Mike Portnoy CYGNUS AND THE SEA MONSTER - 2006

[PoIiticaIIylncorrect]

Sean replaced me with that guy ???? lol. I used to play with Sean Malone in the late 1980s in a band called "Multi-Color House". We both sucked back then. I will posting a video soon of Sean and I playing at Jannus Landing around 1987-88. He is going to hate me.... again. lol

[fxxxprofanity]

why can't i be this good? why?! WHY?!?!?!

[NolikargAven]

this set is exactly as neil peart's in the 80's

[BBALVE]

@NolikargAven It isn't, the Cymbals which Mike uses there, are Paragon, Neil began to use Paragon near the 90's

[NolikargAven]

@BBALVE actually neil helped developing these cymbals,they were made only to neil.and i think he started using them in the 2000's.

[BBALVE]

@BBALVE That's right, and they're not so expensive...

[guitdude09]

Yeah this is great, Paul Gilbert is Mr Cool.

[thefoosa72]

It's amazing that these three incredible musicians that I totally look up to still cannot play it as good as rush. You can't appreciate how amazing rush is until you here someone else try to play it.

[pag619]

whose the one in the bass guitar?

[ThePulp0]

@pag619 Sean Malone, ex-bassist of Cynic and Gordian Knot. One of the greatest Bass/Chapman Stick Players imo

[mineheadX1]

it's not playin' the solo that's hard, it's composing the thing...that's where Neil whips Portnoy's ass...

[Emm1Twe4kz]

Portnoy did as good a job as anyone other than Neil can do ;) Very nice cover all around.

[Scatterblak]

Wow! Nice job -- too bad for the cameraman, though, huh? Maybe he never heard of Rush or something - I imagine he's done his last video for these guys tho, with his embarrassing tendency to avoid the bassist at almost any cost. Here's a clue for you aspiring camera guys out there - familiarize yourself with what you're recording, so you don't look completely incompetent!

...wow, did he really miss the first 2 bass solos and then the first half of the third? Better get ready to make fries!

[Wiiman895]

@Scatterblak Well the venue they were playing at was a drum festival or something(Hence all the posters with Cymbal brands at the front of the stage.).

So naturally they would focus more on the drummer

[XAlphaZEROX]

my goodness that was long drum solo.

[ZanderA14]

holy crap they are smooooooooooth players

[fabioadias]

Just bought this DVD. Can't wait for it to arrive!

[winrar]

gilbert and portnoy are great together, 6:22 was so sick after that long drum solo

[CrawfordDrummer]

The rest of this DVD used to be on here wat happened to it? Anybody know?

[herda5]

who's on bass?

[santyrush]

I like Mike Portnoy, but Neil Peart is Neil Peart. the professor at the drum kit.

[paulwall1981]

To all those who say that Portnoy can't play the drums. I say watch this and prepear to eat your words. Brilliant solo by MP and brilliant cover all round by eveyone esle to.

[THOR1733]

To berkleedrums: YES !!!

I agree!!! But 1 thing...

After meeting Portnoy at a drum clinic, I quickly found that he was an egomaniac with an attitude that doesn't match his ability.

[THOR1733]

Portnoy is just another NEIL PEART WANNABE !!!!!!!

[ironrushscorp]

mike's drum solo even sounded a lot like neil's on exit stage left

phenomenal cover

[paulwall1981]

Can anyone tell me who the bass player in this gr8 band is? Any one who can help me I will subb and make a friend.

[paulwall1981]

@litteredguitars1. Thanks man I think he is amazing bass player and contriubes to the band really well. Thanks for this info dude.

[LeslieWolf71]

The bassplayer is the one and only Sean Malone from Cynic and Gordian Knot. He's perfect.

[paulwall1981]

@LeslieWolf71. Thanks for the info someone esle allready told me who the bass player was. But I thank you for making the effort. In fact I am going to subb you just to say thanks. Keep in touch.

[manuvech91]

sean malone is a fucking god!

[laumerch]

Fuckin sweet!

[mapquest68]

Also a bit of Xanadu..

[chrisfrenette91]

was that a little bit of villa strangiatto at the very end?? ;)

[frankymass]

@chrisfrenette91 No, it was The Spirit of Radio

[chrisfrenette91]

im not talking about the spirit of radio riff, im talking about the duh, duh duuuuuh.... duh duh duuuuuh part after spirit of radio.. its the same note as the main riff of la villa.

[Chucke99]

Paul is playing an Ibanez model 2630, probably made in about 1978. It's one of the best guitars you can buy (if you can find one).

[shagfish]

I thought originally it was an Artcore AS103 but the trem and toggle didn't match. This explains it. Thanks:)

[shagfish]

What exactly is this Ibanez model Paul is playing?

[royorock]

ooh spirit of radio at final!!! P&P the big ones

[PaulGilbertIsGod2]

this is sweet!!!

[TOMKARTY]

portnoy, gilbert and malone are robots, they must be to be that good

[AnubisXII]

This is the best YYZ cover I have ever heard anybody do ever. Gilbert was flawless in his role as The Guitarist. I have never heard anyone but Alex play Alex like Alex. But his execution of the solo was just as slick and slippery as the original recording.

