Please please please!! Mike is back now so please let’s see the 12 Step Suite Live for the first time ever (Not including when Mike played it live with all those guest musicians!!)
There were great questions that everyone has been wondering about glad some asked them, my question would have been, well two questions, have you and Mangini spoke since coming back to DT and will be have a challenging time learning Mangini’s parts
Seems pretty clear to me that MP is going to have to play ball with MM era material and make it the best he can. I'm sure no one has to pull his strings to pick MM era tunes for the setlist if they give him back that duty. Interesting to see how this all unfolds. I do detect some defensiveness on MP's part judging solely from this Q&A. hE SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HE REALLY WANTS IT TO BE EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD DAYS, AND THAT COULD BE A DEAL KILLER, HAVING HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF.
They basically need to stop Petrucci from using this fat boring slick and texture less boomer guitar sound, and playing movie drama themes on the lead on each bridge of every effin song, prevent Rudess from playing his boring and overplayed orchestra stuff, prevent both of them playing the same variations of the same effin harmonies over and over again in all their songs, and preventing Labrie from singing to much in high pitch, and prevent Myung from talking too much as usual... ^^ and itd be all good.
@@chassegardee7694Why would they need to stop JM from talking? JM is usually a quiet person, he doesn't need to be stopped from talking if he wants to.
Can’t believe that Mike lives in PA one of my fave bands growing up as well is from PA : Believer that’s cool thing to know and also Mike is the same age as me younger by a month lol 😅😂
Welcome Home Meistro. Mike you are by far my DoubleBass Mentor. I’ve been playing drums for 50yrs.plus thank you for keeping us so inspired. Can’t wait for the new DT Album.#DT4Life
I'll admit, the circumstances were a bit odd and cryptic with Mr. Portnoys return. As much as I really don't care about the details of why Mr. Mangini was out and Portnoy was back...I kinda wanted some insight. Maybe because historically, readers always got something! That being said, on one hand, it seems like kind of a 💩 deal for Mr. Mangini, but on the other, I'm kind of pumped to see/hear Mr. Portnoy back in the mix. I won't be sold until I hear new material with him, but up until his departure, his position and contribution were a BIG part of what made me a fan of the band. Needless to say, despite his accollades and percussion prowess, I did not ride the Dream Theater train during the Mangini years. I do hope Portnoys contributions will bring back the sound that made me the fan I was. Again, (and similar to the hope I had when Rob Trujillo joined Metallica, that he'd bring a dynamic/sound that might have made them more appealing to me) I'm hoping to come back on board with Dream Theater.🤘🔥
Mike Mangini was a phenomenal replacement while Portnoy was out and I very much enjoyed the DT records he was apart of and hope nothing but the best for Mangini's upcoming solo record Invisible Signs and will be purchasing the record day one. What I do NOT want Dream Theater to do is just redo the sounds of their past records please keep doing new stuff you can always replay the old stuff on tours but keep making new stuff that is different.
Agreed. I'd love to see them continue with their new writing dynamic and see where Portnoy fits in all of it. I mean their last album was freakin' amazing along with the production. And they got a Grammy out of it too. I want Dream Theater to keep that same momentum going into their next album with Portnoy.
@@kennybenally7187 Spot on. I have the same wish. A View from the Top of the World is just insane, in my opinion their very best record ever (close to my favorite old-school albums (Images and Words, Awake, Six degrees and Train of Thought). So good to see Portnoy back!
@@kennybenally7187 I agree that the new album shouldn't be an obvious attempt to recreate the "old sound", but what I do hope is that the new album has a bit more balls to it than the stuff they did with Mangini. One of the things I love about Portnoy-era DT is that there are so many songs that are very progressive overall, but also have sections in them that ease up on the complexity for a minute of two and embrace the metal aspect of their sound.
Personally, I never understand anybody that mentions Ringo as an influence. In my opinion one of those very lucky drummers to be in the right place at the right time..............
