What New with Mike Portnoy

[A7X4evrr]

The 8 inch lb snare sounds like a plastic boal upsidown.

[kk6downing]

Remo gives good head

[dadicesare]

Mike has already proven himself. He doesn't "need" any band to be who he is or, to still be great.

[trendyjon1]

Iv tried to watch this guy many times, and to be frank he bores me

Thomas lang, Dave weckl, & vinnie.c,,NOT BORING.

[Fbozboz]

What's news with Mike Portnoy? STILL PLAYING THE SAME LAME FUCKING FILLS.

[borntoball15x]

@Fbozboz Those fills your talking about practically built the foundation for an entire genre of music... I hope you don't like any modern metal.

[Fbozboz]

@borntoball15x I like metal if the drumming's creative. Playing endless quads isn't creative.

[trendyjon1]

@Fbozboz I agree 100%

[Raiderfan123]

Ugh that snare sounds bad... But it's good to see Portnoy

[TheAlbertus87]

Shut up and go back to DREAM THEATER!

[TASTIEas]

cool dude

[fluugenzinsky2]

It's hilarious that the only comments on here are pretty much just, "Mike, why the fuck did you leave Dream Theater, you moron?!" It's THAT immediately obvious it was a bad decision.

[an9immosomegas]

@fluugenzinsky2 yeah it;s like he doesn;t believe it either... "yeah i;m doing all those things! i;m fine! everything;s okay! i'm better off now.." NOT!

[aprioridrummer1]

@fluugenzinsky2 it might be a bad decision, if he were a sell out wanting to make easy money. a band being more popular, selling more records, winning awards etc. arent good enough excuses for complaining that "he shouldnt have left DT because i wanted him to stay and thats all that matters", people cant expect another person to do something they dont want to do ya know, especially when that other person can do whatever they want and get away with it...

[fluugenzinsky2]

@aprioridrummer1 I agree, I just feel he regrets the decision. He sounds kinda defensive talking about his new projects here. I know how it feels though. I left a band I was in for two years. It wasn't Dream Theater, but it's a lot of dedication, especially if you're touring, so it's likely he may miss the experiences he's had.

[aprioridrummer1]

@fluugenzinsky2 if thats true then whatever decision he makes, hes going to feel bad about. He either stays in DT and feels bad because hes with a band he has conflicting opinions with, or he quits and misses the experiences. If ya ask me, i think he did the right thing, people shouldnt cling on for dear life on something that theyre not comfortable with, they should move on. hoping for something to work out when its not gonna makes you miss it more

[IronFabianSteel]

this guys set is similiar to neil peart's. i would work 5 years no pay for that drum set

[langfoman]

mike going latin, sounds interesting

[JeffG78s]

Dream Theater dropped him because of his constant abuse of the "aviator" sunglasses! take those ridiculous things off. Its obvious its a ploy to appear 'edgy" because he wanted A7X fans to like him. Then they fired him!!! Mangini joins then they get nominated for a grammy! In ten years Portnoy will be on heroin asking "where did my career go"?

[2009korte]

EZ Drummer :)

[cowdell63]

ELVINGIO

Die now!!!!!

[rileoutmusic]

those toms sound so good.

[ELVINGIO]

This is NOT Music, just overstimated drummer, CARL PALMER kick u ass Mr.M.....!

[TheCarnea1]

"Simpler music"?? "No real band at the moment"???

OMFG... are you stupid or what? 

[ThePetrucciBear]

@nopp1 he's not with avenged sevenfold anymore, he was just the interim drummer

[Blader999]

MIKE PORNTOY is awesome!

[456zbamm]

If it were me playing with such long shoelaces they would get caught in the beaters as soon.

[toastednoodle1996]

i kind of feel sorry for portnoy on the whole dream theater situation, he only wanted a hiatus of sorts and it turned out with him leaving/being booted. i'm sure things will turn out well with both parties though, mangini is a perfect match for portnoy, and as for portnoy himself, he's well connected and extremely talented, so he's got every chance in the world

[Raagnarokk]

THUMB UP IF YOU WANT HIM BACK WITH DREAM THEATER

[ovuncaydin]

@Raagnarokk no thumb as you see :)

[scarsforlife1]

HD look Better than real life

[mafr0o]

He's such a fucking douche bag

[OneTakeJesus]

@mafr0o How exactly is that... Seems fine to me.

[85Aheadstix]

@mafr0o Yeah i agree!, and so overrated, but then again i think mangini is aswell.

[DBogable]

OMG amazing looking drum set

[DRUMAdam91]

Anyone notice quite a few pro's are using acrylic kits now? Chad Smith, Tommy Lee and now Mike.

[lpdark32]

I prefer Portnoy's style but one thing that confuses me is that he had a disagreement with DT about getting time off. Yet he has so many musical projects currently...

