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Sometimes he doesn’t flip it back at all. He has two drumstick bags. One on is left, the other on his right. The bag on his left, he always has the sticks pointing face down for, like you said, power. And the other bag are always facing up. And his sticks always have, clear tips. For that clear crisp sound on the rides and Max Stacks ( 3 different size splashes stacked on top of each other)
Its actually two drumsets put together with 3 bassdrums.... So the middle One is the left kick of the right set... And the right kick of the left set.... The left Side is for technical songs and the right is for the heavy songs. ...
Fans have been rejoicing at the recent reunion of Portnoy and John Petrucci. After many years apart, Portnoy has recorded drums for Petrucci's latest solo album. There is something reassuring and comfortable in hearing those two together for people who grew up with them in Dream Theater. Great pocket player in the context of prog metal.
Not sure if you've heard it, but 'Dance of Eternity' is a technical monstrosity. Worth watching him play it just for the meter and tempo changes. Cheers Andrew!
9:30 If you listen, you can hear how much the snare sound changes when he flips the stick front to back. It’s such a massive change in the sound, and him playing with the stick back to front is a major reason why his snare sound has always been INSANELY good.
Neil Peart of Rush played with the butt end of the stick throughout his career. This is probably the reason Mike does it, because he's a super fan of Neil... And I'm a fan of both of them!!😎
You MUST check out more of dream theater. I only started listening to them last year and I’m pissed I went this long without their music. Definitely one of my favourite bands of all time
@@GeorgeeeW Damn, you had fine taste from the very first album haha As it stands, Train Of Thought is my favourite album by them. One of the last I listened to as well 😂 Apparently, that album only took them a couple weeks to make or some madness like that.
The reason he flips the stick around at 9:20 is so that when he's riding the ride cymbal, the hits are more evenly toned. From documentaries that I've seen, Mike plays most of the time with his left stick inverted because he likes the sound he gets from the snare with it that way... but if he was riding that ride with one stick inverted, the left stick would sound a bit louder than the right stick.
I'm sure he flipped the stick because he has nylon tips on his sticks, so the part on the ride cymbal which followed 3 seconds later sounds more crisp :)
@@AndrewRooneyDrums If you choose to listen to Train of Thought (the album this comes from). If I may suggest, Images and Words would be a good logical next step. Both albums have solid, approachable songs. With virtuosity weaved in. Then the albums that are more dense, should appeal to you more afterwards. Glad you liked it!
The video of him playing "The Great Debate" is so much more reaction-worthy. A truly great display of his dynamics, arrangement, and sense of melody behind the kit. Not to say this is a bad song or performance... Mike is dope and a super nice guy!
What makes portnoy so incredible is his ability to play technically, but still pocket super hard. A lot of technical drummers are super dead on grid.. but he keeps it just loose enough to pocket
“You don’t just do that!” That’s the exact moment I became a huge fan. My friend said I should check out dream theater because I was into complicated bass arrangements. I went to a and b sound and bought train of thought on a whim and as I am is the first track. The solo followed by that drum fill section out of it.... I didn’t even realize music could be like that until then.
He does play with the left stick reversed. I have one of them I caught at a Winery Dogs show. The perks of being 6'4 in a crowd of people. The grip tape is on the tip side. One of my favorite drummers ever!
New follower & subscriber here.Love your page & content of great Drummers from all genres.I discovered MP back in 2009.I came across his Drum Track video of Panic Attack & I instantly fell in love with his Drumming style & soon after Dream Theater as well.Mike's A monster of a Drummer with tremendous skills on the 🥁 kit.🔥🔥🔥
I really started listening to and fell in love with the dream theatre sound after Portnoy left the band! I’ve seen them with Mike Mangini live 2 times and I have to say he is amazing! One of my favorite drummers!
I always liked and respected Portnoy, but I fell in love with Mangini on James LaBrie's solo album Mullmuzzler. I had always wanted to hear Mangini with them, AND IT HAPPENED! I tend to gravitate to the Mangini era material, myself as well. He's absolutely incredible.
You should react to Portnoy's "Dance of Eternity". And from this album, "This dying soul" or "Honor thy father" This song is pretty simple compare to the others! Go for it, please
Mike Portnoy always plays just what's needed. He pulls back to give others space to do their thing then steps in to do awesome things when there's space.