Wow.. didnt hear any questions about Mangini.. just curious what happened to Mangini.. like why did he quit.. and how did all that come about.. was this kinda planned? Just curious 😊
I feel like such an uncultured philistine only finding out about this until tonight (tend to live under a rock and not read news these days). I'm so excited to say the least and I used to be a bit of a nerd with the old Dream Theater songs with my keyboardist mate, we'd jam up until the late of night with some of the old classic DT songs. Pull me Under is just such a timeless classic for me though even if Mike didn't quite like the sound of the drums that were produced and finished on that album. Still a hell of a song and what he did for DT was amazing after that album. Mike Mangini is also a hell of a technical wizard on talent and I'll be keeping an eye on his solo work. I think one of my favourite albums though would have to be Awake. And the songs on that album 6:00 and scarred are absolute bangers.. just never forget their rhythmic goodness etched in my mind lol. Welcome back though Mike Portnoy the legend himself!
Very excited for this. DT was a far better BAND in my opinion with Portnoy, and I think his writing and producing are a big reason. He was/is much more than a drummer. The only downside for me personally is I have become a huge Sons of Apollo fan, and if that ends I will miss that band.
Where the hell is Kevin Moore. Let me interview the genius. Why the hell was Another Won and To LIve Forever left off IAW? Swap out Another Day and Take the Time... Keyboard solo on Kevin Moore version of ACOS is genius.
That's the question I want answered the most. It's like these people just ignored the Mangini era completely. I would want them to include at least 3 Mangini era song every concert, especially from ADTOE, TA & DOT.
@@Dilly137 oh wow! That's really cool of him to put his differences with his then former bandmates aside, not be jealous of Mangini and include that track on there. I just remembered seeing that post too, after you mentioned it. Great stuff! I'd be love to hear his favourites from every Mangini album in another interview, especially from The Astonishing since its the most inventive but also divisive album of theirs.
@@Dilly137 Nice! Illumination Theory is my favorite DT song ever! 2nd fave is Octavarium. 2 epics, especially when they perform them with an orchestra.
@@deepenwadhwa4027 Being completely honest here. I have absolutely zero clue how the new setlists are going to look like. We have two options that will happen for the next tour: 1. Portnoy will play Mangini's era songs and will learn to play Mangini's parts or he will play them alternatively in his own style, making the songs sound different, perhaps even better or worse? This is actually what I am curious about and I wish I could hear his way of playing those songs. 2. Next live setlist will completely ignore anything from Mangini's era and it'll be like watching them back in 2009 when BC&SL released plus the new album. I honestly have no clue which option I'd prefer here. Probably the first but we have to think that if Portnoy does play Mangini's era songs, he could very much change them and some people might not like that. We'll just have to wait and see.
@@USMCSDI Mangini-era DT is very mixed. Some of it was great, a lot of it was just ok, and then they of course made their worst album by far during that time too.
They had just as much, if not more success with Portnoy. It was albums like Images and Words and SFAM that made them the legendary prog band that they are. Those albums were literally game changers for the genre. Nothing they made with Mangini was anywhere near that impactful.
The mixed reaction to his return from fans is honestly surprising. I know Mangini was eventually embraced and that he's lauded for his insane technical skill, but I always thought there was a consensus among most fans that the music they put out after Portnoy left was inferior. (Not bad, just not as good). And so I would have expected the reaction to this news to be near unanimously positive.
Well at least for me everything got better when Mangini joined. Music became less dad metal, more actual prog with polyrythms and crazy musical stuff. Also I really liked Mangini's personality.
