MikeMangini The Alien Tour Prep
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- This drum play-along of The Alien, by Dream Theater, was filmed at 110% speed for tour prep purposes. The drum configuration matches the Pearl Green Chrome Fade Kit used on the album.
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Drumming like the alien.
Rightly said.... 😀
you just got urself a new subscriber and apparently a tractor connoisseur all of the sudden
Yeah, I figure anyone who can play in Dream Theater is not of this earth. Ooh, I just realised that was a Satriani reference. Bonus! 😁🎸🤘
This video confirms what we were thinking all along. Mike Mangini is an alien and his playing proves it
Just switches hands to play metric modulation patterns ambidextrous…no big deal. Fucking amazing!
Mike! 😭😭😭
Thank you for your life that was shared in Dream Theater. You weren't just a filler for the band to move forward; you were a full-fledged band member.
You will always be the best drummer in my books.
You are right!
Amen to that
Amen
Mike is every bit as good as Mike (I guess that could get confusing) just different,
❤❤
Well said, friend.
When people get to Area51, mike mangini will open the door.
Yeaaaahh. Thats nice!!!
😂😂😂
He’ll open the door, give you a huge smile and hand you a beer. He’s such an awesome guy if you ever get to meet him.
Hahaha !🤣🤣🖖🤟
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you earn a Grammy.
st anger won a grammy xD
is no one gonna talk about how much better this is than the studio version, solely because of the drumming production.
@@AvgABC561 LOL
, F*ck yeah! It took Mangini to go above and beyond with the drumming to bring DT over the top to win them that Grammy.
Mike Mangini doesn’t get the credit he deserves. This is another level of musicality, another level of playing drums. Love every song he did with Dream Theater. Portnoy era is amazing but you cannot say Dream Theater now without thinking Mike Mangini ! 🤘
❤
Damn dream theatre songs are soo fast and difficult to play on drums.!!!
Mike Mangini - “too easy, gotta speed it up another 10%”
Good Luck to Mike Portnoy learning this 😂😂😂
For real. No chance Portnoy will ever be able to play this.
😂😂😂
@@nickstanley396 agree
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To all Dream Theatre cover bands : “RIP” !
Hahahahahahahaahhaha
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lol
Hahaha 😂😂
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I can not belive that you are kicket out of Dream Theater. You are an amazing drummer, whish you all the best.
Im a huge Portnoy fan.... But Mangini is on another level techically. To come in and take for Portnoy was no easy task and he did it while making it look effortless. Mangini is also extremely humble and doesnt take it for granted.
Same!
Mangini was worst option for DT. Sound of his snare is... ahh... 🤮 Thomas Lang should by a drummer in DT.
@ivan sicaja I've seen Lang live with Paul Gilbert and he's excellent, but he's not a patch on Mangini, sorry. He auditioned for DT and wasn't right for them.
@@ivansicaja624
Yes, that snaresound is some sort of (can't describe it properly) dead.
But the rest of the set is sonically huge.
@@julianmorgan5994
What do you mean especially?
I'm not a drummer, normally I would be listening for petrucci's parts but watching you is mesmerizing. It baffles me how you can be so busy and yet stay so bloody tasty! Mind is blown!
the only way is precision. Otherwise it's just a mess, with this many notes!!
Totally agree.. usually I focus more on the fight between petrucci and rudess or petrucci and myung😁😁
It deserves so much attention and respect.
This guy is going to own the stage this tour
@@morbidmanmusic yup this is why people like the professor (neil peart, or octopuss danny (tool) are tecnically drumming gods
Distance Over Time was the beginning of his true arrival, now get ready for the total takeover of Mike Mangini folks! 🔥🔥
Agreed 👍
You said all
yesssss! I thought the same thing!!!
For the most part. This album should definitely feature his more unlocked capabilities though since he came up with this part or the song was written around this part I believe
Yeah..
I was ready since the time he was approved at the NY audition!
It's time for JP to "rely" the drumming part on to MM
Was not disappointed at all, in fact my HIGH expectations were exceeded. Thank you so much for this vid, Mike, the master, Mangini.
i dont get it, what meaning of "wasn't disappointed at all"...
