he wanted a break from the whole dream theater thing, because when he left dream theater they had been going for so many years non-stop, and he wanted to do something different!
The thing that makes Mike so great is not just the speed with which he plays but the power and fluidity. It differentiates him from some of the speed demons out there that can play faster, but with not as much "attack" on the drum head. Oh and if you are even vaguely paying attention there are plenty of examples of double and triple strokes that he is doing throughout the entire video.
Actually one of the better solo's i have ever heard him do. His creativity when writing music is unmatched by almost any drummer out there, but his solo's are usually pretty basic sounding.
yup, i've always thought mike's solos tend to be based on speed and robotic drumming instead of creativity and groove. he's still an awesome drummer, though.
@@johndoe-iq2wu Solo is not "technical performance". A solo is a performance from a single musician. The quality is then not limited to technical skill.
Yet another example of when the drums sound good and more importantly when someone knows how to play, mics aren’t an end all be all to a quality product.
No complaints here. This is crazy awesome. Mike kicked ass for ya' wow. Wish I was there in the room to hear it and feel it. Thanks for making and posting the video and thank you Mike for blowing my mind with your grooves, chops and shredding.
Mike's long list of Awards include 29 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including Hall of Fame Inductee in 2004, MVP of the Year in 2010 & 2013, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (for the magazine's record of 13 times), Best Clinician (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (8 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Score, Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare and The Winery Dogs debut. He also holds the distinction being the 2nd youngest drummer ever inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame (while at age 37) and is currently the youngest in the Hall of Fame.
Those drums sound great, especially those small LP specialty toms. Those sound better than many other brands I've heard, the drums as a whole sound really great.
You gotta love when musicians are so good that they make it look easy, until you try it. LP makes some of the greatest accessories for drummers and the best ice bells....Awesome video, Thanks!
This was freaking awesome. I'm so taken by the way Mike plays drums so musically. I think He hears sounds and Ideas in his head for drum patterns? So very good!
I feel that as Portnoy evolves as a player, so do his solos. With Dream Theater, he was more precise and more creative with his solos. Seeing that this was done around the time he was in Adrenaline Mob, it's understandable that this one was more straightforward. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it very much, and I love Adrenaline Mob. But with The Winery Dogs, Transatlantic, and all these "proggier" bands he's in now, his solos have been displaying that precision and creativity again.
I think that the solo is very good, Mike has been a long time inspiration. The key factor here is the sound which is a matter of taste. Note that there are no mics around, which probably means we are listening to what the camera recorded, without much/any sound processing. If this clip had audio quality to match the video, I guess there would be much less dislikes. Anyhow, it's not the drummer's fault that audio is natural and unprocessed.
Music ain´t just bout technique and speed and all of this that lotta guys mention here... MUSIC AIN´T SPORT OR COMPETITION!!! He´s not "just a drummer"! He´s much more! HE´S MUSICIAN! He compose songs, he arrange them and he plays drums MUSICALLY!!!
All these people bashing MP...with or without music...CAN YOU DO ANY BETTER?? I didn't think so. He is a professional for a reason. You can't be perfect every performance. This may have been an off day for him and he still kicked it in the ass. This guy is a beast with a band or by himself. Only reason people are criticizing is because jealousy is blinding them.
Nick Nolte nah definitely no jealousy towards Mike portnoy. Hes a great drummer. Would I put him in with legendary great drummers ..... No. In dream theatre he (and the rest of the band when he was in the band) accomplished one thing.....proving that they're terrible song writers that let their conflicting egos get in the way of writing good songs...aka they're a bunch of look what I can do musicians and they formed the ultimate look what we can do band. There is a reason that since Mike left the band he hasn't been able to find another steady job and that's because of his ego and the way they ran things together while in dream theatre. Sorry Mike (and Mike fans that are gonna rip me for this) but you're a has been.....or since dream theatre never really was that huge in the first place maybe you're a never was....I'm not sure. One of the two though
Just because your professional doesn't mean you have to be good....just need a good backround of the band or bands you have played with ...and baam your sponsored ...
Nick Nolte even if he is a professional, this doesn't change the fact that this was probably the worst drum performance he's done. You're literally telling people that they're wrong for making the critic that you just made.
