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  1. QUOTE (Mr. IsNot @ Oct 10 2012, 02:48 AM) Finally found a portnoy mistake. Off tempo quite a bit at around 2:30 http://youtu.be/n_dbsW-TPSE Yeah... That's a hard one for the drummer to keep everyone in time but i see your point. I wonder if he was hungover or been drinkin? he didn't quit til around 2000-2001. I call that one a "gimme", from my perspective...
  2. A buddy of mine sent me this link. Rite of Passage instrumental cover. Pretty cool: a prophecy sorry if this was already posted. DOn't have time to look. At work...
  3. QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Sep 27 2012, 10:22 AM) Talking about messing up on stage got me to think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOMXdkiGGw4 James and John handled the situation very well. Hats off to Jamesey!!
  4. QUOTE (Mr. IsNot @ Sep 26 2012, 09:46 PM) QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Sep 26 2012, 11:35 AM) QUOTE (Mr. IsNot @ Sep 25 2012, 04:07 PM) ^ understood _________________________ Check this out. Big Mangini Mess up? http://youtu.be/83g5Hzth9qM?t=4m33s That Mangini thing on your sig was a screwup, but that was when he was still new to the band. And we all make mistakes, don't we? Especially when new to a job, and the job is one of the most difficult ones on the planet? That's the main reason I got out of metal drumming. It's not worth all the ligament pains, arthritis and sweat, when you could play the simple blues or rock n roll and people appreciate it more and you almost always get paid more... FYI: Neily Peart has made many catastrophic failures in his drumming career (well documented trainwrecks on MITA's Rush Oddysey), but he's still one of the finest out there... Yeah, need to find a Portnoy trainwreck now though. >but that was when he was still new to the band. Actually, it looks like it was just three months back. Not that Portnoy is perfect or didn't have trainwrecks but come to think of it I've never seen him do more than a slight hiccup. His execution is incredible. People like Danny Carey are considered better, more well rounded drummers, but Danny's live accuracy doesn't hold a candle to Portnoy's imho... Alrighty then, BRING ON THE PORTNOY TRAINWRECKS! haha
  5. QUOTE (Mr. IsNot @ Sep 25 2012, 04:07 PM) ^ understood _________________________ Check this out. Big Mangini Mess up? http://youtu.be/83g5Hzth9qM?t=4m33s That Mangini thing on your sig was a screwup, but that was when he was still new to the band. And we all make mistakes, don't we? Especially when new to a job, and the job is one of the most difficult ones on the planet? That's the main reason I got out of metal drumming. It's not worth all the ligament pains, arthritis and sweat, when you could play the simple blues or rock n roll and people appreciate it more and you almost always get paid more... FYI: Neily Peart has made many catastrophic failures in his drumming career (well documented trainwrecks on MITA's Rush Oddysey), but he's still one of the finest out there...
  6. Don't get caught up in the terminology. Ya big tree is right. It's not really magic , it's not really supernatural, but is constantly at work, every day, whether you realize it or not. It's YOUR choice to be positive or negative, and that's your choice. Actually, freeing people's minds is the goal, because it leads to a better life. The only difference between a negative thinker and a positive thinker is the positive thinker utilizes the same information the negative person uses against them as a catalyst to work FOR them. And it ends up opening your eyes to a better understanding of the world so you can help make this world a better place, which is a need inside all of us. An Example: What do Neil Peart, Kid Rock, and Dr. Phil all have in common that many of us don't understand? Not the obvious things: they are all rich and successful, they are all celebrities. Let both Hemispheres of your brain work together and see if you can make the connection. Then we'll discuss it. Please try this. Thanks in advance...
  7. K guys, I got some clues and here they are: I have had $2000 on my mind for six months because that's what will get my house finished and sold and my grandmother, I just found out today keft me... get this... exactly $2000! And I found a bunch of musical gear for recirdingand I think it means I have to put the song up on itunes for people to hear and learn about this healing miracle of sorts. Also if I take all the clues about my life they suggest I was put here to teach ppl about this because there's too much suffering. But not only that, I've been given 3 different megamillions codes so I can have marketing money to get my message out in the form of my book, and it took me so long to get these clues, things are going to happen fast. I think I coukd even win tonite possibly. I realky believe I was sent to earth to send a message to help people with suffering that is self inflicted by accident. I am seeing myself on dr phil vividly. Hey, thus is fun! Why not believe? These clues have been haunting me since childhood. Wish me luck!!!
