Dream Theater Instrumedley PORTNOY ONLY - "The Dance of Instrumentals"

[@SuperGaleford]

The sound engineer for these guys needs some sort of lifetime achievement award.

[@RogersPhotographyOG]

Too bad he wasn't mixing on the show I saw two weeks ago. DT was great but the mixing not so much.

[@GeorgeKam]

Dont believe everything you see on tv!the whole thing is post processed after in studio with editing and mixing-mastering for the live-dvd Purposes/Many close shots are from the rehearshals of the noun.The wide shots of the camera are from the night live.I happen to be a professional musician and i had the chance having appearances on tv and dvd.This is why you see those special live Dvd's and the performance is out of this world,its not that they dont play really good,but if you go at a live you will understand that this is not close to the finalized material.

[@rhm843]

@@GeorgeKam please use indonesian language...i dont understand english

[@ChessCat1500]

@@rhm843 bro😂

[@gintonic9127]

He can get a mini bag of Haribo Bears from me.

[@Goosebottle1908]

HE’S BACK!!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@Chris_Stanley007]

Yessss

[@jon5104]

Does anyone know what song is that very last melody from?

[@Goosebottle1908]

@@jon5104Hells Kitchen

[@jon5104]

@@Goosebottle1908 Thanks man!!

[@-Matisse]

I'm really looking forward to a new album 😎

[@undefBehav]

My god... He is just playing arguably the most difficult and complex drum parts of rock and metal community like it is a walk in the park. I just can't help but admire this beauty.

[@xchump]

well he wrote it ;)

[@TheOutdoorsMark]

And smiling... I'd be counting

[@lewisjones284]

Can't imagine how many times he's practiced and played this to perfection, it's like playing 10 songs in one

[@generalackbar245]

Emre Aki> Agreed. They are few people like him : they live on the same planet than us, but clearly... we are not living in the same world :)

[@ryankyungsoocho4291]

Look up Travis Orbin

[@joesilva8484]

Man Dream Theater in my opinion are the most talented musicians I've ever listened to. Awesome musicians. Love listening 🎧 to these guys 👍🎸.

[@WOBBLEZ992]

Hell ya they rock I wish they would have a tour date in Washington state where I live I would go see them in a heartbeat

[@motochica1]

0:09 - The Dark Eternal Night 0:13 - The Dance of Eternity 1:45 - Metropolis - Part 1 (''The Miracle Sleeper'') 2:09 - Erotomania 3:41 - The Dance of Eternity 4:32 - Metropolis - Part 1 - (''The Miracle Sleeper'') 5:28 - A Change of Seasons - The Darkest of Winters 6:14 - Ytse Jam 7:55 - The Dance of Eternity 8:40 - Paradigm Shift 9:40 - Universal Mind 10:27 - The Dance of Eternity 11:09 - Hell's Kitchen

[@diaphanoux]

Umm... There are not bits from the Dark Eternal Night here... Care to enlighten me?

[@28Naufal]

Charlie_33 the intro is

[@user-uu4tr7kf1z]

28Naufal no it’s, the intro is from the dance of eternity.

[@28Naufal]

🥚 the video's intro, not the song

[@user-uu4tr7kf1z]

28Naufal oh okay, well the time stamps are wrong. He says it starts at 9 seconds, it starts at 0 seconds.

[@gorejuicegoth]

5:30 when he turns his head to look at the camera, and we that glimpse of "You're getting this, right?" Such an absolute humble, enthusiastic, and focused energy.. Love, love, love watching him!

[@markwonder8168]

I wonder if the crowd there knew at that time, that they are witnessing one of the best DT performances ever to happen.

[@dirtpile]

one of the best performances of music, period!

[@B1TCH35K1LL3R]

That's actually a pretty shitty crowd, so I am guessing not...

[@op3l]

@Fenriz They actually do. They are just really good at pulling off a fake facade that fools the rest of the people. They are polite in Japan due to social pressure. Basically they don't act like an ass because if they do, their neighbors and co-workers will know, and they will get fingers pointed at them. Can't have that.

[@REALwoombath]

Not sure, the instrumedley is pretty much the highpoint of the concert, the rest of it is pretty mediocre, excluding the great ending (3rd CD).

[@robertstajic1486]

Mark Wonder definitely I couldn’t agree more.

