Petrucci and the songs of the most difficult Dream Theater to play

The guitarist of Dream Theater John Petrucci – who have just released the album “Parasomnia” (Read the review here) – During a chat with Ultimate-guitar.com he revealed what are the most demanding songs of the band to play.

This is said by Petrucci: “Some of the instrumental are quite demanding.

We played ‘stream of consciousness’ live, and it is a instrumental that certainly requires a lot of commitment. It is a very ‘Shred-Driven’ song. So, this is one that has now turned into a highlight for me, a relevant moment of the concert, before it was something that could perhaps cause anxiety. Like, ‘Ok, I have to learn to do all these things again’, and be in an Olympic athlete mode. Then you find yourself playing it every evening, having fun and not looking forward to doing it. So this is one of those. “

The 57 -year -old guitarist, however, mentioned another from the high coefficient of difficulty. “There is a song that we are adding to the set, ‘The Dark Eternal Night’, which is a rather crazy song. We worked for this tour. We wanted some tests and some challenges. But once again, It comes to the point where you are simply playing live, and becomes natural “.

Speaking of his approach to new music,
John Petrucci
He explained: “When I register a new album, I always try to see if I can put something in it inside, use a new technique or something that I have never done before, simply to challenge myself. This keeps me at the top. Each song has A moment. and then the interesting thing is that, especially when you have to play those live songs, they become a little hostile.

Petrucci closes saying: “What I discovered as guitarist is that, in the end, you are able to do those things you put on the test. They become a new part of your arsenal. In ‘night terror’, there is one Species of crazy, fast thing I put in unison with Jordan.