I really like mangini alot but Portnoys phrasing is just phenomenal as far as that dream theatre songs go I mean look what he did to revs parts in nightmare. There is no comparison. Truly I e of the best minds alive today now that Peart is gone
@@californiasux9826 I agree but I admit that Mangini's phrasing from Distance over Time and A View from of the Top of the World shows that he improved a lot as a composer.
The new generation will never realize how pioneering Portnoy and Petrucci were in their fields. Even in 91, playing stuff no one else was and on 7 strings with tones that wouldnt be seen in mainstream until Nu-Metal music in 95-97. Not to mention the musicality of Portnoys double bass grooves and stacks. When I listen to Petrucci’s riffs isolated from context in 94 its like holy sh*t thats actually “metal” lol
Thats another reason why i compare them with Rush so often. Regardless of the obvious Rush influence in DT, they were both real musical innovators in the type of stuff they did.
Not on concerts, though. Not that I play 1/10th of what he plays but on live concerts he usually rushes. Drummers like Gavin Harrison are true time keepers. Even Mangini maintains a more accurate tempo in concerts.
@@dcairol yes! I’ve been saying this for years. His live playing is very rough at times. It’s a discipline problem. He’s not being artsy. His figures and fills are often very rushed. Similar to how younger drummers starting out have to break habits. He got better in the last decade for to be in your 50s with these credentials thats a little awkward...
Probably my favorite DT-track because of the absolutely beautiful drumming. This song hasn't gone out of my head since I first heard it 20 years ago, and I listened to it 100+ times since. All hail King Mike!
***** Nah. He chose to endorse Mapex drums and DW drum pedals since there were so many offers being thrown, he thought something like "Why not?" and signed with Mapex. Mapex flopped his agreement and he broke off to be with TAMA drums in time for the Falling into infinity recordings.
When I saw this 10yrs ago, it inspired me to be a drummer... I don't know why but I think MP is the most charismatic drummer in the prog-rock/metal genre to have ever lived.
Saw them on this tour (awake) 3 times in small venues plus a special "Home for the Holidays tour" in CT. They played A Change of Seasons live for the first time. The crowd went nuts!....was awesome!
Yeah Portnoy was sponsored by Mapex for a short while, but they screwed him around after he got the kit and said he had to sign a 3 year deal for the full coverage of the cost, or something like that as the story goes, so he came back to Tama, plus Tama had just launched the Star classic maples at that time around 96 or so, google it if I am not 100 percent accurate though......
This song is basically an education in how to write seminal catchy drum parts. One memorable part after the other. Something that sadly was lacking in Mangini era DT.
Compared to other songs of DT (until now), idk but i found that Erotomania is one of my all time fav prog rock/metal song and it's indeed a special song, a song that has this very special drum line, i mean every part of this song need to play like this to give the same feeling in the song by the drummer, also don't forget the personal flavor that Portnoy gave in this, other surely can play the exact drum parts but won't be able recreating the same vibe as Portnoy.
that dude is like an angel .. besides his godlike percussion skills .... this is a classy man... good soul ... love the hair back then,.... I hear NY in there .... you remind me of home dude.. 💙🤙
@POPmaster11 lol...actually the main point of this is to WATCH MP while playing the drums...reason? There are some drum parts which are pretty hard to understand just by listening them...THATS y people come to see him playing drums...or maybe some ppl who are not drummers just like to watch him play...and i have watched mp without sound, its still amazing
GuitarSlinger2112 Exactly. I don't know why you'd want a drums only track in a learning situation anyway. Taking away the rest of the instruments takes away the context. Use sheet music to learn difficult patterns and licks, and maybe even move towards a track WITHOUT drums to apply your own interpretation while playing or even recording.
He's the best as always. It's just something I've thought about for a while, and that's about the fact that he is from Italian descent, yet I think he looks more like on the Arabic side :P Just a thought.
He's actually using 24" basses here. These as well as the ones on the Purple Monster (and its clones) were 24". He went down to 22" for his main kick drums starting on the Siamese Monster. IIRC, he says on his website that he prefers the "punchiness" of the 22's to the 24's.
@@t74devkw Those were 24s as well, and that was the Purple Monster. As much as Portnoy is one of my idols, I'm really not a fan of his bass drum sound most of the time in general (too dead and slappy sounding), but I definitely didn't like the sound of the ones on the Purple Monster Kit...too many ugly low mid frequencies and high mid slap. Plus he used Pinstripes on the kicks on that kit IIRC, and not only do I not like Pinstripes, but I don't like two ply heads on bass drums in general, so that's a double wammy. Probably my favorite kick drum sound of Portnoy's is on the Live at Budokan album. That was probably the best overall drum mix IMO on any of DT's live albums and the mix overall was one of the better live mixes too.
The Mapex drums on this album sound pretty good. I'm not playing live and don't have time crunches so it almost makes me want to get a Mapex kit. My TAMA Rockstar kit has lasted almost 20 years, though so that's probably not going to happen any time soon.
ya he signed with them sometime either during or after the Images and Words tour and was with them during the Awake album and tour. He signed with Tama after that :P!
for those of you who wanna criticize portnoy,portnoy was 28 when this album was made and you people knocking him wish you had the talent and success that mike has.
Yup his old Tama Imperialstar from the Majesty years through Images and Words was used then this Mapex kit from Awake through Change of Seasons then back to Tama from Falling into infinity onward...
@wiLLtheTHriLL8963 He used to use a larger bass drum then he does today, so over the years he has moved his seat back down and his cymbals have also grouped together quite a bit more
+Stefano Gioia No, they should not, without Kevin Moore and Mike Portnoy, and with the dried-out ruined voice James LaBrie has these days it would be a defilement of the original. I'll take the stupid triggers anyday if it means I also get to hear Kevin Moore on keys and James LaBrie in his prime.
For 9 years now I've been sticking up for mangini. But The more I listen to the newest album. The more I agree with you. They have lost their way. Portnoy had the personality and the creativity that is missing from dream theater.
I like Mangini, but Portnoy is more than just a drummer. I respect the fact that he did so much to contribute to DT. He is on better terms with Petrucci and Rudess. I just wish he and James LaBrie would work their shit out.
nope he switched to Mapex on Awake until 1997 when he found out that he was endorsing a drum kit that wasnt on the market anymore so there he went back to tama but another fact is that even when he moved back to tama he still used the DW pedals until 2003 . if you look at the pics of the first siameese monster you will see the DW pedals . then he moved to the iron cobras until 2010 when he moved to speed cobras
Mapex U.S. Maples Series, that was actually made in the Gibson custom guitar shop back in those days. They were still a relatively new company & did not have the capability of providing quality drums at the time so they subcontracted out all endorsed artists kits to the Gibson Custom Guitar Shop in Memphis. They tried to use Portnoy to boost the Mapex brand however, there was a lot of controversy due to the fact that Mapex charged Portnoy for the drums at the end of the tour even though he was fully endorsed. The touring manager went ahead and paid the bill but this put an end the Mapex relationship. I often wonder how much farther along mapex would be today if this had not occurred and he went on to play Mapex for many years.. Also, there was also some delay in getting the kit built, almost did not make Studio deadlines.
@@DT2BLZ no problem 👍 anything you ever want to know about DT or Mike, just ask away. I will answer to the best of my knowledge. Years ago, I use to perform drum clinics with Mike & a few others, so I have first-hand knowledge about the dumbest crap cuz I lived it, back in the day. 😂 I am an ex session drummer and have played for various different groups over the years as a touring musician.. a couple of my main acts are "The Realm" & "Scars of Mourning" here is a rough copy of the last song we recorded, if interested. www.reverbnation.com/theofficalscarsofmourning/song/28390485-wash-blood-bury-gun-2011
Nel 2020 mi trovo a deliziarmi una sera con il mio batterista preferito del mio gruppo preferito, ormai ex purtroppo.. vista l entrata di Mangini... Ma Portnoy, ha suonato anche Mapex???
