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Topic: Peart vs. Portnoy
Posted: September 20 2006 at 13:21

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Posted: September 18 2006 at 19:49

Portnoy has alot of trouble with some techniques and his hand speed just isn't that impressive.

Besides, nobody beats the best.

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Posted: September 17 2006 at 19:44

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I'm going to say Neil Peart, I'm no drummer but I thought Peart's solo was way more entertaining than Portnoy's on Live at Budokan which seemed to never end.

ahhahhaha... wanna hear a drum solo from a god of drumming that will have you hitting the Jack and Coke's to deaden your senses..

Blind Faith (Ginger Baker) - Do what you like

hahahha Wink

Had to be on the heroin when he put that down. Winwood and Clapton only barely manage to save that one.

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Posted: September 17 2006 at 19:38

I'm going to say Neil Peart, I'm no drummer but I thought Peart's solo was way more entertaining than Portnoy's on Live at Budokan which seemed to never end.

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Posted: September 17 2006 at 19:29

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If this is such an "easy" win for Peart, then why has this thread lasted so long? I'm not sure enough to vote, and I'm pretty sure if more people looked at this poll objectively, most of them wouldn't be sure enough either.

Vote for Peart or I'll change your forum name to "Pinky"

I can't vote! It's like choosing which one of your children should live and which should die!

Well it might be.... if I thought that highly of drummers LOL

hahhaha... pinkie .. I think you're a bit young to even start talking about children... much less having any LOL

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Posted: September 17 2006 at 18:53

Gotta give it to the Professor.

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Posted: September 16 2006 at 02:56

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Vote for Peart or I'll change your forum name to "Pinky"

I can't vote! It's like choosing which one of your children should live and which should die!

Well it might be.... if I thought that highly of drummers LOL

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Posted: September 15 2006 at 11:52

And they say the British are natural born democrats...

yet you still have time!

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 18:27

Vote for Peart or I'll change your forum name to "Pinky"

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 18:24

If this is such an "easy" win for Peart, then why has this thread lasted so long? I'm not sure enough to vote, and I'm pretty sure if more people looked at this poll objectively, most of them wouldn't be sure enough either.

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 17:24

sleeper wrote:

Interesting how the debate in this thread seems to be split 50/50 ( I vote Portnoy BTW) but Peart Is running off with the poll.

It's simple, there are more Rush fan boys than DT fanboys! I agree withn you, Portnoy is s much better player!

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 17:12

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Calm down, guys, there is no need to argue and remind each other of all mistakes ever made...

However, I sustain my previous opinion - the world is not going to end if someone really sends post mistaking Portnoy with Collins. It would simply have only one, correcting reply.

I think you've missed the point completely mate.

Anyway back on topic....check out the three tracks on Peart's Myspace Page to hear what all the fuss is about:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=107016624&MyToken=e513f20e-1b57-40cd-b62a-e89295f54c89

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 11:32

Calm down, guys, there is no need to argue and remind each other of all mistakes ever made...

However, I sustain my previous opinion - the world is not going to end if someone really sends post mistaking Portnoy with Collins. It would simply have only one, correcting reply.

yet you still have time!

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Posted: September 14 2006 at 07:08

bhikkhu wrote:

Tony R wrote:

RaphaelT wrote:

MattiR wrote:

Tony R wrote:

With all due respect,if you weren't in possesion of the facts then why make that post?

There are many errors in PA music service, for instance length of songs, classification of bands (prog metal!!!!)...I think - in that situation - my error is insignificant.

I agree Matti, not everyone is as omniscient as you, Tony R and I think that MattiR had every right to post this thread bona fide, even with the limited information he possessed.

I think the aim of every discussion on this forum is also to gain new information about favorite artists from other progfans. I think that we have all liberty to post completely false thesis, which eventually would be expelled by other participants, thus learning something.

Ok, I dont really like Portnoy's drumming on Selling England By The Pound,it sounds too much like Phil Collins. The three albums he recorded with Magama contained some very poor technical performances too....

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Yeah, but Peart wasn't all that great in his early days with The Monkees either.

Do you pretend stupid guys or jesters? I suppose you don't understand anything.
I commited insignificant mistake, I admit. But you're talking about big mistakes.

Indicate my 'other' big mistakes in PA forum, please.

And what about 'your' (as admins, collaborators) mistakes?

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 22:13

Tony R wrote:

RaphaelT wrote:

MattiR wrote:

Tony R wrote:

With all due respect,if you weren't in possesion of the facts then why make that post?

There are many errors in PA music service, for instance length of songs, classification of bands (prog metal!!!!)...I think - in that situation - my error is insignificant.

I agree Matti, not everyone is as omniscient as you, Tony R and I think that MattiR had every right to post this thread bona fide, even with the limited information he possessed.

Yeah, but Peart wasn't all that great in his early days with The Monkees either.

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 21:22

RaphaelT wrote:

MattiR wrote:

Tony R wrote:

With all due respect,if you weren't in possesion of the facts then why make that post?

There are many errors in PA music service, for instance length of songs, classification of bands (prog metal!!!!)...I think - in that situation - my error is insignificant.

I agree Matti, not everyone is as omniscient as you, Tony R and I think that MattiR had every right to post this thread bona fide, even with the limited information he possessed.

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 21:12

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micky wrote:

for the first and only time in my PA's career ..a vote for Peart.... though I think I voted for him in some 'completely overrated prog lyricist' poll once..

Happy Birthday Neil... consider the vote a birthday gift ahahhah

*pinches herself hard*

I can't believe it, I really can't.... You sure you're feeling well, aren't you? Wink

BTW, I didn't remember it was Neil's birthday today.. though Geddy's is on the same day I joined PA, so there must be some meaning in it! LOL

Overrated lyricist? Angry

Think again... He didn't stop at "2112", that's for sure!

don't hurt yourself hahahaha.... and as far as feeling well..... hahahhaha.... I'm feeling great boss....

hahahhahahaha ..... I may have given up on DT but can always count on getting a rise out of Tony's elite fighting force ... though I didn't say he was a bad lyricist.... just not a great one... even if he's won awards in Canada for his books (wasn't his competition one year a book of poetry by Bob and Doug McKenzie LOL

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 11:20

Neil Peart hasn't proven his skills lately, but I still think he's better than Portnoy, he just has to show it.

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 11:01

MattiR wrote:

Tony R wrote:

With all due respect,if you weren't in possesion of the facts then why make that post?

There are many errors in PA music service, for instance length of songs, classification of bands (prog metal!!!!)...

I think - in that situation - my error is insignificant.

I agree Matti, not everyone is as omniscient as you, Tony R and I think that MattiR had every right to post this thread bona fide, even with the limited information he possessed.

yet you still have time!

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Posted: September 13 2006 at 10:48

Tony R wrote:

With all due respect,if you weren't in possesion of the facts then why make that post?

There are many errors in PA music service, for instance length of songs, classification of bands (prog metal!!!!)...

I think - in that situation - my error is insignificant.

Poll Question: Who is technically better?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Peart	70	[68.63%]
Portnoy	32	[31.37%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted