The Mike Portnoy Appreciation/Discussion Thread (merged)

[darkshade]

Couldn't come up with a quirky name this time?

The Drumsolute Universe?

[gzarruk]

Couldn't come up with a quirky name this time?

The Drumsolute Universe?

The Drumsolete Universe*

*No new beats, fills or grooves were used during the recording of this video.

[ReaperKK]

Haven't checked out the album but this might be a fun watch so I'll pick up the digital edition

[MinistroRaven]

MP presenting Megadeth on MTV, this is soo cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWeSwbpQnsQ&feature=youtu.be

 

[ytserush]

I skipped over the parts about Slayer, Sons of Apollo and Testament (don't care about any of those), and basically just watched for the Spock's and TA stuff.  He must have missed the Noise Floor boat since he referred to Brief Noctures and Dreamless Sleep and The Oblivion Particle as the last two Spock's albums. That was odd since he is usually pretty on the money with his knowledge of bands he calls favorites, but maybe he didn't follow them quite as closely once Neal departed?  Anyway, no biggie, just thought that was kind of funny.  Cool to hear that all of the TA albums will likely be reissued on vinyl in the very near future.

I noticed that too. Part of why I even watch these things is his encyclopedic knowledge of stuff, even though I'm not into at least half the bands he talks about. He was also unsure of some of the Symphony X stuff. Probably a combination of being in his 50s and his brain finally reaching a limit a useless knowledge. I'm a lot younger than him and I find myself stumbling over stuff I used to know every detail about to the point where I find myself looking at my thousands of DVDs and CDs and forgetting I even have them and wondering if it's even worth it. The answer I always come to is 'yes' by the way.

I'll never be a Symphony X fan either, but I know he is and it's still cool to hear him talk about them. I just get the enthusiasm. My brain has been melting too and wonder how I used to remember everything. Certainly not the case now.

[ytserush]

I skipped over the parts about Slayer, Sons of Apollo and Testament (don't care about any of those), and basically just watched for the Spock's and TA stuff.  He must have missed the Noise Floor boat since he referred to Brief Noctures and Dreamless Sleep and The Oblivion Particle as the last two Spock's albums. That was odd since he is usually pretty on the money with his knowledge of bands he calls favorites, but maybe he didn't follow them quite as closely once Neal departed?  Anyway, no biggie, just thought that was kind of funny.  Cool to hear that all of the TA albums will likely be reissued on vinyl in the very near future.

I noticed that too. Part of why I even watch these things is his encyclopedic knowledge of stuff, even though I'm not into at least half the bands he talks about. He was also unsure of some of the Symphony X stuff. Probably a combination of being in his 50s and his brain finally reaching a limit a useless knowledge. I'm a lot younger than him and I find myself stumbling over stuff I used to know every detail about to the point where I find myself looking at my thousands of DVDs and CDs and forgetting I even have them and wondering if it's even worth it. The answer I always come to is 'yes' by the way.

Man, tell me about it. The thing I was known for with my friends was my brain and endless bits if useless music knowledge. Now, at 44, my brain keeps locking up on me and it really pisses me off. It's not cool having to spend hours ruminating on something you could spout off like nothing. I'm a SymX fan and I had the same problem MP did. I couldn't remember if that was Russ' first album or not. Sucks gettin' old.

Sure does. Have a lot more compassion for Geddy Alex and Neil for forgetting or not knowing stuff and they always were forward thinking and not fixated on the history like some fans have.

[SoundscapeMN]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility talking his Top 10 Double Albums.

People that enjoy his Vinyl Collection videos probably would enjoy this.

I'd love to see Portnoy go on Sea of Tranquility again as a lot of great discussion between the 2 of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7768Mjbsk&fbclid=IwAR1HrjY-Usc7u_KA9azrTKt1W40r7cf1VbvGt0Jc7ATBhqPU6tatTsArD7s

[Mladen]

I cannot wait to watch that. 

[Dream Team]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility talking his Top 10 Double Albums.

People that enjoy his Vinyl Collection videos probably would enjoy this.

I'd love to see Portnoy go on Sea of Tranquility again as a lot of great discussion between the 2 of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7768Mjbsk&fbclid=IwAR1HrjY-Usc7u_KA9azrTKt1W40r7cf1VbvGt0Jc7ATBhqPU6tatTsArD7s

Pete and Sea of Tranquility awesome. He had JP on recently too.