Nick Nolte - You know what the problem is; People are trying to find grid-tight perfection nowadays, with time corrected recordings and computerized everything. - All there was "off" about this is that it was off-the-cuff. Any inconsistencies in tempo or any hits of the rim or whatever, do not matter because it's improvised. And whenever there's any "error" it puts the OCD-soaked viewers these days totally off because it's not perfect. - But this is nothing but natural and a raw and honest performance. - The same principles count for any performance or craft these days, with drums, guitars, vocals, acting, photographing, drawing, editing, etc. - I see this nitpicking and whining everywhere because people are obsessed with technical perfectionism rather than to enjoy what is being created in front of their faces. - And I'm not blind to quality and such things, I'm actually very critical myself, but... I've also learned to just take a step back and not sit there like a judge but just an audience. - People are un-learning to just be an audience-member, and it's just full of over-analyzing nerds everywhere now. Myself included...
Nick Nolte I certainly agree that all this bashing against MP isn’t necessary, but using the ‘but can you do better’ argument just doesn’t really work. For example a person who couldnt cook could go to a restaurant and have really shit food, just cause he can’t cook doesn’t automatically make his judgement of the food being shit any less valid. Nothing against you, just trying to help inform you :D
Although MP is my favorite drummer (and favorite musician, too), I have to admit, that I never enjoyed his solos that much... Except for this one! He´s not doing his "typical MP signature" double-pedal breaks all the time here; he plays cool grooves and stuff like that, too! For me, this is his best one! ;-) Thumbs up! Mike, you´re an incredible drummer and MUSICIAN, you´ll always be my hero. Thank U for all of your awesome music, which changed my life! You´re no. 1!!!
If this video is available to view in 100yrs, it will be like Mozart being listened to in this age! Mike Portnoy is The Master of Percussion Virtuosity!!!
Mere words will ultimately fail to give due credit for the superior skills that Mike Portnoy has, and continues to display. A one of a kind drumming expert, at least!
This smells so much of Alex Gonzalez, it actually looks like they told him “hey Mike this is Latin so we’ll show you an example of a Latin sound and you try to create from there” there are many parts sounding similar. So good
Are those drum shells made of acrylic? That was an impressive solo, not to mention what an amazing array of cymbals in that kit. He must have every kind of crash, ride, splash and china cymbal that Sabian makes in his kit, or so it seems. The only kit I've seen more awesome that is Terry Bozzio's, and that kit is a frigging monster!
6672rock Yes they are. It's a material called "Acrylite"!!! It's a chemical-polymer that's manufactured and can be made in ANY shape,size or color You want!!! It's an EXTREMELY durable polymer,hence why drums are made out of it!!! Lol. It's the same thing John Bonham's early 70's kit was made out of too.
+menom7 That is an interesting plate of information (at least for me). Ignored it's name and, credits for playing such polymer. For a moment I thought about a 3D printed drumset. How would such a kit sounds like?Thanks for sharing that info!
menom7 Here, there and elsewhere that may be ignored. Personally, I think this set sounds and looks way cooler than that of Bonham's. My personnal favourites would be Bruford and Bozzio though. Cheers!
+Jose Miguel Iglesias Oh,I completely agree with You on THAT one!!! (that his set looks and sounds cooler than Bonham's)........OF COURSE,in actuality,is simply a matter of "personal-preference" in both HOW You want your drums to LOOK,and HOW You want your drums to SOUND!!! For I've seen sets that LOOK cool as HELL...........but when I sat down at them,and played em,they simply did not SOUND good at all!!! Also,I've HEARD AWESOME sounding drums TOO,but when You LOOKED at em and saw the "condition" of em,they were pretty sad to look at!!! Lol. Point BEING,is that it's NOT so much WHAT your drums LOOK LIKE,or HOW MANY or FEW You have,but ANY SET whether BIG or SMALL,made of WOOD or Acrylics,can SOUND GREAT if you simply take the time to "TUNE" them properly!!! And YES,Bill Bruford and Terry Bozzio's sets,are AMAZING in both SOUND and APPEARANCE!!! Thanks for your post!!!
I wonder if the others from DT (not including Mangini and LeBrie) just look at this like an ex-bird. And think "Oh, yeah". "Why, oh why did I ever leave her?" He's world class and always was and everything he touches these days, it seems, turns to gold. I've got to say he's by far my favourite musician on the planet and not just because he plays the music I love but his attitude and what he's been through in life resonates with me. Never stop Mike.
close your eyes and you picture yourself trying to test out the feel of a pair of drumsticks at guitar center, but some fuck found the double pedal on one of the demo sets and won't leave until you recognize his "stellar" playing
+mtndewman1022 yeah, portnoy can't play shit. it sounds like the typical high school drummer playing his new double pedals that he got for christmas and just figured out the "R L R K K" fill.
