Place your bets again - DT's next top model.

[Metabog]

You forgot me.

I'm sorry, you weren't on Jacob's list. He won't come after you and take your web page down. You can't force fate by taking down your own page... our lives course correct. In the end, you will find your way.

 

[Super Dude]

4+8+15+16+23+42=108

It's been 100 days since MP left DT. That means 8 more days until the announcement!

[blackngold29]

4+8+15+16+23+42=108

It's been 100 days since MP left DT. That means 8 more days until the announcement!

Christmas Eve. Bam!

[Super Dude]

Whoa, I didn't even think of that.

AND DECEMBER 25TH IS A MULTIPLE OF 5 LIKE ON OCTAVARIUM!!!

[EPICVIEW]

4+8+15+16+23+42=108

It's been 100 days since MP left DT. That means 8 more days until the announcement!

You cracked the code.... soon the answers will be questions, and questions will be the anwers.

we shall witness!!!

[Super Dude]

And we'll finally figure out how to get off this goddamned island.

[antigoon]

Holy shit. 100 days? Seems like yesterday.

[SystematicThought]

4 - Minnemann
8 - Lang
15 - Zombie Portnoy
16 - Moore
23 - Mangini
42 - ?!!??!

Who will it be? Tune in next week on ABC.

When was Mangini ruled out?

[blackngold29]

If they announce it on December 24th I'll... do something.

[Perpetual Change]

I wouldn't be surprised if ainamatore is just full of hot air. Yes he claimed to be JP's brother in law, but JP probably wouldn't tell things of such secretive nature to someone immature enough to go blabbing them online. So even if he is JP's brother-in-law, JP would probably be as thankful about him being silenced as those people who want him to back up his statements are  Furthermore, he's always this matter-o-fact, even though he's usually wrong.

::thinks about PR posts::

::cringes::

[ZirconBlue]

@ ZirconBlue: It's true that part of the lyrics of RTK are about Kevin Moore. However, it's only the latter verses ("I remember when you were the quiet type") not the first ones, which are more about the music industry.

You are correct that the beginning part of the song is about Jim Pitulski, but I think the dividing line is earlier in the song.  I don't see why Jim would ever have any publishing rights to "keep".

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

@ ZirconBlue: It's true that part of the lyrics of RTK are about Kevin Moore. However, it's only the latter verses ("I remember when you were the quiet type") not the first ones, which are more about the music industry.

You are correct that the beginning part of the song is about Jim Pitulski, but I think the dividing line is earlier in the song.  I don't see why Jim would ever have any publishing rights to "keep".

Space Dye Vest is about falling in love with Jim Pitulski. Totally heterosexual man love.

[bosk1]

As far as ainamotore, Fiery Winds and Skydivingninja pretty much nailed it.  I don't care who he is--his posts were inappropriate, and he refused to tone it down.

[skydivingninja]

Maybe I'm going soft, but while you are correct, I've also seen quite a few genuine "people of importance" shouted down as impostors by smug internet nerds.

I remember a few years ago, when Octavarium was about due for release, and some fella on DT.net insisted that he'd heard it and shared a few tidbits.

He was addressed very rudely, and eventually he left, saying something along the lines of "you'll be laughing on the other side of your faces when you listen to the title track and hear James LaBrie screaming 'TRAPPED INSIDE THIS OCTAVARIUM'."

Seem to recall it was met with general eyerolling. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," kinda thing.

But that stuff is more plausible than someone claiming to be JP's brother-in-law, especially if it was around the same time reviewers were getting their copies of the album.

Plus I'm knackered right now, so hey. My judgment's not spectacular.

Someone photoshop this quote onto a serene nature image!

[LTE777]

I honestly hope its Mangini, i have been a fan of his for such a long time (Since Vai) but I truly think (although the other drummers are great) he has a personality and playing style that really suites what DT would need as a drummer.  He is a groover, cocky, funny, respectful, and he looks like he has heaps of fun playing.
 He is a big personality and I think this is what sets him apart from the rest.

Check out Fire Garden Suite by Steve Vai if anyone has any doubts about his creative playing...also the JLB solo albums (Mull, Mull2 & Elements).

I wish it was Donati, Land or Minneman etc but at the end of the day, I can see no other replacement than Mike Mangini....here's hoping!!!

Check this out if you cant imagine him being perfect for DT11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFUJSUJBJks&feature=fvsr

Also, its a big call but Fire Garden Suite can easily be a contender on drums to Dance of Eternity.

[TAC]

Speaking of Mangini, can someone recommend ONE album that he plays on which shows off his skills the best?

[Funkafonik]

Speaking of Mangini, can someone recommend ONE album that he plays on which shows off his skills the best?

He still has to record something he had a hand in the songwriting besides Extreme's 3 songs on WFTP... but try any live bootlegs of Tribe Of Judah & Extreme ('95 tour), and Steve Vai's Alive in an Ultra World.

[TAC]

Speaking of Mangini, can someone recommend ONE album that he plays on which shows off his skills the best?

He still has to record something he had a hand in the songwriting besides Extreme's 3 songs on WFTP... but try any live bootlegs of Tribe Of Judah & Extreme ('95 tour), and Steve Vai's Alive in an Ultra World.

I'm more likely to try some Vai stuff, as Extreme does nothing for me..

[robwebster]

Maybe I'm going soft, but while you are correct, I've also seen quite a few genuine "people of importance" shouted down as impostors by smug internet nerds.

I remember a few years ago, when Octavarium was about due for release, and some fella on DT.net insisted that he'd heard it and shared a few tidbits.

He was addressed very rudely, and eventually he left, saying something along the lines of "you'll be laughing on the other side of your faces when you listen to the title track and hear James LaBrie screaming 'TRAPPED INSIDE THIS OCTAVARIUM'."

Seem to recall it was met with general eyerolling. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," kinda thing.

But that stuff is more plausible than someone claiming to be JP's brother-in-law, especially if it was around the same time reviewers were getting their copies of the album.

True! But people do post online.

One thing I remember is... er, there's a website, could be reddit or something? I don't really use those kinda sites, but one of them does something along the lines of "Ask a something." So it might be "ask a surgeon" and then a member who's a surgeon would answer a bunch of medical questions, or "ask a 70-year-old" and a seventy-year-old would answer all the members' questions about Werthers' Originals and retirement, etc. etc. "Ask a member of the Doctor Who Production Team" was one of them, and some guy started dropping loads of cool hints about the next series.

He was essentially burnt as a witch. He was also vindicated by history.

JP's brother-in-law is a little more of a long shot, but I keep seeing that kind of thing over and over again, so I've kinda started to err on the side of caution, lately. I'd say there's a good chance he's making stuff up. Very good chance. But it's not impossible. I don't think it's entirely implausible, either.

I think... that what I'm saying is that I don't necessarily think it's true - I'm not ready to fall for it just yet - but I do think it could be true. I don't really have any reason to doubt him, just yet. And if he's a liar, he seems like a clever one.

Someone photoshop this quote onto a serene nature image!

If this becomes a "thing" I'm going to have to ask to start taking royalties.

...Or copyrighting all the awful cod bollocks I constantly spout.

[ReaPsTA]

Speaking of Mangini, can someone recommend ONE album that he plays on which shows off his skills the best?

Elements of Persuasion.

Something I thought of.

I would say that both DS and JR have done by far their best work in DT.  JLB's abilities as a vocalist were fully developed in the context of the band.

Basically - it's not a given that Mangini will be exactly as good in DT as he was beforehand.  The band seems to have a knack for bringing out the best in its members.

[ariich]

I would say that both DS and JR have done by far their best work in DT.  JLB's abilities as a vocalist were fully developed in the context of the band.

Basically - it's not a given that Mangini will be exactly as good in DT as he was beforehand.  The band seems to have a knack for bringing out the best in its members.

Personally I'd say that from a keyboard standpoint DS has improved since then, but DT was certainly the best thing he'd done up to that point. Same with JR, as you say.

[Leorimus]

I honestly hope its Mangini, i have been a fan of his for such a long time (Since Vai) but I truly think (although the other drummers are great) he has a personality and playing style that really suites what DT would need as a drummer.  He is a groover, cocky, funny, respectful, and he looks like he has heaps of fun playing.
 He is a big personality and I think this is what sets him apart from the rest.

Check out Fire Garden Suite by Steve Vai if anyone has any doubts about his creative playing...also the JLB solo albums (Mull, Mull2 & Elements).

I wish it was Donati, Land or Minneman etc but at the end of the day, I can see no other replacement than Mike Mangini....here's hoping!!!

Check this out if you cant imagine him being perfect for DT11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFUJSUJBJks&feature=fvsr

Also, its a big call but Fire Garden Suite can easily be a contender on drums to Dance of Eternity.

I've seen all the Mangini videos that have been posted on the forum, and I honestly don't see the creativity side... to me it's very "normal" nothing to write home about. Mangini is incredibly fast but that's it, at least from what I've heard so far... If he is indeed the chosen one I really hope he steps it up. To me he is not in the same league as Lang or Minnemann, as you guys know from my posts I'm a big supporter of Lang, but having seen Minnemann's chemistry with Jordan and his creative drumming I would be perfectly happy if they went with Minnemann.

[Global Laziness]

Check this out if you cant imagine him being perfect for DT11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFUJSUJBJks&feature=fvsr

That video did absolutely nothing for me, but I'm checking out Fire Garden Suite now. Definitely better so far.

[atmyne]

fire garden suite is sick! although Vai probably did come up with all the drum parts for it. still a great performance!

[Kyo]

Personally I'd say that from a keyboard standpoint DS has improved since then, but DT was certainly the best thing he'd done up to that point.

Yeah, definitely. Derek didn't get to use his full potential in DT.

[Bertielee]

The more I see of Minnemann, the more I hope he's the new drummer. The guy has everything. As for Mangini, he's very technical and all, but his style doesn't click for me.

B.Lee

[TL]

I'm still hoping for Lang. Minnemann and Mangini would certainly be solid choices too though.

[TheVoxyn]

The amount I could care less for DT is becoming smaller by the day, but this speculation has me kind of excited.

[Nihil-Morari]

The amount I could care less for DT is becoming smaller by the day, but this speculation has me kind of excited.

Wow, that was a difficult sentence to figure out. But yeah, I feel you.

[atmyne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIROxGad9X8&feature=related

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[DarkLord_Lalinc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIROxGad9X8&feature=related

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Holy shit.

[Nihil-Morari]

Old: Bobby Jarzombek doing Bambi (but with full band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRF9NsC2D_U

[Leorimus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIROxGad9X8&feature=related

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That was awesome... Minnemann is impressive, I'm torn between him and Lang... For those who have not listened to Lang on a band setting check this out:  https://www.myspace.com/officialstork/music  Check the songs... Loki , Metal Fatigue, Nautilus... you will not regret it!

[Arch Benemy]

Old: Bobby Jarzombek doing Bambi (but with full band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRF9NsC2D_U

Love that video, and it's a great track even without the video. Don't forget The Cereal Mouse too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RztR4E12dGU

[wolfking]

Old: Bobby Jarzombek doing Bambi (but with full band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRF9NsC2D_U

yeah that always amazes me, as does this classic; 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RztR4E12dGU