6/13/2023 0 Comments Dream theater uncovered cd sleeveThis name came about when PORTNOY described RUSH's song "Bastille Day" as "majestic" as they were waiting outside a Rush concert to open. The trio soon became friends and began making music together and settled upon the name MAJESTY. After high school, both received scholarships to the esteemed Berklee University of Music, where they met drummer PORTNOY, who, incidentally, grew up in a nearby area. Guitarist and bassist PETRUCCI and MYUNG grew up together on Long Island, New York. Since the band's conception, they have become one of the most influential post-1970s progressive rock bands as well as ranking as one of the early progenitors of the entire progressive metal genre.īased in a love of the sophistication of YES, the virtuosity of RUSH, and the heaviness of IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER had a desire to create complex, heavy, and progressive from the very beginning. Style, Live reputation, Bootleg Culture, and ConclusionĭREAM THEATER is a progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts by guitarist John PETRUCCI, bassist John MYUNG, and drummer Mike PORTNOY. The Roadrunner Years and the Departure of Mike Portnoy (2007- ) Jordan Rudess and the New Millennium (1999-2006)Į. The Middle Period and Band Turbulence (1994-1998)ĭ. Founded in Boston, USA in 1985 (as Majesty) - Changed name in 1988 - Still active as of 2018Ĭ.
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