Portnoy fan but these are skills easily obtained through practice. Also, I don't think Mike is the best drummer in the world by any means, in my opinion it is Gavin Harrison.
Hah, pretty ridicolous overplaying in the first song.. it's a ballad for christ sake.. and his double stroke roll is totally weak.. MP's creativity has declined for years, he uses the same tricks in every song. And many people who have met him say that he is also a total asshole and primadonna.
I think replacing him with Mangini was a great choice, maybe it opens your fanboy-eyes...
soooo glad that someone posted this video! this truly shows that Portnoy is and always will be one of the best and most melodic drummers of all time! : )
Yeah, sure, you are totally right, besides, Mike Portnoy is not even a good drummer, right? Who is he, btw? He is just a guy that recorded more than 40 albums, 18 albums just with Dream Theater, 3 Instructional DVDs, 10 self filmed performances and endorsed by Tama, Sabian, Evans and Pro Mark.
to all the guys who said this can be done with 3+ years of drumming...i bet you guys can, but can u guys really create this patterns? i mean, its completely different to play something than creating it. Damn trollers
@DT2BLZ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HITTING THAT NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!!! i hate to bring up something that tends to be controversial on portnoys vids but i argue that same point with many people who talk smack on The Rev from avenged sevenfold. one of his favorites was portnoy and he was extremely creative on and off the drums... people take these great drummers for granted!
@DT2BLZ Actually, I don't think this can be played with 3 years of drumming. One can maybe play the notes approximately right, but playing it precisely and making it sound good takes a lifetime.
@DT2BLZ i guess you're right when you say that "it's completely different to play something than creating it", but i think that the stuff in this video can be learned in 2 or 3 months, not years... i study and play drums, and teachers explain this stuff the first month (in good schools).. by the way, portnoy grips the sticks in the wrong way
@DT2BLZ hey - we all not Mike Portnoy. All that we say is that we CAN play it - and it's fairly easy to play much more complicated things. Nobody's talking about creating a parts. And it's wrong to talk about it - we are not in Dream Theater and never was. All that we say it's not difficult. And of course it's very musical. I caught myself realizing that I've playing all 6/8 songs like that...It's like second nature. Same as left-hand flams...(talking about myself)
@robressource ok dummy, u learn that skill in 3-4 years ???? kiddin ??? pls stop telling fairy tales. LOL. World have enough from faggots shit talking. so pls : STFU
I partially agree with @RobResource. Skill-wise it's not that special, but still, it's Mike Motherfucking Portnoy, he's an awesome drummer and I don't think just anyone could come up with these kind of hi-hat patterns.
Also, there plenty of hi-hat parts that do require a lot of skill, like those in The Dance of Eternity, for example.
Lang, Minnemann, Weckl, Chambers and Horacio 'el negro' all put this guy in his place and make him seem like an average drummer. As far as the genre is concerned, he's up there but in terms of musicians/artists, Portnoy is not on my list.
I'm sorry but what is so MAD about this? He's basically playing some very basic stuff on the hihat which everyone can do if they've played for 3-4 years. I'm not bashing him, I just don't get why everyone is praising THIS video when it's really NOTHING special. There's nothing mad about it at all.
@DT2BLZ dude hes just mixing up double and single stroke rolls on the high hat and splashes and shit. Go look up Chris coleman and come back and tell me how good mike is after.
@DT2BLZ He says everyone can do it but not many at all actually do it, say, in a song. Most drummers, even those who can REPLICATE all that Portnoy did in this video, composes songs by repeating the same boring popular patterns on drums, over and over. In that respect, Mike Portnoy's drumming, alone, is a good reason to listen to Dream Theater... in other bands drummers don't really do much other than melting into the background, most of the time (or abusing of the bass drums, depending).
@DT2BLZ Great cover man!! don't listen to this inexperience fag up there,. He clearly don't play drums hahaha I play drums and Realize how hard this is, he don't have video playing drums, and say this easy a sign he don't play!
@rickyelementsk8er so if someone doesn't have a video in his channel of himself playing something, that means he doesn't play anything? hahaha i like your logic XD you tube must be a window of your life... bitch please...
@rickyelementsk8er i know, the name is funny ;) but the components are giorgio "JT" terenziani, michele luppi and michele vioni, go check who they are ;) by the way i'm not the drummer of that band
@RobResource I agree that although not technically difficult, he has an incredible presence in the pocket. Tons of drummers out there nowadays can play technical but don't have the groove/feel that is organic. I hate nothing more than drummers that hear but don't listen, and play for the song and not against the groove.. Just my humble opinion.
@RobResource It is a hi-hat video, what were you expecting? the Portnoy would point a finger at it and make it explode? would that be mad enough for you?
@TheBognordave I was expecting a hi-hat video that showed MAD skills. This doesn't. Don't get me wrong, it's good and he plays good - Portnoy's a monster but there's nothing mad or impossible about this particular video.
@RobResource I agree it aint MAD but if the title was mike portnoy playing various hihat patterns really rather well, it would not get 116,000 hits I bet! can't imagine what could be really mad on a hihat because at the end of the day all you can is hit it, open closed or foot it, maybe smash it with a john petruccis guitar now that would be MAD. btw don't click any video entitled 'impossible drum solo by mike portmoy' because u will be dissapointed that it is not actually impossible. stay cool.
