Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
“portnoys is definitely number 1!”
“This list is way off, I can see why drummers like Peart and Bonham are up there but Travis from Blink? What is up with that. Portnoy is the best Drummer alive after Peart!”
“Voted a number of years in a row as the best progressive drummer and he is down here at 16. He is up there with Peart if not better. Looks more like a popularity list rather than a talent list.”
“Is this list based on influence or skill because if its influence i would understand, but skill Mike would be #1 way above everyone else
if u havent heard him yet listin to "honor thy father", "as i am" or "dance of eternity"”
“Watch his solo's nuff said!”
“I have no idea why he's here, he should be way up top. I'm at a loss for words because people need to understand true talent, and if you see Mike Portnoy, you'll see what true, talent is.”
“I agree with all comment above.Mike Portnoy,he is "god" in drumming. No one eles baby! Amazing! Amazing.”
“I really doubt many people can play like him. He's just so amazing”
“due to the fact that mike plays in a leeser known band doesn't mean he isn't the best. if you see mike you will see the best drummer there in on the planet!”
“Figures the one guy worth anything on this whole list isn't even in the top ten, just because Dream Theater isn't overplayed mainstream crap. People vote for what they know, not what's good.”
“his style, speed, mixing sounds, makes him good, but how he can do rhythms in 7/5 or 3/4 makes him the best, no one can beat him in that (he learned from zeppelin but he go beyond it)”
“HE IS THE ONE! SIMPLY THE BEST...
watch him playing and tell me if not...
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“Mike rocks....hear any of DREAM THEATRE drums then,,u will come to know he is best!He should be on #1 list...not those JAPANESE CRApS”
“I think he's the best drummer in the world.”
“Portnoy is amazing... he can play fast but also keep up with wild speed and signiture changes at the same time. plus he sings!
also.. why is slipknots drummer and the blink 182 guy up there? and where is gene hoglan?”
“just one word for him.... "wow"”
“when he plays,i cant stop lokking at him...”
“Mike Portnoy deserves to be #2, right behind Neal Peart”
“this is the best drummer of all times.. no one can beat him.. look at his drum set, really insane! and when he plays, damn, u can only say ****!!”
“#1. i'm sorry, but anyone who doesnt think so hasnt seen or heard him play.”
“How can u put lars ulrich and joey jordison in the top 10 and NOT MIKE PORTNOY!! That is clinically INSANE!!
He makes joey and lars look like rank amateurs!
No.1 should be Peart
No.2 should be Portnoy
Lars and Joey should be no where near the top 10 list”
“Mike should be either 1st or second without a doubt, recently watched DT live for the 3rd time and he just amazes me with his skill. Not sure why the blink 182 drummer is in the top 10, The tool drummer should be higher also”
“I could not agree more.
#1 Neil Peart
#2 Mike Portnoy.
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“THIS IS SUCH A LET DOWN.
I was expecting Portnoy to be wayyyy up there. You can't put Travis or Joey Jordison or Lars in there and not put Portnoy. I'm sorry...a lot of your choices are solid but this is definitely a mistake.”
“I have to agree. Haven't heard one as technically skilled as Portnoy”
“simple math, peart=best, portnoy<=peart, others
“portnoy should be number one.
thats it.”
“Mike definitely should be at least #2 after the professor, because with every professor comes an apprentice, and Portnoy is his only competition.”
“I've played the drums for 30 years now. Copied Bonham, Peart, Chester Thompson (Genesis), and too many other drummers to mention. I've studied each very carefully by watching drum clinics, videos etc.. There is only 1 Mike Portnoy, and he simply is the best I've ever seen/heard! Peart is a close 2nd, but still not as good as Portnoy!”
“HE`S THE NUMBER ONE!”
“Are you kidding me? His work with odd-times, his speed, his handling of rudiments and the total of his drumset... he may not be the most popular, but he IS the best drummer out there!”
“If you're meaning the best as in technical ability and musicality then Mike should definitely be in the top 10.”
“This should help... Second youngest to be inducted in Modern Drummer Hall of Fame just behind Neil Peart”
“never head more complex and amazing drum beats than in dream theatre songs”
“This man is FANTASTIC! And the group rocks.”
“good drummer”
“without a doubt the best drummer in metal. slipknot? 30 seconds to mars? avenged sevenfold? come on people...”
“there's no excuse for this. prog drummers own, and while peart pretty much invented that north american prog beat, Portnoy built on it in such a way that it surpassed him by far. He should be number one.”
“Just.. portnoy! the best ever! Is this a popularity rating or what?”
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