1:42 Splash, closed hi-hat, closed hi-hat, tambourine, china, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat. And it all sounds like he carefully weighed up his options and picked specifically those cymbals for each note, almost forming a funky melody. This is why I'll always love Portnoy's drumming
Honestly, going back and listening to that part, I feel like what he played is actually kind of obvious. Like if I had to work with splash, closed hi hat, tambourine, china and open hi-hat, I probably would have done something similar. There's just sort of an order that feels right with those cymbals, and that's what he played.
@@seaburyneucollins688 - the good ones make it seem easy and obvious. Who else would have put that string together, other than Mike? His effects cymbal play has always been brilliant.
I know; I love the way he reacts to the 'f' bomb. Makes me laugh. Mike can be such a character and it's even more special because he's doing it while playing some seriously hard shit.
@@theKATofficial2 between just those two drummers I'd say Portnoy, no disrespect for Mangini but Portnoy created all these beats for dream theater Mangini is only covering Portnoy's music that he created. That's the big huge difference between the two, Portnoy creates and Mangini copies!!! Big Big difference🤘
@@ichallivan1224 except he hasnt been able to make fans forget Portnoy, not in the slightest. As far as dream theaters best, that belongs to Mike Portnoy
I'm a keyboardist. A drummer introduced me to this and it's the only Dream Theater song I've heard. I've been trying for about 10 years to understand where "1" is in the extremely complex drum lead-in going into the syncopated intro riff. Listening to this song occasionally has helped me to understand music on a deeper level. It's like rhythmic ear-training and now I can feel the underlying groove of the drum lead-in relative to the guitar riff. Any complex or unusual rhythmic situation that I might encounter is extremely simple compared to this.
Heh, I actually was introduced to that by a smaller female drummer! She basically said that she wanted to play as loud as all the manly dudes, but she couldn't do it until she shifted her grip back towards the ends to get that extra power. The balance point is great for control, but not so much if you just want to beat the crud out of your drum set!
Mike has consistently put down not just incredible technique and grooves but the absolute best TONES ever recorded.... and the sheer VOLUME of work is just crazy. His creativity knows no bounds... we're not worthy....
Portnoy likes to play songs a bit faster when he's in a good mood. You can tell he has to reel it in to play at studio tempo. One of the many reasons he is so great.
I'd say the toms sound great here and on most other recordings featuring Mike Portnoy, but I'm not at all a fan of the snare here. I prefer the snare sounds from the Liquid Drum Theater DVDs. Those snares "POPPED"! This one sounds WAY too thin and has too much "whack" and "crack" in the sound rather than "pop", almost like you'd hear with a snare in some types of gospel drumming or even with just a side snare. And I gotta say that, although it's not featured on this track, the 26" bass drum on this particular setup has always sounded irritatingly weak and dead to me. Not sure if it's the tuning or just the preference of the mixing engineer, but it's basically disgusting for me to listen to a 26" bass drum that sounds like the one on this drumset. The one on Mike's "Hammer of the Gods" kit sounded a lot better to me in the clips I've heard of it. All that said, I basically have no recording equipment at this time, and my only drumming video up on youtube was filmed with a camera whose microphone is NOT meant for professional quality, so what I said previously is just my opinion, not any kind of implication of my drum recording accomplishments (of which there basically are none, haha!). Plus, I'm a big fan of Portnoy, and even got to meet him about 10 years ago, so the above comments on some of his drum sounds do not reflect my opinion on Mike himself. I hope someday he gets to play with Dream Theater again, even if it's just as a special guest for a live DVD shooting or something. And it'd be cool to see him get Liquid Tension Experiment back together for some live shows or maybe even a 3rd studio album!
@@armandoguerrero1946 Mike makes any drums sound amazing, no doubt. His drum tech needs more credit however. You know this when you pay an arm and a leg to buy his signature snare, put the exact heads as Mike, same wires, same setup and tight tuning. Then record it 100 different ways and never get the same cracking tune he gets no matter how you smack it. The EQ, the compression, the effects and delay, etc. That is what makes his drum sound so fantastic, then Mike takes it to another planet with his playing style..
How can a drummer remember so much...so many fills, what to do and when to do it for so many songs...the timing...he must be a robot. It is absolutely mind boggling.
Far from it, there are a ton of drummers you probably just havent heard of that are way better than him. Hes great and extremely influental but there are tons of better metal drummers. Check out people like Billy Rymer and Adam Jarvis.
