How to Sound Like Mike Portnoy's "The Dance Of Eternity" | Without Busting the Bank

Gear used:
Natal UF22 Arcadia Shell Pack - tinyurl.com/y6...
Natal Jazz Shell Pack - tinyurl.com/y5...
Sabian AAX 17" X-plosion crash - tinyurl.com/y5...
second hand Zildjian Avedis 14" Hats - tinyurl.com/y6...
Paiste Color Sound 900 Red 22 Ride Cymbal - tinyurl.com/y2...
Dream Cymbals Bliss Series 18" Crash/Ride Cymbal - tinyurl.com/yy...
Zildjian 10" FX Stack Pair with Mount - tinyurl.com/yy...
Dream Cymbals Vented Pang 22" China - tinyurl.com/y4...
Mapex Mars Double Bass Drum Pedal - tinyurl.com/y2...
Can it really be done? Can you sound like the one and only Mike Portnoy without busting the bank?See how Colin Bentham and Rob got on, and why they kept £50 in reserve for a special surprise...
Bonus points for Colin's performance of Dream Theater's 'Dance of Eternity' in FULL!
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[@MrNicotra]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Mike Portnoy himself endorsed this? Check his Facebook page.

[@marcus_mayhem]

Mad respect for anyone that can pull that song off! I'm a huge fan!!!!😊❤

[@krioni86sa]

I think you sounded more like Mike Mangini because of the snare drum

[@djstringsmusic2994]

Manginis kit kind-of sounds terrible. Portnoys kit always sounded so nice a tight.

[@colinbentham6946]

The hardest part was to get the snare sounding like Portnoy's on the budget. Can't wait to do it by busting the bank!

[@thefigure13]

Portnoy Signature Hammered Steel Costs $800AUD. The Bubinga Costs $1099AUD

[@canaanlawrence7987]

Didn’t his snare on “Black Clouds and Silver Linings” sound similar to this?

[@untethered_]

It sounds like a bad version of BC&SL.

[@Thegameshowcase]

Holy. Shit. I never expected the entire song hahaha that's amazing!

[@colinbentham6946]

Thanks dude! I now can never listen to that song again haha

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

I'd love to see a part 2. Where you bust the bank lmao

[@colinbentham6946]

We will definitely revisit Portnoy for you!

[@captaincabbage1895]

That would just be buying his setup

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

@@colinbentham6946 yay! Mwah

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

@@captaincabbage1895 lmap

[@ivanbajovic3476]

LoL

[@mitcholla]

first things first. You’re gonna need two hello kitty drum sets.

[@BrandinooWOW]

Glad to see Dreams getting some love. Absolutely magical cymbals tbh

[@rostamostmann9657]

As a guitar player my wallet appreciates my choice of instrument

[@shooteroffuture]

Amir Hossein Ghasemi eh really false statement. I play both instruments and while I may buy some accessories for my drum set here and there, I don’t really change much about it ever. But I just can’t stop buying guitars

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@shooteroffuture I spent £1,800 on my Les Paul and that would be a REALLY nice drum kit.

[@MrJoeymagot]

@@DavidOakesMusic thats the price of a Nice dw kit wthout cymbals or hardware xD

[@lukekern7444]

Same. I'm also a guitar player but I only watch theese for fun. I know a little drumming, and the only time I use drums is at stores, or use my brothers kit. I was expecting their budget to be 1500. I guess I was wrong.

[@garystackhouse5787]

@@MrJoeymagot ....and that's the price of a Les Paul with no amp, pedals, or cables....

[@kitsune630]

Not only a great video but AWESOME cover! As one of the few who have dared to walk the “Rite of Passage” of learning TDOE i think it sounds amazing!

[@andresilvasophisma]

Someone give this guy a raise

[@philbrown8181]

Or therapy....?

[@colinbentham6946]

@@philbrown8181 I'm hoping for both 👍

[@JonneDrums]

This was absolutely awesome! Love that the video was longer than normal. Collin you’re playing was phenomenal

[@colinbentham6946]

Thank you so much Jonne!!

[@tabbyloaf3719]

The song at 21:27 was Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension experiment

[@colinbentham6946]

Spot on Tabby!

