Dream Theater new drummer

http://www.musicradar.com...ditions-round-1-431049

check out the video link at the bottom of this article, cool 20 min film on the first of 7 drummers to audition...man that is music-making like we can only dream of here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L609JsPFmmI

is the direct link. worth a watch.

lol. he has a couple of projects going, one with neal morse and steve morse, and one with russell allen.

From what I've read (on the internet, so it must be true! ) it's been Mangini's job all along.  Big shoes to fill with Portnoy's departure.

Here's a picture of their new drummer...



(or is it?)

it's only the drummer....LOL

the choice will influence how things go, if (as expected) it's mike mangini then you can expect the prog quotient to increase, whereas if they go for someone from a metal background (roddy, minneman) then you can expect that part of the sound to be more pervasive...

Just like mosh you lost me on the 13th blah.

where mike portnoy's been:


http://guitarinternationa...standing-in-his-field/


making and album with steve morse

 

Steve Morse: Yeah I can tell you, all they can do is get mad at me. [Laughs] I’m recording with a really good lineup of people and we just finished arranging the songs. There’s myself, Dave Larue, Mike Portnoy on drums and Neal Morse from Spock’s Beard, well formerly of Spock’s Beard. He’s done a lot of things with Portnoy, the latest thing was Transatlantic. So they’ve done a lot of Prog type albums.

Then, our vocalist is Casey McPherson, who’s in a band called Alpha Rev and was in another band Endochine. He’s like the young guy in the band, with a great voice and a great songwriter. So we’re meeting in this place in the middle of all our different influences and writing stuff together.

apparently part II is out, so looks like a vid a day...yay!

To me, Awake was their best album. 

But I enjoy Kevin Moore's stuff post-DT stuff a lot, especially OSI.

James, you might want to check out Awake and Images & Words.  There's a lot of good stuff there.

craigb


I&W is still my favorite.  If I had a choice, I'd rather they replaced the singer, not the drummer.

I think that's why I didn't go any further than the one CD. His voice seems a bit 'wimpy' over that powerful music.

Mark, thanks for posting this.  I've really enjoyed the videos.  Some amazing drummers there.


James - I highly, highly recommend "Falling into Infinity".  An amazing Cd.

Since Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding used to be my favorite Elton John song/s when I was young I really like Scenes as well (I used to bug the crap out of the DJ to play it and they hated to since it was so long).

I love their version of Perfect Strangers on that as well.

Speaking (as I did) about Cookie Monster vocals, this is a crack up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gUcnUjhRX0&feature=player_embedded#at=37

craigb


I&W is still my favorite.  If I had a choice, I'd rather they replaced the singer, not the drummer.

Man Craig, is there anything you post that I don't agree with? Scary. LOL! I&W was what sold me on DT. I felt they had the perfect mix of prog, hooks and musicianship on that album...and to me, James actually sounded quite good. From there, though I love musically stimulating albums, I felt they substituted hooks for wankage with less of what drew me to them in the first place.
 
James started getting rough because his voice has been toast. The poor guy has had a tough time over the years but refuses to give up. He's actually a bad singer now because his voice just can't handle it. He pushed it too much. The guy that would be the perfect singer in my opinion, would be Tony Harnell from TNT, remember him? He'd be the only guy I'd consider because he sounds a bit like James did in his prime...but better in my opinion.
 
I really think this band had the best of all worlds at one time. But they felt the need to change directions and hey, who am I to say anthing...they have remained successful and are definitely legends. I always would tell people...
 
"In the 60's we had Gentle Giant. In the 70's we had YES. In the 80's we had Rush. In the 90's and beyond, Dream Theater raised the bar so high....I'm not even interested in what could come next." :)