Our opinion: the most elegant rock n' roll and metal drummer ever. Wild and technical at the same time. We miss Portnoy days playing those songs so much!

@VitorVelosoSA

17w↑3

14 years old me is super happy that I’ll be able to watch this live ❤

@emperoring112

7y↑37

lol Mike "AAAAAYYYYYEEEEEE"

@rickanduiza186

3y↑48

Love watching Portnoy over Mangini. Way more feel, soul, clean and very technical

@hobbymlaku6567

3y↑4

I like Drume Portnoy because singing

@XiyuYang

3y↑2

Bullshit.

@davegods278

3y↑6

portnoy more interactive, but skill and technical, nothing can't beat mangini

@Guppusmaximus

3y↑5

@@davegods278 Mangini's useless parlor tricks never produced an album like the second DT album (first w/ Labrie). So, I'd say Mangini was already beat. With that being said, Gergo Borlai absolutely crushes Mangini.

@tittomackey411

@@davegods278 ..What?? Anjirr lue tolol!! Portnoy also got skill

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@bsanp

7y↑91

I never get tired of seeing Portnoy pissed of with LaBrie because he denied the jam that the band wanted. Hahahahahha

@MrLennonson

4y↑4

Hahahaha fuck LaBrie. Spoiling the fun

@woodenhoe

3y↑2

HEYYY!!

@joaomatheus6222

7y↑51

0:33 holy crap he arrives JUST in time, it would be fun if he slipped on the floor and missed the intro

@jankokressinger4952

and 0:24

@DanXDelion

@@jankokressinger4952 who's playing the base drum??

@Heptaerna0527

@@DanXDelion It’s an intro tape

@Heptaerna0527

I know I was gettin worried like “Damn Mike you’d better get up there”😬😂

@clw8309

11y↑30

Wow James voice has seen better days

@theRayzz

3y↑2

In 1982 maybe. I can’t listen to DT live because of him. I completely stopped listen to DT since MP left. Labrie in DT is like Lars in Metallica to be. Both be the reasons why I can’t listen to the band live.

@cherylmelhoff7722

46w↑1

hes like the coolest ever like idk how to explain anymore

@BenMichalowicz

11y↑32

hahahaha it's like: Portnoy thinks "Oh Yeah, DRUM SOLO!" then Labrie sings "Before the leaves have fallen....." the Portnoy's face says "What?!?!?!?!" and then he takes it out on his drum kit

@RB-sh5qh

1y↑1

Basically there would be another piece with some audience interaction (not a drum solo). I think MP was expecting that.

@BenMichalowicz

Definitely figured that out since I wrote this comment nine years ago :P

I've since seen it in SFAM, SCORE, Live @ Luna Park, etc.

@BTBAM819

6y↑8

I wish the original recording had the same snare sound as here. I love the song in Images and Words I just can't stand how the snare sounds.

@bayuchr_

3y↑2

I think I've read it somewhere (or i've seen it) DT says that the snare in Images and Words is triggered. That explains the relatively flat velocity though

@joshedwardsOTR

The original was sampled, so it sounds like crap.

@coolh615

14w

スネア及びバスドラムがトリガー
Mikeのタムによるフィル・インはダイナミクスに富んでいるのがよく分かる、対象的に全く平坦なスネアは非常に残念でした

@slametawaluddin

6y↑15

I don't know Vinnie Paul was this good

@leonardoscarpa9826

Vinnie paul was very good but not like him

@aliakn2595

11y

i searching this video . thx mannn

@fifrenzyguy341

8y↑15

Scream Theater

@Erg12190

10y↑11

6:07 LOL Hahahaha

@jmroxx1

6y↑33

i think this is one a few reasons why Mike left, "off pitch Labrie"

@woodenhoe

3y↑4

You can feel the tension growing between the two from 6 Degrees era

@gonzaveja

37w

god legend

@haraldsantiago1434

3y↑2

portnoy best drummer for dt

@BenMichalowicz

11y↑1

Although I like Pearl drums, I would definitely get Starclassic Maple (MP's left side/"big side" of this kit) if I didn't have anything else. Sounds amazing!

