He returned 2023!!!! Welcome back to DT!

I fucking love Portnoy's energy. It just adds so much more fun, and heart to their performances. Too bad he left. I hope he's happy with his life so far.

@haydenoberle4535

8 жыл бұрын

He's very happy after leaving he has stated he is the happiest he has ever been. Which makes me hapoy.

@haydenoberle4535

8 жыл бұрын

+A7xgds41 Happy*

@FredNagel

6 жыл бұрын

So refreshing to see these savoury comments for a change. We need more of them.

@aloysfudanshi

2 жыл бұрын

@Bernt Sunde except he is an actual drummer

@LAH-oq7vx

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Portnoy is the BEST drummer but he's MY favorite! 🙂

Mike Portnoy back to DT! Can't wait to see them live again!

I miss Mike Portnoy...he played with such ferocity. Such fervor. And at the same time, being a backup vocalist. Multitasking with the hardest and most essential instrument in the whole band is like tightrope walking over a volcano; one wrong move and you’re in the dust. This is especially true with a band like DT. But he did it. And he did it well. I respect Mike for doing what he felt was best for himself and taking a break from the band, but I miss him nonetheless

@lordjacko7697

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to the Winery Dogs

@mistytires3346

2 жыл бұрын

Or listen too liquid tension

@flaviopatricio6191

2 жыл бұрын

é a pura verdade meu caro.

@dednester2233

7 ай бұрын

He's back!! He's back to dream theater!

@sammymerzel5765

7 ай бұрын

@@dednester2233 YES FUCKIN SIRRRRR

This man just can't be replaced. Accept it.

@michelsbrothers1533

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, he kind of has been. Accept it.

@MFKAKTUS

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelsbrothers1533 magani is not what he was. Accept it

@michelsbrothers1533

2 жыл бұрын

@@MFKAKTUS i didn't say he was. All i said is that portnoy has been replaced.

@MFKAKTUS

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelsbrothers1533 I know lol I was joking lol

@edwardfermin808

Жыл бұрын

What a joke

Welcome back King!

I just think it's cute how Mike hugs James at 0:57 and they have some fun. Must have been a pretty emotional night, sold out 20 year aniversary concert with a full orchestra. It's a pitty DT will probably never be as good and inspired as this again

@victorsalgado3606

3 жыл бұрын

Man, i've never seen a thing like this... it's very emotional to see them being friends and enjoying sharing stage together (knowing the departure of Mike, this is hearthbreaking).

@AManOfMusic

Жыл бұрын

My heart melted when you pointed that out

Welcome back MP

There are no words to describe Mike Portnoy's perfomances. He's simply out of this world.

One of the best songs and drummers of rock history..

Say what you want, I just love to watch this guy on the drums. What a drummer!

@jessejohnson9321

4 жыл бұрын

Sam De Paepe say what you want I think that’s why we’re all here

@bomolvik3477

3 жыл бұрын

Mike rocks

@bomolvik3477

3 жыл бұрын

Cool drummer

@sabian5393

3 жыл бұрын

Yes same here, I wish he was back where he belongs at DT

@jothyuhaleluia211

2 жыл бұрын

Yes my favourite drummer of all time 👍👍

7:18 is the best drum fill ever. Have loved it since I first heard this song.

@holaamigo5753

3 жыл бұрын

Bro I just hit the 10sec rewind 3x for that fill before I read your comment.

@xdman20005

3 жыл бұрын

holy fuck :O

@raphaelsilalahi4116

3 жыл бұрын

That fill was way more awesome than the original fill in the original song

@LucasSilva-rf5mf

Жыл бұрын

I ONLY LIKE THIS SONG BECAUSE OF THAT KKKK

@giulioberruti3861

8 ай бұрын

@@raphaelsilalahi4116isn’t that the same from the original recording?

5:46 one of the first time seeing him fail like that and it proves one thing, he is a human

@garylea9956

Жыл бұрын

And yet he didn’t miss a beat. The guy is from another planet.