This was a giant middle finger to everyone who said Mangini plays with no feel. He truly is the man capable of anything
sumbody covering mangini's parts with mp's style...i think it doesn't fit...
@@mrgreenpepper1097 I'm a red pepper bitch
Portnoy is way better.
@@EetFuk8 At specifically what? There’s too many aspects of drumming to determine. He’s definitely not faster than Mangini I can tell your that for fact. But there’s no point in comparing them anyways bc they’re both different beasts.
@@bradycowles5520 So, if being faster means being better to you, then all the faster drummers than Mangini are better than him. And being technically better does not mean being better either. Jordan Rudess has more techinique and pace than Kevin Moore, but it's undoubtedly certain that Kevin is way better. You have to be creative, have feeling, and show your passion through your instrument, which Mangini lacks thereof. That being said, I'm not a Portnoy fanboy, but when you compare the two, it's Portnoy who's definitely better. I know that Portnoy will never be back in Dt, but I want Dt to replace Mangini with a better drummer. I don't care how much technique or speed he has, he is just terrible on the drums. I don't feel anything when I listen to him, and his hits are so weak and dull. Just stop being a Mangini fanboy and accept his flaws.
Well, that was absolutely killer. Catchy, aggressive, interesting patterns. Awesome. I think you’ve made a lot of DT fans happy with this one Mike. I’m personally looking fwd to seeing this one live.
🙌🙌🙌
oooohhh yurrrrr
i'd like to see you cover this XD
Yeah this is def not some Flamatuer hour stuff. Mangini rubbed his ass and balls all over possibly any DT drum track thus far. MAD SCIENTIST!
OHHHH yurr!!!
Hei, make reaction video of this !!!
He is 58 years old, older than Lars Ulrich, and still one of the best drummers on the planet
He’s smart. He makes it look effortless and never comprised his body for the music. It’s crazy that he is near 60 and can play like this.
@@jimtownsend3910 i think its just extremely good technique. He burns way less calories than some other drummers while playing more notes. It just flows very naturally.
I dont think anyone would agree that lars is one of the best LOL
Not a great comparison 😉
Not sure why Lars was getting involved in this….
First time in DT that Mangini can really sound like Mangini. The bar was high and this blew away even the most esceptic people.
I wait portnoy play this song 😅
I don’t think he can 😂
Was lucky to meet Mike Mangini when I had the chance to open for Vai in college. He was the nicest, most humble guy. Nothing could prepare me for when I heard him live.
Monster player.
I’m a fan for life, and he is a perfect fit for DT!
One of the best Drummer in human history, respect🤟🤟🤟
He looks so fluid and technically perfect at the same time!!!
And relaxed too - as a master should look like.
@@tristantheuerkorn5124 you have to be fully relaxed and is the secret to pulling off this level of playing.
@@flabbergastmau
Absolutely!
I took lessons with Tommy Igoe and He said the thought I must play faster so I squeeze tighter is Absolutely wrong !
To play fast relax breathe and use rebound of sticks
What a monster!!!! DT are just lucky to have such a drummer! Mike mangini all the way!!
Mangini is a humble person; he does not take it personally when people haven't accepted him as the DT drummer. But he doesn't have to prove himself to pre-Mangini fans; the mere fact that he's on board the band speaks a lot.
And not to mention that this song earned a Grammy award.
I like how everyone shit on Mangini...until Portnoy returned and now suddenly he's this incredible drummer. Always was people lol.
DT is my favorite Band for nearly 30 years now and this track has some of the sickest drum parts in DT history. Thanks Mike for your amazing work! Hope to see you soon again on tour in Germany! :-)
He's a savage beast my favorite drummer of all time with my favorite band of all time aka the dream team with Mike the Master Mangini it doesn't get any better than this
@@j.d.7208 X2 bro
Könnte nicht mehr zustimmen :) !
X3
Lol no
Disliking this video are probably Mike Portnoy die-hards and some dance music aficionados. Me likey!
You, sir, are a BEAST on the drum kit. Neil Peart is in heaven smiling down on you, Mike!
