Mike Portnoy comments on SA Adams release
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Topic: Mike Portnoy comments on SA Adams release
Posted By: sbrushfan
Subject: Mike Portnoy comments on SA Adams release
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 19:50
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Taken from Borivoj Krgin's BITS; in the May '06 edition of METAL MANAICS: Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the upcoming release of S.A. Adams "Unearthed: The Mike Portnoy Sessions, Volume 2", a collection of recordings made by S.A. Adams and then 18- year-old Portnoy between 12-28-85 and 1-11-86 at Mike's Long Beach apartment. The CD was described by Adams as "definitely NOT progressive rock/prog-metal-it's serious sledgehammer-to-the-balls metal. Fans of Motorhead, Exciter, Raven, early Megadeth, Venom and Tank will definitely find a home with this disc. It sstill amazes me to this day that Mike was able to do Dan Beehler/Charlie Benante-style drumming before he could legally touch a bottle of beer! If anyone has any doubts of Mike's talent, just listen to what he was doing at 18." Commented Portnoy: "For the record, I am totally fine with this release, unlike the other Magna Carta stuff (previously released without Mike's approval) and S.A. did approach me and cleared the project with me beforehand. So it comes with my thumbs-up approval. Keep in mind that it was recorded when I was 18 and is very much in the oldschool metal vein as described in the press release. But if you are cool with those disclaimers, then it is worth checking out for the "Mike Portnoy completists" out there!
Hmmm...kinda makes me regret trashing "Falling Into Infinity" ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 23:33
EDIT: I wanna be a "Mike Portnoy completist." ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: jesperz
Date Posted: April 10 2006 at 05:07
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Me too! I totally love his drumming concepts and ideas... If only he can improve his techniques..  Z' ------------- <<Dark side of Z' Drummination>> |
Posted By: Fede
Date Posted: April 12 2006 at 19:47
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I'll sure check it out!!!
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 21:49
WhATWTTT!?!?!?! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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jesperz wrote:Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 05:53
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Personally, I think he's just trying to keep up with Petrucci. SLOW DOWN! ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |