[kevinfamoso]

It's in 4/4 of course he's never heard it.

[MariusHKz]

Jordan Rudess hears for the first time.

[ericolml]

Jordan Rudess hears Happy Birthday to You for the first time

[GhostJamm]

"Have you ever heard of water?"

"I don't think I have, no."

[lucasanibaldi]

Jordan Rudess hears his own voice for the first time

[parlamedia]

Honestly, Jordan could overplay absolutely anything.

[jcwpiano]

This Jordan must be from a parallel universe where they don't have AC/DC

[pakdolan]

I love how Rudess hears an unfamiliar song for 15 seconds and goes on a full trajectory off into the cosmos. What a musician.

[michapiotrowicz]

Today, as I am watching this, it is the 1st of April. I realised you have missed a great opportunity, as no one will believe that Jordan Rudess has never heard Thunderstruck.

[ThePoorBoy]

I love that Jordan uses his virtuosity to learn simple songs. He's able to immediately explore vast possibilities before settling on something that adds a layer of awesomeness that makes a classic song feel fresh again!

[robertfischer]

Jordan reminds me of the scene in Amadeus when Saliari is pleased when Mozart says he's composed variations of one of Saliaris tunes. Then Mozart says interesting little tune but did you try this! And just shreds all over it. Jordan rules!

[peterleskovjansky]

Every century has its titans in music, and I couldn't be happier that in our era we have this one. Jordan, thank you for your work, your music is breathtaking. Thank you.

[AndyLimahd]

That's impossible for him to never heard this song!

[Ashted]

Jordan Rudees hears Dream theater for the first time

[MatthewBerdyck]

Jordan has in fact heard Thunderstruck because when I made a music video for him, in 2013, he watched my reel before we started working together. In my reel, I did a TV pilot for a radio host, for VH1 Classic, which the music for the show was Thunderstruck and we talked about it. He knows the song because I literally played it for him, except I rearranged it for the show, and modified different parts (moved them around), so he’s likely referring to my version of the song 😂 😂

[bubbles]

Best key board player I’ve ever seen. His sound and technique are amazing.

[AndICanTalk]

I like how at the end he says he knows the AC/DC version, but not this take, and obviously a lot of people in theses comments didn't get that far before they wrote their comments. Still funny, and crazy good video, as usual.

[calvinmay]

Angus "Interesting audition. We'll give you a call." Ron Howard "There was never a call."