Mike Portnoy - Raise the Knife - DrumCam

[@tamaboy311]

Welcome back Mike!!!

[@erikondrums]

God I miss this drum sound! Even though I love Mangini a part of me will always miss Portnoy!

[@jonathanortiz6310]

Erik B Larsson nothing like the original member's.

[@FanaticDrummer]

His kits are absolute rock perfection. Every cymbal, kick, tom and snare. Just amazing. I hate manginis 80’s sounding brilliant zildjians. Horrible for DT. No crack or punch in the drums at all.

[@michaelehrhart9413]

Hater.

[@unoeinars746]

Its not just the drumsound dude. MP wrote most of the songs and the music

[@sabian5393]

Give me MP's drum sound ANYTIME, sadly its what's missing from DT.

[@streamofnath]

Actually, he had this mirror put in to keep an eye on the conductor of the orchestra behind him. After this show however, he kept it to help him monitor the video feeds/cues during the show, as when he was in the band this was something he took care of.

[@scottheins]

1:55 -- ah yes, the Poland Spring fill. Very difficult, very rare.

[@DcCoO]

The song has lot of good fills, but there is nothing difficult or rare in 1:55.

[@scottheins]

@@DcCoO I was just goofin man!

[@irieur]

[@zoromon12]

Not Portnoy is what stones me in this video, but the professionality of his team.. the audio, the lighting, the techs, and the attention and care they watch out for each other.

[@FirstLast-cd6vv]

Such an incredibly talented, musical drummer. One of a kind, MP is.

[@zovezove9696]

One of DT's the coolest drum songs

[@SuperXpress2]

I can't believe they never released this song. It's one of my favorites :(

[@r3l_K13]

Álbum 1994

[@taniacampagnac2949]

@@r3l_K13 this song is not even off Awake. This song is from Falling Into Infinity

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@taniacampagnac2949 I've heard the "studio" version of Raise the Knife and I have to say this live version is superior in every way.

[@FearTheBlades]

@@sarcasticguy4311 That's because it was just a demo

[@zummazummabaccala]

lyrically embarassing

[@vuha5000]

this is damn creative...beautiful fills..and all the things he does to spice up..all..i mean aah...mikeeee

[@stealthrider4414]

The flawlessness playing is just mesmerizing. He has no equal in that regard , in my humble estimation. Kudos always to you Mr. Pornoy. To me you are the Best👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrTheRich13]

Was there for this show ... never forget how awesome it was ! Mike , thanks for all you do !

[@tomycavalera6748]

no one can replace you.. master

[@robertl.wilson1199]

Stop crying he's back bro.

[@megabauer2]

I genuinely love the snare sound from 10:55 til the end. So much punch and such a deep and full sound. That's what I call a properly tuned snare.

[@IanAlexanderGriffiths]

one of my favourite DT songs. Always loved Mike's drumming.

[@ruinsane100]

Some people really like to point out the mistakes made by the players. I actually like seeing mistakes here and there; they remind me that the music could all fall apart at any moment and that it takes talent and persistence to keep it together. I want to be reminded that DT, in all their glory, were not robots or windup dolls. They are fallible and that makes it even more exciting when they DO keep it together.

[@nielswil]

You should watch the video of Simon Phillips: mistakes. Very funny.

[@erginbaba4444]

This is the exact crispy sound of how a snare should be tuned. And overall great performance.

[@andrewbredwell1208]

Yes! That is one of my pet peeves. The snare should not sound like a cardboard box! You nailed it.

[@hansgruber2913]

I know this is a drum cam but James sounded pretty great here.

[@Behemoth66]

Rip dream theater :( this was truly a masterpiece and their best song.. Portnoy is greatly missed. This song and others can not be replicated by any other drummer

[@lanceanderson202]

I agree

[@albertorochareyes2427]

U can literally watch other drummers replicate DT songs on utube 😂

[@Behemoth66]

@@albertorochareyes2427 you can do that with any other drummer as well with exception of Thomas Lang. Replicating is easy, bring the creator = that’s a different beast. You’re clearly a notice at best if you’re even a drummer lol

[@Madmok128]

Now he’s back. All these years later I knew it was inevitable 😊

[@robertl.wilson1199]

God damn you're all over dramatic af. He's back and DT never died because one guy left, that's hilarious.

