Portnoy Done With Avenged Sevenfold
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Topic: Portnoy Done With Avenged Sevenfold
Posted By: jpthehp
Subject: Portnoy Done With Avenged Sevenfold
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 15:45
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Hey PA! Here's a (good?) update for DT fans: After leaving Dream Theater in hopes of continuing on with Avenged Sevenfold, Portnoy has announced that he is done with A7X. What does this mean about his future with Dream Theater? I think his return is inevitable, probably after their planned 2011 album. What do you think?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 15:55
I already posted this in the Portnoy thread. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: jpthehp
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 16:19
| shucks. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 16:33
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Even though I"m no DT fanboy I'm glad. Portnoy had too much talent to be in that band. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 20:41
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Who is Portnoy? -------------   
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 21:44
| Someone had just said in a thread that DT are supposed to have already chosen the new drummer, but they wouldn't reveal it just yet... what if the new drummer in Mike Portnoy? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 21:45
It would be incredibly lame?
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Dellinger wrote:Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 22:14
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^ Certainly, I guess they may even loose some fans due to such a lack of seriounsess...
It would be a very bad joke. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 16 2010 at 22:55
------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 17:05
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Am I the only one who thought it was clear that Portnoy was just filling in? I didn't think he had any real plans to stay with them after the tour. And you're right, he does have way too much talent to be used in Avenged Sevenfold. Oh! And Portnoy is recording a new album with Neal Morse over the holidays!
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 20:59
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i didnt feel this needs its own thread, but cant find a more suitable thread for this but.... Portnoy announced that he tried to re-join DT but they basically said 'no'. The Dream Theater forums have blown up to the point where the site is temporarily down, due to too many arguments and MP/DT/A7V/new drummer bashing. it's quite amusing to be honest. http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?board=2.0" rel="nofollow - http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?board=2.0 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 01:11
I dont know . . . I never find it amusing that soo many idiots think THEY know whats best for the band when they have no clue what is really going on (or what its like to be in a Band)  .I've seen some of the early bashing and on Mike's Facebook, and I'm convinced . . . The "Fans" made this happen, I've discused this with many and most of us know that Mike wears his heart on his sleeve and had great rapore with his fans, and many just turned on him .The guy has been vulnerable, doing well with his sobriety, but "racing the clock to please everyone, all but the one that matters the most". He was always more than just a Drummer, but hearing the fans year after year using DT as the "whipping boy of Prog Metal" can get pretty tiring . . . They (Mike) should have the additude of Rush, who cares what the critics or Fans say or want, Play the music you want to create, and if anyone likes it, they're along for the ride  .I can see Mike (and maybe even DT) just nodding their heads/heads in their hands, but trying to rise "above the noise and confusion" (No not a DT song, but appropriate  ).As far as who will be the Drummer, maybe they can all meet and have a few laughs, maybe even "Sow their wild-oats" for a year or two, maybe they will see they need each other. I saw Mike just belting out his frustrations on the drums without worrying about pleasing everyone, but as we see, it just made it worse, and like it was said-it was temporary. I just wish DT and Mike good luck and make some great music, I've been with them since WDADU debuted (on LP!) and I always look forward to each release. Cheers all!  I wanted to add: Something I have been seeing a lot written is "His personal Drama"; "His Goodbye drama" . . . I mean WTF? So EVERYONE is perfect except Portnoy (yet he can make a living doing what he wants, but work hard at it and take on many challenges). He puts his life out there for everyone to read, maybe someone can relate to while rockin' out in the songs content, and hoping people can understand what one goes through with the stress and keeping sober, apparently in this quick response world of the internet, its speak before thinking and damn those who I can insult at a whim in the (cowardly) privacy of my own room  .Casting Stones . . . I think everyone needs to take 10 steps back and go look in "The Mirror" and see the so-called "Drama" in your life and think of the people around you that get tired of it too . . . and then assess the people that actually stick by you. The phrase Drama has been soo over-used that people forget that its really called "Life". Drama to me is a really good album by YES (...  ).------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 01:27
Yeah, I thought that was obvious too, besides what they were talking about before he left, he didn't even mention them in his goodbye drama. As for being shot down, loooooooooool ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Mouse444
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 21:12
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Drama a really good album by Yes ??????? ------------- Mouser |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 21:15
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. |
Posted By: MAVIII
Date Posted: December 22 2010 at 01:25
 Opening Track "Machine Messiah" was covered as anInstrumental on the "Christmas Show" Concert for Fans, and when they opened for Yes during the "Train of Thought Tour" (Yes's 35th Anniversary Tour). Hmmm . . . DT seems to be going through what Yes had to deal with-with Band Members, Lawyers and all .(My God! will I be saying, "Those were the good 'old days with DT . . . HEY! Git off ma' Lawn!!!!). . . . but back to the point  .------------- "Shapes and forms, against the norms..." And join the Prog Family: prOgulus.com |