[@mikec9636]

It’s a passion. Portnoy has passion beyond most drummers but that doesn’t mean other drummers lack it. Portnoy is a beast! A living freak of nature when it comes to drumming.

[@MindaluzLargo]

Portnoy and Jordison are my fave...

[@bigmoney4685]

Matt average sorum tried to diss portnoy😂 sorum is toss.

[@CynHicks]

​@@bigmoney4685It's not at all unusual for musicians to project like this. It happens in the guitar realm all of the time. Someone is made to feel inadequate by another musician and their ego can't allow them to accept that their work ethic is not as good or they simply lack natural ability so they'll claim another guitarist has no "heart" or has no "feel" and is only "showing off" or some such nonsense. It's true with some, no doubt, but not with all and especially some of the admired giants out there. "I put more into one note than they do into 1000." It's like, "Yeah, that's because that one note was more work for you than the 1000 for them. 😅

[@sicklettuce]

lyrics by John Myung

[@IvanIvanov-qx5oz]

Classic

[@dhonymurtono2352]

Wakakakaka

[@kurcaci11]

huahahahaha so silence vocal LoL

[@drumrgonewild]

*swings 3ft long hair*

[@luisc.rodriguez9046]

Dude 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stefanobrunetti3912]

HE is back !

[@ethangarcia5512]

i have to admit, this is one of LaBrie's best performances.

[@MCO2ATL2DTWby777]

He's probably back stage taking a dump

[@mirzasalkic2617]

hahahhahaha monster

[@aleciano.junior]

He's playing super mario world.

[@Cipirano]

Dance without LaBrie

[@mohamedhaddichi836]

why so savage man! :'(

[@robertobertazzon4849]

words are silver but silence are gold. Well done James! memorable live

[@Zernius0710]

the difference between them is not about the technique or skills. they are both masters. the difference is in the soul. Mangini is a drummer for dream theater and Portnoy is dream theater

[@TheInceptum]

by your logic Mangini is a drummer for Portnoy?

[@JigSawPrOoGaming]

kinda

[@davidb4010]

makes almost sense, except mangini sucks big time compared to MP, DT has no soul anymore, its been reduced to pure "theater"

[@reelaw3155]

Well said man well said...

[@chordsoflife7105]

Ernesto Mancera 😉 absolutly true 👍

[@metfan4l]

Every musician's dream to have a drummer this solid play behind you. Mike Porntoy for ever!

[@luispuerta9434]

Mangini is an outstanding drummer and he has more techniques than a ninja engineer but he will never display the same love and spirit as Portnoy. P makes it look so fun to do and even easy at some points.

[@boxdawg]

+Luis Puerta THAT is exactly the best way to put it bro

[@Sumitsu02]

+Luis Puerta Agreed! I was just saying this, Mangini reminds me of a machine, trying to mimic Portnoy's skill. Sounds like it, too. Don't get me wrong, the man is skilled, and has his own style. But this song, it's MADE for Portnoy!

[@shredbusters4845]

+Luis Puerta Now I see why Portnoy left. Stale, boring music. Don't get me wrong, but these guys are too good. Too musical.

[@tripleo.g.datruth7112]

It will always sound like a machine when another drummer joins a band that didn't write the music...Dont get me wrong, the way port not plays is so good, especially for this band and such a bummer when he left and got replaced by someone who is like polar opposite

[@IshmamAhmed]

Triple O.G. Da Truth polar opposite......not really mate . Mangini is actually more skilled, but it's not the skill that makes a drummer better, it's his passion/musicality which is why I'll always consider Portnoy the best, you'll get impressed by hearing mangini nail the notes, true but I'll never dance to that but i'll definitely dance to Portnoy playing

[@turbostar101]

This is why I love this group so much. Studio perfection live!!! And it's not just the sound engineer as already mentioned, look at this video production which requires so much planning ahead of time. to bring this all together into one of the best live videos I've ever seen ... man ... what an emotional experience

[@TheMrNecrocannibal]

11:05-12:20 this ending is the most beautiful endings to a musical journey I have ever heard

[@wisnubramantyo]

hell's kitchen ending always make me sad. i don't know why but the music is just deep in my soul :(

[@JayDillDrums]

I come back to the multicam version of this at least once a year. This is an absolute experience. Everybody is just so… omg. Chefs kiss

[@chandytsai]

what a wonderful display or musicianship and talent from the whole group

[@grosenberg68]

Not a big fan of DT's music, but I can watch Portnoy play all day long. He has so much joy and passion when he plays, and a relaxed confidence -- making it look effortless. The music is very complex and difficult to play, but he looks like he's just having an animated conversation with some friends :)

[@mariosgiannakis8643]

Every time i spend hours watching DT videos i always close with this one…Portnoy was-is and will always be Dream Theater

[@shaikhahmed7929]

best part of MP's drumming is that his patterns gives a randomized feel, like he never brings the same rhythm again in the same song. This gives so much fun to hear, always makes you wait and wondering what comes next.

