Current Events > Mike Portnoy is no longer BANNED from Dream Theater

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warlock7735 10/25/23 5:08:35 PM #1:	https://dreamtheater.net/dream-theater-announce-the-return-of-drummer-mike-portnoy/ --- CE Mafia Archive https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3gaka98zsp3m0e/AADYBrilDyGYhlAbpEnac5d_a?dl=0 <cite>warlock7735 posted [p:976857901] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>https://dreamtheater.net/dream-theater-announce-the-return-of-drummer-mike-portnoy/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 10/25/23 5:09:36 PM #2:	No idea who that is but good for him? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:976857923] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>No idea who that is but good for him? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/25/23 5:09:53 PM #3:	Even though DT sucked (and still do) at the time, how do you quit that for Avenged Sevenfold? --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:976857928] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Even though DT sucked (and still do) at the time, how do you quit that for Avenged Sevenfold? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mario2000 10/25/23 5:10:32 PM #4:	UnfairRepresent posted... No idea who that is but good for him? If only there was a link that explained who he was...perhaps it would say so right in the url... --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash <cite>mario2000 posted [p:976857939] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>No idea who that is but good for him?</quote>If only there was a link that explained who he was...perhaps it would say so right in the url... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FlowerGimmick 10/26/23 12:19:21 AM #6:	Finally, now I'm excited to see what they will cook up. <cite>FlowerGimmick posted [p:976864510] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Finally, now I'm excited to see what they will cook up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeathVelvien 10/26/23 12:21:36 AM #7:	Just keep him from providing vocals please, he's terrible at that. --- Arizona Diamondbacks: 84-78 \| Arizona Cardinals: tanking UNICLR: Phonon \| GBVSR: Nier/Zeta <cite>DeathVelvien posted [p:976864538] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Just keep him from providing vocals please, he's terrible at that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buddah86 10/26/23 12:24:33 AM #8:	I've felt their recent releases to be more of the same thing in the last 10 or so years since Portnoy left. Hopefully they include him in the creative process, because they really need it right now. --- Stand out, fit in <cite>buddah86 posted [p:976864570] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>I've felt their recent releases to be more of the same thing in the last 10 or so years since Portnoy left.Hopefully they include him in the creative process, because they really need it right now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GrandConjuraton 10/26/23 12:24:59 AM #9:	Maybe they'll finally make a good album again? They were never the same after he left. --- Heavy weight, one more stone... https://imgur.com/o21DN7r <cite>GrandConjuraton posted [p:976864573] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Maybe they'll finally make a good album again? They were never the same after he left. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GrandConjuraton 10/26/23 12:26:21 AM #11:	buddah86 posted... I've felt their recent releases to be more of the same thing in the last 10 or so years since Portnoy left. Hopefully they include him in the creative process, because they really need it right now. They absolutely have been. I've noticed a lot of repeated/similar riffs, solos, etc. on their newest stuff, and most of it really does feel like "been there, done that". --- Heavy weight, one more stone... https://imgur.com/o21DN7r <cite>GrandConjuraton posted [p:976864596] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>buddah86 posted... </cite><quote>I've felt their recent releases to be more of the same thing in the last 10 or so years since Portnoy left.Hopefully they include him in the creative process, because they really need it right now.</quote>They absolutely have been. I've noticed a lot of repeated/similar riffs, solos, etc. on their newest stuff, and most of it really does feel like "been there, done that". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UnfairRepresent 10/26/23 4:36:30 AM #13:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] I thought the TC might inform us But he just linked to a random article without quoting or summarizing it so I was left in the dark. Usually considerate posters keep in mind that most people don't just click strange links to random sites. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:976866405] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> I thought the TC might inform usBut he just linked to a random article without quoting or summarizing it so I was left in the dark. Usually considerate posters keep in mind that most people don't just click strange links to random sites. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 10/26/23 4:41:08 AM #14:	his rapping vocals are some of the cringiest stuff ive ever heard on a metal record --- Looks like this gamer's paradise has turned into a gamer's hell............................................... <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:976866425] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>his rapping vocals are some of the cringiest stuff ive ever heard on a metal record </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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warlock7735 10/26/23 7:15:44 AM #16:	We don't need any conflict here. It's unfair that I didn't explain the context about a band named dream theater by explaining instead of linking to a site named dreamtheater.net, I represented myself poorly. I'll see myself out. --- CE Mafia Archive https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3gaka98zsp3m0e/AADYBrilDyGYhlAbpEnac5d_a?dl=0 <cite>warlock7735 posted [p:976867423] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>We don't need any conflict here. It's unfair that I didn't explain the context about a band named dream theater by explaining instead of linking to a site named dreamtheater.net, I represented myself poorly.I'll see myself out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 10/26/23 7:25:14 AM #17:	BurmesePenguin posted... Even though DT sucked (and still do) at the time, how do you quit that for Avenged Sevenfold? Yeah, I remember thinking that it was super random when it happened and feeling a bit embarrassed for him when A7x didn't bring him on full-time, as he had envisioned. It was pretty understandable why the rest of DT told him to fuck off when he tried to come back. --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:976867476] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>BurmesePenguin posted... </cite><quote>Even though DT sucked (and still do) at the time, how do you quit that for Avenged Sevenfold?