 | Mike Portnoy
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Description: Mike Portnoy at The Drum Pad's 20th avnniversary show. www.altitudedigital.com for more information.
The Drum Pad DVD is a 2 DVD box set that features Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Jeff Beck), Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa and many others), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins), Steve Smith ( Journey), Jeff Hamilton (Frank Sinatra), Mike Mangini (Fastest Drummer in the world), and Zakir Husain (India's most famous tabla player today). Over 3 and a half hours of incredible performances.
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 | Mike Portnoy-Drums Of Thought-As I Am
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Description: Great Song, DT ROCKS
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 | mike portnoy Hell's kitchen
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Description: one of my best
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 | Mike Portnoy
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Description: Mike Portnoy drummer. Drumming to as i am.
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 | Mike Portnoy- Panic Attack
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Description: Mike Portnoy- Panic Attack
mike portnoy is awesome...best progressive drummer of all time!
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 | Dream Theater: Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess duet
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Description: This clip is from Dream Theater's Live at Budokan DVD. An amazing display of musicmanship from Mike and Jordan.
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 | Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
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Description: Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
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 | Mike Portnoy
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Description: An AwEsOmE DrUm SoLo By MikE PoRtNoY In HiS YoUnGeR DaYs!!!!
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 | Mike Portnoy Honor Thy Father
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Description: Mike Portnoy Really Rocks
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 | Neil Peart vs Mike Portnoy
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Description: Leave a comment for your favourite drummer, Mike or Danny?
More drum battles comming soon!
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The question a lot of you are asking is "Is it right to compare two great artists?"
There are two ways of looking at it; the first way is drummer "A" vs. drummer "B" and asking who is best or who would win a competition?
I believe this is wrong as neither drummer asked to be judged or entered into a competition. This is NOT what I am trying to do. I will say it again; this is not a competition and not what I am trying to do.
The other way of looking at it is one of advanced appreciation. Let me explain what I mean. Take a drummer like Danny Carey; do you enjoy his music on its own without anything to compare it to? Yes, I do. Now take a drummer like Mike Portnoy, can you enjoy his music on its own without any comparison? Yes, I also do.
But if I want to know how much I enjoy either piece or either drummer I need something to compare it against.
Our first natural comparison is with ourselves. "I like Danny Carey, and will pay money to see Danny because he is better than me". Fair statement? I don't see Danny Carey lining up to see my clinics.
Why do most of us appreciate Danny's drummer more then say Larry Mullins Jr's drummer? Because it is further from where we are. A lot of us can play what Larry plays so we think of him as a good or great drummer, but with Danny being so far pasted us we often think of him as extremely superior or a master.
To take an appreciation to a more advanced level you need to compare with another higher standard. There should only be a small variation between your personal appreciation of two players like Danny and Mike, or Vinnie or Buddy.
Who you like might change from day to day and that's fine, today you might like Danny more, tomorrow you're in a mood for Mike
How do you know what Tool song or Elton John song you like best? Compare it to another Tool or Elton song right?
What I am doing is not wrong. I am exercising my rights to free speech and I am offering you an opportunity to join me and share your opinion. There are no winners or losers, only good comments and bad comments. And I can guarantee you that at some point you have made a judgment call on a drummer based on another drummer.
If you don't like it -- Don't comment
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ver•sus
--preposition
as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbreviation: v., vs
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 | Richard Christy and Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
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Description: Richard Christy and Mike Portnoy play a drum solo together at a 2005 Dream Theater show in Long Island New York
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