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Michael Stephen Portnoy [2] (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band.
The song starts with Jordan Rudess using his Haken Continuum Fingerboard (an addition to the keyboard that allows for smooth sliding between notes) [2] and his lap steel guitar, drawing references from Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", Tangerine Dream, Marty Friedman's Scenes, and Queen's "Bijou". Octavarium also pays homage to ...
Drummer Mike Portnoy dismissed claims that Octavarium was an attempt to write a more ... the band covered the entirety of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon ...
There are two cover songs: a cover of the Pink Floyd song "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" performed by Moore and Portnoy, [13] chosen because they both "love Pink Floyd", [1] according to Portnoy, and a cover of the Neil Young song "New Mama" performed by Moore.
Mike Portnoy: 5:29: The original demo version is 9 minutes long and included a mellow introduction and most of what became Hell's Kitchen. "Caught in a Web" 1994: Awake: James LaBrie and John Petrucci: 5:28: Released as a promo single. "Chosen" 2016: The Astonishing: John Petrucci: 4:32 "Constant Motion" 2007: Systematic Chaos: Mike Portnoy: 6: ...
The opening of the same song contains portions of the Rush songs "Xanadu" and "The Trees" played by Mike Portnoy. "Peruvian Skies" contains portions of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" and Metallica's "Enter Sandman".
The CD contained just four tracks, the 26-minute "Duel With the Devil", the 14-minute "Suite Charlotte Pike", and the 26-minute "Stranger in Your Soul" making up the bulk of the disc, with the title track coming in at a relatively scant five minutes. The limited edition also contains a cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". In ...
Portnoy's struggle with alcohol was previously the subject of "The Mirror", a song from Dream Theater's 1994 album Awake. After he stopped drinking, Portnoy decided to write a suite of tracks describing the twelve-step program which would span several albums. He views the Suite as a concept album spread over five releases.