Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
~Disclaimer: My sampling of outside media in this video constitutes as Fair Use under section 107 of the US Copyright Law, for the purpose of criticism and commentary, which thus invalidates my usage as copyright infringement.~
Time for me to put my money where my mouth is and talk about why I love prog metal. And as the band in the genre that’s both highly beloved and scrutinized, Dream Theater shall be the case study in this feature-length What’s Wrong With. They are an all-time favorite of mine after all.
Special thanks to Beakman’s Void: youtube.com/@BeakmansVoid
[Videos referenced]
“How to Get Into: Rush” by Crash Thompson part 1: tinyurl.com/5t5dux9n
part 2: tinyurl.com/yf6nsk6p
“What’s Wrong With - Megadeth”: tinyurl.com/3rnhu76s
“What’s Wrong With - Korn”: tinyurl.com/bd54dj5y
“My Most Unexpected Music Source”: tinyurl.com/5n8rbruv
“My Top 15 Favorite Joe Satriani Songs”: tinyurl.com/35a567jx
“Top 15 Bands I Would LOVE to See Reunite (or come out of hiatus)”: tinyurl.com/5bka23j8
“My Top 20 Favorite Rock/Metal Instrumental Songs (that aren’t by instrumental bands)”: tinyurl.com/4ky3hbn6
“Music Snob’s Dream Theater Tier List: Part DEUX” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/bdhdrrvn
“Why I’m bored of Dream Theater (The Alien reaction)” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/439prm7h
“What’s Wrong With - Blink-182”: tinyurl.com/ysbma2tp
“The Problem With ‘Progressive’ Music…” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/bddkcycv
“My Most Hated Videos…” by Finn McKenty: tinyurl.com/3knr74wc
Become the Knight’s response to Finn: tinyurl.com/bdejjwbr
PRMBA Podcast with Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/3a95ejp2
“The Strange Popularity of Gojira (and what it says about metal fans)” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/c6nphwa6
“Metal Elitists: Comparing Bands From 2 Different Styles/Genres”: tinyurl.com/ymv6vju4
[Articles]
“James LaBrie Recalls How Kevin Moore Left Dream Theater + What John Petrucci Told Him 1st Time They Jammed”: tinyurl.com/m3nvhdbj
Mike Portnoy on Falling Into Infinity: tinyurl.com/4sftzbw6
“Mike Portnoy Confirms He Wanted Pantera Icon Dimebag Over Petrucci for LTE, Reflects on Dream Theater Drama”: tinyurl.com/p947bbch
Mike Portnoy on firing Derek Sherinian: tinyurl.com/yeyba2a6
"Why was Derek fired?": tinyurl.com/bdcw3kmc
Dream Theater forum on Portnoy leaving: tinyurl.com/53k59swv
Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater: tinyurl.com/yxpw354f
“Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater to join Avenged Sevenfold”: tinyurl.com/2h57wskc
“Mike Portnoy Leaves Avenged Sevenfold”: tinyurl.com/4jyft8yn
“Dream Theater Announce the Return of Drummer Mike Portnoy”: tinyurl.com/2vefjp8e
“Dream Theater’s James LaBrie Talks Mike Portnoy”: tinyurl.com/2rwe8s3k
“Dream Theater Explain Why Mike Portnoy Can’t Rejoin”: tinyurl.com/y4bsprdc
Portnoy Instagram post: tinyurl.com/y37zekds
“Dream Theater Officially Begins Work On First Studio Album With Mike Portnoy In 15 Years”: tinyurl.com/y2pa7wbc
[Select clips sampled]
The Wizard of Oz/Pink Floyd: tinyurl.com/yx9tex5z
“Universal Mind”: tinyurl.com/5n77rybx
Scenes From a Memory short film by AKendless: tinyurl.com/39tbfv3x
Dream Theater, Devin Townsend & Animals As Leaders playing “The Spirit Carries On”: tinyurl.com/utb29rfu
“Top 10 HARDEST Songs to Play With SMALL HANDS!” by Steve Terreberry: tinyurl.com/3uta4kx5
“The Root of All Evil”: tinyurl.com/43jsnkjb
CoverKillerNation’s review of Octavarium: tinyurl.com/ytj2pmbj
The Billy & Mandy video I made with AtticusTheDeathMetaller: tinyurl.com/55fsjv2h
“Mike Portnoy Hears ‘Burn It To The Ground’ For The First Time”: tinyurl.com/34cku3r8
EUROPE!!!: tinyurl.com/2u26jpu9
AttiChris TheDeathBarnes: tinyurl.com/4j9325ku
“How to Make Metalhead Friends” by Jhofffilms: tinyurl.com/yaf3mvpj
[Timestamps]
0:00 - What is my favorite genre of music?
3:12 - Why is prog metal my favorite?
4:19 - What is prog anyway?
7:10 - The rise of prog
11:27 - Prog meets metal
14:28 - How I became acquainted with DT
16:37 - The Majesty of Berklee
18:41 - The “true” debut
20:44 - Awakening Infinity
23:16 - Instrumental greatness
28:15 - DT’s magnum opus
33:20 - Pushing the envelope
36:37 - My favorite DT album
41:29 - Solo albums
43:29 - CHAOS!
46:27 - A dramatic turn of events (not the album)
50:12 - The Man-Genie
52:58 - Going through the motions
56:45 - The Astonishingly Mediocre
1:00:11 - There’s no place like home
1:01:56 - The weakest link
1:03:53 - To be fair…
1:07:30 - “Riff Salad”
1:15:34 - Beautiful madness
1:19:28 - Conclusion
#DreamTheater #JohnPetrucci #MikePortnoy
►My facebook: facebook.com/RanterInShadesOfficial
►The DiscordInShades: discord.gg/AKXCZhxqby
~Disclaimer: My sampling of outside media in this video constitutes as Fair Use under section 107 of the US Copyright Law, for the purpose of criticism and commentary, which thus invalidates my usage as copyright infringement.~
Time for me to put my money where my mouth is and talk about why I love prog metal. And as the band in the genre that’s both highly beloved and scrutinized, Dream Theater shall be the case study in this feature-length What’s Wrong With. They are an all-time favorite of mine after all.