[@pinnsnare]

Splash cymbal orchestration of this song is very creative 👍. miss you so much MP

[@ytsejam58]

This song has so much balls to it. I wish it made it on the album -,-

[@details78]

I've seen this live song 100 times but this view is truly cool!

[@Madmok128]

Best port boy performance ever was this tour

[@leonardodavinci9582]

2:50 fuckin nice linear fill

[@IndepenDRUM1]

That "edge" Dream Theater had is no more. As a band they most definitely had a swagger about them. You cant compare what we would be saying if Mangini began with Dream Theater, but from this point the band was a special unit for. Portnoy was such fanatic of drumming. Fun to watch

[@timothyholt2934]

IndepenDRUM1 we can’t compare apples to oranges.

[@svogender]

He`s out of this world. !!!

[@ericcindycrowder7482]

Oh man I forgot how much i miss him in Dream Theater. He was (is) SO GOOD!

[@mOrtpengu1n]

aakkoin The mirror was there so he could keep an eye on the video show behind the band, certain cues, and whatnot. I believe he was in charge of all that when he was in the band.

[@manixpc]

I think the mirror was for keeping an eye on the conductor, as this was from the Score concert...

[@godofthunder67]

This guy would sound really good in Dream Theater

[@kevinmeli]

lol

[@Cashiez]

Love this haha 😄 well things change for the best

[@kitchenlab9578]

This Guy is Dream Theater

[@e5u4r5o]

@@Cashiez they sure do (:

[@BadMemoryAccess]

Well, you got your wish :)

[@craigfleming8805]

Without Mr. Portnoy DT has no soul!!!

[@davelospinoso9022]

This Album is DT at their peak

[@Ricki_Snow]

You mean this concert...and yes...definitely 👍

[@gabrielaino320]

@@Ricki_Snow or maybe the album this music were planned to be part of but was taken off from

[@MikaelStenbergMusic]

Mike only had to correct his eyeglasses 27 times during the song.

[@kevinmeli]

And now you have 27 likes!

[@Herr_Zeit]

@@kevinmeli 😂 lol

[@NedeljskiH]

And he did that in 7/8 :P

[@claudiopalacios391]

Can you do that?

[@rairesleite]

29

[@PetterHegevall_]

Fantastic, as always. Mike will always be one of the greatest of all time.

[@jayvillanoza3952]

Mike portnoy is the only one who could sing through his drums!

[@MrMelonenkuchen]

Ein Traum wird war, endlich mal ein Song, bei dem man nur den Drummer sieht! ;-)

[@hiurro]

My favourite song. No idea how it didn't even make it to album.

[@heyyitsRJ]

hiurro they had issues with the new management at their record label at the time. The whole album was rewritten and the band almost broke up

[@ProgresivePrototipe]

Excelent Mike Portnoy., the best of world , and the best of all times

[@floydian_5889]

Mike is still #1. He always will!!

[@dcxtheslasher9543]

DT died with having portnoy let go! They will never have the same energy and power again!

[@CyberOrca]

energy , power, and soul

[@rudisetyawan5577]

Really missing this guys .....

[@d3r5ir24]

I miss Mike Portnoy 😢

[@misterrhie9549]

Alus pisan lagu ieu, geura balik deui Mike

[@chhubelepcha2962]

Mr. Portnoy is the best of all coz ..... classic so cool....

[@justinkincade7246]

True, but "Take Away My Pain" is about Petrucci's dad's death, which is a personal song he would of loved to be on the album. But I get where your coming from. I would of loved to see "Raise The Knife" on FII. Portnoy's lyrics are always great.