[@Ozziguy6]

3:05 I fucking love how he just pulls a stick out of fucking nowhere like it didn't happen.

[@nickpaternostro2611]

Drummers have secret stick deposits scattered all around their kit in case things like that happen.

[@anhdungnguyen1626]

He missed!

[@turbostar101]

@@anhdungnguyen1626 but the recovery was perfection like he was David Copperfield

[@zadymKAZ]

Welcome Back MP! we miss you master!

[@indrajitmitra1423]

8:05 - 8:35 is supposed to be one of the most difficult drumming parts to play ever written in any composition.. Even Mangini has struggled to get it all right in his concerts. Portnoy is a killer - look how he plays it flawlessly. Absolute stunner. No equal!

[@flacidhouse350]

It's not that hard. It isn't easy but it's mostly just one pattern and doesn't take much energy. Tony Royster Jr. is a much better drummer and could play that in his sleep.

[@fabiancabrera2063]

couldn't find "tony royster jr dance of eternity sleeping" ¿can you give me the link? thanks men

[@flacidhouse350]

Do you have anything pertinent to reality to say?

[@ashutoshgoit9540]

@@flacidhouse350 "better" is subjective. For me, Mike mauls Tony Rooster Jr.

[@flacidhouse350]

@@ashutoshgoit9540 Not really. what makes one drummer better than another is mostly objective. Subjectivity only comes in when two drummers play two different styles. They play the same style. Royster has a little more reach. He's better.

[@yetkangwong1077]

Let’s be real.This is not your 1st time watching this .

[@luisc.rodriguez9046]

No, is not... And it will not be hehe

[@hummingbird2139]

Well actually it is. So yeh.

[@revyu6754]

Oh, yes it is! Wasn't even really a big fan of Portnoy or DT, but this is really good. Sort of hearkening back to the early to mid-70's era of progressive rock.

[@090nj2]

*I N C O R R E C T*

[@alexrosales2357]

Millionth time lmao

[@tobiastk5391]

11:03 the moment when every hair raises and your body twists from chills.

[@josueecs8486]

3:06

[@AbhirupMukherjee2399]

Those beats give me orgasms. 6:34- The song which introduced Dream Theater to the world.

[@aie_grv]

Hah! yea. thought I was just the one who supposed to feel like that. damn this band so freakin awesome! \m/

[@AbhirupMukherjee2399]

They're beyond the hyper awesome level.

[@JoohingDenSeje]

Which song is it?

[@berrybrenks143]

this is my favorite band, I am amazed by the players. greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@murphymoerf]

10:23 I like how they're like "... anyway... Dance of Eternity..."

[@RoshinrajRavi]

Hahaha! This is the best description of that particular segue.

[@jonvia]

Mike is basically Neil Peart with stick tricks and nasty double bass...always will be a favorite to watch! Saw Mike play with A7X live and he was kickass!

[@DonaldDUHKID]

That recovery at 3:07 Man Portnoy is a beast

[@DanielCallejasSevilla]

The one where you see the stick falling to the right and he grabs another one?

[@nimasayu3399]

I missed that one scene you are so detail

[@josephlamadrid1799]

They added the snare part. Totally off

[@jaimesantos6611]

@@josephlamadrid1799 he hits the snare with his right when he realises he cant catch the stick

[@genixia]

I was front row at a Neil Morse Band show where he did that whilst we happened to be looking right at each other. He even found time to crack a grin whilst grabbing another stick and not missing a beat. I just laughed.

[@avivagoeng]

I just had tears in my eyes when I heard and saw Portnoy singing using his stick and drum Portnoy is the heart of DT Mangini is the DT Drummer now no need to argue, they're both great !!!

[@donovanbritain4327]

The thing that makes Portnoy so difficult and so amazing to watch is the time signatures are so different and he’s playing them like it ain’t nothing. He’s a god inside a human body.