Cool guy, great drummer, amazing performer, big influence for 1000000s of young drummers, and by the way great sounding set here ;))) Mike is just GREATTTT
I remember when I had only been playing drums for a few years and would have thought this was ultimate drumming too haha. Mike is good , could even be considered great , but he doesn't drum outside of rock grooves (from videos I've seen) and for me that is why he is equal a high schooler . I'm not trying to take away from his rudiments or technique or how 'clean' he sounds but the grooves he uses them with is boring
Freestyle is a different animal than composition. You can't argue he's a good drummer. No, he's not the best. But does a person need to be the best in order to have fun and be successful? Liked? He's making a living at doing what he loves. There it is.
You are the Only Dude On EARTH who could Sit In For NEIL PEART with RUSH in CONCERT,,,,,and then Some!!!!!! My New Favorite Drummer!!!!!##!!!!!!#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guido Cioni But in all seriousness, they probably did use mics. From the looks of the room he was in, the room probably had some amazing acoustics. Also, at some points of the video, you can see some black stands off of the side of the drums which probably held some mics above the set.
Inspiring playing!!! A living legend!!! I only wish he could be as good as those titans trolling here on his playing. Seriously guys get a life, go practice, make a contribution stop farting from the mouth, or go to a shrink or something
Some of this really reminds me of the guys in Godsmack (back like 10 years ago anyway). Shows how much Portnoy was probably also an inspiration to them.
Admito que Thomas Lang es un tipo anormal y que Lars Ulrich, con todo y lo quemao, siempre será Lars Ulrich.. Pero defitivamente Mike Portnoy es el baterista que mas admiro! Excelente vídeo.. Excelente fondo.. Una hermosa, bella e impecable batería y bueno.. El muchacho jugando con ella a su placer.. Toca igual que yo cuando estoy soñando..
This is one awesome drummer who can make a Hello Kitty kit sound good! Whenever he does anything, good, bad, or average, the MP Hate Club are ready to pounce. Get a life, guys, and try to do something great yourselves...
I do have to give this guy credit. Even though he is kind of an overrated drummer, his drummer overall does deserve praise and here's why: If you ask any professional drummer, they will say playing fast, loud and technical will NEVER get you the gig (and that is SO true) and if you look at Mike here, he knows how to stay in the pocket and he knows how to play dynamically and he doesn't rely on playing fast and showy to save his life. In the metal drumming community, it really hard find drummers that can play their shit dynamically and quietly as well as super musically. I myself have fallen victim to playing fast and showy all the time throughout my drumming life and I can play more techniques than Mike can like rudiments and double bass and other flashy shit. Basically what I am trying to say is that people should stop making this guy look like a piece of shit for being so overrated because it is really f'n hard to find drummers like Mike here who just play in the pocket and play musically and dynamically and people should understand why he is overrated in the first place, because he gets a shit ton of gigs with great musicians because he follows the advice of professional drummers (like himself) and that is to lay down a sick groove and don't play circus act crap.
eventhough Mangini is better than him, at least Portnoy's got a character in his technique so he won't be forgotten. That's the important point in life.Tratatata tratata desssss
I don't think I would've ever had that thought if it it weren't for this particular performance and you mentioning it first. But now that you do, dude that would be a match made in heaven. I'm rewatching this while adding Les and Ler in my head and it sounds so right.
He is a band-drummer, not a solo-artist.. his strengh is not to play insane soli, but play insanely good with other musicans and he also got great ideas for songs
Mike Mangini is no doubt a better drummer in terms of speed, precision and technique but Portnoy's creativity at writing music is unmatched. Music is all about creativity and thats the reason why I chose Portnoy over any other drummers.
You always need somewhere to go. Don’t start drums solos with the whole kit. Start with something small like the snare or hi hat and then branch out to other drums
Wow wow for a moment I thought it was a Latino drummer, and then I realized it was Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater bro! The best Latin drummer I've heard so far, the same Latin feeling and with many touches of English and some kind of other unknown species of cuisine.
Portnoygraphy is addictive.
God, I love this one…
Mike Portnoy is one of the few drummers where you can call his playing "shredding".
@@LoganStryker82 name one
Virgil Donati says hold my beer
he should becoming the next dream theater's drummer.
He WAS in Dream Theater. But he quit for some reason.
he wanted a break from the whole dream theater thing, because when he left dream theater they had been going for so many years non-stop, and he wanted to do something different!
