http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/(c) The Forum @ mikeportnoy.com30Yep, the only person who can play a Rush song "right" is Geddy Lee, but if what you do sounds good then go with it. I suspect you will find that even Geddy plays stuff in different positions from time to time. Sometimes you have to if you brehttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746485Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:02 GMTObviously you're not a golfer. There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there? The price is wrong, bitch.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746484Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:35:05 GMTI think that it's pretty much impossible to get contemporary classical sound good without real humans playing it, no matter how realistic the instruments are.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746483Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:33:39 GMT"Charlie don't surf!"http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746482Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:24:01 GMTThe advantages or disadvantages of Finale or Sibelius are highly debatable and personal. They both have limitations that the other can break past. Most composers that *I* know who work in contemporary classical music use Finale. But I also know a good nuhttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746481Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:11:19 GMTawesome...did she write it to?http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746480Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:59 GMT I see three possible reasons for this: 1) It is symbolic of Mike's isolation from the other DT members and a foreshadowing of his departure from the band a couple of years later. 2) The same reason thathttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746479Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:54 GMTa tiger in africa? wha? A TIGER IN AFRICA?!?!?!?http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746478Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:35 GMTThe History of the World Part 1 has quite a few. The ones I say quite often are: "Wash that." "I have nothing...nothing for sale." "Yes...no no no no no no Yes..." so on an so forth. Caddyshack: "Youhttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746477Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:08 GMT Playing the same notes in different positions on the fretboard isn't necessarily "wrong" persay. This was my initial thought...don't fret (see what I did there!) if you don't see something played in the shttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746476Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:35 GMTUltraman had the best movie for quotes quotes... i thought FMJ was a comedy til halfway through.... "I didn't know they stacked shit that high!" "WHO THE FUCK JUST SAID THAT!?!" "SIR, I DID, SIR!!" "Well...." *befuddled* "...nohttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746475Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:59 GMTPlaying the same notes in different positions on the fretboard isn't necessarily "wrong" persay.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746474Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:56:11 GMTYou always have the greatest musical jokes. Love it.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746473Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:42:43 GMTThat Smirnoff asshole was an asshole LOL. +100 -2http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746472Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:52 GMTI don't know... I kinda hate this. I like Queen, but Lambert is too damn showy with his screeching and over-singing. Freddie did it with taste, something Lambert is lacking as of now. Is he a capable singer technically? Absolutely! Could he do Queen if hhttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746471Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:34:37 GMTAwesome. Always love listening to old old recordings like this. Makes wonder if my not-so-distant relatives were on recordings of their own.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746470Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:29:37 GMTThey will tour the festivals in Europe June/July that's for sure!http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746469Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:17:24 GMTTim Hecker's newest album was probably my favorite of 2011. Really great music to chill out and read/think/relax to.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746468Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:08:19 GMT Read this morning that Hamilton has seemingly slipped back into his bad habits and is drinking pretty heavily again. Tough battle to win. Come on... he had one relapse where he drank ohttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746467Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:32 GMTI know this is an old thread, but I'll throw out a recommendation anyway: Eluvium It's a shame that very few people seem to have heard of him (Matthew Cooper). Here is one of my favorite songs: [link=http://temporaryresidence.com/mphttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746466Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:46 GMTHow can you say Adam Lambert is 'starting his career covering someone else'? He had one of the biggest hits of 2011 for god's sake. You couldn't swing a half a microphone stand without hitting a radio playing "Whataya Want From Me", and he gehttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746465Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:10 GMTA cup of coffee before bed so I dream fast I stole your car which I purposefully crashed. Keep those flowers I'll just give 'em back. Cause the only way to my heart is with an axe.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746464Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:28 GMT^^True dat.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746463Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:06 GMTHere you go!http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746462Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:27 GMTI hope they do! Any time I can see Neal and MP in concert is definitely a good thing.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746461Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:48:03 GMT I always thought that the lyrics were: I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be A STAR in somebody else's sky Maybe I was wrong Searching around the intehttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746460Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:47:32 GMTI think we should all start ranking our own posts. That is so cool! +56 -6http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746459Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:33:18 GMT I'm not buying Bill's statements here. Respect and such are intangibles and not contractable. Despite his "it's not about money" bullshit, it's always about money. His contributionhttp://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746458Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:31:07 GMTPage 13, and no lock! Thank you all for being smart.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746457Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:55 GMT+1 to Sigur Ros. Best ambient post-rock around. Their debut album is their best, imo.http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=2746456Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:26:08 GMT