This was the song that got me into dream theater almost 20 years ago. Don't really listen to them on a regular basis anymore but they were huge part of discovering my love for heavy technical music. So much nostalgia with this song
11:00-11:35 is how we as mega fans of DT react still after years of listening to their tunes endlessly. They're a musical Freakshow. I love watching people's reactions to DT haha.
Dream Theater is one of my all time favorite bands. I was introduced to them in the summer before my freshman year in college, and haven't been able to stop listening to them ever since (15 years later).
He flipped the stick @ 9:20 because he would needed the tip later to do the 16th notes on the ride cymbal, so that it would sound consistent (compared w/right hand) Also, his signature sticks are with nylon tips, which they sound bright and crispy on the ride cymbal. He flipped back later because there was no need anymore and, as you said, he might want the flat and heavy sound on the snare.
You should check out "Hear me" by Devin Townsend with Samus Paulicelli on drums. Portnoy said it was the drum performance of the year. Make sure to watch the drum cam version though.
I’ve got 12 Dream Theater concerts under my belt; hopefully 13 soon… I love Portnoy’s sense of time and rhythm. It’s almost like he plays ahead of the beat, pulling the rest of the band along. Definitely my single biggest drumming inspiration.
Gerry Mercer of April Wine (a Canadian band) played with the butt end in his left hand. One time at a jam night I got to play drums with his sticks. He had a pair of sticks which were rather special. There was a brand of sticks (I can't remember the company name) which had kind of like a bulb lathed into them at just behind where you would hold on to them. They were designed so that one could play with a super relaxed grip and not worry about the sticks flying out one's hands. Anyway, I don't know if he was an endorser but his pair had one stick with a butt on both ends so that he could take advantage of the bulb design and still play with the butt in his left hand for the back beats. Just a little factoid which might interest you. Keep up with the fun videos.
There's a great clip from the 80s of Winger on MTV playing their first big ballad Headed For A Heartbreak live, only over the end, Rod Morgenstein does his crazy prog rock time bending fills while the rest of the band bobs and nods in 4 and the audience goes into shock. A classic subversive drumming moment on MTV!
One oy my closest friends had never heard Dream Theatre before, and one day while giving him a lift home, I played this song for him on my very high quality after-market stereo....my friend has been playing drums now for 13 years from that day.
Check out their album Images and Words. I've never paid any particular attention to the drumming, but the overall musical composition through the whole album is gorgeous.
A small thing i noticed. The flick of the stick after the first hit of the snare at the solo section, is probably by the fact that the main rythm guitar is absent. The guitar solo is backed my the keyboards, bass and drums only. He uses the stick from the bottom part to bring the snare bottom end forward and fill the mix. If you pay close attention and listed carefully after the first hit the snare drum sounds more fatter
Mike Portnoy is a GOD!! He is so versatile and energetic, one of the GOAT. Did you get my patreon message to react to one Mike Portnoys other songs? You need to it'll blow your mind more! 🤙
Oh my God oh my God I love this can you believe that? Although this is not my genre of music I thought it was excellent kudos to you Andrew and the gentleman who picked this 🥁🥁💥💯🎶🎶🎶
This is from one of his Drum cam dvds called Drums of Thought. It's for the album Train of Thought. The whole thing is on youtube plus a Drums Only version so you can focus just on that. Awesome stuff!
Love the way that, for Mike, the song is fairly...subdued in terms of what he's capable of. Until 11:01 that is where you can see him starting to flex just a bit. Love it.
Great observation with the left stick. He switched it around because he likes using the tips for cymbal work and the part just after the switch had a lot of that.
I first saw Mike (a fellow Long Islander) as the drummer for the Neal Morse Band and that forced me to look at his whole body of work. An amazing drummer with quite the sense of humor (his video playing the Hello Kitty Drum kit is a classic). And not surprisingly can play MORE then just the drums. On the Neal Morse 35 minute long live version of Alive Again (a ridiculous progressive rock anthem). All the band members including Mike switch instruments several times.
