flyersnorth
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Well ok then. Did not see this coming.
Mangini definitely got the wrong end of the boot, but Portnoy's chemistry and songwriting are just way too good for Dream Theatre to go without him.Maybe it was voluntary, but it feels like Mangini got done wrong.
I'm kinda torn.
I love MP and the musicality he adds in his drumming, and he's a founding member of course.
But I finally grew to appreciate MM to the point where I felt that the drumming on AVFTTOTW was the best I'd ever heard in Dream Theater and I was looking forward to the next release to see if he could push himself even further. It sounded like he and the band were finally in sync and bringing out the best in each other.
I honestly haven't enjoyed anything MP has done outside of Dream Theater except for LTE3 - all his projects were kind of bland IMO.
My guess is that DT knows they only have a few more albums in the tank before calling it (Rudess is 66), and want to go out with MP back in the fold.
Metropolis, part III would be an epic way to cap off a brilliant career.
Holy shit I had no idea Rudess was 66. He does not look it lol.
As far as MP's solo stuff - I loved the first Winery Dogs record, but the next two were very meh to me.
I'm not a fan of Kotzen's voice and style so it was hard for me to get into Winery Dogs.
I had high hopes for Adrenaline Mob because of Russell Allen but that also felt kinda underwhelming. Hopefully the new Symphony X release knocks it out of the park, but honestly the Michael Romeo solo stuff has been incredible and I want more of that!
Kotzen is an virtuoso talent but I can see how his voice can grate.