DRUM Theater... haha
Guys it's a joke
Terry Music that was an obvious joke
Mike is such a cool drummer. When he hits those tom rolls, you instantly recognize the tuning. What a sound he has always had.
I love this drum kit
I love this solo
I love this man
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He's not gay
@@DruGaTecH are you sure?
@@sugengrahayu9171 yeah somewhat... XD!
Sorry, he's not gay
word has it he traded this set for a hello kitty 5 piece.
Josh d: He made out well then!😂😂
No that’s Nico McBrain 🤣
Make a custom made full scale hello kitty drum set just Mike👍
🤣🤣🤣
How many times has he fallen over, playing it I wonder..
The thing that makes Mike so great is not just the speed with which he plays but the power and fluidity. It differentiates him from some of the speed demons out there that can play faster, but with not as much "attack" on the drum head. Oh and if you are even vaguely paying attention there are plenty of examples of double and triple strokes that he is doing throughout the entire video.
Actually one of the better solo's i have ever heard him do. His creativity when writing music is unmatched by almost any drummer out there, but his solo's are usually pretty basic sounding.
yup, i've always thought mike's solos tend to be based on speed and robotic drumming instead of creativity and groove. he's still an awesome drummer, though.
It's called 'solo' for a reason, dude.
@@johndoe-iq2wu Yeah, and Portnoy sucks at them for a reason
@@gmatsue84 nop. That's technical at its best.
@@johndoe-iq2wu Solo is not "technical performance". A solo is a performance from a single musician. The quality is then not limited to technical skill.
wow such talent. i think he should be a drummer for a band like Dream Theater.
Marco Afro ikr
🤣🤣
Lol
Now in Sons of Apollo. Awesome band!!
That would be SICK lol
Oh my god that fuckin kit tho......
Looks like it was crafted in heaven.
Sorry. This video was captured during a photo shoot with Mike. We were not able to mic the drum set. You are hearing the room sound.
Yet another example of when the drums sound good and more importantly when someone knows how to play, mics aren’t an end all be all to a quality product.
Those octobans sound godly though, better than if they were mic'd.
No complaints here. This is crazy awesome. Mike kicked ass for ya' wow. Wish I was there in the room to hear it and feel it. Thanks for making and posting the video and thank you Mike for blowing my mind with your grooves, chops and shredding.
Mike's long list of Awards include 29 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including Hall of Fame Inductee in 2004, MVP of the Year in 2010 & 2013, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (for the magazine's record of 13 times), Best Clinician (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (8 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Score, Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare and The Winery Dogs debut. He also holds the distinction being the 2nd youngest drummer ever inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame (while at age 37) and is currently the youngest in the Hall of Fame.
Those drums sound great, especially those small LP specialty toms. Those sound better than many other brands I've heard, the drums as a whole sound really great.
Mike Portnoy has been around for many years & one of the worlds best drummers! The guy is just amazing!
This Video is the reason why i've become a drummer since 8 Years and i still love watching those incredible skills ❤❤❤❤❤ you changed my life 🎉🎉🎉
Isn't he basically doing a demo for their products? I doubt he's trying to do the defining solo of his career and he's having a good time.
Look at his face and tell me that man isn't having a good time
Please tell that to all the Idiots saying who's better or who have better technique or faster etc etc .
I mean you’d always try your absolute best, since you’re having fun, holding back is no fun
I love those mini snare drums. Thomas Lang has one for his foot that seems really useful.
You gotta love when musicians are so good that they make it look easy, until you try it. LP makes some of the greatest accessories for drummers and the best ice bells....Awesome video, Thanks!
This was freaking awesome. I'm so taken by the way Mike plays drums so musically. I think He hears sounds and Ideas in his head for drum patterns? So very good!
I feel that as Portnoy evolves as a player, so do his solos. With Dream Theater, he was more precise and more creative with his solos. Seeing that this was done around the time he was in Adrenaline Mob, it's understandable that this one was more straightforward. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it very much, and I love Adrenaline Mob. But with The Winery Dogs, Transatlantic, and all these "proggier" bands he's in now, his solos have been displaying that precision and creativity again.
Terrific drummer! I want him back in DREAM THEATER
His beats really suck.
Both of you are awful people.
@@jamessudbury6006 You suck
Finaly! Mike got the great band he wanted. He got tired of Dream Theater. You can not decide what Mike should do.