@@Vestu I mean, their sound definitely changed when Mangini joined, so that's valid. It went from a pretty even hybrid of prog and metal, to more pure prog. But it's not like they didn't do crazy complex stuff with Portnoy too. Scenes from a Memory is a prog masterpiece. I think the stuff they made without Portnoy had a tendency to be self-indulgent and aimless at times, especially with the longer songs. I've tried many times to appreciate songs like Illumination Theory, and View From the Top of the World, but I just can't enjoy them to the same level as something like Octavarium or Change of Seasons. I think that's why Distance Over Time is by far my favorite Mangini era album. It had the tightest and most focused songwriting, and it felt the closest to old DT.
What mixed reaction? Anywhere I go, everyone is raving about MP getting back. I seem to be in the minority who doesn't think it was the right thing to do, nor the right way or the right time. Unless maybe there's other things going on inside the band we don't know
@@zipauthorzipauthor7867 Perhaps 'mixed' isn't the right word, since it implies 50/50. A better way to put it is: I've seen more people voicing disapproval of MP's return than I expected, even though most people are on board, myself included. Even if you have mixed feelings about Mangini being essentially kicked out, the fact of the matter is: DT is a better band with Portnoy in it, and bringing him back will surely boost ticket and album sales.
More creative? There's hardly been a more creative drummer than MP. Who cares about fills and licks? Anyone can do that. MP is doubtless one of the best at coming up with creative drumming. That's what DT has been lacking imo. You can recognize MP's playing within seconds, that says it all. And notice he said making Metropolis III was expected so he probably wouldn't do that but nice try giving Mike Portnoy advice
As a long time Dream Theater fan I'm torn about this situation. On the one hand I know Portnoy brought the more metal side out of the band which I think they've been lacking but, I love Mangini's playing and I think he's technically a far superior drummer. I also love how his drums sound and how they are mixed, especially the last couple records. I never liked the way Portnoy's drums were mixed and I know that's mainly because Portnoy had final say on everything. I just hope Petrucci doesn't relinquish all that control again.
Yeah. Mixed feelings too. Totally agree. But with a forward-looking mindset, this will lead to a very interesting future for the band and tons of inspiration I bet.
I think Mangini brought a lot of interesting aspects to the band and I think the dynamics in the band shifted since portnoy left. So its going to be an interesting thing to see what theyre going to come up with. I'm guessing a more collaborative situation. Including drumsounds, that's a matter op opinion, I always thought that Mangini sounded way too compressed and limited. But that's just my take. They surely did some amazing stuff.
I'm actually the opposite of your opinion, I don't like Mangini's sound and technique. I tried to like it but it still couldn't get too weird to my ears. This is not about technical matters that not everyone masters, this is just personal taste and opinion.
He does. It is called the power of musical direction. I feel that, even when JP knew all the stuff necessary to keep DT on course, he wasn't as involved in the artistic final result. MM's DT era sounds like "hey guys, do the best you can do", while MP have a more panoramic vision that I am sure is gonna help James find a better place for his current vocal possibilities.
It’s a bridge he’s going to have to cross at some point. Would be cool to get his insight on it. For all we know he could’ve been paying close attention for a long time.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
Dream Theatre? That's a step back! Portnoy is the greatest but can suddenly make the wrong decision. I hope that he will play for Neal Morse furthermore.
Please no fucking Metropolis part 3... Scene from a Memory is perfect as it is, no need to re-explore or expand on all those themes... what we need is fresh, original stuff.
And because all this is irrelevant to you, you took time out of your day (doing relevant stuff) to comment on this video. Was that quick shot of dopamine at least worth it?
I think as much as Mike tries to put n a front that he dosnt mind the mangini era stuff, I would think it's like getting back together with a ex wife after she divorced her new husband. Then asking if ur down to watch old sex tapes and anniversary videos of the exes relationship while u were separated lol. On top of that the band u created won a Grammy without you which probably stings a lil more the he would like to admit! I would guess the alien would be the one song they keep on the set list if any from MM era. I'd just correlate that with having to intermingle with the children the ex had with the new husband..ur gonna get along with some better than the others, and who knows maybe u really hit it off with one of them so u don't mind hanging out with the kid at all...I imagine the new songs without him are in a similar arena as "the other kids". The "grammy kid" is definitely the one that went to Harvard and became the golden child out of ALL the sibling from the wife's perspective including the kids she had with u soo..
