Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain

[bigbutlittlebrother]

Whoooooooooooaaa!! Just watching it tires me out...!!!

[NaffanGee]

Great tuning bro

[jabe75]

you play like a pro,bro..keep it up :D

[aeyalcinoglu]

Even Portnoy can't make a cover like that without teleporting or changing t-shirts instantly!

[Badbuckingsmiley]

1:43 awsome :)

[drummingonline1]

what kind of paiste do you use?

[Zappycakes]

Awesome

[Deathz0r94]

Liquid Tension Experiment ftw.

I might cover Universal Mind at some point.

[kvarbanov]

I've always watched such videos sceptically, but this one is really, really good. Small errors, but lots of energy and will.

[hyrael2]

Cover biaxident :o

[BeThereMusic]

(cit.) ...Vacagher...

[087962097]

Is cool ,,,,,congratulation,,,you aré good

[087962097]

Nice,,,,good very good

[zarabuka]

nice skill mate .keep it do it hard



[OrioProductions]

Wonderful cover of an amazing song man :). If you'd be so kind, could you tell me how to record your drums? How many mics, which mics, what mixer (if any). Thanks a bunch!

[TheSnowsbeauty5]

Thanks for the great entertainment ;)

[dioutomasini]

Very Nice Man! Very Nice!!!

[julioreyram]

Loooooool men it's so awesome, keep the good work!

[BashirH]

got damn

[Susyownsyou]

Great cover man, couple flams, but not like i could do much better

[mavericksmind]

What's your name Mike Mangini??Some extra technical skills from are even better than Portnoy dude really great hope u can also write thinks like this yourself,keep it up !

[ryurookie]

thumbs up if u want glen to cover solitary shell

[ThePixelChaos]

MUST PLAY THIS LOUDER!!!!!!!!!!!!! god i wish i had these skills, had to quit due to carpal. Keep going dude, your great!

[southtownsales]

damn dude grow your hair out and no one could a difference killer job

[southtownsales]

wow man u did that excellent im putting this in my favs keep it up!!!!!!!

[wolfgrrl18]

mmmmmmmmmmmm dohnut

[smasmac]

very nice, I enjoyed it a lot

[jimorocks]

once again Glen, Awesome!

[allendrums1]

brillant !!!! i really enjoyed that!!!,..keep up the great work!!!!

[imman0328]

Very Nice Dude

[AngeloNoel]

you are f*cking awesome drummer, man!

really impressive! congrats!

[EmperorBubba]

that was a tremendous cover, you should be immensely proud of this :)

[IAreFatCat]

Great cover!

[Mukimi9]

cooooooooooool

[re6a6p6er]

HELL MAN GD PERFORMANCE KEEP IT UP U SAID U TRIED BUT NAILED IT MAN GR8 COVER

[re6a6p6er]

FUCK HELL MAN GD PERFORMANCE KEEP IT UP U SAID U TRIED BUT NAILED IT MAN GR8 COVER

[re6a6p6er]

FUCKIN HELL MAN GOOD PERFORMANCE U SAID JU WERE TRYING BUT U FUCKIN NAILED IT MAN GR8 COVER MAN KEEP IT UP

[zomgrandomtext]

I came everywhere. Just saying

[1397551993]

And God made liquid tension experiment, and he saw it was good

[vinnyd20]

good job sir!

[Tumamasl]

I know, at this level, it's a stupid statement to throw into this comment box, but seriously, how many of you think it would be so frigging awesome if this song was on Rockband ? Like, drums, guitar ?

[1397551993]

@Tumamasl that's not a stupid question. That would be the greatest decision of rockband's life

[Ferrera14]

@1397551993 also will kill 90% of people who will plays this music.

[colinbarnette0]

Wicked! Excellent job! Sure makes you appreciate MP's athletic stamina, eh?

[BittenMitten]

you....

Nailed it! Nice work!

[aepoisac]

The drums are put symmetrical to the drummer. I like that. It's like how I put mine:D Good job.

[passion4drums]

when you get the money, about 200 bucks. pick up a zoom q3. best video camera on the market for drumming. built in mics.

[fleshbiter]

very good....speechless

[jockerboofer]

how long did you play drum ?

[fnuggie]

Wanna do some LTE covers? ;) You're a brilliant drummer dude. Been playing music for well over 11 years and you're one of the better "amatuer" drummers i've seem. Great job

[Guitarmazdur]

DAMN!! awesome cover and the sound of the cymbals is so crisp.....

