I’m a simple man: I see Mike Portnoy in a thumbnail. I click and watch. 👍

@Andy_628

Жыл бұрын

Aye it's @MetalJesusRocks

@cloogleflurmf6698

Жыл бұрын

Sup dude. Like your content

@gasparinacunha334

Жыл бұрын

Me too he is legend

@JohnnySyncs

Жыл бұрын

Same bro

@kaoko111

Жыл бұрын

Don't we all?

Welcome back to DT, MP! 🥁

@CameronsMusic

Ай бұрын

Mike Mangini is one of the sloppiest drummers of all time. Really held back the newer DT albums from being legendary status. Now with Portnoy back, SO IS THE BAND BABY WOOOO

@HemiSlant6828

15 күн бұрын

@@CameronsMusic Mangini is great, idk what you’re talking about. The later albums weren’t as great because it’s late in DT’s career. Creative juices had to have stopped flowing as much because the band was pretty much putting out albums every 2 years for 30 years.

@RavelShreds

11 күн бұрын

@@HemiSlant6828 Mike Mangini was good but he got kinda boring at times.

I love how Mike knew he absolutely needed the cowbell at 8:09 for Twisted Sister, so you can actually tell that someone is holding the cowbell for him instead of it being mounted.

@andras.89

Жыл бұрын

Hahh, good catch :)

@_stardust62

Жыл бұрын

Ghost bell 👻

@derfab.

Жыл бұрын

A cowbell on the fly

@nokiaairtel5311

Жыл бұрын

Didn't even notice it was handheld haha

@72mardy

Жыл бұрын

Needs more cowbell

1:00 Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin) 1:20 Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) 1:31 The Crunge (Led Zeppelin) 1:55 When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin) 2:09 The Rover (Led Zeppelin) 2:30 Fool in the Rain (Led Zeppelin) 3:00 Lakeside Park (Rush) 3:15 2112: The Temples of Syrinx (Rush) 3:30 YYZ (Rush) 4:20 Run to the Hills (Iron Maiden) 4:31 The Prisoner (Iron Maiden) 5:02 Where Eagles Dare (Iron Maiden) 5:50 Whiplash (Metallica) 6:22 Subjugator (Anthrax) 6:27 Metal Thrashing Mad (Anthrax) 6:38 Criminally Insane (Slayer) 7:33 Angel of Death (Slayer) 7:50 Welcome Home (King Diamond) 8:27 We're not Gonna Take it (Twisted Sister) 8:48 6.00 (Dream Theater) 9:13 Honor Thy Father (Dream Theater) 9:58 Welcome to the Family - Mike's live version (Avenged Sevenfold) 10:35 Gaslight (The Winery Dogs)

@purnadika

Жыл бұрын

Finding your comment for a few minutes. Go up mate.

@ItseJam

Жыл бұрын

Another life after The Prisoner

@thiagotecnico

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. You are a friend!

@robertoricci3393

Жыл бұрын

4:47 Another life (Iron Maiden)

@thenephilimm

Жыл бұрын

another life is a great drum intro!

Love the shout-out to Charlie Benante. Feel he does not get the credit he deserves. Father Benante is a world-class drummer.

@MaddogJones

Жыл бұрын

Charlie and Anthrax are way too underrated

@Feercholain

Жыл бұрын

Charlie is fantastic. One of a kind. The guy also plays guitar and piano! What a talent

@joshgriffiths3500

Жыл бұрын

​@Maddog Jones agreed they're a part of the big 4 and yet they're still somehow underrated

@damageinc81292

Жыл бұрын

Best of the big 4 and most of metal

@JamesPRoachJr

Жыл бұрын

@@MaddogJones Charlie is Anthrax

A quick correction: The song at 4:47 is "Another Life" and not "Run to the Hills" as described. 😉

@RSVskynet

Жыл бұрын

Yes Man, i noticed that too hehehe...Another Life is a killer songs

@Jorduan100

Жыл бұрын

Damn straight my man!!

@JimVincent

Жыл бұрын

@@RSVskynet KILLER song. (I see what you did there)

That of "Honor Thy Father" is the best intro ever conceived by human ingenuity from the beginning of the story of percussions.