[@philtravers5552]

Always loved those guys. Whole catalogue is great. South of heaven,seasons in the abyss,divine intervention,and so much more great stuff. Rip jeff

[@clevelandbrown5709]

7 years later and i'm still not over it!! Portnoy IS Dream Theater

[@Ennerphe]

The master is back

[@okeedokee3131]

Mike Portnoy and Nicko McBrain are 2 drummers who always look like there having so much fun when they're playing. They're just grinning their ass off the whole time.

[@ELI-qm6bx]

MIKE IS FROM ANOTHER PLANET- NEIL PEART APPROVED ❤️

[@patmarky9454]

That's an awesome news!!!!!! Not that I have stop Listening DT since Mike M. But for me DT IS Portnoy... so... Now that he back can't wait to hear and see them again !!!! Let's gooooo !!!

[@Pierrot110194]

Every single one of them is such a master of their instrument, it's unbelievable. They play the craziest shit known to the metal/rock community with such ease!

[@geraldhills41]

beethoven would have been amazed !

[@FanaticDrummer]

Its crazy that the top and best prog bands are all lead by the drummers, and the drummers remain the most famous of these bands. Seriously, between Peart and Portnoy, these bands would have never flourished without them.

[@flacidhouse350]

Drummers are rock and roll. Everyone else is along for the ride.

[@snipertsx]

The musicianship in DT is astounding.

[@mariohideyoshi254]

Mike always gave effort in every single stroke he had, less double stroke and ghost note. Love the sound, loud and clear. I always watch this when i miss his drum sound on DT.

[@andrasback6043]

Mike is coming back!

[@erickbecerra6755]

Esto era el verdadero Dream Theater. Mike Portnoy y su Groove impresionante. Tecnica y composiciones con feeling increibles. Mike por siempre.

[@chrisingles102]

THE KING IS BACK

[@consertoseprojetos6558]

Eu sendo um iniciante da música não consigo imaginar como o ser humano consegue chegar a esse nível de musicalidade... Só tem monstro nessa banda.... E muita coisa para lembrar.... Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@andresp.1774]

2nd time in 24 hours watching this! I just can't get enough of it.

[@Musician_Robert]

Mike Portnoy is a superb drummer! - Keep Rockin Mike! - Sincerely, Rob.

[@ahnafsakib]

This is the epitome of art. Words can't describe my immense admiration for this man

[@renzppmp]

Literally crying , it;s so beautiful !

[@abdulwahed569]

Dear Felipe, Thank you for sublime audio quality. And to talk about DT and their impact on music is just a waste of words. As I never could gather enough to describe their musical mastery.

[@wisnubramantyo]

who's came here in 2020 ? PS : 11:03 the ending of the music (hell's kitchen) is always make me sad.. i don't know why. it feels just deep.

[@elliotrc]

Almost at the end of 2020, I still love this! DT without Portnoy is not DT.

[@kevmurillo8510]

@@elliotrc 2020 hitting hard man lol Hells Kitchen is my favorite song by then

[@kevmurillo8510]

Them*

[@elliotrc]

@@kevmurillo8510 I think mine is Glass Prison

[@carlosdurler7084]

For me these are holy musicians...MP best drummer for me for the last 30 years, he's such a grandmaster of drumming...also the "rest of the Band" are soooo great...i'm in heaven! ❤✌⛑🕉🔥😍

[@sebastianroman1782]

Energía, memoria, ponche, feeling, pasión, Dream Theater es la cima. Hoy siguen siendo bárbaros, pero Mike Portnoy con su salida le quitó el 50% del alma a la banda.

[@paulveach3030]

I've been sitting here watching Portnoy, trying to think of something to say.... I'm just speechless... The man is a machine... He is absolutely the best...

[@Kotik_Kompotik.]

damn dude, DT back in these years were just perfect! Still wondering how the fk can they made this song, what kind of mind they have to build it. Budokan is perfect gig in every way you want it. Glad Mike has returned to DT and I think their best years are yet to come :)

[@prameditar5093]

so much passion, feeling, technique ... incomparable

[@minasgerais0]

Omg they make the song harder than it was. 😱 Thanks, DT.

[@cbf63]

In 2002 i walk in a music store and the drum area was playing DT on the big monitor....i never heard of DT or Mike but i walked out a richer man then i walk in that day. Been a huuuge fan ever since.