Brutal! But, dear God yes, I hate apologizing for the vocals when I show DT to newbies. I think James is too iconic at this point. It's sort of the band's fault that he struggles so much now. Why not write melodies that aren't complete vocal acrobatics??? If this were a normal band, the singer would have more influence in this arena.
@@wilmer4622agreed! I also think they need to revamp the song formulas... I don't want these long melodic choruses like on every song... preceeded by safe verses and followed by Instrumental crazyness and solos just to come back and hear James vibrato his little heart out to sustain those choruses. 😅
As long as he isn't ruining songs with his "singing voice", I can swallow this. Even though Mangini is a way better drummer and all of the "new stuff" is better than Systematic Chaos or Dark clouds by miles..
The growling screams yes...not desirable...But disagree with the rest ..Mike Portnoy is Great in Dream Theater..great composer, great lyrics..Can't believe anyone thinks Differently
Chaos and Clouds are 10/10 u smokin crack? Mangini Era Is 6/10 max lol. Also back vocals are important part of prog, If u cant handle them go listen to Nirvana lol.
Yesterday we miss Portnoy, and now we miss Mangini. What a dramatic turn of event..
How astonishing
Soon it'll all be scenes from a memory
Don't worry brother, it will all sink in on around Six o'clock on a Christmas morning
@@guyfawkes6657 We just need Blind Faith
@@t3hgirAnd to Honor Thy Father
Sad to hear about the passing of Charlie Dominici. RIP!
It will be interesting to see him tackle the Mangini stuff. I wish him well.
This is what I was waiting for
its the same when mangini played MPs parts. Played well, but not sounding the same. Music isn't a sport.
hear, hear@@BCapelas
Oh my god! I can't wait!
thanks so much for posting this!
Dude! Thank you so much for posting this!!
Please please please!! Mike is back now so please let’s see the 12 Step Suite Live for the first time ever (Not including when Mike played it live with all those guest musicians!!)
I'd love to see the 12 Step Suite, but I've just gotta say, the song 'Repentance' is the worst out of all those songs. I can't stand that song, haha.
Sick!!!! Thanks for filming!
Welcome Home Mike!!
Thanks for having me.
There were great questions that everyone has been wondering about glad some asked them, my question would have been, well two questions, have you and Mangini spoke since coming back to DT and will be have a challenging time learning Mangini’s parts
Seems pretty clear to me that MP is going to have to play ball with MM era material and make it the best he can. I'm sure no one has to pull his strings to pick MM era tunes for the setlist if they give him back that duty. Interesting to see how this all unfolds. I do detect some defensiveness on MP's part judging solely from this Q&A. hE SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HE REALLY WANTS IT TO BE EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD DAYS, AND THAT COULD BE A DEAL KILLER, HAVING HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF.
Mike in a Jellyfish shirt. Hell yeah!
Their next album is going to be epic! Can’t wait!
They basically need to stop Petrucci from using this fat boring slick and texture less boomer guitar sound, and playing movie drama themes on the lead on each bridge of every effin song, prevent Rudess from playing his boring and overplayed orchestra stuff, prevent both of them playing the same variations of the same effin harmonies over and over again in all their songs, and preventing Labrie from singing to much in high pitch, and prevent Myung from talking too much as usual... ^^ and itd be all good.
@@chassegardee7694Why would they need to stop JM from talking? JM is usually a quiet person, he doesn't need to be stopped from talking if he wants to.
@@bvq330 yes. irony. I.R.O.N.Y.
@@chassegardee7694 Sorry, I missed that completely.