Dream Theater will never be complete without Mike Portnoy. It has been proven already. The organization has no choice but to get him back otherwise Dream Theater will cease to exist. Mike Portnoy will be forever be part of Dream Theater and is irreplaceable because Mike Pornoy is Unique and his style of play is unique.
Dream Theater will never be complete without Mike Portnoy. It has been proven already. The organization has no choice but to get him back otherwise Dream Theater will cease to exist. Mike Portnoy will be forever be part of Dream Theater and is irreplaceable because Mike Pornoy is Unique and his style of play is unique.
Every DT album reflects the popular style at the time. Im definitely feeling Tool, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More but done with virtuoso level ability.
I sense a Portnoy fanboy... Mangini is full of odd time signatures. Stop being a meme like all of the other Portnoy followers. Just goes to show that this is a cancer YT channel. "The Portnoy Fan Club"? That's plain hate. Plainer than white bread. Bleehhhh. I haven't seen the Mangini Fan Club yet. Hmm I wonder why? I respect Portnoy and Mangini, but spreading misinformation is dumb man. This video actually shows how much more efficient Mangini is at the drums than Portnoy. He's kind of a mess in this video. Phenomenal drummers nonetheless.
@@almightyhotdoglady5383 You're looking too butthurt.. Go to sleep kid.. I know you can't play this stuff.. Magini's efficiency isn't helping DT any fuck and becoming another Average band in term of music, melody, creativity or epic..
Since jan 2017 ive been using this album to learn drums, all songs but this one has been tackled, seems to me to be the most technical song on the album (train of thought). Second to honor thy father would be killing in the name of god, third would be this dying soul which has pretty tricky double bass drumming.... it really helps to watch these videos man!! =) thanks MP!
It's a good thing that Mike left DT, he has much more to say musically speaking, a drummer of this caliber have to explore and please our ears to something different. Love you mike.
Always the best sounding kits, any decade. Also that Signature Fierce Crash is amazing for accents. Super rare. He almost never uses those style of crashes so its pretty cool. This is also a way more cleaner/ tighter sound than the heavy album version, both are cool.
FanaticalDrummer yeah I'm pretty sure when he made this video he had recorded Octavarium, and his snare sound on the albums changes quite a bit... So they may have use that snare EQ from octavarium here... But then again, it may have been a completely detached decision, I'm just guessing really 😂
Fantastic. This is what rock drumming is all about. Having fun and going balls out, it doesn't have to be perfect if the heart and feel is there! I mean, if it were any more perfect, maybe it wouldn't rock..You can only get so clinical, beyond that its just a boring drum machine.
Take that!!....i was able to check out D.T on a few occasions live....and James back in da day....was da bomb...hes on me top 5 sangers fer sure.....Shit happens n MIKE Rocks our faces off!!....MIKE
1:42 Splash, closed hi-hat, closed hi-hat, tambourine, china, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat. And it all sounds like he carefully weighed up his options and picked specifically those cymbals for each note, almost forming a funky melody. This is why I'll always love Portnoy's drumming
This is why Portnoy is the ONLY drummer of Dt.
Honestly, going back and listening to that part, I feel like what he played is actually kind of obvious. Like if I had to work with splash, closed hi hat, tambourine, china and open hi-hat, I probably would have done something similar. There's just sort of an order that feels right with those cymbals, and that's what he played.
@@seaburyneucollins688 as a drummer i can definitely agree. i think it just comes intuitively
@@seaburyneucollins688 - the good ones make it seem easy and obvious. Who else would have put that string together, other than Mike? His effects cymbal play has always been brilliant.
@Rick de Maaijer None of that would've happened without an obsession with Neil Peart and particularly 'YYZ' from Exit: Stage Left.
Dislikes are from people who don’t understand 7/8
its only 7/8 ? not fancier ?
Zoe Winters there’s also some 5/4 in the Crooked Step section
@@PaulPriebeMusic that still seems pretty sub standard considering we are talking DT
A tip: watch movies on Kaldrostream. I've been using them for watching loads of movies lately.
@Leonidas Heath Definitely, I've been using kaldroStream for since november myself =)
I removed my "like" to be able to put it once again.
MbMax lol😂👍
@@timothyholt2934 you made my day!!!! LOL
=)
Gotta give it that top like spot
Nice
Hearing James Labrie drop the f bomb is like hearing your parents curse
ikr
If you've ever been to one their shows, he says that a lot, no big deal
9:17 look at mike's reaction lol
It's like when you see an actor in an interview you're used to seeing in a wholesome role.
@@woodenhoe That was me listening As I am for the first time
The energy, personality and creativity that's been missing in DT.
So glad MP's returning home.