@earshut

Жыл бұрын

Dt's drummer now is a robot

There is no other like Mike....Portnoy, that is. It's not Dream Theater without you, man.

Portnoy...my favourite drummer!!

@miljandakic4168

3 жыл бұрын

And my favorite drumer 🥁🥁🥁

@JefLeFloch

3 жыл бұрын

NEIL PEART : my favorite drummer's favorite drummer. RIP

Portnoy gave DT's song so much heart, Mangini is incredible however he will never be able to contribute to the caliber of musical compositions that was delivered by Portnoy, and its so easy to identify just by listening to their last two albums compared to say something like Scenes from a Memory which I personally think is their finest piece of work. I feel like Dream Theater have now gone down the path of creating arguably almost too technically advanced songs and forgetting to add the magic like they always once did.

@Albatrossdu68

10 жыл бұрын

Omg dude I agree so much with you !

@AceRazor

9 жыл бұрын

I would say, you 100% nailed it.

@franciesfinds041

7 жыл бұрын

yes..when Mike played with Dream theater I wasn't following the band that much..it's just these last 2 month..but better late than never for sure.

@riverfilms4548

6 жыл бұрын

What I don't get is, why Mangini became so lame. I watched his audition video (the long version) and there he played with such power... Where the fuck has it gone?

@thatshittysnarefromSTanger

6 жыл бұрын

mangini is the drummer for dt. PORTNOY IS DREAMTHEATER

Welcome home Mike portnoy 🎉❤

Portnoy is the Dream Theater. Period!

His Backing Vocals are just as awesome as his drumming !

@joubertrouret2769

3 жыл бұрын

idk about that bud

@yeetfeet1878

3 жыл бұрын

His backing vocals are great but his drumming is superior in every way. Mikes drumming always inspires me.

@yeetfeet1878

3 жыл бұрын

@ Joubert Rouret Actually portnoy, Danney Carey, and Mike mangini have inspired me so much I added the buckets and practice pad I started out on to my kit. Just to have a bigger kit that looks like all the drummers I mentioned.

Here is why I believe Portnoy is better than Mangini.. Mangini is like listening to a teacher talk about Hemingway while Portnoy is more like actually reading it .. His stuff is elegant.. The drum fills he creates are much more interesting, entertainment and dynamics wise, simply put, it's fun to listen to him. For me personally, it's a treat to decipher the hit patterns in his compositions.. Excellent use of rests (silence).

@kevinmeli

7 жыл бұрын

D. Quin Exactly!

@riverfilms4548

6 жыл бұрын

The thing bout Dream Theater is, it needs fucking bad ass drums and Magini is not a bad ass player. He might be able do play faster than Portnoy with one hand but he hasn't his wibe and power. So speed isn't anything. Matt Garstka and maybe Thomas Lang are guys that plays with power that's equal to Portnoy's.

@TarikNajabProg4ever

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!! Right in the Bull !!! That's precisely how I feel about both of them!!! Well said, D. Quinn!!!

@mikhailwesthallen4356

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on '

Portnoy is just on a whole other level. What an amazing drummer.

Beautiful, incredible, amazing. Watching Mike Portnoy's impeccable rendition of this masterpiece is just an absolute joy.

La naturalezza di Portnoy è disarmante ❤

You can tell how much pride he has in his playing and delivery to the croud... a true performer.

Watching videos like this just make me smile because Portnoy is putting so much passion, creativity and fun into playing one of the most complicated songs ever written and he’s playing through it like it’s nothing and with a giant smile on his face and interacting with his environment besides the drums as well! (He also sings and does backing vocals a lot which is really hard when your drumming!)

I can watch this all day long.

Mike Portnoy is the only drummer I get the same feeling watching as when Bonham played. It's just beyond the drums and percussion. It's a driving effortless force that has absolute control over the band.

@MrScorilo777

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fucking true. These two guys are born from the drums

@RickReasonnz

4 жыл бұрын

The annoying/impressive thing is he NEVER seems like he is trying. It's just f l o w.