@RobResource it might not seem like much, but he plays it with great smoothness and precision that some people can never achieve, like myself ahaha. quite bitching and just enjoy
@RobResource yea bro, your right but the MAD about this is no the skill itself, because if you sit in your drums a couple months u cant play this skills and more, but the MAD about the video is the imagination to create this parts
@RobResource dude i'm with you, there's nothing that special going on here, none of it is particularly easy, i know people who've been playing about 5 years who can do more intricate hat work than this, definitely nothing "mad" about this.
@RobResource lol, i see you dont know anything to drumming..ive been played drums 10years 2/3 of my life, and i can say that's not so easy how you think.
@RobResource it isnt hard, its just quite a bit to remember. the reason why people praise mike portnoys drums is because the drums are loud enough in every song for you to hear every little sound he makes. It sort of over powers everything grabs your attention and gets in your face. Dude mike is a show boat he wants to be heard. I'm not saying hes a bad drummer hes great and it fits that kind of music perfectly and awesome. But yea i agree with your statement.
@RobResource It is also his technique wich is very admirable. And if you are saying this easy, you are quite wrong, because some parts are actually really difficult!
@RobResource well.... i have been playing for 3-4 years, why can't i do 1/2 these things? uhmm probobly because i try and get the accented notes and bass drums notes spot on, WHILE attempting these things portnoy does on the hi-hat. if i sat down in front of a hi-hat and just it, maybe i could play these... so ya, this is special... k bye
@RobResource I'd really like to see someone doing Stream of Consciousness justice. And I don't mean just the beginning but the second clip the uploader put up as well.
@RobResource Hahaha....are you stupid? Portnoy created these patterns and your comment proves that you dont have any understandning of being creative from scratch...LAME comment!
@RobResource I agree, any drummer with 5 years practice can play the same amount of notes. It just sounds like a crapfest, but hey, they're playing it! Right? The accuracy and dynamic shown here are beyond what a beginner can play, on any drumset with any kind of recording equipment.
@kyle3420 The point that he was making was that James LaBrie definitely does not 'suck'. I admit, you either love or hate his voice, it's too whiny, or girly-sounding for some, it's definitely unique, no doubt about it, however, as a vocalist, his high notes are incredibly impressive and require a solid singing technique, I don't think you can claim that anyone capable of Labrie's notes are bad singers.
You know, I was all gung ho about hearing Mangini with DT, and then after about 2 weeks I realized there is NO energy, or if there is it is completely the opposite of what we know from DT. I hope MP does come back, BUT with a change of attitude and an open mind
@SeanAsheOfficial Agreed!!! I called it PORTNOY has a BETTER tone. Mangini is Dead on the Water. No charisma on his playing. I DO get nervous about saying this because I can't even fathom Mangini. But that's what my ears tell me.
@SuperBones6 And you obviously know this by your own experience? Portnoy is amazing and I don't think one of your "average drummers" could hold a candle next to Portnoy.
Does anybody else ever notice that the 2nd note in mike portnoys double strokes are weaker than the initial stroke? I know this is less of a problem in set drumming it's just a quirk I notice and I think is odd for a world class drummer that might overplay his songs by 10% or so. Still amazing work and worth watching.
@RythmFanatic Are you a marching percussionist, by chance? I played in drumline throughout high school and consistent double stroke heights is a big emphasis in marching percussion. I noticed it, too.
@fuzzypear123 Yes I did the high school thing for a while But I'm doing a wgi group and also SoA this year. So yes I am technically a rudimental drummer but I enjoy all forms of percussion i.e. set & mallets.
I don't much care for how his drums sounded on black clouds silver linings...the rest are fine. They just sound too bland to me. Other albums had a certain texture and color to the drums they just seem bland on that album though. Good musicianship nonetheless!
WTF is this ? what is happening ? MY POINT is that i thin Mike MAGINIE`s aproach to the Dream Theater music is heavier then Portnoy`s. I DONT LIKE MAGINIES APROACH THAT MUCH. BUT both are world class drummers!!
Petrucci wrote the drum tracks for the new album ... Mangini has nothing to do but play and replace Portnoy. You cant leave your family forever .... I still wants to see musically speaking what Mangini can bring to DT. Next album maybe ?
@SmoothGTR33 Actually Petrucci did not write out drum tracks for Mangini to play note for note. Petrucci had ideas of drum patterns for certain riffs he had created and left Mangini room to bring in some of his own ideas for parts of the album. Basically, Mangini did not just play note for note what John or Jordan told him to play.
@SmoothGTR33 Mangini said that he was given free reins to play whatever he wanted, but he just played "what the others were playing, but on drums", which he does.
@Datasint Ya buts kinda the problem isnt it? He isnt really adding anything to the actual songs he plays. Thats what Mike Portnoy did, he influenced the songs with his style of drums, and for me thats wat makes Portnoy better than just amazing. Not doubting Mangini's talent just giving my opinion :)
@romski3737 I do agree with you, while Mangini is an amazing drummer, I prefer Portnoy's style of drumming. It's all about preference.
But on for example Build me up, break me down, Mangini really is doing something completely different than the rest of the band, and it really sounds amazing.
@down2despair .....AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...................Look, if he is your all time favorite, you look up to him, he's your biggest influence......Then thats all well and good..................but comments like yours are as silly as they sound........................and means you need to listen to "different' drummers.
@mikeybbdrummin that god damn suspensive points are fucking annoying, but it is more annoying ur "trolling", if u dont like MP please go to ur "different drummers" videos, ur trolling comments are more silly. Thank you
@DT2BLZ .........No trolling......Mike is a Great drummer and has done great things for DT....not my favorite drummer and not The Best Drummer Ever...................and I watch a lot of vids of different drummers......Nothing is as silly and uneducated about drumming as saying MP is the Best Drummer Ever...............he is great at what he does....thats about it.
@OneTakeJesus ...Absolutley nothing....I like some drummers and some I could listen to their drumming all day long..........Portnoy is a great drummer, his time signature vocabulary is incredible......I just think things like "the best drummer ever, the worlds best drummer and stuff are funny.....even if its about guys way better then MP.......I think one of the most skilled drummers ever is Steve Smith.....and it would be tough for me to say he's the worlds best.....but way closer then MP.
@mikeybbdrummin Then why are you making comments like this? Be positive about it. Who cares if somebody says he is the best. You don't need to get involved... Who cares? They are just saying that because they like him the most out of every other drummer. I'd say Dave Weckl is the best in my personal opinion. But Portnoy is definitely my favorite.
@OneTakeJesus ..You mean dont get involved like you are to a comment that was not directed at you?..Nice point.....anyway, IMO, which I will speak, is that there is a huge difference between favorites and "the best"...Gregg Bissonette is my favorite/biggest influence, but for me to say he is the worlds greatest would be a HUGE statement...............and saying The Best Drummer Ever is different than he's my favorite drummer....not the end of the world, but he should expect comments about it.
I don't think DT became any more(or less) heavy with magini because just look at the Train of Thought album....only thing I WILL say about Magini is, that he didn't leave a mark on the new album in my opinion. He felt more like a stand in drummer vs a permanent drummer.
@terrence77477 he didnt leave his mark because he didnt write the drum parts, petrucci did, but what was written was amazingly inhuman and mangini pulled it off flawlessly, and does it live with ease, i cant wait for the next album when mangini has a lot more input on what goes on with the drumming, he had a little this last album, but like i said, petrucci wrote the drum parts with a drum machine and pretty much asked mangini "hey can you do this?"
maybe should by fine to finish every single samples lost to silent. I always start to "fly" in every sample and the hard end of one is litttle big shock. But I know - it´s technical document...
@lengman2112 ...Mangini was the best move IMO....all the choices were great.....but Mangini went in w/the attitude of playing MP's parts to a T!....for the DT guys and forthe MP fans of future gigs that know and love MP's parts...you cant listen to the new cd and say he's not good or not creative, because we all know he played what was asked of him for the first cd....and Mangini seems humble as can be....not all seemed humble IMO....almost like DT was lucky to have them auditioning for thm.
@mikeybbdrummin i agree with what you're saying. I was a mangini fan prior to portnoy leaving the band. it just seems that the DT guys didnt try their best to keep things going with portnoy. i mean, all he wanted was some time off. I know they were growing in popularity, gaining exposure and didnt want to stop their momentum, but I feel Portnoy was absolutely vital in the whole DT machine. without him, they're going to turn into something they were always striving not to become.
@lengman2112 ......I dont see the DT guys making up MP's desire to take 5 years off.............I wouldnt do it if I enjoyed what I did and had one guy calling the shots.....It shit or get off the pot time t that point....And Mangini is a perfect fit playing wise and attitude and humbleness from what i can tell........Mp's "I only want to take a year or two off" ploy on That Metal Show?......I personally dont buy .....Mp realized hs mistake, thats why he wanted back in......Too little too late!
That part of 'Never Enough' makes me shit off my pants
basty182ify 2 hours ago
"im just too sick" 2:40 ;)
benjaminvize1 1 day ago
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benjaminvize1 1 day ago
awesome...!!
JohnKoplak 5 days ago
Mike is one of the most talented drumers.. his inspiration is awesome and fits with johns inspiration so well.. DT is a miracle
MrGeokon 1 week ago
mr. nothing special shut up.
Drummer123lol 1 week ago
Portnoy fan but these are skills easily obtained through practice. Also, I don't think Mike is the best drummer in the world by any means, in my opinion it is Gavin Harrison.
BioShockInfinito 1 week ago
You guy's need to watch some Max Roach on a hi-hat if you want to see some mad skill's!
drumaddict30 2 weeks ago
phantom towel 2:48. mike is so magical that when he needs a towel, one appears for him
socaldrumjunkie777 2 weeks ago
Where the hell is Constant Motion at.....?
darshdoeshla 2 weeks ago
Hah, pretty ridicolous overplaying in the first song.. it's a ballad for christ sake.. and his double stroke roll is totally weak.. MP's creativity has declined for years, he uses the same tricks in every song. And many people who have met him say that he is also a total asshole and primadonna.