My all time favorite drummer
for me too
Same
me to
mine too
Mike Portnoy & Joey Jordison
Neil Peart would be proud.
Rest In Peace Neil.
He was his friend in real life, so I think maybe Neil had some admiration for Portnoy too.
9:17 "Labrie Swore?!" (gasps)
I know; I love the way he reacts to the 'f' bomb. Makes me laugh. Mike can be such a character and it's even more special because he's doing it while playing some seriously hard shit.
The Crooked Step section is one of the things that make DT so special . indeed a dream theater
I'm just here for the comments and The Croocked Step
me too
This is the difference between being just a good drummer and totally dominating the drums!
aka Portnoy vs Mangini
@@theKATofficial2 between just those two drummers I'd say Portnoy, no disrespect for Mangini but Portnoy created all these beats for dream theater Mangini is only covering Portnoy's music that he created. That's the big huge difference between the two, Portnoy creates and Mangini copies!!! Big Big difference🤘
@@normanwilmoth7404 Well it's not a great copy too! 1000X Mike Portnoy!
@@ichallivan1224 except he hasnt been able to make fans forget Portnoy, not in the slightest. As far as dream theaters best, that belongs to Mike Portnoy
hahahahaaa damn right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a keyboardist. A drummer introduced me to this and it's the only Dream Theater song I've heard. I've been trying for about 10 years to understand where "1" is in the extremely complex drum lead-in going into the syncopated intro riff. Listening to this song occasionally has helped me to understand music on a deeper level. It's like rhythmic ear-training and now I can feel the underlying groove of the drum lead-in relative to the guitar riff. Any complex or unusual rhythmic situation that I might encounter is extremely simple compared to this.
This whole album is drumming perfection.
Watching a human being master an art to the extent Mike has is beyond pleasurable. There are no words, simply.
WELL SAID!
I have always been impressed by how he uses such a relaxed grip on his sticks and holds them closer to the ends than the typical "balance point".
Heh, I actually was introduced to that by a smaller female drummer! She basically said that she wanted to play as loud as all the manly dudes, but she couldn't do it until she shifted her grip back towards the ends to get that extra power. The balance point is great for control, but not so much if you just want to beat the crud out of your drum set!
@@seaburyneucollins688 didn't Senri Kawaguchi said something like that?
@@MadWinter889 Now that you mention it, I think it was her.
He gets the dexterity of that smaller stick, but that grip point allows for some savage battery of his percussive assistants.
Along with Mike's great playing, Ive always enjoyed the lighting in this DVD. The different colors make the cymbals look super cool.
u can see he is having so much fun, he loves his creation ,like a father loves his son, so dificult to look so relaxed with such hard to play songs
Man I miss Portnoy in DT so much
Mangini is awesome but Portnoy has the feels and the groove in DT
Yes thats true👍
agree
I've never agreed with anything more than this statement in my life
Can a single person tell me in an objective measurable way how to define “feel?”
@@kjl3080 no not really the line always gets blurred like cattle decap they blur the line between like 5 genres
Mike has consistently put down not just incredible technique and grooves but the absolute best TONES ever recorded.... and the sheer VOLUME of work is just crazy. His creativity knows no bounds... we're not worthy....
Portnoy likes to play songs a bit faster when he's in a good mood. You can tell he has to reel it in to play at studio tempo. One of the many reasons he is so great.
So tight, so powerful, so musical
The absolute greatest drummer in the world.
gah damn those drums sound amazing. Portney always has the best tone.
Why would anyone dislike this guy’s playing
Not missing a single hit. What kind of perfection is this? Cuz this is PORTNOY!
@Jelly Jam Lars ulrich's whole life is stuck @2:35 u r talking about.
My brain cannot process the excellence of portnoy’s drumming! Wow!!
Perfect studio drum sound
75ShadowShooter 98%Mike Portnoy 2% studio.
I'd say the toms sound great here and on most other recordings featuring Mike Portnoy, but I'm not at all a fan of the snare here. I prefer the snare sounds from the Liquid Drum Theater DVDs. Those snares "POPPED"! This one sounds WAY too thin and has too much "whack" and "crack" in the sound rather than "pop", almost like you'd hear with a snare in some types of gospel drumming or even with just a side snare.
And I gotta say that, although it's not featured on this track, the 26" bass drum on this particular setup has always sounded irritatingly weak and dead to me. Not sure if it's the tuning or just the preference of the mixing engineer, but it's basically disgusting for me to listen to a 26" bass drum that sounds like the one on this drumset. The one on Mike's "Hammer of the Gods" kit sounded a lot better to me in the clips I've heard of it.