12 years allready!! i still remember when i saw it, times goes to fast....

portnoy got the feeling in every song. it looks so naturally to him.

I was a huge DT fan. I was a Portnoy fanboy. After 10 years. Im here, still shivering for this piece. This is the real dance of eternity. Thank you Mike.

Mike at his very (very very) best. What a joy to watch this.

4:33 as fAr as i cAn TEEEEEEEEeEeEeEeEeEeELLLL

@ThatGuyFrank369

5 жыл бұрын

I'm dead

@ChimpScape

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO!! xD

@edgaralonzo8111

4 жыл бұрын

He does that a lot

@coda5934

4 жыл бұрын

is it bad? i'm not a singer, it sounds just like vibrato to me

@ChimpScape

4 жыл бұрын

@@coda5934 Tis a vibrato he's doing but it's a little erh..excessive :') This guys comment made me howl! I spat out my coffee, hahaha

His head sounds so great!

My God, I miss Mike Portnoy. He is one of the most musical, but also the most subtle and varied drummers in the world. Stupid, stupid, that Dream Theater didn't hire him again. I have heard many top drummers, both in the pop scene and in jazz. Also love free jazz. You can hope he's going to be a drummer for your band again. With all due respect to your current drummer Mike Mangini. Mike Portnoy belongs to the top 10 drummers in the world for me.

Mike portnoy music sounds like you enter a portal of space and time you don't know whats you going to listen too, but you feel the chills running through your body and heart it's very emotional music. One of the best drummer to come to earth by the power of God hands, who made this man stand up on stage and give us something to listen to for forever.

@copie77

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

I just puts a smile on my face watching these guys perform, especially Petrucci and Portnoy. They always look like they are having the time of their lives.

This is fabulous, what a band and what a Drummer. What I like about Portnoy is it all seems so smooth and done with minimum fuss unlike Mangini who acts like a 50 year old Travis Barker

@johndoe-bw6pj

10 жыл бұрын

I agree with the first part about Portnoy playing effortlessly but disagree with your qritique on Mangini. Furthermore, it is obvious you don't know shit about drumming. Mangini is an amazing drummer, with far better technique and overall drumming ability than Portnoy. Plus Portnoy was with DT for 20+ years, he was a big part of the song writing process, he knows every part and plays it flawlessly. Would DT hire Mangini if he weren't a great drummer? The part about Travis Barker is a joke, i hope you realize that.....

@HeyLook287

10 жыл бұрын

john doe I didnt say anything bad about Mangini, I said he focuses on certain things more than Portnoy, but I agree they're both fantastic but if they had a drum off between Portnoy/Mangini on DT songs, I'd still take Portnoy, watching Mangini play is like watch grass grow. Again, I love Mangini, he's a better drummer than 99% of people, but I feel that Portnoy in certain aspects is that 1% he's not better than.

@johndoe-bw6pj

10 жыл бұрын

Serj Tankian I'm confused... I can't seem to find your comment and read it again. Nonetheless, i have to agree about that 1% you mentioned. I've seen them both perform with DT, completely different approach when it comes to drumming and overall stage presence. MP is a showman and will communicate a lot with the crowd whereas MM keeps his distance. I love them both and i believe DT are changing for the better since MM joined them. Peace.

@marknapoleoni9158

9 жыл бұрын

Its absolutely ridiculous! I dont think we will ever have another Portnoy in history. Smooth creative. I love Mangini and respect him as a master player and as a wonderful man but I just absolutely love Portnoys style imagination everything about him!

@richardthompson8309

6 жыл бұрын

And the beauty of that statement is that Portnoy is still active as is Mangini and we get to still enjoy them. I saw DT in December last year and will be seeing Sons of Apollo in February! Saw Winery Dogs twice as well.

He is definitely the best of all times!

Nowadays, when it’s so easy to become cynical about the state of music performance, it’s sometimes nice to return to something like this which wasn’t so long ago (I was at this show and got a massive speeding ticket on the ride home that ultimately got my license revoked lol…the things we do in our teens/twenties). This is such a fun show to watch and it reminds you of the creative heights artists can reach when they really swing for the fences.