@@MaelstromMephistoPEM Yup. You're correct. I just checked one of my old MD magazines, and that's the one. And the one on the left is an 18" AA chinese.
Yeah, and the ones on his "Hammer of the Gods" kit and the right side of the Albino Monster are both 26"! I am a bit perplexed, though, because even though that's his biggest kick drum to date, it didn't sound much like a 26" to me. Listen to their "Score" DVD...the 22" kicks AND the 18" floor tom on that album thump harder than the 26". Doesn't make sense, lol. I've heard some 26" kicks here on youtube that were almost over the top in terms of how bassy they were, though.
Finding Dream Theater songs is hard if you don't know their entire discography. I've been searching for a song of there's I heard a while ago for a long time. It had some really cool guitar riffing, which is not enough detail to go by when you're listening through all their songs.
At 0:51-0:55, again at 1:25-1:29, and 6:31-6:35, he displaces the snare beat from what he played on the album. And that left-most crash sounds like crap... but he still kicks ass!
The most important thing about Portnoy isn't his technique
it's that the drum parts he wrote for Dream Theater are all SO DAMN TASTY
Yea he's really good at coming up with awesome drum parts.
I really like mangini alot but Portnoys phrasing is just phenomenal as far as that dream theatre songs go
I mean look what he did to revs parts in nightmare. There is no comparison. Truly I e of the best minds alive today now that Peart is gone
@@californiasux9826 I agree but I admit that Mangini's phrasing from Distance over Time and A View from of the Top of the World shows that he improved a lot as a composer.
And Classy
Exact ingredients, taste delicious, rather than too much taste. hehe
The new generation will never realize how pioneering Portnoy and Petrucci were in their fields. Even in 91, playing stuff no one else was and on 7 strings with tones that wouldnt be seen in mainstream until Nu-Metal music in 95-97. Not to mention the musicality of Portnoys double bass grooves and stacks. When I listen to Petrucci’s riffs isolated from context in 94 its like holy sh*t thats actually “metal” lol
Thats another reason why i compare them with Rush so often. Regardless of the obvious Rush influence in DT, they were both real musical innovators in the type of stuff they did.
Right! Gen z people only know k pop
Erotomania's drum lines are absolutely amazing. But that final solo is freaking mind-blowing.
He's a master time-keeper,,,,with style....in any time signature!..
Mike isn't a master time-keeper . HE IS THE TIME-KEEPER JAJA
Not on concerts, though. Not that I play 1/10th of what he plays but on live concerts he usually rushes. Drummers like Gavin Harrison are true time keepers. Even Mangini maintains a more accurate tempo in concerts.
@@dcairol yes! I’ve been saying this for years. His live playing is very rough at times. It’s a discipline problem. He’s not being artsy. His figures and fills are often very rushed. Similar to how younger drummers starting out have to break habits.
He got better in the last decade for to be in your 50s with these credentials thats a little awkward...
@@dcairol Mangini actually plays with a click in his ears. Portnoy does not
Probably my favorite DT-track because of the absolutely beautiful drumming. This song hasn't gone out of my head since I first heard it 20 years ago, and I listened to it 100+ times since. All hail King Mike!
If Mike sat any higher, he'd be standing.
LOL I always said that! Looks very uncomfortable
looks so weird haha
I actually read somewhere that he complained about having back problems after sitting so high.
***** Nah. He chose to endorse Mapex drums and DW drum pedals since there were so many offers being thrown, he thought something like "Why not?" and signed with Mapex. Mapex flopped his agreement and he broke off to be with TAMA drums in time for the Falling into infinity recordings.
Ben Michalowicz I think he also said it helps with double bass too
When I saw this 10yrs ago, it inspired me to be a drummer... I don't know why but I think MP is the most charismatic drummer in the prog-rock/metal genre to have ever lived.
