Erotomania (Dream Theater) | Full Band Cover by Alexandra Zerner, Franck Hermanny & Alfonso Mocerino

Here's a full band cover of a track by Dream Theater which is one of my favourite bands (I had the honour of opening for them - • Alexandra Zerner Openi... ) and “Awake” is in my top 3 of their albums. “Erotomania” has always been an interesting challenge for me so I teamed up with my friends Franck Hermanny and Alfonso Mocerino to do a full band cover of this track.
Gear used:
- Ibanez GRX20W with EMG 57/66 pickups
- Helix LT by @Line 6
- Komplete Kontrol MK2 by @NativeInstruments
- Logic Pro X
Franck Hermanny:
UA-cam: / franckbass
Facebook: / franck.hermanny
Instagram: / franck_hermanny
Bass Instructional DVD: zetanemesis.co...
Adagio: / adagio.online
Alfonso Mocerino:
UA-cam: / theboys1908
Facebook: / alfonsomocerinodrummer
Instagram: / alfonsomocerino
Temperance: www.temperance...
Alexandra Zerner:
Guitar Lessons: www.alexandraze...
Patreon: / alexandrazernerrocks
Bandcamp: alexandrazerne...
Facebook: / alexandrazernerrocks
Instagram: / alexandrazernerrocks
EMG Pickups: www.emgpickups....
Lizard Spit: lizardspit.com/...
#Prog #DreamTheater #FullBandCover

[@kjl3080]

This is the best cover of this song I’ve seen so far; it’s perfect

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much! I am glad that you appreciate it :)

[@mdwisdom3]

Amazing job, my band used to cover tons of DT songs and it’s difficult at times to pull off some of JP’s licks and I’ve never heard anyone do it as clean as you 👏👏

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much! Yes, JP is a huge challenge and it was a lot of work to make this good enough, especially the decatuplet runs... I am glad that you find it so pleasing :)

[@juancarlosbernabeaviles]

Great.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@ciccaroni]

Wow, great cover, amazing job, I have really enjoyed it

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks a lot!

[@orenfisher8948]

Precision.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@briannorman1989]

Beautiful job, love the guitar player here. This is a song im working on as well ive made it to the 5:20 marker where that insane speed picking starts!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much! What about the keyboard player? ;)

[@briannorman1989]

@@AlexandraZernerRocks Just as good!😄

[@aicragmar6630]

Très belle performance d'ensemble sur ce morceau magnifique ! Bravo aux trois musiciens avec une mention spéciale pour Alexandra ZERNER ! Quelle guitariste ! Du grand art !

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Merci beaucoup !

[@danidelgado3015]

DT with Kevin Moore was absolutely amazing 🙌🏻✨

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

I fully agree!

[@Johnytomm]

Real cool

[@adakhochalai]

Fantastic

[@leonardosribeiro]

Bassist expressions are the best

[@yeri_pratama]

so clean.
nice.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Glad you like it!

[@LucaB310]

Best Erotomania cover EVER!!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!!!

[@petronny1]

Great edited and played. Petrucci and mister Myung would be proud of you. Dream Theater is often accused of a lack of creativity. But in my eyes Erotomania is a masterpiece and creative

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much!

[@dangerriff8304]

n1 cover guys!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@caloydiaz7720]

Honestly. So clean. I wished some of the keyboard parts were louder (ex. highlight/lead portions) but, again, nailed it. ☺

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much! I tried to make the mix as close as possible to the original but I guess I haven't managed...

[@caloydiaz7720]

@@AlexandraZernerRocks It mostly does not matter because, as one other comment also said, it is the best cover for me. ☺

[@PavelPanayotov]

Liked the video before seeing it, I know I won't be disappointed

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much for believing in me :)

[@electric--blue]

You are such a fine musician, watching all the videos, pleasure to see you play. i wish you can do more of this instrumentals, cover or originals. Much loves to you.💟👍

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you! I am glad to know that! Once I feel better, I will make some more covers.

[@Strgzz]

Perfection.

[@collingtech1]

awesome

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks!

[@danielrobert6040]

Very cool!

