Interesting stuff. It’s weird hearing Portnoy express the things he wants in Dream Theater while also knowing that ultimately it’s not his call. Very stark contrast from when he was in the band. Also got the impression that if he’s in charge of the Setlist again, we’re not going to get Mangini era stuff.
The fact that so much is an open question lends credence to the theory that the initial announcement was rushed though. It sounds like they haven’t even really had a full band meeting yet.
Yeah, the way he worded it, it seems like JP just called him and went "would you like to come back?", he said "sure!" and they just made an announcement. I'm obviously exaggerating (or anti-exaggerating?) but to the DTF resident lawyers, please watch the video before saying I like to assume and make things up
Mike explicitly says they didn't talk about business at all and just had a friendly chat, that's it.
Really glad to see a wiser, more mellow MP vs how he was when he left the band. He seems genuinely excited about being back without worrying about how much in control of stuff he's going to be once they get together again.
Very stark contrast from when he was in the band. Also got the impression that if he’s in charge of the Setlist again, we’re not going to get Mangini era stuff.
I haven't watched the video yet but if that's the case that would be disappointing to say the least.
Well, he said he'll do what the other guys want too. Meaning, if they want to play songs from that era then he'll do it, he just wants to revisit mainly the stuff he was involved with.
He also talked about rotating setlists and that kind of thing. It was really nice actually.