With a dream theater song, you don’t know what’s harder, learning the actual song, or programming the metronome to it

@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness

3 жыл бұрын

When I play this I don't even count

@smoothknyte

3 жыл бұрын

@@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness a long long long long time ago... back in high school, someone told me that when you've got a lot of complex time changes, it helped him to look at the music and remove the barlines in his head. Does that work at all at this level?

@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness

3 жыл бұрын

@@smoothknyte yeah definitely

@yeetfeet1878

3 жыл бұрын

@@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness neither do I

@scuffedvana3171

3 жыл бұрын

Same with rush

As a big Dream Theater fan, I would absolutely enjoy a full cover at some point.

Learning this song by reading the sheet music would just confuse me more than listening to it

@damf5488

3 жыл бұрын

Yep same

@CHIMPOaGOGO

3 жыл бұрын

I just learn whatever parts are most interesting and improvise the rest.

Video 1 of commenting until EMC makes a drum throne bidet

Video 3 of commenting till emc makes a vibraslap cowbell

@lxtus_xoxo

3 жыл бұрын

no we need china cymbal hi hats

@nathan_khoury

3 жыл бұрын

@@lxtus_xoxo he did it - its on rdavidr’s channel

@nathan_khoury

3 жыл бұрын

This man is on another level

@lxtus_xoxo

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathan_khoury no those were gongs

@BEElaine1008

3 жыл бұрын

@@lxtus_xoxo that might be a little anticlimactic after the gongs

i think you should make a cover of this song because you should make a cover of the song

@damf5488

3 жыл бұрын

And he should make a cover of this song

1:45 I think you meant to say "The massive Mike Portnoy drumkit."

@starkillermarex

3 жыл бұрын

Considering Portnoy isn't the drummer anymore, no

@kisterdrums

3 жыл бұрын

@@starkillermarex but he was the one that contributed in writing it at the time

@sebastiansiemaszko1976

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah well the Pic wasn't of portnoys kit so...................................................

@starkillermarex

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiansiemaszko1976 Dang. Said it before I could 😂

@sebastiansiemaszko1976

3 жыл бұрын

@@starkillermarex LOLOL

"80% clean, that's a passing grade" Basically me all the time in college

This would be the hardest dream theater piece to play, but it is also one of their easiest piece to sing.

@YYZed12

3 жыл бұрын

I can sing it... so EASY

This mind blowing watching him get better at drums right before your eyes he’s going to be an amazing mind blowing drummer in a few years.

@JerridFoiles

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, this is how I learned to play. When you learn the rudiments in a concert/marching band setting, applying them to drum set is very simple.

@joecdude3381

3 жыл бұрын

@@JerridFoiles hence the reason I wish I had taken band….. going back to my rudiments now :(

Ive had the sheet music to this for 10+ years. Looked at it once 10+ years ago, put the book up, sold my kit, and started selling insurance LOL.

@RedDogMamaHD

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@YYZed12

3 жыл бұрын

LMAOOO AHAHHHA

For your next cover you should try The Art of Dying by Gojira, the time signature is technically 4/4 but there’s a really funky polymeter happening between 4/4 and 45/16, or 3/4 and 45/16 depending on how you look at things.

It's like watching someone play drums on rockband for the first time.

Dream theater is my favorite and. And that is super impressive not only that he is able to do that in that amount of time but still provides the sheet music for us to see may be one of my favorite videos I have ever seen😂

One of the most difficult songs I learned. I wasn’t trying to learn it in an hour, either. Great job.

PLEASE learn the whole thing. It's so cool to watch you learn this.

You are doing everything perfect in an either 2 beat or 3 beat blast or roll!!!! Awesome job I served 21 years active duty--and I’m super proud of you for serving in the military and to play drums!!!!! I had several huge opportunities to join some major label bands and when I was 17 I was on a major label and decided to leave the band and join the service!!!!!

