Mike Portnoy - " Pull Me Under, The Mirror, Lie, and Metropolis Pt. 1 "

Video of Portnoy performing with Dream Theater, from " In Constant Motion " DVD
Timestamps :
0:00 - Pull Me Under
8:23 - The Mirror
15:46 - Lie
21:12 - Boomeranging Drum Sticks With The Crowd
22:41 - Metropolis Pt. 1
32:09 - Rage Mode ACTIVATED

[@BassMeister17]

I never noticed that you can hear Mike yell "Hey!", at 31:05. XD

[@kazz1896]

Yea he was pissed!

[@kevinmeli]

kazz1896 What was he pissed at?

[@avengedsoul6661]

James came in too early at the end of the song. The band apparently wanted to play an extended instrumental section when James started singing, but they couldn't, so Mike just let loose with the closing drum solo.

[@ayusharipirala3121]

@@avengedsoul6661 ah, so is this the same performance as the other video -"Pissed off Mike Portnoy"?

[@re4477]

I love how they pulled that off and got past Labrie’s screw up!

[@Moshugaani]

Portnoy makes it seem so effortless, and he's got a really good sense of showmanship without going overboard.

[@bayuchr_]

i totally agree with this! one of the most charismatic performer i've seen

[@moisescosta7529]

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[@moisescosta7529]

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[@raymondcharron5225]

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[@festushaggen2563]

Great example of how a drummer can keep himself from getting bored playing the same songs over and over again. He added a ton of things to the original track but didn’t sacrifice the beat. It’s obvious that he enjoys a challenge but still makes it look easy.

[@Proof-cs9qu]

MP makes everything look easy. He is that great.

[@MrBamcito]

Mike Portnoy is the Soul of Dream Theater.

[@chaneppchannel_365]

Of cause.

[@FanaticDrummer]

The natural ability to such complex music is what is most mind blowing and entertaining about Portnoy. His sound, style and approach is just so free. Like he doesnt have to think about the music while playing prog. Thats what makes music great, especially prog. Not a dead person counting numbers.

[@devindevin9982]

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[@jakeclarke4418]

the mirror... does the start sound like pantera to anyone else?

[@jakeclarke4418]

or metalica?

[@calgaryfred]

@@jakeclarke4418 walk

[@mariamarin8152]

What a glorious drum sound¡¡ The one and ONLY Mike Portnoy¡¡¡

[@danlc95]

Summer of 1992 Pull Me Under was the new Z Rock radio channel in Detroit. I was 15. As a drummer - it was mind blowing. Then we got the cassette.... Woah! Portnoy was always an inspiration. I will say that I have really enjoyed Mangini era as well. I'm personally thankful to have been exposed to both great drummer in one phenomenal band.

[@edperdomo5485]

There’s no doubt that mike portnoy was the brains of dream theatre in every aspect...... his drumming and energy is exceptional ..... you can see it how he drives the band and takes command in sons of Apollo.

[@nicolasrodrigues7391]

Pull Me Under: 0:00 - 8:06 The Mirror 8:24 - 15:45 Lie 15:46 - 22:31 Metropolis Pt.1 22:42 - 31:57

[@sabian5393]

God, I dream and long for the return of this man to Dream Theater, and I don't mean any disrespect to Mike Mangini.

[@_Just_Some1]

Same here and I do love Mike Mangini but Portnoy is Portnoy.

[@Neskin-fg1in]

his drum tone and drum fill give me goosbum

[@sabian5393]

@@Neskin-fg1in Just sit back, look, listen and enjoy his performance on the SCORE DVD, simply mind blowing

[@syedamithhashemi409]

FUCK!!! Magini..he will never replace Portnoy..EVER..NEVER..not in my books at least..MIKE IS A FUCKING DEITY..FUCKING ADMIT IT, FOLKS..

[@danlc95]

He is a bona fide living legend. And today, he's proven he doesn't need this band. Winery Dogs, and Sons Of Appollo are some of my favorites.