I think replacing him with Mangini was a great choice, maybe it opens your fanboy-eyes...
aakkoin 3 weeks ago
who knows what the snare on the left is?
asdkix3 3 weeks ago
Portnoy without a beard looks weird a bit
AhmadNadar1993 3 weeks ago
soooo glad that someone posted this video! this truly shows that Portnoy is and always will be one of the best and most melodic drummers of all time! : )
losben13 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
better than lars ulrich thats enough to be said.
JStubbsD 3 weeks ago
Whats the first song?
drowzy721 3 weeks ago
@drowzy721 "these walls" from octavarium
MrZummydog 3 weeks ago
"There is nothing special here"
Yeah, sure, you are totally right, besides, Mike Portnoy is not even a good drummer, right? Who is he, btw? He is just a guy that recorded more than 40 albums, 18 albums just with Dream Theater, 3 Instructional DVDs, 10 self filmed performances and endorsed by Tama, Sabian, Evans and Pro Mark.
You must be the good one, right?
Shut up and enjoy the video, fool.
EduardoTucciDrums 4 weeks ago
Can i ask where the fuck is Constant Motion part 3:48?
MrJuicci 4 weeks ago
to all the guys who said this can be done with 3+ years of drumming...i bet you guys can, but can u guys really create this patterns? i mean, its completely different to play something than creating it. Damn trollers
DT2BLZ 4 weeks ago 32
@DT2BLZ damn right, give me 3 years of playing traditional and jazz music and i bet i could play anything.
VerdiKtagrad 4 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ
Imo Portnoy plays for himself, not the song.
tomasborralho 3 weeks ago
@tomasborralho that's the dumbest thing you could ever say.. probably you are NOT a drummer..
giulianosassi 3 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ EXACTLY OASDKHASDKAHSDJHAS SOOO TRUE!
CCTSPORTES 3 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HITTING THAT NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!!! i hate to bring up something that tends to be controversial on portnoys vids but i argue that same point with many people who talk smack on The Rev from avenged sevenfold. one of his favorites was portnoy and he was extremely creative on and off the drums... people take these great drummers for granted!
JDRUMNYC 2 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ Actually, I don't think this can be played with 3 years of drumming. One can maybe play the notes approximately right, but playing it precisely and making it sound good takes a lifetime.
Ismaelthefirst 2 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ Everyones talking crap.. It would probably take you three years to Learn these songs and play them with the same sort of fluency.
gazzman2006 1 week ago
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@DT2BLZ i guess you're right when you say that "it's completely different to play something than creating it", but i think that the stuff in this video can be learned in 2 or 3 months, not years... i study and play drums, and teachers explain this stuff the first month (in good schools).. by the way, portnoy grips the sticks in the wrong way
tommasotemporin 6 days ago
@DT2BLZ hey - we all not Mike Portnoy. All that we say is that we CAN play it - and it's fairly easy to play much more complicated things. Nobody's talking about creating a parts. And it's wrong to talk about it - we are not in Dream Theater and never was. All that we say it's not difficult. And of course it's very musical. I caught myself realizing that I've playing all 6/8 songs like that...It's like second nature. Same as left-hand flams...(talking about myself)
alucard0712 2 days ago
@robressource ok dummy, u learn that skill in 3-4 years ???? kiddin ??? pls stop telling fairy tales. LOL. World have enough from faggots shit talking. so pls : STFU
TheSavatage1 4 weeks ago
I partially agree with @RobResource. Skill-wise it's not that special, but still, it's Mike Motherfucking Portnoy, he's an awesome drummer and I don't think just anyone could come up with these kind of hi-hat patterns.
Also, there plenty of hi-hat parts that do require a lot of skill, like those in The Dance of Eternity, for example.
bangNL94 4 weeks ago
@MIKEPORNTOY Now i understand your username... MIKE.PORN.TOY
LuucasSK 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Portnoy has an unfair advantage over other drummers: a third leg.
MlKEPORNTOY 1 month ago
Lang, Minnemann, Weckl, Chambers and Horacio 'el negro' all put this guy in his place and make him seem like an average drummer. As far as the genre is concerned, he's up there but in terms of musicians/artists, Portnoy is not on my list.
klementine79 1 month ago
wtf is so awsome about these hihat hittings ?? wtf .. nothing special at all
hardcoreoma 1 month ago
I'm sorry but what is so MAD about this? He's basically playing some very basic stuff on the hihat which everyone can do if they've played for 3-4 years. I'm not bashing him, I just don't get why everyone is praising THIS video when it's really NOTHING special. There's nothing mad about it at all.
RobResource 1 month ago
@RobResource ok mr "nothing special" :)
DT2BLZ 1 month ago 5
@DT2BLZ ever heard of thomas lang?
sypher929 4 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ dude hes just mixing up double and single stroke rolls on the high hat and splashes and shit. Go look up Chris coleman and come back and tell me how good mike is after.