  8. QUOTE (KenJennings @ Sep 18 2012, 12:18 PM) In order to assert a claim, you need to be able to SHOW your evidence. Scientists can show me the calculations that prove the additional mass of the universe. Scientists can demonstrate the gravitational force of dark matter. Scientists can show the genetic evidence for evolution. Hell, even bigfoot researchers, for what it's worth, can show you the Patterson-Gimlin footage, and you can at least argue over the credibility of the film. What can anyone here SHOW ME? Wait 'til I finish my book and I''ll send a link to my bank account. THen you can sit back and happen. I'm putting you to the challenge right here and now. Are you ready to watch my smoke while you sit there with your arms folded? I experienced it, and there IS scientific evidence to support it but it hasn't been completely interpreted yet. I understand you think the world is flat still because you haven't seen a picture of it yet but I happen to believe this energy is the cure to anxiety, depression, substance abuse, laziness, low energy, and can help even the distribution of wealth in this world which everyone has been griping about but doing nothing to make it better. I, for one, believe in this stuff and the scientific community is just catching up to it. It's been known for thousands of years. I accept your challenge!
  9. QUOTE (Artilectband @ Sep 18 2012, 07:56 AM) Hey guys, Josiah here from Artilect, a progressive band from Jacksonville, Fl. We recently had the chance to go and record at prog rock legend Neal Morse's house studio and use Mike Portnoy's kit for recording! It was a real surreal week for us, and we'd like to share it with all you out there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2adKp25wxQY Add us on Facebook and we will keep you posted on any updates! (facebook.com/Artilect) That must have been a blast!!
  10. QUOTE (LyndseyG @ Sep 17 2012, 03:20 PM) A few weeks ago I was recommended by a friend to get a copy of You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. It's all about this kinda thing and also talks about letting go of the past and learning to love yourself and forgive yourself. I'm still working through it and it's been a real help. I understand if other people don't believe in it. That's fine. But it's working for me. LindseyG makes good point. You would not believe what this simple process of letting go and forgiving yourself for all your mistakes does to you. My life lit up like a xmas tree and it's getting so bright ideas are coming to me left and right about the book i'm writing and songs i'm writing, I ran into some unexpected money that just happens to be the exact amount I needed to finish work on my house so i could sell it. Whether these things happened because of the positive energy or not my life is exciting again and that momentum along with turning off the brakes to my vehicle of life was exactly what I needed. It doesn't matter how you get there, but getting there and feeling that electrifying "AHA!" feeling is priceless!!! Believe me!!
  11. QUOTE (bigalfan @ Jul 14 2010, 09:04 AM) How would this work for non-wealthy westerners? Say, for instance, a woman living in a strict Muslim society in the Middle East , a family living under a North Korean dictatorship, or a child living on the edge of a garbage dump in Guatemala? This is an example of how negative energy brings negativity and that's why you can't see the answer to your question. IT's very simple. The law states that there are a lot of resources in the WORLD, not in one specific place. The money doesn't just drop out of the sky. However, if you have: The will and determination to do something, and firmly believe you can do whatever it is you want to do, you have to align yourself with the universe. What you're suggesting is that the world doesn't align to you. You're correct! The lady in the poor country can only get as wealthy as the resources she aligns herself with. If she wants millions of dollars she probably needs to move to a different part of the planet. Mobility is entirely possible. May be harder for her than most people but it can be done if she has the will to do it. I'm seeing this stuff so clearly I just must tell my story. I think it will make for a very uplifting book and answered so many mysteries I had about life that I think just about anyone could be stimulated by it...
  12. QUOTE (ladirushfan80 @ Sep 17 2012, 01:24 PM) GREAT post The masked drummer!!! it!!! I am a firm believer of the law of attraction. Focus your attention on that which you want, and the universe answers.... it's energy. That which you focus your attention on the universe brings to you. BUT... you have to be an energetic vibrational match to it. attitude is everything. when you know what you don't want, you then know what you Do want. Focus on that which you DO want in your life. Appreciate that which is given. REGARDLESS of what it is (positive or negative) For the positive or negative is really all a matter of your own perception is it not? Yes! and thank you so much!!! The law works all the time no matter whether one is aware of it or not. Negativity attracts negative energy and "positivity" (new word. lol) opens up positive possibilities. What I hope to accomplish is to teach the world that the uneven distribution of wealth is nothing more than a result of most people not believing in themselves on some level, whether it be unconscious or conscious. There are no superior beings who deserve all the wealth. This stuff can really change the world. I really believe that... And I understand completely that people would be skeptical about it, because even though I'm a positive person if you told me about this stuff a couple weeks ago I would be to some extent skeptical even if I tried to be positive at the subconscious level. And if people read about all the trials and tribulations of what I went thru and I stumbled upon these great possibilities then there must be many many people could benefit rapidly by just reading the book and knowing the money tree (or whatever tree you want) may be sitting right in your back yard but you can't see it. It's really powerful stuff and I've been wanting to write a book so bad but never knew how to approach it or how to sell it. I believe firmly that with a little editing I can get this book out to the public and get word of mouth selling it and in turn make the world a better place and make a lot of people happy.
