Mike Portnoy is little doubt one in every of metallic’s best drummers of all time, as he’s confirmed over the previous 4 many years with prog titans Dream Theater and a number of different initiatives. Nonetheless, even essentially the most achieved drummers have a tough time trying Danny Carey’s drum components in Tool’s music.
In a brand new video from Drumeo, Portnoy — who lately rejoined Dream Theater after a 13-year absence — was challenged to play Device’s “Pneuma” from the 2019 album Worry Inoculum.
As Drumeo’s YouTube description declares, “Watch as drumming legend Mike Portnoy makes an attempt the inconceivable activity of studying Device’s 12-minute masterpiece – ‘Pneuma.’ … How will Mike go about studying this insane drum half? How does he crack the ‘code’ of the tune? Tune in to search out out and watch Mike study probably the most difficult drum components ever created over the course of a Drumeo session lasting almost six hours.”
In a remark, Drumeo additional said, “That is essentially the most tough problem we’ve ever given anybody in Drumeo historical past!”
The half-hour clip, which as famous was filmed over the course of six hours, exhibits the Dream Theater drummer racking his mind as he tries to study Carey’s complicated drum components. The clip consists of Portnoy listening to the observe, watching a video of Carey enjoying the tune, trying on the sheet music, and at last delivering his personal try on the drum components.
At one level within the video, Portnoy exclaims, “This makes Dream Theater sound like fuckin’ Weezer,” eliciting laughter from the Drumeo workers, earlier than including, “With all due respect to Weezer. I really like Weezer. However that is loopy!”
Whereas he could not good Carey’s enjoying, Portnoy does a fairly high quality job maintaining with the 12-minute tune, even when he was a bit of humble about it in his personal touch upon the YouTube video:
“Glad to see you all having fun with this train in human torture! Additionally, relieved to see I’m not getting bashed (at the very least too badly) for not ‘nailing it’ … sure, this was an enormous problem!! As I discussed within the video, I believe watching Danny’s efficiency video and looking on the transcriptions had been certainly useful … these are two further instruments I’d’ve utilized at house if I had been auditioning for a band or getting ready to study songs for a tour … (I additionally am NOT knowledgeable transcriber nor sight reader … which might’ve certainly sped up the method for lots of drummers who’re good at that.) Absolutely this playthrough is tough in spots, however I did the very best I may with the strain of cameras rolling and a clock ticking … what a problem!!! Wow…”
Device kick off a UK/European tour Saturday night time (Could twenty fifth) in Hannover, Germany, with tickets available here. Dream Theater, in the meantime, will launch their first tour with Portnoy again within the band with a UK/European leg that begins October twentieth in London (pick up tickets here).
Watch Mike Portnoy try and play Device’s “Pneuma” within the video under.
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