Mike Portnoy Learns Impossible Danny Carey Drum Part
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Mike Portnoy and TOOL... We know you've dreamed about it and today, it's happening.
Watch as drumming legend Mike Portnoy attempts the impossible task of learning TOOL's 12-minute masterpiece - "Pneuma". This song was released on TOOL's Fear Inoculum record in 2019 and is known for featuring some of Danny Carey's most complex drumming to date.
How will Mike go about learning this insane drum part? How does he crack the "code" of the song? Tune in to find out and watch Mike learn one of the most challenging drum parts ever created over the course of a Drumeo session lasting nearly six hours.💪🏼
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Lesson Overview
01:02 - A Surprise Message From Dream Theater
01:55 - First Time Listening
04:32 - Song Analysis
05:22 - Studying The First Verse
08:23 - Watching Danny Carey's Performance
10:27 - Cracking The Code
11:46 - Looking At Sheet Music
16:02 - The Final Performance
27:45 - Final Thoughts
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This is the most difficult challenge we've ever given anyone in Drumeo history! Thanks for taking part in this epic exercise, Mike! You can play along to this song and many other Tool and Dream Theater songs inside Drumeo (with note-for-note sheet music AND drum-less versions of each song). Click the link to get your 7-Day FREE Trial! www.drumeo.com/trial
Great video drumeo!
Idk... I think the Primus one might have been the most difficult.
What a stud.
That was CLEAN AF. I can't believe he nailed that after 5 hours
It's just amazing the compliment Mike gives Danny and Tool throughout this whole video. You know, just the guy from that simple musical project Liquid Tension Experiment.
Now guys you have to bring Danny and make him learn The Dance Of Eternity
The DREAM!
Dude make it happen. @BrandonToews
We need this. Or some LTE.
It's only fair. Haha.
@@BrandonToews Seriously, we need DC on Drumeo. The world would be complete having him jam to a song he's never heard before (although good luck finding one, he listens to a lot of different stuff)
Glad to see you all enjoying this exercise in human torture! 😂😝 Also, relieved to see I’m not getting bashed (at least too badly) for not “nailing it”…yes, this was a massive challenge!!
As I mentioned in the video, I think watching Danny’s performance video and taking a look at the transcriptions were surely helpful…those are two additional tools I would’ve utilized at home if I were auditioning for a band or preparing to learn songs for a tour…
(I also am NOT a professional transcriber nor sight reader…which would’ve surely sped up the process for a lot of drummers who are good at that)
Surely this playthrough is rough in spots, but I did the best I could with the pressure of cameras rolling and a clock ticking…what a challenge!!! Wow… 🤯
epic god
Stunning work Mike! Is not just the humble way that you took the challenge but the interpretation itself give me a lot of goosebumps. Thank you! 🫶🏻
This was so much fun to watch. You are an absolute beast and did an amazing job!
Love everything about this video and how much fun you all had making it. Thanks for participating and showing us your process and taking it so seriously while having a great time.
Sir, this was brilliant and so much fun to watch...
"Danny Carey, Lose my number, I don't want this gig"
had me HOWLING
The fact that someone could learn this song so well in 5 hours is still absolutely astonishing!!
Yeah honestly, you can give me 5 years and I won't get anywhere close.
Mike is one of the goats
Let Danny try dance of eternity and watch him crumble
@@HairFIipYou can give me 3 months i can't even play the intro
@@Toni_560 I highly doubt that. Seems like you just wanna shit on an insane drummer for no reason other than not liking tool
You can all thank me later 😂 Mike put up with us for an entire evening filming this 👀
Release the Collins interview!
Looking forward to this! Is the Blake Richardson stream going to be reuploaded soon aswell? Also highly stoked for that!
Brandon you crazy devil 😈😎
I am at most a desk drummer but these vids make me wish I had the coordination to do better :D This one's going to be a ride, thanks mate
I will thank you now, later, and every time you guys make cool stuff like this.
I think what Drumeo did here was probably one of the most important videos to their channel - you just showed thousands of aspiring drummers, that even after decades of playing and probably being one of the best drummers of all time, even people like Portnoy still struggle learning certain songs.
True learning never stops! Thank you Drumeo!
Well said brother.
Keep evolving 🤘🥁🤘
Hail to that!!!
Straight dropping knowledge on em! Such a fun watch
Amen brother
I just wrote this exact sentiment to my best friend - it's so nice to see a legend appear human. Well, at least for a few hours 😂.
I would literally pay money to watch Danny Carey watching this video.
