Mike Mangini and Portnoy--daisy picking and skipping through meadows?

[Grizz]

Black Clouds kicks DTXII where its balls should be.

[wasteland]

Hi guys, this is my first post here.

I found my way here to this thread because I've got the same opinion as the OP, and googled led me here
Even though MM is technically better than MP, in my opinion he does not bring in the same groove and feeling that MP did and also I miss the songwriting abilities of MP.

When I heard the self-titled, i was like what is that? That's not DT... at least not to me. Listening to the self-titled now gives me a better understanding of what MP must have done behind the scenes. I can imagine it was sometimes hell working with him, but that musical conflict between JP & MP somehow, at least for me, made DT so great. And now that part is missing... 

I really don't get this. I mean, I can totally understand people not liking DT12, two of my best friends don't like it, but to say it's not DT? I don't understand, sincerely! Explain, because I'm very interested.

[jmasterx]

It's nice to see the 2 Mikes together getting along

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

  Actually had to look twice before realizing the obvious.

[Zydar]

I know there are plenty of pics of MM on the web but that one is so great for shoopin'

[hefdaddy42]

Black Clouds kicks DTXII where its balls should be.

I could not disagree more.

[Tick]

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on.  Jesus is awesome, but he's damn sure no Billy Sheehan.

[Dublagent66]

Black Clouds kicks DTXII where its balls should be.

I could not disagree more.

I think he meant to say the fleshy patch where DT's balls use to be.

[Stadler]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on.  Jesus is awesome, but he's damn sure no Billy Sheehan.

Actually, and I'm being dead serious here, I thought Mike already looked a little like the popular depiction of Jesus in that photo, without being retouched (see The Last Supper for example).

[snapple]

What the fuck.

[kirksnosehair]

[Grizz]

 

[JayOctavarium]

Holy shit