</quote>Yeah, I remember thinking that it was super random when it happened and feeling a bit embarrassed for him when A7x didn't bring him on full-time, as he had envisioned. It was pretty understandable why the rest of DT told him to fuck off when he tried to come back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnsestralRecall 10/26/23 7:30:23 AM #18:	Unless he's found a way to make himself and the rest of the band good at writing music - nothing is going to change for the band <cite>AnsestralRecall posted [p:976867513] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Unless he's found a way to make himself and the rest of the band good at writing music - nothing is going to change for the band</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 10/26/23 7:36:53 AM #19:	^at the very least, it will sell some tickets --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:976867556] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>^at the very least, it will sell some tickets </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 10/26/23 7:43:42 AM #20:	He reached peak relevance after the feud. <cite>MrResetti posted [p:976867623] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>He reached peak relevance after the feud. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonGear80 10/26/23 8:05:42 AM #21:	AnsestralRecall posted... Unless he's found a way to make himself and the rest of the band good at writing music - nothing is going to change for the band boo this man --- PSN: ArsenalGear, NNID: CrimsonG80, XB GT: CrimsonG80 Last game(s) finished: Final Fantasy XVI (PS5), Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (XBO) <cite>CrimsonGear80 posted [p:976867818] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>AnsestralRecall posted... </cite><quote>Unless he's found a way to make himself and the rest of the band good at writing music - nothing is going to change for the band</quote>boo this man </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnsestralRecall 10/26/23 8:24:31 AM #22:	CrimsonGear80 posted... boo this man they are the epitome of technical prowess with no song writing ability haven't written a good song since 1992 <cite>AnsestralRecall posted [p:976868005] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>CrimsonGear80 posted... </cite><quote>boo this man</quote>they are the epitome of technical prowess with no song writing ability haven't written a good song since 1992</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/26/23 8:31:30 AM #23:	AnsestralRecall posted... haven't written a good song since 1992 There's some great stuff on 6 Degrees and Scenes of a Memory --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:976868062] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>AnsestralRecall posted... </cite><quote>haven't written a good song since 1992</quote>There's some great stuff on 6 Degrees and Scenes of a Memory </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jerry_Hellyeah 10/26/23 9:03:32 AM #25:	Imagine being in Dream Theater though. The work to enjoyable music ratio is absolutely fucked. Busting your ass every night while having to hear "Pull Me Under" sounds like a nightmare. --- This is a cool sig <cite>Jerry_Hellyeah posted [p:976868443] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Imagine being in Dream Theater though.The work to enjoyable music ratio is absolutely fucked. Busting your ass every night while having to hear "Pull Me Under" sounds like a nightmare. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
warlock7735 10/26/23 10:27:59 AM #27:	I can't believe you guys are discounting Train of Thought. fantastic album. --- CE Mafia Archive https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3gaka98zsp3m0e/AADYBrilDyGYhlAbpEnac5d_a?dl=0 <cite>warlock7735 posted [p:976869527] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>I can't believe you guys are discounting Train of Thought. fantastic album. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnsestralRecall 10/26/23 10:30:30 AM #28:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It's easily the best thing they've ever done <cite>AnsestralRecall posted [p:976869573] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It's easily the best thing they've ever done </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnsestralRecall 10/26/23 10:30:47 AM #29:	warlock7735 posted... I can't believe you guys are discounting Train of Thought. fantastic album. If you're 40 and still experience teenage angst <cite>AnsestralRecall posted [p:976869578] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>warlock7735 posted... </cite><quote>I can't believe you guys are discounting Train of Thought. fantastic album.</quote>If you're 40 and still experience teenage angst </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Torgo 10/26/23 10:41:21 AM #31:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Yeah, Images and Words and Awake still hold up really well. I get "Under a Glass Moon" and "Lie" stuck in my head for weeks after a listen. https://youtu.be/WqSXhynkz7g https://youtu.be/_zpYDthEXsU --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 <cite>Torgo posted [p:976869728] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Yeah, Images and Words and Awake still hold up really well.I get "Under a Glass Moon" and "Lie" stuck in my head for weeks after a listen.https://youtu.be/WqSXhynkz7ghttps://youtu.be/_zpYDthEXsU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SimulationSwarm 10/26/23 10:46:28 AM #32:	I remember when dream theater was a meme on here many years ago --- Np: Big Thief - Simulation Swarm <cite>SimulationSwarm posted [p:976869789] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>I remember when dream theater was a meme on here many years ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Torgo 10/26/23 10:48:27 AM #33:	SimulationSwarm posted... I remember when dream theater was a meme on here many years ago I missed that, what was it all about? --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 <cite>Torgo posted [p:976869820] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>SimulationSwarm posted... </cite><quote>I remember when dream theater was a meme on here many years ago</quote>I missed that, what was it all about? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonGear80 10/26/23 12:15:44 PM #34:	AnsestralRecall posted... they are the epitome of technical prowess with no song writing ability haven't written a good song since 1992 boooooooooo --- PSN: ArsenalGear, NNID: CrimsonG80, XB GT: CrimsonG80 Last game(s) finished: Final Fantasy XVI (PS5), Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (XBO) <cite>CrimsonGear80 posted [p:976871099] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>AnsestralRecall posted... </cite><quote>they are the epitome of technical prowess with no song writing ability haven't written a good song since 1992</quote>boooooooooo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 10/26/23 12:34:18 PM #35:	awake is a better album than I&W --- Looks like this gamer's paradise has turned into a gamer's hell............................................... <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:976871353] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>awake is a better album than I&W </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/26/23 12:49:09 PM #36:	MarcyWarcy posted... awake is a better album than I&W I think I agree with this overall, though PMU and Metropolis are better than any individual song on Awake. --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:976871583] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>MarcyWarcy posted... </cite><quote>awake is a better album than I&W</quote>I think I agree with this overall, though PMU and Metropolis are better than any individual song on Awake. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 10/26/23 12:50:05 PM #37:	Octivarium was cool. --- http://i.imgur.com/DCjoiZ0.jpg https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:976871597] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Octivarium was cool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/26/23 12:50:31 PM #38:	spanky1 posted... Octivarium was cool. Lol --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:976871607] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted... </cite><quote>Octivarium was cool.</quote>Lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Torgo 10/26/23 12:56:17 PM #39:	MarcyWarcy posted... awake is a better album than I&W I weigh them about equal. I&W is a bit more melodic and feels more set int he 80s with airy sythns and the album has a better pacing overall with a good mix of slower relaxing songs and big proggy masterpieces. More evocative of YES and ELP balancing hooks with complexity. Awake is more of a tour-de-force of prog metal with some really intricate pieces punctuated by a more thrashy, grindy, 90s rhythm and riff structure. Tapping a bit more into Pink Floyd for the slower more dream-like pieces like "Space Dye Vest". That's my two minute review comparison! --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 <cite>Torgo posted [p:976871687] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>MarcyWarcy posted... </cite><quote>awake is a better album than I&W</quote>I weigh them about equal.I&W is a bit more melodic and feels more set int he 80s with airy sythns and the album has a better pacing overall with a good mix of slower relaxing songs and big proggy masterpieces. More evocative of YES and ELP balancing hooks with complexity.Awake is more of a tour-de-force of prog metal with some really intricate pieces punctuated by a more thrashy, grindy, 90s rhythm and riff structure. Tapping a bit more into Pink Floyd for the slower more dream-like pieces like "Space Dye Vest".That's my two minute review comparison! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 10/26/23 1:18:54 PM #40:	BurmesePenguin posted... Lol But it was. --- http://i.imgur.com/DCjoiZ0.jpg https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:976872014] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>BurmesePenguin posted...</cite><quote>Lol</quote>But it was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InTheEyesOfFire 10/26/23 1:32:59 PM #41:	Maaaaaan its been like 20 years since I last listened to any Dream Theater. I didnt even know Portnoy left at some point lol. --- "Oh man would you just shut up already, how come all you sword guys have to talk about how cool your swords are?" <cite>InTheEyesOfFire posted [p:976872258] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>Maaaaaan its been like 20 years since I last listened to any Dream Theater. I didnt even know Portnoy left at some point lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AnsestralRecall 10/26/23 1:34:47 PM #42:	spanky1 posted... But it was. Nope <cite>AnsestralRecall posted [p:976872289] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted... </cite><quote>But it was.</quote>Nope</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GrandConjuraton 10/27/23 12:06:35 AM #44:	MarcyWarcy posted... awake is a better album than I&W --- Heavy weight, one more stone... https://imgur.com/o21DN7r <cite>GrandConjuraton posted [p:976881701] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>MarcyWarcy posted... </cite><quote>awake is a better album than I&W</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabin017 10/27/23 12:39:38 AM #45:	I think ADToE is underrated even though people call it an I&W clone. --- https://i.imgur.com/TWsfIIj.gif <cite>sabin017 posted [p:976882064] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>I think ADToE is underrated even though people call it an I&W clone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 10/27/23 12:59:51 AM #46:	A Dramatic Turn of Events is better to me than the string of albums before it honestly. For a long stretch after Scenes from a Memory they just kept putting out samey albums with one or two standout songs on them and just felt like they were puttering around and going through the motions Which is why I can't imagine bringing Portnoy back is going to do much for them on a creative level --- Looks like this gamer's paradise has turned into a gamer's hell............................................... <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:976882265] in Mike Portn... [t:80602971]...</cite> <quote>A Dramatic Turn of Events is better to me than the string of albums before it honestly. For a long stretch after Scenes from a Memory they just kept putting out samey albums with one or two standout songs on them and just felt like they were puttering around and going through the motionsWhich is why I can't imagine bringing Portnoy back is going to do much for them on a creative level </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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