[dussan007]

It is a fact of style

[AdrenalineThrob]

Wait. Mike left Dream Theater??????????

[DrummingHat]

@AdrenalineThrob

yup he did last year i think

[coltron32]

@AdrenalineThrob Where have you been the past year?!!

[AdrenalineThrob]

@coltron32 Listening to this new band Adrenaline Mob with Portnoy.... I didn't know he quit Dream Theater though...... I thought he was just being an attention whore as usual :(

[scarred2112]

@AdrenalineThrob Please, MP is a Super Musician! He can play in Adrenaline Mob, record & tour with Transatlantic, be an attention whore, leave Dream Theater at what's likely the apex of their popularity and sales *&* do the entire interview wearing sunglasses looking like a Jersey Shore D-Bag. Portnoy lets NOTHING stop him! ;-)

[XolutionX]

Beautiful Drums set

[STIXAHOY]

Working with many projects = Freelance drummer = No real band at the moment = why the fuck did I leave the best band on earth ............Dream Theater

[nopp1]

@STIXAHOY he is with Avenged Sevenfold.

[jikarpert]

@nopp1 no hes not..

[Realzi]

HAHAHA see all these looser who tought Micheal Jackson was a pedophile and alien, Well now/S your chance too show that you do not follow THE FUCKING MEDIA!!!

MIKE IS AWSOME , and if you search for a video in 10 years back you find the same thing, soo fuck you

[pcromano]

Face palm to all those DT fans crying... He is an amazing drummer, with or without DT. Chill.

[nosamcuminhand1]

those r sick ass drums

[juliantant757]

Mike Portnoy tetap idola'ku.....

semoga suatu hari nanti, bisa kembali ke DT lagi.....

[MONOWIDE]

"...enjoying my independence at the moment..." Great laughs. His kit became smaller though. Probably due to the lack of roadies :-0

[sonicdrums1965]

One of my fav drummers for sure. But absolutely made one of the worst career moves in music. should never have left DT. Seems Mr.Portnoy is now a drummer without a home.

[metalscorpion1031]

Clear plastic drums are gay

[Akiadanesis]

So Sad :( haha lol

[AMERICASMANRONPAUL]

Sorry Mike but I don't feel bad for ya brother. You chose to leave the band, so now you've reaped what you've sown. You're the one who wrote Raise the Knife about Kevin for doing the same thing. Well, now the song applies to you as well dude. Still love ya, but you created the mess. Hope you get back to DT someday brother.

[darkmatter8]

Behind that perfect smile, is a broken man waiting to go back to DT. Why do you think he has so many projects? I think the beard helps him hide it.

[DeMoSheFtaLiaS]

what are these on drum heads ?

[kk6downing]

@DeMoSheFtaLiaS Remo Clear Emperor over Remo Clear Ambassador

[pivkan999]

@DeMoSheFtaLiaS

on the toms? they are called "moongels". He uses them to muffle the toms

[DeMoSheFtaLiaS]

whats the name of moongels

?

[DrumCoversFromHell]

Progressive or not! this was medicore as fuck! I've been playing for 7 years and this shit comes out of my ass when i sleep! I want some Neil peart polyrthyms and Dave weckl grooves! Guess i could just go and watch their videos instead because mike portnoy is bled dry.

[MetalLoverf]

Fuck you portnoy, You should stick with 1 band only, only the best band.

[Darkwing74]

There is something... something that tells me that he's going down. I hope I'm wrong. : (

[drumgroovy]

Wow he switched to acrylic?

[AkimoTheropy]

i want that kit

[iDrUmMeR4LiFe69]

if you press 1:41 he says hand and there is a hand in the back round!!!!!!!!!

[FiReFeeT666]

did he seriously not mention A7X?

[drumgroovy]

@FiReFeeT666 He stopped touring with them almost a year ago.

[tatometal]

good luck mike i wish you all the best in your future projects awsome dummer

[Stinnmasta]

Adrenaline Mob > Dream Theater

[hudsonferro2]

@Stinnmasta your kidding right? i hope so.

[dtadeo2006]

mike's lookin' good!

[p4ddy]

Mid life Crisis?

[ExecutionSommaire]

What's new with MP ?

Nothing : still no groove, same fills again and again, no subtlety, bad technique... But wants to look like a boss :D

[SimonLandryMusic]

@ExecutionSommaire euh.... sa sonne comme quelqu'un qui a ecouter les 5 meme chansons de Dream Theater et a donner son jugement par la suite. It's so weird to see that in all of Dream Theater albums after Kevin left that all of the drum tracks we're composed to actually follow more the music than the metronome itself. Majority of the people who don't like Portnoy wants to hear their bullshit all over again everyday without trying to even understand the complexity of what this guy can play.