After spending a number of years working up to this song, this video is actually really helpful in learning the song by watching someone else learn it, And this sheet music/metronome technique is very helpful as well.

You're asking if we want to see a full cover? Um.. YES PLEASE! You were just getting to the interesting part.

After you finish learning the Dreamtheater song you should learn The Art of Dying by Gojira

This guy is the man. Being a professional musician in a very prestigious band and an KZreadr. I take my hat!

he says i dont play drumset then goes and learns this in 1 hour which would have taken me like 10 years

@rollinjukebox

3 жыл бұрын

He is a professional drummer!

Day one of asking Eric to do a full metropolis part 2 cover

You should one hundred percent finish learning this song. That was great. It was pretty awesome to hear the song in my head as you were playing it.

It's just so amazing on how experienced sight reader can be. I've been listening to this piece countless times (I have no intention of playing this crazy piece btw) but I'm starting to understand on where the placements of the beat. Thank you for this one! That kit sounds amazing!

Pretty damn good for someone who doesn’t play the drums! I’m sure all will agree we want to see tge finished product.... play the full cover!

Your editing of your videos is just funny as f*** ! xD keep up the nice work! since i found your channel I enjoy every video!

Mike Portnoy is a genius drummer who defies the laws of music to a whole new level.

This is my most favorite video you have done! Loveeeee DT! Mike is the best!

Granted I never tried to read sheet music for this but I think learning by ear would be much easier. But then again I' listened to this song hundreds of times over the past 20 years.

This was a great video enjoying every second. You really pick up playing the drumset so easily

You didn’t fail man! This was fun to watch

Wow this was so much fun to watch. Love watching you struggle 😘 Ok seriously though... Watching others learn helps me learn how to learn. Thank you!

Great job man! It took me a long time to learn this monster on the kit. Unlike you, I’m a drummer, not a drummer. So I’m fairly comfortable around the kit. What’s interesting to me is how a part for me to learn would be east for me, and challenging for you. At the same time, parts that I struggled on that took a long time to learn, you nailed right away!

It's awesome to see your progression on the kit!

That's a very complex piece, and I think the progress you made in the time allowed was very respectable. Good stuff.

its always awesome to see how a professional practices

Damn, this makes me appreciate Dance of Eternity drum covers that much more.

When you played the song it sounded like you were a beginner and I couldn’t stop laughing !!!!!! I have watched several of your videos and I’ve been playing drums for 36 years-- and I know how good you are!!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!! ❤️🥁❤️🥁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🤘🤘🤘

It's really cool to me how you can read music and just play whatever with enough practice.

Learning parts of dream theater songs definitely made me a better drummer in high school. I rarely made it through an entire song lol.

Great job! Such a fun video to watch!

I was left expecting that you played all you learned so yeah, please more videos on this song

I live for these videos! Makes me want to drag my oboe out and try to get back to where I was in highschool.

you humor is what i live for, thank you

I’d love to see you try to learn the rest of this, but I think it would be cool to see you attempt The Enemy Inside because of the intricate singles on the cymbals. A bit easier to follow time signature wise, but with some intricacies here and there which make it rather complex.

Definitely finish! I would love to watch a full cover of you doing this song

Really cool video I'd like to see you continue these 🙌🏻

Throwing subtle shade with that 'CURRENT drummer'...

Hey idk if you ever heard of/remember these but there were these DVDs of computer animated music videos called Animusic. These were popular in the early 2000s and there were two volumes. Each set had two different percussion exclusive pieces (Drum Machine in volume 1 and Gyro Drums in volume 2). I’d love to see you try to learn the parts.

@chrisusarmy05

3 жыл бұрын

I second this!

@johangambleputty7658

3 жыл бұрын

I remember those DVDs, I think my godmother knew one of the people involved in the project.

Dude I suck at sight reading. It would have taken me a month to learn all that. Great job man!

Nicely done Eric! Excellent site reading man.

