Mike Portnoy Plays "Under A Glass Moon” | Dream Theater

[@DrumeoOfficial]

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[@binpls69]

We need Stream of Conciousness

[@drunken-skunk]

LIVING DRUM GOD LEGEND!!..FOREVER \MIKE PORTNOY/!!!😎☝️🤟🤟💪🦾

[@MaxPower2719]

No, I can’t 😂

[@alexandreavelar9696]

One can try... 🥲

[@bibekterang1265]

Drumeo please release the Instrumedley version of drumming sometime later in the coming future, since Mike himself told that you guys would put it out later. Patiently waiting. Please please

[@66Samus]

All hail the king 🙌🙌🙌🤘❤️

[@blackest3314]

Ohhhh yuuuurrr! Are you going to react to Portnoy learning pneuma? Pllllleeaasseee :)

[@davelospinoso9022]

​@@blackest3314 tool is boring af go home nerd

[@MSA]

Aaaaand sex

[@michaelharris1843]

Ohhh yuuuurrrr

[@angelonoziglia5854]

we are waiting for ur reaction video :D

[@eptagramma]

The always fresh wonder of Images and Words.

[@redsed1565]

its where it all started for me!

[@ak47dragunov]

This album and Awake were Mike's (and the whole band's really) musical and creative apex. Not that they didn't release many bangers down the line, but you can tell they were absolutely on fire in all aspects. Kevin Moore's songwriting is sorely missed

[@redsed1565]

@@ak47dragunov Kevin Moore was DT!

[@HNedel]

@@redsed1565and yet none of his projects after that have anything in common with DT and the 3 albums he played on… except maybe for Space Dye Vest, that track was 100% him and his final note before leaving.

[@thedrummernator3892]

@@redsed1565 I've said this sooooo many times.. completely agree

[@tylerbailey9329]

You know a drum groove is badass when it's played on a mountable tambourine

Chrispher Walken: I was going to say tambourine, but a cow had a gun to my head. 😜😜😜

[@obvious_trading]

Portnoy ? ... Groove ? .. Two words that don't get along bro. He's definitely doing the job but there is no groove

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@obvious_trading you're using groove as synonym for danceable, but groove doesn't have to simply mean that and thus, this lick has a pocket and it does in fact groove. This critique I see constantly tells me about the listener way more than the player at this point

[@SterlingSimmons22]

Mike Portnoy is Santa, and his drumset is his sleigh

[@eMysterium]

@@obvious_trading Edgy

[@MiUnited]

It's not just another MP video on Drumeo. It's another time KZbin is blessed by MP performance

[@AlzataDiMano]

I love all the Mike Portnoy Drumeo videos. He is funny and talmente.

[@kotzensue]

Amen!

[@braca977]

Perfectly said, bro !!!

[@AloneAgainstAll8855]

He’s good but not my style. Kind of boring actually. I’d rather watch Richard Christy.

[@nickosrightfoot]

Images is MAGIC. The whole thing. Saw that tour in 93. Still blows me away.

[@reapersaurus]

What a pleasure watching this performance. The only thing missing from his live drumming is how often he looks out at the crowd and interacts/engages with them. Can't wait to see Mike again live on tour!

[@maximeputigny1135]

Yes, besides the awesome drummer, there's also a wonderful showman. I'm a bass player and I watched only him during DT shows !

[@TheDpunk13]

All the spits from his performances too 🤣

[@UNHchabo]

@@TheDpunk13 John Petrucci showed off his gear on the Live at Budokan DVD, he pointed at the plexiglass surrounding his speaker cabinets: "This has nothing to do with sound isolation or sound reinforcement, it is merely a spit shield. From Mike the Camel." 😆

[@Darkest_of_Winter]

Man I am so happy the boys are back together

[@viscountprawn]

Rudess is legit imo. I don't listen to much DT these days but his work on Scenes from a Memory was great. Hot take: Space Dye Vest is overrated.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

@@viscountprawn Not that hot imo 🙂I completely agree with you. A good song, but by no means DT's best work. Not even in the top 40 songs they've done. It is a good album closer.