[ExecutionSommaire]

@SimonLandryMusic j'en ai écouté un peu plus quand même, bon le groupe me passionne pas plus que ça mais y a des bons trucs, faut supporter la voix. C'est pas à la complexité d'une musique qu'on juge la qualité de ceux qui la jouent, si MP peut chier des mesures à 21/16, tant mieux pour lui. Mais ça reste de la branlette et son jeu raidasse ne produit pas beaucoup de musique (c'est à l'image du groupe remarque). Much overrated !! un bon batteur pro fait mieux

[ilikeshred]

@ExecutionSommaire Moi j'trouve ça très musical ce qu'il joue. Chacun c'est gout mais à ta place je me garderait de faire des commentaire aussi prétentieux. Pour toi c'est peut-être de la branlette, mais moi je trouve ça mélodique, rythmé et varier.

[JulienDGrohl]

@ExecutionSommaire Bizarre j'ai l'impression que tu viens de décrire ce que Mangini fait !

[Thystonius]

@ExecutionSommaire heheh, although I've been a fan of MP I have to agree that his drumming style is boring when he plays solos. Something I cannot say of MM, his solos of the current touring are fricking badass. Playing 7/8 jazz over 14/8 right foot and 23/16 left foot takes some serious drumming skills :-P

[stevedrums]

I'll just never understand what this guy's appeal is.

[juanfecruz]

Mike...The spirits carrie on!!!!

[shrunkendesigner]

I don't judge him for leaving DT. I don't judge him for the many interviews he has done since leaving saying how happy he is. I don't judge him on his new work...

I judge him because he seems to have had sun glasses surgically fixed to his head.

[DrumCoversFromHell]

He seems to be getting worse at drums?

[bragosng1]

@DrumCoversFromHell He's not young anymore...

[DrumCoversFromHell]

@bragosng1 neither is Neil peart.

[bragosng1]

@DrumCoversFromHell Exactly.

[TheDreamtheater1982]

@DrumCoversFromHell well kinda. its cause he aint more in progressive rock band.. it aint exactly like before

[MrRRLLRRLL]

@DrumCoversFromHell I believe MP is suffering from what I like to call,"The Lars Ulrich Syndrome."

[Terinigan]

@DrumCoversFromHell You're not getting worse at drumming just because you play simpler music.

[DrumCoversFromHell]

@Terinigan Very true my friend but in this solo i mean.

[Danspicuzza]

@Terinigan Word.

[antonio610]

@DrumCoversFromHell Well he hasn't really "improved" measurably or done anything new since Train of Thought.

[sebisman2]

@DrumCoversFromHell still better than must drummers XD…but yeah, he is playing, maybe not worse, but its different

[metalmike83]

@DrumCoversFromHell Ummm that's what his drums sound like with no mics on them. Same talent level minus the tech work.

[Kasameika]

i love you before but i hate you know because you left Dream Theater man.

[haproductions01]

What new? that doesn't make sense.

[FixxxeR208]

I love that kit. It's like sitting behind a giant glass and playing until you jizz. Mike, you rule!

[iamrubens]

As time goes by Mike looks more like Ringo Starr.

[DeterminanteDMT]

@iamrubens yes, but like an octopus kind of ringo... with no disrespect

[iamrubens]

@DeterminanteDMT je,je,je...disrespect for Ringo or Mike? iReally like these 2 drummers eventhough they're not the best ones but they have that "magic" around the music they play.

[DeterminanteDMT]

@iamrubens no man, no disrespect! i love both, ringo is simple and mike is the exact opposite... they are both excellent, i just said that because the look ^^

[metalmike83]

@iamrubens Mike Portnoy is one of the best drummers alive. Ringo was never anything special.

[iamrubens]

@metalmike83 Funny thing, Mike Portnoy always says Ringo is the best drummer of all times. Playing drums is more than complicated fills or unimaginable speed. Ringo has some kind of magic that becomes inspirational. If you like drummers with amazing skills and speed you should listen to some niggas like Tony Royster Jr, Jhon Blackwell, Eric Moore, Ramon Sampson....metal drummers aren't the best ones my friend.

[irena7777777]

@iamrubens Shame..that's racist...

[iamrubens]

@irena7777777 Hmmm, snob?

[irena7777777]

@iamrubens Snob? What does ego or social standing have to do with you calling black drummers 'niggas'?

[iamrubens]

@irena7777777 As a matter of fact i'm using this word "nigga" in a context where i'm saying these gospel drummer are the best ones (in sport they're amazing too). I use this word with my black friends and they use the word "latino" o "parcero" when refering to me. Are they being racist too? Ghetto words don't mean your being racist with your dudes. Then we can talk about true racism...

[irena7777777]

@iamrubens I know, I was only kidding...I was deliberately taking it out of context. I apologise, I was being a knob

[iamrubens]

@irena7777777 Ok, hasta pronto :)

[metalforever50]

plastic drumms ???