[@planetakanassadbz7565]

The king is back!!!! 👑

[@DiktadorHeneral123]

Holly Molly this is one of the best music I ever heard ... fantastic

[@sakarorivlog334]

11:03 is really touched my heart. As if Mike Portnoy would be leaving Dream Theater at the moment. Like Mike Portnoy will say goodbye to Fans :'(

[@ireneoarcalas6]

When I first saw this years.. and years ago...lo and behold, it never left my insight.

[@esportesenegociosbr]

Top demais.. Ainda tenho esperança de ver o MIKE PORTNOY no DT novamente.

[@adrianolacerda4806]

É... o dia chegou meu amigo hahahaha

[@esportesenegociosbr]

@@adrianolacerda4806 Top hein kkkkkkkkk

[@odaircunha9492]

É lindo de ver pessoas que sabe toca esses caras são monstro adoro solo de bateria e outros instrumentos juntos é uma emoção nunca enjoa, 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💯

[@justsumguy2u]

If there was a list of the top 5 drummers of all time, Portnoy would be on it. His mastery of time signature changes alone is incredible

[@doznoff]

Yes and the other four most have probably never heard of

[@doznoff]

Been heard of

[@harrywebsters2318]

And he's officially back behind his kit!! Cant wait to see this!!!

[@kevinskonieczny7708]

Perfect musicianship...Unreal!

[@barriebland8765]

Is he not the greatest drummer in the world ? Truly amazing !!

[@ErickYueAngelDiegoEyadrums]

Que capos definitivamente cada uno llego a un nivel de músico realmente increíble, más aún en conjuntos, maestrasos!

[@ROCKEDYEAH]

Divine!!! Portnoy makes the difference !!! Miss that D.T. Thanx for sharing!!

[@dorian2112]

@10:37 i can never "get" or feel that ride pattern. always throws me off. everything else maybe so but wow.

[@omukssbm]

Took me a good sit down and a whole lotta rewinds to learn it. Really fun once you do.

[@gabogabo4981]

@@omukssbm i envy all of you who even learnt playing drums :(

[@mardiyazid4851]

You just alone dude huahahahahaha

[@G.fernandess]

Welcome back MP!!!

[@sebastiancalquin1873]

Me encanta la forma en que disfrutaba la música cuando estaba en DREAM THEATHER, su forma de tocar era muy natural y fluída, muy difícil de imitar, actualmente uno de los grandes bateristas del mundo.

[@andryhug3449]

OMG He play with Heart and Soul...amazing.Portnoy never be replaced!

[@deathbymonkies2305]

This band is too sophisticated and smart for me. I cant get over how they all are masters of their instruments. Its incredible the difficulty and precision these guys have.

[@Ohidamusic]

MP easy to understand when playing drum and his progressive skill bring DT never bored to hear. Legend of progressive rock.

[@td4owner]

the transition between Ytse jam and the dance of eternity owns everything.

[@stone9.098]

Stupendous performance here! DT we're absolutely locked-in. Always enjoyable to watch them with Portnoy, he always brought an extra level of energy with lots of stage presence and panache!

[@wanlucas_]

03:06 11:02 essas aq são as coisas mais perfeitas q existem, Mike é uma fonte infinita de inspiração nesse instrumento pqp

[@DRock70]

Mr. Mike Portnoy So incredible!!! Great video!!!

[@albertobarbosa8283]

Não quero nem saber...Portnoy é o melhor de todos...ele não é uma máquina, ele é um super herói para bateristas como eu. Esta a frente do seu tempo. Portnoy the Best!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mauricesalce21sttheaaandan48]

This drummer is amazing ì am blown away. This guy is the real deal

[@gimoportnoy]

11:40 i love how everyone turn their direction to Mike, waiting him to lead the ending hit

[@dylanstraub9612]

Just blows me away that people can lay down a track that complex and keep it all going for that long.

[@shunae86]

Watched Maginni version, thought this is a damn technically difficult piece. Watched Portnoy, never thought this is such a lively & creative piece!

[@bjhbk28]

where is the Magini version of this?

[@debojyotidas5913]

Playing live like this.. God level.. 🐐🔥

[@Amathusukx]

Look how fluid these guys are together, roll on the LTE reunion.

