Maybe not everyones favorite

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:15 pm

But I think he's great.

https://youtu.be/8HOtfbQtR8o

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:38 pm

have to practice my hanon

BobTheDog · Post by **BobTheDog** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:43 pm

What I love is the comments saying that he is a s**t musician, along with Steve Vai.

Yeah right!

Joe Gerardi · Post by **Joe Gerardi** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:18 pm

I think he's a very talented, capable player with amazing chops, I have just never liked the music he produces.

..Joe

Derek Cook · Post by **Derek Cook** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:04 pm

I'm afraid I have to agree. Supremely talented player, there is no doubt about that, but his music leaves me completely cold.

KK · Post by KK » Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:31 pm

Joe Gerardi wrote:I think he's a very talented, capable player with amazing chops, I have just never liked the music he produces.

Same here.

benny ray · Post by **benny ray** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:22 am

Derek Cook wrote:I'm afraid I have to agree. Supremely talented player, there is no doubt about that, but his music leaves me completely cold.

Great player but I can't connect to his music.

aron · Post by **aron** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:09 am

Luckily there are enough people around to support and like different types of music.

Vampyre · Post by **Vampyre** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:20 pm

Derek Cook wrote:I'm afraid I have to agree. Supremely talented player, there is no doubt about that, but his music leaves me completely cold.

I have to agree.

enigmahack · Post by **enigmahack** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:49 pm

Derek Cook wrote:I'm afraid I have to agree. Supremely talented player, there is no doubt about that, but his music leaves me completely cold.

I've been a JR fan for many, many years. I still feel this way sometimes though too. Sometimes it just hits, and sometimes it really doesn't. I guess when it doesn't it's exceptionally cold?

For me the MOST 'moving' piece he's done is the solo from Kindred Spirits.

https://youtu.be/RTQm7Yag_JY?t=217

Derek Cook · Post by **Derek Cook** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:34 pm

LTE probably showed a better side of him, whereas DT seems to be about who can widdle the most notes. I feel the same about Mike Portney. Superb drummer and I love him in the stuff he does with Neil Morse, where I can actually listen to and enjoy the songs and thus the awesome talent on display

I think the only DT track I have ever come close to liking is "Pull Me Under" - superb start, but it and the whole album are (IMO) marred by a drum sound that just jars with me (too high in the mix and tuned too high for my taste - and Peter Gabriel had the right idea on his 3rd and 4th albums when he banned the use of cymbals!).

AdDeRoo · Post by **AdDeRoo** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:48 pm

benny ray wrote:
Derek Cook wrote:I'm afraid I have to agree. Supremely talented player, there is no doubt about that, but his music leaves me completely cold.
Great player but I can't connect to his music.

Have to agree on that I'm afraid. Too much noodling going on...

Wagnergrad96 · Post by **Wagnergrad96** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:41 pm

Derek Cook wrote: I think the only DT track I have ever come close to liking is "Pull Me Under" - superb start, but it and the whole album are (IMO) marred by a drum sound that just jars with me (too high in the mix and tuned too high for my taste - and Peter Gabriel had the right idea on his 3rd and 4th albums when he banned the use of cymbals!).

They had absolutely no say in any of the production for the I&W album. Portnoy absolutely hated the drum sounds on that album. It is the work of David Prater.

If you want some DT songs where they are not just seeing how many notes they can fit in one measure, try out:

I Walk Beside You
Peruvian Skies
Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
Forsaken
One Last Time
Misunderstood