[@michaelehrhart9413]

Portnoy must use a wheelbarrow to get around, to carry his huge balls. What a stud. Nobody is playing like this right now except him. And we all used to say the same thing about, Rich, Bonham, Aldridge, and Peart...who is after Portnoy?...they are probably coloring with their Crayolas right now...

[@doniarianto7403]

I miss this guy. Such a great drummer. 😔

[@CyberOrca]

podo cuk...eman kalau portnoy leave the band 😔

[@racer80]

Simply the best... 👍👍

[@philipsouthall8223]

shivers down my spine

[@theonapoloni]

true spirit of DT!

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

makes me miss my tama drum kit... i gave it away before i left for florida to become a marine biologist and learn about nature & stuff ... sure enough, i am so envious of Mike right now... i wish could play drums again ....oh well not for me .... i will just vicariously enjoy Mike jamming for now

[@dilelsonandrade6910]

Que diferença gigantesca em assistir a performance de Portnoy a música ganha alma, Mangine é um excelente músico mas no quesito sensibilidade musical não tem como, isso vem de dentro poucos bateristas possuem isso... só se ver isso em bateristas como Portnoy, John Bonham, Neil Peart, Keith Moon, Ian Paice e no meu Brasil coloco nesta lista de gigantes o nosso Aquiles Priester um músico extraordinário...

[@MrBamcito]

I miss this man in Dream Theater, I need him.

[@valeriofavini3014]

Here he is... Finally 😉

[@TexasKoz]

DT will never be DT without MP

[@loumartin6828]

Me, too, my friend. Me, too. Awesome song. Awesome.

[@FamiliaInvesting]

More perfect that one human can do

[@SpardaYaga]

The best 🤙🏽

[@LoveDrums666]

I love it so much

[@jansafarik6587]

Happy birthday!!!

[@PetarFroggpond]

great catch!!!!

[@patrickmathieu4788]

comment il me manque le Mike

[@roxinouchet]

They were great together !

[@DRUMMINMOFO1]

GREAT!!!!!

[@devilopment3291]

for me, it's the best final Dream Theater's 20 years anniversary concert.

[@alcolavista-22]

this fuckin guy got 5 arms.....Un believable. ....

[@hamartinez92]

And he makes its looks so fucking easy.

[@rasismaulana]

God i miss him!

[@Ayieplaysdrum660]

this one is my favourite song want pratice this song on drums..

[@lucalombardo8855]

I love this song... But from 10:02 is the best part.... Chills through my body every time that i hear it...

[@ProgresivePrototipe]

ufff excelent song omg portnoy is the best drummer

[@Jonny68058]

the best

[@ezequielrafatbragabaquedan1598]

The dream theater brain

[@antonioiannaccone9753]

Come si vede in questo video portnoy non ha rivali e unico ha un saund unico e veramente unico .non prendetevela specie Maich mancini purtroppo non potrai mai avvicinarti a portnoy mai portnoy e unico il suo tocco la sua velocità e il suo sound e unico

[@hgi.foothill.ranch0417]

Mike Mangini cant even touch this song.. DT when down the drain hard after on the backs of angels.. Portnoy is dearly missed and was the brains behind DT.

[@andrawidjaja7951]

go listen to A7V instead

[@kevins4222]

andra widjaja honestly AX7s Nightmare album is miles better than anything DT has done in the last decade...

[@nachoestevez4111]

You don't even know what you are talking about , m8.

[@loumartin6828]

I wonder why this song never made the album? I love this song!

[@scarred2112]

In retrospect, a Falling Into Infinity with "Raise The Knife", "Speak To Me" & the original demo version of "You *Or* Me" and without (fill in your own pick, but I could do without "Just Let Me Breathe" & "Take Away My Pain") would have been MUCH more widely received by the fanbase at the time.

[@LucasHenrique-pu3bo]

O melhor

[@andreshidalgog]

Como extraño a ESTE Portnoy......