God damn, Portnoy still has it. It's unreal to see him cycle through so many different songs flawlessly.

Finally, finally, finally a drummer mentions Clive Burr! That guy is so overlooked and underappreciated and it's a flerken shame. His playing with Maiden was like a human metronome. I love Nicko equally but they are very different in every way. RIP Clive Burr

@stevenadam3658

Жыл бұрын

agreed, not near enough credit. Check out Junna, playing Genghis Khan, well worth it.

@felinemad

Жыл бұрын

Clive Burr also played drums in Praying Mantis, another underrated band.

@criops

Жыл бұрын

Nicko may have been technically the better drummer, but Clive was creative, & more “metal”

@brian96597

Жыл бұрын

Clive Burr was a bad baaaaaaaaaaaad man!

@hinjurock70

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, too bad he sucked at playing his drum parts - I barely recognized them.

His ghost notes are so good, man’s a machine.

@LASBATSARNAUD

Жыл бұрын

He is clearly a machine of power!!!

@kunalkumar8217

Жыл бұрын

Check out Gavin Harrison. He is the ghost notes god

@LASBATSARNAUD

Жыл бұрын

@@kunalkumar8217 Oh yes !!!! This guy too is a killer!

@FinnGamble

Жыл бұрын

He’s crazy good at everything. His Ringo and Bonham imitations are spot on. The way he times his hits changes completely from the metronome accurate style he normally does when he plays their parts. (There are longer examples elsewhere on KZread)

@AidanStutzman

Жыл бұрын

I was just going to say the way he played Rock N Roll with no ghost notes at all would have made Bonzo roll in his grave

I’m so impressed that he called out the De La Soul sample. Not only was it unexpected coming from a rock drummer, I also wasn’t aware that it was a sample of Bonham, despite being a fan myself of both songs for decades.

@Kipp_it_100

11 ай бұрын

True musicians appreciate all music 🤘

A fan, a master, a real rock star and a humble man. What a talented drummer.

Mike is right up there in legendary drummer hall of fame status with all these iconic drummers, and yet he's equally as much of a music geek as we are!

@jackmakackov7077

Жыл бұрын

He's also the absolute biggest asshole in the music industry. Don't meet this guy if you want to still have any positive feelings about him. Dream Theater guys deserve a congressional medal of freedom for putting up with him as long as they did.

@TheBlackQueen

Жыл бұрын

@@jackmakackov7077 Yeah you're definitely talking to the wrong person. I actually have met him in person, rather recently actually, and he was the nicest guy, albeit a bit tired from the show he had just done in Anaheim. If you judge people purely on their business faults, then everyone is an asshole.

I'm a guitarist, but whenever I see Mike I click "HellYeah". What a drummer :)

@JJONNYREPP

Жыл бұрын

Mike Portnoy Plays His Favorite Drum Intros 2331pm 1.3.23 found it!! scratch acid: HOLES 32mins 19secs into the album: gods favourite dog. you need to play this particular version due to generic scratch acid compilations featuring a lesser version. the drum intro is pretty cool. i had it rattling about my head when i saw this skit... though couldnt recall which piece of vinyl it aired on... ahahahahahaha... yeah. erm. that was all i had to say.

He's the only drummer whose parts give me chills. The breaks in "The Count of Tuscanny" are breathtaking.

@manolocorp

Жыл бұрын

His drumming on that song is fantastic, filled with good taste!

@hugorezende199

Жыл бұрын

yesssssss dudeee. That song is legendary

@heed17

Жыл бұрын

Amazing musically, but that song truly has 🐎 💩 lyrics

@MusicalBoarder

Жыл бұрын

​@@heed17no it doesnt. Its telling a story.