@KLTrainz

8y↑40

I think James came in a little early at the end....Mike didn't seem happy lol

@nicolasfrossard4315

K&L Trainz No he didnt. He came at the right moment

@KLTrainz

7y↑15

At 8:19, he definitely did. You can hear Petrucci started playing something and had to bail out, even mike's reaction shows something was up.

@nicolasfrossard4315

7y↑1

K&L Trainz No, listen to the album version and you'll see he comes in correctly, after Rudess's descending notes and after in the album version where Portnoy plays lots of notes on the splashes

@bsanp

7y↑19

Nicolas Fro It's because, when doing live, they use this part to jam and have fun for a while. Looks like LaBrie wasn't very much in the mood and got back straight to what was on CD. hahahahaha. Obviously Portnoy was very pissed and used the end of the music to destroy in the way that he wanted to do.

@nicolasfrossard4315

7y↑1

Bruno Santos ohhhhh it all makes sence now

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@barrygerenski6259

2y↑4

Portnoy tries to get more crowd interaction than Mangini.

@JoaoVidalVieira

2y↑5

You can see what I believe is the part that Labrie skipped here at 8:20, in live in Chile 2005 ( https://youtu.be/M81CHCBcwqs ) starting arround 2:35:00 (despite they have played it starting with the pull me under).

@reactions4u438

1y↑1

the show must go on, the band adapted well to labries mistake

@imkingofmymind1

I love how you can hear mike yell. And you can see him getting more and more upset as they had to close the song out. I think on the fourth wall one james doesn't change the city to where he's at in trial of tears, and I think he laughs even..

@MrKrabs.00.

8y↑3

Awesome drummer

@IansUToob57

5y↑8

Most of the band is incredible all the time, but LaBrie is SO FLAT!!!!!!!

@DavaHerian

3y↑3

0:23 Eric's hand hahahahah

@Gorlung

just in time

@MrEvilBacon

11y↑12

6:54 mike hit himself in the head with the stick

@zidankw1381

6:54

@lebron8588

9y↑70

Why must Labrie be so inconsistent... Some videos he sounds amazing but then there's performances like these where he sounds like a dying whale...

@Joxxum

8y↑2

ikr xD

@lavendersalad81

6y↑2

Damn right

@LuisMunoz-oq6xx

agree!

@Biohazard0066

4y↑9

Because when your guitar or your amp is broken, you change it, you buy a new one, when your bass sounds like shit you get a new one, but if you're ill, or if your body isn't working, you can't do a shit about, plus most bands when touring have to do concerts every night, and sometimes, you don't have enough time to recover properly, i don't think he's a great vocalist, definitely not one of my favorites, but singers suffer with many problems that instrumentalists don't have to.

@gavindalton2238

3y↑1

@@Biohazard0066 tbf instrumentalists do still have those problems, just not as early. A 50-60 year old won’t be able to sustain the same amount of energy as a drummer who’s 20-30

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@drums4metal

Heeeeyyy!!!

@erotomaniac51

THAANK YOU GOOD NAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@nwousee

11y↑1

やはりマイキーは偉大だ

@fernandoschuindt1665

3y↑2

That voice. OMG hahahaha

@abhitchavan9943

7y↑1

5.25😍😍

@bankruptbritain6103

I need a valium after listening to their fucking music

@jmroxx1

6y↑8

can you say " OFF PITCH"?

@cosmavitosoldato6108

always Portnoy

@adityaferdianto

6y↑11

8:18 labrie.. -_-

@maullana8403

5y↑1

yea....==;, labriee oh labriee

@hector338

3y↑1

I actually thought entering at that point served the song better than whatever instrumental wankery they were about to perform.

@chegevara8896

47w

@@hector338 dont call this wankery

@uklamtahes1966

9y↑14

Labrie drunk.. lol.

@nikonian1116

6y↑1

Did they srew the pooch when they chose Mangini or what? Should have been a change. Lang or Virgil.

@joshvanatta2624

2y↑3

Is there possibly another version of this video that isn’t filmed by a potato? Asking for a friend 😂

@GovindNamboothiry

😂😂

@dejanrados985

2y↑1

Mangini is the beast, but I will always love Portnoy. Forever.

