Rock in Rio: Dream Theater is not from this planet

The technical quality of musicians like bassist John Myung and guitarist John Petrucci is so overwhelming that it puts the band’s sound above all others.

There was a risk before the show even started. or Dream theater he could be the victim of an abandonment of the public after the performance of Iron Maiden. Yes, guitarist John Petrucci himself even played with this possibility. But even after a long and grueling Iron show, the fans were there and the Dream Theater put on a great show.

It was the first time the group played in a Rock in Rio. Progressive metal, which has always been considered monumental, with long and worked solos, has been seen from the best known songs by the band’s fans to the most recent, released on the 2021 album, A View From the Top of The World. In addition to Petrucci, bassist John Myung, singer James LaBrie, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Mangini arrived.

Everything about Dream Theater is extremely worked, with lots of notes and no rush to finish. the entrance of alien, the opening song, was once disturbing. The technical quality of John Myang who creates fast lines and in unison with Petrucci is amazing. With his drums of over 30 pieces, Mike Mangini took his turn, along with Rudess, on the 6:00 am track. the next, Infinite sacrificeis what you might call a ballad in the Dream Theater prog metal universe.

It is then that the fireworks arrive from the keyboard, placed on a base that moves continuously in Rudess’s hands, until he frees the instrument from the pedestal and leaves it on the shoulder strap to play alongside Petrucci and Myang. The three solos in a row provoke an indescribable apotheosis.

Bridges in the sky it’s another power, more dramatic in LaBrie’s voice, but with the same cues for many solos. Dream Theater honored the closing of the evening with the most technical show of all, but technical full of reasons to exist. Their music is somewhat superior to other bands.

Source: Terra

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