This made me simultaneously appreciate Portnoy, Danny Carey and Pneuma even more! 😲
“This makes dream theater sound like weezer” is one of the biggest compliments Danny Carey will ever get 😭
Prove it.
From none other than Mike F'n Portnoy
Ever idk but that is definitely high praise.
If you combined Portnoy and Carey youd have Super Peart.
dude he nailed it there. He says hey Danny loose my number😂😂😂
" 6-5 ... 6 6 5 ...The Neighbor of the beast " made me laugh so much
The Neighbor of Order 66 followed by the Neighbor of the Beast.
I seriously want to design a shirt now with Eddie from Maiden on the front lawn of a fifties-style home, waving like a neighbor, with that phrase "665 The Neighbor of the Beast!" 😝
Gold!
The "Neighbor of the beast" joke for 665 was done in Max Payne.
@@Jayzon666and in Alan Wake 2 recently
To hear Portnoy sound so human is honestly refreshing. I think this video shows that hard work is the key, not God given talent. Portnoy got where he is through pure dedication and grit.
right!? liek he heard a thing & went 'on HELL no' then just dug in & did his damndest
(i know f-a about music so, to me both original & the version here are incredible)
It's one thing to have God-given talent. What's up to you is what you choose to do with it
Mike has a God given talent to be fair. But the the amount work he put into this and the humble approach is impressive.
To be at the top of your game, without a doubt, God given talent, along with sharpness of mind and an uncompromising drive and dedication to your craft is a must, along with having a creative generous spirit and being willing to collaborate without ego. Without all of these attributes, you can never reach this level of success, no matter how talented you are.
At 19:43 seeing Mikes face as he , unintentionally , flips and catches his stick after an intense fill is a testament to exactly how good he is....
When you guys get Danny Carey in to cover a Dream Theater song, Mike has to be there just so he can talk sh!t to Danny. 🤣
I really like this idea.
Have him do that wack section in Dark Eternal Night
Most Liquid Tension Experiments would probably harder, but for Dream Theater, Danny could definetly do The Great Debate
Danny would slay it, and Portnoy would probably never touch the song again.
@@inconnector not even
"This makes Dream Theater sound like Weezer" got me good
Pat Wilson is watching this from his mansion laughing his ass off😆
say it ain't so :/
Same.
He’s being very humble. On the whole Dream Theater has significantly more complex sections that Tool.
@@bigbowlowrong4694 In Beverly Hills?
This vid should be an inspiration to all musicians. To watch MIKE FRICKIN' PORTNOY stare blankly into space and be, like, "Wtf am i supposed to do with this?" is incredible. Even more incredible, he took a swing and gave it a damn good shot. It should remind all of us, There's ALWAYS another level. There's ALWAYS someone who makes you think, "Gawd, what's the point?". Just take a swing at it.
I have never played drums in my life, but this is insane.
I tried once. Just once.
@@gomezthechimp1116 I tried twice................ it doesn't get any better
When you know how to play drums, it's even more insane lmao this shit is like through the fire and the flames for drummers
"It's all sixes and fives and threes, but that's all of music," spoken like a true prog drummer.
Like "mfers condensed the whole of music in this hellish song to play" hahah
That's so funny and accurate. Screw twos and fours!
"Six six five... The NEIGHBOR of the beast."LOL 🤣
I KNOW, I audibly laughed when he said that.
Watching _Mike Portnoy_ blue screen like a normal person listening to this is honestly inspirational.
Right?! Instead of making me want to quit music, I kinda want to buy that drum set now :)
Mike accomplished in 3-4 hrs what i have not been able to in 2 years. Even though I am not being filmed and pressured and had the playthrough video since square one...
Granted, even though there is no one to see me, im still afraid of trying it on my drumkit
so, when all incredibly talented octopus-like drummers on earth are actually normal and humble persons, what does it say about the normal person? Yes, every normal person has the theoretical capabilities to be the next Mike Portnoy or Danny Carey. It's a material quesion at the end, frankly
I have been playing drums (not very consistently) for about 10 years now. Im average at best, if you gave me a solid year to work on this song i think i could really nail that beginning part of the song. You know? That silent part waiting for the guitar to come in? that part.
I play bass and it's making me think about giving Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) another shot from him blue screening on Tool
YES dude! To all aspiring drummers, this video shows one of the best drummers to ever walk the earth struggling to learn a song. It's not a skill you learn in a few hours, or days, or weeks. Dont give up guys! If you get frustrated, just remember everyone to ever pick up a pair of sticks has been there, and watch this video to remind yourself that no matter your skill level you WILL mess up, you WILL feel silly. Persevere, and you WILL get better every single time you hit a drum head with a stick.