[ThePiousHippo127]

mike portnoy is doing an amazing job of hiding that he wants to be in DT again

[hasbeendrummer]

@ThePiousHippo127

All drummers go through it. Sorry, Mike. You aren't a lead singer.

[Furiiiiouz]

@ThePiousHippo127 because when he asked to re join and they said no....he was really hiding it

[AMERICASMANRONPAUL]

@ThePiousHippo127 I disagree. I think he's doing a crappy job, LoL. He seems a little lost to me.

[bach22drummer]

amazing cymbals... love the brilliant version

[eMysterium]

@tonysarrio1 No sir, I didn't prove anything. Stating Portnoy is the best drummer in the world is just naive. Gavin Harrison, Rodney Holmes, Dennis Chambers. Thats just 3 drummer that could play circles around your beloved Portnoy. Is he one of best? For sure, but hes for from the pinnacle of percussion.

[tonysarrio1]

@eMysterium I should have said one of the best.But to say they could run circles around him. I dont think so.

[queenday15]

he seems like a nice guy but i can't hear his style of drumming nor "the rev" or whatever his name was. they used the same fills to many times in one life time

[blindByfearify]

@queenday15 portnoy was revs inspiration, thats why he has a similiar style

[flylikeagaysex]

@USAon3 He does soooo much different shit. Have you heard OSI or Transatlantic?

[USAon3]

@flylikeagaysex I sure have - but neither of those bands produce studio albums nor tour regularly. They're regarded as "side projects" - not established, steady bands.

My observation stands.

[minstrel34]

@USAon3 LOL

[pwoods100]

@USAon3 Dream Theater has sold over ten million albums. I really don't think he has to worry that much about getting work.

[Billiam886]

Bunch of ace-holes in here

[zxwart]

this guy is a so good drummer that nobody wants him in theirs bands, now he is an "over-valuated" unemployed man

[kenotaku1]

Enjoying his independence for the moment,? what does that mean,

[shorshm]

portnoy is unemployed

[LordOdranel]

@shorshm That may be, but still he gets royalties with all those DT issues, the music he wrote, Ytse Jam Records, etc...

[khkworks]

ths kit souds latin, but MP goes to play Latin?

[danielmj85]

No drum mics? o__O

[drummer799able]

I'm drummer funny. First in the world style

[faustomadebr]

Hitler disliking Adrenaline Mob sent me here!!!

[superbass340]

@pedimatt60 you think Deep Purple (old school) and Dream Theater dont have anything in common?

[aakkoin]

@pedimatt60 what? prog rock is old school, it developed from the 60's psychedelia and faded away in late 70's when punk & new wave took over... that's all that MP does, takes old school tricks, takes out the original elegance and dynamics, and makes them "hardcore" or "metal"

[dmdollinar08]

This video is psychosane

[extrememind100]

he got really skinny



[USAon3]

@extrememind100 that can happen when one is out of steady work for an extended period of time.

Either that or he's no longer getting fat on his own ego.

[benjaminvize1]

the acoustics in that room are shit-pitty cause he's the best drummer and thats a fucking nice ass kit

[1waatb]

what kind of pedal is that?

[VermillionDaysGR]

@1waatb tama speedcobra

[fdgnightmare]

Still not enough cowbell ¬¬



[metalmonkey007888]

I sent me here

[finowa]

uh oh, no one gives a shit. you fucked up, son.

[XGohan1]

My penis sent me here.

[hasbeendrummer]

@XGohan1

I'll bet.

[kk6downing]

Mike sent me here... wait, Portnoy or Mangini

[Deech72]

He doesn't even talk about the percussion instruments he mentions at the end...

[ProgresivePrototipe]

MP is the 1 no more

[dwsag]

did he change his sticks?

[JEDSaje15]

... what no more tama???

[OneTakeJesus]

@JEDSaje15 LP does not make drum sets. He is still with Tama my friend!

[Thystonius]

@OneTakeJesus LP makes the octobans and other parts of drums he likes to use frequently

[OneTakeJesus]

@Thystonius LP doesn't make octobans, and even his website says they're Tama. And I know what LP does for him why are you even telling me this?

[jona4151]

PArt percussion set part drum set

[wildsnydon]

Lol, 1:47 to the end sounded very scripted

[TheLiverythm]

he is playing four pice man sweet latin percussion rocks!

[libertheme66]

Yeah, Ive seen that drumset live.

[libertheme66]

@libertheme66 and ive met him

[SennaMagic74]

pffff whatever you doing with those bands, GET BACK WITH DT

[hejeval777]

@SennaMagic74 Stop whining about that.

[iDrUmMeR4LiFe69]

MP's Mum sent me here!

[nicolas310593]

So genius.. i'd like so much that he backed to Dream Theater