[@danielhenriquetostes1581]

21:33 ... when he got back the stick !!!!! Priceless footage .

[@ikon8275]

I only really listened to DT since Mangeni. MP had a real personality behind the kit. He would sing and get the crowd going. Now I can kind of understand why older dream theater fan say it's not the same.

[@keithgreene79]

Yeah, Manigi is no doubt a great drummer but he doesn't have the groove of Portnoy. Watching this vid helps me realize that more than ever.

[@soytuso]

I've been watching Mike's videos for more than two hours !! He is the drummer of my dreams!!

[@brunoreggiani450]

Creo que no había persona más fan de Dream Theater que Mike Portnoy. Se le sale por los poros,es increíble como disfrutaba tocar en esta banda.aun hoy, tocando estas canciones con otras personas, se le nota lo mucho que le mueven el alma

[@fabiovinte]

The best of Drummer of Dream Theater for all time is Mike Portnoy !!!

[@blackbird1119]

Showmanship people! Effortlessly. Mangini looks and sounds like a robot. I can not wait till they come out with a new record with Portnoy being back. Heck yeah!

[@jimit.4220]

Showmanship ≠ musicality or skill. Mangini imo can do so much more than Portnoy in so many ways, just listen to songs like Pale Blue Dot and S2N. The only real downside to Mangini was his lackluster drum sound, which people like you confuse with no groove.

[@franprodigy]

Exactly, these Portnoy fans don't have a clue about drums if they say that Mangini doesn't have feel... He's amazing ​@@jimit.4220

[@clearjet]

Gotta love Mike's "Nerd Pushups". The finger pushing up the glasses. My kindred Nerd spirit.

[@kevinpetty13]

John Pettruci and Mike Portnoy were the heart and soul of this band. And add Jordan Rudess into the mix and an amazing technical progressive masterpiece

[@yingbi6670]

At 5:22 Mike lost one of his drum sticks and he cried. How cute😂😂😂

[@nituldas9884]

21:33 that moment when Portnoy successfully gets his left stick back from the audience..... ❤️🔥sooo satisfactory 🤩

[@ZrinkoF1]

Jordan back the stick!?

[@LuisJacob366]

With a deep respect for mangini. This guy (portnoy) can show his shining soul while playing drums. And I can see very few persons show that in music.

[@erickgallager212]

I was at that show, crazy seeing footage of it 14 years later!

[@paulp5656]

Portnoy is a master of his craft no question about it. LabBrie sounds like an alcoholic grandmother on karaoke night

[@chaneppchannel_365]

Both is good . Labries also good 😆😆😆😊

[@mast3r379]

@@chaneppchannel_365 he is not anymore

[@apunkisme80]

Lol

[@pedagangkakilima]

Wkwkw alcoholic grandmother

[@keithgreene79]

Hilarious!

[@aquaescapeartist4915]

The creativity, rhythm and feel is just incredible. Raw talent perfected!

[@nandaogye]

Hearing this just makes me want to get behind the kit again. Thanks for the memories MP

[@libertarianrevolution7026]

It is amazing that Dream Theater has had such a long, and successful career, yet "Pull Me Under" from their 2nd album, "Images And Words," released way back in 1992, is the only song they ever did that got any kind of significant radio air play.

[@vstp3h4TlzMk]

21:26 the moment you realize that you are that good to try again while doing it live... FLAWLESS

[@FunkOrDie]

2nd throw was so calculated even the hit right after

[@suspiciousdoge9yand104]

The golden days of Myung's bass sound prominence in the tracks.

[@maxrancati70]

Mike: the number one of the numbers one!

[@asianzeusecannon5880]

U can tell he has the love n passion thats in him.such s amazing,talented ,unique player he is.Cool video thanks for showing it.

[@felipeaguena5289]

I know NO ONE goes to a Dream Theater concert for it's vocals, but Labrie is the definition of "I expected nothing, yet somehow I'm still disappointed"

[@unluckykeys]

idk what to tell ya. listen to another band?