@@michelehovde15 What great band ? Sons of Apollo ?? Hum..their songs are not half as good as D.T's
I think that the solo is very good, Mike has been a long time inspiration. The key factor here is the sound which is a matter of taste. Note that there are no mics around, which probably means we are listening to what the camera recorded, without much/any sound processing. If this clip had audio quality to match the video, I guess there would be much less dislikes. Anyhow, it's not the drummer's fault that audio is natural and unprocessed.
This may not be a technical, but it's sure very pleasing to the ears.
LOL, what?
Wow! First time hearing this guy on acoustic drums! He's incredible! Love the white remo dot he's using on his snare
Music ain´t just bout technique and speed and all of this that lotta guys mention here... MUSIC AIN´T SPORT OR COMPETITION!!! He´s not "just a drummer"! He´s much more! HE´S MUSICIAN! He compose songs, he arrange them and he plays drums MUSICALLY!!!
All these people bashing MP...with or without music...CAN YOU DO ANY BETTER?? I didn't think so. He is a professional for a reason. You can't be perfect every performance. This may have been an off day for him and he still kicked it in the ass. This guy is a beast with a band or by himself. Only reason people are criticizing is because jealousy is blinding them.
Nick Nolte nah definitely no jealousy towards Mike portnoy. Hes a great drummer. Would I put him in with legendary great drummers ..... No. In dream theatre he (and the rest of the band when he was in the band) accomplished one thing.....proving that they're terrible song writers that let their conflicting egos get in the way of writing good songs...aka they're a bunch of look what I can do musicians and they formed the ultimate look what we can do band. There is a reason that since Mike left the band he hasn't been able to find another steady job and that's because of his ego and the way they ran things together while in dream theatre. Sorry Mike (and Mike fans that are gonna rip me for this) but you're a has been.....or since dream theatre never really was that huge in the first place maybe you're a never was....I'm not sure. One of the two though
Just because your professional doesn't mean you have to be good....just need a good backround of the band or bands you have played with ...and baam your sponsored ...
Nick Nolte even if he is a professional, this doesn't change the fact that this was probably the worst drum performance he's done. You're literally telling people that they're wrong for making the critic that you just made.
Nick Nolte - You know what the problem is; People are trying to find grid-tight perfection nowadays, with time corrected recordings and computerized everything. - All there was "off" about this is that it was off-the-cuff. Any inconsistencies in tempo or any hits of the rim or whatever, do not matter because it's improvised. And whenever there's any "error" it puts the OCD-soaked viewers these days totally off because it's not perfect. - But this is nothing but natural and a raw and honest performance. - The same principles count for any performance or craft these days, with drums, guitars, vocals, acting, photographing, drawing, editing, etc. - I see this nitpicking and whining everywhere because people are obsessed with technical perfectionism rather than to enjoy what is being created in front of their faces. - And I'm not blind to quality and such things, I'm actually very critical myself, but... I've also learned to just take a step back and not sit there like a judge but just an audience. - People are un-learning to just be an audience-member, and it's just full of over-analyzing nerds everywhere now. Myself included...
Nick Nolte I certainly agree that all this bashing against MP isn’t necessary, but using the ‘but can you do better’ argument just doesn’t really work. For example a person who couldnt cook could go to a restaurant and have really shit food, just cause he can’t cook doesn’t automatically make his judgement of the food being shit any less valid. Nothing against you, just trying to help inform you :D
Although MP is my favorite drummer (and favorite musician, too), I have to admit, that I never enjoyed his solos that much... Except for this one! He´s not doing his "typical MP signature" double-pedal breaks all the time here; he plays cool grooves and stuff like that, too! For me, this is his best one! ;-) Thumbs up!
Mike, you´re an incredible drummer and MUSICIAN, you´ll always be my hero. Thank U for all of your awesome music, which changed my life!
You´re no. 1!!!
Just positive critical, that would be better if u put full a set of professional Mic recording before Mike play solo..
I agree with that.. I think its just the camera mic they are using
Thats A Great Idea!!
Agree. The audio is pretty amateur.
@@choaron I guess so
@@Udzir Thanks
If this video is available to view in 100yrs, it will be like Mozart being listened to in this age!
Mike Portnoy is The Master of Percussion Virtuosity!!!
Love that sound. It makes me create ideas when I hear unique drum sound test. 😊
That cymbal.... That's a Sabian AAX. They pack a powerful sound of each cymbals. I really love it. Keep it up, Mike. You can do it, my Idol. 😊
Mere words will ultimately fail to give due credit for the superior skills that Mike Portnoy has, and continues to display. A one of a kind drumming expert, at least!
mike is a Beast on the Drums. can play anything!! Rock On..