Portnoy has so much muscle core strength that he almost never leans in to any hit and I think he plays in such a balanced way because of that. He doesn't have any "ticks" or a lot of body movement even at exciting moments, very centred. His body language gives off consistency and casualness to me. so much control
There are drummers in The world that out-chop Portnoy but he is such a showman behind The drums in The way he feels and sounds. For that reason he is one of my very favorite drummers in existence.
i heard you saying this band is quite new to you to listen to. the good news is there's years worth of magic waiting for you to discover. the bad news is you might never come back from this rabbit hole lol. Mike does an amazing amount of projects at the same time/plays at least in 3 different bands at the same time. He's busy with the winery dogs lately, completely different music and style. since you enjoyed this so much there's something i discovered not too long ago that might even bring more excitement to your drummers ears, also a "supergroup" combination with Mike, Tony Levin, John petrucci, Jordan Rudess. it's called liquid tension experiment. the one song that blows me away is Acid Rain Live In L.A. 2008. worth a video in my opinion, but for sure you're gonna be smiling ear to ear just listening to it. master class of music!
Hands down, one of my favorite DT tracks. Mikey was Dream Theater’s soul. Here’s why he fits so well in the track, doing a lot, but never too much. You should listen to John Petrucci’s last solo album, they’re a perfect duo. It’s a shame that they split, because the entire vision DT had was Mike’s brainchild. Think about the “Twelve Step Suite”. Five songs, five albums, one concept. And the five songs stuck perfectly in every album concept. That’s crazy.
Ive been flipping my snare hand stick backward for years. It's great for a fatter snare sound and I love the feel of the tapered end (better grip). This is something that Mike has been doing at least back in to the 80's... Only if doing HH work will I return to a normal orientation.
One of my favorite DT songs, I use it as a reference for mixing metal. Probably one of Mike P simplest songs, I love Metropolis as one of the opus Dt drum showcases. Great review.
"He's got a bit of a sense of humour about him, doesn't he?" Oh yes, he does. I remember seeing them when Derek Sherinian was their keyboarder, and him and Portnoy kept fucking around, like pulling faces, throwing stuff and spitting at each other - in the middle of songs, no less.
Portnoy plays with so many bands and excellent musicians: Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Metal Allegiance, Sons of Apollo, the Neal Morse Band and so on. He's one of the best drummer and an idol for everyone! I have one of his drumsticks in my collection! 🤩
Highly recommended for your own personal experience to watch the entire Live Scenes From New York production. If I recall correctly, Mike had to be placed on a drip after the monster (3hr?) show.
Id never heard of DT or Mike Portnoy until 2007. They were motivated by RUSH in their early days as I was as well. When I first saw Portnoy play live on DVD (Score tour) I thought, what a cocky guy! Soon after I realized he has every right to be. I still hate that he left DT in 2010, but I get it. Studio, tour, studio, tour, studio, tour. After 25 years of this, it can get a little old to some musicians. It took me a while before I could play along to DT songs, but has improved my drumming immensely. Now I’m 55 and I really have to be prepared to play along with Portnoy’s DT days......
The last note in "As I Am" is also the first note in the next song on the album. That's why there isn't a final drum note wrapping up the song....The song goes on. And the intro to the next song is awesome. Check it out when you get a chance.
This is an excellent song for getting into Dream Theater. While also not incredibly complex I found Portnoy's work on These Walls a very satisfying listen.
He flipped the stick since he uses nylon heads and he was about to play patterns on the ride so the nylon tips brings out more of the sound and is more precise
I know that Dance of Eternity is a commonly requested song from Dream Theater, but his layering on "Constant Motion" at the section starting around 4 minutes in is phenomenal! No odd times, just incredibly nuanced playing with unbelievable fluency and consistency!
Dream Theater is defined as Yes meets Metallica, whereas Rush was defined as Yes meets Led Zeppelin. Neil Peart of Rush is Mike Portnoy's favorite drummer and biggest influence
Drummers to check out: Gene Hoglan: Dethklok, Mechanism, Strapping Young Lad Blake Richardson: Between the Buried and Me Lyle Cooper: former drummer of The Faceless Matt Halpern: Periphery Brann Dailor: Mastodon Cameron Losch: Born of Osiris
@@andrewschulz9586 didn't see it. Besides, Gene has been in so many bands (can't believe I forgot to mention Testament) that there's more than enough to check out
Sometimes he doesn’t flip it back at all. He has two drumstick bags. One on is left, the other on his right. The bag on his left, he always has the sticks pointing face down for, like you said, power. And the other bag are always facing up. And his sticks always have, clear tips. For that clear crisp sound on the rides and Max Stacks ( 3 different size splashes stacked on top of each other)
This album, Train of Thought, was my first Dream Theater and it crushes from front to back. Check out "Honor Thy Father" for another thunderous Portnoy performance from the album.