One of the most creative drummers in the world !
When he appeared on the scene I'd never heard someone play like that. And truly landmark of a drummer in music history that influenced countless.
Saw them on this tour (awake) 3 times in small venues plus a special "Home for the Holidays tour" in CT. They played A Change of Seasons live for the first time. The crowd went nuts!....was awesome!
Wow! Where did they play in ct? Toads?
This original instructional VHS video probably cost $350 in the 90s. (always loved this song. so amazing)
One of the greatest drummers of all times. Man, I miss that late 80s/early metal-stuff like this. No one can top them
Simply amazing Mike!❤
He can't go 3 seconds without hitting a cymbal, and I love it.
That is why he has so many cymbals.
Listening is a skill, try it some time!
Not true: 7:32
@@l.e.bassdesign thats 1 second
@@fxexpert4541 fuck off
That drum solo at the end is INSANE !
+blastdude89 does it remind you pretty closely of the live version of enigma machine's solo? i kept hearing bumbumbumbuuuuum
blastdude89 That drum solo is fit with the song.
Me encantaba su sonido Mapex. Un genio, como siempre Mike
This is my comfort music.
How jazzy they were with Portnoy. Happily I saw them several times those days.
I copy that. Man was it FUN to watch this guy with Dream Theater.
Yeah Portnoy was sponsored by Mapex for a short while, but they screwed him around after he got the kit and said he had to sign a 3 year deal for the full coverage of the cost, or something like that as the story goes, so he came back to Tama, plus Tama had just launched the Star classic maples at that time around 96 or so, google it if I am not 100 percent accurate though......
You are correct.. in fact the tour manager ended up paying Mapex for the drums that the Gibson custom guitar shop built (U.S. Maples Series)
Big mistake from Mapex looking back...
Tama is anyway better than Mapex
Tama had more punch on DT recordings Portnoy did anyway especially bubinga shells
Maria Bethania on drums.
KKKKKKKK
HUEHUEHUEHUE
Felipe Espinola ... Kkkkk
até hoje eu racho o bico desse comentario
kjkjkjkkjkkjkkkkkkkkk
Magic MIke in the Magical nineties..
is that thorin oakenshield? :D
Andri Yanto thorin high as fck playing drums and shit. hha
Buddy you nailed it LOL 👍
Ahahaha
Andri Yanto hahahahha
Portnoy Oakenshield
Spinning the cymbals at 5:13! Love it. I do that when I play.
i absolutely love his mapex kit in this clip
MP - Progressive Drum Concept
JP - Rock Discipline
JM - Progressive Bass Concept
This song is basically an education in how to write seminal catchy drum parts. One memorable part after the other. Something that sadly was lacking in Mangini era DT.
Te quería Elías grandeeee hermano!!! Que bien suena la bata
before there was the dance of eternity there was this thing called a mind beside itself and that's just the first part!
What do you mean?
+Stekmund Jacobson "A Mind Beside Itself" is the name given to a trilogy of songs on Awake(1994), the songs are Erotomania, Voices, and The Silent Man
A mind beside itself is an epic piece from the awake album, and erotomania is the first part of the epic, that's basically what I meant
+Spooky “Scary” Skeleton Thanks for explaining!
+Jose Elías Pallares Yeah now i understand
Compared to other songs of DT (until now), idk but i found that Erotomania is one of my all time fav prog rock/metal song and it's indeed a special song, a song that has this very special drum line, i mean every part of this song need to play like this to give the same feeling in the song by the drummer, also don't forget the personal flavor that Portnoy gave in this, other surely can play the exact drum parts but won't be able recreating the same vibe as Portnoy.
Mike's hair here is beautiful
that dude is like an angel .. besides his godlike percussion skills .... this is a classy man... good soul ... love the hair back then,.... I hear NY in there .... you remind me of home dude.. 💙🤙
He was a major stuck up asshole when I met him
1:10-1:20 listen to that china hi-hat dance. So niiiice!