This smells so much of Alex Gonzalez, it actually looks like they told him “hey Mike this is Latin so we’ll show you an example of a Latin sound and you try to create from there” there are many parts sounding similar. So good
Love just listening to his drums on room mics.
Great drum solo Mike Portnoy is one of my favorite drummers and one of my biggest influences on drums
4:20 Ah! Thanks for that shot. I really wanted to know what he was playing on the bass drum
Needs more cowbell
It has become a meme now I guess.
I got a fever.And the only prescription is MORE COWBELL
Bob Saget are you the REAL bob saget though
That's Will Ferrell's job
Don fear the repper
Obrigado !!! Sensacional !!! Um dos melhores de mundo !! LP saudações !!! 🤙
This is just what I needed to start my day. Thanks Mike
I remember this video first came out when I was obsessed with Dream Theater and Portnoy’s playing. Nostalgic af
Are those drum shells made of acrylic? That was an impressive solo, not to mention what an amazing array of cymbals in that kit. He must have every kind of crash, ride, splash and china cymbal that Sabian makes in his kit, or so it seems. The only kit I've seen more awesome that is Terry Bozzio's, and that kit is a frigging monster!
6672rock Yes they are. It's a material called "Acrylite"!!! It's a chemical-polymer that's manufactured and can be made in ANY shape,size or color You want!!! It's an EXTREMELY durable polymer,hence why drums are made out of it!!! Lol. It's the same thing John Bonham's early 70's kit was made out of too.
+menom7 That is an interesting plate of information (at least for me).
Ignored it's name and, credits for playing such polymer. For a moment I thought about a 3D printed drumset. How would such a kit sounds like?Thanks for sharing that info!
+Jose Miguel Iglesias It's MY pleasure Jose!!! Was glad to share the info. here.
menom7 Here, there and elsewhere that may be ignored. Personally, I think this set sounds and looks way cooler than that of Bonham's.
My personnal favourites would be Bruford and Bozzio though. Cheers!
+Jose Miguel Iglesias Oh,I completely agree with You on THAT one!!! (that his set looks and sounds cooler than Bonham's)........OF COURSE,in actuality,is simply a matter of "personal-preference" in both HOW You want your drums to LOOK,and HOW You want your drums to SOUND!!! For I've seen sets that LOOK cool as HELL...........but when I sat down at them,and played em,they simply did not SOUND good at all!!! Also,I've HEARD AWESOME sounding drums TOO,but when You LOOKED at em and saw the "condition" of em,they were pretty sad to look at!!! Lol. Point BEING,is that it's NOT so much WHAT your drums LOOK LIKE,or HOW MANY or FEW You have,but ANY SET whether BIG or SMALL,made of WOOD or Acrylics,can SOUND GREAT if you simply take the time to "TUNE" them properly!!! And YES,Bill Bruford and Terry Bozzio's sets,are AMAZING in both SOUND and APPEARANCE!!! Thanks for your post!!!
I wish I could drum like him and have his drum set
I don't know why is everybody sayin this was bad. It was unreal.. Amazing solo
It went over their heads. If they think this was bad, they are musically clueless.
I wonder if the others from DT (not including Mangini and LeBrie) just look at this like an ex-bird. And think "Oh, yeah". "Why, oh why did I ever leave her?"
He's world class and always was and everything he touches these days, it seems, turns to gold.
I've got to say he's by far my favourite musician on the planet and not just because he plays the music I love but his attitude and what he's been through in life resonates with me.
Never stop Mike.
Awesome !!!!
Every I see this video not only
hear it ,
I see it ,
And
I DANCE !!! 😱😱😱
He should release a solo album. maybe he could do an hour long drum epic and try to tell stories with percussion. people have done it with guitars.
This sounds like an entire marching band playing and it's just one man!
He speeds the pattern RLRLKK up really fast. It's his signature fill! (:
AAACH......I LOVE SO MUCH MIKE PORTNOY.....MIKE AND NEIL PEART ARE MY FAV DRUMMERS
Really enjoy Mr Portnoys stuff, helps fill the void left by Mr Peart.
unreal how smooth he plays. it's like its nothin
What a groove! Legend.