Just want to sincerely thank Mike for his effort with A7X after the passing of the Rev. I can't even imagine being asked to fill in a spot like that and obliging. I honestly want to just thank him for helping the boys move forward so they can keep making music in the wake of it all. As a lifelong fan of music this was his single greatest contribution to me personally. Thanks Mike!
“This is not a song, this is a Mathematical Equation” pure FACTS
I always call Danny Carey the time machine.
Every Tool's song are like this.....mathematics in music
Every music is a mathematical equation. Some are just extremely hard math (like this one)!
Says the drummer of dream theater 😂😂😂
The most Danny Carey compliment anyone could ever give. lol
No egos. All compliments. Real struggles. Total talent. This video checked all the boxes. Mike is amazing. Drumeo kicks ass. Danny is a legend.
13:13 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I made the 665'th thumb up! You know what that means!
I added the last dw
man give me a break I Don't hear anything challenging in this song, would I be able to play it? NO
BUT Portnoy is an Amazing Drummer of course he could do that song. heres a challenge Give him a Fates warning Song.
Mike Portnoy isn’t just a great drummer. He’s generally just a damn genius.
22:50 to 26:00 was just godlike and you can see he was in the "zone".
was looking for this comment... he went beast mode
"This isn't a song, it's a mathematical equation" is such a good way of describing TOOL
@radbarij something about people being really good at and enjoying pattern recognition?
@@radbarij he also say in the beginning "Danny plays so damn tasty..." that's why:)
Tool is so complicated... It pisses me off sometimes 😂 it's like that college everyone had in school, that always had complex but accurate answers to the teachers. Involuntary they made all the other students sound like a bunch of "tools" 😂
Fibonaci sequence shit 😂
Its also a great way of describing Dream Theater, which is why it's so ironic.
Mike: “Please tell me this is only 4 minutes long”
Pneuma runtime 11:52 😂 💀
my man mike got a taste of his own medicine
Would have said, hey Mike how many tool songs you know come in under 4 min? I think they have more intros that are 4 min+ than songs around 4 min
@@nv5123 but this is nothing to mike, dream theater have a lot of songs going over 15 mins.
God bless Mike for being game for this madness! I love Tool so much.
@@marckferrer 15 minutes of playing something you did yourself compared to 12 minutes of Carey drums are two wildly different things
This was so unbelievably cool. My admiration for Mike Portnoy grows every time I watch him. To put yourself in this position and let someone film it is such an amazing thing to do, and an incredible idea.
Mike is just such a gift and this UA-cam channel is so special. Like I can't emphasize enough how much I enjoy this type of content and I'm so grateful it exists.
As a drummer, this made me smile through the whole video. I'll never be able to play such godly time signatures like this song has, so I have immense appreciate for the talent it takes to even comprehend such things.
“665. The neighbor of the beast.” Man, that cracked me up.
That was Hilarious!!
667 is the landlord
went right over my head until u pointed it out
12:52
atm you have 566 likes man
The fact you got a massive name in drumming to sit here for 5.5 hours of actual torture is a feat in itself.
Love this series so much
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@@lucassaueressig1411and in other news heat is hot and water is wet
The dedication and the fun in challenging himself is inspiring.
@@Ty91681 I highly doubt he was paid for this.
@@mariofischer5437exactly, the point here is to make him think and learn something. Knowing how technically proficient he is mike could pick up a foo fighters song by ear pretty quick. He didn't have formal training he's self taught and goes by feel a lot,
Also a pretty big flex too koz everybody who knows drumming (which is a probably most of the subs) know how insanely difficult this is
It's really amazing to see one of the greatest drummers every, struggle for hours to get this down.
It’s really very helpful to watch someone like Portnoy learn a song this difficult. It makes my struggles and other drummers realize they are human, and so humble doing it. Normally watching Carey and Portnoy play makes me want to hang up my sticks, but this was inspiring, we really all learn the same way.
Thanks for doing this Mike…
As a musician, you know that you are in big trouble when Jordan Rudess send you a video to cheer you up.
Lmao Fr mike knew it was over
Hahahahaha
Great comment. 😂
😂😂😂hahahahaha
XD
Props to Mike. Not every drummer would be willing to put their ego aside and let people see the real world struggle, non magical moments like this. It’s awesome content grounded in reality. Right on!
Need more of this from all aspects of a band!