  13. Happy belated eight, man!!!
  14. OK guys, the most magical profound thing happened to me, and I just ran into my cousin (intelligent, insightful guy) who teaches Dale Carnegie triaining in North Carolina and he said it's called "The law of attraction". I found this site which explains it very well: (below is a link) First of all, if you don't believe in small miracles and you don't believe in superhuman powers and the supernatural type stuff or at least believe your life can improve you'll never allow yourself to benefit from this stuff. It's better for you to live your life your way because you know everything and everything's perfect in your life. I decided to change my life after a series of epiphanies were too crazy to ignore.I f you have often wondered (like me) why other people were successful at things that you couldn't do well or be successful at you may be able to do something about it, and the results will blow you away!!! Let me first start off with the fact I've always wanted to do something huge with my life, ever since i was a little kid. I wanted to be Batman, Underdog, and superheros of that nature. Later in life I wanted to be a magician or a rockstar. I wanted to feel that energy. I never could figure out why it seemed impossible to become "another neil peart" for example. People were telling me I was the best, people believed in me, but problems in my childhood development which manifested itself into speech problems hurt my self esteem and ability to grow. Also, I had a fear of monsters under my bed and an irrational fear of dying. For some reason those fears and lack of confidence stayed with me like demons on my back until just last week, and I'm 44 (almost 45) years old! One of the biggest setbacks was when my parents sent me to college for anything i wanted except music. They discouraged me from music. So, of course, I developed all kinds of physical and mental illnesses that prohibited me from becoming who I wanted and so desperately needed to become. I spun my wheels for ten years straight trying to educate myself but changed majors seven times and never graduated me. That haunted me badly.. Panic disorder: One of the ways it manifested itself was in a panic disorder. A panic disorder is a really bad anxiety disorder and it causes real symptoms that feel worse than a heart attack and make you believe you're going to die for sure. Anyone that has had a panic attack can tell you they're not triggered by any specific event, they just come out of the blue and they feel like they're killing you. ANd they WILL KILL YOU INSIDE! I lived with it for years before I knew how to manage with it. The main reason I couldn't succeed in my college years was because of the things that I mentioned and also a drinking problem slowed me down even further making it impossible to do simple chores around the house, let alone go out. I had to fake it thru my life and pretend i was happy. To give you an analogy just picture my life as a train. My train kept falling off the tracks and people kept telling me I needed to put only good coal in the chamber to make it run good. I believed that for thirty years. So every time the train derailed I just cleaned out the coal chamber and put fresh coal in it for a while, but for some unknown reason it kept falling off the track. And even though my job is to find the root cause of problem (we use the 8 discipline problem solving method) I didn't even know my wheels were broken on my train. It took me three huge epiphanies to figure out all I had to do was fix the wheels and everything could be possible, including never falling off the tracks ever again and getting where i wanted and needed so badly to go! Epiphany one: 1988 - I had an overwhelming feeling something really bad was going to happen to me one day while driving with a friend of mine. He suggested I put on my seat belt and keep it on. If I didn't say anything to him about it or didn't listen to him I would have died at that accident. Ironically, Bill was driving to work the next morning and noticed my florida license plate on my minivan and stopped because my car was totaled and he thought he lost me. All I remember was a car crossing the road out of nowhere and the next thing I knew, I woke up and was looking at Bill. He was standing right there asking if I was alright. It looked like a sign, but I hadn't fixed the wheels on my train so i slipped back after a while into my crappy patterns again. Then I had one in 1996. I felt I had to stop drinking and smoking or I would die for sure. I was great for a six months then a cold canadian brew called my name and i reached out and sipped it. So I went right back to the same old system: put fuel in the coal chamber and it would keep running. It would run in circles but it never got anywhere. But then, just last week... I had my third epiphany, but this one was different... In one week I found out my dad (also my employer) was selling his company to retire. I felt very insecure and lost, so I started looking for another job. I couldn't find a good one so I felt trapped. Then a couple days later I went to the doctor and found out i had diverticulosis, a disease (curable by diet) of my colon. I lost 19 pounds in one week and thought it could be colon cancer or some other deadly disease. Then a third thing that happened: My 102 year old grandmother was suddenly on her death bed. While I was sobering up (antibiotics forced that) and deprived from food I thought was fortifying (steak and potatoes) the craziest thing happened to me. I looked into all the screwing up i did in college, talked to my sister in law about it and she told me to just let it go. So I finally did. Sounds very small and insignificant, I know, but I had to try something different because nothing else had ever helped me. I accepted my past failures and accepted I am unable to drink like other people are able to without a problem, and I got this feeling of sudden clarity that felt magical beyond words!! My soul had been cleansed and this was stuff I knew I had no control over but I hadn't accepted them and let them go. That's a HUGE step, trust me. So all of the sudden I knew who I was and where I was going for the first time in my life. To people who have it together and always have if probably sounds like a bunch of simplistic B.S. smoke and mirrors. IT's not. For the first time in my life I'm not running from anything, and there's no pain to kill, so all the negative things that keep me from succeeded fell off my back like evil spirits I never knew were even there or how they got there! I used to feel stupid and incapable of anything great, but now that I've reached me "final state" my mind and body is free to do great things. My life was this huge, confusing, nearly impossible puzzle and I had locked myself up in prison not knowing I had the key the whole time. And I know all those years I used to perceive as wasted were just weights that pulled me down super far and hard on my catapult of life that is ready to be released so I can fly super fast and far. I all of the sudden feel so clear headed, and I know it can't be from just not drinking for a few days. It's the pain I didn't know I was carrying around with me for almost half a century. That's why my "AHA Moment" was such a dramatic feeling to my mind and body. All of the sudden I feel smart and no longer alienated from the world. And now I am in the process of taking all the tiny pieces of my life that never made a picture before but is clear as day now, and aligning myself to the universe to allow the RIGHT seeds to grow, and stop putting weed killer on them thinking they're doing to die anyway. Numbers: I have magic numbers that keep coming up in my mind and have been my whole life. 3,6, and 8. The most special number is 3. And I also noticed there are THREE numbers. These are clues to the blueprint of my life that I never tried to assemble and crack the code on, but now I am. And the six and eight both divide equally by three. No, the eight doesn't in whole numbers but one octave (8) is divided in thirds, so these numbers all relate to each other. I then took my three epiphanies and assembled numbers that, in the real world, could land me some serious cash: The mega millions jackpot. It just so happens that there are six numbers you must match to win big, which are all double digit numbers. But when I assembled the numbers, there were three that were non-playable, so all I did was take combinations of the other numbers that I know are significant to ME and substitute those numbers. I have a feeling I'm going to win so I'm playing all three of these. This is part of what's called "aligning yourself to the universe". But I didn't stop there. I knew there were at least three ways I could win in the game of life, and I know that now my barriers are off so I am free to pursue those things. The second seed I'm planting is I'm writing songs and getting them published. I am using my lessons and this strange phenomenon to teach other people they can excel in whatever they want to do, by teaching them through songs. My keen sense of humor caused by all the negative experiences in my life has given me what I think is great skill in songwriting. My first one is called "three legged dog chow", for example, which is a metaphorical message that you can screw your life up for stupid weird reasons but fix it and live a great life. The dog in the song starts eating his leg and in his own mind cripples himself but finds out in the third verse that he actually has four legs still so he licks his wounds clean and runs through the field freely like he always loved to do as a puppy. It just so happened I was recruited for a blues-rock band a few weeks ago (coincidence) and it's a perfect platform to make my first mark of many. The third one is I am going to write a book about my whole experience because I have a strong urge to help people understand that their happy lives can be realised if you learn about yourself and how to align yourself to the universe. You guys can skoff all you want but I know in my heart that a seed is going to grow and I'm going to use that (and my grandmother dying) as a springboard for great successes beyond my former self's wildest imagination. I will report back later. This stuff is for real guys. I'm not trying to sell you on it. I don't even know the guy who threw this site together, but here it is below. I wanna know if anyone else ever felt these powers like I have, in such a strong way.. This is it: abundance and happiness
  15. The thing that gets me is back in 1985 I saw The Firm with Virgina Wolfe (jason's old band) and Jason already sounded enough like his dad to pull off an awesome tour. It's a shame that all this time has gone by without even any real zep tour...