THE BEST EVER! Mike Portnoy rules lml

17:43 goosebumps every time this solo starts.

I agree also! Its that and Mike's use of cymbal percussion with the smaller cymbals in between tom fills and with tom fills or his improvisations on old songs, really his personality is what made it so well with DT

God this is flawless the whole composition of this the dynamic changes the ability for him to transition in and out of incredibly different styles this is amazing

The Best drum of time!!!! very very very good!

So mezmerizing to watch Mike Portnoy. Best band period!

13:04 When you have water in your ear.

@riverfilms4548

6 жыл бұрын

Don't know what this is, but it's somehow fuckin cool. xD

@jwingsofficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@riverfilms4548 It's a counting tool. Whenever Portnoy plays in weird time signatures he does that to make sure that he's hitting what he needs to when he needs to.

@apminervini

3 жыл бұрын

@@jwingsofficial Wait actually?? I never knew that! Whenever I see Mike Portnoy drum cam videos I always see him do that. Never knew it was for counting!

Top 3 songs for sure...How Mike can put together all his drum parts and make time is unreal. a 23 minute song!

cada vídeo que vejo do Mike Portnoy tocando, fico cada vez mais impressionado, Mangini é muito bom, excelente baterista, nível altíssimo, mas o Mike Portnoy consegue ser além do nível altíssimo, Portnoy é modo Deus, a distância entre os dois é de um mar de profundidade.

@dreamdrummer5

5 жыл бұрын

Concordo. Mike Portnoy além de ter criado um estilo e levadas que são marcas assinadas dele, deixou um legado de composições e arranjos incríveis pra ficar na história! Sem dúvida o melhor baterista de todos os tempos!

@r4ialgumacoisa991

5 жыл бұрын

Exatamente o cara era a alma da banda faz muita falta eu vejo os vídeos e me impressiono cada vez mais com tanta técnica desse cara!!!!!

My god. It's insane. Almost supernatural. The energy, the skills, so complex, so fast, the virtuosity. But yet so musical. Incredible 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Portnoy is Dream Theater 👍🏽

How tf does he even remember to play all of this?? Absolute madlad :')

Wow...best live performance I've ever heard, by a landslide. Even for Dream Theater who never fail to impress me. James' vocals are just flawless in this one.. I fucking love this band, they are the best band ever, period!

@nicksm7980

2 жыл бұрын

LaBrie's vocals were dubbed, he was pretty bad that night.

@manifestgtr

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicksm7980 There’s that little nugget of negativity I knew someone would crowbar in. I’ve seen these guys a few times, including this particular night. He was a little pitchy at times but his performance was just fine. Labrie has a job that’s more difficult than you could possibly comprehend, dude. Singing these songs night after night in their original keys, for hours at a time, decades on end…that’s fucking brutal on a human voice. Cut the guy some goddamn slack. He’s got one of the toughest jobs in all of rock.

@nicksm7980

2 жыл бұрын

@@manifestgtr, why did they dub him in the video then, if he was so awesome that night? I've seen him live several times, one time he was ok (happy days, fucking lottery), other times he was horrendous. I don't want to cut him any slack, I want to listen to a good show for my money. I understand that it's not his intention to be bad, but his degrading abilities ruined the band. Well, now he sounds like shit even on a studio record.

@manifestgtr

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicksm7980 Well it’s very easy then dude…if you’re so worried about your “hard earned money”, spend it elsewhere. John Petrucci isn’t showing up to your house with goons. There’s an exceedingly simple solution to all of this that DOESNT involve actively trying to turn fans against them in youtube comment sections. …and dude, if you’re so concerned about live performance dubbing, you’re gonna have to go back to the 60s. Artists have been doing that for numerous reasons almost since the beginning of visual media.