This shows portnoy Is not incredible. Chambers killed it playing a tool song
@@user-bh6ou3bf6fnot this one though,this is complex
This song are way to technical tho.. not many have try to play it . @@user-bh6ou3bf6f
@@user-bh6ou3bf6f I would disagree, this shows Portnoy really IS incredible. To learn Pneuma this fast and execute it like he did, one has to be the highest musical genius.
I found a snippet on tiktok and just by the fact that one of my favorite drummer was playing a cover of another of my favorite drummers made me close the app and play it immediately on my TV on UA-cam! You can tell Mike did his best effort and he’s always inspired me as a musician. ♥️
Wow! Mike gave credit calling this a masterpiece. And after 5 1/2 hours we got to see a legend play another legends work. I enjoyed the fills the best because you know that Carey is a storey teller on the kit and no two will be the same. This song isn’t November Rain. Mike has different fills and I really enjoyed hearing them . Must have been like pulling teeth to grasp the timing, way out of my league …. But that kit sounded so good and I was grooving to what Mike was putting down. Major respect
… this song isn’t November Rain … just killed me 😂😂😂
2:53 "I already can't find the one. Fuckin' Danny"
Mike is hilarious, humble, and super skilled. Total joy of a video
He wasn't being humble, any drummer would say that if they were asked to play for TOOL.
@@al-919 really? Dennis Chambers didn't say that.
@@al-919 exactly, being asked to play for TOOL is a humbling experience. Pure contradiction in your words.
We need Danny Carey on Drumeo. This was the perfect way to show that Pneuma is a masterpiece and Danny is a genius
Danny Carey learning Dance of Eternity?
I’d love to see Danny, but these are the most entertaining when they’re doing something really out of their element. So I’d want something like death metal or even some pop(but I know Danny is into some pop too)
@@Terminxman Danny Carey plays Bleed by Meshuggah
@@PureJadeKid I really don't think that would be difficult, plus Meshuggah has toured with Tool before if I remember right. He would definitely know it. Plus these are more interesting when the drummer has to improvise a song they don't' know without hearing the drum track.
@@TerminxmanI think Carey, like ANYONE, would struggle with Bleed’s kick drum intro. Haake is a beast in his own way
The fact that he had such a challenge just shows you the genius of Tool and Danny
I love seeing how each drummer has a definite style and seeing how they inject that style into the song they are covering. As difficult as this song is, Mike makes it his own and while it’s a “that’s not Danny.” It is still a fun version that wouldn’t detract from a live performance. That solo was absolutely killer.
Mike Portnoy is sheer talent in human form.
Danny Carey is an octopus in a celtic's jersey with his special drum from the 90s that they don't make anymore.
What do you mean they not make his drum anymore? :o
@@ljklj719 its a magic drum set
@@ljklj719 He mentioned it in an interview. He has an electric drum that makes a sound he really likes and he hasn't been about to find another that recreates that sound.
@@TGRoko The original Korg WaveDrum WD-1 from 1994. Only 700 to 800 were made.
@@echoloch500 Yeah! Thanks!
The fact that he did this in 5 hours blows my f****** mind. Absolute legend
it's gonna be 5 hours for 3 months for me
@@Marta1Buck thats optimistic ....xD
@@Marta1Buckit's gonna be 5 hours for 3 months just to get the 1st section 😆
He watched a playthrough and had the notations. Let's be honest, he cheated and only managed to kinda get the main groove. He completely ignored the interlude solo part and came up with a part of his own.
It would take him days to actually get the song properly. It's an incredibly complex and long song.
Larnell lewis would have nailled this in 1 hour
Thank you for this video! What makes me keep returning to it is that you're showing an inside learning process, nicely edited but still one can see all ups and downs of the process. Being a musician myself, I can totally relate to it. And Mr Portnoy does an amazing job here!
TOOL's music is nothing short of a musical Big Bang, a cosmic creation and simultaneously, a poignant end to the universe. It's an experience that has left me utterly speechless, a testament to the profound impact their artistry has had on me. Their sonic landscapes unfold like the universe itself, with layers of intricate melodies, and each lyric carries the weight of a collapsing star - intense, deep, and emotionally explosive.
In every note, TOOL manages to encapsulate the essence of a journey, a voyage through the vast expanse of emotions. It's as if they've tapped into the very fabric of existence, weaving together a tapestry of sound that resonates with the complexities of life. The music is a gentle caress for the mind and soul, a cosmic embrace that leaves an indelible mark.