[ExodusXstark]

hey how much did you drum set cost?.

[gspot27]

@ExodusXstark A lot.

[xXxGoyexXx]

Man I would love to see you making a Tool Cover... Regards and best wishes from Costa Rica!

[cpdrummer]

Ok here are my comments-

Please try to stay more in time with the song during your next performance.

I appreciate what you are trying to do, and I get that it's a hard song, but bad tempo management is just that- bad tempo management.

Before your next live performance of this great song please rehearse large chunks of the piece with a metronome so that you truly are with the conductor and the rest of the orchestra.

I appreciate your work- but let's get better together!

[TheBorcBigboss]

@cpdrummer I can't hear him slacking...

[keldino]

NICE STAMINA!

[Piclemania]

beatiful cymbals man!

[paydafee]

kewwwwllll

[aljarrell14]

Your snare head looks like a doughnut!!! 

[gspot27]

@aljarrell14 You hungry? LOL

[aljarrell14]

@gspot27 haha nope i had pork chops for dinner just sayin :P

[Longboarder140]

gah, this is such a heavy song

nice cover btw

[al0y5ius]

great work, dude... you`ve got the best drum covers on youtube ^^ when did you start to play the drums?

[Hayacafrita]

You should audition for DT :D

[raykostiainen]

Hey great playing here, lot of really good quality covers. keep it up :)

[annualston]

Real nice. i like the way you improv in some sections. how much time did you take to learn this?

[Mgrbtz]

there's a free spot in the band for a drummer now.. you'r welcome to join :D

awsome!

[SemphasNecros]

dude what snare do u have and how do you tune your floor toms? like how loose or tight?

[gspot27]

@SemphasNecros I am playing a Pearl Free Floating Brass snare with a Powerstroke III tightened really high. The floor toms tuning is basically almost the lowest note that they still sound good at. Bring it up just a little from that and I'm good. Of course the type of shells you have can make a difference, in this case they are birch. So take that into consideration. Hope this helps!

[zlatiborm]

You may not be Portnoy, but:

* this is one of the best covers I've seen on YouTube (cover means your version of the original - and it's superb)

* the sounds of the drums and the backing music are in great balance

* the drum playing sounds clean

* love the camera positioning, so that it shows even the kickers :)

And most importantly:

* you seem to be having fun playing it (and that's what matters the most)

Keep up the good work man! Been watching this vid for almost two hours now...

[gspot27]

@zlatiborm Thank you! Thank you!! I appreciate that you appreciate it!

[yantheman666]

@zlatiborm this has to be the best comment ive seen on youtube. drumwize.

[nickmatthew]

Fantastic cover bro... Best i've seen in youtube!

[ClassicTracks2]

Now that Dream Theater is continuing without MP, I can sleep easy knowing that a capable replacement exists.

[meinotherside1]

perfect!!

[tippiroscafo]

many people say that you are so far from MP... I think that you are pretty good... I love your style and sometimes i need watch some your video 'cause i really like how you play...sorry for english ciao from SARDINIA...

[AURONIV]

hey dude what kind of camera do you use to record ?? i mean, the sound of the drums are pretty much cool, and the video is recorded with only one thing,right?what kind of cam is ?? or what do you do?? xD thankss¡¡¡

[gspot27]

@AURONIV I use a miniDV camcorder. It's a cheap JVC.

[masterofhi50]

dude great job! ur drumming is so clean, and everything is spot on!

[mask8412]

amazing.. thats all i can say =)

[rpgavan]

Nice work dude!

[23DNicholas]

not bad at all, friend. Diggin the Paiste's too, keep on rockin.

[cavalera83hotmail]

what kind of drum sticks u use dude?

[oplivecrime206]

gotta laugh at every1 that wants to be Mike Portnoy

[killi89]

The cap is hiding the fact that he actually is Mike Portnoy. Unreal skills.

[GreenrangerVoucher]

I love how people post comments on this vid criticizing you for not being as good as portnoy.. You would think that only portnoy would be allowed to criticize people for not being as good as himself.. pretty good cover btw

[QcDrumsnBass]

Wow, this is definitely the best cover of this song on Youtube. You seem to be enjoying a lot what you play, and I like that... You are modest but you have to face the reality: you are a great drummer, one of the best on Youtube.

[VioletAnarchist]

pretty good!