DT is crazy letting him go.
Portnoy fanboy pressure. I'm sorry, I love Portnoy... But this is a downgrade and I'm honestly disappointed at them for caving like this especially after sticking to their guns about him being permanent for 13 years. And then having Rudess say "of course there's no replacing the great Mike PORTNOY" in an Instagram promo mere days after the news of Mangini getting booted🫤
@@2501vai only downgrade technical drumming .. no musicality
I'm sure this will be sacrilege to a lot of people, but I frankly find Portnoy's drumming to be repetitive to the point of being boring...not so much his earlier stuff, but in recent years anyway
@@wildandrumchannel3063what musicality? 😂 youre just portgay fanboy not dt, ok make sense 🤷♂️
Agreed. I got bored with Portnoy's predictable rolls and drumming. It was always the same or slightly modified. But in the end it was meh. Mangini was what DT needed to bring everything forward to a pinnacle.
Now they're back with the old wife for their descent.
What kind of a jerk do you have to be to get rid of someone from your team like that?
DT exceptional...............
They are probably such bastards in their private lives too.
The world needs good people.
Thank you MikeMangini
I cannot even begin to imagine how technically difficult it would be to play this song (Especially at this sped up tempo). Writing these parts, however, would be a whole another beast.
as a drummer i have to say, you're literally the alien mike.
👽👽👽👽👽
when Petrucci starts the solo i feel like heaven opened the gates :)
I’m sorry, but… now that Mike Portnoy is back, there’s NO WAY he could play this. We will miss you Mike.
Oh my God, this is the fourth time i watch this video this week!!! Mangini, can you imagine how important you are for DT Nation? We love you man, for all hard work on Portnoy's part and with yours... Completely amazing!!! God bless you.
MM finally got to express what people loved about MP in the first place... variety of creative grooves and lots of hi-hats and fills... He takes it up a notch higher with insane technicality! 👏
Ah, I see: So the alien was the drummer all along.
Jokes aside, you're the best metal drummer on Earth, bar none, Mike. I'll never touch this level, lol.
Agreed
I LOVE that polyrhythm at 6:31. Snare's playing on a 6|8 while the hihat's doing that ostinato to follow the rest of the instruments in 17|16 (...or, perhaps it's written as 5|16 + 5|16 + 7|16 ). But you can tell by his head movement's that he's thinking about that entire section in terms of 6|8.
What?
what (2) ?
I copy
His head in this section it's like a metronome isn't?
The song is 17/8 but the emphasis is 5/8 + 5/8 + 7/8, with the 5/8s being 2/8 + 3/8, and the 7/8 being 2/8 + 2/8 + 3/8. For the main riff anyway
You didnt deserve that treatment from DT, after 13 years. A shame.
Dream Theater is the new Rush...and has taken prog rock to a level that will never be surpassed. I've been a fan of Mike since his days in Boston playing with Rick Berlin. I always knew he would be hugely famous, but man...I'm not sure he is human. HE is the alien!!
P.S. The new record is an absolute masterpiece. Mike's playing is the best of any DT record yet.
Panzerballett.
Talk about a crossover, I know you from Edd, Gus and Woody. Diving legends! You have great musical taste!
new Rush ? They were formed in 1985 and their carreer is almost to the end...new Rush :)))))
@@victorghioca5435how is it about to end 🤦🏻♂️
Mike you look so much more comfortable with this kit! Great drumming, as always !
I literally sit here chuckling to myself at how good he is. He makes these friggin time changes, tempo changes, etc look like combing your hair.
I have no arms.
@@Axispaw1 I have four.
I can't even comb my hair
@@Highwater2008 Don't feel bad, I can't comb your hair either.
I have no hair
Next album magini's kit will be the hello kitty one.
Someone has to make compromises for petruccis additional strings...
And he'll destroy it the way Portnoy did on the 2112 cover. That ought to be fun. :-)
You know the dude is serious when he has to wear safety glasses.
So technical, but never stressfull to listen. That is why I did love Dream Theater.
YES, Mike! YES!!!!! Amazing, my friend! Can't wait to see you live! Cheers!
