John Myung has been quietly pushing forward the barriers of progressive bass playing for decades with his band Dream Theater, firing off fusillades of notes in perfect unison and counterpoint with ...

Yet if there's one grounded element to the group’s sound, it's the bass playing of John Myung. Amid blazing guitar solos and drum pyrotechnics, Myung rarely flashes his Berklee-honed shops.

When John Myung, bassist and co-founder of Dream Theater, reflects on the band’s latest chapter, there's a quiet sense of rediscovery behind his words. The reunion with original drummer Mike Portnoy ...