Labrie is done. And really, even if he was in his prime, his voice and singing style are just so dated now that it's going to turn anything into pure cheese.Mangini is a robot, Portnoy is not. Very happy this is happening. Next hopefully Labrie gets his crap together.
Love Winery Dogs
Flying Colors?I don't know. I was rather enjoying MPs side projects (esp. Sons of Apollo and Winery Dogs) more than DT of late.
Labrie is done. And really, even if he was in his prime, his voice and singing style are just so dated now that it's going to turn anything into pure cheese.
I saw them when they 1st came out in NYC, phenomenal show. Never really dug the 2nd album but the 1st is still a big favorite of mineFlying Colors?
I told my best friend this exact thing today when I read the article about Portnoy coming back. Told him there was no way that was by chance.Having hung out with Mangini a few months ago...basically his contract was up. When he signed on it was for a fixed amount of albums and tours, potentially to be extended, but likely not. The timing of the release of his solo album is not a coincidence either (which is definitely worth checking out)
I told my best friend this exact thing today when I read the article about Portnoy coming back. Told him there was no way that was by chance.
Me too! Actually like them better than Dream Theater, but I know I'm probably in the minority around here.Love Winery Dogs
saw them a couple of weeks ago - Mike just looks like he is having soo much funLove Winery Dogs
Agree and same here. Portnoy have a swagger and a kind of groove to his playing that makes DT sound so unique when he's in the band. That really went a miss when he left. The way he flams on hits and laggs a bit in his playing so tasty and makes the songs not "standing still" whereas I personally feel the songs did with Mangini. Mangini is frankly too good technique wise that he plays the parts so clean it's ridicolous (in a positive way ability wise that a human can play the way he plays.... but negatively groove wise).Happy to read this.
I stopped listening to DT when Mangini joined, I felt the next albums they had together were losing focus, being way too much technical and makes it irritating to listen, I guess that’s what happens when a guitarist takes the production in his hands.... ha ha...
Mangini is amazing but he is a machine and Portnoy is human (said the guy who can’t hold a drum stick correctly).
I always thought that DT would have been a better band if they ditched the keyboards and singer and just went as a 3 piece with maybe a 2nd guitarist and add a vocalist with a bit more growl and heft.
Mangini can play circles around Portnoy. Maybe he became tired of the noodle soup and it became palpable to the others. Who knows? The decision couldn't have been primarily based on drumming skill.