Mike Portnoy Can Play Anything

Seriously, Mike Portnoy really is a great drummer. He recently proved his virtuosity by playing a lot of classic metal tunes... on a Hello Kitty child's set. The video below is pretty darn funny.

Comments

[Metalboy!]

Only this a*sclown could make sitting behind a Hello Kitty drum kit not funny. If he just came out and just jammed out on it without getting on his high horse, it would be hilarious.

But just as annoying as Phil Sim's or Joe Buck's mindless egocentric commentary during NFL games, this guy just can't resist the most banal running play-by-play I've ever heard since watching Phil Mickelson (another annoying bore) win The Masters.

I will say this though... It's the best Portannoy's ever sounded on drums simply because he's forced to not overplay AND he's playing other people's songs since his stuff is such unrecognizable crap.

And of course, the whole thing is driven by his outsized ego... Just one example... he just had to get in there that he advanced the drum pedal or some sh*t. Please spare us any more of this nonsense and Bring Back Glam! asap!

[Dj]

I cant argue the fact that he is an excellent drummer, sure I'll give him props for his technique, but I was never really a huge fan, his drumming on Nightmare and what he did with Twisted Sister was pretty great. I was never really a fan of Dream Theater, just not my cup of tea, and I really cannot get into the Winery Dogs/ He did play some badass tunes here though. Cool that he likes to joke around, and even cooler when he can play some classic tunes on a Hello Kitty drum kit.

[GNR]

@Metalboy!

Thank you... thank you... thank you... Joe Buck is the absolute worse, finally someone understands.

[Bob]

Agreed, Joe Buck is terrible. His father, however, was a true master. "I don't believe what I just saw." One of the greatest baseball calls of all time.

And, I thought the video was hilarious for the following reason...I live in a small house with neighbors all around me. In order to keep the peace, I bought a Pearl Rhythm Traveler drum kit which is much quieter than the vintage Rogers kit I used to own. the Rhythm Traveler is a nice little kit, but unless you replace all of the heads, and buy new cymbals, it sounds almost as bad as that Hello Kitty one that Portnoy is playing on. so, the sound of the video reminded me of what it sounds like when I play now. It proves that the sound of the kit is just as important as what is being played on it.

And Metalboy! Portnoy didn't say that he advanced any drum pedal. He was saying that the Slayer and Metallica tunes he played are usually done with two kick pedals, and he had to try to make it work with one.

I'm not a big Portnoy fan either, but I really think he was just having some fun this time.

[gary w gorman]

hey mb; have you read dee snider's latest 'rant' to paul stanley? ?comprendes lo que estoy diciendo? -fletch

[Gary]

That was freaking hilarious!!! Guy is a fantastic drummer. And apparently has a great,self deprecating sense of humor You think you'd catch say, Tommy Lee making an ass out of himself like this (knowingly, not by being the oldest teenager alive)? Just saying....
.As for Joe Buck, I'm elated to find out I'm not the only one who wants to stab himself in the eardrum with a rusty ice pick every time I hear him. Guy grates on my nerves and ruins every NFL and MLB game he verbally ejaculates all over.

[Badland]

That was awesome! Just as Joe and Troy make watching football awesome. Cant stand Phil Simms tho what a idiot.

[Metalboy!]

Haha, GNR, Gary and Bob... Hey, at least we agree on Joe Buck... But ya gotta throw Sims and Collingsworth in there, too! Those guys are nearly just as bad and annoying in their own unique ways, just as Portannoy has his own special brand of annoyingness.

Self deprecating, you say, Gary? I actually think he's actually belittling the other bands he's covering by playing them on the Hello Kitty drum kit. Watch it again and listen carefully... He never once makes fun of himself... actually it's quite the opposite, saying he's a "professional", etc... That's not self-deprecating... That's egocentric narcissism, which of course would be his default mode since he's nothing more than an overplaying technician, not a creative idea person, or at least not one who has ever really contributed anything of lasting value in terms of songs, i.e. John Bonham, Keith Moon or even Zoltan What's-His-Name from Slaughter / Vince Neil! Now those guys are drummers, and all possess(ed) self deprecating humor!

[Metalboy!]

Hey, Badland... Although we mostly disagree on which bands are sh*t, etc. and you continually nail me on factual discrepancies, at least we agree on Phil Sims... He just may surpass Joe Buck in the Cluelessly Self Obsessed Annoying Department.

My Dad was a former sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and, before that, The Chicago Tribune, used to call these network "color" guys "Jollyboys", hahaha!!!

He also knew Buck's Dad and said the same things about him you are, Bob... Obviously, his son learned nothing from him.

[Him]

I think Allyson is right. Portnoy _can_ play anything . . . the martyr, the scorned lover, the misunderstood genius. But, hey, he is on a "Hot Streak" with the Winery Dogs. So a bit of goofing and we can all call it even.

Personality has nothing to do with ability. He has both in spades. Its just that the former often eclipses the latter (a drumming version of LSD).

[Metalboy!]

That's hilarious, HIM... I don't detect any personality in Portannoy. He is BORING in every way. I just explained he's probably the only person who could make playing a Hello Kitty Drum Set not funny. The guy's a totally egomaniacal narcissist.

[Bob]

I found it! Here is the sound clip of Jack Buck's call for CBS radio when Kirk Gibson hit the game-winning homerun in the first game of the 1988 world series. Simply masterful.
http://www.hark.com/clips/bglrsvypyl-kirk-gibsons-1988-world-series-home-run-call-by-jack-buck

[Metalboy!]

Bob! Boy! Does that ever make it obvious the stark contrast between Joe Buck and his Dad, Jack Buck, the latter being a natural and entertaining announcer, the former, but a shadow of his father, a complete opposite, an untalented stiff, arrogant and boringly monotone, the human embodiment of chalk scraping across a blackboard.

[Metalboy!]

And just to get it back on track with Michael Poorboy... Hey, he ain't dead yet. He still might wind up in a great Rock & Roll band one day!