[@felipeaguena5289]

@@unluckykeys "only listen to studio albums" I guess

[@alvaxtreme]

And...... freaking awesome

[@platinumvuestudio]

I completely disagree.

[@felipeaguena5289]

@@platinumvuestudio What?? How dare you disagree with me??!! You know what...that's totally fine. It's just music and people can like or dislike whatever they want, it's a free world after all (kinda sorta halfa not really)

[@DadRockProject]

Just stumbled upon this video - I’m somewhere in the first few rows. I remember him wearing the Uconn jersey at the Wallingford CT show!

[@brandonjames8994]

yeah I was at the show as well lol, seen them so many times in Wallingford always an amazing show, obviously miss Portnoy but yeah I thought that was so cool he wore a Uconn jersey

[@paulcowan6936]

It's amazing, you can actually hear Myung!

[@germanzalazar407]

Portnoy and Carey the beast on drums ever

[@JirkaMichalik]

Till this moment I've never realized how much differently he played some parts live (in oppose to the album version). Both versions are cool though.

[@nakayu1060]

Dream Theaterに戻ってきて欲しい。 マイキーがいたときのDTのアルバム、ハードなんだけどとっつきやすくて、フレーズも凄いカッコ良かったし、毎日のように聴いてたな。 King Crimsonなんか今はドラム3人もいるんだぜw？ DTもなんとか上手い事ならないもんかねぇ……。

[@UngluckInc]

there is pretty much no left kick volume at all

[@ronnvanderhoff5136]

Hands-down one of the best drummers that has ever lived

[@EvilSkeltos]

This is the one song I've always wanted to see them perform live at a concert I was at... I saw them play "Wait for Sleep" / "Learning to Live" which is my other favorite in concert... but there's something about this track... I feel like it's the ultimate DT definitive performance....

[@joshtarnow492]

I think Mike Mangini is one of the single best drummers on the planet but I have to admit that MPortnoy brings more to the DT platform overall.

[@namornalupta]

came here after watching the luna park video…portnoys playing feels a lot more natural.

[@terrihufnagleackley8496]

Fantastic Drum Solo #10 You Rock☺️🎶❤️🤘

[@rgalves9356]

Mike "DrumMaster" Portnoy! 🤘🏻🇧🇷

[@RyanxDunn]

Let's not forget that Labrie is basically reaching his pinnacle of vocal range here guys...

[@LuizFernandoTrajano]

Labrie is dying on the stage and Petrucci sounds like a bee, but it is good to see Portnoy having fun on the drums.

[@apaz22]

Mangini will never play with this much feel . Portnoy means every note he plays and weighs on it. When mangini plays like this, i will like DT again. edit: "play"

[@meinlpurealloychina227]

Alejandro Paz well mangini does play like this. And who’s to say mangini doesn’t have “feel”. Everyone drummer has a different feel to them and mangini does play with energy and weight.

[@andrededoncker5453]

Agree..

[@edhoferdiandc8232]

Stop listening to dream theater this is not good for you.. and your mental..

[@treebrother]

I could be mistaken but I have this really strong feeling that Portnoy has played these songs a few times.

[@BlurryBit]

Hell yeah man, you never failed me since my childhood, DT or not... ! :D

[@ДмитрийСергеев-ц9к]

Что сказать, Спасибо Майк, дай Бог, радуй нас своей Музыкой, Ещё раз, Огромное Спасибо Вам👍🤝🙏🏻

[@77rincon]

This man is mentor and soul of dream theather.

[@JakeM624]

That drum tech is fired, he forgot to mic up the second bass drum lol

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

Kick drums usually have 2 internal mics In and 1 Out, sometimes with just 1 In 1 Out it's enough, maybe that kit had triggers so he didn't needed a mic on it.

[@Gorgeous_Genesis]

Mike Portnoy sounds more aggressive on the kit and plays with heart and courage. We should give him more respect for crafting such songs that only a genius would create. Mike Portnoy is the only one I will listen too. his style of playing is always on the right direction when performing with the band.

