Best Of Times Intro

[MusicManLN3]

I heard somewhere that John Myung played the violin in the intro of "The Best Of Times." Is this true?

[SystematicThought]

No. Jerry Goodman did.

[The Letter M]

I heard somewhere that John Myung played the violin in the intro of "The Best Of Times." Is this true?

No. Jerry Goodman did.

What he said.

Also - I don't believe JMX has played anything BUT bass on any DT albums.

-Marc.

[Jamesman42]

I heard somewhere that John Myung played the violin in the intro of "The Best Of Times." Is this true?

No. Jerry Goodman did.

What he said.

Also - I don't believe JMX has played anything BUT bass on any DT albums.

-Marc.

Inb4theStick.

[SystematicThought]

I could of swore he played something other than the Chapman Stick..... or did JR play the Lap Steel Guitar?

[MykeHavoc]

As far as I know, Jordan plays the lap steel stuff...unless there's some pre-JR era stuff with lap steel that isn't coming to mind...

[SystematicThought]

As far as I know, Jordan plays the lap steel stuff...unless there's some pre-JR era stuff with lap steel that isn't coming to mind...

Yep, you're right. I misread it.

[Jamesman42]

JR plays the lap steel guitar, the continuum, and the blip bloop.

[MykeHavoc]

He plays the blip bloop zoopity boop

[The Letter M]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

[Jamesman42]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

You are failing me, Marc.

But you're right.

[SystematicThought]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

You are failing me, Marc.

But you're right.

Misunderstood features a little

[The Letter M]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

You are failing me, Marc.

But you're right.

Hahaha I've totally failed myself tonight... but to be fair, Chapman Stick is a relative to the bass guitar.

-Marc.

[STEVETHEATER]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

You are failing me, Marc.

But you're right.

Misunderstood features a little

Chapman Stick was used in that song???... didn't know that. Thought he only used it once in New Millennium...

[SystematicThought]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bS1OcbrUKM

I think that's a Chapman stick around 32 seconds in

[The Letter M]

To date, Myung has only used the Stick on four Dream Theater songs in the studio and live: "New Millennium" (in which he uses fingerpicking technique along with the Stick's traditional tapping), "Trial Of Tears", and "Take Away My Pain" from Falling Into Infinity, and "Misunderstood" from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (although it has been brought into the studio for every recording session since and was the original instrument that the "Home" bassline was performed on until being switched to bass).

Okay... so he's used it FOUR times... 

-Marc.

[YtseJamittaja]

Hey, what about that JMX played the guitar in The Silent Man in Awake tour?!!

...so he's multi-instrumentalist 

[tri.ad]

Oh damnit... I forgot about the Chapman stick. It's just "New Millennium" though... right? Or do I have THAT wrong too?

-Marc.

You are failing me, Marc.

But you're right.

Hahaha I've totally failed myself tonight... but to be fair, Chapman Stick is a relative to the bass guitar.

-Marc.

No, not really. It's more like a mix of a guitar and a piano (the latter particularly concerning the playing style).

JM used the Stick in Take Away My Pain (album version) as well.

[ariich]

If you legally bought the album, then you should have the booklet which clearly shows who played the violin.

[Jamesman42]

To date, Myung has only used the Stick on four Dream Theater songs in the studio and live: "New Millennium" (in which he uses fingerpicking technique along with the Stick's traditional tapping), "Trial Of Tears", and "Take Away My Pain" from Falling Into Infinity, and "Misunderstood" from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (although it has been brought into the studio for every recording session since and was the original instrument that the "Home" bassline was performed on until being switched to bass).

Okay... so he's used it FOUR times... 

-Marc.

Wow....we all fail.

[hefdaddy42]

Hey, what about that JMX played the guitar in The Silent Man in Awake tour?!!

...so he's multi-instrumentalist 

I don't know about the tour, but I'm almost positive he played on the studio version (even though the CD booklet only credits him with bass).