All that said, I basically have no recording equipment at this time, and my only drumming video up on youtube was filmed with a camera whose microphone is NOT meant for professional quality, so what I said previously is just my opinion, not any kind of implication of my drum recording accomplishments (of which there basically are none, haha!).
Plus, I'm a big fan of Portnoy, and even got to meet him about 10 years ago, so the above comments on some of his drum sounds do not reflect my opinion on Mike himself. I hope someday he gets to play with Dream Theater again, even if it's just as a special guest for a live DVD shooting or something. And it'd be cool to see him get Liquid Tension Experiment back together for some live shows or maybe even a 3rd studio album!
@@armandoguerrero1946 Nailed it
@@armandoguerrero1946 Mike makes any drums sound amazing, no doubt. His drum tech needs more credit however. You know this when you pay an arm and a leg to buy his signature snare, put the exact heads as Mike, same wires, same setup and tight tuning. Then record it 100 different ways and never get the same cracking tune he gets no matter how you smack it. The EQ, the compression, the effects and delay, etc. That is what makes his drum sound so fantastic, then Mike takes it to another planet with his playing style..
Dat snare tho! HOLY FUCK, I'M IN LOVE!
avengedsoul6661 The Melody Master!
I love DT and will always love them, and I love Mangini but Mike Portnoy was more than just a drummer. He was the soul of the band
I first listened to this song in 2004. I still can't get used to listening to it. It is always new.
How can a drummer remember so much...so many fills, what to do and when to do it for so many songs...the timing...he must be a robot. It is absolutely mind boggling.
Lots of charts is how they do it. Watch Liquid Drum Theater and he talks about how they chart stuff out. It's hard to say the least.
Practice and good memory retention helps me.
No,one has as much fun behind the kit as Portnoy. He’s a pure musician.😎👍
The best drummer of all time 🤗
Not quite I would agree if you said best METAL drummer of all time but I think you can put him in the top 3 if not top 5 bare minimum
Far from it, there are a ton of drummers you probably just havent heard of that are way better than him. Hes great and extremely influental but there are tons of better metal drummers. Check out people like Billy Rymer and Adam Jarvis.
The spirit of Dream Theater.
Portnoy signature drumming 🖤
DT without Portnoy, is like cereal without milk. I'm 29, and he's been my favorite since I was 12.
Where's the WOW button?
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on the video for S2N
Thank you Mr. Mangini!, but god damn I'm glad you're back Mike!
Mike Portnoy....the number one drummer...☺☺💕💕💕👍👍👍
Dream Theater will never be complete without Mike Portnoy. It has been proven already. The organization has no choice but to get him back otherwise Dream Theater will cease to exist. Mike Portnoy will be forever be part of Dream Theater and is irreplaceable because Mike Pornoy is Unique and his style of play is unique.
Welcome back Mike
Dream Theater will never be complete without Mike Portnoy. It has been proven already. The organization has no choice but to get him back otherwise Dream Theater will cease to exist. Mike Portnoy will be forever be part of Dream Theater and is irreplaceable because Mike Pornoy is Unique and his style of play is unique.
Ah-mazing! I've been a huge fan since 1994 when I got a hold of my 1st DT album on cassette! Images and Words, literally changed my life.
He is one of the reason of peopl becoming a drummer...
He is an institute in himself...
The reason i am a drummer
My first drum hero indeed. He is literally the reason I started drumming.
Yet another impeccable performance by Portnoy, my favorite drummer.
Every DT album reflects the popular style at the time. Im definitely feeling Tool, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More but done with virtuoso level ability.
The greatest drummer on this earth, in my opinion.
Mr. Portnoy you are my hero, I have a lot of respect for you.
i love Mike and here is one of the reasons 0:58 (look at mike's head)
He does that often. Really cool to see.
Yessssssssss. He's a beast! It's not only his drumming, also his sound is great.
If Mangini is a master of percussion, Portnoy is its best friend.
Una roba che ha dell'incredibile.... Chapeau 🥁🎩
WELCOME BACK, MASTER.
The greatest of the 21st Century in one of his finest moments. All hail King Portnoy
This guy is on another level....
This video should have millions of views
Really good track great voice snippets great songwriting technical yet tuneful and heavy
what can i say, this is what greatness looks like....
Sick odd time signature!!! We need a grove and soulful drums like this, not only speed or accurate machine
Every musician put soul into thier music, stfu!
I sense a Portnoy fanboy... Mangini is full of odd time signatures. Stop being a meme like all of the other Portnoy followers. Just goes to show that this is a cancer YT channel. "The Portnoy Fan Club"? That's plain hate. Plainer than white bread. Bleehhhh. I haven't seen the Mangini Fan Club yet. Hmm I wonder why? I respect Portnoy and Mangini, but spreading misinformation is dumb man. This video actually shows how much more efficient Mangini is at the drums than Portnoy. He's kind of a mess in this video. Phenomenal drummers nonetheless.
@@almightyhotdoglady5383 You're looking too butthurt.. Go to sleep kid..
I know you can't play this stuff..
Magini's efficiency isn't helping DT any fuck and becoming another Average band in term of music, melody, creativity or epic..
Playineth Menards pff This is Portnoy video, and noone have mentioned Mangini either. You sounded too butthurt. Just go cry in corner.
Them cymbals are unbelievable
Best drummer. Yet and forever❤
Had to come here after hearing the news. MIKE IS BACK!!!!! Also, 0:54 is otherworldly levels of groovy.
Here is what Portnoy is.....hell of a kind drummer.....same time inside that man is many different drummer..same time!!!
He can plays that intro and also make that groove on 1:28 with that swing. The master.
It's amazing how he makes it look so easy.
It isn't really easy but it's not hard either come on people! COUNT!
START SLOW LET IT FLOW!
Don't get in your own way
because he wrote it
That crash halftime is an absolute win
You'll always remain the emblem of DT! 🤟
I miss you
1:59 Rage against the Theater?
are you sure?.
Lmao yes
Dream Machine?
Killing in thy father
Snare tone in this song is just the perfect amount of crack and dry sound like sample this tone everyone 💯🥁👌🤘
Since jan 2017 ive been using this album to learn drums, all songs but this one has been tackled, seems to me to be the most technical song on the album (train of thought). Second to honor thy father would be killing in the name of god, third would be this dying soul which has pretty tricky double bass drumming.... it really helps to watch these videos man!! =) thanks MP!
This Mike Portnoy guy is going places, you mark my words! Soon he'll be doing far more than these UA-cam covers.
Lol..Right. Maybe if Mangini leaves Dream Theater this Portnoy guy could take over for him. I bet there fans wouldn't take kindly to that 😉
The sound of the toms.. perfect
Awesome jam‼️
It's a good thing that Mike left DT, he has much more to say musically speaking, a drummer of this caliber have to explore and please our ears to something different. Love you mike.
Always the best sounding kits, any decade. Also that Signature Fierce Crash is amazing for accents. Super rare. He almost never uses those style of crashes so its pretty cool. This is also a way more cleaner/ tighter sound than the heavy album version, both are cool.
FanaticalDrummer yeah I'm pretty sure when he made this video he had recorded Octavarium, and his snare sound on the albums changes quite a bit... So they may have use that snare EQ from octavarium here... But then again, it may have been a completely detached decision, I'm just guessing really 😂
Fantastic. This is what rock drumming is all about. Having fun and going balls out, it doesn't have to be perfect if the heart and feel is there! I mean, if it were any more perfect, maybe it wouldn't rock..You can only get so clinical, beyond that its just a boring drum machine.
On and on and on and on it goes.. I love how it goes on and on... epic song 🙂
One of my favorit songs! Best drummer Ever!!!
No one mixes it up better than Portnoy
dat introooooo!!!
Take that!!....i was able to check out D.T on a few occasions live....and James back in da day....was da bomb...hes on me top 5 sangers fer sure.....Shit happens n MIKE Rocks our faces off!!....MIKE
Aguante Mike Portnoy un maestro y su música está buenísima
Mezmerizing to watch! This is the art of drumming from a super talented artist! Please don't die!
there is insurmountable beauty in this performance
AND THATS WHY HE'S CONSIDERED THE VERY BEST!!!
Mike Portnoy = 50% of Dream Theater.
Well I’d say 60% the rest is petrucci…I quit listening after Portnoy left
Memories of the way things used to be.... Awesome!!!
luv to see him play, all times!
Anybody else in love with that Dream Theater jersey of his? That thing's dope...
Finally someone posted this on youtube! Thanks a lot!
God damn....what a drummer..hell yeah..Mr.Portnoy👍
misha! you`re the BEST!!! thanks...
Killer song
Best to ever do it hand's down
9:16 'Watch the way you talk'
Good video..good skill drum..Mike Portnoy is my favorite drumer..suces for you..fuel suport for you..thanks
Wowwwwwwwwww
Mike Portnoy like a teacher on this video :P
The best drummer of all times!
Welcome back, master!