6:23 Mangini crossing hands? omg, now this is serious.
The real alien is Mike Mangini, no way.
Mike Mangini isn’t human either
I’m not a drummer, but I had to go back and see your mastery at work on The Alien. Incredible composition on this one, Mike. One of many reasons I’ll miss you in DT.
I still canr belive it man. Portnoys gona have his hands full trying to do any of This lol.
So let's see if I understand this correctly... He practices the songs around 20 bpm faster than the recording when preparing for tour so that when playing live it feels nice and "easy"? Epic!!!
Same as a batter swinging 3 batts together
That's actually a common "trick" when rehearsing for a performance. In my early days playing bebop jazz and big band, this technique of practice was essential- especially for the speedy difficult sections.
he play live to a clicktrack so its a nice move to make, but if you are in a band that does not play with click on live concert then the you might speed up too much on a live stuation because of the "adrenaline" i guess.
@@hugorezende199 In my opinion, if you cannot keep pace without a click track as a drummer, you should use click track or metronome on live gigs. Speeding up on purpose is okay, doing it accidentally is not okay.
@@MikkoRantalainen Yes. Mangini dont have this problem, not only for his ability but also because he play to a click.
Me, when a used to play on early ears i was speeding up, nowadays a pratcice to metronome and i now play way more controled on tempo on a live situation without a click, but i never speeded up song by 20bpm on training (i will try one day).
I think we all agree. This song feels like it was made for Mike Mangini. He shines so brightly in it in a perfect way. The perfect foundation for MM's new name: The Alien.
Thank you DT for making this song for us. But now we, your loyal fans give it back to you and say: Mike Mangini is THE ALIEN. Our alien. 🛸
🐐🐐🐐🐐
Well, my comment didn't age well 🤡 😂@@epdrummers
MM's kit here reminds me of the kit he used during his DT auditions. Simple but totally a beast behind that kit. Thanks for this Mike and I've never been so hype on a new DT album like before!
You know you're deep into prog-metal when you describe this as a "simple kit" lol
@@Christopher-md7tf Everyone remembers Portnoy's kit Lol, i think he had almost 30 symbols? I remember first seeing it and losing my shit.
R.I.P Mike Portnoy
Man, I love Portnoy and his legacy but Mangini brought DT a techique level that Portnoy could never deliver…
When did Steven Seagal become a drummer?
I love that he only hits as hard as is truly needed, like, he's not trying to blast through the drum head. So smooth and methodical
You play guitar right?
This is also about stamina
When you see him playing it seems so easy hahahahaha Supreme technique, the guy is a machine.
Amazing!!!!! Not only the drums, but the entire band!!!! Zero comfort zone here. Incredible music.
Portnoy can never play this part, with this amount of feel!
A drumming masterpiece! Good luck playing this properly Portnoy. Dream theater doesn't deserve Mangini.
This is another level of musicianship, can't wait to listen the whole album man! Great job Mangini
Love the sound and the fills, you are a real alien as a drummer Mike 😍
This was so fun I didn't even notice it's been 9 minutes
I've been playing drums for 10 years, after seeing this video I finally decided to switch professions to become a rental car driver.
I've been playing 16 years and decided to switch and become a Sandeich Artist at Subway
DAFUQQQ
Ya, I think I will become a truck driver. That was insane
Yep seeing this godly performance, we must gave drumming, i decide just selling some secondhand stuff ...
Gila lu ndro
Mike Mangini the best Dream Theater drummer for all time. It was very very difficult to play Mangini drum parts for Portnoy. Mike Mangini is better than Portnoy. I hope you come back to Dream Theater. Thank you Mike you are the very best
The efficiency of Mike's motions paired with the dynamic control is baffling... Look at his stick heights, not a single stroke is too loud or soft.
Ya Allah.. keren sekali pak Mangini 🙂
Bener bgt bang🔥
Njir, pak mangini 😂
Yoi
Pak de mangini
Modern technical metal bands: "We are the future of complex metal."
Mister Mangini: "Hold My Sticks"
What do you mean by modern technical metal?