[@HDot4]

He tunes all his heads really tight which gives him a more aggressive sound than he is actually playing with. I bought a Tama rockstar kit in 1999 and it came with a video of him setting up his whole kit. loved it. Ive been watching these guys forever as a boston kid

[@syedamithhashemi409]

You have spoken my mind..AMEN to that..in my life Mike Portnoy is a Deity in drums for eternity..

[@danlc95]

@@HDot4 - I had a set of those late 90's early 2000's Tama Rockstar drum sets. I did studio work with them a lot back then. GREAT sounding drums. I picked up the shell pack for $250, 10, 12, 14, 22. I wish I had never sold it.

[@skabelu]

Caraio tiozão! Essa é pra poquíssimos! Minha fase metaleiro foi curta e há mais de 20 anos mas nunca ouvi batera mais criativa que essa no metal 🤘🏼 Mike Portnoy rules!

[@arunsabherwal6256]

Dream theater without Mike Portnoy is just a dream (night mare at times :)

[@Medyo]

Mike is a beast!

[@j-sin3344]

Love Pull Me ever since I heard it in 92 this is their Master of Puppets but did it on the 2nd record.

[@Clodh87]

23:08 dancing to the intro 😆

[@Zeroriskwannabe]

passion is more needed than skills man

[@JdDiehl]

I love his reactions when he misses his stick flip 😂😂😂. I believe that was the 3rd time he missed it during the 2nd song as he transitions over to his other kit 🤣

[@cowboys4life87]

portnoy and mr neil "drum god" pert(r,i,p) are the 2 best ..besides old school buddy rich .. their are many excellent drummers from yesterday and today keith moon john bonham his son is also good drummer .. i have been playing for 38 years and its still just as fun and stress relieving too...

[@pilsnrimgaard2507]

Pert is a shampoo. Peart was the drummer.

[@rebirth_mishap]

@@pilsnrimgaard2507 well said

[@ciscoak9074]

Mike fixing his glasses every few mins I feel ur pain lol

[@mjpdrums]

Mike has such a flow with how he plays that is missing now

[@sylvandespres7654]

exactly.DT is on a descending slope since mike moved away from.....labrie.

[@johnjones5977]

Where's the microphone on the left kick?????????

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

Inside.

[@sergiolopez7582]

Uuf!!!lo que improvisa Portnoy es impresionante!!!

[@thegod7412]

Mike portnoy is a legend 😊

[@RobertoLopez-td9sp]

Súper great sr portnoy ! Mi favorite drummer

[@xdiaba]

Portnoy is Dream Theater.

[@jsferraguto]

Portnoy and Petrucci are Dream Theater.

[@ATLRCFlyer]

...and Rudess

[@jamesmurray5535]

Myung!!

[@franprodigy]

As you can see, dream theater continued very well without Portnoy and even better with amazing fills and songs. Now try to replace Petrucci and you'll see who's is irreplaceable lol

[@stevesuttle5878]

21:30 Nice timing on that catch---straight to cymbal

[@toddvandell85]

Mike Portnoy is a double kick drum BEAST. (I hear both kick drums.) And the rest is pretty damn amazing too. He has charisma Mike Mangini just lacks.

[@darkplaces1]

Mangini is an excellent drummer. This just shows what he doesn't have. They are so much better with Portnoy writing the drum parts. Mangini can play them flawless but he can' create.

[@cervinho2189]

Laughs in the whole new album

[@MidnightTheOne]

21:12 - 21:35

[@bobdoyle5945]

so much skill and nice to see him having fun.. all worth it.. i don't get the whole dream theater thing though.. he needs his own band..

[@mxracer158]

I picked up my drum sticks to practice, then I saw this. They haven't moved in 2 years.

Watching Mike should be motivating man! Pick them up! ;)

[@mxracer158]

@ You are correct sir. I guess I just had to accept that we all have talents, one's that take us higher than others and one's that don't. Enjoy life.

