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26 июн 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'LARS ULRICH, Believe It Or Not, Was A Big Influence For Me'
4 июн 2025 :	Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs 'The Enemy Inside' With MIKE PORTNOY For First Time
22 май 2025 :	DREAM THEATER To Perform Entire 'Parasomnia' Album On September/October 2025 U.S. Tour
6 май 2025 :	DREAM THEATER Were Affected By MIKE PORTNOY’s 2010 Departure – “It Was Very Upsetting For Us”
4 май 2025 :	DREAM THEATER Announces 'Vol. II' Eight-LP Box Set
26 апр 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY: 'Sometimes People Overlook The Importance Of The Metal Side To DREAM THEATER'
18 апр 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY On His DREAM THEATER Bandmates: 'I Know I Hurt Them When I Left Them'
1 апр 2025 :
24 мар 2025 :	Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs 'The Best Of Times' Live For First Time Ever
20 мар 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: 'We Didn't Miss A Beat' With MIKE PORTNOY Returning To The Band
19 мар 2025 :
11 мар 2025 :	JORDAN RUDESS On MIKE PORTNOY's Return To DREAM THEATER: 'There Was Definitely A Renewed Energy'
5 мар 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY Believes That He Is 'More Of A Team Player' Now Than He Was During His Initial DREAM THEATER Run
27 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY On Physical Pains Of Drumming: 'For Me, It's Been Accumulating Through The Years'
24 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE: 'When You're A Progressive Band, You Have The Freedom Of Going Anywhere You Wanna Go Musically'
23 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Explains Why He Wasn't Involved With Production Of 'Parasomnia' Album
18 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY On Biggest Differences Between His Playing Style And That Of MIKE MANGINI
12 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's JOHN MYUNG On Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY: 'It Made Sense To Bring Him Back'
11 фев 2025 :	Watch: DREAM THEATER Kicks Off North American Leg Of 40th-Anniversary Tour In Philadelphia
10 фев 2025 :	JAMES LABRIE Says MIKE MANGINI Was 'Very Professional' About Being Dismissed From DREAM THEATER: 'He Took It In Style And Class'
7 фев 2025 :
6 фев 2025 :
3 фев 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY Was 'Very Natural': 'It Was Very Smooth, Seamless'
1 фев 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY: Touring With DREAM THEATER Again After 14 Years Has Been 'Incredible'
22 янв 2025 :	DREAM THEATER Shares New Song 'Midnight Messiah' Featuring Lyrics By MIKE PORTNOY
18 янв 2025 :	DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On New Song 'Night Terror': 'When We Kick Into That, It Feels Like It's Been In Our Catalog Forever'

26 июн 2025

DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'LARS ULRICH, Believe It Or Not, Was A Big Influence For Me'

In a new interview with El Estepario Siberiano, DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy spoke about some of his early drumming inspirations. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I often say Keith Moon [THE WHO]. But there's a bunch of guys. Ringo Starr [THE BEATLES] was a huge, huge one for me. Neil Peart [RUSH] was a huge, huge one for me. But seeing the type of drummer Keith Moon was made me want to be an animated drummer, 'cause somebody like Ringo and Neil Peart, as much as they're my heroes, on stage, they're very subdued, whereas when I saw Keith Moon just bouncing sticks off and throwing and twirling, you couldn't take your eyes off him. I knew I wanted to be that kind of a drummer. And another one who gets such a beating, his reputation, but Lars Ulrich [METALLICA], believe it or not, was a big influence for me. And a lot of people give him a hard time over his technique and everything, but, to me, he was an influence for me because it was more than just drums. He was the leader of the band, he would write the setlist, he would deal with the fan clubs and the merchandise, and he was co-producing the albums and co-writing the music. He, to me, was a role model. And even to this day, he still is. I went and saw METALLICA a few weeks ago, and more than just the drumming, his personality and his presence, he was so important for METALLICA's success that, to me, that was the thing. And Neil Peart too — Neil wasn't just the drummer; he was the lyricist and he would oversee the artwork. So, it's drummers like that, that do more than just play the drums. Those are my role models."

Elaborating on Ulrich's influence on his drumming style, Portnoy said: "[Lars] was a pioneer for the style of music that METALLICA plays. When they came out in 1983 or whatever it was, that was a game changer. They were inventing an entire style of music, and he was at the forefront of it. So, you've gotta give him credit for that. And those first four albums, his drumming was very progressive — very aggressive and progressive. It wasn't until the 'Black Album' where he started to pull it back a little bit, but those first four albums I learned so much about metal drumming from those albums. And not just Lars, but also Dave Lombardo [SLAYER], Charlie Benante [ANTHRAX], Vinnie Paul [PANTERA], Mikkey Dee with KING DIAMOND — those were all big ones for me in in that kind of time period."