And this particular song, it feels like the Big Bang of all Big Bangs - a creation that takes shape only to unravel, making way for a rebirth. It's a musical metamorphosis, a celestial dance where every note and lyric converges and diverges in a cosmic rhythm. This composition is more than just an auditory experience; it's a journey through the cycles of creation and destruction, a sonic representation of the universe's eternal ebb and flow. (16.6.2024)
There’s something about seeing legendary drummers gush over other legendary drummers that makes me happy inside.
🎯
Great time to be alive, right?
I glow happYness cuz of this fuck 😂🤘🏼
I just love how there's never a bad word to be said about each other! They all truly appreciate the art that they each create
can't not love danny
We need a Danny Carey reacts to Mike Portnoy playing Danny Carey.
I was thinking the exact same thing . Danny in the bottom right corner with his big toothy grin the whole time. I can’t listen to Danny Carey interviews in my lounge room thru my 5.1 because his deep voice maxes out my subwoofer 😂
I need this too! Pls make this happen!
This must happen!!!
YES PLEASE! ♥♥♥
And then a Mike portnoy watching Danny careys reaction to Mike portnoy playing Danny Carey
Cracking the Tool code is a life time journey itself. I really enjoyed this one, kudos to Drumeo for making this happen and Mike showed us his humility and humor while preparing his performance. Talent and experience came through. What a great show! Thanks.
This videos is amazing, huge Portnoy fan after this. Thank you drumeo and Mike for amazing drumming display!
I think handing him Pneuma shows how much they respect and admire Mr. Portnoy.
Yes!
For sure. It takes a world class drummer to even have the balls to try it.
My favorite part of this show is just how much great drummers love other great drummers.
That’s true
It's so unlike other genres where there is this rat race of being better than someone else. True musicians really appreciate each other's work, and let themselves be inspired by it
So true. You’d never see guitarists doing this :P
@@6BURG9 I don't know. That documentary/interview "It May Get Loud" was kind of that.
Yeah.. like, rappers always keep dissing each other... Yet here, guys that look like they sacrifice goats every now and then all love and respect each other... That is the true metal community ❤
Someone please do Danny’s reaction to this video… to play anything this challenging in such a short period of time just shows how ridiculously good Mike is. Two legends for sure. This is gold.
This video kept a smile on my face from beginning to end. Mike's a humble guy, and extremely talented. Love that he praised Danny but also think he should give himself some credit for actually doing as good as he did in only 5 hours of learning. The guy is a beast!!
It's fun to see Mike experiencing what Dream Theater has done to so many other drummers now.
Revenge, revenge:)))
Probably took him back to his teens in a garage learning Rush.
LOL
Underrated comment
@@M2Mil7erbeautiful
This will go in history as being one of the most important drumming and music learning videos ever made.
Everything is absolutely epic: The fact that one of the best in history stayed for 5.5hs to learn a masterpiece; Portnoy’s absolute humbleness; watching him struggle and deeply enjoying the process; listening to a bit of DT into a Tool song. Masterful.
You guys are amazing!
THIS!
x1000.
It blows even my mind that they asked a drummer to come in and try to wing it on a Tool song, their timings are known to be tricky with one of the worlds most amazing drummers making an exercise out of nearly every part he writes.
Hats off to Portnoy for being such a good sport about it, as well as putting in so much effort on his attempt to fill in for Carey on this song. (queue the mission impossible theme song)
Agree 100%, one of the coolest drumming videos I’ve ever seen
This is just one of the best things to watch ever! Shows both his brilliance as a drummer and the brilliance of the original and how complicated and awesome it is!! LOVED this one guys.
That's blown mind 🤯.. Thanks for letting us in on the journey ..incredible ! 🙏🥁
everyone knows he's a great drummer, what we should highlight is the patience and professionalism and good humour he has while he's working it out- he's a big time musician and doesnt need to prove anything, he doesnt have to be there, working and sweating but he is and he makes light and shows vulnerability in figuring it out
good dude
So true. And I think it's all about the challenge of it. The respect he has for the other drummers skill... then trying to copy and learn it. Super impressive
And if you were to have the opinion to think Mike was a better drummer than Danny Mike would probably laugh in your face with humility and dissagree
@@bethannprather1462 Goes to show the artist's love for the art. Their egos probably takes a back seat, and lets them genuinely appreciate others who excel at it.
As a Mike fan since around 1989 and a Tool fan, this was one of the best things I've seen. Thank you for this. Huge labor and huge reward for the fans.
