I know. That's what I was responding to. He isn't good enough to drum and he isn't good enough to sing. Sometimes it just feels like... the whole world is against Mr. Portnoy. 
The whole world isn't against Mr. Portnoy. He is financially and musically successful, he sells out shows and clinics everywhere he goes, he's creatively satisfied, he's doing great with all of his projects, his diehard fans are among the most loyal I've ever seen (sometimes probably WAY too loyal
), etc.
That sounds like the whole world isn't against Portnoy. The thing is that the good things have been said so many times that it's kinda more interesting to discuss the not so great things the man offers in his daily offerings, like his vocals.
He's not a good singer. He has never been and he will never be. I recall reading back in 2010 before he left Dream Theater that he should have replaced James as a singer and that songs like The Best of Times sounded a million times better with him on the mic. It's beautiful that he recorded the song sung by him for his father, but that's about it. He doesn't come close to James LaBrie, and anyone who implies otherwise has a twisted view of things, in my very humble opinion. It's like implying that JLB could've replaced MP as a drummer.
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