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Old 09-09-2010, 11:28 PM   #2
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There are an ENDLESS number of players who could play Portnoy's parts.

Dave Weckl, Brian Tichy, Taylor Hawkins, anyone that's played with Zappa or Vai (Chris Frazier, FTW?), Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Robin Dimaggio and an and on and on.

If Portnoy is thought to be "special", it's because of the attitude and vibe he brought to the band. The sense of direction.

Not because of his chops.
If there are an endless number of drummers that can play Portnoy's parts then there are an endless number of guitarists who can play Petrucci's parts.
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