@yannimohamed2349

6y↑3

They should ban DT from playing this live without Portnoy. Nobody could do Metropolis justice on the drums.

@Skoshtwo

11y↑2

link or it didn't happen

@RockWillo

8:19 the beginning of the confliction

@them2002

6y↑4

Labrie came in at the right time but the note was.. Um... Something.

@alexcules4841

there was supposed some sort of solo

@psikopatlasmayin

3y↑2

Is 6:15-6:21 one of the rare times that Petrucci fucked up?

@brandonduet7771

I don't know what he was thinking but it sounded bad

@josel.7201

3y↑10

My first DT concert was in 97 was amazed by Labrie he was incredibly good, watched them live last 3y ago , Labrie sounded terrible, really really bad ... miss Portnoy in the band though

@RB-sh5qh

1y↑1

Considering all the problems he has had with his voice, it is not all that bad. As if Bruce is still on top form....And as for Portnoy: the man has been gone for 12 years. Except when you can go faster than light: deal with it!

@batoqui

26w↑2

@@RB-sh5qh no need to deal with it anymore!

@asepahmadhumaedi8619

Same with @dedennoy

@endabadedaosclinton8956

5y↑1

LOL
this comment section make me dying

@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024

2y↑1

Portnoy got pissed off at labrie here

@gauravlama2079

Hearing james labrie going flat all the way

@dimithril

11y↑3

Poor labrie

@Cris1737_

8:23 jajaja

@malcolmx2754

47w

U know its more hard to create than to copy.

@irvingalvarado926

10y↑10

hahaha damn james really screwed up this vid... with both the awful singing and the wrong timing haha... still DT is one of my favorite bands... James does a lot better nowadays...

@Leonardogfa

11y↑4

epic miss by labrie hahahahahahahaha

@theRayzz

3y↑3

As much as I appreciate Mike live drumming, I had to stop after the first few minutes because of Labrie. Such a downer. Can’t even listen to DT live because of him. I never understood why they kept him in.

@eduardotovias4142

advice and moral:
do not do in studio what you can't sing live

@JaizHeadbanger

3y↑4

I don't understand what really happened in DT. I mean they have such fun, skillful and the best musically drummer but let him left the band. And you have such low level vocalist, but let him stay. DT lost their fun jamming since Portnoy left.

@gavindalton2238

3y↑1

Portnoy chose to leave, they didn’t kick him out

@JaizHeadbanger

3y↑1

@@gavindalton2238 yeah. I didn't say they kicked him out, but let him leave when he choose to leaving the band, they didn't stop him

@gavindalton2238

@@JaizHeadbanger you can’t stop someone from doing what they want, thats selfish. DT are reasonable people, so they let him go instead of begging him to restrict himself

@luc7263

3y↑1

Mike perfect as usual, but is James drunk ? He sings so wrooooong .... so untuned ...

@jocularich

25w

what happen with Labrie voice ? a little bit out of tune ..

@Stu.6

36w↑1

Good but not donati level

@goncalobaia1574

25w

LaBrie had a beautifu powerful voice and range, I still don't know why he's always been so bad. I know tiredness when singing live is a thing but still...

Sorry, I know this is about drums, but Jesus...

@Cris-lk8tu

9y↑16

Hahaha, this band needs a new vocalist.

@Zero-lv7xe

Cristoffer Iversen cough cough Charlie Dominici

@Zero-lv7xe

Scratch that WILL SHAW

@MrCarlrisian

10y↑6

Que mal canta LaBrie... Destroza la canción!

@LuisMunoz-oq6xx

de verdad que si. esa voz de ese momento daba asco

@Rkiser0592

10y↑8

don't like dream theater vocals....why do they have to be so irritating to me haha it really upsets thine soul.

@adbustex5010

Playback shieet

@marciozuccaratto1710

3y↑2

Dave Mustaine would sing this better...

@mcrfan343

2y↑1

Roger Waters would sing this better.

@RB-sh5qh

2y↑1

Shall we stop with this endless, pointless whining and the constant comparison of Portnoy and Mangini? That will be time after more than 12 years.

@RB-sh5qh

couldn't agree more

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