@frozenpotato56

7 ай бұрын

Never forget, Panic attack as well. Also In the Name of God, and The ministry of lost souls

Ringo, Keith Moon John Bonham - Good times bad times, Rock and Roll, The C runge, When the Levee Breaks, The Rover, Fool in the Rain 2:50 - Neil Peart - Lakeside park, 2112: Temples of Syrinx, YYZ 4:15 - Clive burr - Run to the Hills, The prisioner, Another life 5:00 - Nicko McBrain - Where eagles dare 5:25 - Lars - Whiplash 6:10 - Charlie Benente - Subjugator, Metal Thtashing Mad 6:42 - Dave Lombardo - Criminally Insane, Angel of death 7:44 - Mikkey dee - Welcome home (King Diamond) 8:07 - A.J. Pero - We're Not Gonna Take It 8:43 - Dream Theater - 6: 00 , Honor thy father, 9:30 - Avenged sevenfold - Welcome to the family 10:06 - Winery dogs - Gaslight

@briandrum1

Жыл бұрын

@Fernando Magalhães "Jon" lolz

Жыл бұрын

@@briandrum1 Thanks lol

@dufoot1

Жыл бұрын

Nem todo herói usa capa

@charlespcorrea

Жыл бұрын

obrigado! honor thy father e six o'clock são realmente sensacionais

@domnm9017

Жыл бұрын

The last one sounds a lot similar to Under A Glass Moon

The man is a legend. He plays this most difficult intros like nothing.

At 4:48, he plays another life by Iron Maiden not run to the hills

Yes!!! Mikkey Dee's intro on "Welcome Home". Very cool he mentioned that one. The drumming on that whole album is sooo good.

@MichaelHolmgaard

Жыл бұрын

Mikkey's work with King Diamond is some of the finest drumming I have ever heard. It was such an important part of the greatness around that band. Abigail... omfg

Mike’s name belongs with all of those he just listed. Such a gifted drummer. I never get sick of hearing him play.

It’s one thing to play non-stop fast, but to also be able to play rhythmic fills, this guy has the chops. Mike is naming all these legendary drummers, when he in fact is a legend himself. Class act

Mike is undoubtedly one of the greatest drummers in music history... the second youngest person (after Neil Peart) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame

@sebg2086

Жыл бұрын

with his dream theater intro.....he kill almost any drummer....and thats just with the intro

@GPmayne

Жыл бұрын

Have both of you never heard of Vinnie Paul? Pretty sure he's better than anyone you think is better. And that's facts.

@sebg2086

Жыл бұрын

@@GPmayne HAHAHAHSHHAHSH cant be serious?!

@RichL4899

Жыл бұрын

@@sebg2086 prime joey jordison destroys portnoy as well

@designercaolho

Жыл бұрын

@@sebg2086 yup. 6'oclock intro is hard AF to keep in time and not sounding stiff. In my teens, when I was obsessed w/ Mike's playing, I spent a lot of hours, days, weeks to get that to sound natural.

Yes , he finally returned to DT

My favorite drummer always will be Ian Paice. And he have so many iconic intros too, like Fireball or Pictures of Home are so awesome.

@solarplex2128

Жыл бұрын

I love Paice, his snare is amazing, all those rudimentary fills, the sound.... And one of my favourite songs is Burn, all those fills, it's like they went into the studio and told him "alright Ian you can go crazy on this one" and he replied "ok, solo every bar. "

@massimopescatori6514

Жыл бұрын

I'havent read your note, dear friend ... i completely agree with you ... I've posted a comment up in italian , giving same examples you wrote here ...

Instant Thumbs up. I’m not even a drummer but Mike is my musical hero

@drunken-skunk

Жыл бұрын

Same here! He's f.n...Bad ass!!!!🤟🤘🤟🤘

@Ilikewhiskey2112

Жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@mephisto656

Жыл бұрын

Seconded. I mean, i play guitar lolz

@kthulhukif

Жыл бұрын

​@R Neumann as a bass and guitar player, Portnoy taught me so much about rhythm and feel, how to count etc. ... I actually own all his instructional dvds lol

@Ziri0615

Жыл бұрын

🤘

I might be biased saying this as Awake is my favorite album of all times in any genre, but to me the intro of 6:00 is the greatest drum intro ever.

Wow! Mike Portnoy is inspired by drummers before him, and even by drummers coming after him. This shows that he's the type of person who is always eager to learn.🙌

Mike Portnoy has been a huge influence on me as a drummer over the years. It made me so damn happy to hear him play the intros to "Honor Thy Father" and "Welcome to the Family" again after so many years. ☺

When I saw the title of the video, I instantly thought of "Honor thy Father". Definitely my favorite.

