John Petrucci

He’s a great axe-man, there’s no debate about that, but when I listen to Dream Theater, what strikes me sometimes are the keyboards, other times Portnoy's drumming, James LaBrie’s interpretation, or the melody, the atmosphere of a piece in a more general sense; I practically notice him only when he overdoes it and makes me think, “is this guy going to finish, or what? I want to hear how the piece progresses!”