[@widjayandra]

the boys season 4?? Anthony Starr awesome

[@user-ge2vc3rl1n]

Rudess is good but he's nowhere near as creative as Kevin Moore

[@jakebob5101]

So glad I introduced myself to Dream Theater back in '91. Needed a change in the metal I listened to. This was the change I needed.

[@bitburg40]

Yep, I definitely loved this album. It had the perfect blend of chops, melody and amazing songwriting and lyrics.

[@ClifftopTragedy]

I was given a tape with some band I can't remember by a school friend back in the early 90s but on the back was images and words. My mind exploded and the guy who gave me the tape didn't know who DT were or how they got on his tape. I was just falling out of love with what maiden and metallica etc were doing and this scratched my itch! Still love them

[@lochanamedia]

I know what you mean. When I was first got into metal, I was listening to the classic bands like Metallica, but as a kid coming from enjoying 90s pop, and a love of movie scores by the likes of John Williams, I knew there had to be more. One day, I was reading a local music stores product catalogue and saw a Tama drumkit. In the description it said something like "played by drummers like Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater...", and I was like wait...Dream Theater...who are they?! Something about that name had a whole vibe behind it, and I was not disappointed.

[@igorlemes1123]

4:17 I know we're all here for the drums, but dang, this is def one of the guitar solos of all time!

[@michaelharris1843]

Of all the guitar solos, this is definitely one of them.

[@FabioZCandioto]

I miss This DT magical era, Not This garbage they've putting out in the Last years

[@realrealreal_]

@@FabioZCandiotoprobably because it was with mangini and it was to fit his drumming style

[@josephsaab7208]

If you call a view from the top of the world garbage then so id pretty much every other DT album. Most recent album is top tier just like older things ​@FabioZCandioto

[@pappoforever13]

Guitar player here cheers!

[@would3984]

Watching him playing Under A Glass Moon in 2024, I wonder if I'm dreaming. How lucky is it to watch his drumming? The album was released in 1992 and the drummer is still alive and well! Incredible! He is a living legend.

[@alexandreavelar9696]

Nobody talks about how much the drum/bass GROOVE, actually, grooveS, contribute to the greatness of the guitar solo!

[@ayankarmakar6866]

Moore's era was the best time in their careers ever. Sure due to Jordan, they somewhat got the sound they were in search for, but Kevin's stuff spoke more musically than anything else they did. KEVIN WAS THE DREAM AND PORTNOY'S THE THEATER🤘

[@matthewdyck5503]

Yeah I always wonder if he hadn't quit, what the band would have gone on to do. Moores my personal fav keyboardist to ever play in Dream Theater, he just had a distinct flavor to his playing that I just love

[@BackwardsMoving]

And he didn’t feel the need to choose awful keyboard tones! So much more atmospheric and tasteful!

[@kvothedo]

I love both Kevin and Jordan, but Jordan can be too much sometimes. Kevin was more chill

[@UNHchabo]

Also shoutout to Derek Sherinian. You may not think he was the best fit with the band (the band certainly didn't), but if anyone who's ever played with Dream Theater can be called underrated it's him. At the very least I loved that Derek brought his personality and style to the band, and I appreciate the "old school" tones that he preferred. Lots of Piano, Rhodes, Mellotron, Hammond, with *occasional* synth.

[@LaughingSkull451]

@@BackwardsMoving I mostly agree. The only exception is Octavarium. I fucking LOVE the keyboard/synths in that song.

[@Mcfarad595]

I'm just playing the snare and bass drum part at my desk at work and a guy from a cubicle over asks if it's Glass Moon lol.

[@phillipweber6059]

Sounds like you have at least one cool co worker!