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One of Dream Theatre's more straight forward songs, both in structure and technicality.
Sounds fantastic Josh
Jason Rullo >>>>≥>>>>>>>> Portnoy
A dream Theater mosh pit is a bunch of nerds doing math
BAHAHAHAHA!
hahahahaha
Ooch I can't do math
Spiral Architect & Watchtower/Blotted Science fans:
"Hold our protractor".
"I can't do simple Math but I do love Math Metal" - Me
(note: Been a fan of DT since "WDADU" debuted ;)
Even just head banging to Dream Theater requires math
Honor thy father drum cam is unbelievable
Much better option actually.
This guy knows it.
That one is sick!
Thank you! I often see "as i am" reactions, but rarely "honor thy father" which IMO is as good (nor better!). But tastes depend of people :)
reaction video for just the drum intro of that song will take 10 mins
He actually flips the sticks to hit the ride with the tip, and then flips it back to hit the snare with bottom end, as usual
Well spotted Felipe!
Sometimes he doesn’t flip it back at all. He has two drumstick bags. One on is left, the other on his right. The bag on his left, he always has the sticks pointing face down for, like you said, power. And the other bag are always facing up.
And his sticks always have, clear tips. For that clear crisp sound on the rides and Max Stacks ( 3 different size splashes stacked on top of each other)
He does it live too
32 year old here, Portnoy is absolutely a "super drummer" to me! One of my biggest influences growing up for sure
Agreed. When I think "supper drummers" Portnoy is in that list.
32 now and Portnoy was and still is my drum hero. Along with Carter Beauford and Stewart Copeland
Its actually two drumsets put together with 3 bassdrums.... So the middle One is the left kick of the right set... And the right kick of the left set....
The left Side is for technical songs and the right is for the heavy songs. ...
Fans have been rejoicing at the recent reunion of Portnoy and John Petrucci. After many years apart, Portnoy has recorded drums for Petrucci's latest solo album. There is something reassuring and comfortable in hearing those two together for people who grew up with them in Dream Theater. Great pocket player in the context of prog metal.
Pocket is right Julien!
WHAT?! Must listen NOW.
@@a.hoe.line69 Happy listening!
didn't know that. thanks for the info!
And now liquid tension 3 8D
Not sure if you've heard it, but 'Dance of Eternity' is a technical monstrosity. Worth watching him play it just for the meter and tempo changes. Cheers Andrew!
On the way!
100 %. One of the best, 108 time signature changes! It's a roller coaster.
Dance of Eternity is my favourite DT song. It's a technical masterclass.
It's almost rude to mention, but Marco Minnemann has a video up where he plays this song too and it's also worth the watch.
It is a monster. However I prefer the "Instrumedley live at Budokan"
9:30 If you listen, you can hear how much the snare sound changes when he flips the stick front to back. It’s such a massive change in the sound, and him playing with the stick back to front is a major reason why his snare sound has always been INSANELY good.
Neil Peart of Rush played with the butt end of the stick throughout his career. This is probably the reason Mike does it, because he's a super fan of Neil... And I'm a fan of both of them!!😎
Nice! It's fatter!
And the only way to play cross sticks!
Mike Portnoy is a next level drummer.. Neil is no near him, same goes for Magini, Donati, Minneman or the greatest technical drummer Thomas Lung
You MUST check out more of dream theater. I only started listening to them last year and I’m pissed I went this long without their music.
Definitely one of my favourite bands of all time
More on the way Shawn!
Im so excited for you! Im 30 and images and words was my first album. Shit ive had some fun with DT
@@GeorgeeeW Damn, you had fine taste from the very first album haha
As it stands, Train Of Thought is my favourite album by them. One of the last I listened to as well 😂
Apparently, that album only took them a couple weeks to make or some madness like that.
Welcome Shawn to DTs world....
I’m so envious when people discover DT for the first time. It’s a great journey. Enjoy
The reason he flips the stick around at 9:20 is so that when he's riding the ride cymbal, the hits are more evenly toned. From documentaries that I've seen, Mike plays most of the time with his left stick inverted because he likes the sound he gets from the snare with it that way... but if he was riding that ride with one stick inverted, the left stick would sound a bit louder than the right stick.