I would like to draw attention to Mike's awesome Jellyfish shirt :)
Can’t believe that Mike lives in PA one of my fave bands growing up as well is from PA : Believer that’s cool thing to know and also Mike is the same age as me younger by a month lol 😅😂
Welcome Home Meistro. Mike you are by far my DoubleBass Mentor. I’ve been playing drums for 50yrs.plus thank you for keeping us so inspired. Can’t wait for the new DT Album.#DT4Life
* Maestro
I would love to see mp playing viper king
I like how the last question was basically “so where exactly in Pennsylvania do you live?” 😂
Mike lives 5 minutes up the road from me... so does John. Let's go PA!
Just follow your nose...both having stench of each others poo in their nappies
Was John in the audience? Mike kept pointing to the crowd.
I'll admit, the circumstances were a bit odd and cryptic with Mr. Portnoys return. As much as I really don't care about the details of why Mr. Mangini was out and Portnoy was back...I kinda wanted some insight. Maybe because historically, readers always got something!
That being said, on one hand, it seems like kind of a 💩 deal for Mr. Mangini, but on the other, I'm kind of pumped to see/hear Mr. Portnoy back in the mix. I won't be sold until I hear new material with him, but up until his departure, his position and contribution were a BIG part of what made me a fan of the band. Needless to say, despite his accollades and percussion prowess, I did not ride the Dream Theater train during the Mangini years.
I do hope Portnoys contributions will bring back the sound that made me the fan I was. Again, (and similar to the hope I had when Rob Trujillo joined Metallica, that he'd bring a dynamic/sound that might have made them more appealing to me) I'm hoping to come back on board with Dream Theater.🤘🔥
Is that Steve Walsh at 17:51?
Mike Mangini was a phenomenal replacement while Portnoy was out and I very much enjoyed the DT records he was apart of and hope nothing but the best for Mangini's upcoming solo record Invisible Signs and will be purchasing the record day one. What I do NOT want Dream Theater to do is just redo the sounds of their past records please keep doing new stuff you can always replay the old stuff on tours but keep making new stuff that is different.
Agreed. I'd love to see them continue with their new writing dynamic and see where Portnoy fits in all of it. I mean their last album was freakin' amazing along with the production. And they got a Grammy out of it too. I want Dream Theater to keep that same momentum going into their next album with Portnoy.
@@kennybenally7187 Spot on. I have the same wish. A View from the Top of the World is just insane, in my opinion their very best record ever (close to my favorite old-school albums (Images and Words, Awake, Six degrees and Train of Thought). So good to see Portnoy back!
@@kennybenally7187 I agree that the new album shouldn't be an obvious attempt to recreate the "old sound", but what I do hope is that the new album has a bit more balls to it than the stuff they did with Mangini. One of the things I love about Portnoy-era DT is that there are so many songs that are very progressive overall, but also have sections in them that ease up on the complexity for a minute of two and embrace the metal aspect of their sound.
Would be a dream come true if Mangini join Rush
Personally, I never understand anybody that mentions Ringo as an influence. In my opinion one of those very lucky drummers to be in the right place at the right time..............
17:28... always assume cameras are watching you😂
I feel bad for Mike Mangini because he's not the DT member that needs replacing.
What about Double M play together on stage ?
We got Jacob Collier with a perm leading the Q&A over here
Wow.. didnt hear any questions about Mangini.. just curious what happened to Mangini.. like why did he quit.. and how did all that come about.. was this kinda planned? Just curious 😊
I feel like such an uncultured philistine only finding out about this until tonight (tend to live under a rock and not read news these days). I'm so excited to say the least and I used to be a bit of a nerd with the old Dream Theater songs with my keyboardist mate, we'd jam up until the late of night with some of the old classic DT songs. Pull me Under is just such a timeless classic for me though even if Mike didn't quite like the sound of the drums that were produced and finished on that album. Still a hell of a song and what he did for DT was amazing after that album. Mike Mangini is also a hell of a technical wizard on talent and I'll be keeping an eye on his solo work.
I think one of my favourite albums though would have to be Awake. And the songs on that album 6:00 and scarred are absolute bangers.. just never forget their rhythmic goodness etched in my mind lol.
Welcome back though Mike Portnoy the legend himself!
6:43 No, it's not okay. Repeat the damn question
Looks good lost weight too !
I'm so gonna miss Mangini though
the guy in pokolgep t shirt ....
Very excited for this. DT was a far better BAND in my opinion with Portnoy, and I think his writing and producing are a big reason. He was/is much more than a drummer. The only downside for me personally is I have become a huge Sons of Apollo fan, and if that ends I will miss that band.
Sons Of Apollo is over.
Dreams about Dream Theater :D
His lack of enthusiasm for Sons Of Apollo is disappointing, I think it was the best thing he did in those 13 years…
Agree. The only band which could compete with DT
Tastes differ. (That's what tastes are for ;-) )
Where the hell is Kevin Moore. Let me interview the genius. Why the hell was Another Won and To LIve Forever left off IAW? Swap out Another Day and Take the Time... Keyboard solo on Kevin Moore version of ACOS is genius.
The Vagabond look must be the new chic...
How come nobody asked him which is the album he liked the most from the DT era without him? The song he likes the most?
That's the question I want answered the most. It's like these people just ignored the Mangini era completely. I would want them to include at least 3 Mangini era song every concert, especially from ADTOE, TA & DOT.
I remember he was posting his favourite over 20 minute long songs and one of them is illumination theory
@@Dilly137 oh wow! That's really cool of him to put his differences with his then former bandmates aside, not be jealous of Mangini and include that track on there. I just remembered seeing that post too, after you mentioned it. Great stuff! I'd be love to hear his favourites from every Mangini album in another interview, especially from The Astonishing since its the most inventive but also divisive album of theirs.
@@Dilly137 Nice! Illumination Theory is my favorite DT song ever! 2nd fave is Octavarium. 2 epics, especially when they perform them with an orchestra.
@@deepenwadhwa4027 Being completely honest here. I have absolutely zero clue how the new setlists are going to look like.
We have two options that will happen for the next tour:
1. Portnoy will play Mangini's era songs and will learn to play Mangini's parts or he will play them alternatively in his own style, making the songs sound different, perhaps even better or worse? This is actually what I am curious about and I wish I could hear his way of playing those songs.
2. Next live setlist will completely ignore anything from Mangini's era and it'll be like watching them back in 2009 when BC&SL released plus the new album.
I honestly have no clue which option I'd prefer here. Probably the first but we have to think that if Portnoy does play Mangini's era songs, he could very much change them and some people might not like that.
We'll just have to wait and see.
I'd be willing to bet that Max is the new Slipknot drummer.
I wish !
Now they got to have metropolis part 3 dude they got to that thing was awesome they got to finish it
Well...the man has comeback home...
I am an OLD School DT fan so I left DT when DT left MP! I am GLAD to start listening and buying their music again
You missed out on some awesome music
@@eapleitez I heard some of it & I disagree
@@USMCSDI Mangini-era DT is very mixed. Some of it was great, a lot of it was just ok, and then they of course made their worst album by far during that time too.
@@Beefnhammer Mangini is a PHENOMENAL drummer. To me he just wasn't a Dream Theater drummer!
Still not sure why he’s back. DT had serious success with Mangini and going back to Portnoy seems like a few tours to play old stuff.
They had just as much, if not more success with Portnoy. It was albums like Images and Words and SFAM that made them the legendary prog band that they are. Those albums were literally game changers for the genre. Nothing they made with Mangini was anywhere near that impactful.
Ur membership not as initial member bro... Just temporary player too
What does that even mean?
Finally you got a job
The mixed reaction to his return from fans is honestly surprising. I know Mangini was eventually embraced and that he's lauded for his insane technical skill, but I always thought there was a consensus among most fans that the music they put out after Portnoy left was inferior. (Not bad, just not as good). And so I would have expected the reaction to this news to be near unanimously positive.
