# Another Erotomania attempt
**URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569
**Category:** Show and Tell
**Created:** [September 13, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569 "2021-09-13T05:33:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Spooky\_tom](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Spooky_tom)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/1 "2021-09-13T05:33:16Z")
Found this older video on my computer. Me trying the Erotomania solo. I´m at the point that some times it works and some times it falles apart.
This try kind of worked.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGApM6WaFf8)
---
### Author:  [@mattc\_guitar](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/mattc_guitar)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/2 "2021-09-13T05:51:29Z")
nailed it. awesome work. this post must be at least 20 characters long so i’ll say it again, nailed it, awesome work
---
### Author:  [@joebegly](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/joebegly)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/3 "2021-09-13T14:44:33Z")
Great job! Way better than I’ll ever be able to do for sure!
I know Tommo had a big thread about his ultimate triumph over this white whale
> [@Tommo's progress on the Erotomania final solo - including analysis](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/tommos-progress-on-the-erotomania-final-solo-including-analysis/7605):
>
> Apologies, this is gonna be long! TLDR: see videos and technical commentary below sweat_smile EDIT: Since the post generated some interest I tried to rewrite some parts avoiding the old DWPS/UWPS terminology, and only mentioning the path of the pick, I hope this is helpful! The past year on the forum has motivated me to attack one of my all-time nemeses: that monster John Petrucci solo at the end of Dream Theater’s Erotomania. I could never have approached this challenge without Cracking the…
Have you seen that thread? You’re obviously awesome at it, just suggesting some possibly alternate perspective since you mentioned consistency was an issue for you sometimes. Still, if it were me and I filmed a take as good as yours, I’d die a relatively happy man 🙂 Bravo!
---
### Author:  [@Pepepicks66](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Pepepicks66)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/4 "2021-09-13T15:20:31Z")
Sounds good to me! If I had to be critical, a few of the “patterns” seemed a little ahead of the beat, but I always hear that for some reason.
---
### Author:  [@Spooky\_tom](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Spooky_tom)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/5 "2021-09-14T13:07:07Z")
I know. When I play at these speeds I tend to rush the phrases.
---
### Author:  [@Pepepicks66](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Pepepicks66)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/6 "2021-09-15T04:31:02Z")
@Spooky_tom what were you monitoring when you recorded this, or what’s your usual monitoring setup?
If I’m recording to an actual song, I’ll have the song louder in my headphones / earbuds than my guitar signal. Even better, I’ll have the guitar amp in the room, but still playing with headphones / earbuds on. I find it easier to feel the beat of the song, and not get “tunnel vision” on your playing, since you’re somewhat forced to go by feel.
---
### Author:  [@kanzenseiha1](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/kanzenseiha1)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/another-erotomania-attempt/48569/7 "2021-09-15T20:30:44Z")
This is really really good - it sounds really clean!