[@Loctorak]

At LEAST! Who knows how deep this rabbit hole goes. 😮

[@frenchbaguetteoui]

Then everyone clapped

[@Outplayedqt]

That's actually fucking awesome, lmao. Rock on \m/

[@nicopr89]

haha this song always makes me do the same with my fingers🤣

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

Love the groove him and myung throw down during that absolutely epic petrucci solo

[@Loctorak]

Not enough people give Myung his dues, imo. The dude is an absolute powerhouse and he's been a rock solid pillar of the band since day one but it's rare I see anyone shout him out.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

@@Loctorak Myung is one of the greatest bassists ever. Maybe it is because he doesn't have a 'signature sound' that makes him instantly recognisable, perhaps? Like I could tell you if Geddy Lee was playing, or Flea, or Victor Wootten or Les Claypoole, etc. However John is an absolute anchor in a musical whirlwind and a technical beast. To play what he played for three-hour long shows on tours is not even something I want to comprehend. I wouldn't have a right hand left as my tendons would be so sore that I'd want to cut it off.

[@endlessorbaggins8223]

@@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool Even if Myung would have a signature sound... doubt he would get more credit. He looks to me like somone who is closer to the extremes of introvertness. He is not the type that likes to be under the spotlight. If musicians don't do clinics, lots of interviews, drumeo videos, appears in front page of magasine, promote themselves on every social media, etc... hard to get your name kind of become a brand and be recognize almost everywhere. I see a lot of incredible drummer/bassists as good as Portnoy/Myung and well would I give you their names that probably you would have never heard of them. It is just that they have decide to stay low profile like Myung.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

@@endlessorbaggins8223 You're probably right. Well...more than probably.

[@michelegrassi4385]

it's super cool and not easy at all !

[@Omertahun]

Thank You John Myung for narrating, also thanks for Drumeo having that deal with MP where Drumeo pays a truckload of money and MP makes 13000 video for them, mega win

[@BumDogSuMo]

Hahahahahaha!😂

[@monsterxc2670]

Underrated comment.

[@progmind4274]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@MihanFamily]

Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PleaseForgiveYourself]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Biaxident0]

Drumeo is the gift that keeps on giving

[@vukjovanovicofficial]

First song that got me into drumming, lovely to see it performed by the man himself!!

[@volkerjansen3901]

Images And Words is one of my absolutely favorite albums of all time. So great to hear Mike Portnoy play Under A Glass Moon again. Heard Dream Theater on their 1995 tour in Germany, absolutely magnificent.

[@toom6087]

My favorite Dream Theater song ever.

[@harvester_of_sorrow96]

Never gets old

[@MKCasu-dm5gv]

Let’s be honest. Is there really a cooler guy? How much cooler does it get than prog metal tambourine beats? This video answers both questions

[@philviger1894]

The song that started it all for me!!!

One of THE greatest songs ever written and one of my favorite DT tunes ever. I love the rendition he does on Score

[@CompleteProducer84]

My favorite part on the Score version is after JP finishes the solo, he walks over to MP and gives him this quick wide-eye tounge out face

@@CompleteProducer84 I remember it specifically. LoL

[@PJBonoVox]

I love the fact that he has his left stick reversed, the sticks practically hanging out of his hands and a grip technique that looks nothing like the 'proper' method. Really goes to show there is no one 'right' way.

[@jordanlutz8307]

He does it because Neil Peart also did it. Give a little more pop on the snare.

[@PJBonoVox]

@@jordanlutz8307 Yeah I get that. I was thinking about how you get drummers who are obsessed with using balanced pairs of sticks and then you get great drummers like Portnoy, Peart, McBrain and Purdie using them backwards.

[@lonnieparks1638]

Mike says the only "proper" way is what's comfortable for you.

[@Skrobodja_Vloban]

I just can get how with one stick reversed he still made so smooth and even rolls:)

[@kahwigulum]

that bass break myung plays there right before petrucci melts our faces is my favorite part of this song

[@panayiotis131]

Listened to the album and held MP as a drumming god back in my 20s. Now, in my 40s, it's like seeing an old friend. Smiled wide all throughout the video. What a great time to be around and celebrate music. Fork me, I sound like and old fart!! Anyway, thank you @drumeo lads, thank you Mike, it's awesome that you're back around.

[@chris.bradshaw]

Legendary song and performance

[@jasonrose1758]

Album never gets old...listening since I was 14...when it came out

[@major9991]

The creativity and designs of all that Mikey does is genius! Each piece shows his complexity and drive for excellence as he could demonstrate in each song. Its always a drum clinic when he shows up to play, amazing!