Kiril Varbanov groove? hahahah good joke
@@rodrigoacha shut the fuck up, go ahead, try and play this, right you can’t.
close your eyes and you picture yourself trying to test out the feel of a pair of drumsticks at guitar center, but some fuck found the double pedal on one of the demo sets and won't leave until you recognize his "stellar" playing
+mtndewman1022 yeah, portnoy can't play shit. it sounds like the typical high school drummer playing his new double pedals that he got for christmas and just figured out the "R L R K K" fill.
+Matti Siik (M4Z4) you can't play shit. You may eat shit.
+Matti Siik (M4Z4) that's exactly what I was thinking
You're a shithead.
Cool guy, great drummer, amazing performer, big influence for 1000000s of young drummers, and by the way great sounding set here ;))) Mike is just GREATTTT
Best solo drum performance from him, it's been quite some time watching him doing some solo for some time
He makes it look so easy D:
+Max DC oh yeah it's easy to suck. Not too easy to do what Mikes doing though.
I could literally find a million drummers that are in high school that are better than Mike.
+Max DC You do that and get back to us.
+Max DC that in no way makes him suck.
I remember when I had only been playing drums for a few years and would have thought this was ultimate drumming too haha. Mike is good , could even be considered great , but he doesn't drum outside of rock grooves (from videos I've seen) and for me that is why he is equal a high schooler . I'm not trying to take away from his rudiments or technique or how 'clean' he sounds but the grooves he uses them with is boring
I forgot I had it on 1.5x speed and was like wtf when did he get THAT fast??!??!
Freestyle is a different animal than composition. You can't argue he's a good drummer. No, he's not the best. But does a person need to be the best in order to have fun and be successful? Liked? He's making a living at doing what he loves. There it is.
Beautiful drum kit. Amazing performance.
Blown away!!!! This guy is king!! Wow!
I could play that with my eyes closed (though I would be dreaming of course).
I could play it with my eyes closed but it won’t sound anything even remotely like this does....lol
And watching said dream in a theater
6:46 - so THAT'S his secret! A hidden third arm!
This guy is really good, he should have auditioned for Dream Theater!
he left dream theater in 2010...
@@mervinlouie5398 duhr
@@mervinlouie5398 bro
@@mervinlouie5398 don’t you get the joke? it’s sad you don’t dig it :(
@@yukihyde1 for the record mike is my idol
THE ALL TIMES GREATEST DRUMMER.
Incomparable
My LOVE for SENSEI MIKE PORTNOY as well.✊🏼🤘🏻🤘🏻👏🏼☝🏻✨🖤🇧🇷
You are the Only Dude On EARTH who could Sit In For NEIL PEART with RUSH in CONCERT,,,,,and then Some!!!!!! My New Favorite Drummer!!!!!##!!!!!!#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike what BPM do you wanna do this at?
Mike: yes.
(Just poking a little fun Mike, I still love you)
how the fuck did they record this with no mic? :)
Drums are loud.
here, take my upvote sir
Guido Cioni nice to see someone not react badly when i'm being a smartass
Guido Cioni But in all seriousness, they probably did use mics. From the looks of the room he was in, the room probably had some amazing acoustics. Also, at some points of the video, you can see some black stands off of the side of the drums which probably held some mics above the set.
Guido Cioni This video was taken from a photo shoot. We were only able to capture the room sound. The black stands you see are camera tripods.
He has his own sound on any drumset that he plays
Next level DRUM BEAST mode right there son!
love the Vistalite look with the chrome Lp mini snare
mike portnoy and dave lombardo make me want to become a drummer!!!
How about Mike Magini
Inspiring playing!!! A living legend!!!
I only wish he could be as good as those titans trolling here on his playing. Seriously guys get a life, go practice, make a contribution stop farting from the mouth, or go to a shrink or something
What a shame. Poor audio quality which is strange for this sort of video. Can’t hear the kick drums 🤔
your gear must have a problem, I can hear them, maybe you are looking for the wrong sound
Cool i thought it was me. I thought the actual kit sounded like shit.
The drums just aren’t mixed lol you’re listening to raw drums.
Simply say you like listening to autotuned shits. 💩💩💩
timbales sounded like ass too
Some of this really reminds me of the guys in Godsmack (back like 10 years ago anyway). Shows how much Portnoy was probably also an inspiration to them.
Those signature Portnoy rolls. Perfection
This guy is an epic drummer xD
His dynamics
Admito que Thomas Lang es un tipo anormal y que Lars Ulrich, con todo y lo quemao, siempre será Lars Ulrich.. Pero defitivamente Mike Portnoy es el baterista que mas admiro! Excelente vídeo.. Excelente fondo.. Una hermosa, bella e impecable batería y bueno.. El muchacho jugando con ella a su placer.. Toca igual que yo cuando estoy soñando..