Yes that is so tasty
@POPmaster11 lol...actually the main point of this is to WATCH MP while playing the drums...reason? There are some drum parts which are pretty hard to understand just by listening them...THATS y people come to see him playing drums...or maybe some ppl who are not drummers just like to watch him play...and i have watched mp without sound, its still amazing
Mikey is like Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Neil Peart and Dave Lombardo rolled in one... Gotta love it
While his inspiration is from John Bonham
one word for u sir mike ........EPIC .. as always
6:46 - I love that one last syncopated hit on the hi hat before the finale
Nice spot. Yeah, the smallest things are sometimes the greatest impactors 🔥
... and as a king of drums, mike actually deserves a throne
Even out of Dream i'll never forget my master!!! my teacher
Perfect drummer for DT genre
2019 Yeahhh!!!
No we are in 2020 now
DRUMS ONLY= DRUMS "ISOLATED", THIS IS THE FULL INSTRUMENTS TRACK
I'd say the drums are pretty isolated in proportion to the rest of the track. Why so quick to cry foul? It's a great video regardless. Just enjoy it.
siempre busque el track sin tambores para tocar sobre el resto de instrumentos
If you can't hear the drums have been lifted in this mix you might want to put away your sticks and sell your kit.
GuitarSlinger2112 Exactly. I don't know why you'd want a drums only track in a learning situation anyway. Taking away the rest of the instruments takes away the context. Use sheet music to learn difficult patterns and licks, and maybe even move towards a track WITHOUT drums to apply your own interpretation while playing or even recording.
+GuitarSlinger2112 To be fair the title does say drums ONLY. That means no music no matter how quiet.
He's the best as always. It's just something I've thought about for a while, and that's about the fact that he is from Italian descent, yet I think he looks more like on the Arabic side :P Just a thought.
Karin Åkerlund yes he’s Jewish with Eastern European background like a lot of Jews
A family pie eating story in past.😆
These VHS era tutorials.....One of the very few reasons I prefer technology over old school. I need the synchronicity of each hit!
PLEASE!!!! MORE FROM THIS DVD!!!!
Your the best man!!
He's actually using 24" basses here. These as well as the ones on the Purple Monster (and its clones) were 24". He went down to 22" for his main kick drums starting on the Siamese Monster. IIRC, he says on his website that he prefers the "punchiness" of the 22's to the 24's.
My favorite is whatever he used on Metropolis Part 2
@@t74devkw Those were 24s as well, and that was the Purple Monster. As much as Portnoy is one of my idols, I'm really not a fan of his bass drum sound most of the time in general (too dead and slappy sounding), but I definitely didn't like the sound of the ones on the Purple Monster Kit...too many ugly low mid frequencies and high mid slap. Plus he used Pinstripes on the kicks on that kit IIRC, and not only do I not like Pinstripes, but I don't like two ply heads on bass drums in general, so that's a double wammy.
Probably my favorite kick drum sound of Portnoy's is on the Live at Budokan album. That was probably the best overall drum mix IMO on any of DT's live albums and the mix overall was one of the better live mixes too.
Love the way he rocks long rocker sleeves shirt with sneakers and short spandex. It’s all rock n roll baby
Little slower than original.
+Sam Nammur i noticed that as well
Better for us to understand how Portnoy does his magic haha
I learnt this song and that fact annoys me every time I play this version
Is it me or does it seem like it's slowing up
@@chriscasarcia9341 it's actually speeding down. (Duh)
Wow, MP is really is sitting really elevated. Thats some unique positioning I have to say
The Mapex drums on this album sound pretty good. I'm not playing live and don't have time crunches so it almost makes me want to get a Mapex kit. My TAMA Rockstar kit has lasted almost 20 years, though so that's probably not going to happen any time soon.
ya he signed with them sometime either during or after the Images and Words tour and was with them during the Awake album and tour. He signed with Tama after that :P!
for those of you who wanna criticize portnoy,portnoy was 28 when this album was made and you people knocking him wish you had the talent and success that mike has.
