Author Topic: So, I saw DT for the first time yesterday... (Read 4494 times)

alirocker08 · « **on:** July 25, 2011, 09:14:48 AM »

And they were immense. Absolutely top form, better than I've ever seen them on any of the DVDs. There were about 8 people between me and the barrier, so we managed to get up pretty close! James was on top form, Petrucci rocked, I loved Jordan's tilting keyboard as well! Myung seemed to be having a great time (I think I saw him crack a smile at the end) and Mangini...Jesus christ that man was on fire, his drumming was spot on, and I have never been more amazed by a drum solo in my entire life. But you know what was the best thing? They were having an amazing time. Petrucci actually went 'wow' when he saw the crowd, and Mangini was laughing and smiling and it was infectious.

Oh, and James managed to get 30 odd thousand people fist pumping like guidos.

Oh, and my throat kills from singing along to all the songs.

TL;DR: Dream Theater are great live.

tri.ad · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:24:37 AM »

Your post raises my excitement about the concert in Vienna on Wednesday.

BlackInk · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:25:30 AM »

I will take your word for it. Will probably see them the first time in the winter or spring. And from what you said, it sounds like I wont be disapointed. Great!

Sketchy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:29:04 AM »

Nice, I hope I get to see them this tour, especially seeing as Peruvian Skies seems like a pretty much guaranteed song, as with UAGM.

(Although, I would hope they played Trial Of Tears, should I see them.)

alirocker08 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:35:12 AM »

Oh believe me guys, you are in for a treat. We got Learning to Live for the encore and he nailed that F#!

tri.ad · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:39:41 AM »

Quote from: alirocker08 on July 25, 2011, 09:35:12 AM

Oh believe me guys, you are in for a treat. We got Learning to Live for the encore and he nailed that F#!

That would fulfil my biggest wish regarding a DT concert (only seeing LTL alone)...

EdenHazard · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:46:54 AM »

Thanks for sharing! Sounds great and I'm excited to see them again.

The Silent Cody · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:59:19 AM »

Quote from: tri.ad on July 25, 2011, 09:24:37 AM

Your post raises my excitement about the concert in Katowice on Thursday.

I was here - the silent cody

fadetoblackdude7 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:07:27 AM »

Hell fuckin yeah, glad you had a great time......how was OTBOA?? It's gotta be a cool live tune....

metropofreak · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:50:04 AM »

It was my first DT gig as well

Completely epic. Everyone in the band nailed their parts. My brother and I were right at the front and basically went completely insane for the two hours!

Quote from: fadetoblackdude7 on July 25, 2011, 10:07:27 AM

Hell fuckin yeah, glad you had a great time......how was OTBOA?? It's gotta be a cool live tune....

OTBOA was immense as well. It was all just so good...... Words can't explain......

alirocker08 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:34:19 AM »

Quote from: metropofreak on July 25, 2011, 10:50:04 AM

Quote from: fadetoblackdude7 on July 25, 2011, 10:07:27 AM
Hell fuckin yeah, glad you had a great time......how was OTBOA?? It's gotta be a cool live tune....

OTBOA was immense as well. It was all just so good...... Words can't explain......

Just...Agreed :')

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:37:18 AM »

I remember my first DT show. It was the FII tour. MP had short hair. JLB had short hair. JP had medium length straight hair. DS had the sunglasses on the forehead and JM was pretty much just JM as always. The venue was a dance club and it was standing room only. We were about 15 feet from the stage and it was so cool.

The Silent Cody · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:10:15 PM »

Does JP had red beard then?

VioletS16 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:12:05 PM »

Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 25, 2011, 11:37:18 AM

I remember my first DT show. It was the FII tour. MP had short hair. JLB had short hair. JP had medium length straight hair. DS had the sunglasses on the forehead and JM was pretty much just JM as always. The venue was a dance club and it was standing room only. We were about 15 feet from the stage and it was so cool.

...so then, when you look up Dream Theater live 1998 and James's hair was just aruond the length it is now...that wasn't it?? It was shorter??

Jarlaxle · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:58:26 PM »

I hope that Dream Theater hits up quite a few spots in Canada this time around so I can see them once or twice.

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:07:41 PM »

Quote from: VioletS16 on July 25, 2011, 02:12:05 PM

Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 25, 2011, 11:37:18 AM
I remember my first DT show. It was the FII tour. MP had short hair. JLB had short hair. JP had medium length straight hair. DS had the sunglasses on the forehead and JM was pretty much just JM as always. The venue was a dance club and it was standing room only. We were about 15 feet from the stage and it was so cool.
...so then, when you look up Dream Theater live 1998 and James's hair was just aruond the length it is now...that wasn't it?? It was shorter??

It's been a while but I think it was slightly shorter than this:

JediKnight1969 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:54:44 PM »

Quote from: alirocker08 on July 25, 2011, 09:14:48 AM

And they were immense. Absolutely top form, better than I've ever seen them on any of the DVDs. There were about 8 people between me and the barrier, so we managed to get up pretty close! James was on top form, Petrucci rocked, I loved Jordan's tilting keyboard as well! Myung seemed to be having a great time (I think I saw him crack a smile at the end) and Mangini...Jesus christ that man was on fire, his drumming was spot on, and I have never been more amazed by a drum solo in my entire life. But you know what was the best thing? They were having an amazing time. Petrucci actually went 'wow' when he saw the crowd, and Mangini was laughing and smiling and it was infectious.

Oh, and James managed to get 30 odd thousand people fist pumping like guidos.

Oh, and my throat kills from singing along to all the songs.

TL;DR: Dream Theater are great live.

Congratulations sweetie! Enjoy! Life is better with DT!

onyxstone · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:02:19 PM »

Yeah we went to see them at Wolverhampton. They were Awesome!!!

Shame about their choice of support band though.

VioletS16 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:16:08 PM »

Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 25, 2011, 03:07:41 PM

Quote from: VioletS16 on July 25, 2011, 02:12:05 PM
Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 25, 2011, 11:37:18 AM
I remember my first DT show. It was the FII tour. MP had short hair. JLB had short hair. JP had medium length straight hair. DS had the sunglasses on the forehead and JM was pretty much just JM as always. The venue was a dance club and it was standing room only. We were about 15 feet from the stage and it was so cool.
...so then, when you look up Dream Theater live 1998 and James's hair was just aruond the length it is now...that wasn't it?? It was shorter??

It's been a while but I think it was slightly shorter than this:

Did it look really awful?

ariich · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:20:03 PM »

But the best part was getting to meet me, right? RIGHT?

But yeah I concur, their set was fantastic, one of the best I've seen them!

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:36:02 PM »

Guidos fist pump a lot? I was unaware we were known for that.

gborland · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:22:30 AM »

The performance at High Voltage was truly awesome. I was standing right in front of Petrucci, and the expression on his face when they took the stage, and saw the crowd, was something special.

Lynxo · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:26:58 AM »

Sounds awesome, can't wait for them to come to Sweden! And god dammit, they better anounce some scandinavian tour dates soon!

I've seen them on every tour since Octavarium, and I'm not gonna miss them this time around!

Zydar · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:28:54 AM »

Yeah if they come to Sweden I'm definitely going to see them!

Lynxo · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:32:55 AM »

We should meet then! Grab a beer or something, with possibly other swedish DTF:ers.

Icebear · « **Reply #25 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:45:59 AM »

Yeah, can't wait for the next tour. I was lucky enough to see them saturday, and I must say, they've never sounded so good to me. I don't know if it's because they bring those extra 2% when doing a gig like this (I've never seen that level of focus when they've played at Hovet in Sthlm), or if they're having more fun than before. Either way, I think we'll be in for something great when they come through Europe next year.

Petrucci was spot on the whole time, Mangini was an absolute monster, and Myung sounded like a friggin tank rolling over our heads... Good times!

Gadough · « **Reply #26 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:00:34 AM »

Quote from: alirocker08 on July 25, 2011, 09:14:48 AM

Oh, and James managed to get 30 odd thousand people fist pumping like guidos.

Want to see video footage of this.

Zydar · « **Reply #27 on:** July 26, 2011, 08:04:57 AM »

Quote from: Lynxo on July 26, 2011, 05:32:55 AM

We should meet then! Grab a beer or something, with possibly other swedish DTF:ers.

Definitely

minstrel · « **Reply #28 on:** July 26, 2011, 02:28:46 PM »

Same here! My first DT show was Munich, on the FII tour. I only recently had gotten When Dream And Day Unite, and didn't even know their other, more recent material. Boy, was I in for a treat!

And just to remind you of the times, there were lava lamps! And some fans had prepared a large sign with a crossed out megaphone, properly displayed for the occasion when James used the thing in "Just let me Breathe". Or Mike Portnoy and Derek throwing drumsticks between the two of them. Ytse Jam in the "Fasten your seatbelts" version. And finally, Nightmare Cinema

Ah bliss, I'm going to Vienna tomorrow, on quite short notice. Can't wait to see them again, and I can't wait to see MM!

-markus (now living in Croatia)

Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 25, 2011, 11:37:18 AM

I remember my first DT show. It was the FII tour. MP had short hair. JLB had short hair. JP had medium length straight hair. DS had the sunglasses on the forehead and JM was pretty much just JM as always. The venue was a dance club and it was standing room only. We were about 15 feet from the stage and it was so cool.

Super Dude · « **Reply #29 on:** July 27, 2011, 11:24:28 PM »

God I hope I get to see them this tour. I haven't seen DT perform live since Chaos in Motion.

News: Track-by-track video for Fall Into the Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezfzdMpRc0

Author Topic: So, I saw DT for the first time yesterday... (Read 4494 times)