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The Mike Mangini Thread (Thanks & Farewell)

Started by Progmetty, April 29, 2011, 06:32:13 PM

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I'm happy they went with Mangini, are you?

Fuck yeah!
Cool, whatever.
No

Kyo

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on November 13, 2024, 03:45:29 PMHappy hump day everyone! Here is a cool lesson from the Professor explaining some things from View the song. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/8lCQDqnWy2U?si=jKZmfr-o7BEERuvE

Honestly, I think this is Mangini at his worst. Talking for eight minutes about how he came up with a two-second fill all by feel. Uhm, okay?

And he makes it needlessly hard to figure out which section this is from because he offers very little context for the bar of music that this is all about.

hunnus2000

Quote from: Max Kuehnau on November 14, 2024, 05:54:20 AMyes, interesting as ever

I always thought MM toned down his drumming for TA. I guess I was wrong.

Max Kuehnau

#1157
you had to have that impression, because what he does on that album is interesting and intricate and precise and musical as ever, but it's far less obvious than it is on Dramatic Turn, DT12 and View, but you're right, he did not (although some of his ideas weren't used and these were even further out there than what is on the album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XT2vy_IaXY)
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

cminor

Quote from: hunnus2000 on November 14, 2024, 06:21:21 AMI always thought MM toned down his drumming for TA. I guess I was wrong.

I thought the same as well. I remember an interview where MM said that he largely improvised the drum part of TA (or at least much more than on the later albums where he was more involved in the writing process).

Edit: Found it! MM Interview on musicradar.com
"[...] I had nothing to do with the creating, composing and polishing of what the record turned out as. I had less to do with it from beginning to middle to end. That was hard to just show up and play. I improvised it. [...] I had to just sit at my drumset, listen to guitar and piano and play to it."

Stadler

That doesn't in and of itself mean it's not creative.  Trio, by Bill Bruford.

cminor

Quote from: Stadler on November 14, 2024, 07:31:39 AMThat doesn't in and of itself mean it's not creative.  Trio, by Bill Bruford.

True. I'm not a native speaker, so I probably misinterpreted "toned down his drumming".

hefdaddy42

Quote from: Stadler on November 12, 2024, 12:42:15 PMI have spent far too much time today contemplating what "muffled butthole" might sound like.
Watch it, that's my gospel band's name.
Quote from: BlobVanDam on December 11, 2014, 08:19:46 PMHef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.

Tyrannosaurus Chicken

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always." Robin Williams

Northern Lion

I really loved Mike Mangini as DT's drummer.  I discovered DT when I first heard On The Backs of Angels just after it was released.  It's still one of my favorite songs.  And man, what a triumph A View From The Top Of The World was!  I'm grateful that was his last album with the band, he ended strong.

And it's good to see everone again  :)


TheBarstoolWarrior

Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

TAC

Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Zydar on November 09, 2024, 08:20:58 AMTAC are all puns blazing today.

Max Kuehnau

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on November 15, 2024, 01:46:26 PMBeautiful cover from everyone. This is my first time hearing it.
hope you enjoyed it, I always do
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am


TheBarstoolWarrior

Quote from: Max Kuehnau on November 15, 2024, 03:31:38 PMhope you enjoyed it, I always do

Such amazing control and precision. He's also being faithful to Neil's parts and not just going wild. I hope he's recorded more stuff like this at soundchecks  :lol
Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

Max Kuehnau

All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

TAC

Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Zydar on November 09, 2024, 08:20:58 AMTAC are all puns blazing today.

Max Kuehnau

one of my favourite pieces from the album
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

TheBarstoolWarrior

What luck! We've been talking about the astonishing and live shows lately. Going to check this one out tonight because off the top of my head I don't remember what it sounds like.
Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

devieira73

For anyone interested (from MM Facebook):

Coming sooner than later 😉 is the 1st of Two Releases. Ultimately, they are made to complement each other in an educational manner.

Release #1 contains the Drum-Cam footage that fans have been requesting for years. This is Drums-Only footage (from my mics/cams/feed minus all music or ambient instruments,) and on me only for not just entire songs, but ENTIRE live performances, studio sessions, practices, solo album, clinic solos etc. You'll have access to what is hoards of footage that could make handfuls of DVDs for ONE LOW PRICE with access to EVERYTHING in the VOD. Nothing like it exists and this is just the beginning!!