This song is so patient.
Lovely playing of Erotomania in spite of the same drums solo for more than 20 years
Me: 7 cymbals is enough
Portnoy: 68 seems right
The drum sound is AUTHENTIC!! 😌
welcome back Mike!
Mike Portnoy my favorit
its very hard man,,, you are one in a millions.....
It's actually quite easy bro i'm 13 and i learnt it just by listening to it
video please
video please
so where is your cover video ?
fauzy syamiazi ua-cam.com/video/sxQ7lp8Y3As/v-deo.html a bit late but fuck it
Yup his old Tama Imperialstar from the Majesty years through Images and Words was used then this Mapex kit from Awake through Change of Seasons then back to Tama from Falling into infinity onward...
He's BACK!!!!
Es muy creativo, es un genio!
Nice little tribute to The Professor at the end of this. That’s why he wears a Peart #1 shirt in the LTE drum cam.
there is never a better drummer than him. there never was and never will
+TheSwoleRice John Bonham.
+TheSwoleRice Even MP says that Donati is the man.
+TheSwoleRice erotomania the most simple song ever i can play it with my eyes closed its so easy
+jorge cabrera is that supposed to be a sarcasm
+TheSwoleRice Marco Minnemann, Neil Peart
He still does! He got one to the left of his 18" china. It's a 14" HHX Studio Crash.
Mike love the stuff your doing, but miss your presents in DT!
@wiLLtheTHriLL8963 He used to use a larger bass drum then he does today, so over the years he has moved his seat back down and his cymbals have also grouped together quite a bit more
crecí oyendo Mike Portnoy y creo que moriré oyendo a este mismo maestro!!!!
yes... Awake and A Change of Season's kit is Mapex... look at mikeportnoy official site in drumsetup section!
Hearing this tight kick and snare sound, i get mad when i hear the triggered drum sound in Images and Words. They should re-record that album.
True!
Thought I was the only one who thought that, haha
+Stefano Gioia No, they should not, without Kevin Moore and Mike Portnoy, and with the dried-out ruined voice James LaBrie has these days it would be a defilement of the original. I'll take the stupid triggers anyday if it means I also get to hear Kevin Moore on keys and James LaBrie in his prime.
Images and Words had the best drum sounding in history...
Cé Té Even Portnoy hates it. He said it in a interview. But I respect your opinion.
We need him back in Dream Theater.
For 9 years now I've been sticking up for mangini. But The more I listen to the newest album. The more I agree with you. They have lost their way. Portnoy had the personality and the creativity that is missing from dream theater.
@drealmerz7 z most likely true. But, it would be amazing to see Portnoy return. I like Mangini. Just don't think he belongs.
First cd I bought was images and words ever since then I was a huge fan of mike
I like Mangini, but Portnoy is more than just a drummer. I respect the fact that he did so much to contribute to DT. He is on better terms with Petrucci and Rudess. I just wish he and James LaBrie would work their shit out.
It's never gonna happen
Love the early years Mike better than now.
fico impressionado com a posição dele... o cara toca praticamente em pé!
Exatamente. Como consegue? Kkkkkkkkk
Mike! Mike! The song- MIKE!! THE SONGS OVER! This dude
He is still alive and well now but I think that was the best time of his music career.
nope he switched to Mapex on Awake until 1997 when he found out that he was endorsing a drum kit that wasnt on the market anymore so there he went back to tama but another fact is that even when he moved back to tama he still used the DW pedals until 2003 . if you look at the pics of the first siameese monster you will see the DW pedals . then he moved to the iron cobras until 2010 when he moved to speed cobras
Mike Portnoy is Incredible drummer..