Maybe he meant for djent or experimental types of metal..
Nowadays many bands experiment in modern technical metal to sounds complex but in the end it's sounds like just common metal.
@@bahritkharakor9257 well modern djent drummers like Gartska or Halpern are years ahead of what's going on here but ok
more like "hold 1 of my stick, i still can make it more complex"
No words. Beyond understanding. Such a beauty of life to observe this man playing his drums. So much music to hear.
he makes it all look so damn effortless..portnoy isnt even half of what mangini is..though we all love portnoy as well . but thats simply an undeniable fact.
I cannot even begin to figure out how he keeps time and all the tempo changes. Just way to much skill to even try and follow.
One of the best
And using his left side drumming while doing that, let's just give up drumming bro, hahaha....
Monstrous performance, we can't keep up with this shit!!?
A nice testimony to the powers of human memory.
With this track, Mangini proves he will be DT's last drummer.
The bar has been raised for everyone holding sticks (and that's even including Lars)...
Lars is fine and all....but he isn't anywhere in this league.
Lol... Lars couldn't play this if he had four arms.
lars couldn't reach a high bar even if he were wearing high heels.
To all who replied above me.............WOOOOOOOSSSSSSSHHHH!!!
Wth this old joke man, we need to stop, Metallica is a good and paved the way for metal song, stop doing this man....
Absolutely incredible. One of the most impressive drum parts I have witnessed. Thanks Mike.
Your era is the best!. ❤
That's tempo management, oh my god. Absolutely amazing.
Best drum cover..by the Alien 😂
People say Mangini has no “feel” compared to Portnoy, but aside from the possibility that they just can’t articulate what makes them different, I think Mangini’s feel is very precise, deliberate, and consistent. It makes him sound like a machine, but he’s more expressive than any set of canned drums used on modern prog metal, djent, and metalcore records.
These people don't even know what feel is. They also can't describe why they think MP is better without using that buzzword. Honestly, I'm so tired of this discussion. People need to move on.
@@BoogieWoogieCat
Portnoy's playing is actually sloppy and that's what they think feel is!
Mangini is so clean in His technique and they think that is robotic!
I liked how Portnoy was more often a little off beat (sloppy ? for purpose ?) or the way he used the cymbals even if i can’t really say why. Mangini is really a machine, strictly on the beat so i understand why some people may think he has less feelings, but his playing is so technical ! As a bassist, my preference goes to Portnoy as it matches more with my type of playing.
@@loicbourdellon6806
So You play sloppy too ?
That's exactly what me an my brother think, he's so accurate that people think he's like a machine. Almost like Data in The Next Generation except Mangini clearly has feel.
I feel like Mike was created in some sort of factory by a mad scientist hell bent on putting all other drummers to shame ... stunning!
Mike Mangini was created by the same people that made the Terminator !
Ceberdyne Systems
MIke Portnoy nunca podrá llegarte a los talones, mucho menos llenar tu lugar en dream theater, le dejaste muy alto el nivel para sus pobres habilidades, tendrá que resignarse a tocar las canciones de antes porque dudo muchísimo que pueda hacer el 10% de lo que puedes Mangini
adios a los temas de " a dramatic turn of events" en vivo
@@coronelklink9130 de a dramatic para adelante, sólo van a poder tocar de black coulds para atrás, que triste enserio...
Interesting to see MP play these beats in live later on.
MM... thank you for your time in DT, its unimaginable to think that you exit. Really really sad to know this news, but life must go on.
You are THE ALIEN, set the bar very high...! Thank you, MM
" Interesting to see MP play these beats in live later on."
MP won't be capable of most of this.
@@ThePoorBoy I wouldnt be so sure… I always thought Mangini never put his full technical potential with Dream Theater, to be honest I think he used a small portion of what I’ve seen him doin during his Drums Lessons and clinics, for some reason or the other. My opinion is that his skills are far more superior than what Dream Theater would and could require, so he stuck on a ‘Portnoy level’. That’s why I think Portnoy will have no problems playing some Mangini era tunes.