JStubbsD 3 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ He says everyone can do it but not many at all actually do it, say, in a song. Most drummers, even those who can REPLICATE all that Portnoy did in this video, composes songs by repeating the same boring popular patterns on drums, over and over. In that respect, Mike Portnoy's drumming, alone, is a good reason to listen to Dream Theater... in other bands drummers don't really do much other than melting into the background, most of the time (or abusing of the bass drums, depending).
devouringone3 2 weeks ago
@DT2BLZ Great cover man!! don't listen to this inexperience fag up there,. He clearly don't play drums hahaha I play drums and Realize how hard this is, he don't have video playing drums, and say this easy a sign he don't play!
rickyelementsk8er 6 days ago
@rickyelementsk8er so if someone doesn't have a video in his channel of himself playing something, that means he doesn't play anything? hahaha i like your logic XD you tube must be a window of your life... bitch please...
tommasotemporin 6 days ago
@tommasotemporin MISTER PIG HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what a band XD
rickyelementsk8er 6 days ago
@rickyelementsk8er i know, the name is funny ;) but the components are giorgio "JT" terenziani, michele luppi and michele vioni, go check who they are ;) by the way i'm not the drummer of that band
tommasotemporin 6 days ago
@RobResource I agree that although not technically difficult, he has an incredible presence in the pocket. Tons of drummers out there nowadays can play technical but don't have the groove/feel that is organic. I hate nothing more than drummers that hear but don't listen, and play for the song and not against the groove.. Just my humble opinion.
sahme001 1 month ago
@sahme001 +1000 to that!!
xXbrick84Xx 1 month ago
@RobResource It is a hi-hat video, what were you expecting? the Portnoy would point a finger at it and make it explode? would that be mad enough for you?
TheBognordave 1 month ago
@TheBognordave I was expecting a hi-hat video that showed MAD skills. This doesn't. Don't get me wrong, it's good and he plays good - Portnoy's a monster but there's nothing mad or impossible about this particular video.
RobResource 1 month ago
@RobResource I agree it aint MAD but if the title was mike portnoy playing various hihat patterns really rather well, it would not get 116,000 hits I bet! can't imagine what could be really mad on a hihat because at the end of the day all you can is hit it, open closed or foot it, maybe smash it with a john petruccis guitar now that would be MAD. btw don't click any video entitled 'impossible drum solo by mike portmoy' because u will be dissapointed that it is not actually impossible. stay cool.
TheBognordave 1 month ago
@RobResource it might not seem like much, but he plays it with great smoothness and precision that some people can never achieve, like myself ahaha. quite bitching and just enjoy
ryanoneill91 1 month ago
@ryanoneill91 spell fail me
ryanoneill91 1 month ago
@RobResource yeah but no fucking man on this Earth can put a beat like that together... thats the impressive part dude.
abwartka 4 weeks ago
@RobResource AAAND he would kick your vagina with a broken pencil and 3 pot lids
abwartka 4 weeks ago
@RobResource yea bro, your right but the MAD about this is no the skill itself, because if you sit in your drums a couple months u cant play this skills and more, but the MAD about the video is the imagination to create this parts
manuelarturo0385 4 weeks ago
@RobResource dude i'm with you, there's nothing that special going on here, none of it is particularly easy, i know people who've been playing about 5 years who can do more intricate hat work than this, definitely nothing "mad" about this.
tobalishus21 4 weeks ago
@RobResource I cant do most of it after 3 1/2 years now :/
Urmothafu 4 weeks ago
@RobResource lol, i see you dont know anything to drumming..ive been played drums 10years 2/3 of my life, and i can say that's not so easy how you think.
MrJuicci 4 weeks ago
@RobResource it isnt hard, its just quite a bit to remember. the reason why people praise mike portnoys drums is because the drums are loud enough in every song for you to hear every little sound he makes. It sort of over powers everything grabs your attention and gets in your face. Dude mike is a show boat he wants to be heard. I'm not saying hes a bad drummer hes great and it fits that kind of music perfectly and awesome. But yea i agree with your statement.
JStubbsD 3 weeks ago
@RobResource So true :)
Jen0os 3 weeks ago
@RobResource It is also his technique wich is very admirable. And if you are saying this easy, you are quite wrong, because some parts are actually really difficult!
RedBarrr0n 2 weeks ago
@RobResource like DT2BLZ said, it's more about coming up with the patterns than just playing them...
CereaIxD 2 weeks ago
@RobResource Its great how its intricate but also fits with the other parts of the music so well.
Braaaiiinsss 1 week ago
@RobResource well.... i have been playing for 3-4 years, why can't i do 1/2 these things? uhmm probobly because i try and get the accented notes and bass drums notes spot on, WHILE attempting these things portnoy does on the hi-hat. if i sat down in front of a hi-hat and just it, maybe i could play these... so ya, this is special... k bye
orser61 1 week ago
@RobResource I'd really like to see someone doing Stream of Consciousness justice. And I don't mean just the beginning but the second clip the uploader put up as well.