This was fun to watch, thanks for the experiment and experience. You did damn well to get that far in that time frame
For Portnoy to say Danny is one of the most creative drummers speaks volumes of the respect between the two.
14:03 “Danny Carey lose my number.. I don’t want this gig” 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀
But now you're closer than anyone else to being ready for the gig
So many funny quotes. Makes dream theater sound like Weezer... Lmfao
"Danny Carey...? Lose my #; I don't want this gig."
You're welcome.
It’s extra funny cos we all know humble Danny is just chilling on the sofa thinking they’re giving him too much credit, the guy doesn’t even know he has the GOAT status now, sometimes I wonder if he’s aware that he’s even talented, let alone the level he’s actually on 😂
@@CC_Babblecockhe’s probably out there thinking of something else like which basketball jersey he’ll wear for his next gig LOL
Amazing! Appreciate watching these breakdowns and they are inspirational
This was awesome watching the great Mike Portnoy learn a complex drum part from a song that's over 11 minutes long. Mike is truly a master drummer, and one of my all-time favorites!
This is the first time I leave a comment on UA-cam in 15 years. Mike Portnoy just gave us a precious diamond! Humility, humanity, learning effort.... a true example for everyone out there trying to make it out with his/her passion! Thank you Mike! You are the Master!
Too much humblness. You can be humble without putting your self down thw whole time.
Keys to success.
IMHO, this is Drumeo's best yet.
I couldn't have said it any better. To see someone like Mike saying, "Holy hell," what is this is real humbling and shows no matter who or how great you there is always something that will make you go wow.
Doubt that it's your first comment
The fact that the man who can play "The Dance of Eternity" just said that "this is a math equation" is freaking hilarious 😂
Not only play but the one who wrote it!
Danny haters have no clue.
I can "feel" Dance and play it close to perfect enough without issue. I've never been able to "feel" Tool - Danny is something else. Seeing Mike struggle like this just tells me I'm not fucking crazy LOL
Levels
@@jeremymcbride I feel like with tool you have to listen it to like 1000 times until you can sing the riffs in your head and then its still really hard. Took me the best part of day just to learn up to the 1st chorus and its still sketchy as hell lol. Danny's not human.
“665. The neighbor of the beast.”
I want a t-shirt of this !
Ive watched that drum cam video of pnuema at least 300 times....not an exaggeration at all...cant get enough of the genius that is Danny Carey!!
This was, without a doubt, the best half-hour I’ve seen on UA-cam. There’s so many things so impressive about this: the song itself which already sounded crazy to me as a listener but I as a drummer never even dared tryin to look it up how to learn it. Mike’s feat of getting it done in just 5 hours while the vast majority of us will play drums for a lifetime and never be able to nail it. Also, Mike’s balls and humility to agree to lay bare all of that, recording him so uncomfortable and out of his zone. And most of all, Drumeo’s conceptualization, execution and production to put this together. I can’t stress this enough, but this channel is absolutely fucking awesome. Thank you for this content.
It also shows what beast Danny is.
And to do it in a day lol
Yes. This is the kind of content I would have killed for back when I was trying to catch 10 second snippets of the drummer on mtv in the 90s.
@@sinnedam right?? And we're getting it for free now!! Drumeo deserves mad respect from all of us.
I love how he was happy to not have to play an Animals As Leaders song but then gets hit with Pneuma. LOL
"You sure you don't wanna do a Foo Fighters song?"
You did great Mike.
i heard a lot about Foo Fighters and Dream Theater, but after this i really wanna try DT with all the discography, but nothing from FF :)
My parents said if I hit 20k they'd buy me *a gaming console* 🎮.
He is not capable to play Animals as leaders
Speaking of AAL i hope they get a video with Matt. Hes insane
What an amazing take! And thanks to the video and the comments section for introducing me to The Dance of Eternity. There is so much great music still out there yet to be enjoyed!
This is by far in my Top 3 favourite Drumeo videos and I'm not even a drummer! 🙂 Huge respect, this was amazing to watch! Thank you!
"..Justin and I bring the riffs in when we jam and Danny will just start playing the most opposite poly-rhythm kinda thing to it, to the point where I'll forget how to play the riff *I* wrote and I'm like 'Danny, pleeeaaase play simpler'." --Adam Jones.
Considering Danny is such a menace to his own band members even, I can't imagine what it must be like for non-band members.
Highest praise to Mike for tackling this behemoth (and to surprisingly great result!)
If anyone is curious this quote is from a Q&A Adam did on one of the tours for VIP ticket holders. You can find the entire audio here on UA-cam. It's a nice listen if you are fan of the band.