Since they all did such a great job, I'm gonna have to take the lowest of all roads and play the part of the casual no-life, no-talent, pissed-off-at-the-world youtube observer, and insist that this is fake.

Now I feel like less of a loser.

[UltimoGuitarist2]

@AnubisXII Haha you're the best dude. Don't you hate it when people say that all over youtube? I've been accused of fake videos on many occasions. Just makes me laugh that people are such huge losers that they need to compensate their shitty lives by trying to make someone else feel below them. FOR SHAME!

[veljkonm]

gilbert and portnoy...GODS \m/

[drumfrmartin]

mik portnoy and paul gilbert both rule !!!!

[rvvm76]

respetable... un buen cover, pero ver a neil peart tras los parches es una bendicion... neil rules.

[hotdrumchick]

As many times as I've heard this, I never knew the nameof it!

[ScratSniff]

yyz

[AceRazor]

cant believe he craved time out of his busy life to learn that long as solo note for note.amazing

[phildrummer]

how do you crave time

[ameliorate2695]

nah its not note for note. its very portnoy..ized. still a good solo though

[PhoebusRose64]

paul gilbert????

[guitarman069]

where was the keyboard player?

[guitarman069]

bassist sucks

[filp413]

no way man, check out his other shit, he is amazing

[Wereferret]

What? You're kidding.

[toptrump890]

name of the bassist?

[Temateg]

SEAN MALONE from Cynic, Gordian Knot...

[Wereferret]

Sean Malone aka bass jesus.

[bojkot49]

mike clearly bit of more then he can chew with this solo

[killshot123]

the intro is a primus song! :/

[PwrTorch]

Another good example of a) sarcasm not working on the internet or b) retarded people.

[ToxicAphid]

retard the intro is from yyz. the middle is from yyz. the end is yyz. its all yyz buddy (cept the solo in the middle)

[hitarophoenix]

the solo in the middle is from the live version of YYZ

[hellestveit]

wtf?!

[thickpooxbox360]

1:18 1 of my all time favorite drum grooves!

[CarkMavender2011]

this reminds me of how much i suck compared to these guys...amazing!

[t3hgir]

Is PG playing a john scofield sig?

[ignamax08]

The first song is called "YYZ" not Cygnus... and Rush created it.

[trasherfromhell]

"Cygnus and the Sea Monster" is the name of the tribute band to Rush.

[McDiddy99]

Wow ignamax, Cignus and the Sea MOnster was a tribute. Of course Portnoy that song is YYZ, because Neil Peart is one of his primary idols in drumming..

[croterius]

exactly:)

[alexl1001]

I just noticed the RUSH naked guy over top of the Dream Theater Logo on the bass drums. And where on Earth did Mike get that Sigmund T-Shirt? I wouldn't mind having one of those myself.

[berkleedrums]

I don't know about anyone else but there is something about this that just isn't quite right. Gilbert's tone is right and so is the bassists, and Mike's got the drumkit and everything but theres an intensity that just isn't there. Mike is just going through his standard laundry list of licks in his solo and in this situation (where you're trying to be neil to the last detail) his solo just doesn't come close. No one's solo would. I'd rather see Mike really b himself, not a half assed mike + neil

[CKnoxW]

That's very, very similar to what my dad just said!

[Keeeeeeeeth]

paul gilbert is amazing! enstupendo!

[irondrummer52]

ma se lo togliaamo dai dream sapra cmq fare il batterista?ho i miei dubbi.....

[brandonportnoy]

ma ke kazzo ha alle mani quel dio!!! IL MIGLIORE...

[portnovi]

ha tanta tecnica e una batteria di un valore allucinante che fa il resto...

[popolinc]

the bass player is so boring to watch... you can't blame him not to know what economy of movement is supposed to be though.

[Mrbungleface]

Bro... thats sean malone.....

you should be slapped for what you said.... instead.... go buy cynic's album focus... Listen... come back... and apologize

[popolinc]

I know who Sean Malone is, and, I already own Cynic's 1st album. I'd qualify his playing as "original", which doesn't necessarily make it great...

His abilities don't make up for his very poor stage presence. There are loads of other bass players that are able to play those 4 Rush songs, with much more enthousiasm. Malone doesn't look like he's having any fun.

Nice attempt at trying to school me :P

[Mrbungleface]

id be pretty bored playing a song i learned when i first picked up the bass too

besides... someone who is into such music... should just appreciate it for what it is...

if you want jump kicks and fireworks... thats what jonas brothers are for lol

[popolinc]

do you want a cookie?

[aligatorsandwitch72]

you go slap yourself for not knowing what economy of motion is

[Kazelfox]

YYZ!! Fuck yeah, this is just awesome! Thank you for this upload!

[portnovi]

spettacolo!!!

[dimavermilion]

sorry, but i have only one this video. If i will find something else i will upload it)

[jem777lng]

you are the coolest person int he world thank you so much for uploading this! you wouldnt happen to have anymore cygnus and the sea monsters stuff would you?