[@mitrazein5174]

4g reunion

[@danielmeehan6318]

There isn't a single band that can replicate such mastery over sound. Dream Theatre is untouchable period.

[@m3psy]

Rush? Not talking shit. I would just compare the mastery and chemistry of the two bands

[@ActNasty5]

@@m3psydream theater is next level compared to rush man lol

[@m3psy]

@@ActNasty5 hmmm, both different for sure. I mean rush werent nerds who went to Berkeley. Lol. They def take a more technical and in-depth approach when it comes to music theory. I just think the chemistry between them all and stage presence is comparable

[@DaveSmokingDrums]

WELCOME BACK, MIKE PORTNOY. Now the world is a bit more in place and it feels right!

[@zadymKAZ]

Can not belive!!!!

[@the3xtr3mist]

it's amazing how his drumming compliments the whole thing not only rhytmically but at times also melodically ! that is an insane level of mastery for percussion.

[@peofroding6464]

Portnoy is the king of DT. I really miss him. The soul and heart is somehow gone.

[@SuperGaleford]

Peo Fröding it’s amazing what the rhythm section brings to a band. Van Halen wouldn’t be the same without AVH’s unique sound on drums

[@Rob-gf2cs]

I honestly think Mangini is the closest drummer to Portnoy. I also think portnoy was god but Mangini filled his shoes quite well.

[@hermanfinanda7645]

Vic ok probingnya

[@joeviloria2494]

This has been the circumstance for the last 10 yrs. move on and accept that Mangini has filled in the spot well. He deserves to be recognized as The drummer of DT.

[@peofroding6464]

@@joeviloria2494 i agree with you. Mangini is very skilled and professional. But Portnoy has more soul in his performance. And that reflects on the whole band.

[@ChristopherDillman]

Mad respect for both Mangini and Portnoy with DT. But good golly, after watching this masterclass, Portnoy is the man I'd want to have a beer with and learn drums. 😎🤘

[@LucioHarriott]

wow such skill much drums many stick

[@SOLDbyYOU]

i hope that Zappa had the chance to hear these guys great band fun song Good audio good video and sync exhausting everything ELP wished that is was

[@indrajitmitra1423]

That epic, anthemic, part 11:03 onwards.. Goose bumps!

[@CarlosHernandez-xe9dm]

He visto este cover en muchos bateristas pero Mike Portnoy es de otro planeta QUE INTERPRETACION EN ESA BATERIA!!!! 😱😱

[@clevelandbrown5709]

They are all pawns in myungs game!

[@lunasea8908]

myung is real DT founder and leader, he would always kick them with his marshal arts if they refuse to practice

[@simona2695-z6o]

Simply stunning!!!

[@irvingalvarado926]

this right here... is EXACTLY why he can not be replaced by any drummer (not even Mangini which has got to be in the top 2 best drummers in the world nowadays), Portnoy was the heart and soul of the band the same way JP is, and JR, JM, except for James which is the weaker link of them all haha but still i can't imagine the band with someone else on the vocals... it's a freaking shame i never got the chance to see the whole crew together...

[@nng1257]

Too bad nobody seems to have heard of Travis Orbin. The guy is twice as young and arguably the best upcoming talent in the world of drumming. Check out his vids and tell me he wont be able to play this. Props to portnoy for doing this, but discovering Travis Orbin convinced me there is a better drummer alive.

[@felphero]

I agree, even back in the day I always thought what MADE Dream Theater was the colaboration of Portnoy, Petruci and Myung. Those three guys formed the central core of DT, you take one of them out and you don't have the same band...and I was right, I honestly hate the last album

[@mormedalsi7755]

i think that james is great but the singer of pain of salvation is the perfect guy for them... and as you say, no one can replace MP cause his a fucking tool!!!!!!

[@Babasaurusrex]

Mangini's got the skills, even more so than portnoy. What he doesn't have is the writing sense.

[@irvingalvarado926]

I find it really inaccurate to tell who's better than whom or who's the most skilled drummer as that would be quite subjective, but most of us agree that MP was a fundamental piece both in the song writing process and as we can se here in the performing of those songs... TO ME the band won't ever be as good as back in the day... they've lost an irreplaceable part... i'll still go to their concerts but to hear them play their old songs live... I'm still hoping for a reunion. (hopefully before they're too old)...

[@kevindurden2880]

Best of the Best of bad ass DT & Portnoy performance. Respect !