[@Cashiez]

Turns out to be my fav DT song If there is such a thing! P.s. seen Mike play live, not this song though lol

[@bestdrummer4607]

very good player.

[@gaibaji]

What a lucky man ... 🤤🤤

[@micheldasilvalima5434]

Batera tira onda sé louco 😜

[@cledeiltonbarbosa1352]

Mike portnoy e foda

[@FalconEddyMastering]

DT will always be my favorite progressive metal group. However, creative differences and knocking heads are as old as time itself. Mike did what he felt he needed to do, and would most likely do it again. Knowing Mike, John, and Jordan professionally, I would give educated speculation that after things quietly 'blew up' between them, there was no going back. Mike would have been at home with a change into AX7, but it was not to be, much to his surprise. Mike's working with Derek again right now.

[@giovannyclavijo1882]

Musica para culturizar, y avanzar al respecto.

[@baconair]

AND he's adjusting his glasses every now and then.

[@progdrummer-nenad]

under a glass moon guitars were recorded again after the show

[@dwightboyko5756]

hahaha nice burp at 2:01!

[@Guitfiddle068]

I cant wait to heat the 2nd with Manginin... I love Portnoy but damn ..5 years?

[@markeinsportnoy]

I wanna be the guy who is down of portnoy.. what a job...

[@RyoCanCan]

I think the frames just freeze for a short time, it looked like it ^^

[@GUSTAVOTAIWAN]

Have I thanked you for your time? Or will your life go unrewarded Again? Never asking for a dime You just gave all of yourself Until I turned my back on you My friend The powers that be made you a martyr Conspiracy led you to slaughter I tried to control it but as soon as I showed it I was shot down again Once again outnumbered Appreciation slumbered You can ask yourself why But that look in your eye Doesn't pass the test You've been laid to rest my friend Again Tortured artist bears his soul Seems the pressure took its toll Lived a life so punishing Now he keeps the publishing Spilling your guts out to a pad and pen Communication to your silent friend Raising the knife To a picture of a life (I once knew) There comes a time Compromising my life (Just won't do) I cannot lie I can't try anymore (To reach you) I just can't fight Raise the knife Raise the knife Cut through I remember once you were the quiet type Content to sit and watch the motions of your life With false sensitivity You cut yourself open so people would adore you They all bought into your contrived sincerity And how you wore your heart and soul right on your sleeve Laughing sarcastically You turned your back on the people who adored you Self-absorbed exhaustion Self-esteem distortion Self-infused extortion Self-serving abortion I'll take the blame for these things that I say 'Cause I had the heart and the will and the courage to stay Every day I won't walk away Reading through all the digests you show me I notice the way that you think you control me Doubting my future, you don't even know me But I never walked out on you

[@rasa1969]

The Best!!!! \m/.....\m/

[@orlandosaldano8931]

Se fue Portnoy y dream theater perdió su corazón en la banda.

[@Robdrumsofficial]

after a 2 minute jam, "now that we've proved THAT point, we should probably give Labrie something to do..."

[@filipelovatti8101]

muita bom (y)

[@mjh9438]

I see a lot of people intentionally or unintentionally dunking on Mangini. Yes he may not be the same as Portnoy. But he is still an amazing drummer that fits in with dream thater quite well.

[@alexgrizzard1379]

Mangini is a great drummer but he's too mechanical, Portnoy plays with feel and yes I'm a drummer going on 43 years

[@CyberOrca]

no not at all period.

[@nunocarlos1370]

This is it

[@chaneppchannel_365]

Do Octobans have to tunes fixed tone/key ?

[@kaumdesa]

portnoy on the level of ultra instinc

[@Teloitus]

Anyone know what effect cymbal is that hes hitting at 00:20-00:37? Sabian what?

[@stealthrider4414]

2:04 Drinking water while hitting masterfully the Hi-Hat... Mr Pornoy has no equal period...

[@KyleDavisMusic]

Nor is he missing a T in his name!

[@SVPman]

Good eye :)

[@hanashihayashi]

He's stabbing the drumset!