[@georgewilliams8539]

Mike is the best

[@yafen8]

❤ for Mike

[@jojohbassclef3512]

จะมีคนไทยที่ ฝึกและเล่นเพลงนี้มั้ย รอมา6ปีแล้ว ไม่เจอคนไทยมาเม้นท์เลย มือเบส รอมือกลอง+กีต้าร์+คีบอร์ด ถึงจะไม่เหมือนไม่เม็ดก็ ดูเก่งจิงๆลักไก่เพียบ555 รอTHAILAND . 😂

[@ZackZweifel]

it's like they turned off the mic on his left kick...

[@MS-qm3ml]

Zack Zweifel yup. Ruins the whole video for me :,(

[@chriscullen9642]

He used some real metal beats here - Starting at 2:45, a slow blast beat and a hammer blast... then a skank beat. Love it! Wish there was a lot more of that in DT.

[@davidlopes7332]

Does anyone notices that in the majority of the video you don't hear the left kick drum...? it must be muted or something

[@dcairol]

Same!

[@mr.d7429]

Always good to see Mike Portnoy playing does not matter when! But there seems to be an issue with is left bass drum mic or pedals cause it can not be heard! Sencondly, I hope he is not spitting at Labrie’s drink!

[@tamboressacros]

There's a crab in James Labrie pants, that's why he sings Just like that

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

Un deleite escuchar y ver tocar a Mike Portnoy, lástima sea tan agrandado y arrogante. Pero sólo Mike puede acompañar así en batería, cada arreglo que hace levanta a todos en la banda, verdadero maestro !!!

[@firatcekic8811]

Master class!

[@serdrummer10]

de left bass has dissapeared, its very difficult to found this sound... left foot is moving but never heard the kick

[@zarotmenez8765]

I mis u mike pothnoy.ferpomance like this.because i am fans DT.🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🤘🤘🤘

[@MrKkgr]

Labrie even when he says at the end "thank you good night" ,sounds bad

[@jankohrtdrums]

Anybody noticed that you can´t hear the left kick?

[@normanrusso3135]

YEP! I was searching someone that wrote this before writing it... It was weird because the video was in background and it seems to hear Mangini (he's good but less accurate than Portnoy)

[@qayyum9inety4our]

6:19 awesome part..🤘

[@drumz4jah]

I feel sorry for the beating the sound man probably got for not recording the left bass drum XD

[@tomster_6274]

Huh, that left kick drum isn’t in the mix. That’s sad 😢

[@anderskarlsson5145]

it is but just barely.

[@MS-qm3ml]

SO ANNOYING. Makes this unwatchable for me :(

[@joelclonch6120]

To me, Mike Portnoy knew how far gone Labire's voice was/is and though he truly is a showman, he turned it up to 11 to compensate for the poop that Labrie's voice became.

[@gzgz-by9tx]

I'm a drummer myself,, I just love watching him play, worst of all, I'm trying so hard not be like him:)))👍👍

[@Sundaydrumday]

Mike spit-noy on the drums ladies and gentleman.

[@apunkisme80]

Portnoy perfect drumer indaworld

[@roykenner8128]

Incredible!

[@iiivaaannnn8731]

I'm missing the pingy sound of his ride cymbal haha

[@danlc95]

Dude, Mangini's ride is super pingy! My favorite types of ride cymbal.

[@lindze6]

Blessed one..

[@steelbeed8232]

How do I get rid of the vocals?

[@rizkifaskia6108]

Hhhhh

[@visious123]

Is the the other bass drum mic off?? Or is it my earphone broke?

[@oscardissegna74]

Right?! I thought the same.

[@pikoroko]

Yes. Left kick drum ‘s mic is off :/

[@henrystobitzer6613]

Why is mikes Second Bass Drum Muted???

[@randylahey7317]

Wondering the same thing here. I'm loving this otherwise (well except for LaBrie).

[@FanaticDrummer]

Its the audio running into the video feed. The audience and band hear it but we dont.

[@chrisdimis91]

When petruccis guitar sounded amazing live

[@ainuncaem3121]

Slalu suksea dn tetap ciptakan music yg berkwlaa!!!