What a beast !! MM just raised the bar again for prog metal drumming. Best of all Mike, like rest of the wonderful musicians in DT, you are humble as anything. Sign of a true master.
Mike the Master Mangini
Wow - what a beast of a track. DT fans are lucky this guy is in the band.
Fantastic drumming and tune! It has so many hills and valleys and really dynamic! Love it Mike!
Dream Theater lost my attention many years ago for excessive wankery.....but honestly this is killer. There's a lot of old DT sounds in there and even though it isn't MP playing.....this is a BEAST and it sounds like something he would have done.....even though this is pure Mangini. To think about playing this sped up intentionally is insane...even though I can see why you would want to for tour prep.
I prefer Portnoy any day, but man this is a great track and some amazing drumming. Mangini is insane. His ambidextrous playing is crazy
Well, MP is back, and so too will be all of the same fills and patterns he's been playing since 1992.
@@ThePoorBoy And I am more than happy with that news good sir
Absolutely stunning. Such a combination of speed, accuracy, finesse, creativity, musicality.... everything! Wonderful.
I am thoroughly convinced that MM is the most adept instrument player in DT. Wouldn't be surprised if he is the most technical rock drummer in the world.
Jordan is pretty insane
@@tomias85 not just about technicality. Jordan is boring imo, never could have written anything like Space Dye Vest or Wait For Sleep
Did anyone notice how at ease Mike appears playing this? He looks totally relaxed- yet he is blowing our minds. Don't take THIS for granted!
Guess I did!, just like Anika Niles playing effortlessly 😊
@@jimbosteen2935 I love her. Seems like an amazing person on top of how great her drumming is.
Congratulations on winning a Grammy!!!!
This song is just amazing, I think its the most Mangini has ever shined, I wish this video though would be better sync together as it goes out of sync somewhere around 2:04 to 2:10 then it really becomes noticeable around 2:22.. be great if he fixed this but its still great that he actually uploaded it so we can see what he is doing and how he is doing it..
Fantastic job on this song Mike :)
Drumming like an Alien :)
I think that might have been because he was playing it at 110% speed over the actual original song. Not sure exactly but I also know he probably didn't spend a ton of time on it because he was really just doing it to demonstrate visually what he was playing. I hear you though man I really want to see him play this live in a clinic where is just the pure audio feed of him playing
After 10 years, I admit that you're the drummer of dream theater. Good job MM 👍
John -“Can you play it faster?”
Mike-“yes”
Mike is the master of supersymmetry, having two hi-hats and playing seamlessly open handed left and right.
He has a almost symmetrical kit, not only the hi-hats. And he is changing sides a lot, yes.
I am a woman drummer and I play open handed and it's much easier! I didn't start out playing like that.
How does supersymmetry compare to regular symmetry? Lol
Mike fits SO good with DT. AND he's not an arrogant prick!
Que increíble es este baterista. Al principio cuando recién se unió decía en mi, que Dream no va ser lo mismo sin portnoy, y se le iba a ser difícil, pero, la verdad que mangini es un monstruo en la batería.
Cada quien con su propio estilo!!! Larga vida a DREAM THEATER lml
MM! The Best drummer in the world. This is unbelievable!!
Certainly one of the best. Let's not forget guys like Virgil Donati, Thomas Lang, Chris Coleman, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Coliuata, Gergo Borlai, Steve Smith, Todd Sucherman and the plethora of other amazing drummers.
@@tortillasarenotbiceps7622 also, the other MM, Marco Minnemann.
@@IndoFahmi Absolutely. And there are many more that people aren't even aware of.
The best in the Galaxy 🥵👽👽👽
Eloy Casagrande for shure
Loved watching every second of it! wish this was part of the music video. The drums and The bass are so tight, John Myung rocked it! The best and precise coordination of complex drum and bass.
Mike Mangini, The Master. Incredible!
You’re good, very Very good. However you’re still looking up to MP after 10+‘years and 2X albums 2029-2021 without U. Impersonating. Replication. Innovation. Mangini i love ya bro, seriously I love you but I need my original members
Acho incrível como ele toca uma música com tanta complexidade. Acho que eu não tocaria essa música nem em mil anos.