[ReaperKK]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility talking his Top 10 Double Albums.

People that enjoy his Vinyl Collection videos probably would enjoy this.

I'd love to see Portnoy go on Sea of Tranquility again as a lot of great discussion between the 2 of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7768Mjbsk&fbclid=IwAR1HrjY-Usc7u_KA9azrTKt1W40r7cf1VbvGt0Jc7ATBhqPU6tatTsArD7s

That's cool, I'll have to give it a listen soon

[KevShmev]

That was a good watch.

Not to spoil too much, but I can't say I was too surprised that most of the picks (by both) were from the late 60's or 70's.  It made me wonder what my favorite double albums would be, and of course they made great points about how a lot of single albums nowadays are longer than double albums from back then (since you can fit 79+ minutes of music on to a single CD), so the lines can get a bit blurry, but it's still a fun thing to ponder. 

[darkshade]

I watched it. Pretty cool. I've watched many of Pardo's videos.
I think something like this should have been split between vinyl era and CD era, since a TFK double album like Unfold The Future would be at least a quadruple album on vinyl. MP picked Snow from Spock's Beard, which I believe he said was a triple LP. I liked MP's pick for Joe's Garage from Zappa, the cousin of Lather, which was originally meant to be a quadruple album.

[darkshade]

MP has a pretty remarkable canon at this point.
I think between his work with DT/LTE, and Neal Morse/NMB/Transatlantic/Flying Colors alone, you have a vast discography with dozens and dozens of hours of creative content, most of his best stuff out there, and I love pretty much all of it. Then you have all the work he's done with JP, KM/OSI, Derek and Sons of Apollo, and the many various projects he's been involved with over the years. All with varying levels of success, but never a dull moment for sure.

[SoundscapeMN]

I watched it. Pretty cool. I've watched many of Pardo's videos.
I think something like this should have been split between vinyl era and CD era, since a TFK double album like Unfold The Future would be at least a quadruple album on vinyl. MP picked Snow from Spock's Beard, which I believe he said was a triple LP. I liked MP's pick for Joe's Garage from Zappa, the cousin of Lather, which was originally meant to be a quadruple album.

That might have made sense, but it seems they were looking at initial release format.

You could just take any album that is over at least 45 or even 40 minutes, on Vinyl could be released as a Double.

Why it seems the majority of Vinyl records I end up buying have been Double LPs per many of them were albums I bought on CD initially, but finally have been issued on Vinyl, and they exceed 40-45 minutes.

Also sadly, why they cost a lot more money given it's 2 discs, not 1 CD   

[KevShmev]

He has been a hard guy to like at times over the years, as my posts have indicated , but he seems to have really mellowed over the last few years.  He was obviously pretty angry and bitter the first few years after leaving DT (which was understandable, even if his situation was his own doing), but he seems a lot more grounded and relaxed now.  I am sure of it is age, some of it is the pandemic and being stuck at home and not always being in constant motion (chortle, chortle), and some of it is not only renewing his friendship with, but working with Petrucci and Rudess again (which HAS to be therapeutic). 

I don't see the point in quibbling too much over what is a double album or not. That video was two just music lovers talking about music they love, and that is never a bad thing. 

[Mladen]

What an awesome video. I enjoyed it as much as I'd enjoy a good movie. 

[darkshade]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere. Vivaldi Metal Project ft. Mike Portnoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G892uO6DORA

[ytserush]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere. Vivaldi Metal Project ft. Mike Portnoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G892uO6DORA

Thanks. Didn't know about this. Seems like he only plays on one track though.

[Setlist Scotty]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere. Vivaldi Metal Project ft. Mike Portnoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G892uO6DORA

Thanks. Didn't know about this. Seems like he only plays on one track though.

I don't know John - he said that he was cutting some drum tracks. He did show the chart that for the song that he was tracking, but perhaps he meant the song he was tracking at that moment. Guess we'll find out for certain once it's closer to being released.

[ytserush]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere. Vivaldi Metal Project ft. Mike Portnoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G892uO6DORA

Thanks. Didn't know about this. Seems like he only plays on one track though.

I don't know John - he said that he was cutting some drum tracks. He did show the chart that for the song that he was tracking, but perhaps he meant the song he was tracking at that moment. Guess we'll find out for certain once it's closer to being released.