Wish me luck. I got a concert tonight

@matthewrios2734

3 жыл бұрын

good luck man, mines next week😃

@cameronh225

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@KieranDurand

3 жыл бұрын

mines in a bit over a week

@yeetfeet1878

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@zacharycoester9706

3 жыл бұрын

@Christian Miller yeah. Ikr. I'm in south ga. Were doing it outside lol

Keep up the great work you got my attention with your 300 hit drum roll lol!!!!!

"Im going to be learning dance of eternity" *Shows mangina* Sad DT noises

Yes please I'd love to see your progress on the set.

You should learn “Through the fire and flames” on drums

I've learned that song, played it allot. All I can recognize is the hits.

YES deffs learn the rest and post a cover , that would be awesome , You certainly have the skills to do so :)

Yes

Should definitely finish learning this and post cover!

Love it when you play a kit!

Imposible 😳

Yea! You should finish the songs and im willing to wait to watch you finish the song! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Excellent, great video! Please do the full cover, if you do it you will ascend to extraordinary drummer.

I second the idea of doing Drum Machine from Animusic vol. 1

Absolutely. You must finish the cover. Greatness awaits, sir!

Yes please! Full song cover.

That's child's play for you! Great reading skill!

Would love to see a full cover, along with two more cymbals and 3 toms on your kit 🙂

I think it’d be really cool to see you cover the full song, shits wild af

I told you that he would be a metal drummer from now on

Not nearly as complex as DT but a cover of Toxicity by System of a Down would be awesome. It's got really catchy drum writing

I need that full cover now!

Awsome man! This is fun 👍

Wow nice work! You must look at Neil Peart His influence is the big band era His tempo changes and complex beats are truly the work of a professor! My favorite song is Yyz The live versions have the drum solo! Anyway Party on Garth!👨‍🚒

Nice

Definitely finish the song! It's a really great one for changing time signatures and has it's fair share of double kick

Man, I gotta tell you. Being someone who learns everything by ear it's crazy to see how you find it difficult to figure out a drum part without knowing the sticking, but I guess that the whole "fun" part of drumming is the diversity of all the musicians! Keep it going and you'll replace Mangini in a few years!

Please! Do a full cover of this!

"I need to get really good at them as fast as possible" LMFAO I know those feels

Yes, post a cover of this song!!

I’d love to see the finish product or see you attempt the song “Home”

You should do a part two where you actually give yourself 120 minutes to learn the part that actually gets tricky, I believe Portnoy himself called it "The nightmare which we called, the dance of eternity" when talking specifically about that part.

Best song for practicing drum set. Keep practicing and give us the cover :D

You rock for marching to drums set

We need a part 2 of learning this

That’s was indeed enjoyable! 👍😁

I'd love to see a full cover with the scrolling sheet music at the bottom.

It would be pretty cool if you could do this with a Helloween song (I suggest Mr. Torture, Steel Tormentor or Eagle Fly Free)

Now that we're at it, let's do a Hypersonic drum cover from Liquid Tension Experiment lol

You should totally learn the rest of the solo and post a complete cover!!!

Wooo he plays the DRUMS NOW

Yes we need a cover!!!!

The other day I was playing something on my drum set, and I couldn't put my finger on what it was... and then it clicked, it was the p***hub theme song because I've heard it in your videos 😂

U lucky u didn't reached that solo section its a living hell of the song

Yes Eric, you definitely should finish learning it! Can't recommend it enough. Later, see if you can learn to play it with 1 bass drum by improvising between it and the floor tom :)

This is amazing seeing someone struggle with dream theatre so relatable

Yeeeeah man there's 108 time changes hahaha loved learning this song years ago 😂😂😂

How do you input crossovers with the little half notes on MuseScore

@RedDogMamaHD

3 жыл бұрын

Eric posted that a while back in one of his videos. Something about going back and manually replacing the note with the half note ...

@soundchecksmusic1124

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedDogMamaHD Do you so happen to know what video