It’s another ranking show on TII! This time around, a discussion about ranking the opening songs on each of the DT studio albums got us thinking… what are our top album opening songs of all time – by ANY band? Some of our answers just might surprise you!
Say it ain’t so, Dave! Megadeth has announced thattheir upcoming album and world tour will be their last – on this episode of TII, we look back on one of the most influential and genre-changing bands in music history and give our thoughts (and personal stories!) about arguably thesecond-most important band in thrash metal history!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #megadeth #davemustaine #megadethretiring #megadethretires
It’s the next entry in our series of “you can’t have DT”, so… it’s 2009 and you walk into the record store to buy Black Clouds and Silver Linings… and the clerk tells you that you CAN’T buy it! You HAVE to choose something else… what records are you grabbing? We give OUR choices for what we’d buy when we can’t have what we really want – the new Dream Theater record!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity
The rock and metal worlds are in mourning as we allsay goodbye to the man who started it all for us – the legendary Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away last week at age 76 – just 17 days after his final performance. We talk about Ozzy’s legacy, his enduring impact, as well as tell some personal stories about the Prince of Darkness and the influence he had on us both - along with our good friend and guest co-host Chris Akin.#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #ozzyosbourne #ripozzy#ripozzyosbourne #ozzy #blacksabbath #backtothebeginning
We’ve pitted a lot of albums against one another – especially a lot of Dream Theater against Dream Theater… but! We have NEVER pitted a single member of DT against themselves! On this episode, that’s exactly what we’re doing as we throw John Petrucci’s two solo records Suspended Animation and Terminal Velocity into the octagon to see which one comes out victorious!
He’s back with more explosive-fueled insanity and killer road stories – he’s friend of show “Pyro” John Watkins! This time around he’s got a kickass book to promote – “Do You Know Who I Think I Am? Memoirs of a World-Class Smartass” – it’s fantastic and engaging and Pyro is dishing all the details about the creation of this unique and hilarious read!
We’re back with another list – this is one that we found online, and let’s just say that there are some interesting choices on it! What is it listing? Someone’s opinion of which song is the best on each of the 16 Dream Theater studio releases! Let’s see if we agree with their selections – or if we’ll want to scream to the Peruvian Skies about how ridiculous some of them are!
We are back talking some Sons Of Apollo on TII! We’ve done our deep dive into Psychotic Symphony, the amazing debut from SOA - Sheehan, Soto, Bumblefoot and, of course - Sherinian and Portnoy – this time we’re going track by track through their acclaimed sophomore (and, sadly, final) effort MMXX!
With the NFL draft having just taken place, we thought it would be a good idea to have another fantasy football-style song draft on the show – with a twist! This time, we’re ONLY allowed to choose songs from the Mike Mangini era of the band! The only question is… will Breaking All Illusions be the unquestioned #1 draft pick, or is there a sleeper in the cards? We’re on the clock and it’s time to find out!
We’re sitting down with our good friend and legendary guitarwriter Steve Rosen to discuss the third edition of his phenomenal Edward Van Halen book Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen and digging into how he made the recently-released audiobook versions come to life! We also touch on Steve’s thoughts about the Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame and Alex Van Halen’s recent autobiography Brothers!
We are back from our adventures in New York City attendingthe final show of Dream Theater's 40th Anniversary Tour - and not only do we have some stories to tell, but we have some special guests along for the ride! John Raaness of DT Norway will be discussing what goes into setting up theirawesome pre-show fan hangouts, and our good friend Wayne Joyner will be giving us all of the behind-the-scenes details on how he created the stage show for this tour – specifically his incredible and emotional video for The Best OfTimes!
On this episode, we bring on legendary pyrotechnic technician John “Pyro” Watkins to talk about his life on the road with Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Journey… just to name a few! We even delve into the Station Nightclub fire and what went so very wrong… John has some incredible stories!
The wait is finally over! Not only do we have a new Dream Theater record to sink our teeth into, but we have our first new music with Mike Portnoy behind the kit in almost fifteen years! On this huge day in DT history, we turn the show over to the fans to get THEIR immediate reactions to the new album Parasomnia!
It’s the next entry in our series of “you can’t have DT”, so… it’s 2007 and you walk into the record store to buy Systematic Chaos… and the clerk tells you that you CAN’T buy it! You HAVE to choose something else… what records are you grabbing? We give OUR choices for what we’d buy when we can’t have what we really want – the new Dream Theater record!
We’re back for our first show of 2025, and we’re bringing back our good friend Paul Logue of Eden’s Curse and James LaBrie’s solo band! After the success of our Empire deep dive, Paul asked if he could come back and talk some Van Halen – twist our arms! Paul chose 1991’s banger For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – this is one of Jon’s favorite albums, so this promises to be a great discussion about a truly standout record from the VH catalog!
Gorilla Farts, DT talk, music talk, the fans/viewers/listeners guest-hosting the show… you know the drill! It’s our favorite show of the year – at our favorite time of the year! We’re giving the fans the mic and letting THEM host the show with us and ANY topic is on the table! We’re celebrating the holidays as only TII can with our fourth annual Fan Hangout show! Strap in kids… this could be a long one!
We’re nearing the end of what has probably been the busiest year in DT history – at the very least in terms of news and events for the fans! A new album announcement, two singles, a new live album being recorded – and of course the return of Iron Mike himself; Mike Portnoy! We give our thoughts on the year that was and where we think the future of DT is headed!
With fifteen studio albums under their belts, Dream Theater has a massive catalogue filled with hits, fan favorites… and underrated gems! On this episode, we dig deep into the DT archives to give our lists of the most underrated songs in Dream Theater’s storied history!
It’s spooky season, so we’re each giving our lists of our ten favorite hard rock or heavy metal songs from Halloween movie soundtracks! However, there’s also a lot of news in DT world right now, so we’ll also be running down all of the current topics and giving our thoughts!
We FINALLY have our first taste of the new Dream Theater record, which we now know to be titled Parasomnia! This is a quick announcement to let everyone know to head over to our YouTube channel for a full episode react from our viewers/listeners with Jon and Brian as moderators!