I'm sure he flipped the stick because he has nylon tips on his sticks, so the part on the ride cymbal which followed 3 seconds later sounds more crisp :)
This is the DT album most people need to start with to be able to absorb their sound.
Yup I dug it!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums If you choose to listen to Train of Thought (the album this comes from). If I may suggest, Images and Words would be a good logical next step. Both albums have solid, approachable songs. With virtuosity weaved in. Then the albums that are more dense, should appeal to you more afterwards. Glad you liked it!
Images and Words.
As I Am remains to be one of my favourite DT songs, it just hits SOO hard!
Great reaction to an absolute legend
The video of him playing "The Great Debate" is so much more reaction-worthy. A truly great display of his dynamics, arrangement, and sense of melody behind the kit. Not to say this is a bad song or performance... Mike is dope and a super nice guy!
What makes portnoy so incredible is his ability to play technically, but still pocket super hard. A lot of technical drummers are super dead on grid.. but he keeps it just loose enough to pocket
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
“You don’t just do that!”
That’s the exact moment I became a huge fan. My friend said I should check out dream theater because I was into complicated bass arrangements. I went to a and b sound and bought train of thought on a whim and as I am is the first track. The solo followed by that drum fill section out of it.... I didn’t even realize music could be like that until then.
there are a few guitarists that ive heard that truly make the guitar “sing”, and i can confidently say that mike is making those drums sing!
YES
Coincidentally speaking-- Petrucci is indeed one of those guitar players who DOES make his guitar sing....
@@travo2112 i couldnt agree more man its like im watching a movie in my head when i listen to jp
@@420catson Its nice talking to a man who knows what he's saying...
He does play with the left stick reversed. I have one of them I caught at a Winery Dogs show. The perks of being 6'4 in a crowd of people. The grip tape is on the tip side. One of my favorite drummers ever!
Awesome info Sean!
You just had to flex your height on us, 6'0 mortals...
New follower & subscriber here.Love your page & content of great Drummers from all genres.I discovered MP back in 2009.I came across his Drum Track video of Panic Attack & I instantly fell in love with his Drumming style & soon after Dream Theater as well.Mike's A monster of a Drummer with tremendous skills on the 🥁 kit.🔥🔥🔥
The look on your face during that middle fill was priceless haha! Great vid!
Glad you enjoyed!
I hadn't heard this track or ever focused on Dream Theatre drums before this video. That fill after the solo was so filthy
I really started listening to and fell in love with the dream theatre sound after Portnoy left the band! I’ve seen them with Mike Mangini live 2 times and I have to say he is amazing! One of my favorite drummers!
I always liked and respected Portnoy, but I fell in love with Mangini on James LaBrie's solo album Mullmuzzler. I had always wanted to hear Mangini with them, AND IT HAPPENED!
I tend to gravitate to the Mangini era material, myself as well. He's absolutely incredible.
@@danlc95 Portnoy is def amazing!! Mangini (IMHO) takes it to another level! Again, my opinion!
You should react to Portnoy's "Dance of Eternity". And from this album, "This dying soul" or "Honor thy father" This song is pretty simple compare to the others! Go for it, please
On the way brother!
i second honor thy father
I'd like to add The Glass Prison to this list.
Yes to all of the above!
Honor Thy Father especially
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
I use to play this record when I’m cycling to work. Great energy!
That's awesome!
11:02-11:15 Man, that's beautiful. Wow. Haven't listened to a lot of Portnoy and/or DT but, man. that was just phenomenal, truly gorgeous.
Mike Portnoy always plays just what's needed. He pulls back to give others space to do their thing then steps in to do awesome things when there's space.
This was the song that got me into dream theater almost 20 years ago. Don't really listen to them on a regular basis anymore but they were huge part of discovering my love for heavy technical music. So much nostalgia with this song
Love this. Been a DT since Images and Words came out. Portnoy is one talented guy. The video of him doing The Great Debate is pretty stellar.
11:00-11:35 is how we as mega fans of DT react still after years of listening to their tunes endlessly. They're a musical Freakshow. I love watching people's reactions to DT haha.