Stanthekiller123 1 week ago
@RobResource Hahaha....are you stupid? Portnoy created these patterns and your comment proves that you dont have any understandning of being creative from scratch...LAME comment!
avilakaj 1 week ago
@RobResource I agree, any drummer with 5 years practice can play the same amount of notes. It just sounds like a crapfest, but hey, they're playing it! Right? The accuracy and dynamic shown here are beyond what a beginner can play, on any drumset with any kind of recording equipment.
ejulienniji 3 days ago
ส้นตีน
MrSamatcha 1 month ago
skinny cactus jack 5:48
pifa4life 1 month ago
Thumbs up if u think he looks just like Marco Sfogli in this vid :)
HastOsth 1 month ago
Mmmh, waht You think about Mike Terrana or Chris Lang or...Mangini?:-)
HeartFilledHatred 1 month ago
Portoy's the best.
JaccoRenooij 1 month ago
dream theatre would be better as an instrumental band.. I'm not a fan of their singer, he sucks
kyle3420 1 month ago
@kyle3420 Then you're obviously NOT a Vocalist...You don't even know the difference.
einarabelc5 1 month ago
@einarabelc5 No, he just sucks.
kyle3420 1 month ago
@kyle3420 Show me YOU can sing Pull me Under and then tell me he sucks. You probably don't even know what he did to himself.
einarabelc5 1 month ago
@einarabelc5 lol I don't care, I just think their vocalist sucks
kyle3420 1 month ago
Ok, opinions are like crap.
einarabelc5 1 month ago
@einarabelc5 well the guy below me agrees...
kyle3420 1 month ago
@kyle3420 The point that he was making was that James LaBrie definitely does not 'suck'. I admit, you either love or hate his voice, it's too whiny, or girly-sounding for some, it's definitely unique, no doubt about it, however, as a vocalist, his high notes are incredibly impressive and require a solid singing technique, I don't think you can claim that anyone capable of Labrie's notes are bad singers.
DanielTCGuitarist 1 month ago
@kyle3420 agreed
pifa4life 1 month ago
@kyle3420 liquid tension experiment. its dream theater without the singer
howycwap 1 month ago
very good dude
majestytd 1 month ago
he is going to get back to DT, im sure
gremio64 1 month ago
bad drummer
average drummer
good drummer
f**ing awsome drummer
god of drums
[huge gap]
mike portnoy
lordjanko 1 month ago 16
@lordjanko Why such a huge gap between Vinnie and Portnoy? Strange.
rsm76 4 weeks ago
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giulianosassi 3 weeks ago
@lordjanko you forgot chuck norris before the huge gap.
giulianosassi 3 weeks ago 2
You know, I was all gung ho about hearing Mangini with DT, and then after about 2 weeks I realized there is NO energy, or if there is it is completely the opposite of what we know from DT. I hope MP does come back, BUT with a change of attitude and an open mind
SeanAsheOfficial 1 month ago
@SeanAsheOfficial Agreed!!! I called it PORTNOY has a BETTER tone. Mangini is Dead on the Water. No charisma on his playing. I DO get nervous about saying this because I can't even fathom Mangini. But that's what my ears tell me.
einarabelc5 1 month ago
what about 6:00???????
psychodelicloverboy 1 month ago 3
someone likes octavarium
SynVenganceShadows 1 month ago 2
I walk beside you is basically a pop song, but I don't remember another pop song with such a good drumming
XandarMax 1 month ago 2
Not impressed by his double strokes, sorry. :(
TheMojoBeat 1 month ago
are the full videos anywhere, too?
snake006006 1 month ago
i really miss him in dt. =/
themkrr 1 month ago
Mad Skills? These are mad skills: /watch?v=jKdScs6AgaY
TheSilentManII 1 month ago
Most average drummes can do this "great"hi-hat work!
SuperBones6 1 month ago 2
@SuperBones6 And you obviously know this by your own experience? Portnoy is amazing and I don't think one of your "average drummers" could hold a candle next to Portnoy.
HyPreA 1 month ago
Does anybody else ever notice that the 2nd note in mike portnoys double strokes are weaker than the initial stroke? I know this is less of a problem in set drumming it's just a quirk I notice and I think is odd for a world class drummer that might overplay his songs by 10% or so. Still amazing work and worth watching.
RythmFanatic 1 month ago
@RythmFanatic Are you a marching percussionist, by chance? I played in drumline throughout high school and consistent double stroke heights is a big emphasis in marching percussion. I noticed it, too.
fuzzypear123 1 month ago
@fuzzypear123 Yes I did the high school thing for a while But I'm doing a wgi group and also SoA this year. So yes I am technically a rudimental drummer but I enjoy all forms of percussion i.e. set & mallets.
RythmFanatic 1 month ago
@RythmFanatic Respect! Who are you marching with this season?
fuzzypear123 1 month ago
@fuzzypear123 Hopefully Spirit of Atlanta, the callback camp is the 13th. of January
RythmFanatic 1 month ago
@RythmFanatic Right on, good luck, and have a fun season. :)
fuzzypear123 1 month ago
What Song???
sourcegamer101 1 month ago
Until now, Nicko Mcbrain was the only drummer i realy liked, but now ive added this guy to the list
BadassRandomness 1 month ago
Rock and Roll is here to stay!!! It pumps my gonads!!!
drdave313 1 month ago
We need some Hero...
drdave313 1 month ago
@snaredrum110 I assume that's why he's famous and you aren't... right?
Troggle360 1 month ago
"Actually he is the best drummer ever" Haha, it's probably true, but it just sounded like... ah, nvm.
