6:00 - Dream Theater Drum Cover

[xxxlxt]

Why do you pretend to have endorsements? I wouldn't advertise for any company unless I was getting something out of it.

[dmtharpua]

nice job ! get more splashes ;)

[AuCh209]

ITS NOT HIM PLAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's missing beats everywhere!!!!! His double bass is way the hell off for one. High hats.....i zoomed and timed your sticking. nice try to try and cover it up though. and like someone said your also missing some symbols....HA....get back to your band hero electric bullshit!!!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

@AuCh209 You do realise I am playing along to the CD version of the song? You will hear crash cymbals that I don't have/missed being played by Mike in the original recording. In fact, it's quite obvious that they aren't my cymbals being played based on the sound of them alone.

Yes, the hi-hats are being played correctly. Aside from the double-strokes near the beginning where I play with a looser hi-hat.

Also, Band Hero was released after this video was recorded.

[RangaDrummer]

@AuCh209 oi cunt fuck up. how about you do a good job first, and show EVERYONE that you can play this and every other song perfectly, no stuff ups. this is a great cover, so what if he "missed notes" or whatever. fuck off. and how about you go back to your band hero shit, you fuckhead.

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@AuCh209 your like retarded you can hear where he plays

[Shleckman2498]

@AuCh209 shut the fuck up you buffoon

[llamadan40]

it'd be cooler with the first fill in there

[thedoodewhonoodles]

Nicely done. Tough beat to hold for that long. Props bro :)

[horija]

yamaha stage custom?

[TheBhajos]

oh my god

[iGatorNation]

How long have you been playing?

[rnarino]

Hmm.. Drum with more power, it looks somewhat lazy ;) But your're doing a good job, it isn't the easiest song to play (But not the hardest too :P ).

[gnryeah]

Yamaha, huh?

I'd have thought you'd prefer Pearl... but fair enough. :)

[XxbMcxX23]

played wrong

[richyn2]

u missed the intro :S:S

[TheTimyrock]

aca son las 2:40 am aguante extreme

[872andy872]

can someone tell me what time signature this song is in i cant quite figure it out

[EtYR3Akz]

@872andy872 time signature is otherwise straight 4/4 but in the "chorus" (2:35) its 6/4

[antinazi2007]

no me gustó... dejen a Portnoy en paz manga de sin talento...

[flamecardude]

muah ha ha ha ur good!!!!!! awesome song played by an awesom drummer!!!!

great!

[caruu11]

3:43

[LaMmMusic]

muy mal muchacho

[milonkill]

No offense, but you're off. Why would you play the cover on drums with drums in the background? JW...

[Manic205]

@milonkill Ihes not playing out of time it sounds like he had sync issues.

[milonkill]

Yeah. I listened to it again, and it sounds like your right. I wasn't trying to be an ass. Haha I just noticed it. :-p

No worries.

[Manic205]

@milonkill Haha its all good bro, Ive had the same issues with some videos in the past so I gave up doing covers because it was too hard to sync it lol.

[apexpein39]

your the luckiest man on earth ,. i would kill to meet mike

[motomanic95]

my next door neighbor is john petrucci hes ridiculous

[apexpein39]

no way, lucky boy

[oscarskate1]

you know the only you can use is the raid and percusion i el tilintilin xD

no se mucho ingle o_O

[walta12]

good cover but you missed some stuff

[stigomaster]

Is it a coincidence that the video itself is 6:00 long?

[mjriley2994]

haha thats awesome

[ManiacMentalMushroom]

Thats why its called 6:00 because its that length of time

[stigomaster]

No no, the studio version is only 5:32

[CrissCoverdrive]

@stigomaster i suppose he made that intro on purpose to make it 6:00 long

[MrRabbitBlack]

@stigomaster 6:01

[Boobiespudding]

@stigomaster its actually 6:01 dumbass

[ludwigdrummer24]

yamahas are the best after dw in my opinion i love my set

[riceater87]

man this song is the greatest, nice t-shirt btw, train of thought

[Alukart117]

Gosh that is the most awesome beat

[TomGleesonDrummer]

its an iconic Portnoy beat :)

[CoolEditz]

wow, crash cymbals playing themselves 0.o

[TomGleesonDrummer]

?????

[CoolEditz]

0:32 - Sounds like your crash to me, but it's your open hi-hat.

[29ryan49]

@TomGleesonDrummer I think he means stuff like at 3:05 theres a crash that you didn't hit but there's still a crash sound coming from the song itself.

[872andy872]

dude he brought his left hand up to the other crash :P

[marcusfedgus]

@CoolEditz Yeah, he obviously hasnt read the actual score for this :|

[TomGleesonDrummer]

@marcusfedgus I have. In fact I have a signed copy of Mike's book with the score in it. As you can see, I don't have the sheet music in front of me so I am playing by ear/from memory. Even Mike doesn't play his songs exactly as the score is written live.

[SuperXpress2]

@CoolEditz WTF? lol

[SuperXpress2]

@CoolEditz WTF?

[InsanePain143]

i have listened to those and i have a tama anyways but just in my opinion i think yamahas are really lame unless you are filthy rich and have enough money to buy a 5 thousand dollar kit

[InsanePain143]

i never mentioned the quality just that yamahas in general suck

[PaisteMaster2112]

Amazing. If I could I would give it 10stars but 5 is the maximum ;)

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you :)

[InsanePain143]

YAMAHA 100% JUNK!!!

[jgppap]

Very nice!  Well done.

[numatixtv]

5 stars from me! I'd give more if I could!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Hahaha, thank you!

[mrsiix]

you met my mentoooooooooooooooooor

[TomGleesonDrummer]

He is a nice guy who does so much for his fans, a ture musical idol :)

[sugarxplum]

That was an amazing cover.

