Neil Peart vs Mike Portnoy

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Description: Leave a comment for your favourite drummer, Mike or Danny? More drum battles comming soon! www.ratemydrums.com Share and be Inspired The question a lot of you are asking is "Is it right to compare two great artists?" There are two ways of looking at it; the first way is drummer "A" vs. drummer "B" and asking who is best or who would win a competition? I believe this is wrong as neither drummer asked to be judged or entered into a competition. This is NOT what I am trying to do. I will say it again; this is not a competition and not what I am trying to do. The other way of looking at it is one of advanced appreciation. Let me explain what I mean. Take a drummer like Danny Carey; do you enjoy his music on its own without anything to compare it to? Yes, I do. Now take a drummer like Mike Portnoy, can you enjoy his music on its own without any comparison? Yes, I also do. But if I want to know how much I enjoy either piece or either drummer I need something to compare it against. Our first natural comparison is with ourselves. "I like Danny Carey, and will pay money to see Danny because he is better than me". Fair statement? I don't see Danny Carey lining up to see my clinics. Why do most of us appreciate Danny's drummer more then say Larry Mullins Jr's drummer? Because it is further from where we are. A lot of us can play what Larry plays so we think of him as a good or great drummer, but with Danny being so far pasted us we often think of him as extremely superior or a master. To take an appreciation to a more advanced level you need to compare with another higher standard. There should only be a small variation between your personal appreciation of two players like Danny and Mike, or Vinnie or Buddy. Who you like might change from day to day and that's fine, today you might like Danny more, tomorrow you're in a mood for Mike How do you know what Tool song or Elton John song you like best? Compare it to another Tool or Elton song right? What I am doing is not wrong. I am exercising my rights to free speech and I am offering you an opportunity to join me and share your opinion. There are no winners or losers, only good comments and bad comments. And I can guarantee you that at some point you have made a judgment call on a drummer based on another drummer. If you don't like it -- Don't comment *** ver•sus --preposition as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbreviation: v., vs http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=versus *** Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, drumming, drums, drum solo, www.ratemydrums.com, rush, progressive rock, progressive, rock, dream, theater,MP
Comments
cfx5000 ::: Favorites kinda like comparing Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. Both great but there is really no comparison. Peart is the GOD of drummers. never forget that. 07-10-02 04:41:05 __________________________________________________
drummerforpeace ::: Favorites i love the john bonham part. 07-10-02 00:13:32 __________________________________________________
sagespartan1295 ::: Favorites I agree. the video is biased. Don't get me wrong, i love neil and rush is one of my favorite bands but dream theater is my favorite. mike is already far better and probably only half neil's age lol neil plays light snare based stuff and thats awsome but thats not all i want to listen to. and whats with the hat neil always wears? 07-10-01 18:43:32 __________________________________________________
bigbluemonkey290 ::: Favorites mike portnoy is a faster drummer, but he also plays metal, and neil plays lighter music, and people get rly mad when u try to compare a more experienced drummer to a newer one. 07-10-01 17:13:06 __________________________________________________
suany1 ::: Favorites neil=story of drum.....story of drum=neil.....neil=rush.....rush=story of p. rock.....my vote il for neil.. 07-10-01 17:06:38 __________________________________________________
xanadu4463 ::: Favorites NEIL! !! ! ! ! ... still mike aint bad... 07-10-01 16:07:31 __________________________________________________
hollysdad ::: Favorites Both terrific.... but let's get real. It's all about Neil. When looking at a rock drummer, he's the one you ask yourself, "It this new guy as good as Neil??" Portnoy has the chops, no doubt.... but remember, is HE as good as Neil.... not is Neil as good as Portnoy 07-10-01 15:29:22 __________________________________________________
LatinKing007 ::: Favorites Neil Peart is better. no question about it. better tech than Mike. 07-10-01 10:28:02 __________________________________________________
FedExHumper ::: Favorites This video DOES NOT show Portnoy's true talents. Its kinda Bias. Just go check him out on youtube, to get a better perception of his abilities. 07-10-01 09:47:48 __________________________________________________
chiva67 ::: Favorites Neil Peart. Without a doubt. Both technically and creativ. He is the master for now. 07-10-01 07:23:34 __________________________________________________