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Portnoy fat more diverse and interesting than Carey's polyrythms.... But its subjective... as always

I remember when MO almost convinced some guys that Nick Mason was better then V. Donati...

Progmaniaczka: Well, I'm sure they are "równi goœcie" in real life, but what can I do, I just don't like their singing.

I noticed you hadn't mentioned Adam £assa, are we in agreement on his voice?

The present day Quidam does resemble PT, I like them, but I definitely prefer the original and liked the Emila Derkowska version of Quidam more.

I hope I won't sound preachy here  - Petrucci's fast, but it's not his speed that makes the fast parts so wicked - it's his imagination. He's a very intelligent player, maybe not of the same caliber as, say, Steve Vai, but not far off. He really knows how to follow the note he's playing right now, harmonizes with the band ideally and can create hauntingly beautiful melodies out of a few basic sounds. There are plenty of faster guitarists - Michael Romeo, George Bellas, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Angelo Batio, Rusty Cooley, Francesco Fareri, Theodore Ziras, Marcus Paus, Stephan Forte, Chris Impellitteri etc. etc. etc. , but they all lack Petrucci's imagination. Their fast parts, although faster, don't sound as awesome as his (Michael Romeo might be the only exception).

But I'm sure you already know that, and that I'm just talking to myself as always.

Ed: I'm not saying Portnoy isn't good, I'm only saying Carey's better.

As for LaBrie and Keenan... I stand by my opinion of Keenan being the much better singer. LaBrie can really go against the sound of DT and can be really annoying. If only he didn't squeak and didn't pour sugar and whipped cream on all of the more lyrical parts... Just listen to "Solitary Shell", he can sing in a very pleasant way, he only needs to show some restraint!

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Carey>Portnoy

Keenan>>>LaBrie

Jones<Petrucci (Jones is still good, though)

Logan, Chancellor > Myung (more interesting > awesome technique)