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
Dream Theater is one of my all time favorite bands. I was introduced to them in the summer before my freshman year in college, and haven't been able to stop listening to them ever since (15 years later).
Under a Glass Moon, that hooked me back in the day.
I'll check it out!
That’s my favorite DT song, and I hardly know any of the lyrics. I focus on MP’s drum work too much to bother with words.
You should check out his son, Max. Plays in bands called Tallah and Code Orange. He's something else
Nice!!
Welcome to Dream Theater. I've been following them since the early 90's. Great stuff.
He flipped the stick @ 9:20 because he would needed the tip later to do the 16th notes on the ride cymbal, so that it would sound consistent (compared w/right hand)
Also, his signature sticks are with nylon tips, which they sound bright and crispy on the ride cymbal. He flipped back later because there was no need anymore and, as you said, he might want the flat and heavy sound on the snare.
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
This blows me away as a bassist, I can't imagine for a drummer, who knows and appreciates all the techniques
You should check out "Hear me" by Devin Townsend with Samus Paulicelli on drums. Portnoy said it was the drum performance of the year. Make sure to watch the drum cam version though.
Sounds great Logan!
didnt know this song either and ever since i heard him playing it on drumeo its on my playlist.....what a beast of a song
So good 💪
I’ve got 12 Dream Theater concerts under my belt; hopefully 13 soon…
I love Portnoy’s sense of time and rhythm. It’s almost like he plays ahead of the beat, pulling the rest of the band along. Definitely my single biggest drumming inspiration.
Gerry Mercer of April Wine (a Canadian band) played with the butt end in his left hand. One time at a jam night I got to play drums with his sticks. He had a pair of sticks which were rather special. There was a brand of sticks (I can't remember the company name) which had kind of like a bulb lathed into them at just behind where you would hold on to them. They were designed so that one could play with a super relaxed grip and not worry about the sticks flying out one's hands. Anyway, I don't know if he was an endorser but his pair had one stick with a butt on both ends so that he could take advantage of the bulb design and still play with the butt in his left hand for the back beats. Just a little factoid which might interest you. Keep up with the fun videos.
Great info Jake!! Thanks so much :)
There's a great clip from the 80s of Winger on MTV playing their first big ballad Headed For A Heartbreak live, only over the end, Rod Morgenstein does his crazy prog rock time bending fills while the rest of the band bobs and nods in 4 and the audience goes into shock. A classic subversive drumming moment on MTV!
One oy my closest friends had never heard Dream Theatre before, and one day while giving him a lift home, I played this song for him on my very high quality after-market stereo....my friend has been playing drums now for 13 years from that day.
Check out their album Images and Words. I've never paid any particular attention to the drumming, but the overall musical composition through the whole album is gorgeous.
11:50 this is what MP has always been about for me. he's ,if not the most, one of the most *melodic* drummers out there.
This is one of my favourite drum tracks ever. Seeing him play it just solidifies this further. That solo at 11.03 has bamboozled me for 20 years.
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
Great pick! My fave drummer...i love his solo set in live in budakahn...brilliant band live...i was fortunate to see them twice...
Mr. Portnoy is an unbelievable drummer. second to none.
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
A small thing i noticed. The flick of the stick after the first hit of the snare at the solo section, is probably by the fact that the main rythm guitar is absent. The guitar solo is backed my the keyboards, bass and drums only. He uses the stick from the bottom part to bring the snare bottom end forward and fill the mix. If you pay close attention and listed carefully after the first hit the snare drum sounds more fatter
Definitely changes the feel when you're playing. I always play with my lefty flipped :)
He just exudes confidence in what he's playing, and the clarity seems to flow from that.
Mike Portnoy is a GOD!! He is so versatile and energetic, one of the GOAT. Did you get my patreon message to react to one Mike Portnoys other songs? You need to it'll blow your mind more! 🤙
I'll def do it Nathan!!!
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
This album is some of the strongest Dream Theater ever. Played in my car like 9 years over and over and over. Never got tired of it.
Oh man, Portnoy has so much good shit. Theres a Trial of Tears video of him drumming it, and its unreal to see.
He's out of control good David!
Co-worker put me on to DT about six years ago. I’m glad that he did because it expanded my musical pallet that much more.
