Mike Portnoy Learns TOOL

I pretty much only know who Tool is because Schism is one of the songs my youngest used to teach himself how to play bass. He’d do it over and over and over and……. You get the picture. In the process, he got pretty good at it.
 
iblive said:
I pretty much only know who Tool is because Schism is one of the songs my youngest used to teach himself how to play bass. He’d do it over and over and over and……. You get the picture. In the process, he got pretty good at it.
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One of my first experiences with Danny was on the track SOBER as found in the above clip.
 
Ghostman said:
Portnoy is my favorite drummer by far so that was an awesome video to watch. Carey is definitely next level.
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Glad you enjoyed, Ghostman.

Here in our world of 2024, some of us who are old enough to have lived 3-7 decades can say that we have been graced with some of the most creative and talented musicians who have ever lived.

My musical tastes are widely varied and some may put their nose up at some that I enjoy, but I also give props to skilled players and singers across all those genres.

I totally agree that Portnoy is a huge influence on me as is Carey. Their skills are otherworldly to me. My foundational drummers are the likes of Peart, Baker, Paice, Appice, Aldridge, Ward, Bonham, Mason, Watts, Bruford, Bozzio, and many other rockers. However, I also love and respect the classics like Buddy Rich, Ed Shaughnessy, Joe Morello, Gene Krupa and their contemporaries.

How lucky are we that there are no limits to talent, drive and inspiration if someone puts their mind and effort into honing their skills.
 
Huge Tool fan here (posted up a cover of H in another thread last week). I caught this clip in my feed a week or so ago. Portnoy is an amazing drummer so it's sort of refreshing to hear him struggle with Danny's parts. I'm sure the opposite would be equally true. It shows even the greats are human and it takes some work to tackle the unfamiliar.
 
Mouse said:
Huge Tool fan here (posted up a cover of H in another thread last week). I caught this clip in my feed a week or so ago. Portnoy is an amazing drummer so it's sort of refreshing to hear him struggle with Danny's parts. I'm sure the opposite would be equally true. It shows even the greats are human and it takes some work to tackle the unfamiliar.
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This is exactly how I saw it. I also liked how Mike mentions how he writes and assembles his own parts for his own songs, but to do so in Danny's mind was indeed a challenge to him. Still, 5+ hours to learn a complex song such as Pneuma, goes to prove that Portnoy is exceptional and not a one trick pony.
 
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