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Kashmir75

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Topic: Mike Mangini to be new Dream Theater Drummer
Posted: July 08 2011 at 20:00

I think Mangini is better than Portnoy! :P

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Posted: May 01 2011 at 17:41

I feel that Mangini will be the drummer equivalent of Derek Sherinian. From the videos I've seen, I'm not impressed with him at all (outside his speed).

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Posted: May 01 2011 at 01:03

I dont know, I think DT has something to prove to the fans, and this has happened to them twice already. The first time, Images & Words was released, and then the second time, Scenes From A Memory was released...

Third time's a charm

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Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:21

Watching that doc I got the feeling that they were looking for someone that would sit back and do what they're told rather than contribute to the style or writing. I'm thinking we won't see much difference in the next record, Mangini is a great drummer though.

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Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:15

All this DT drama is lame.

Just make the damn album already.
Hope it's somewhat in the vein of "Awake" (imo, their best album).

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Posted: April 30 2011 at 12:06

JJLehto wrote:

darkshade wrote:

JJLehto wrote:

Well also I really really dont like talking about DT at all.
That's positive or negative.

But as a prog site, and me being a drummer, I had to at least pop in this one.

When ya going to VV bro?

oh crap I totally forgot to tell you when I was going Embarrassed

I dont know the next time I'm going, but I will let you know once I do. Anything new albums coming out soon?

I usually go an browse, only albums I know coming out are Symphony X soonish and Opeth idk when.

Nice, I think Symphony X is in June, and I dont know when the Opeth one is coming out.

I know the Neal Morse album comes out May 23 and the KC Projeckt album is May 30, but yea I could spend 4 hours in there just looking around. I try to browse through the used CD racks; which are usually in excellent condition, and I always find at least one album that I would get (last time it was The Tangent - "Down and Out In London and Paris" for 5 bucks or something like that, in perfect condition.)

I'll probably go soon, I usually decide to go on a whim, unless there's an album coming out.

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Posted: April 30 2011 at 05:00

prog058 wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil

It's probably because you could find 3 other suitable threads in which to discuss this.

I was first to start a thread about this directly after the youtube video

You definitely were not the first which is why I reported your thread.

Edited by Snow Dog - April 30 2011 at 05:03

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 19:49

I thought Mike did an excellent job. Congrats!

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 19:14

darkshade wrote:

oh crap I totally forgot to tell you when I was going Embarrassed

I dont know the next time I'm going, but I will let you know once I do. Anything new albums coming out soon?

I usually go an browse, only albums I know coming out are Symphony X soonish and Opeth idk when.

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 17:31

oh crap I totally forgot to tell you when I was going Embarrassed

I dont know the next time I'm going, but I will let you know once I do. Anything new albums coming out soon?

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 17:26

Well also I really really dont like talking about DT at all.
That's positive or negative.

But as a prog site, and me being a drummer, I had to at least pop in this one.

When ya going to VV bro?

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 16:23

I kind of wanted Minneman over Mangini as well, but I can live with Mangini being the drummer. If you watched the video, you can tell Mike REALLY wanted the job, he was so emotional.

I think Minneman, Rudess, and Petrucci are going to be doing some type of side-project in the future

EDIT: yea I'm done talking about DT for a while, I'm very glad this fiasco is over with, I can just chill out until the new album news comes around (watch, it'll be something like next week, then I'll never relax LOL

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Edited by darkshade - April 29 2011 at 16:24

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 16:01

Octavarium I enjoyed, SC and BC&SL were just horrid. More so the latter one.

I just wanted a different type of drummer, one that may move DT in a different way which is needed badly. Roddy would've done that LOL

but it seems Mangini is a jazzier type, so that's good.

OK enough of this DT talk for me

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:53

sleeper wrote:

JJLehto wrote:

eh well this drama is over.

Hope DT puts out a better album than their last 2.

3 you mean.

10 you mean Wink

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:36

Can't complain about the choice, Mangini's audition parts were played most accurate to Portnoy style, so he should do fine from technical point of View . Clap

I'm really curious about the new album!

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:28

JJLehto wrote:

eh well this drama is over. Hope DT puts out a better album than their last 2.

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:26

JJLehto wrote:

eh well this drama is over.

Hope DT puts out a better album than their last 2.

3 you mean.

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:43

True that

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:42

eh well this drama is over.

Hope DT puts out a better album than their last 2.

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Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:32

Triceratopsoil wrote:

I liked Minnemann better with Paul Gilbert anyway.

Yeah I was thinkng exactly that!

And yes, Mangini seems to fit better with DT than the others... I prefer Donati, Minnemann and Roddy on their own musical projects anyway. Wink