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Title: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: zappafrank2112 on November 18, 2021, 02:46:31 PM
(Not sure if this would be considered too... gossipy?  Or volatile/inflammatory a topic, so remove if so)

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theaters-james-labrie-says-he-has-no-relationship-with-mike-portnoy/

ETA: The crux of the headline is pretty much the meat of things:

"LaBrie discussed his relationship with Portnoy in a new interview with Radio Forrest. He said: "I haven't spoken to Mike, to be quite honest, since he left the band. So I think that pretty much says it all."

But again, I wasn't sure if it would open any floodgates, etc.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Elite on November 18, 2021, 02:50:59 PM
lol the article calls The Astonishing ‘controversial’
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: zappafrank2112 on November 18, 2021, 02:52:22 PM
lol the article calls The Astonishing ‘controversial’

...which it was!
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Setlist Scotty on November 18, 2021, 03:01:23 PM
Wow! Big surprise!  ::)
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Kotowboy on November 18, 2021, 03:08:59 PM
Love how MP says it's up to them and the ball is in their court etc etc when he quit the band when he didnt get what he wanted and dissed the band in the press for ages afterwards.

Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: pg1067 on November 18, 2021, 03:48:23 PM
Love how MP says it's up to them and the ball is in their court etc etc when he quit the band when he didnt get what he wanted and dissed the band in the press for ages afterwards.

(https://y.yarn.co/d7ca4ccc-2780-4edc-b0c6-8b294d1a417b_text.gif)
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: jayvee3 on November 18, 2021, 03:52:55 PM
Doesn't appear to be anything too crazy in there we wouldn't have already concluded, and I really do like how James addresses how important Mike Mangini is to the band in its current iteration. Nothing over the top or disrespectful from either party, while their feelings on the matter seem pretty well set in stone. It's the sort of thing some may overthink, but honestly, it seems on par with about what we could expect discussing the matter at this point.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Mr.Mister on November 18, 2021, 04:13:09 PM
Leave it to BM to turn 23 words into a 728 words blog post :facepalm:
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: AVFTTOTW on November 18, 2021, 04:26:08 PM
Portnoy and Labrie always had a shaky relationship.

On the other hand, as also evident by the recent LTE3, is that Portnoy and both Johns will always be teenage friends and still managed to retain friendship despite being out of contact also for many years.
Portnoy has no desire to go back to DT and probably won't have a reunion, but both Johns still have an interest in doing music together with him on the side, as with Rudess (henceforth LTE).
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: SeRoX on November 18, 2021, 04:58:23 PM
Blabbermouth really deserves its name.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: CDrice on November 18, 2021, 05:17:58 PM
Don't worry James. Most people don't either.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Setlist Scotty on November 18, 2021, 05:49:32 PM
Portnoy and Labrie always had a shaky relationship.
That's not true. When JL first joined the band, I believe he was closest to MP. But obviously over time, relationships change so that later on they were not as close as originally.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: TheBarstoolWarrior on November 18, 2021, 06:02:20 PM
That makes sense. MP made some comments that could poison the water. Even after he left, I believe he made a comment during an interview about DT having 'annoying vocals' which I presume he would not say if he had any salvageable relationship with JLB.

Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: DTwwbwMP on November 18, 2021, 06:24:57 PM
Love how MP says it's up to them and the ball is in their court etc etc when he quit the band when he didnt get what he wanted and dissed the band in the press for ages afterwards.

(https://y.yarn.co/d7ca4ccc-2780-4edc-b0c6-8b294d1a417b_text.gif)

 :facepalm: :loser:
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: cramx3 on November 18, 2021, 06:46:39 PM
"LaBrie discussed his relationship with Portnoy in a new interview with Radio Forrest. He said: "I haven't spoken to Mike, to be quite honest, since he left the band. So I think that pretty much says it all."

Wow! Big surprise!  ::)

lol the article calls The Astonishing ‘controversial’

...which it was!

Wow! Big surprise!  ::)

Typical Blabbermouth, slow news day. 
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: gzarruk on November 18, 2021, 08:32:53 PM
In other news, water is wet. :P
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Elite on November 19, 2021, 12:09:35 AM
Is water still wet when it’s frozen? 🤔
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Fritzinger on November 19, 2021, 01:59:33 AM
Portnoy and Labrie always had a shaky relationship.

On the other hand, as also evident by the recent LTE3, is that Portnoy and both Johns will always be teenage friends and still managed to retain friendship despite being out of contact also for many years.
Portnoy has no desire to go back to DT and probably won't have a reunion, but both Johns still have an interest in doing music together with him on the side, as with Rudess (henceforth LTE).

At least he says so. I believe if the guys in DT asked MP to come back, he would do it immediately.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Elite on November 19, 2021, 03:18:52 AM
Well, if there's truly some animosity between James and Mike P. I wouldn't really count on that.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: Kotowboy on November 19, 2021, 03:30:27 AM
Is water still wet when it’s frozen? 🤔

Not if it's dry ice.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: TheCountOfNYC on November 19, 2021, 04:44:29 AM
Is water still wet when it’s frozen? 🤔

Not if it's dry ice.

But dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which is decidedly not water.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: hefdaddy42 on November 19, 2021, 06:59:31 AM
This is not news.
Title: Re: DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says He Has No Relationship With MIKE PORTNOY
Post by: bosk1 on November 19, 2021, 08:10:05 AM
Garbage article with misleading headline.  They took a one-liner, bolstered it with quotes from YEARS ago, and turned all that into an agenda that doesn't really exist.  We shouldn't perpetuate that kind of gossip here.  Not sure why it was even posted.