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Dream Theater 'The Big Medley' - Pink Floyd, Kansas, Queen, Journey, Dixie Dregs, Genesis

Spongy

Spongy

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I decided to do a cover of one of my favorite medleys of all-time, Dream Theater's 'The Big Medley'. This song is very nostalgic for me growing up and I couldn't find a great full video version of it anywhere surprisingly. This is track 5 off the 1995 EP release, 'A Change of Seasons' and it is made up of pieces from the following songs:
  1. In the Flesh - Pink Floyd
  2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
  3. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
  4. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
  5. Cruise Control - Dixie Dregs
  6. Turn It On Again - Genesis
So AxeFx 3 wise, I didn't have a backing track without the guitar unfortunately so I had to mix my guitars pretty loud. It's just one AxeFx3 (Mark II) preset throughout the song...the 'Crunch Me Under' preset from the Petrucci Rig. This is based on a Mesa Mark IIC+ and I only did some minor tweaks to try to get more bite out of the guitar because John recorded the song using his Ibanez JPM model. I have a very early Ernie Ball Music Man Petrucci model from around 2000 (which I use in the video) and I find it to be a little less bright than the Ibanez so I tried to dial that in. Then I added some 2290 delay at 500ms, 10% feedback, and 7% mix. Just enough to give it a little character and ambience when playing along. I hope you enjoy it as it was a lot of fun to record. Happy New Year to you all!

 
Spongy said:
I decided to do a cover of one of my favorite medleys of all-time, Dream Theater's 'The Big Medley'. This song is very nostalgic for me growing up and I couldn't find a great full video version of it anywhere surprisingly. This is track 5 off the 1995 EP release, 'A Change of Seasons' and it is made up of pieces from the following songs:
  1. In the Flesh - Pink Floyd
  2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
  3. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
  4. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
  5. Cruise Control - Dixie Dregs
  6. Turn It On Again - Genesis
So AxeFx 3 wise, I didn't have a backing track without the guitar unfortunately so I had to mix my guitars pretty loud. It's just one AxeFx3 (Mark II) preset throughout the song...the 'Crunch Me Under' preset from the Petrucci Rig. This is based on a Mesa Mark IIC+ and I only did some minor tweaks to try to get more bite out of the guitar because John recorded the song using his Ibanez JPM model. I have a very early Ernie Ball Music Man Petrucci model from around 2000 (which I use in the video) and I find it to be a little less bright than the Ibanez so I tried to dial that in. Then I added some 2290 delay at 500ms, 10% feedback, and 7% mix. Just enough to give it a little character and ambience when playing along. I hope you enjoy it as it was a lot of fun to record. Happy New Year to you all!

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Dude that was awesome great job with an awesome medley of awesomeness....
 
Justmc said:
Excellent job... Loved the Zeppelin covers they also did on " A Change of Seasons " Can't believe that album is 26 yrs old already :flushed:
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I know, right!!! Seems like just yesterday I was in high school listening to this in my bedroom. 26 years old...where has time gone....
 
Nicely done! Played that disc non-stop when it came out and never got tired of it. Well played and great tones. I just feel a lot older since you posted how long it's been released. I was 25 when it came out.:grimacing:
 
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