Proof - Cali Trip / Rush - Xanadu / Dream Theater - Trial of Tears

How good are those ears of yours? Sure you can clearly hear from 1:46 - 2:38 of Rush's Xanada where the producer (Cali Trip was released on Iron Fist Records likely on the Big Proof Mayor of Detroit Mixtape but the production credit is unclear) not only lifted the sample but managed to retain or reframe - for an incredibly long time in the context of hip hop Rush's dominant riff into the epic groove that defines Cali Trip. But can you hear Xanadu in this live version of Trial of Tears Dream Theater here seen played live at the Nippon Budokan Hall on April 26, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan for their package Live At Budokan (3CD/2DVD). Dream Theater have often placed riffs or parts of other band's songs into their songs when playing live. For instance before the beginning of Trial of Tears guitarist John Petrucci plays the definitive five tone communication from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Trial of Tears also contains portions of Rush's songs Xanadu and The Trees.