[@The_Other_Ghost]

I was going to guess a slipknot one.

[@charliesmithdrummer]

That second bass drum should've been mounted as a gong drum...just because.

[@thinkforyourself5672]

I never listened to Dream Theater but I just realized that Between the Buried and Me got their inspiration from these guy's. For a second that's who I thought I was listening to. Great job bro

[@TC-lk2ev]

Easiest way to sound like portnoy. RLKK RLKK or RLRLKK RLRLKK

[@nicolasfrossard4315]

I know!! Well after all, this is his style you know. I always said to myself that his solos are getting less and less original, that's all he does in them...

[@colinbentham6946]

He is a bit of a one trick pony but I wouldn't be where I am today with his influence 👍

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@colinbentham6946 Yeah for sure. He's still an absolute killer.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@colinbentham6946 I went to Dads once and he was listening to a CD id never heard before but I immediately recognised MPs 5 fills and assumed it was the Neal Morse album he was on. Hehe. Not sure if its a good or bad thing...

[@FanaticDrummer]

“But it looks like signature Porno stacks” Well KZbin translate, you officially fail at British lol...

[@dimasmariestarahmawan6955]

Mike Porntoy

[@malachimh170]

WhoDarestheMAN gamer its English you uncultured filth

[@drummonkeystuffuk1875]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer There's no such thing as American language - It's English...Same the British - they also speak English.

[@giuliano8031]

Drum MonkeyStuff UK Thank you.

[@EYEBALLband]

Loved the sound of that Natal kick, the Zildjian stack was nice as well, gonna have to get one of those!

[@FanaticDrummer]

Ah yeaaaaa. Dont forget. Recording the snare is almost everything. Getting that engineered sound MP’s techs have developed with him over the years is rock perfection! So hard to simulate even if you’re trying to break the bank. But yea. No Tama kit? Now you have to do a break the bank version for fun lol.

[@elliotjharris9908]

I love the ideas, it would be cool to see with and without a budget, see how much it changes between the kits

[@Jakodrums]

the bliss sounds great, but the Natal doesn't quite convince me. For the cymbals I'd have chosen the XSR from Sabian, they are killer and probably the closest to the AAX.

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

I have xsr cymbols

[@ar_2347]

very bad sounds xsr cymbals sabian 😞 paiste better than sabian ! 😞

[@thinkforyourself5672]

Josh Eppard from Coheed. He's a fantastic drummer and his kit always sounds so so good

[@danreid3190]

Best yet Colin, smashed it! 💪 That Hello Kitty kit performance was fantastic too 😂

[@colinbentham6946]

Thanks Dan! Hopefully we'll so more on the Kitty Kit in the future haha

[@jaredbroider]

That playthrough was insane.... Great work

[@colinbentham6946]

Thanks Jared!!

[@jaredbroider]

@@colinbentham6946 you're welcome!

[@shooteroffuture]

Amazing playthrough

[@brandonanderson2066]

Didn't know andertones had a KZbin drum department. Nice.

[@Drumheadrob]

Really enjoyed that. Great play through of a great song!

[@renshammar]

The slightly crooked mount of the double pedal is distracting me from enjoying this too much ._.

[@TwoandaHater]

They spend 900 putting 2 kits together, why not just get a 7 piece tama superstar classic for that (it is actually less than that here in the US).

[@jackdixon29jd]

They can only use what they have in stock (similar rules to the Guitar version)

[@alexm9370]

Can y’all do by busting the bank🤩🤩

[@epidemicfoxx7295]

I would love for that set to be an actual shell pack that you can purchase all together.

[@maddin1268]

The mounting of the pedal is just funny :D In future I will also purchase a tiny little second BD instead of a Tomholder Tripod, makes more sense ;)

[@pyroeuropa]

Yeah Paradigm Shift on hello kitty!

[@gavinking4389]

Do a sound like The Rev!

[@boredasfckxx]

Questlove Carter Beauford Stewart Copeland Brad Wilk Chad Smith Danny Carey

[@colinbentham6946]

Keep watching AnAlias!!

