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Pirce 
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 Topic: Peart or Portnoy?
Posted: December 05 2005 at 16:46 |
So here´s a big question. IMO it´s mister Portnoy...
They are very similar though:
Both very technical
Both very creative
Both are geniuses
But Portnoy is WAY cooler!!
I myself got into drumming because of MP and I still adore him. I even had the honor of meeting him (I shook his mighty hand and got his autograph  ) couple of months ago. He´s my hero and allways will be. I know Portnoy has gotten heavily influence of Peart, and many people still consider Mike as Peart´s sort of follower. But I think MP has gotten over that phase, and is now even better than NP. IMO  . Tell me what you think.
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 16:51 |
Peart, he is older 
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foxman
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 17:00 |
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Peart is a master. I like Portnoy, but I hold Peart above all others behind his Drums.
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"To seek the sacred river Alph, To walk the caves of ice, To break my fast on honey dew, And drink the milk of paradise..."
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 17:00 |
Without Peart, I daresay there would be no Portnoy. I admire both musicians heavily.
Portnoy is much flashier, but the depth of Peart's lyrics is no match to Portnoy's attempts.
The reality? They are islands to each other.
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Xymphony
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 17:41 |
Portnoy is a good drummer, no more...
Peart is a pioneer.
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raindance
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 18:05 |
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I voted for Portnoy. I think he can adopt to different styles and rythms, whether metal, ballads, complexity ect. I think Peart is sometimes too predictable and dosn't flow as well as Portnoy!
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 19:39 |
 Xymphony wrote:
Portnoy is a good drummer, no more...
Peart is a pioneer. |
Couldn't agree more.
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raindance
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 19:42 |
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To hear Portnoy's best work you have to listen to his stuff outside of Dream Theater IMHO!
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The Miracle
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 19:45 |
I like Portnoy more 
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zachfive
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 21:05 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
Without Peart, I daresay there would be no Portnoy. I admire both musicians heavily.
Portnoy is much flashier, but the depth of Peart's lyrics is no match to Portnoy's attempts.
The reality? They are islands to each other.
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You made me pull out Permanent Waves and listen to that dam song.
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Bt-Tor
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 21:23 |
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Reminds of the same comparison between Lifeson and Petrucci. I think Portnoy may be technically superior to Peart however, Peart is much smoother and has a better ear for the music. He manages to creates a smoothness to odd-time signatures of Lifeson and Lee's writing approach. Peart truly brings them together. Whereas Portnoy is flashy and has all the moves but he sometimes sounds a bit clunky, like he's biting off more than he can chew. But again I still really enjoy Portnoy's work just a little too complicated then it seems necessary sometimes... Peart seems to have a more balanced stance on subtlety and bombast.
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 21:33 |
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I chose Petrucci in the other poll, but I'll take Peart here.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 21:35 |
I admire Portnoy but......
No one beats The Professor!!!!!!!!!!
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Catholic Flame
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 21:50 |
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Peart
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“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”
~Jack Kerouac
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Drew
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 23:35 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
I admire Portnoy but......
No one beats The Professor!!!!!!!!!!
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Right on
Portnoy goets all of his inspiration form.................Peart
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Norbert
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 02:35 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
Without Peart, I daresay there would be no Portnoy. I admire both musicians heavily.
Portnoy is much flashier, but the depth of Peart's lyrics is no match to Portnoy's attempts.
The reality? They are islands to each other.
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I agree with this.
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Pirce
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 04:31 |
Somehow I knew this was coming.....Just dont vote for NP because his older and more "experienced". Listen to Portnoy´s "Duel with the Devil" from the second Transatlantic album. And then you´ll see who´s smoother and has a better ear for music!!
Portnoy´s just better both technically and MUSICALLY!IMHO. And believe me I know, because I have listened MP every recording a thousand times....
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iguana
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 04:36 |
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neal "the professor" peart (does anyone remember
that his initial nickname with lerxst and dirk used to
be "pratt"?) by a lightyear. both may be equally skilled
on the drumkit as of now, however, put them up
against each other (admittedly a GHASTLY thought)
and portnoy still looks like an over-motivated and
eagerly-fidgety upstart. sorry mike – good on yer'
anyway, VERY MUCH looking forward to OSI2!
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 06:28 |
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Mike is as skilled as Peart I think(ok maybe Neil is a litle bit better) but he doesn't have this musicality in his playing. For example a drumm solo from Neil Peart is a part of music, a drumm solo from Portnoy is very fast and skilled drumming.
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ANDREW
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 06:41 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
Without Peart, I daresay there would be no Portnoy. I admire both musicians heavily.
Portnoy is much flashier, but the depth of Peart's lyrics is no match to Portnoy's attempts.
The reality? They are islands to each other.
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I AGREE
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