TheRiffCalendar 1 month ago
Great drummer but he never learn his rudiments..... his double strock on the hi hat don't sound equal.....
Sam555768 2 months ago
@Sam555768 He's self taught. And it sounds great.
OneTakeJesus 2 months ago
@Sam555768 he is buzzing them when playing fast...I agree not the best technique but I actually know a University that teaches this so...lol
metalmike83 1 month ago
@Sam555768 I think these kind of comments is mostly "I think I know something"... C'mon...:)
Scanhorst 1 month ago
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meryuin 2 months ago
fuck these videos, just makes me sick knowing ill never come close to being that good lol
StrongArmBroken 2 months ago
simply flawless..
shadowforc30 2 months ago
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I don't much care for how his drums sounded on black clouds silver linings...the rest are fine. They just sound too bland to me. Other albums had a certain texture and color to the drums they just seem bland on that album though. Good musicianship nonetheless!
AriocKaichi 2 months ago
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AriocKaichi 2 months ago
WTF is this ? what is happening ? MY POINT is that i thin Mike MAGINIE`s aproach to the Dream Theater music is heavier then Portnoy`s. I DONT LIKE MAGINIES APROACH THAT MUCH. BUT both are world class drummers!!
123LarsUlrich 2 months ago
Petrucci wrote the drum tracks for the new album ... Mangini has nothing to do but play and replace Portnoy. You cant leave your family forever .... I still wants to see musically speaking what Mangini can bring to DT. Next album maybe ?
SmoothGTR33 2 months ago 25
@SmoothGTR33 Couldn't agree more. Mangini is a great drummer, but I want to see how drums composed by him will sound.
mr4y 2 months ago
@SmoothGTR33 Actually, no, JP programmed them on some software, and Mangini just re-recorded them.
gnryeah 1 month ago
@SmoothGTR33 Portnoy can never be replaced... he is the best metal drummer ever!
MagnusDetErMeg 1 month ago
@SmoothGTR33 Petrucci and Rudess Wrote drum track
JorgeDiazGuitarFreak 1 month ago
@SmoothGTR33 Actually Petrucci did not write out drum tracks for Mangini to play note for note. Petrucci had ideas of drum patterns for certain riffs he had created and left Mangini room to bring in some of his own ideas for parts of the album. Basically, Mangini did not just play note for note what John or Jordan told him to play.
rahuul1414 1 month ago
@SmoothGTR33 I like Portnoy's Tone MUCH MORE THAN MANGINI's
einarabelc5 1 month ago
@SmoothGTR33 Mangini said that he was given free reins to play whatever he wanted, but he just played "what the others were playing, but on drums", which he does.
Datasint 1 month ago
@Datasint Ya buts kinda the problem isnt it? He isnt really adding anything to the actual songs he plays. Thats what Mike Portnoy did, he influenced the songs with his style of drums, and for me thats wat makes Portnoy better than just amazing. Not doubting Mangini's talent just giving my opinion :)
romski3737 1 month ago
@romski3737 I do agree with you, while Mangini is an amazing drummer, I prefer Portnoy's style of drumming. It's all about preference.
But on for example Build me up, break me down, Mangini really is doing something completely different than the rest of the band, and it really sounds amazing.
Datasint 1 month ago
7:50 is awesome
OliTheBest121 2 months ago
what kind of a stick holding is this....mangini is so much better no need to disgust.. bu jojo mayer can eat them alive :)
emirsengezer 2 months ago
@emirsengezer There's not even a competition when Jojo is mentioned, he's on a different level. That's like a"Duh" moment.
ThatSamoanDude3 2 months ago
You forgot Constant Motion!!
SuperRoker12 2 months ago 25
Best Drummer alive
down2despair 2 months ago
@down2despair .....AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...................Look, if he is your all time favorite, you look up to him, he's your biggest influence......Then thats all well and good..................but comments like yours are as silly as they sound........................and means you need to listen to "different' drummers.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
@mikeybbdrummin that god damn suspensive points are fucking annoying, but it is more annoying ur "trolling", if u dont like MP please go to ur "different drummers" videos, ur trolling comments are more silly. Thank you
DT2BLZ 2 months ago
@DT2BLZ .........No trolling......Mike is a Great drummer and has done great things for DT....not my favorite drummer and not The Best Drummer Ever...................and I watch a lot of vids of different drummers......Nothing is as silly and uneducated about drumming as saying MP is the Best Drummer Ever...............he is great at what he does....thats about it.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
@mikeybbdrummin What's wrong with liking a drummer....
OneTakeJesus 2 months ago
@OneTakeJesus ...Absolutley nothing....I like some drummers and some I could listen to their drumming all day long..........Portnoy is a great drummer, his time signature vocabulary is incredible......I just think things like "the best drummer ever, the worlds best drummer and stuff are funny.....even if its about guys way better then MP.......I think one of the most skilled drummers ever is Steve Smith.....and it would be tough for me to say he's the worlds best.....but way closer then MP.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
@mikeybbdrummin Then why are you making comments like this? Be positive about it. Who cares if somebody says he is the best. You don't need to get involved... Who cares? They are just saying that because they like him the most out of every other drummer. I'd say Dave Weckl is the best in my personal opinion. But Portnoy is definitely my favorite.
