MP's Shattered Fortress Tour

[ToT-147]

People judging and making up their minds based on youtube vids, so what's new?..

[nobloodyname]

Bah. It's only the poor quality YouTube footage that makes it sound like he's singing in tune

Yeah except JLB doesn't sound in tune even on Youtube.

Yeah, I know - hence the irony of my post. It's a little wink to those who always blame a YouTube recording for James sounding like he's having a rough time.

But don't get me wrong: James is the voice of DT and I'd prefer to hear him singing DT songs. (In tune.)

[cramx3]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Maybe, but check out the new official Winery Dogs live video.  That's a band that's certainly got things going for them.

[lonestar]

Wish there were some dates in the Pacific North West!

Amen. Or just plain WEST. Alaska Air is cheap!

Yeah, I would surely do LA or Portland or Seattle for this one.

[mikeyd23]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

[kaos2900]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

Also, I've seen DT 11 or 12 times since 2003, and JLB has gotten better with every single tour. Still don't understand the flack he gets.

[Plasmastrike]

So many of you are little bitches about MPs comments. I don't agree with him about ACOS at all, but see where he's coming from. Damn yall. It's fine.

[mikeyd23]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

Also, I've seen DT 11 or 12 times since 2003, and JLB has gotten better with every single tour. Still don't understand the flack he gets.

Yeah, James has been great the last couple tours especially. I guess for me the videos I've seen of this performance don't make me want to go out of my way to see MP play DT songs with these guys, or make me some how prefer these random musicians covering DT songs to the actual band, but it does make me miss MP being a part of DT. The energy and vibe he brings to the songs, his presence, that I miss.

[gmillerdrake]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'm in this group as well. Aside from the 'energy' that everyone is smitten with.....if you listen to the actual music being played it's just a pretty good cover version of the songs. And that goes for MP as well. Even when he was in DT I hazed his performances because he takes a lot of 'holidays' on songs...especially in the double bass pedal aspect....where he doesn't play them as they are recorded.

I know it's part of MP's flare to give a raw performance and not go note for note....but me personally....I like the recorded versions of DT's songs and that's the very impressive thing about MM....just when you think there's no way he could pull off what he has recorded he nails it live perfectly.

This show/these shows are neat and and will sound good....but for me there is no comparison between the cover band MP put together and Dream Theater. Dream Theater far exceeds.....

[BelichickFan]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'm in this group as well. Aside from the 'energy' that everyone is smitten with.....if you listen to the actual music being played it's just a pretty good cover version of the songs. And that goes for MP as well. Even when he was in DT I hazed his performances because he takes a lot of 'holidays' on songs...especially in the double bass pedal aspect....where he doesn't play them as they are recorded.

I know it's part of MP's flare to give a raw performance and not go note for note....but me personally....I like the recorded versions of DT's songs and that's the very impressive thing about MM....just when you think there's no way he could pull off what he has recorded he nails it live perfectly.

This show/these shows are neat and and will sound good....but for me there is no comparison between the cover band MP put together and Dream Theater. Dream Theater far exceeds.....

Good to see I'm not the only one.  I'm not trying to be a hater, but if I watch a Youtube of this vs. a Youtube of DT doing ACoS on this tour, it's the actual DT that transfixes me.  The cover band is fine but I don't really watch long because that's what it is - a cover band.

[bosk1]

So many of you are little bitches about MPs comments. I don't agree with him about ACOS at all, but see where he's coming from. Damn yall. It's fine.

And you should know by now that personal attacks are not permitted here.  Knock that off.

[bosk1]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

I'll fourth it.

But since we are talking about MP's band instead of a cover band, I'll stick to that topic instead and say that I'm glad he is not only doing it, but also doing the songs justice.  Despite that he is becoming almost intolerable to listen to because of the things he apparently can't help himself from saying and doing, I would probably see this if it came here.

[FOXAN03]

Home

https://youtu.be/anfWK68gEDU

Ah this brings back the feels

[the keyboard wizard]

Here is a part of the merch stand. I love the black tshirt with all the logos!!!

[bosk1]

What is the logo on the yellow one?  I can't figure out what it is supposed to be.  I mean, it looks like bats and an infinity symbol, but I don't know what that is from or what it relates to.

[cramx3]

What is the logo on the yellow one?  I can't figure out what it is supposed to be.  I mean, it looks like bats and an infinity symbol, but I don't know what that is from or what it relates to.

Actually looks like the Devin Townsend Project logo:

[Metro]

It definitely is....wtf is that doing there?

