Some Dave Dicenso videos...

**CLWarunki** · October 13th, 2004, 06:35 AM

Heheheh, thanks Shedder.

I am assuming that was to my question?

**McKenzie** · October 13th, 2004, 02:12 PM

Yeah I like this alot. I do dig Dave with Hiromi and Finn a bit more than this but it is still real good. I picked up some stuff from a friend that had Dave with the Cro-Mags talk about WAY! different than Merrick, Finn or Hiromi. Some of it was a bit to HardCore for me. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Dig

**GrooovePig** · October 13th, 2004, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by CLWarunki:
Could someone please confirm, once and for all, if Dave was Mike Portnoy's teacher at Berklee???

[ October 13, 2004 12:06 AM: Message edited by: CLWarunki ]

I know this should probably start a new thread, but....I just got the MD fest 2003 and was pretty dissapointed. In particuliar, given all the MD awards and hype with Portnoy, I guess I was expecting a lot more from his playing. Needless to say, I've seen cats in local wedding and party bands groove harder than he did on the Beatles cuts. The drumming on the Dream Theatre stuff just left me flat. Overly orchestrated arrangements with very Peart-ish predictable fills. This may be blasphemy to some but......

**Randy walker** · October 13th, 2004, 02:50 PM

I agree, I think Portnoy did an embarrassing job playing those Beatle tunes, sped up, rushed......Bissonette does a MUCH better job of recreating the Beatles grooves.

**shedder** · October 13th, 2004, 04:11 PM

there is a reason why portnoy isn't discussed here on the boards. well, he was mentioned quite a bit on the "most overrated" thread.

[ October 13, 2004 01:12 PM: Message edited by: shedder ]

**FuseU1** · October 13th, 2004, 04:22 PM

Is Virgil or DiCenso as good as this "Portnoy" guy?

...Word has it he can play a mean DB "quad"...in almost everything...

...AND...

I hear he can really 'swing'...

...a mean "egg-beater"...or was it rolling pin[?]...
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[Aw, c'mon now, it was JAJ]...
I KNOW, I know..."if u cant say something nice"...
...[then hurl an insult]...
J/K

[ October 13, 2004 09:05 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]

**jwalent** · October 13th, 2004, 09:31 PM

Re: Could someone please confirm, once and for all, if Dave was Mike Portnoy's teacher at Berklee???

Dave started teaching at Berklee about Fall of 93 or 94. Portnoy had already been out of Berklee by then.

When i was there in 92'-93' they had one of the Dream Theater CD's in the glass case by the entrance to the Cafeteria at the 150 Building.

**shedder** · October 13th, 2004, 11:23 PM

rhythm_kid, what's dave been up to these days? he never updates his site. are you still teching for him? you should tell him to check out this board. HOD would love to have him on here.

[ October 13, 2004 08:25 PM: Message edited by: shedder ]

**Terry B** · October 14th, 2004, 01:36 AM

MAN! I have always been a fan of Dicenso. That new solo on his website is a trip! He only uses the kick snare hat and ride. Probably a single kick at that! He is playing more intense shit with that than I've heard most do with a zillion drums. GREAT player.