[PunZaBiJaTT]

great !!!!!! U R AWESOME BRAH !!!

[bladeedge09]

dude im a huge LTE and John Petrucci fan and i think this vid's pretty sick!! keep playing no matter what!

[master097]

O_O

[famguy2156]

i like acid rain by D.R.I. more.

[scott111193]

Hey dude, have you got your shell pack yet??

[gspot27]

@scott111193 Ah...well, no, not yet. Still waiting!

[DarkMage965]

Very nice cover man!

[KaelWW]

Amazing job, Sire!

[Eeruwow]

2:27 is the one of the best DT/TSE besides As I Am, IMO.

[brent07]

I bet your neighbours love you. :D

Awesome cover. clean! Kudos!

[1972Dracula]

muy bueno locon..

[TheFinalFuryHasBegun]

Still kicks ass I think. Also have a sweet-spot for paiste. Kudos!

[manufan5432]

cool man!

[pheonixtearz0509]

Awesome cover man! Sounds great!

[Wazoot08]

<33

[walkersworldweb]

Brilliant - well done. Portnoy is awesome. A brilliant track.

[JPetrucci69]

The bell at 2:37 :O You rock dude! :) Perfect!

[VodkaphileTTG]

Amazing man.

[Joebot64]

Pretty good man, wasn't expecting this to be nearly as good as it was. Obviously it wasn't perfect but come on, this is Portnoy drumming.

[wafflez842]

simply amazing!

[1710maco]

rather then I would say do what you can but you're pretty far from portnoy ...... he has moves that you will not have in your life;)

[gspot27]

@1710maco You're absolutely right.

[punkrockdrummer1990]

@gspot27 erm no,....this dude is bang on!, portnoy isnt that amazing considering he is going grey!

[ACMetan]

@gspot27 he is absolutely wrong, every1 can play drums, it just takes longer to learn for some people but you look like you have great potential, just ignore what they say, keep it up!

[slashsdevil]

@gspot27 But keep at it, I wish I could play half as good as you

[VodkaphileTTG]

@1710maco This is probably the best drum cover of this song I've seen. This guy has talent, no need to put him down with a performance like this one. I've worked with drummers who have deals with far less talent than this guy.

[pujolma]

@1710maco i don't think that, portnoy is a great drummer his fills kill me, but he hasn't much technique. for me anyone can rich his level, maybe not his creativity but his movements yes.

[aikepah]

@1710maco You think far too highly of Portnoy

[anotherguess]

NICE! Great work on the bass. Nailed that, best drum cover of any song ever

[corke666]

Hi, its me again.

I'm from holland and even over there people have good taste.

Like your drumming.

My friends are very impressed with your permance.

Keep up the good work.

See ya.

Cor

RESPECT

[ohhvez]

Fuckin amazing!!!

[corke666]

Fuckin great

[1234567890BONJOVI]

wow !! awesome!! you're nice drumer(^_^)

[BarlowFlip]

amazing performance dude. keeping up with portnoy like this for any longer than 10 seconds is an achievement...

Nearly as impressive as the 'A Change Of Seasons' video... purely on duration alone. ;]

keep on rockin'!

[axeman098]

Very nice....kick ass chops on that! :)

[ParallaxUniverse]

Good shit man!!! With that kinda playing..there's no way you can't look cool!! haha...good stuff...

[WoWZhen]

Fantastic drumming. I'd like to find somewhere to rent a 20 piece kit like that for an hour or so lol, I stopped playing my 5 piece set because there's only so much you can do on a kit like that :( but maybe when I get money when I'm older or something.

Keep rocking :D

[TheLt2323]

@WoWZhen omg man there is so much you can do with a 5 piece kit the possibilities r endless.

[dreadbet]

this song is fuckin awesome.

[HHamid91]

youv got one heck of a talent. amazing drumming.

[statusblack96]

Damn!!!!!!!!!

ur so beast my drummer friend

you can woop anybody

and you also blew my mind

ACID RAIN!!!!!!!!!

[jawsunleashed17]

you and mike portnoy should have a drum off

[mparmpamprilios]

dude that was very good u ROCK!!

[kwrkrlz]

Really awesome oO

[bergenart]

tama superstar hyperdrive and dw 9002 pedals, man thats nice! Nice cover, but you don't look that cool when you play:P that cool as Portnoy ofc.

[dwsag]

@bergenart jm i want to see you paying taht song, this is a great cover!!