I’m not a Dream Theater fan, but I am now a Mike Portnoy fan.
We're on the same 📄 mate ❤
Same, I've tried to get into DT but can't, really.. aside from the Train of Thought album, I love that one. I've always loved Portnoy's playing, though.
Is weird For me cause i dislike Dream Theater, however i love other projects with Mike, specially Winery Dogs.
Listen to Images And Words from 92 and thank me later, it was the album that got me into them, easiest to dig into. The last song 'Learning To Live' is probably their best song to me
@@serroche actually gonna thank you right away god knows when we meet next time 😁🙌 Spotified right now 👍 gonna dig it some time soon ✌️ peace
This was insanely enjoyable to watch! I dont play any kind of music, but watching how a musicians brain works when listening to other people playing the same instrument, and the effort it takes, is just hands down incredible. Lots of respect and cred to Mike! This was sick!
Thanks Drumeo, that was such an enjoyable video to watch. Beyond his incredible druming skills, Mike shows us his humanity, humility and humor! What a great dude.
More generally, the video shows how much it all comes down to work, and how each person has his or her own learning process.
For example, Dennis Chambers almost instantly guessed the main time signatures in Schism. Does it mean that he's better than Mike (assuming there is any sense asking that question) ? Of course not. Only two monsters with different learning and expressing paths.
At the end, Mike killed it and what he created to fill the interlude/bridge is just mind blowing.
Cheers from France to all the Drumeo team!
Just want to say the “total time spent” is incorrect. It should have said: “5 hours and 30 minutes today + a lifetime of dedication learning to play the drums”. It literally took Mike the decades he’s been playing to be able to pull off something of the magnitude. Absolutely astounding. 🤯
Facts
Absolutely true. You know though, there is a 9 year old Asian kid who smokes this song somewhere in the world. Lol.
Well said
Yea and he's a disappointment to the family cos his cousin did it at 4 years old @@kpag3030
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I love how he calls Danny's playing "tasty" while most drummers heads explode while trying to learn this song. There's a reason why you are both in the GOAT category and mandatory listening for drummers everywhere.
….he got brutalized by this song. Bad. You must not be a drummer….
@@andrewjung6987 using.... periods.... doesnt...... make...... you..... cool... If you were a drummer you'd appreciate this entire video, obviously you aren't either lmfao.
Tenei la tetai caida
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@@andrewjung6987 "Brutalized" is a stretch. I am a drummer of 20+ years, and anyone who can perform a passable rendition of this song after a little over 5 hours of working it out is God tier.
Wow. I never watch UA-cam videos longer than a few minutes. That’s 30 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back and I’m okay with that, I prefer how I spent it. You just learned one of the most difficult songs ever written in like 5 hours. You just gained a fan. Gonna go search for your shit and hear you. Amazing. Respect. Fucking rock!
There's a few Drumeo videos of MP playing through his compositions. It's great, he also tells some stories around it. Quite entertaining. Enjoy! On the other end of the spectrum there's videos from Loudwire where he plays on a Hello Kitty kids drum set and after a few years they upgraded him to a Pokemon set. 😂
Portnoy at his prime, look this up on UA-cam if you're curious: Dream Theater Instrumedley PORTNOY ONLY - "The Dance of Instrumentals". It's a medley of different songs, lots of twists and turns.
Fantastic! Just LOVED this video. Great job Mike and great attitude. :)
The best part of this session is that he became determined to crack it. At least in what we get to see, he never get's overly frustrated, always seems to be having fun. Makes it so enjoyable to watch.
Yeah paying someone handsomely will do that
@jamesadamgleason9471 no guarantee he's getting paid for this, however, directly... that is, this is definitely good press for their upcoming album.
@@jamesadamgleason9471 You really think this was all about money?
@@jamesadamgleason9471Do you work for free?
Mike calls wife: "Honey, I'll see you in December. F*cking Drumeo did this to us." My take - they hate you, Mike. This was time signature waterboarding. I'd file with the Geneva convention, brother.
"Time signature waterboarding" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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What time signature does Danny Carey play in? - Yes...
@@HotSkorpion actually, that’s Bill Bruford. ;-)
"time signature waterboarding" is fucking hilarious :'DD
Love every second. Amazing job MP!!!
Best thing I've watched on UA-cam this week! Great job Mike!
Danny Carey should react to this video. And then Danny Carey should learn a dream theater song to be fair
That would be epic
He should tackle The Glass Prison 😎
FAIR IS FAIR
YES!