I was 13 when Piece of Mind came out and I literally fell in love with drumming when I heard that opening fill of Where Eagles Dare. I gad to learn it and play it. I saved all my paper route and lawn cutting money and borrowed the rest from my dad to buy my first drum kit... Never played pro but always had a drum kit and still play today. Nicko McBrain, Lars Ulrich and Scott Rockernfield were my initial drum hero's, they still are.

@jaybecker9842

Жыл бұрын

Not a big Lars fan, but the other two are true greats

@mercuripietro6888

Жыл бұрын

scott🤙🏻 awsome feel one of my favorites very underated

@seanmcnally5560

Жыл бұрын

Scott always seems to get overlooked. The guy is incredible.

@mercuripietro6888

Жыл бұрын

very sweet the guy has such an amazing feel and groove in his playinh and his so freaking tight its not always about drills and techniques

@JimVincent

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybecker9842 Listen to And Justice for All just for the drumming and tell me Lars isn't great.

Cozy Powell - Stargazer by Rainbow....howdja miss that one Mike? One of the most iconic intros of all time dammit!

@zdenkonouzovsky6947

Жыл бұрын

Apparently not one of his favorites… I expected Ian Paice and either Fireball or Pictures of Home or both but those are obviously not among his favorites either…

@acerimmer8338

Жыл бұрын

Oh he loves it. Dream Theater did a cover of it on Mike's final album w/ the band. I'm sure there's many more he would put on the list.

@xDjembex

Жыл бұрын

Will never understand the need for comments like this.

@ben1ben

Жыл бұрын

Yes... I expected Stargazer to be on this one too.

I'm so glad he's back in DT. For the first time in about 10 years, I'm excited for what's to come from them.

Nice to hear Clive Burr getting a mention as he very rarely does and came up with some tasty iconic parts!

@joedecker3900

Жыл бұрын

I Liked him more than Nico, much deeper feel sounding drummer.

Damn, this is the most prepared I've seen a musician for one of these videos.

@billwren5033

Жыл бұрын

he didn't prepare. he is just that good

HELLO, Im from Czech Rep. (Czechoslovakia) When I begun play on drums, my teacher told me about Mike Portnoy. I listen him from my 14 years old. . It change my view on drums. It is 16 years ago. Good bless ✝️✝️✝️ Mike Portnoy 🥁 FUCKING ANIMAL ON DRUMS ♥️♥️♥️ , BADASS

I love that Mike still has such enthusiasm for the drums and music. He sounds like a 16-year-old that still loves playing!

Damn ! This 6.00 o’clock intro ! I miss it 🤯

It CANNOT be understated how HUGE that 6:00 intro was for me, I was at the right place and right time having just exhausted my Rush phase and it changed everything when I heard it!!!!

Glad he's giving Mikkey Dee and Clive Burr some love. My two favorite drummers from the days.

He isn't human! I'm so glad he's back home with Dream Theatre!!

6 o’clock man…what a badass song…

Those drums sounds so good!

Hearing you play Bonham really adds to the appreciation of how good he was. As a guitarist I always said you can have an average guitarist with a great drummer and have a great band, you can have a great guitar player with an average drummer and have an average band. Drummers truly make or break a band to me.

@saintjabroni

Жыл бұрын

Every time.

@thor7564

10 ай бұрын

He didn't exactly capture the spirit of Bonham…..

6:00 was the very first song I ever heard from DT and I was immediately obsessed.

This guy is such a cool dude. He just loves the drums and we love him for it

Love them fills a great collaboration of my favorite drummers RIP the Professor 🤘

Mike Portnoy forever!!! Always amazed with his intros and fills!

idk....something about seeing him play dream theater is soooo refreshing

Love Welcome Home by King Diamond, happy it made the list. A personal favorite of mine whom I don't think gets enough credit is Kirk Arrington but hey, I'm not a drummer.

@richardbailey7558

Жыл бұрын

Brian Downey of THIN LIZZY always gets left out. Why?

