EddiePlaysBass Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 ©lick me "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourlord Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 can't believe it.. but knowing Mike's personality, it shouldn't shock me. Feel free to visit my band's site Delusional Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Philip Roth just called. He wanted to know what was Portnoy's complaint. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Philip Roth just called. He wanted to know what was Portnoy's complaint. I figured if anybody knew, it was him. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 I don't get the Philip Roth reference ... I know there is not a lot of love for Dream Theater on this specific forum, but this is huge news because Mike was basically the driving force behind Dream Theater. He wrote songs, arranged and composed, managed tour set lists, art work, video's and sang (badly for the most part). It will be interesting to see the (musical) direction the band will take now that it is "free" of its band leader. Personally I do not like most of the recent Dream Theater albums all that much. 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Train Of Thought were awesome but weaker than previous releases and they mostly went downhill from there. I did not like the 3 last albums they released one bit, except for the occasional song. Another interesting little fact about Dream Theater is that in 20 years they have had very little personnel changes: 1 singer and 2 keyboard players were replaced and that was it, until now. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Roth, very clever. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 This sucks balls! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenstrum Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Not that surprised really. I'm sure touring with a popular group like Avenged Seven Fold had nothing to do with it at all... Tenstrum "Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face." Harry Dresden, Storm Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Nah, nobody pushed the button. They're all still alive. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemtone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Philip Roth just called. He wanted to know what was Portnoy's complaint. PUNCH LINE: "Zo, now ve may perhaps to begin, yes?" Play. Just play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 This will have absolutely no impact on my life whatsoever. However, clearly it will for others. 25 years is a very long time. His reasons seem very sound. Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Philip Roth just called. He wanted to know what was Portnoy's complaint. PUNCH LINE: "Zo, now ve may perhaps to begin, yes?" I still do not get it. This will have absolutely no impact on my life whatsoever. However, clearly it will for others. 25 years is a very long time. His reasons seem very sound. Davo It is an interesting case of one person pulling all the strings, and all of a sudden the group saying: "Now it is our turn." Clearly, they want to take the group in a different direction. If they were content with Mike steering the ship they would have agreed to the break. The good Lord knows that they have enough side-projects between the lot of them. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMPires Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I was shocked too, one of my favourite bands although I didn't get the last two albums, Six Degrees is my favourite no doubt. www.myspace.com/davidbassportugal "And then the magical unicorn will come prancing down the rainbow and we'll all join hands for a rousing chorus of Kumbaya." - by davio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I still do not get it. Mike Portnoy left Dream Theatre, perhaps because he had a complaint about the band, Phillip Roth wrote "Portnoy's Complaint", etc, etc... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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