Should the drum solos come back?

Miyazaki74 · March 23, 2011, 03:17:05 PM

Depends who the new guy is.

ZirconBlue · March 23, 2011, 05:45:23 PM

Didn't MP say something like "Everyone hates drum solos" on the 5YIaLT commentary?

Nevertheless, a short spot for the new guy to show off seems in order.

The Presence of Frenemies · March 23, 2011, 05:52:36 PM

Quote from: ZirconBlue on March 23, 2011, 05:45:23 PM
Didn't MP say something like "Everyone hates drum solos" on the 5YIaLT commentary?

Believe he said that he hated doing drum solos, not that everyone hates them. Correct me if I'm wrong, it's been awhile since I watched that commentary.

tjanuranus · March 23, 2011, 06:14:35 PM

need the touring infinity style guitar solo back. One of the greatest moments of my life was Jp's 8 minute guitar solo.

DarkLord_Lalinc · March 23, 2011, 10:34:46 PM

Playing a short spot will probably reassure the drummer's skill and chops for the DT fandom. Not every DT fan is an internet geekxpert who has seen every video the drummer has available on youtube, so I think something, besides playing DT songs live, can be needed so fans get to accept him and embrace him as a whole.

inoku · March 23, 2011, 10:46:02 PM

sorry man, the chai latte takes precedents over the drum solo

any way, i think a drum solo like MP did in the end of finally free would be great

JayOctavarium · March 24, 2011, 01:12:24 AM

Quote from: tjanuranus on March 23, 2011, 06:14:35 PM
need the touring infinity style guitar solo back. One of the greatest moments of my life was Jp's 8 minute guitar solo.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

slycordinator · March 31, 2011, 09:17:38 AM

The new drummer isn't going to be Ian Paice. So I would prefer no...

JediKnight1969 · March 31, 2011, 09:55:26 AM

No solos at all! Give some space for more songs like Iron Maiden!

Nekov · March 31, 2011, 10:06:56 AM

Quote from: Lowdz on March 23, 2011, 03:05:35 PM
Quote from: Ultimetalhead on March 23, 2011, 02:49:48 PM
How in the fuck can this be considered awful?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8XKgOuNtk

Yep. Seen that one. The last 30 seconds were ok but the three minutes before that were about as exciting as a Chroma Key song. I'm sure it was technically demanding, just soulless and boring.

This. Really technical and fast but....

Orion1967 · March 31, 2011, 01:03:09 PM

Quote from: lordxizor on March 23, 2011, 01:05:49 PM
I'd much rather see an extended jam session with the whole band than a solo by any one member.

This... a true, straight up jam session where members pass solos and others play fill. This type of improv from musicians of DT calibre is a fun thing to watch. Even maybe thro in some planned duet/unison type stuff along the lines of the infamous JR/JP duet on Surrounded from the Chaos in motion DvD. Still one of my favorite things to dial up on youTubage and look at from time to time.

Ħ · March 31, 2011, 03:52:47 PM

Should they be brought back? No, they are really boring.

Will they be brought back? Yes. When DS and JR were brought into the band, they had their own solo spots.

Slain · April 02, 2011, 05:58:15 AM

I could care less, but preferably only if they could find a place where it fits into the song, not literally a complete break of nothing but drums like in Ytsejam. Drum solos work much better in a live setting, they're a lot more fun that way.

lonestar · April 03, 2011, 02:45:22 AM

I like the jam session idea. Shit, the Dead made a career off of it, and I'd love to see what a band like DT would do.

Global Laziness · April 03, 2011, 10:31:50 AM

Quote from: lonestar on April 03, 2011, 02:45:22 AM
I like the jam session idea. Shit, the Dead made a career off of it, and I'd love to see what a band like DT would do.

An LTE style jam session at a DT show could be cool.

JPX · April 04, 2011, 07:13:19 AM

Quote from: The Presence of Frenemies on March 23, 2011, 12:56:44 PM
I think it depends what you mean by a drum solo. MP still did some solo-ish type stuff post-SFAM (I remember there was some stuff about a drum solo being cut from the Budokan DVD). Plus, if we're talking about studio drum solos, there's one in As I Am.

How is there a drum solo in As I Am?

Aramatheis · April 04, 2011, 08:11:50 AM

Quote from: The Presence of Frenemies on March 23, 2011, 12:56:44 PM
I remember there was some stuff about a drum solo being cut from the Budokan DVD

I actually just watched the Budokan DVDs yesterday, and Portnoy does have a drum solo during one of the shows (it's shown on the second DVD). He also gets two guys from the crowd to come up and join him for a bit, which was pretty cool.
The first guy from the crowd did the best.

Dimitrius · April 04, 2011, 10:06:33 AM

If Mangini turns out to be the new drummer, yes.

But it shouldn't be something to be done on every single show.

LTE3 · April 06, 2011, 10:21:57 AM

I would like to see one, if the drummer has something interesting to perform like Neil Peart. If the drummer can constuct his solo as a piece of music then yes, but as Mike P admitted he was not a great drum solo guy so he stopped them. I recall seeing his live and it really did not have any flow, no rhyme or reason.

Sigz · April 06, 2011, 10:26:01 AM

Quote from: El Barto on March 23, 2011, 02:52:32 PM
Quote from: Ultimetalhead on March 23, 2011, 02:37:12 PM
I'd prefer to see 10 minutes of drum noodling spread out in other songs. Just a shit ton of fills in a specific section of a song, like they did with Finally Free on LSFNY. Stuff like that is just awesome, and it's not annoyingly long or boring.
Yeah, that's kind of the Danny Carey approach. You usually get a couple of really bad ass drum solos every show, but they're within the context of a song. The DT equivalent would probably be the Beyond This Life jam, which was fantastic. I'd rather see one of those every night.

All of this.

Quote from: Lowdz on March 23, 2011, 03:05:35 PMabout as exciting as a Chroma Key song

Dublagent66 · April 06, 2011, 10:34:06 AM

I would say yes, but it should be limited to just a couple minutes leading into a song. That's all you really need. No sense in trying to be like Neil Peart with a big production solo. Only he knows how to do that right. If someone else tried it, people would say, "Oh, he just trying to be like Neil, NOT!"

Aramatheis · April 06, 2011, 11:06:14 AM

Quote from: Dublagent66 on April 06, 2011, 10:34:06 AM
Only he knows how to do that right.

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juice · April 06, 2011, 12:31:50 PM

I'd be fine without them. I got my fill with percussive nation 2009.

LTE3 · May 26, 2011, 10:05:05 AM

I bet they are going to give MM solo time at least if they do An Evening with shows.

Metabog · May 26, 2011, 10:07:03 AM

Mangini likes and is good at drum solos, so yes.

LTE3 · May 26, 2011, 10:09:37 AM

Quote from: Metabog on May 26, 2011, 10:07:03 AM
Mangini likes and is good at drum solos, so yes.

Exactly and with that crazy kit he has, I'm sure it will be amazing.

lordxizor · May 26, 2011, 11:08:30 AM

As long as it's not too long. Anything more than a few minutes of nothing but drums gets really boring.

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