Danny playing sixteenth notes using a Swiss triplet stick pattern for like six minutes with one foot thinking in threes and the other in fours is superhuman. An evil ask to make to Mike, but he performed unbelievably!
Bro understanding that is superhuman too! lol
as soon as that kicked in, my head started to hurt. the sticking was in my head, the kick was in my head, and my brain said durrr
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A true masterpiece and a true master Rising to the challenge. A thing of beauty to watch. TY!
Outstanding!! Really enjoyed watching Mike push through this. Definitely looking forward to seeing Danny Carey on here learning a DT song - I bet he's already practicing!
This was just awesome. Drumeo makes constantly great videos, but this was just wow! Portnoy - hell of a job!🤘🤘🤘🤘
That is actually amazing, I really hope the non-drummer viewers realize the absolutely insane gap between trying to learn a song like this in a few hours vs. a standard 4/4 song with maybe a few shifts
mindf*ckin' experience!
I'm not a drummer but I can recognize how mindblowing this video is
Non drummer but guitarist here. Tool songs in general are tough to learn, but the guitar parts are miles easier to learn than the drums.
For drums, not only do you have to play the odd time signatures, but you also have to learn the polyrhythms and execute them with multiple limbs.
I’m always impressed with drummers who cover Tool, and for Mike to tackle it in this short amount of time is amazing.
@@Don_Josefo Same here, I reckon it would take me the rest of my life to learn this, if that.
Very apparent. Haha.
The fact that we have Mike in his natural environment showing the reality of the process without the ego interfering in any way is for me the greatest asset of this video! Yes, more than five hours, yes, final version in several takes, yes, imperfect...but guess what, this is the reality! The human aspect presented in this video is gold! Learning to appreciate Mike even more! Thanks Drumeo!
Well said. It's a reminder that all of us go thru this to learn songs, even the best like Mike.
No embarrassment, no ego...just learn the music.
his ego was there all along. he dont want to be showed as bad drummer. and etc and etc
@@user-bv3qt2jt2v Yeah, but every great has an ego. The trick is aiming it back at yourself as motivation, rather than at other people.
@@user-bv3qt2jt2v I believe there is a misconception on your part, I said ''...without the ego interfering...'' the fact that your ego is always part of you does not mean that you will let it act in an erratic way, which is actually the case here...lack of basic text interpretation ...
@@leerobbo92 Excellent observation, very well said.
Just caught up with that. What an excellent video. Really enjoyed it. What a lesson in learning. The back and forth was as much fun as the drumming parts. Mike is a trooper, great guy.
23:32 shows you how good Mike is. He even incorporated some of his DT licks in a Tool classic. Amazing.
Thank you for this video @Drumeo
Dear Editor, thank you for your service.
This is a wonderful thing for a drummer at Mike's level to do for aspiring drummers. Showing himself struggling, making mistakes, and being human. This is the process. This is the reality. He wasn't born a magical drum god. He works his ass off.
Amen!
Here here
It's about the work. Learning the sing lead was 4 hours straight twice a week plus shows, and about a year and a half to 2 years of that. Nobody realizes the hours and time it takes to be great at something.
Hermosa sesion , cuanto trabajo, un gran ejemplo para comprender que nada es facil. Felicitaciones DRUMEO Y Mike, gracias por compartir, saludos desde Argentina!
Amazing to watch the journey - both the song and the expert analysis.
"I don't want this gig, Danny Carey lose my number" hahaha I'm dead. This is fantastic!
This tells us that there is no single best drummer in the world. Each drummer is unique, with their own style and performance. We love and enjoy every masterpiece they create. Thanks, Drumeo, for this episode. ❤❤❤❤
Pretty sure this does nothing to show that Danny isn't the best in the world
@@radicalstanza3614 I bet Danny would be the first person to say he isn't the best in the world.
@@radicalstanza3614 like you could write anything close to it 🤣🤣🤣
One lesson here for the learning: even the best of the best must work VERY hard. Talent by itself is not enough. There was a time when even Danny couldn't play Pneuma.
@user-zo5hz4fy6t you may want to reread what you're replying to. He would be agreeing.
thats amazing and a great lesson for all musician! how you can organize all the info and set up your mind. thanks drumeo and Mike
The complexity and the insane amount of detail of learning this song!! I’m the same way, I’m feel guy when learning a drum piece. I have a hard time understanding sheet music main. But listening and watching does help me. I watch this video and I go , Mike is so humble and him admitting that it’s hard learning this song!