[@AlessioDiCrescenzo]

The sound of the snare drums makes all the difference of the world in this album!!

[@marniermoment]

Mike is such a musical drummer. It's not just hits. They're like notes on an instrument. Pure genius.

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

NICE! No tricks, no corney stick twirls, just straight up, badass playing! Every note in place, no more, no less than was needed for the song. WOW!😮

[@angelonoziglia5854]

just love to see Mike enjoying like a kid behind this kid playing tunes he loved so much.... and soon he will do it live in front of an audience after like 15 years!

[@frais]

This is a classic played by one of the best. The amount of content you created with MP is unbelievable!

[@michaelsternald]

The live in Tokyo '93 video was my first ever contact with Dream Theater, and the opening was this song. All I knew, thought and liked about music was totally redefined, it changed everything for me. This is still my absolute favorite Dream Theater song.

[@Aramatheis]

A Dream Theater classic - one of their best tracks ever

[@LuisTrevino1337]

Man it just mesmerizes me with all the technicality, rhythms, combinations, and overall perfection to the recorded version

[@pastorineve2300]

Portnoy is the king

[@CozyVids169]

Portnoy makes it looks so easy while its so technical and groovy

[@redsed1565]

IMAGES AND WORDS......BEST ALBUM EVER!!!

[@vicentcarro]

Best is Awake

[@OsCeusDeclaram]

Octavarium sends regards

[@CompleteProducer84]

@@OsCeusDeclaram I love Octavarium, but it has extremely weird pacing. You get a banger with The Root of All Evil, then you are hit with three slow tempo songs in a row (TALW, TW and IWBY). Those tracks are good, but I feel they really grind the album to a halt. Thankfully the rest of the album is all killer

[@OsCeusDeclaram]

@@CompleteProducer84 That's true man, but I do dig those tracks especially Octavarium itself. In any case, they have very good albums in general.

[@bernardodc9631]

well.. second best, after metropolis 2 (THE GREATEST ALBUM IN THE HISTORY OF ALL MULTIVERSESSSS

[@DioHenda]

That guitar solo is the best guitar solo in prog. No contest.

[@richardspalding3189]

Bruh come on now.

[@DioHenda]

@@richardspalding3189 dude it's 58 seconds of tasteful shred using all the techniques mentioned in the rock guitar books

[@SupermanNew52]

@@DioHenda I'd say the solo is only rivaled by other John Petrucci solos. He is something else.

[@anthonydebot45]

Don't know if it's his best, but it's definitely my favourite. So tasty.

[@zabforty]

@@DioHenda nope! for me, THE BEST OF TIMES solo :)

[@donovanbriggs3650]

Seen him playing this song at Harpo's in Detroit in 92 love this band soooooooooo much!!!

[@Utcheeow]

We all still need an Images & Words drums remastering, you know 😊 this performance is liquid gold ❤

[@JuanPabloCalvoProducer]

I remember smiling all through my youth in the 90s watching the tape from live in Japan from the I&W tour. That VHS got destroyed after so many plays haha. Thanks Mike and DT for making me want to be a musician.

[@robertsewell536]

Absolutely genius. This will still be mindblowing in 2124. Mike Portnoy you sir for me are the Greatest of all time.

[@DOSStorm]

Just as good as he ever was too!

[@emjem99]

O.M.F.G. I cannot wait for new Dream Theater now MP is back!

[@felipecl267]

Hope they play songs from the early albums

[@ortanchibiri]

What a song, what a master and what a joy to watch him play 🤩

[@bluesful]

Such a great song.

[@gbarrancos1]

This was the first DT Song i've ever heard in 2000. Still blows me away.

[@StonedJesus]

not even my personal top-30 Dream Theater track but still a mind blower. Go Mike!

[@igooog]

One of their most underappreciated songs, always really dug the last half of this album.

[@wyldeman7]

This song and this album in general is so good. I&W is goated.

[@spddtube]

Bass player here, but I must have watched this video about 100 times... Such a flawless performance!

[@scarsstitches636]

When are you going to bring Weckl in ?? He's a great instructor to boot and I think he would fit right in!