5 stars!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you!

[robbymadore]

how long did it take you to learn this. i usually don't have that much trouble learning dream theater songs, but i seem to have a lot of trouble learning this one. oh yeah, great job.

[myturbanisdirty123]

Dude that was the best cover i have seen on youtube!!! Awsome drumset... how long have you been playing for?

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you very much, there are better Portnoy covers though.

I have been playing for 9 years now.

[noon0788]

Beautiful looking drum set.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Cheers, looks nice under coloured lights

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Soon, when I have the time!

[PragueMeddler]

FanTAStic cover, my good man! Really very excellent job, not to mention you have probably the best-sounding drums on YouTube in my honest and humble opinion. Keep up the excellent work!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thanks a lot buddy, that means a lot!

The drums are beautiful!

[TwoEyeCyclops]

Spot on . I wanna see some death metal covers :-)

[TheDB99]

Anyone noticed that video is exactly 6:00 long haha?

[Sorabjian]

Nugget!

[timemachinedrummer]

@TheDB99 no it is 6:01 so it is not exatly

[PeikkoKuningas95]

@timemachinedrummer it's closer to 6:00 than 6:01 but youtube zeros it to one ahead...

[Raxoplasma]

you nailed it man, props to you

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thanks mate!

[morrismx]

ps nel ... no mambrun !!!!

[SabianAxis]

Nice work, keep it up man!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thanks a lot man!

[floydrebel]

ahhahahahah the intro?

[persini]

haha indeed dude! all that presentation and u cant play the intro?!

[AlexSchickling]

Kinda hard to play the intro when he doesn't have the right drums set up to do it. I'm sure if he had them, he'd be able to play it. It's not like that intro's hard, especially compared to the rest of the song.

[sbw999]

for 16 you;re way ahead of the game...Portnoy is amazing...keep playing his stuff and you'll get better automatically....The only thing Id say is improve your attack on the cymbals; beat the piss out of them..youre half hitting them...keep rockin..youre talented

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Hey there,

Thanks a lot for your kind words. I think the cymbals are just not good, I am a pretty hard hitter :P I do think I was going a bit softer in this video however.

Thanks again,

Tom

[probil891]

you sound really cool but your cymbals aren't matching the song....they are very dark....but really cool drumming..

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Hey mate, I totally know what you mean about the cymbals. Dont worry, they will be replaced this year :) Thanks for your comments!

[drumexpert121]

wat r u gettin??

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Masterwork Resonant Series

[JaCkErS59]

when you gave a tour of your kit, you didnt have 2 floor toms and your toms were mounted on the bass! now theyre not

[TomGleesonDrummer]

haha, yes, I didn't have the floor tom then.

[drumminboy112233]

did you get lessons? i have never got lessons. but the music stores around my place dont give good lessons. im better than all the people who give them which sucks.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

yes, I have lessons at my school.

[ToolPuritan]

You are too good. Kudos to you.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thanks again haha!

[ToolPuritan]

It's real pleasure to watch someone like you. And you also look quite young. It must be too premature to ask your age here, but I guess you must be around 20.

Another thing, I know it's bad to compare, but who do you think is better Portnoy or Carey? I personally like Carey better, but Portnoy is real techincal.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

I'm 16. I haven't heard enough of Carey's playing to make a learned judgment. Portnoy's technical abilities are impeccable.

I'm really glad you enjoy watching my videos!

Tom

[ToolPuritan]

Good man. 16, so good at such a young age. You keep playing, and I'll keep watching. And yes, Portnoy really is impeccable. Take care.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you! Mike is a great guy and a great drummer. Speak soon,

Tom

[ToolPuritan]

You are excellent! That's exact drumming! How did you get it? By hearing? I've been playing for quite some time, and yet I cant even understand what he does there.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Mixture of ear and reading (my teacher taught me this one last year)

[thedrummer141414]

why

[svsh9]

good drumming man!! 5 stars. but i fucking hate dream theater hahaha.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Dont hate DT! Thanks for your compliments though haha

[tamaman03]

really awsome job, mike portnoy is sometimes tough to follow, keep it up i like your style

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you! He is a tough one to copy, but his drumming sure is fun to play!

[tens1son]

did they supply you this kit or is it yours.. sounds pretty crisp

[VaizardGTACrusader]

Man that was insane your awesome, great cover.

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Why thank you. I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[DWdrummer57]

HOLY SHIT!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Haha thank you? I hope thats a good comment!

[DWdrummer57]

yes, it's a freakin amazing comment!

[TheKeeby]

Wow great sound and accurate cover. Very good

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you very much. Thats what you get for doing it in a studio!

[LukeThinnes]

Lol true... very few have kits like Mike. Dont sound like you need it though, your fucking insane!!!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Why thank you haha! We wish we had kits like Mike :P

[LukeThinnes]

We all do.. more like bozzio ;P I have a shitty 5 piece electric so im not going anywhere fast :\

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Bozzio's kit is insanely huge. Save up and get a good acoustic kit! Electrics are great for practicing though.

[LukeThinnes]

Lol alright. I really like your kit... i wanna pearl ;P

[TomGleesonDrummer]

I've used some Pearls and they are ok. I would take my Yamaha any day over the Pearl.

Tom

[silentjav]

Great job man!

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Thank you!

[Bubblesondrums]

I'm guessing your already sponsered

[TomGleesonDrummer]

Nope. Not yet, why do you ask?

Tom

[M1nstr3l]

pretty good job, shame you dont have enough toms for the very first fill ;)

[TomGleesonDrummer]

haha we cant all have kits like Mike!

Glad you liked it!