Well at least for me everything got better when Mangini joined. Music became less dad metal, more actual prog with polyrythms and crazy musical stuff. Also I really liked Mangini's personality.
They were headed in that direction before Portnoy ever left, imo.
@@Vestu I mean, their sound definitely changed when Mangini joined, so that's valid. It went from a pretty even hybrid of prog and metal, to more pure prog. But it's not like they didn't do crazy complex stuff with Portnoy too. Scenes from a Memory is a prog masterpiece. I think the stuff they made without Portnoy had a tendency to be self-indulgent and aimless at times, especially with the longer songs. I've tried many times to appreciate songs like Illumination Theory, and View From the Top of the World, but I just can't enjoy them to the same level as something like Octavarium or Change of Seasons. I think that's why Distance Over Time is by far my favorite Mangini era album. It had the tightest and most focused songwriting, and it felt the closest to old DT.
What mixed reaction? Anywhere I go, everyone is raving about MP getting back.
I seem to be in the minority who doesn't think it was the right thing to do, nor the right way or the right time. Unless maybe there's other things going on inside the band we don't know
@@zipauthorzipauthor7867 Perhaps 'mixed' isn't the right word, since it implies 50/50. A better way to put it is: I've seen more people voicing disapproval of MP's return than I expected, even though most people are on board, myself included. Even if you have mixed feelings about Mangini being essentially kicked out, the fact of the matter is: DT is a better band with Portnoy in it, and bringing him back will surely boost ticket and album sales.
Please don’t go backwards and keep DT progressing forward! Hopefully MP will not play the same ol fills and licks be more creative moving forward!
More creative? There's hardly been a more creative drummer than MP. Who cares about fills and licks? Anyone can do that. MP is doubtless one of the best at coming up with creative drumming. That's what DT has been lacking imo. You can recognize MP's playing within seconds, that says it all. And notice he said making Metropolis III was expected so he probably wouldn't do that but nice try giving Mike Portnoy advice
Please..im waiting metropolis part 3
Back issue is get in the gym and workout and see a chiropractor once a month
As a long time Dream Theater fan I'm torn about this situation. On the one hand I know Portnoy brought the more metal side out of the band which I think they've been lacking but, I love Mangini's playing and I think he's technically a far superior drummer. I also love how his drums sound and how they are mixed, especially the last couple records. I never liked the way Portnoy's drums were mixed and I know that's mainly because Portnoy had final say on everything. I just hope Petrucci doesn't relinquish all that control again.
Yeah. Mixed feelings too. Totally agree. But with a forward-looking mindset, this will lead to a very interesting future for the band and tons of inspiration I bet.
I absolutely loved your moment 💪
I think Mangini brought a lot of interesting aspects to the band and I think the dynamics in the band shifted since portnoy left. So its going to be an interesting thing to see what theyre going to come up with. I'm guessing a more collaborative situation. Including drumsounds, that's a matter op opinion, I always thought that Mangini sounded way too compressed and limited. But that's just my take. They surely did some amazing stuff.
I'm actually the opposite of your opinion, I don't like Mangini's sound and technique. I tried to like it but it still couldn't get too weird to my ears. This is not about technical matters that not everyone masters, this is just personal taste and opinion.
@@wout808but the way the drums sounded on avfttotw was revolutionary arguably better than any other dt album
If only portnoy has some magical powers to improve labrie’s live vocals.
He does. It is called the power of musical direction.
I feel that, even when JP knew all the stuff necessary to keep DT on course, he wasn't as involved in the artistic final result. MM's DT era sounds like "hey guys, do the best you can do", while MP have a more panoramic vision that I am sure is gonna help James find a better place for his current vocal possibilities.
I would’ve asked him if he’d been paying attention to current material in case he has to play it.?
