Ultimate Dream Theater Album with Jordan Rudess - The Prog Report

Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess joins the podcast to talk about the band's new album A View From The Top of The World and to help us put together the Ultimate Dream Theater album.

[coltonbunch]

Awake is already the ultimate DT album

[JasonMcNamara]

Roie I have to say a massive THANK YOU for choosing Scarred. That’s still my personal no.1 DT track 30 years later. Thank you, thank you, thank

[anambivalentenemy]

Doing an interview with Jordan, especially in anticipation of DT 15, is exciting!
The only thing that could make this even better, is timestamps on the video about the different topics you discussed.
Not all followers have 1 hour to watch an interview, but want to hear something more specific.
Think about it for your next, or even this, episodes.👍

[MrNatebain]

I f**ng LOVE that you guys brought us over an hour with one of my favourite musos ever... Any time you want to get individual interviews with the rest of the band is ok with me :) .... Thanks Jordan for spending your time like this ... Much appreciated !

[jeffscalise]

Definitely a lot of ballads to choose from. Hollow Years (Live at Budokan) is one of my favorites!

[amo]

Excellent interview, thanks for participating Jordan.

[fluntimes]

Scarred, Lost Not Forgotten and Dark Eternal Night for me. My three favourite albums represented right there.

[swiftla]

Breaking all illusions would definitely be on my list

[Marc_Papeghin]

I just love this "Ultimate Album" series !
Always so cool to listen to you guys, especially with such prestigious guests 😃

[Gorbyrev]

Nuts, mission impossible but I'll have to give it a try. 12 tracks is challenging but I will also limit myself to one song per album. This is today's list and a honourable mention for Mike's Score tracklist that nails many of my favourites:
Disc 1 58:12
1. Under a Glass Moon 7:03
2. Innocence Faded 5:42
3. A Change of Seasons 23:09
4. Lines in the Sand 12:05
5. Beyond this Life 11.23

Disc 2 58:17
6. In the Presence of Enemies (parts 1&2 of course) 25:38
6b. Losing Time 6:00
7. Octavarium (live version from Score) 26:39

Disc 3 64:06
8. The Count of Tuscany 19:18
9. Bridges in the Sky 11:01
10. Illumination Theory (live version from Breaking the Fourth Wall) 19:23
12. Pale Blue Dot 8:26
Bonus track: YTSE Jam 5:58

[plasmavoid]

These Walls is such a great mention! What a powerful song.. the melodies and the outro and everything

[ninja]

I am so glad Jordan said These Walls!😊

[GLENLYNAS]

Illumination Theory
Breaking All Illusions
Count of Tuscany

[arnoldlayne]

Great watch! My 3, and I'm splitting them across eras:-
1. Pull Me Under
2. Octavarium
3. The Looking Glass

[Mulukkis]

Ok, Jordan just became my favorite person by picking Take the Time. Such an underappreciated gem. One of my favorite songs by anyone ever.

[daveharris]

Stream Of Consciousness - Blind Faith - The Mirror

[MidlifeCrisisHockey]

These Walls has always been one of my favorites. The outro groove is amazing.

[randyhenderson]

1) Bridges in the Sky
2) Peruvian Skies
3) Under A Glass Moon
4) On the Backs of Angels
5) S2N
6) Constant Motion
7) Stream of Consciousness
8) Surrounded
9) Panic Attack
10) Ytse Jam
11) 6:00
12) Trial of Tears

[TheKneezee]

Love that Jordan picked These Walls. Song is one of my favorites as well

[wjadragon]

Learning to live is still my fav tune by DT, I love everything they do but that one was special to me.