In that interview, if it's the one I'm thinking of, it was cool to hear him address the MP fans who say Mangini has no feel. His reaction is the same as mine.
and is 100% wrong unfortunately!
His reaction is 100% wrong? He's baffled that after playing alongside him for 8 years that people say he has no feel. He's wrong for being baffled?
I completely accept his feeling about MM's "feel" but like many others, I don't see it. I love MM's drumming, but he's certainly not among my "favorite" drummers because of the way he plays. It's just how "I" feel. No disrespect meant.
I do have a similar thought on that. I love Mangini, he is a hell of a drummer and seems like such a nice guy, but "feeling" isn't the first thing to come to mind when I think about his drumming. Technique and speed are some of them.
Not saying I don't like the way he plays, though. But "feeling" is the one thing I would like to listen more from his drum parts. And that's just my opinion, not a universal truth.