Back in 2016, Portnoy told Classic Rock magazine that the best lesson he learned from another musician was something he observed from Ulrich. He said: "Lars and I were doing an autograph session together for Tama drums, as we both had signature snare drums coming out at the same time, and he's in one of the biggest bands of all time, so I figured he'd be the type that wouldn't even look up and push the line along as quickly as possible, but he was actually the total opposite. He was so completely gracious with each and every person, and he'd look every single one of them in the eye and spend a few minutes asking them questions. That was a tremendous lesson for me. I've done signings with guys that are in one-hundredth of the band that METALLICA is, and they've had attitudes and wouldn't give fans the time of day. But watching one of the most famous drummers in the world have that kind of attitude, even after all these years, was really inspiring to me."

Portnoy told Sticks For Stones in 2015 that had "a tremendous amount of respect for Lars" as a drummer "even though [Ulrich] takes a beating in the drum community." He explained: "To me, his value is not necessarily in drumming, but it has to do with him being a part of a musical revolution that he was a huge, huge part of starting. He's been a tremendous asset to METALLICA, not only as a writer, but as a businessman and his abilities to market things and his ability to arrange music and his performance on stage — he's a very animated player on stage. And to me, I would rather watch somebody like Lars Ulrich on stage than one of these technical drummers that can do quadruple paradiddles at 240bpm. To me, that's boring. Who cares about that?"

He continued: "I'd rather be entertained and go to a show and watch a drummer and have somebody that makes me actually smile. So I don't judge drummers based on their technical ability; I judge them based on the overall package and what they bring to the music they're part of. And what Lars brings to the music of METALLICA is absolutely invaluable. So I could care less if his meter might be slightly up and down, or if his fills are slightly sloppy; I don't care about that. To me, there's way more to being a good drummer than precision and technique."

Mike Portnoy photo credit: Travis Shinn

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26 июн 2025

Вашингтон Ирвинг

А мне вот это «аниматорство» у барабанщиков как раз и не нравится - зачем все эти лишние движения, только ради красоты? Мб позтому Портной куда кривее Манджини, из-за выебонов? По мне так те барабанщики, которые все такие собранные во время игры, смотрятся куда круче, без всякой театральной клоунады

26 июн 2025

father

Вашингтон Ирвинг, а мне кажется, что если ты играешь просто в студии или с пацанами в гараже, то можно и просто сидеть на жопе, а если ты на сцене, то ты всё-таки не просто музыкант, ты артист. И материал свой надо подавать ярко, а не просто сидеть на жопе ровненько. Но Ларс конечно сильно в ущерб качеству это делает всегда. Хотя опять же - если он будет сидеть спокойно, не сильно-то лучше он сейчас сыграет на самом деле, он явно в последние годы охуенно хуже стал играть.

father, А мне похуй

father, А мне похуй на артистизм, я за музыку, а не за личности на сцене. Я кайфую от выступлений Mgla, Svartudaudi, Dragged into Sunlight, где артистизм сведен к минимуму.

26 июн 2025

gravitgroove

WahrandPhain, А зачем на них вообще ходить? Лучше чем на записи они точно не зазвучат (это не андеграунд начала 90-х, чтобы их музыка живьем через несколько лет читалась лучше, чем на пленке).
И конечно шоу в блэке это либо цирк в духе Крэдлов (в лучшем случае Mayhem), либо унылые покачивания тельцами в духе хасидов в синагоге во время мессы.

26 июн 2025

Starbreaker

В целом все эти попытки выгородить Ларса выглядят смешно.
Буквально открытым текстом говорит, что как барабанщик он сейчас никакущий, но это не главное в барабанщике! Смех да и только.

26 июн 2025

rassol

Starbreaker, стыдно даже читать подобные "откровения".

26 июн 2025

neversaydie

Starbreaker, В барабанщике может быть , а в музыканте главное идея .

26 июн 2025

neversaydie

Майк как всегда и похвалил и с небес на землю отправил. Ларс свое дело в Металике сделал, сказать , что он был супер техничным драмером, да ну нет он был в нужное время в нужном месте и делал то что нужно было.

26 июн 2025

Red One

neversaydie, Ну да, каждый бы так смог на его месте, даже ты

26 июн 2025

neversaydie

Red One, Нет, я бы не смог, может быть я неправильно выразился , скажем Ларс был в нужное время на своем месте.

26 июн 2025

Rutger

Но фоне других, которые обычно ограничиваются одами про великого менеджера, Портной прямо таки грубо обгадил Ларса.

26 июн 2025

resurgamresponses

редкая щас птица расскажет что было. но достаточно почитать книжку Мик Волла про метлу, как великий гитарист х бросался с кулаками на великого барабаннера-менеджера з а то что он не соответствует своей величине.
а музыканты все тупо боятся окромя некоторых, которых мы здесь же и читали,
мало ли что взбредет миллионеру с утра, подошлет верных фэнов и прощай молодость-старость.
так что ничего удивительного.
мы точно так же гундели бы или просто помалкивали в тряпку.