Because it would be an embarrassing question.Everyone knows Mangini is lightyears advanced technically
It’s a bridge he’s going to have to cross at some point. Would be cool to get his insight on it. For all we know he could’ve been paying close attention for a long time.
i have a question, will the other guy's now call Mike "the new guy"?
That would make no sense considering he's one of the band's founders.
no mention of Mangini. Not cool.
None of the questions they asked really called for that, except maybe the one about him playing the newer material. What's the big deal?
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
He knew he fucked up leaving DT, couldbt wait to get back. They fucked over a great drummer and a great person. First public appearence as new DT drummer could have sent some love and respect to his fiend Mangini. Not 1 mention the entire camp. Classless.
Project album about the consumerism, the waste of money by the riches and why wr are poor.
I’m still unsure if this is going to work. Mike seems to enjoy his freedom and his polygamy music style.
Dream Theatre? That's a step back! Portnoy is the greatest but can suddenly make the wrong decision. I hope that he will play for Neal Morse furthermore.
Please no fucking Metropolis part 3... Scene from a Memory is perfect as it is, no need to re-explore or expand on all those themes... what we need is fresh, original stuff.
True, very true!
Seven Degrees of Inner Control
I don't really need a Metropolis 3 but if someone could do it, it would be this lineup of Dream Theater.
@@jesus321ish Nonavarium XD
They’ve always said they had an idea to make a Pt 3.
Metropolis Pt.3 and Kevin Moore as special guest. Please GOD!!!!
Next album should be called: Bordering On Irrelevance.
And because all this is irrelevant to you, you took time out of your day (doing relevant stuff) to comment on this video. Was that quick shot of dopamine at least worth it?
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I think as much as Mike tries to put n a front that he dosnt mind the mangini era stuff, I would think it's like getting back together with a ex wife after she divorced her new husband. Then asking if ur down to watch old sex tapes and anniversary videos of the exes relationship while u were separated lol. On top of that the band u created won a Grammy without you which probably stings a lil more the he would like to admit! I would guess the alien would be the one song they keep on the set list if any from MM era. I'd just correlate that with having to intermingle with the children the ex had with the new husband..ur gonna get along with some better than the others, and who knows maybe u really hit it off with one of them so u don't mind hanging out with the kid at all...I imagine the new songs without him are in a similar arena as "the other kids". The "grammy kid" is definitely the one that went to Harvard and became the golden child out of ALL the sibling from the wife's perspective including the kids she had with u soo..
That blue beard looks ridiculous. Rudess also looks ridiculous that that candy floss hanging off his chin.
Just tell us you don't like beards without telling us you don't like beards.
now replace LaCheese with a singer that does not sound like a cat being skinned alive and we're good
Brutal! But, dear God yes, I hate apologizing for the vocals when I show DT to newbies. I think James is too iconic at this point. It's sort of the band's fault that he struggles so much now. Why not write melodies that aren't complete vocal acrobatics??? If this were a normal band, the singer would have more influence in this arena.
@@wilmer4622agreed! I also think they need to revamp the song formulas... I don't want these long melodic choruses like on every song... preceeded by safe verses and followed by Instrumental crazyness and solos just to come back and hear James vibrato his little heart out to sustain those choruses. 😅
Portnoy looks tired.
As long as he isn't ruining songs with his "singing voice", I can swallow this. Even though Mangini is a way better drummer and all of the "new stuff" is better than Systematic Chaos or Dark clouds by miles..
The growling screams yes...not desirable...But disagree with the rest ..Mike Portnoy is Great in Dream Theater..great composer, great lyrics..Can't believe anyone thinks Differently
Dark Clouds yes, Systemic Chaos no. Also his voice is fine.
Chaos and Clouds are 10/10 u smokin crack? Mangini Era Is 6/10 max lol. Also back vocals are important part of prog, If u cant handle them go listen to Nirvana lol.