Member of Dream Theater highlights virtues of the Metallica drummer who go beyond music and highlights his central role in the band
Dave Lombardo, IGGOR CAVALERA, Gene Hoglan, Charlie Beante… even if considered only the scope of thrash metal, several drummers are ahead of Lars Ulrichtechnically speaking.
Despite this, curiously the co -founder of the Metallic It served as a great influence for a musician known for his almost infinite skills on the instrument: Mike Portnoythe virtuous drummer of Dream Theater.
Portnoy himself admits that such admiration may sound surprising, but explained his point of view when participating in the channel El Estepario Siberianin Youtube(via Music Radar):
“Lars Ulrich ( Metallic), Believe it or not, it was a great influence to me. And many people criticize him for his technique and everything, but for me it was an influence because it was more than just drums. “
Portnoy complements:
“He was the band’s leader, wrote the repertoire, took care of fan clubs and merchandising, and co-produce albums and co-conscious the songs. For me, he was an example to follow.”
Lars Ulrich and Neil Peart
The drummer of Dream Theater quotes the homesick Neil Peartfrom Rushto make a parallel about the importance of Lars Ulrich to Metallic:
“More than just the battery, its personality and its presence were fundamental to the success of the Metallic. For me, this was the most important. And Neil Peart too – Neil was not just the drummer; He was the lyricist and supervised art. So they are drummers like this, who do more than just playing drums. These are my models. “
Mike Portnoy extols the work of the idol
Even in strictly musical terms, Mike Portnoy emphasizes the virtues of Lars Ulrich. According to the drummer of Dream Theaterthe colleague may not necessarily be brilliant in the technical aspect, but contributed to the emergence of a new way of playing drums within the heavy music:
“Lars was a pioneer in the style of music that Metallic Plays. When they emerged in 1983, it changed the game. “
Portnoy concludes extolling the first four albums of Metallic – KILL ‘IN ALL (1983), Ride the lightning (1984), MASTER OF PUPPETS (1986) and … and justice for all (1988) – As true pillars of the metal:
“They were inventing an entire musical style, and he was at the forefront of it. So we have to give him credit for it. And in those first four albums, his battery was very progressive – very aggressive and progressive. Black Album (1991) that he began to slow down a bit, but in these first four albums I learned a lot about metal battery. “
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Source: Rollingstone
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