That's entirely possible too. We'll know soon enough.

[SoundscapeMN]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo again, this time discussing Live Albums: Favorite single lp/disc, that could/should have been Doubles/Triples/Quadruples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhd4Xfnnas

[Kotowboy]

  Mike Portnoy is a

[The Letter M]

Mike Portnoy is a

-Marc.

[KevShmev]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo again, this time discussing Live Albums: Favorite single lp/disc, that could/should have been Doubles/Triples/Quadruples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhd4Xfnnas

Both guys sporting killer t-shirts. 

[MinistroRaven]

This Saturday March 13@3pm EST, I will be Jordan Rudess’ special guest on his Live Patreon Chat. We will discuss our upcoming #LTE3 release and more. With over 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration, there is a lot to talk about!
Only on Jordan’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/jordanrudess

[nobloodyname]

Mike Portnoy is a

passionate dog-loving musician who cares about his fans. Pretty sure you were going to say something along those lines.

[RodrigoAltaf]

This Saturday March 13@3pm EST, I will be Jordan Rudess’ special guest on his Live Patreon Chat. We will discuss our upcoming #LTE3 release and more. With over 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration, there is a lot to talk about!
Only on Jordan’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/jordanrudess

 YOU will be the guest? What an honor!!!! Good for you, man!!!

[Lonk]

This Saturday March 13@3pm EST, I will be Jordan Rudess’ special guest on his Live Patreon Chat. We will discuss our upcoming #LTE3 release and more. With over 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration, there is a lot to talk about!
Only on Jordan’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/jordanrudess

 YOU will be the guest? What an honor!!!! Good for you, man!!!

I think he was quoting MP, no? 

[RodrigoAltaf]

This Saturday March 13@3pm EST, I will be Jordan Rudess’ special guest on his Live Patreon Chat. We will discuss our upcoming #LTE3 release and more. With over 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration, there is a lot to talk about!
Only on Jordan’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/jordanrudess

 YOU will be the guest? What an honor!!!! Good for you, man!!!

I think he was quoting MP, no? 

He was...I was just joking! MinistroRaven and I are buddies.

[cramx3]

This Saturday March 13@3pm EST, I will be Jordan Rudess’ special guest on his Live Patreon Chat. We will discuss our upcoming #LTE3 release and more. With over 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration, there is a lot to talk about!
Only on Jordan’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/jordanrudess

 YOU will be the guest? What an honor!!!! Good for you, man!!!

I figured that was a quote, but I first read that thinking the same thing  I'm like damn thats awesome, then I read "we will" and I was like uhhh ok I don't think you are in LTE though

[Lonk]

Sorry, slow morning for me

[RoeDent]

No, but you do make a point though. Ministro needs to give context to the press statements they just copypaste as forum posts. At the very least put them in quote boxes. Or add their own personal smack talk to indicate that it is a press release and not their own statement.

[Stadler]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo again, this time discussing Live Albums: Favorite single lp/disc, that could/should have been Doubles/Triples/Quadruples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhd4Xfnnas

Well, I haven't heard that yet, but that's an interesting and oddly specific question (and I'm thinking of what came out originally on LP).

Made In Europe by Deep Purple is my number one by a long shot.
If You Want Blood...  by AC/DC
Reel To Real by Marillion
Live At Last by Sabbath
Live At The Marque by Dream Theater.

[romdrums]

Portnoy was on with Pete Pardo again, this time discussing Live Albums: Favorite single lp/disc, that could/should have been Doubles/Triples/Quadruples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhd4Xfnnas

Well, I haven't heard that yet, but that's an interesting and oddly specific question (and I'm thinking of what came out originally on LP).

Made In Europe by Deep Purple is my number one by a long shot.
If You Want Blood...  by AC/DC
Reel To Real by Marillion
Live At Last by Sabbath
Live At The Marque by Dream Theater.

Haven't watched the video to see what all they discussed, but I would also add Genesis Live and Operation Livecrime to that list.

[HOF]

Not sure if this video of this Deden Noy kid covering Metropolis on a homemade kit has been posted here, but it’s super fun, and Mike just tweeted that he’s working with Tama and Sabian to get him his own real kit.

https://twitter.com/mikeportnoy/status/1371936817394675712?s=21