Mike Mangini to be new Dream Theater Drummer
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Topic: Mike Mangini to be new Dream Theater Drummer
Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Subject: Mike Mangini to be new Dream Theater Drummer
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 12:50
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Haven't seen any mention of this elsewhere on PA, but it looks like Mike Mangini is the new drummer for Dream Theater, its only a rumour but seems like it could very well be true? http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155989" rel="nofollow - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155989 ------------- You must be joking.....Take a running jump...... |
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: April 01 2011 at 20:45
No! I want Ron Morgenstein!  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 01 2011 at 21:17
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What's the deal with announcing rumors and non-news?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 02 2011 at 02:49
I posted this rumour last week. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=74853&PN=2" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=74853&PN=2 Close thread.
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Harold-The-Barrel wrote:Posted By: prog058
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 10:39
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It's official that Mike Mangini is the new Dream Theater drummer. Thoughts, opinions? How will his style impact on their sound? What do you think of the choice over Minnemann? |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 10:54
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It sounds like a good fit based on the videos. He seems to be a fit personality wise as well. Supposedly they are going to include the documentary with bonus footage with their upcoming album. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157437" rel="nofollow - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157437 ------------- A fun place to review and discuss metal: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - MetalMusicArchives |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:11
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Yes. I wrote the same thing before one minute in MMA. That he fits with the band.
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:18
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Mangini is a cool person, very like the personality of the DT guys, talent is beyond discussion as well and right now I'm hearing him playing in James Labrie solo album and it sounds just great... I think it was a fun documentary and all of them did a great job.
Particulary, Lang and Donati did some really cool stuff, but well, Mangini seems like the right piece of the puzzle. I'm really excited about the new album...
Welcome to the family Mike...
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:19
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I personally liked Lang the most from the videos. Marco was excellent too, but he doesn't fit the "serious" tone of Dream Theater very much. Mike Mangini, welll, he's a very god fit for Dream Theater. It seemed a bit obvious on the outset. He seems very similar in style and attitude to Portnoy. I have some reservations about that. But it will work out. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:22
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Posted By: prog058
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:23
I agree. I think it is very much about fitting in terms of tone and style. When you're dealing with Marco, Mangini, Lang, Virgil, etc, you can't really be choosing for drumming ability as they are all just on a level of insane ability, but I guess they were looking for the full package and Mangini was the closest fit. The guys seemed to really respect his comments aswell. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:28
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I render an opinion when I hear the next album.
Not impressed with all the hoopla when this seemed like the choice for some time. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:33
Gutted it wasn't Lars Ulrich. 
But seriously, Mangini is a great pick. Was kinda hoping for Minnemann coz he seemed like a really cool, friendly guy, and obviously a great drummer too. Also, Hannover (his home town) is about an half an hour away from where I currently live, so I would have moved there just to brag about living in the DT drummers hometown.
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 11:52
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Very good choice. I still won't watch their stupid reality show. I'll hear the album when it's released. I'm glad they picked a good drummer. ------------- 
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Posted By: Endless Wire
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:03
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http://dreamtheater.net/" rel="nofollow - http://dreamtheater.net/
And it is Mike Mangini. Virgil Donati was evidently part of the audition process as well, that would have been interesting. So what do you guys think? ------------- . |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:11
| I was tempted to use the 'yawn' emoticon tbh. I do like Dream Theater (well one or two albums incl Six Degrees and Awake) but find it difficult to stay interested in them now Portnoy has left the buidling. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:14
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I wish they picked a jazzier drummer. ------------- 
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Posted By: Camel666
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:45
My opinion exactly.
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Posted By: madmike
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:47
That wasn't in the discussion at all. They wanted somebody to continue their style, not reinvent it (which was their main complaints with Lang or Donati). The bigger question is seeing what Mangini is able to contribute to the writing process... that's a question mark. But personality-wise, it's like they got a relatively clean-shaven version of Portnoy. (Prior to the documentary, I was concerned Mangini might be getting a bit long in the tooth, but he looked about fifteen years younger playing with the rest of DT.) It also, likely, opens the door for Portnoy to return eventually, as the two are so similar stylistically (albeit Mangini having clearly faster hands). |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 12:56
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Although Marco is by far my favourite of the auditionees, I feel that Mike Mangini is a better fit for the band. Both of them are an upgrade from Portnoy. I liked Minnemann better with Paul Gilbert anyway. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 13:11
So what? I still wish they picked a jazzier drummer. -------------
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 13:14
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i think it's great. I wasn't so sure about Mangini when we didn't know much but speculation, but I think he's a good fit, and am really excited about DT11 oh and...  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:10
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Mike is a good choice, he should fit right in. I think his maturity fits right where the band is now......the "final" test will be interesting. -------------   
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Posted By: Floyd_Echoes
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:32
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.  |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:42
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eh well this drama is over. Hope DT puts out a better album than their last 2. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 14:43
| True that |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:26
3 you mean. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:28
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Posted By: mp3killer
Date 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 . I'm really curious about the new album! ------------- prog forever! |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:53
10 you mean ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 16:01
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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  but it seems Mangini is a jazzier type, so that's good. OK enough of this DT talk for me |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 16:23
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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 )------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 17:26
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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? |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 17:31
oh crap I totally forgot to tell you when I was going  I dont know the next time I'm going, but I will let you know once I do. Anything new albums coming out soon? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 19:14
I usually go an browse, only albums I know coming out are Symphony X soonish and Opeth idk when. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 29 2011 at 19:49
| I thought Mike did an excellent job. Congrats! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 05:00
You definitely were not the first which is why I reported your thread.
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 12:06
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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:15
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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 By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:21
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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 By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 01:03
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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 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: jmatos
Date 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). |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: July 08 2011 at 20:00
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I think Mangini is better than Portnoy! :P ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |