Hello Music4Life friends,
Today I present to you my favorite prog rock band, Dream Theater, will probably be known to some of you, especially if you are a lover of the rock metal genre. The band was formed in the late 80s, the two pillars are guitarist John Petrucci and drummer Mike Portnoy, to whom bassist John Myung immediately joins. The musicians have known each other since the time of the music school and show a certain virtuism and mastery of instruments.
In the first official album When Dream and Day Unite, the musicians are accompanied by the voice of singer Charlie Dominici, a good album in which the skill of the musicians is manifested in the song Ytse Jam, minus that of the singer who is later replaced by James Labrie, still immovable.
The second album Images and Words represents the gateway to the world of success and Dream Theater became one of the most renowned bands in the progressive metal sector in the 90s, success they still retain today, becoming a cornerstone of the world musical panorama. Keyboardist Jordan Rudess became official in 1999 with the album Metropolis Part 2: Scene From A Memory, after a few years of research.
In 2015 Mike Mangini takes over from Mike Portnoy, due to misunderstandings or different points of view that have unfortunately caused the removal of one of the souls of the band.
The musical maturity of the band matures with the passing of the years and the albums, in search of a more refined and less raw sound than in the early beginnings. The search for harmonies that alternate with powerful riffs that occasionally recall the origins of the American band.
I got to see the band here in Italy in 2008 and I can't describe the emotion I felt seeing them live. Their energy reached all the fans who were there to see and hear them! I hope that this period will pass very soon and I hope that Dream Theater will return to Italy soon.