[@bernardodc9631]

Imagine Weckl playing some DT? That would be epic

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

@@bernardodc9631 I would love to see that. Or Steve Gadd playing Death Metal just to complete the fake meme that went around saying "Technique doesn't mean shit if you can't play a blast beat" 🤣🤣

[@7shinta7]

Seeing this man work magic on the drums is always such a blessing! ☺👏👏👏

[@bf9616]

Yees! More Portnoy episodes! Keep 'em coming!

[@alex.delcastillo]

I can never get tired of watching this! Amazing!

[@davidschonberger8609]

Mike is in outstanding form. Maybe too much to hope DT will play this live? It would be a huge ask of James LaBrie.

[@theRayzz]

Please no 😢

[@davidschonberger8609]

@@theRayzz Yeah, I have to agree with you. Too bad, since the song has so much great stuff going on in it. It's only the vocals that are out of reach for the band; they would totally shred every other aspect of the song. Maybe they can do a medley that includes instrumental passages from the song, along with other songs that James can manage.

[@yavuzy]

When he plays, I can see the admiration on his face “oh what a song we wrote, oh what a song”. because every time I listen to it, I get that feeling and facial expressions.

[@masanobukatafuchi]

流石！完璧やね👍🥁

[@neymarpits5318]

I remembered this band and song was introduced to me since year 2000, and the rest was history. Glad to be part of my growth. Legend!

[@p_mouse8676]

Great cover. I think he should make a career out of this. 😊

[@SupermanNew52]

Good, I was waiting for more MP to drop. Excited for the new album. What is your favorite DT album everyone? Mine is Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. And not just because it has Metropolis in the name and I'm Superman ;) I love every DT album and every album featuring members from past or present.

[@redsed1565]

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL!

[@PBBoogie99]

St. Anger

[@tepidgoose]

This dude is just so damn *musical* behind the kit. Mangini was a monster, that dude was insane. But with MP coming, you get the feel of DT coursing through. This is one of my top DT songs, I adore it. Watching him play looks almost "simple" for most of the track, but it's so damn groovy and smooth. You feel every hit.

[@Lexiphy]

Hell yeah dude! One of my favourite Dream Theater tracks!!

[@atyt11]

Mike I've been watching and listening since working across the street from Berkley in 1992, So glad your back where you belong...👊👊👍👍

[@Fetor]

Imagine how much bigger this band could have been if James labrie wasnt in it

[@sawyerkool7]

The drum is another extension of Mike’s body, it’s amazing how he plays

[@geronimosantacruz4110]

Did anyone else heard their head the piano of Wait for Sleep at 6:48?

[@pearlguy6351]

Images and words easily one of the best albums of the 90’s I remember being in middle school in late 90’s and absolutely playing out this album till I had every song memorized on drums Mike P. Legend this was awesome never seen you guys live I need to 🥁🤘

[@zabforty]

We need a channel for Guitarists. GUITAREO? haha! Please invite John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan, Vai....

[@Loctorak]

Strumeo surely

[@hulluhelen]

Absolute perfection. Still can't believe MP is back to DT. This fills me with joy every time I think about it!

[@anthonydebot45]

Mike Portnoy playing Under a Glass Moon? Hell yeah.

[@Alexander-uz8qk]

Actually sounds like the album amazing playing. I’ve seen a lot of covers for this song and none do justice like this cover here. Amazing just amazing.

[@B00STICLES]

It's not a cover it's mike portnoy playing his own song.

[@JoKKats]

Back then when drummers where musicians and not just racers for the fastest blast beat at 400 bpm..

[@1997slayerfan]

Fast blastbeats are interesting for the Tech-Death bubble, which of course is something totally different to the Prog Metal of Dream Theater. Comparing both is simply wrong. Also you can be creative at fast tempos and with blastbeats.