Special thanks to Beakman’s Void: youtube.com/@BeakmansVoid
[Videos referenced]
“How to Get Into: Rush” by Crash Thompson part 1: tinyurl.com/5t5dux9n
part 2: tinyurl.com/yf6nsk6p
“What’s Wrong With - Megadeth”: tinyurl.com/3rnhu76s
“What’s Wrong With - Korn”: tinyurl.com/bd54dj5y
“My Most Unexpected Music Source”: tinyurl.com/5n8rbruv
“My Top 15 Favorite Joe Satriani Songs”: tinyurl.com/35a567jx
“Top 15 Bands I Would LOVE to See Reunite (or come out of hiatus)”: tinyurl.com/5bka23j8
“My Top 20 Favorite Rock/Metal Instrumental Songs (that aren’t by instrumental bands)”: tinyurl.com/4ky3hbn6
“Music Snob’s Dream Theater Tier List: Part DEUX” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/bdhdrrvn
“Why I’m bored of Dream Theater (The Alien reaction)” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/439prm7h
“What’s Wrong With - Blink-182”: tinyurl.com/ysbma2tp
“The Problem With ‘Progressive’ Music…” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/bddkcycv
“My Most Hated Videos…” by Finn McKenty: tinyurl.com/3knr74wc
Become the Knight’s response to Finn: tinyurl.com/bdejjwbr
PRMBA Podcast with Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/3a95ejp2
“The Strange Popularity of Gojira (and what it says about metal fans)” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/c6nphwa6
“Metal Elitists: Comparing Bands From 2 Different Styles/Genres”: tinyurl.com/ymv6vju4
[Articles]
“James LaBrie Recalls How Kevin Moore Left Dream Theater + What John Petrucci Told Him 1st Time They Jammed”: tinyurl.com/m3nvhdbj
Mike Portnoy on Falling Into Infinity: tinyurl.com/4sftzbw6
“Mike Portnoy Confirms He Wanted Pantera Icon Dimebag Over Petrucci for LTE, Reflects on Dream Theater Drama”: tinyurl.com/p947bbch
Mike Portnoy on firing Derek Sherinian: tinyurl.com/yeyba2a6
"Why was Derek fired?": tinyurl.com/bdcw3kmc
Dream Theater forum on Portnoy leaving: tinyurl.com/53k59swv
Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater: tinyurl.com/yxpw354f
“Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater to join Avenged Sevenfold”: tinyurl.com/2h57wskc
“Mike Portnoy Leaves Avenged Sevenfold”: tinyurl.com/4jyft8yn
“Dream Theater Announce the Return of Drummer Mike Portnoy”: tinyurl.com/2vefjp8e
“Dream Theater’s James LaBrie Talks Mike Portnoy”: tinyurl.com/2rwe8s3k
“Dream Theater Explain Why Mike Portnoy Can’t Rejoin”: tinyurl.com/y4bsprdc
Portnoy Instagram post: tinyurl.com/y37zekds
“Dream Theater Officially Begins Work On First Studio Album With Mike Portnoy In 15 Years”: tinyurl.com/y2pa7wbc
[Select clips sampled]
The Wizard of Oz/Pink Floyd: tinyurl.com/yx9tex5z
“Universal Mind”: tinyurl.com/5n77rybx
Scenes From a Memory short film by AKendless: tinyurl.com/39tbfv3x
Dream Theater, Devin Townsend & Animals As Leaders playing “The Spirit Carries On”: tinyurl.com/utb29rfu
“Top 10 HARDEST Songs to Play With SMALL HANDS!” by Steve Terreberry: tinyurl.com/3uta4kx5
“The Root of All Evil”: tinyurl.com/43jsnkjb
CoverKillerNation’s review of Octavarium: tinyurl.com/ytj2pmbj
The Billy & Mandy video I made with AtticusTheDeathMetaller: tinyurl.com/55fsjv2h
“Mike Portnoy Hears ‘Burn It To The Ground’ For The First Time”: tinyurl.com/34cku3r8
EUROPE!!!: tinyurl.com/2u26jpu9
AttiChris TheDeathBarnes: tinyurl.com/4j9325ku
“How to Make Metalhead Friends” by Jhofffilms: tinyurl.com/yaf3mvpj
[Timestamps]
0:00 - What is my favorite genre of music?
3:12 - Why is prog metal my favorite?
4:19 - What is prog anyway?
7:10 - The rise of prog
11:27 - Prog meets metal
14:28 - How I became acquainted with DT
16:37 - The Majesty of Berklee
18:41 - The “true” debut
20:44 - Awakening Infinity
23:16 - Instrumental greatness
28:15 - DT’s magnum opus
33:20 - Pushing the envelope
36:37 - My favorite DT album
41:29 - Solo albums
43:29 - CHAOS!
46:27 - A dramatic turn of events (not the album)
50:12 - The Man-Genie
52:58 - Going through the motions
56:45 - The Astonishingly Mediocre
1:00:11 - There’s no place like home
1:01:56 - The weakest link
1:03:53 - To be fair…
1:07:30 - “Riff Salad”
1:15:34 - Beautiful madness
1:19:28 - Conclusion
#DreamTheater #JohnPetrucci #MikePortnoy
►My facebook: facebook.com/RanterInShadesOfficial
►The DiscordInShades: discord.gg/AKXCZhxqby