Portnoy with Mike Mangini are the greatest drummers of all time in Progressive Rock, Mangini holds 5 world records for speed on drums!
years has pass since he left DT.... now i feel happy that he is not in the band anymore. I feel him more happy and he is still on THE scene. Love MP
He has good set.
This is one awesome drummer who can make a Hello Kitty kit sound good! Whenever he does anything, good, bad, or average, the MP Hate Club are ready to pounce. Get a life, guys, and try to do something great yourselves...
I do have to give this guy credit. Even though he is kind of an overrated drummer, his drummer overall does deserve praise and here's why: If you ask any professional drummer, they will say playing fast, loud and technical will NEVER get you the gig (and that is SO true) and if you look at Mike here, he knows how to stay in the pocket and he knows how to play dynamically and he doesn't rely on playing fast and showy to save his life. In the metal drumming community, it really hard find drummers that can play their shit dynamically and quietly as well as super musically. I myself have fallen victim to playing fast and showy all the time throughout my drumming life and I can play more techniques than Mike can like rudiments and double bass and other flashy shit. Basically what I am trying to say is that people should stop making this guy look like a piece of shit for being so overrated because it is really f'n hard to find drummers like Mike here who just play in the pocket and play musically and dynamically and people should understand why he is overrated in the first place, because he gets a shit ton of gigs with great musicians because he follows the advice of professional drummers (like himself) and that is to lay down a sick groove and don't play circus act crap.
Alex Grachek overrated??
You said he’s overrated, but then told us why he’s so good. Ugh......ok.
The amount of things he can hit sequentially at such speed blows my mind
didnt know you could give such an amazing performance with drums only
its so smooth and perfect
Is it me or does this drum set sound "tinny"...Portnoy is great...it's the drum set. Not a lot of low end...could just be the room
Its all acrylic aside from the snare. Its what to expect from a non-wooden drum.
eventhough Mangini is better than him, at least Portnoy's got a character in his technique so he won't be forgotten. That's the important point in life.Tratatata tratata desssss
And he's better looking
Does anyone else think he would be a fitting Primus drummer?
I don't think I would've ever had that thought if it it weren't for this particular performance and you mentioning it first. But now that you do, dude that would be a match made in heaven. I'm rewatching this while adding Les and Ler in my head and it sounds so right.
Nah, Tim Alexander is just fine and just as good.
Man, this dude's a ROCKSTAR!
Amazing how Mike can make drumming that fast looks so easy.
He is a band-drummer, not a solo-artist.. his strengh is not to play insane soli, but play insanely good with other musicans and he also got great ideas for songs
He's a metalhead, but on "In the name of God" they literally played latin. So yes, that's appropriate :D
it's actually an egyptian themed playing
@@frank_west. I mean: this is ment to be latin percussion. And in the aforementioned song they played a samba.
@@OskarCzechowicz-OmniMusician I from Brazil, and i can safely say that the solo session in In The Name Of God is not a Samba.
@@frank_west. yet it is what I was told latin music is :D have a nice day
@@OskarCzechowicz-OmniMusician you too, man! :D
Portnoy's complaint, there's never enough drums.
MP is one of the best...LOVE the clear acrylic kit!!!!!
Mike Mangini is no doubt a better drummer in terms of speed, precision and technique but Portnoy's creativity at writing music is unmatched. Music is all about creativity and thats the reason why I chose Portnoy over any other drummers.
0:13 anyone know the names of the drums he's hitting?
Octobans
i love how he doesnt even use half of the kit at the beginning lol
You always need somewhere to go. Don’t start drums solos with the whole kit. Start with something small like the snare or hi hat and then branch out to other drums
adding to the comment above, i think because it’s a demonstration of LP products. and they’re mostly on the left side of the kit, i guess.
@@yukihyde1 yeah, that’s a great point
@@landonpeckham7752 that is true
why is it that all of his solos sound the same... ???
james broussard Winery dogs......
OSI
james broussard watch him do his bonzo interpretation of dazed and confused
Because hes lame and has no tropical groove
This man born with a drumstick already on his hand 🔥
Wow wow for a moment I thought it was a Latino drummer, and then I realized it was Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater bro! The best Latin drummer I've heard so far, the same Latin feeling and with many touches of English and some kind of other unknown species of cuisine.