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Posted: March 29 2011 at 22:27

"Recently departed"? Really? Cry

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Posted: March 29 2011 at 22:36

mono wrote:

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Still hoping for Martin Lopez!

I'm still hoping Lopez would go back to Opeth one day.... so disappointed with the new setup

I think Lopez wouldn't really match the "math" side of DT. He is MADE for Opeth.

Well yeah I'd prefer that but safe to say it's never happening

And you are right about that, BUT I have been hoping DT would change it up a bit. Lopez could aid in that Big smile

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 01:50

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah... hold the freaking phone.

Akerfeldt and Wilson aren't including a drummer in their project?

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 18:12

From Jordan Rudess' twitter (3/30/2011)

"Had a great meeting with the our label, Roadrunner today. All kindsa cool coming your way very soon!"

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 18:18

Stoned420 wrote:

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah... hold the freaking phone.

Akerfeldt and Wilson aren't including a drummer in their project?

I'm pretty sure they will; it just won't be Porntoy. They're either gonna play the drum parts themselves or call somebody else to do it.

Thank god MP isn't part of it; he'd probably ruin the project with his growling and boring drumming.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 18:27

Polo wrote:

Stoned420 wrote:

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah... hold the freaking phone.

Akerfeldt and Wilson aren't including a drummer in their project?

I'm pretty sure they will; it just won't be Porntoy. They're either gonna play the drum parts themselves or call somebody else to do it.

Thank god MP isn't part of it; he'd probably ruin the project with his growling and boring drumming.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 18:39

Polo wrote:

Stoned420 wrote:

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah... hold the freaking phone.

Akerfeldt and Wilson aren't including a drummer in their project?

I'm pretty sure they will; it just won't be Porntoy. They're either gonna play the drum parts themselves or call somebody else to do it.

Thank god MP isn't part of it; he'd probably ruin the project with his growling and boring drumming.

MP knows his place when it comes to side projects. This is obviously a SW/MA project, Portnoy would have respected that, for he respects Mikael (and Wilson as far as I know).

Look at Avenged Sevenfold's album. Portnoy contributed almost nothing, aside from a little embellishment on his part here or there.

OSI was supposed to be a collaborative project, but Mike felt it wasn't so as they were writing that first album.

Transatlantic and LTE were also collaborative projects and they worked out well, to the point of both bands having reunions in the last few years.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 18:46

Portnoy would ruin it.

So what? Music doesn't always need tasteless fills and arbitrary time signature changes.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 19:14

^ I actually agree with Portnoy not being the best drummer for the duo.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 21:50

andyman1125 wrote:

Polo wrote:

Stoned420 wrote:

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah... hold the freaking phone.

Akerfeldt and Wilson aren't including a drummer in their project?

I'm pretty sure they will; it just won't be Porntoy. They're either gonna play the drum parts themselves or call somebody else to do it.

Thank god MP isn't part of it; he'd probably ruin the project with his growling and boring drumming.

As if Portnoy would growl having Akerfeldt in the same band... and as if Akerfeldt would let Portnoy growl... besides, Portnoy has only growled in one song on the whole DT discography, and some people react to it as if he ruined whole albums by growling.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 21:57

Really, Portnoy never was that mindblowing to me...I think, like the band itself, he got overblown because it was DT
Now he was decent, but IMO Lopez was better.

Speaking of which, DT should just hire me as their new drummer... Cool

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Posted: April 01 2011 at 12:31

Originally posted by Any Colour You Like

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Portnoy would ruin it.

So what? Music doesn't always need tasteless fills and arbitrary time signature changes.

Do any fills have taste? And I'm pretty sure the whole band writes those time signatures.

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Posted: April 01 2011 at 12:32

JJLehto wrote:

Really, Portnoy never was that mindblowing to me...I think, like the band itself, he got overblown because it was DT
Now he was decent, but IMO Lopez was better.

Speaking of which, DT should just hire me as their new drummer... Cool

I don't know he's pretty damned good. Not the best though.

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Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:27

Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

Any Colour You Like wrote:

Portnoy would ruin it.

So what? Music doesn't always need tasteless fills and arbitrary time signature changes.

Do any fills have taste?

Of course they do. Portnoy's don't though.

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Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:39

JJLehto wrote:

Speaking of which, DT should just hire me as their new drummer... Cool

Naw, they should hire me. LOL

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Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:43

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I don't know he's pretty damned good. Not the best though.

I very much enjoy MP's drumming......To me that was Dream Theater even going back to the early days. I am not one who thinks LaBrie is DT nor do I think Petrucci is DT. For sure their "sounds" can be replaced easily......When I think of DT I think of Portnoy and Myung.

I would enjoy it if MP returned one day....Then I could say Dream Theater is back. Until then I will enjoy MP contributions to Transatlantic, hopefully LTE and looking forward to seeing him with Neal Morse on the T2 tour in May.

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Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:45

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

I don't know he's pretty damned good. Not the best though.

Not the best, one of the best. He's up there with some of the greats. Not as good as Peart or Bruford, but pretty damn close. (edit: pertaining to Portnoy, not Lopez)

Edited by andyman1125 - April 07 2011 at 17:46

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Posted: April 08 2011 at 12:44

Polo wrote:

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

Any Colour You Like wrote:

Portnoy would ruin it.

So what? Music doesn't always need tasteless fills and arbitrary time signature changes.

Do any fills have taste?

Of course they do. Portnoy's don't though.

I've never heard a drum fill in my life with "taste".

Edited by DisgruntledPorcupine - April 08 2011 at 12:46

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Posted: April 08 2011 at 12:45

andyman1125 wrote:

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

I don't know he's pretty damned good. Not the best though.

Not the best, one of the best. He's up there with some of the greats. Not as good as Peart or Bruford, but pretty damn close. (edit: pertaining to Portnoy, not Lopez)

I don't know, Peart isn't that great to me. But it's an opinion I guess.

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Posted: April 11 2011 at 11:39

Seeing Marco Minneman tonight with UK. Will I be seeing the new DT drummer? Who knows!