[@anthonyhickson5866]

I really loved this cover❤

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

I am glad to know that :)

[@lebebop1682]

That's so fucking cool when you can clearly hear the bass player in metal music. Fuck yeah, that groove !

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks! I am glad that you like our rendition so much :)

[@AlbertJasonAlburo]

This deserves more views

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you! I am glad that you think so :)

[@rickyms1833]

DT pure sound 3:55

[@GiulioAramo]

Amazing guitar player 😍 👌 ❤

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!!!

[@karpenkosergey4734]

Bravo!!!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Prog at it's best. Inventive and tasty. Awesome version Alexandra.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much!

[@strivingx67]

Great job by all 3 of you! Sounds fantastic. BTW, Awake is one of my my fav DT albums too.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much!!!

[@juancarlosrivera2874]

the best cover ever, bravo

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much! I thought that nobody will ever see this video once the hype is over. I am glad that you appreciate our work :)

[@dwightburns6699]

Fantastic....you made my morning...smiles :-)

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much! I am happy to read that :)

[@micaiaskauss]

Great song, well played

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@nicpaganini2556]

WOW! Love DT, love Awake, love AZ! Awesome cover! Excellent job by all!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you! I am happy to know that :)

[@petiohristov7104]

Great , bravo!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@xavierpetitpas6633]

Absolutely awesome! Thank you! (I love this "song" for 25 years)...
Cheers from France!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you! I am glad that you appreciate our rendition!

[@frankphilipse3296]

Wow, great music ! Love it ! more more more hahaha. those two guys are great too!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you, Frank!

[@jude8806]

This is awesome 🤙

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!

[@jak9990]

Als Thüringer würde ich sagen....
Risch gut ey! Die ganze Band hat ein fantastisches Zusammenspiel gehabt. Wirklich großartig.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Vielen Dank!!!

[@leonardosribeiro]

Best cover!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much!

[@shatwatbirahi4705]

Nice. Terdengar dan terlihat sama band aslinya.

[@ms1610]

Awesome! ❤😍

[@falafelman5948]

Very faithful to the original. That guitar tone is killer.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you! The Helix did a very good job soundwise :)

[@QGMODS]

bravooo!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks!!!

[@slkjohn]

This is so awesome. One of my favorite DT tracks, and y'all killed it! Also the production is amazing.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!!!

[@bbankert]

Amazing!!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you!!!

[@gregkunkel8704]

Alexandra this is top🔝first class!!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ChiaraCotugnoDrums]

Amazing job guys! 🤘❤️

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks!

[@matoto951]

Well done! \m/

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks!

[@johnmcminn9455]

That one kind of reminds me of Savatage for some reason
Sounds really great in my 200 ohm head phones hearing a lot of low end. In the Beyer Dynamic that bass and kick are really clean in the sound spectrum

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Savatage is one of my favourite bands :)

[@ronaldtiracchia2017]

Well done. Such amazing talent displayed by all. You know how I feel about you. This is the first time I've seen Franck. Wow. Still not a DT convert. I'd love to see something like this again. You are awesome. Maybe something from 9 stories. You, Franck and a drummer. That's my hope!!!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thank you very much, Ron! I think we will make some other collaborations in the future.

[@ronaldtiracchia2017]

Check my comment on Gretchen Menn's recent post...

[@ronaldtiracchia2017]

On her Patreon page. The most recent post. I will give DT another chance tommorw on the way to work.

[@hatecrewsix2]

The palm mutes are bit odd. But i guess is the kind of distortion you picked. Great cover.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks! I don't have Petrucci's Messa so it always will be a bit off.

[@SanjakPitakrat]

Great cover. And is that Taylor Hawkins in a parallel universe?

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks! I have no idea who Taylor Hawkins is...

[@aeHyde]

I love a girl with big hands. you're the greatest babe

[@danidelgado3015]

Great!, but the bass is too high and the keyboard is too low.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Thanks! I don't pretend to be a mixing engineer.

[@zakkwylde5545]

A lot of adlibs on the drums.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

I tracked the tempo changes across the original recording and made the entire project according to it. You know that it's close to impossible to follow such micro-changes in the tempo with precision and to make it sound natural.