[@Loctorak]

Ahhh the inexplicable belief that someone is no longer capable of musicality because they are playing "too fast" Lars Ulrich proves to us that speed has nothing to do with being un-musical and sounding like trash

[@Kojivy]

​@@LoctorakLars is really your Grandfather and.. Your father. He said he's sorry for the things he did to your mother behind your grandmothers back while your uncle/brother watched

[@LaughingSkull451]

There is a time and place for that. That time and place is in Lorna Shore. 😃

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Listening Mikes drumming is pure love. I hope someday i will be able to meet him on concert, hug him and thank him personaly for an life inspiration, and awesome music i experienced in my teenage years. Without this dude my life would not be complete. \m/

[@mauricemusician7636]

I wish Portnoy would re-record the entire I&W album. This's the... 4th? song I've heard real drums under the original masters

[@ratafara]

La mejor época de dt son lugar a dudas....cuando lo importante eran las canciones y no la grandilocuencia!!!!!

[@satevo462]

Laughing at my self. I had KZbin on 1.25 speed and I was like there's no way Mike Portnoy played this.... I was right. Honestly, I think it's better at 1.25 speed.

[@ppizarror]

You're right. I played again but in x1.15 and it sounds amazing

[@William-wx9zc]

Mike's a legend. Prog drummers are just built different.

[@IainFrame]

If only James could still sing.

[@xDporrada]

Should have been done like 15 years ago

[@Loctorak]

I'm on the fence. Truly, James brought something unique and recognisable to DT. I respect his ability as a singer greatly, but damn id be lying if I said I didn't sometimes wonder what they might sound like with a vocalist more in the realm of, say, Mikhail from Opeth or Howard Jones of old school KSE... Imagine something like the breakdown in Glass Prison, or the intro to Home but with some harsh vocals around it to build it further and/or drive it home.

[@RandoTark]

I sure hope now that Portnoy is back ... they can create magic like this again!

[@Ash_Hudson]

Is it sacrilege that I played this in 1.25 speed and I actually prefer it?

[@Loctorak]

I don't see why..? They're your ears, you get to choose what you like hearing with them 🤷‍♂️

[@Loctorak]

Next try LTE - Acid Rain at 2x 😗👌

[@raybergstrom]

Man this song never gets old. Always a joy to watch MP play it.

[@kevinfamoso1865]

Man I wish they would remaster this album just to correct the drum sound on the original. So much more life and dynamics here.

[@Poepopdestoep]

That would mean recording the drums for real, a new mix and then a re-master. Lot's o work and expensive.

[@kevinfamoso1865]

@@Poepopdestoep Yes and? I'm pretty Sure DT has the resources available lol between this and the ending of learning to live, it'd be worth it

[@breadnaut3087]

Mike is the reason I finally got myself out of a rut with my playing. The grooves he plays really help with learning your way around a kit.

[@rustincole_w1339]

Sounds like a Weezer song

[@Loctorak]

I see what you've done there. Clever

[@rustincole_w1339]

@@Loctorak looks like not many others caught the reference

[@sjsphotog]

The master on the kit. Can't wait for the new tour back with MP again

[@Proganaut1989]

Takes me back...makes me smile..tis my youth

[@EvanchiZV]

Mike Portnoy is a drummer who never plays his songs the same way again, he always makes different arrangements and it's a total delight, it's like hearing the song for the first time!!!

[@NatPat-yj2or]

Right off the bat he plays the beat from his instructional video I used to watch back in the day.

[@bukeksiansu2112]

When man and his drums united.

[@felipecl267]

This song is amazing, so many techniques together

[@pretendtobenormal8064]

I still remember the first time I ever heard Dream Theater. I was watching Headbanger's Ball on MTV and the video for "Take the Time" came on. Mind blown!

[@nickfoster9350]

One of my all time favourite DT tracks.

[@Justinjubes]

This was the first double bass jam I ever perfected, I still bust it out regularly in my jam sessions

[@pvanmondfrans]

Simply incredible! Portnoy is the G.O.A.T.

[@arnauddelereux5612]

Such a master! This song is so great and Mike play it better than 30 years ago! 🤘

[@MaskofFayt]

Always appreciate those cut-ins for the footwork on the pedals

[@reshpeck]

What was that weird leg tuck at 4:39?

[@disappointedbiscuit3231]

I love this song and it has my favourite JP solo of all time to boot. 10/10