[@loupain2530]

And Jon Theodore please! Probably from Deloused in the Comatorium or Alphawaves

[@nanev]

+1 for Carter Beauford!

[@kenpoels]

Nice video guys! Can you guys do a video Sound Like Gavin Harrison ?

[@kyleboggs1966]

very very very well done. That sounded really good together. I didn't expect it to all work. now, as someone else said, do a by busting with Portnoy

[@colinbentham6946]

We didn't either Bran! We'll definitely be back with Portnoy in the future!

[@jestercabrieto6526]

Awesome job on dance of eternity,but you don't have the kick pedal on the little bass drum

[@marathonxman]

Is that Paradigm Shift by LTE are the end? great video as always guys!

[@garagemuso72kd5]

Really really nice playing man!

[@colinbentham6946]

Thanks dude!!

[@sir_andrew_of_squires]

Having only just seen this episode, and seeing how cool the 22" & 18" bass drums look together it got me thinking that doing an episode on Mike Mangini or Terry Bozzio would be interesting if you were up for it?

[@ThePrateekPradhan]

That ride fits in so well

[@williamf9633]

Genuinely impressed with the playing here solid effort

[@thomasfrey5321]

I've never heard of bliss cymbals but they sound really good

[@matthewgonano636]

They are dream cymbals. The series is bliss

[@ivanbajovic3476]

Nobody comment drumming. It's almost perfect

[@gabrielfloresdrums]

Great job man 😉🤘😊

[@untethered_]

What about sounding like Mike Mangini. Since we are on the topic of dream theater. Mike Mangini is amazing!

[@matthewgonano636]

This was so cooll. And you killed it man

[@ChrisSheridan295]

His liquid tension experiment kit would have been a good reference and with a double pedal

[@funkymystic]

Amazing playing! Rig sounds great (other than snare, imo..)

[@sledgewolf339]

funkymystic i agree the snare sounds like ass but everything else is great. Awesome drumming as well

[@widowmaker5544]

the snare was fine, idk what you're talking about

[@eddymason-pooley8837]

Absolutely insane playing- so tight. I absolutely adore these videos thanks so muh

[@colinbentham6946]

Thanks so much Eddy! I had so much fun haha

[@Chriswasreigns]

Please do a "Meet Ray Luzier" like you did with Chris Coleman, or at least sound like Ray Luzier

[@nickbauman7753]

Great job guys.

[@osman_drummer]

Amazing playing as usual. Does Colin have his own channel or website? But, do you not attach the bass drum pedal in these videos to preserve stock? It sends my OCD into hyperdrive each time I see the pedal angles in this series.

[@colinbentham6946]

Hey Osman! Thanks for the kind comments. I don't do anything else on KZbin but you can follow me on Instagram @colindrummer! The bass drum pedal is actually attached but we generally use a cloth to preserve the hoop. I also kick outwards quite a bit when I play with my right foot so it can make it go a little bit wonky haha

[@boysherman]

awesome job. Not let's get 72-74 Bill Bruford on!

[@mr.d7429]

Quite well executed, my commendation.

[@AllthatSam]

That was some solid drumming there!

[@GabrielGranitz]

You guys should do “Sound like Tim “Herb” Alexander Without Busting the Bank”

[@drumguy1384]

I can't say for sure because it was a long time ago, but I do seem to remember, either on a commentary track or some other interview thing, someone talking about John having plexi shields put around his stack to spare it from Mike's flying spittle. I also remember someone mentioning that they called him "the camel" because of his penchant for spitting on stage.

[@fury210]

Nice playing!

[@liamfitzgerald7217]

I love the 'without busting the bank' videos because it helps the wallet.

[@AnonymousBosch3158]

I didn't know you did sounds like drum edition.... veryyyyy amazing

[@anthonywade8422]

Fair play Colin

[@ankitbangur724]

Can’t wait for busting the bank!!!

[@nicolasisaksson1175]

I think you got very close for the price. Very instructive. Can we get a sound like Larry Mullen Jr?

[@TronciM]

Nice playing

[@alexm9370]

Can y’all do brooks wackerman😭

[@s0spr1ng3r]

Why didn't you use two Tama Imperialstars kits? Especially if your considering Pearl Roadshow or Export.

