Personally, I miss Mike, because of Mike. I miss his personality, his showmanship, his gearing up the crowd.
Do I think DT is a better, tighter unit since he left? Yes, I actually do. I think Luna Park sucked, but Breaking the Fourth Wall was fantastic.
It's just something I have to live with, but he's making records and touring with Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, The Neal Morse Band, Flying Colour and now Metal Allegiance.
Mike's doing his thing. Mike's being Mike, and I like that. Also, Mangini is not Mike. Mangini might be a machine, Mike has groove.