Oh my God oh my God I love this can you believe that? Although this is not my genre of music I thought it was excellent kudos to you Andrew and the gentleman who picked this 🥁🥁💥💯🎶🎶🎶
Awesome Susanne!!!
And your patreon pick is on the way!!!
This is from one of his Drum cam dvds called Drums of Thought. It's for the album Train of Thought.
The whole thing is on youtube plus a Drums Only version so you can focus just on that.
Awesome stuff!
NICE! Thank you
Haha love this one loads, “this is good” then Mike pulls his chops out 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Yes I dig this!
Just look at how casually he drums such incredibly technical parts. His left hand going up to a cymbal is a thing of beauty.
He kinda whips his sticks around, just beauty in motion.
There's such a natural circular (oval may be more accurate) to his hand work.
11:00-11:25 LOVE THE REACTION! It’s so good, you gotta go back for seconds!
Love the way that, for Mike, the song is fairly...subdued in terms of what he's capable of. Until 11:01 that is where you can see him starting to flex just a bit. Love it.
Want to be floored? Grab 2 cups of coffee and hear "Honor Thy Father." Love what ya do, Mr. Rooney.
Great observation with the left stick. He switched it around because he likes using the tips for cymbal work and the part just after the switch had a lot of that.
Thanks Cody!
Haha! You should check out Mike Portnoy playing the Hello Kitty drumsets! It's hilarious!
I first saw Mike (a fellow Long Islander) as the drummer for the Neal Morse Band and that forced me to look at his whole body of work. An amazing drummer with quite the sense of humor (his video playing the Hello Kitty Drum kit is a classic). And not surprisingly can play MORE then just the drums. On the Neal Morse 35 minute long live version of Alive Again (a ridiculous progressive rock anthem). All the band members including Mike switch instruments several times.
If not mentioned already, the album this song is from is 2003's "Train of Thought".
Portnoy has so much muscle core strength that he almost never leans in to any hit and I think he plays in such a balanced way because of that. He doesn't have any "ticks" or a lot of body movement even at exciting moments, very centred. His body language gives off consistency and casualness to me. so much control
There are drummers in The world that out-chop Portnoy but he is such a showman behind The drums in The way he feels and sounds. For that reason he is one of my very favorite drummers in existence.
i heard you saying this band is quite new to you to listen to. the good news is there's years worth of magic waiting for you to discover. the bad news is you might never come back from this rabbit hole lol. Mike does an amazing amount of projects at the same time/plays at least in 3 different bands at the same time. He's busy with the winery dogs lately, completely different music and style. since you enjoyed this so much there's something i discovered not too long ago that might even bring more excitement to your drummers ears, also a "supergroup" combination with Mike, Tony Levin, John petrucci, Jordan Rudess. it's called liquid tension experiment. the one song that blows me away is Acid Rain Live In L.A. 2008. worth a video in my opinion, but for sure you're gonna be smiling ear to ear just listening to it. master class of music!
I got distracted watching John Myung fade in and out of reality in the background.
HAHA!!!
Not because "no more rim clicks", but because he was going to play 16ths on ride so he flipped the tip end of the stick (09:50)
This.
He flips it arround to the tip.end when he starts to play more technical stuff. For the better clarity
Hands down, one of my favorite DT tracks.
Mikey was Dream Theater’s soul. Here’s why he fits so well in the track, doing a lot, but never too much. You should listen to John Petrucci’s last solo album, they’re a perfect duo.
It’s a shame that they split, because the entire vision DT had was Mike’s brainchild. Think about the “Twelve Step Suite”. Five songs, five albums, one concept. And the five songs stuck perfectly in every album concept. That’s crazy.
Ive been flipping my snare hand stick backward for years. It's great for a fatter snare sound and I love the feel of the tapered end (better grip). This is something that Mike has been doing at least back in to the 80's... Only if doing HH work will I return to a normal orientation.
Nothing like starting my morning listening Portnoy drums, feel great!
The double drum set. Used the ride from the drums on the left so beautifully
One of my favorite DT songs, I use it as a reference for mixing metal. Probably one of Mike P simplest songs, I love Metropolis as one of the opus Dt drum showcases. Great review.
AWESOME Kelvin!
"He's got a bit of a sense of humour about him, doesn't he?"
Oh yes, he does. I remember seeing them when Derek Sherinian was their keyboarder, and him and Portnoy kept fucking around, like pulling faces, throwing stuff and spitting at each other - in the middle of songs, no less.
he did way more than that, in livesong change lirics to ass and balls > always gooffing around on tapes :D
Portnoy plays with so many bands and excellent musicians: Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Metal Allegiance, Sons of Apollo, the Neal Morse Band and so on. He's one of the best drummer and an idol for everyone! I have one of his drumsticks in my collection! 🤩
Jason Rullo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Portnoy
They played this live in Manila, 2017. Played a bit of enter sand man before the end of the song.
Mike Portnoy is just a phenomenal rock drummer. Great rock drumming instincts.
This drum kit is a "Siamese Monster". There are two kits in one: a normal setup (on left) and a small and reverse setup (on right).
Thanks!
Highly recommended for your own personal experience to watch the entire Live Scenes From New York production. If I recall correctly, Mike had to be placed on a drip after the monster (3hr?) show.
Holy....
That sounds crazy Paul
Neil Peart loved spinning the stick around and playing "backward" as do I. Really sharp snap to the snare.
One of my fav songs from my 2nd fav DT album. Love it....definitely more "straight up" rock album, but totally underrated!
I reeeally enjoyed this!
Mr Portnoy is, most certainly a power drummer, unbelievably animated, love the guy.
Finally this song getting the recognition it deserves 👌👌😂
This is the jam Luke!
Id never heard of DT or Mike Portnoy until 2007. They were motivated by RUSH in their early days as I was as well. When I first saw Portnoy play live on DVD (Score tour) I thought, what a cocky guy! Soon after I realized he has every right to be. I still hate that he left DT in 2010, but I get it. Studio, tour, studio, tour, studio, tour. After 25 years of this, it can get a little old to some musicians. It took me a while before I could play along to DT songs, but has improved my drumming immensely. Now I’m 55 and I really have to be prepared to play along with Portnoy’s DT days......
The last note in "As I Am" is also the first note in the next song on the album. That's why there isn't a final drum note wrapping up the song....The song goes on. And the intro to the next song is awesome. Check it out when you get a chance.
Nice info Bret!
Amazing reaction enjoyed every detailed bits !
Thank you so much Suraj😁
When I did drum in a band I used Rock Knockers which gave me the sound I liked for our style of music.
This is an excellent song for getting into Dream Theater. While also not incredibly complex I found Portnoy's work on These Walls a very satisfying listen.
He flipped the stick since he uses nylon heads and he was about to play patterns on the ride so the nylon tips brings out more of the sound and is more precise
I know that Dance of Eternity is a commonly requested song from Dream Theater, but his layering on "Constant Motion" at the section starting around 4 minutes in is phenomenal! No odd times, just incredibly nuanced playing with unbelievable fluency and consistency!
Thank you Abhinav!
John Myung just vibing on the bass in the background. Love it
He flipped the left stick, to use it on the ride, in that ride/hi-hat groove at 9:41'
Dream Theater is defined as Yes meets Metallica, whereas Rush was defined as Yes meets Led Zeppelin. Neil Peart of Rush is Mike Portnoy's favorite drummer and biggest influence
Nice Jason!
Drummers to check out:
Gene Hoglan: Dethklok, Mechanism, Strapping Young Lad
Blake Richardson: Between the Buried and Me
Lyle Cooper: former drummer of The Faceless
Matt Halpern: Periphery
Brann Dailor: Mastodon
Cameron Losch: Born of Osiris
Yo Thank You!!!
He's already done gene hoglen
@@andrewschulz9586 didn't see it. Besides, Gene has been in so many bands (can't believe I forgot to mention Testament) that there's more than enough to check out
@@AndrewRooneyDrums thank you for the like!
That's a nice list...but where's Thomas Haake from Meshuggah and Mario Duplantier from Gojira?
Sometimes he doesn’t flip it back at all. He has two drumstick bags. One on is left, the other on his right. The bag on his left, he always has the sticks pointing face down for, like you said, power. And the other bag are always facing up.
And his sticks always have, clear tips. For that clear crisp sound on the rides and Max Stacks ( 3 different size splashes stacked on top of each other)
Can we just talk about John Myung headbanging in the Background while playing the Song
This album, Train of Thought, was my first Dream Theater and it crushes from front to back. Check out "Honor Thy Father" for another thunderous Portnoy performance from the album.