[@mike2tone]

Nice one Colon.

[@thomasdixon3307]

That's totally cool!

[@widowmaker5544]

could we get drum sound likes for: Phil Collins - Genesis Tre Cool - Green Day Stewart Copeland - The Police Dave Grohl - Queens Of The Stone Age Ian Paice - Deep Purple Jeff Porcaro - Toto Nicko Mcbrain - Iron Maiden The Rev - Avenged Sevenfold

[@oshir6759]

I think they did a John Bonham one already iirc

[@widowmaker5544]

@Oshir maybe they did, i can't remember lol

[@freehaven1]

How come you guys didn't do the tuning of the drums section like you do on all the other drum vids?

[@marco_andy02]

Mike Portnoy Using Tama Drum Kit & Octoban,Sabian Cymbal,Remo Drum Head,Promark Sticks

[@justsomeguywithamustache6750]

13:30 dude I think we watches the same video that he does that lol

[@fjoesnisse]

FLAWLESS PLAYTHROUGH!

[@Mat-ql8vf]

Damn you’re good.

[@marco_andy02]

10:29 The Dance Of Enternity

[@lmp9726]

Very cool! My only nit Is that the snare was mic'd a bit hot and drowned out the toms.

[@niksimmons4448]

Do sounding like Jimmy Chamberlin without breaking the bank.

[@tao123451]

Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment - The song played with the Hello Kitty Kit

[@krazYFaic]

Gavin Harrison. I'd like to see if you can get the way his drum sound on a budget. His drums sound musical. Plus it'll give Colin a headache. And the last song is Paradigm Shift by LTE.

[@colinbentham6946]

Spot on Juan! I did a groove interpretation of the Sound of Muzak back when I had hair. You can check it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGq8ZYmwhLx6e5o

[@mitchmaule6517]

Watching that bass drum slide away

[@DexNemesis]

Would really much like to see Sound Like Christoph Schneider - Rammstein. Would be rad!!

[@ciscoak9074]

Sounds decent especially with stock heads.

[@jotadavid1000]

How did you avoid youtube´s copyright??

[@gusbandicoot]

Aaaah excellent mate, well played. I was smiling throughout the performance. It's a really difficult song to play, and the slipping kick pedal was making me cringe.

[@isolirionband7300]

11:24 why 2 drum bass when you are using only a double pedal? No nooed for a drumbass for standing the Little Tom measure.

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

The stack sounds a bit off to me. Otherwise good jobs!!.

[@jessewilliams8724]

Can you do one for The Rev? I love his sound but can't spend 10,000 on a massive drumset with collectors drums.

[@aspenchallis6427]

Jesse Williams “Budget” Rev, I would say a PDP Concept Drumset, Sabian XSR Cymbals and Zildjian S Cymbals, DW 3000 hardware.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

Give him a raise

[@mattchase2112]

I'd love to see you guys do Neil Peart on a budget and Mike Mangini on a budget

[@janfrech534]

Nope, Drafonforce never used a double kick pedal instead of 2 single kicks, they trigger their kicks :)

[@savage_tse8220]

are your rushing or dragging?

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Didn't even know the channel existed! Sorry I'm so late!

[@Doggepp]

Great vid! I would like to hear Sound like Brooks wackerman, but by busting the bank. His recent avenged sevenfold work is insane

[@meatmissile019]

Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment

[@colinbentham6946]

Bingo!!

[@TheCzlowiekZagadka]

I think you should spend the remaining 50 pounds on a CS Dot snare head, this would give this kit Portnoy's almost signature sound.

[@Josephbentley]

why isnt your kick pedal clamped to the kick drum i would love an answer its just looks weird to play

[@tcarlberg]

My guess would be the pedal will often dent the hoop, and they still need to sell the kit after.

[@Evergladecro]

- UFFF sound not even close... but the drummer is great ;) Great work man!

[@jamesorrell7462]

Could you do sound like Ben Johnston from Biffy Clyro?

[@tobyridley9273]

Do a sounds like Dan Searle from architects