[gspot27]

@bergenart

LOL..Thanks but I don't play to look cool. :)

[bergenart]

@gspot27 ofc you don't! but it's more funny to watch portnoy than you. but still your are playing the same rythm:P But I shall not talk, peoples could thing I'm retarded while playing XD

[bergenart]

@gspot27

haha, nah. i don't hope so:P keep on rockin!

[xiong937]

@bergenart He is playing alone in his garage. What's he supposed to be acting like? Hahaha.

[Melis8163]

GREAT!!!

[likes2snapalot14]

ur a beast great cover

[HeinekenLasse]

Awesome man, awesome !

I'd love to have a drum set like omg mine is shit compared to this one, i cant affor paist os sabian so i bought some local manufacter cymbals hehe !

you play really good gratz

[36hcupsizeandgrowing]

nice

[Eddie147741]

I have paiste 2002 like john bonham from led zeppelin but i am not very happy with their sound :(

[yaypej]

Bonham had a 24" 2oo2 Ride I might add

[Eddie147741]

@yaypej i have too 24" 2oo2 Ride ...but its very big cymbal

[betukoso]

eres una verga

[drummerboy11695]

do u use all paiste or a mix cause those cymbals sound awesome

[gspot27]

Yes! The only exception is at the time of this video, I had a couple of Sabian splashes but I sold them for some Paistes.

[drummerboy11695]

nice.....sabian isnt that bad

[gspot27]

No, Sabian is excellent but I have always played Paiste.

[drummerboy11695]

i havn't played paiste enough to like or dislike them.......but i think they r pretty good

[bodomtL]

the best of all the covers that I seen.

I love the new final... You have maked a little but importance edit.

Great Job

[AburameNeo]

Hay dios mio, que me da algo cada vez que oigo esta cancion.

YOU ROCK GSPOT27!!

[Tuculitosacachispa]

great !!

[rocktheworld3333]

flawless!

[OrttegaDrums]

Hi you man, Nice groovy movemts...

hey I need some tracks like those, can you please tell me where can I get some guitar loops, a song whitout drums as a back-trak?

be ok.

Leo Orttega

[gspot27]

Thank you!

I am using ProMark 747 Nylon American Hickory sticks and a Tama Iron Cobra Rolling Glide double pedal.

[anotherguess]

Awesome! I love this song, i listen to LTE everyday and I admire the drums on every song, you are amazing to cover this song so well!

[sax1245678910]

mmh good job

[gspot27]

Thanks!

[ziolambrusco87]

PERFECT!!!

[gspot27]

I wouldn't go that far but THANK YOU!

[ytsejam28]

wow!! that was freakin amazing, acid rain is my favorite LTE song!! good job dude!! pretty clean dude.... keep it up!!

[gspot27]

Thank you!

[weareewancameron]

this song always reminds me of playing sonic or something. you nailed it, bro!!

[passion4drums]

that ride cymbal sounds amazing dude O.O

excellent cover

[TehRealFrenchToast]

excellent

[n0vaflar3]

Don't get me wrong I really love this song and everything but other than a few fills it isn't really all that difficult. IN MY OPINION

[grnd]

hehe, IN MY OPINION you, sir, probably are famous for having a big mouth with nothing to prove it.

[gspot27]

Who are you talking to?

[drums258]

Your double pedal is SO clean!

[moramora94]

dam ur goooood love the doble pdal

[CCBlackhawk]

lol that is amazing i love this song and u just made it a little cooler

[AKtifosi]

very good boy, follow like that and u will be like mike one day xD

[07wr250f]

i had to pause and breathe for a sec. this video proves that not only is mike portnoy inhuman, but there are those like him. what planet did you come from and how do i get tharrr??????

[AudioSurfLord]

i compleatly agree to this statement

[07wr250f]

ye man. these aliens have some mad kits too. :)

[gspot27]

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the kind words!

[07wr250f]

you are very welcome sir. keep up the epic...ness...icity and please give me directions to visit your planet :)

[amaltoadie]

@gspot27 Wow dude crazy that your video is still getting compliments after 3 years!

Really nice work.

[gspot27]

Thank you!

I honestly didn't think this video would do very good when I put it up, but wow, it's probably my most viewed video.

Thanks everyone!

[maikiki86]

You did this cover very good my friend! Usually I don't say a nice word to the youtube members because 95% of them are fucking dump idiots but you are in the this 5% of real talented people. GREETINGS from Poland