OneTakeJesus 2 months ago
@OneTakeJesus ..You mean dont get involved like you are to a comment that was not directed at you?..Nice point.....anyway, IMO, which I will speak, is that there is a huge difference between favorites and "the best"...Gregg Bissonette is my favorite/biggest influence, but for me to say he is the worlds greatest would be a HUGE statement...............and saying The Best Drummer Ever is different than he's my favorite drummer....not the end of the world, but he should expect comments about it.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
@mikeybbdrummin Well uhh.... Who cares? Not a big deal...
OneTakeJesus 2 months ago
@OneTakeJesus Evidently you since you say who cares and jump in on something not directed towards you......Thats my guess.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
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@mikeybbdrummin Can't you just watch the video? I'm just trying to get some sense into you...
OneTakeJesus 2 months ago
those sticks look incredibly long and thin
xXtomtom666Xx 2 months ago
It's actually very easy to play...But I like his orchestration, i mean HOW he uses drumkit. MP has his own style.
alucard0712 2 months ago
for a second i thought you were portnoy without beard...lol,,then i read the description...
mrudul13 2 months ago
portnoy n1...heavy?! please ...listen chaos...
cidadepintas 3 months ago
wheres honor thy father? the verse rules!
Suomiheke 3 months ago
this actually istn that hard its just portnoy that makes it seem so amazing.
exitoftheend 3 months ago
I don't think DT became any more(or less) heavy with magini because just look at the Train of Thought album....only thing I WILL say about Magini is, that he didn't leave a mark on the new album in my opinion. He felt more like a stand in drummer vs a permanent drummer.
terrence77477 3 months ago
@terrence77477 he didnt leave his mark because he didnt write the drum parts, petrucci did, but what was written was amazingly inhuman and mangini pulled it off flawlessly, and does it live with ease, i cant wait for the next album when mangini has a lot more input on what goes on with the drumming, he had a little this last album, but like i said, petrucci wrote the drum parts with a drum machine and pretty much asked mangini "hey can you do this?"
wheresmywhiskey198 3 months ago
these tricks must be the only things he has added to his repertoire during the years :) but this video is really interesting
ciuffoZanetti4 3 months ago
i guess he's the best with the hi-hat, up till now, never seen anybody do it like he does. People try to emulate it but, that's bout it.
Transferhell 3 months ago
@Transferhell i would check carey's polirhytms first :D
ciuffoZanetti4 3 months ago
Mike is a better drummer
theodoro89 3 months ago
Mike looks so weird without a beard :P
MitchellBeazley 3 months ago
thanx, excellent...
maybe should by fine to finish every single samples lost to silent. I always start to "fly" in every sample and the hard end of one is litttle big shock. But I know - it´s technical document...
10:30 great cap. I want one. I must have one. :-)
socbubak 3 months ago in playlist Další videa uživatele DT2BLZ
are those triple strokes in These Walls?
nervosuu 3 months ago
is it only me, ore does it seams like DT have become more heavy with magini at the drums? ^^
123LarsUlrich 3 months ago
@123LarsUlrich DUDE WHHAT THE FUCK?! seriously how can u even...you know what, nvm
DT2BLZ 3 months ago 44
@DT2BLZ I think so, and i don`t like it... My opinion....
123LarsUlrich 3 months ago
@DT2BLZ i know what hes saying but i think they are the same. they'll always be good.
brassmonkey456654 3 months ago
@DT2BLZ its okay dude, he has lars ulrich in his name...
aki010 3 months ago
@aki010 Hey, this user is old, and i hate Lars ^^ But how the fu ck do you change the name?
123LarsUlrich 3 months ago
@DT2BLZ mangini was a wrong move for DT
lengman2112 2 months ago
@lengman2112 ...Mangini was the best move IMO....all the choices were great.....but Mangini went in w/the attitude of playing MP's parts to a T!....for the DT guys and forthe MP fans of future gigs that know and love MP's parts...you cant listen to the new cd and say he's not good or not creative, because we all know he played what was asked of him for the first cd....and Mangini seems humble as can be....not all seemed humble IMO....almost like DT was lucky to have them auditioning for thm.
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago
@mikeybbdrummin i agree with what you're saying. I was a mangini fan prior to portnoy leaving the band. it just seems that the DT guys didnt try their best to keep things going with portnoy. i mean, all he wanted was some time off. I know they were growing in popularity, gaining exposure and didnt want to stop their momentum, but I feel Portnoy was absolutely vital in the whole DT machine. without him, they're going to turn into something they were always striving not to become.
lengman2112 2 months ago
@lengman2112 ......I dont see the DT guys making up MP's desire to take 5 years off.............I wouldnt do it if I enjoyed what I did and had one guy calling the shots.....It shit or get off the pot time t that point....And Mangini is a perfect fit playing wise and attitude and humbleness from what i can tell........Mp's "I only want to take a year or two off" ploy on That Metal Show?......I personally dont buy .....Mp realized hs mistake, thats why he wanted back in......Too little too late!
mikeybbdrummin 2 months ago