[Adami]

Yea, that's weird to see. It clearly says something on the back. Wonder what it is.

[Metro]

This is the shirt, but the back is different. The one at the merch table looks like it says "BAND"

https://www.jsrdirect.com/bands/devintownsendproject/logo-bats-t-shirt

EDIT: Actually it probably says TRANSCENDENCE, the title of the latest DTP album.

[FOXAN03]

It's a festival so it'll be a general Merch stand for all bands there

[Metro]

Ooooooh I thought that pic was from the first show in London. 

[bosk1]

Actually looks like the Devin Townsend Project logo

Oh, that's why I didn't recognize it.

Ooooooh I thought that pic was from the first show in London. 

So did I.

[mikeyd23]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

I'll fourth it.

But since we are talking about MP's band instead of a cover band, I'll stick to that topic instead and say that I'm glad he is not only doing it, but also doing the songs justice.  Despite that he is becoming almost intolerable to listen to because of the things he apparently can't help himself from saying and doing, I would probably see this if it came here.

Don't get me wrong, I'm with you, especially the bolded. It sounds good, the guys are definitely doing the songs right. If this was coming near me, I'd probably go, I just don't view MP+a bunch of other guys playing DT as something I'd prefer to see over DT themselves.

[bosk1]

Oh, absolutely.  But I don't view it as an "instead of" because it isn't.  It's an "in addition to," and I think we can/should just be able to enjoy both for what they are.  Bottom line is, this tour is a good idea because (1) DT isn't gong to play those songs, at least not all together in this arrangement, and (2) there is still a sizeable group of people that want to see/hear Mike Portnoy playing DT songs.  So as was the case when he was still in the band, he finds a way to deliver something fans want.  I think that's really cool (despite the growing glaringness of those other traits he has that make him so offputting) something I can take at face value and not try to put too much baggage on it.

[Elite]

Haken feat. Portnoy and Gillette on in about 10 minutes. Will not be updating, just watching the show. Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.

[bill1971]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

I'll fourth it.

But since we are talking about MP's band instead of a cover band, I'll stick to that topic instead and say that I'm glad he is not only doing it, but also doing the songs justice.  Despite that he is becoming almost intolerable to listen to because of the things he apparently can't help himself from saying and doing, I would probably see this if it came here.

I'll fifth it.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

no interest in a Dream Theater cover band

we are talking about MP's band instead of a cover band

Thanks for saying that.  it almost comes off purposely marginalizing to refer to it as a DT cover band.

[cramx3]

Haken feat. Portnoy and Gillette on in about 10 minutes. Will not be updating, just watching the show. Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.

Enjoy 

[Kwyjibo]

I can enjoy both and don't have to judge who is better because both are good and that's enough for me.

[gzarruk]

I guess I'm the only one with no interest in a Dream Theater cover band playing with Portnoy.  I will say, though, that I highly doubt this will be a successful way for Portnoy to put DT behind him.  I think he'll end up realizing DT was the best band he'll ever be with and miss it more after playing it again then moving on.

Nope you aren't the only one.

I'll third that.

I'll fourth it.

But since we are talking about MP's band instead of a cover band, I'll stick to that topic instead and say that I'm glad he is not only doing it, but also doing the songs justice.  Despite that he is becoming almost intolerable to listen to because of the things he apparently can't help himself from saying and doing, I would probably see this if it came here.

I'll fifth it.

Count me in.

[Ben_Jamin]

Its a pretty good performance. But it's still no DT. If it was coming closer to me or maybe Denver I'd see it.

Overall it looks like a fun show.

[SwedishGoose]

Seen DT twice last year and twice this year. Fantstic shows all of them.
Seen Mike once this year  (with Neal Morse Band ) and it was a gret show.
Will see Mike on sunday with Shattered Fortress.... really looking forwrd to it.
For this fan at lest this is a great time to be a DT and Mike Portnoy fan!

[bill1971]

Seen DT twice last year and twice this year. Fantstic shows all of them.
Seen Mike once this year  (with Neal Morse Band ) and it was a gret show.
Will see Mike on sunday with Shattered Fortress.... really looking forwrd to it.
For this fan at lest this is a great time to be a DT and Mike Portnoy fan!

Yes, good point. I may have no interest in seeing MP without DT but there are many who do, so this is a very good time.

[FOXAN03]

Seems like it was the same set tonight minus Home. That makes sense since they're not headlining. Marillion are.

[cramx3]

For this fan at lest this is a great time to be a DT and Mike Portnoy fan!

Agreed.