#The 2nd Release will consist of the Courses people have been requesting, as well as access to all old and new Courses, "Practice with Mike" Coaching, Single Lessons, Tips, Bonus Footage and EVERYTHING in it for ONE low price!!! It is modular with interchangeable applications and nothing like it exists- this IS Rhythm Knowledge.

#mikemangini #rhythmknowledge #drumcam

vimeo.com/mikemangini

Max Kuehnau

he actually mentioned some things about new music next year (not being a solo project) too. I'm interested to know how that will turn out.
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

TheBarstoolWarrior

Mike releases his Vimeo videos! There will be 2 different ones: 1) live cams from shows and studio, 2) instructional materials

Here is the list for the live and studio set, which only has the drums and not DT music because he doesn't have the rights to that: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/livestudiodrumming

You have to subscribe to Vimeo to watch that but at the bottom of the page you can watch a few free videos including Mike doing a little cover of Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke (especially cool!) and Zappa's The Black Page.

I am not sure how to get to the lessons set but here is his homepage: https://vimeo.com/mikemangini

Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

devieira73

I probably would buy it if it was released on blu-ray or digitally.

TheBarstoolWarrior

Quote from: devieira73 on November 29, 2024, 05:35:05 AMI probably would buy it if it was released on blu-ray or digitally.

This Vimeo thing is fairly annoying or I am just not understanding it. Apparently you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to have access. I was trying to see if there is a one-time download option but I don't think there is.
Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

gzarruk

I'd also like to have a one time pay download option, but I get why there isn't. Don't think I'll sign for a monthly subscription sadly, as I'd love to see this stuff.

devieira73

The thing is Vimeo has more than a fair price if you are a drummer and want to access all its material for study purposes, but if you just want to purchase an specific material, as a more general music fan, to appreciate it whenever you want, it doesn't make sense to pay monthly and never really own it in any form.

Schurftkut

you could just record your screen when playing all the stuff you want, and then you have it all on file? Would save a lot of money.

Max Kuehnau

yeah I know that the VLC player (in case you've heard of that one, or not) will do that for you out of the box if you tell it what to do
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

devieira73

Well, indeed you can sign it for a month and learn to make all this hard work (it's 17h 31min of material!). I guess it's A LOT of work and in the end it won't have the hightest quality compared to the original source.
C'mon, digital donwload for US$ 30 or 2 blu-rays for US$ 40 and everybody will be really happy!

Max Kuehnau

IIRC, Vimeo does have the option for paid downloads too, I don't know any details about it though
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

devieira73


TheBarstoolWarrior

Mike Mangini Drum Solo (2004.11.20/Drum Clinic in S.Korea)


Happy Friday!

Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

TheBarstoolWarrior

Here's a good one for the weekend! I recently listened to an interview in which Mike states he actually started out as a Jazz and classical drummer. Apparently he did and won many jazz drum competitions.

Here's a cool different side of Mikes playing with some swing! The signature (quite insane) speed and melodic approach is there but with a different feel from what he's known for in DT or Vai.

https://youtu.be/IiRnx6IkRJE?si=rC5oQE40flYfkqc_
Disclaimer: All opinions stated are my own unless otherwise specified. I do not personally know any present or former members of DT. From time to time where the context is or should be obvious, I may decline to explicitly label my words as opinion. I cannot predict the future.

gzarruk

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on December 06, 2024, 07:07:10 PMHere's a good one for the weekend! I recently listened to an interview in which Mike states he actually started out as a Jazz and classical drummer. Apparently he did and won many jazz drum competitions.

Here's a cool different side of Mikes playing with some swing! The signature (quite insane) speed and melodic approach is there but with a different feel from what he's known for in DT or Vai.

https://youtu.be/IiRnx6IkRJE?si=rC5oQE40flYfkqc_

I'd seen this one before, but it's still mindblowing :omg:

Setlist Scotty

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on December 06, 2024, 07:07:10 PMHere's a good one for the weekend! I recently listened to an interview in which Mike states he actually started out as a Jazz and classical drummer. Apparently he did and won many jazz drum competitions.
Got a link to that interview?
Quote from: BlobVanDam on November 13, 2015, 07:37:14 PMAs a basic rule, if you hate it, you must solely blame Portnoy. If it's good, then you must downplay MP's contribution to the band as not being important anyway, or claim he's just lying. It's the DTF way.
Quote from: TAC on July 10, 2024, 08:26:41 AMPOW is awesome! :P