So great watching him geek out over his favourite parts and having fun.

Mike's recall is just phenomenal. His drum sound is fantastic!

This is great, Mike, thanks for sharing -- you will become a legend among them.

I love hearing from MP on this channel! He’s such a music fan and has a good mix of technical ability and street cred that he’s a reliable historian for most of this stuff. Plus, he’s really fun!

I will never get tired of listening to Mike talking about his favorite drummers and hearing him play

Mike's knowledge and skill are incredible. Just saw him with the Dogs and he was great.

Awesome mention to Mikkey Dee ! Welcome Home is amazing and the drumming... fantastic !

Such a legend! He's the best you can think of for such a concept! He's a library, monster drummer and he's so passionate and fast! Love that beast! Thank you Mike for everything I owe you!

the first song of the first album of liquid tension experimient sent me to the moon when i first heard it and still do. such a great guy and incredible musician, long live MP

So great. Always loved MP. I saw this show at Sony Hall last week. Killer band, killer players, killer human beings. Worth every second.

Fastest 11 minute video on KZread. Now that's 11 minutes I WILL get back... Over and over. Thanks Mike. That 6:00 intro 🔥

I feel like i can connect better to his musical genius when he is on a hello Kitty drum kit

@Richard-ib3kp

7 ай бұрын

LMAO

Love it!!!! It's amazing how he's able to play so many DIFFERENT drum intros without hearing the music. Insane! Thanks for posting!

It is always fun to watch Mike play and tell anything, he is professional in that.

Man - I could watch this for hours 😊

Portnoy is such a beast, and as influential as any of the guys that inspired him during the years.

To be able to recall and approximate all of these classic drum intros is pretty amazing.

And then there is you mikeeeee!! You’re up there with all of those legends ❤❤

Mike Portnoy es uno de los mejores bateros.. super versatil.. te toca cualquier estilo.. Bruuuutal!

Yes! Mikkey Dee! Great drummer. He later drummed as kind of replacement for other more famous bands...but his work on those early King Diamond albums is fantastic!

@billwren5033

Жыл бұрын

His work on Don Dokkens solo album was great also.

And you MIke, are many people's drum hero.. Thanks for this video 😄👍

The guy that defined my taste in music for over a decade and is still a referent for me. Thanks, Mike!!🤘🤘

I don't even like Dream Theater, but it is a real pleasure to hear him play. Such a fantastic drummer.

@belekjenkins2308

Жыл бұрын

I wish downvotes could be seen on youtube

@joncasity6099

Жыл бұрын

Mangini is a beast too

@falsemcnuggethope

Жыл бұрын

I haven't listened to much new DT since he left. It just lacks him. Mangini is a beast but his playing just tastes off to me. Minnemann might have been a better replacement for my taste.

@Compendyum

Жыл бұрын

Same. Thank god Liquid Tension exists.

@TavisAllen

Жыл бұрын

@@falsemcnuggethope But…The Aristocrats!

Painkiller has my personal favourite drum intro, maybe even fave intro to any metal song. And to think that Judas Priest almost didn't go with Scott Travis because he's American.

Love the intro to 6:00 … so glad that Mike included that one along with so many classics!

Amazing as always!! By far my all time favorite drummer... I wish I could have him record on a project with me!! What a gem Mike is!

I miss my all time favourite - painkiller!! For me,by far the best drum intro ever!! Can not get enough of it!

09:08 Honor Thy Father. My favorite Portnoy intro of all!! 03:29 Peart - YYZ (those fills, especially the first fill Mike demonstrates @ 03:47, is to this day, my favorite Neal Peart fill ever.) Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction - the album opener (RIP Nick Menza) - Skin O' My Teeth! Also includes my favorite Megadeth guitar solo (Marty Friedman). My favorite 80s intro is a simple one, yet MASSIVE! Queensryche's title track, "Empire". That snare is like a shotgun!! Vinny Paul's intro to Pantera's "5 Minutes Alone". So many great intros!!

@JaelleJaenVODs

Жыл бұрын

gotta love how he couldnt play the double bass on honor thy father though but a few seconds earlier perfectly played 6 o clock seeing where his strenghts are hehe

Glad to see Portnoy is still a beast behind a drum kit. Love it!!

Mike Portnoy is just such a music enthusiastic.. I love his passion for music... It's what makes him such a master!!

A true metal legend. One of the best drummers of all time! And of course he has absolutely impeccable taste 😁🤘

@alucard0712

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! As every great musician.

@thor7564

10 ай бұрын

Need to correct that to one of the best metal drummers.

Portnoy é muito divertido de assistir e extremamente técnico ao mesmo tempo, combinação fatal dos grandes heróis da música.

He like the living holy book for rock drummers. The great and the only Mike Portnoy.

When i first started playing drums when I was a kid, it was because of you mike, back in 94 when I first heard the Awake album, so Thank You 😊

Geddy and Alex are getting "itchy"and talking about touring again as Rush !!! I hope to God they are talking to you Mike because "Everyone" knows that you are the guy for the Part !! They know you know each Rush song and would play them as they should be !!! Say Yes Please !!! 👍🥁🎶

It's amazing how versatile this man is. He can literally play anything. He was the soul of DT, and as much as I like MM's drumming, MP just has this "joy" that is so evident in his playing, especially the live stuff. I've been lucky enough to see Mike play with most of the bands he augments so well, and I hope to see more. I'm so happy that he still works with everyone (except 𝘰𝘯𝘦 certain individual) from DT, those guys have so much history and friendship, it really shines through when they work together. A more down to earth, unaffected and humble man you will not meet.... except ME, of course, I'm so humble that I tell everyone I meet how humble I am!😂

@ScottAndersonYT

Жыл бұрын

Is that one individual the yelping, screeching moron who has ruined his voice?

@zwastiunburzy3688

Жыл бұрын

@@ScottAndersonYT That'd be the one. I do admire the rest of the guys in DT for sticking with him, but you have to draw the line sometime. Surely there comes a time when you gotta realise that it's well past time to call it quits. Autotune will get your tone right, but it doesn't fix everything.

He is just ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!

Got to see The Winery Dogs this Spring. What a treat!! If you can..go see them. Outstanding.🍷🎸🥁🎤

Glad he added “6:00” and “Honor Thy Father.” They would have been on my list even if another drummer had been doing this video.

Mike Portnoy is so humble. This guy is a beast! Sooooi great!

Best thing Loudwire has done in, like, forever

Mike is such a cool dude.. awesome intros from some of the greats

Man, I haven't seen a single person mention Danny Carey... Him and Neil Peart are probably my 2 favorite drummers ever

@kunalkumar8217

Жыл бұрын

Same. Even Gavin Harrison

@colinburroughs9871

Жыл бұрын

Literally any Tool related video is going to be nothing but people declaring Danny the GOAT.

@hinjurock70

Жыл бұрын

Danny blows Mike away.

@kunalkumar8217

Жыл бұрын

@@hinjurock70 facts lol.

@kunalkumar8217

Жыл бұрын

@@colinburroughs9871 because he is. Portnoy comes nowhere even close to Carey's level. Carey is in a level of his own!

Mikes one of the greats! Love The Winery Dogs!!!

The best drummer ever! a hug from Brazil!

If Rush ever come back, they should hire Mike Portnoy as their drummer

@hernansalto-dumbattemptracing

Жыл бұрын

Him or Danny Carey

@iLLuzion1st

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully rush never comes back 🙏🏻

@WilloDoesContent

Жыл бұрын

@@iLLuzion1st why tho, they’re the best band on earth

@UncleSquatch

Жыл бұрын

Big nope

@drummerdan95

Жыл бұрын

Gavin Harrison

4:47 is Another Life, not Run to the Hills

Being a guitarist.. My love for drums was because of Mike Portnoy.. According to me he is the current drumming legend.. I still get excited seeing a post that includes him.. You're the best..

I love the song save me the drumming on it is superb mike ur a legend urself brother

Surprised that he wasn't influenced by Ian Paice from Deep Purple, especially the intro to Fireball

Achiles last stand the masterpiece drumming of john bonham