  16. QUOTE (Powderfinger @ Sep 5 2012, 10:13 AM) Charlie Watts and Ringo Starr are two of the greatest drummers to ever play in a rock band. I won't even entertain a debate over that assertion. Being a great drummer isn't all about speed and technical proficiency. There are few drummers who groove like Charlie Watts. And few drummers play as sympathetically to a song as Ringo Starr. And that's to say nothing of drum sound, which doesn't solely depend on the engineer and studio. Listen to Sway or Can't You Hear Me Knocking on headphones. Listen to that snare sound. It's perfect. Nick Mason? Sure, he's not the most proficient timekeeper. But with any other drummer, Pink Floyd would not sound like the Pink Floyd most of us love. Dave Gilmour has said as much himself. These drummers were all perfect for their respective groups--three of the biggest, most influential rock bands to ever grace a studio or stage. There are simply different approaches to drumming that all have value. It took me a long time to realize this, and it's totally true. Very well said. A drummer is just an accompanyist, not there to show off skills of limb independence or speed, or complexity. For example, while NE Peart is still one of my favorite skinmen, if he had been the Beatles drummer they may have never made it. In drummer discussion forums Charlie Watts and Ringo are considered greatest drummers worldwide. Being able to hold back and blend in with the band is of ultimate importance. And I used to think Mason sucked too. In reality, Nick's flavor and spice gives pink Floyd that wonderfully simple, yet delightful taste that we have grown so accustomed to. Phil Rudd? ACDC were no dummies when they hired him back. While Chris Slade is a technically proficient monster, his time with the band left a void only Phil could fill. Think of your favorite food... Now just imagine if someone put ceyene pepper, mollasses, habenero, sugar, tons of salt, chicken bullion and seventy other spices in it. It would not be your favorited food any longer... One more point: People who put videos of themselves playing with a song written by someone else who think they are equal in talent and skill would be no different than someone taking a video if themselves reading someone else's book! There is novalue in that. No merit at all. The value is in the creative process. Think about it..
  17. I agree that bass solos are pretty boring depending on how good the player is at doing solosIt doesn't have the variety of sounds that say' a drumset has. A drumset is a group of different instruments that can make a trillion sound combinations, esp when there are melodic percussion and other instruments, like neils solo. That's my guess... One more thing... I love the driven solo and yyz solos' and frankly just like short solos under a minute. I started out doing 15 minute solos live but try to keep it short and sweet now. Less is more. K.I.s.s. keep it simple stupid is what they say, and I believe in those sayings..
  18. OK, I've got what I think could be a decent story. I saw Rush in Hollywood, Florida, and we were running super late so we utilized a "fuzz buster", which was the brand name for a radar detector. For young folks out there, this was our sneaky way to use technology to commit crimes back then but I assume they don't work any more? idk... We drove our company van full throttle the whole way down I-95 etc from Jupiter Island and in record time we made it to the parking lot while the first song (subdivisions) was still playing. Wow, we got really lucky we didn't die or get thrown in jail, but it turned out to be a kickass show because the did two early versions of PW songs including The Big Money! March 15th, 1985...
  19. dude, that's really weird... but at least it's original!!
  20. QUOTE (metaldad @ Apr 24 2009, 10:46 PM) your i-pod picked a real winner here PETER CRISS made me want to play drums back in 1977/78 . KISS did no wrong for me back then but, this album blow's . really. same shit with GENE'S album, but i will wait till you get to that one. this was the start of the end for old PETER. Thanks for supporting Detroit's uncle alice, metaldad! I was in bands that covered billion dollar babies and ballad of dwight frye, among others. ok, back to kiss... peter's album wasn't too bad. better than gene's. And i do wanna say, Prestodigi, that i do respect your love for kiss. the music is great to this day. I think rock n roll over is the last album i bought as a kid...
  21. QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Sep 11 2012, 02:48 PM) Trust me, it's not a rare collector's item. If i had it, 25,000 people must also have it.. OF course I'm only saying that because I'm hoping it's only worth about 10 or 20 bucks... ] does anyone know who payed the tab for the huge cost of recalling all those discs???
  22. Trust me, it's not a rare collector's item. If i had it, 25,000 people must also have it..
  23. I bought the original before they yanked it but discs got all scratched up so i threw it out...
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