@nicksm7980

2 жыл бұрын

@@manifestgtr, don't be dramatic, I'm not concerned about dubbing, I was just stating a fact. And yes, I don't attend DT shows anymore. Being a fan of a band doesn't mean that you must defend every move it makes. I love the band but hate the shit state in which they are in today.

as me being a drummer, Mike portnoy is my biggest influence, to me is the greatest drummer of all time, he teaches me just by watching him playing them monster sets of drums, my biggest influence Mike portnoy you are number one brother.

Little-known fact (to some, anyway): DT would never play the same set twice in the same city or on consecutive nights, and it was Mike who kept track of every set to make sure that happened. Now, on their latest tour, they play the exact same set every night in every city. And it's best not to even bring up the quality of their last 3 or 4 albums.

@MikeB-oo9bj

Жыл бұрын

Last 2 albums are great.

From 10:10 to 12:15 it's just pure eargasm. I love so much that part

@epnlvr9790

2 жыл бұрын

Full Circle needs to bea track on it's own

16:02 the Razor's Edge

This song is really emotional..the legendary mike portnoy!!!

too much feeling. This is play with your soul! Amazing

Its incredible!,i started to love portnoys writings,imagine the effort of doing this ,a lot of time,practice and memorizing..and when he back ups ..oh man..effortless!thumbs up!

this is the best live version i've ever listened to

16:21 damn, the chills man

Trapped inside this OCTAVARIUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM !!!! Out of human knowledge and really from another universe !!!!!

I like how portnoy left while he had time in the beginning

@isaacperetz5984

5 жыл бұрын

Stubbs 99 It’s Very Exhausting To Play Like 18 Mins Of A Song Without Stopping, Saving Energy Is Essential

@viniciustrindade6675

5 жыл бұрын

he went to smoke a joint

@ZrinkoF1

5 жыл бұрын

1:01 whit JLBrie😂😂

Probably the greatest song ever written with the greatest drummer ever in the greatest shirt ever!

@thisnamehaschangedthanksto8185

3 жыл бұрын

8 years late, but I gotta say: YOU ARE G O D D A M N R I G H T

2021 still watching...

13:59 jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way

All those who have seen it...his comeback will bring the "majesty mojo" back. The balance is finally restored

Spectaculaire Mike Portnoy, incroyable comment il vit le titre

No comparison needed. Mike Portnoy is the best of the best.

There’s a lot of things that set Mike apart from a lot of other drummers. However, I think one of the things that’s overlooked quite a bit as far as dynamic muscle has to be backup vocals. I know most people don’t think about that, but the ability to just do that while playing progressive music of any kind has to be applauded. And while he doesn’t exactly have some amazing lead vocal sort of flexibility, the fact that he not only is perfectly capable of it within the context of the music is just incredible. Off the top of my head, I don’t know of any other progressive drummer/metal/etc, that’s playing those sorts of arrangements and also adding that extra layer of complexity. Just, yeah.

This is why Portnoy is the best drummer ever to live

Still loving this track even in 2020.

Un de mes batteurs favoris, j'adore son jeu! 🤘

Been what this over and over again still epic!!!

Ma vi rendete conto CHE CAZZO DI MUSICA HANNO SCRITTO E SUONATO questi fenomeni ? OCTAVARIUM poi è veramente un capolavoro !!!!!

One and only one MIKE PORTNOY 😍🥰🥰🖤🤟🏻🤟🏻✨✨

Genius

@franciesfinds041

7 жыл бұрын

oh yes

Awesome, incredible, amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Hope Portnoy will have as much fun as this again in DT.👍

Mike Portnoy is the most epic musician to me... so sad about don't see him with Dream Theater.

Still one of the finest songs this band ever produced

So relaxed and in the zone - what a musician! Great music and great musicianship. Why do some people make fun of drummers? His exuberance and consummate ease makes me smile...especially given the complexity of the piece and the fact he is clearly enjoying himself never mind the role as beat master.

im so happy. this is just great.thanks world and mike portnoy.

Mangini is very good but Portnoy amazing in my soul n heart, about his style and body language drumming, sounds, perfect emoticon

Kick ass song kick ass band Kick ass performance

Seriously. The best drummer you will see in this lifetime. If you’re a drummer soak it up. Effortless.

@NEntv58

5 жыл бұрын

I think you may be right, after going back and forth for ever...

i love mp and miss him in DT. grateful we have so much great music from that era

for the love of god. mr portnoy. blessed by god!!!!

Amazing .....

It's sad to see all of these comparison comments to MM and MP. Like give it a rest people, they are both happy and are loving what they do. They are not out to constantly please you.

@Marifet124

5 жыл бұрын

Then why dont they move their instruments to their garage and keep playing there?

One of my greatest influences as a drummer

They played 2 of their longest songs at this show, congrats to the audience

I'm crying..

@franciesfinds041

7 жыл бұрын

this always makes me cry

Ternyata saya cinta DT karena masih ada MP.. Dan setelah kepergian MP saya hanya mendengar beberapa kali lagu-lagu dari DT, dan setelah itu aku tidak mendengarkannya lagi. Maaf JP, JM, JR, JL.. Meskipun ciptaan lagu-laguMu sepertinya bagus, tapi *tidak* akan bagus seperti dulu lagi.. Karena hatimu (MP) telah hilang..

@iamyutuber8792

5 жыл бұрын

Itu urusanmu. Klo ngaku fans sejati pasti tdk mudah berpaling. Awas nanti nyesel suatu.saat egomu akan menertawaimu krn salah tla meninggalkan DT. Siapapun drummernya, nyatanya mereka tla berusaha mencari yg cocok, drpd tdk dpat ato malah bubar

@iamyutuber8792

5 жыл бұрын

@Kalpataru A.I Mmg ngk gampang utk bisa move on dr MP. MM juga tdk kala keren, sya jujur menyukai dua2nya, dgn kelebihan msing2. Bagi saya dua2nya cocok dgn style dan gaya DT. Cuma klo di sound mmg MP lebih enak didengar, tpi klo di Teknik MM mngkin lebih unggul sdikit dan prmainannya aku akui flawless dan rapat, kayak petrucci tajam, cepat, dan rapih, MP mngkin kayak Govan/Gilbert. Mau siapapun drummernya aku yakin selama Bandnya DT, pasti ngk akan ngerubah image DT.

@haninadzkiaamarudin5970

4 жыл бұрын

Tetep portnoy is the di DT tak terganti bro...

@reflyhaubert8390

4 жыл бұрын

DT ttp selalu di jiwa,, tp jujur saya lebih suka DT waktu masi ad MP lebih menyatu aja seakan musik mengikuti portnoy,, 😁🤩 mangini juga bagus ketukannya suka di luar logika,, DT tetep band terfavorit👍👍👍

@sixxarctica2811

3 жыл бұрын

Mike mangini jg ga kalah mantap dan tekniknya jg ga kalah gila masih inget dong album Set the World on Fire nya Annihilator album yang sampai sekarang masih diakui sebagai salah satu album Technical Thrash Teebaik drummernya adalah beliau... terbukti seorang Virgil Donati aja berhasil ia kalahkan waktu audisi Drummer Dream Theater, band ini lebih memilih Mike Mangini padahal gosip2nya waktu dialah kandidat terkuat, harus diakui jg bahwa Mike Mangini adalah pemegang 5 rekor untuk drummer tercepat di dunia... Tapi pada intinya keduanya keren dan sangat2 berteknikal so kalau suruh milih jujur ga bisa dipilih karena dua nya sangat luar biasa hehehe Salam kenal semuanya 😆😉

Portnoy played with such flavor , power , and leadership ..

5:46 HAHAHAHA

@vladymartinez1232

4 жыл бұрын

Lol that was frikin awesome😂😂

@Manerick

3 жыл бұрын

The Fail of the year

@AndryDrums92

3 жыл бұрын

had the same reaction hahahaha

I love Mike Shirt :D. Épic.

I miss the magic.

Capolavoro assoluto ❤

Always love how Portnoy play