THE BEST DRUMMER OF THE WORLD
2:29 best part
Yes 🤘
"I've played tama drums since I was 17"
Either puberty hit mike like a ton of bricks, or he bent the truth slightly haha
And he's playing a Mapex kit in this video lol
David Ortega probably because he was doing a thing or something with his sabian partners or whatever
Actually he can't even say Mapex name, because of his Tama's contract. Not even show this footage
He started on Tama, went to Mapex and then back to Tama. Check out I&W Live in Tokyo to see his earlier Tama set.
Mapex U.S. Maples Series, that was actually made in the Gibson custom guitar shop back in those days. They were still a relatively new company & did not have the capability of providing quality drums at the time so they subcontracted out all endorsed artists kits to the Gibson Custom Guitar Shop in Memphis. They tried to use Portnoy to boost the Mapex brand however, there was a lot of controversy due to the fact that Mapex charged Portnoy for the drums at the end of the tour even though he was fully endorsed. The touring manager went ahead and paid the bill but this put an end the Mapex relationship. I often wonder how much farther along mapex would be today if this had not occurred and he went on to play Mapex for many years..
Also, there was also some delay in getting the kit built, almost did not make Studio deadlines.
Nice! Thanks for the background info
@@DT2BLZ no problem 👍 anything you ever want to know about DT or Mike, just ask away. I will answer to the best of my knowledge. Years ago, I use to perform drum clinics with Mike & a few others, so I have first-hand knowledge about the dumbest crap cuz I lived it, back in the day. 😂 I am an ex session drummer and have played for various different groups over the years as a touring musician.. a couple of my main acts are "The Realm" & "Scars of Mourning" here is a rough copy of the last song we recorded, if interested.
www.reverbnation.com/theofficalscarsofmourning/song/28390485-wash-blood-bury-gun-2011
one word : beautiful
Incredible drumming...
Nel 2020 mi trovo a deliziarmi una sera con il mio batterista preferito del mio gruppo preferito, ormai ex purtroppo.. vista l entrata di Mangini...
Ma Portnoy, ha suonato anche Mapex???
I love the epic 2 minute drum rapage there at the end
I love this song so much
its so crazy how slow it is. listen to the cd and this so slow motion. and its still looks and sounds bad ass. point maid
Mike Portnoy dando o seu melhor.
Looks like he was going through his alcoholic period there. Amazing playing as always.
Back when Portnoy played Mapex and Petrucci played Ibanez.
Good old day.
@DT2BLZ Dude, I love all your vids. Great quality. Can you upload Best of Times, and everything else he ever recorded? Lmao
Anyone know what china he has on his far right? Sounds amazing!
I think it may be a 20" Sabian HH Thin Chinese.
@@MaelstromMephistoPEM Yup. You're correct. I just checked one of my old MD magazines, and that's the one. And the one on the left is an 18" AA chinese.
Curtindo em 2019
Yeah, and the ones on his "Hammer of the Gods" kit and the right side of the Albino Monster are both 26"! I am a bit perplexed, though, because even though that's his biggest kick drum to date, it didn't sound much like a 26" to me. Listen to their "Score" DVD...the 22" kicks AND the 18" floor tom on that album thump harder than the 26". Doesn't make sense, lol. I've heard some 26" kicks here on youtube that were almost over the top in terms of how bassy they were, though.
Great drumer Mike yes!!
He's almost standing up.
Seriously.
Drinking game: drink a shot everytime Mike says "and"
That is mike!! Awesome!
Finding Dream Theater songs is hard if you don't know their entire discography. I've been searching for a song of there's I heard a while ago for a long time. It had some really cool guitar riffing, which is not enough detail to go by when you're listening through all their songs.
At 0:51-0:55, again at 1:25-1:29, and 6:31-6:35, he displaces the snare beat from what he played on the album.
And that left-most crash sounds like crap... but he still kicks ass!
@POPmaster11 Yes it is. Your only watching the drums. This is NOT ISOLATED Drums, which you are thinking of. DTBLZ says this in other videos.