The note placement really shows how he crafted the parts! He didn't just throw stuff at the wall to see what stuck. Mike is a phenomenal teacher too. One of the best!
@@JackHowlandyeah Neil was a legendary drummer, you should check one of his video and comment about how greatest he was. But on the other hand, mike had a remarkable carrear as profesor in berkeley college, also his continuos contribution with personal classes and session. If you are a real drummer you would know about what I am talking about.
As someone who watched pretty much every MM video in existence, I am still impressed with how easy he makes this song look. You can never know how difficult anything he plays is until you try to play it and you realize your body has to be perfectly in tune with itself to make it sound decent. Mangini's playing is pure quality.
I joined a new band where I get to play some adventurous parts. One of which has me following the lead guitar at the conclusion of the solo. I do a sextuplet run starting from the 12" tom, to the snare, to the 14" floor tom, to the 10" rack tom. It exposed the lack of conditioning to my abdominal core. I had to build up the strength to execute that part effectively. It also has me questioning further use of my Roc N Soc Nitro Throne, because it easily swivels from side to side, requiring even more muscular assistance from the core. Later in thay song is another sextuplet fill where I'm hitting my ride cymbal bell on the second set. Getting my arm to go back and forth between my second rack tom and the ride bell took some getting used to as well. Mike obviously has all this down to a T! But I've honestly been coasting the past few years.
@scylla4342 the point is that it is harder to make it sound good no matter how simple you think it is because every note must be played with very precise touch, technique and consistency, on top of ensuring every part of your body is aware and in tune with every movement to ensure that sound and also avoid long term injury. This is just a small example. Look at Mangini's entire drumming career and you'll know it's not that simple.
@@Proghead88 well after all his drum tracks on dream theater are already simple so he don’t need to simplify most of his-hats/splashes/cymbals grooves from the prior drummer on stage
I just love how you go from performing like a mad man to immediately becoming calm at the end. It really makes people understand the energies involved in a live performance of any song
I used to have rehearsal space next to yours in S. Florida in the early 90s. I'm a guitarist, we used to hang and chat back then. I used to sit an listen to you rehears for the V. gig. I just gotta say.. that was mind blowing. Your mechanics are unsurpassed. I've always admired you Mike. Peace.
Super entertaining. I saw Untethered Angel live twice and it was always a pure joy to watch Mike playing it. Although I am not a drummer (bassist here), I found myself watching Mike playing most of the time during the gig.
That fill at 3:51 was one of the most genius fills I've ever seen! It had so many layers to it! 16th note rhythm, accents in the toms on the dotted eighth notes, while doing Paradiddles on the toms. Bravo sir!
The following is not a Mike V Mike statement, but videos like this are what everyone loved about Portnoy and the drumcam videos he produced. Even better here, Mangini has done it for free!
@@j.d.7208 I think you misunderstood me. I really want videos, and I'm not complaining that they're free. I'm saying I would be willing to pay to see more videos, because now they are rarely uploaded.
I have watched this masterpiece maybe a hundred times... PLEASE more videos like this, Mr. Mangini!! I can't get enough of this amazing setup and the artist who can create unfathomable fills with it. Oh, that would be a good name for a book or video: "Unfathomable Fills with Mike Mangini!"
With a song like this, the best any human can possibly do is get it close. Eventually variance will take over, one or two hits will be weaker or stronger, and something will be slightly out if you're under a microscope. Doing things at the degree of precision that Mangini does is already insane.
Mike... I just got home after 4 hellacious 12 hour shifts in the ICU. I'm a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist... THANKS for being an AMAZING drummer and willing to share these type of videos with us. Watching you, a MASTER of your trade, play songs I love is a tremendous way to unwind after well being surrounded by patients on death's door due to COVID and comorbidities. I raise a glass brother!! CHEERS.
Bravo drum master BRAVO 👏. I can honestly say you sir are on of a kind. Haven’t seen anyone do left/right handed stick work so flawlessly as you do. A pure master of this craft. Again Bravo to you Mike.
This is one of the only drum play throughs i've seen in the metal scene lately where you can hear the actual real drum sounds and the room without heavy editing and sample replacement. Even modern bands do alot of editing with their drum audio. You can tell this was pretty raw and real.
You are not from this world!!! So many details here and there that are passed by with the band's music... so amazed by your unique skills!!! if i could play 10% of what you do... my drumming would be soooo better! I know you are slammed by classes and DT15's songs learning... but please, more of this videos!
God mode.. The consistency, Neatness, clarity, accuracy, groovy, gear tuning, tone colour...the highest level of the world drumming standard...what a long learning outcome...
Mike is one of the most amazing percussionist of modern times. By far not given more recognition than he’s had. I’ve seen him multiple time and it was absolutely riveting.
even as a drummer, i get bored listening to drum parts without the music. what's amazing about mike is, that's never the case with him for me. his absurd technical ability and complex musicality is always just pure joy to watch and listen to. you NEED to have a better taste in music to understand and enjoy his music, he's straight out incredible and motivational. thanks for all the amazing songs you have created and will create in the future.
one thing.. MM is a monster thats a give... but the above rack seems more for show than functional. for me anyways ive tried it and its not easy at all!!
Mike Mangini, still phenomenal!! I'll never forget back in the days of the Music Complex, I'm just this broke ass drummer with a pieced together kit and my 14" tom kept falling on my kick because the mount was trash. One afternoon, I'm just chilling in room 414 when I hear a loud crash in the hall. I come out and see a cart loaded pretty much to the ceiling with drum cases and all, some of which are on the floor now. I'm like " You good, man?" When Mike pops his head out from behind the cart with a huge smile. "I think I could use a hand." HA I didn't even know who you were at the time, I ended up helping you out with an instructional video you had to shoot at the studio a few days later and you hooked me up with the part for my tom to stop denting my kick!! I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the floor the entire time at the studio!! I've never forgotten that. I'm 45 now and just bought my 8 year old son an Alesis Nitro set to get him started. (I dusted off my cobwebs and ripped out Master of Puppets and I've still got it!) Rock on!!
@@knarfreinuof5147 It’s your opinion, and let’s not make a discussion out of this. I would somehow understand your point, if I only knew MM’s work on DT. If you’d follow is work since95, watch his grid dvd, or have a couple of lessons with him, you might have another opinion regarding feeling and dynamics. What the music demands is not what one is or can do. IMO. 👍🏼 cheers.
Amazing video! Apart from the brilliant performance, I really appreciate the nice lighting. It gives the whole video such a nice mood, plus the blue LED light strips really compliment the blue drum shells 😁
I love watching you play Mike. Never noticed, although all things considered it shouldnt be surprising, that you sometimes lead with your left foot. Thank you for the video... May I have some more please? 🥺
in the description he says "The feet are switching sides per key signature and other musical changes." I wonder it is done to add more layering to the sound as left and right are bound to hit slightly differently
Hey fellow human Mike, i was reading your informative description. You're energy is helping my day. An many other Humans. You're never give up, attention to detail while playing. Makes you a amazing drummer.
He has the best flow of any rock drummer I can think of. I know he's more than that, but he hits the drums with the most ferocity you could have while still sounding smooth as fuck when he needs to. His body movements are a work of art in themselves ☺
I dreamed of seeing a video of you playing Dream Theater songs ... thank you very much, and if possible, make videos playing all of them ... thank you master !!!
The note placement really shows how he crafted the parts! He didn't just throw stuff at the wall to see what stuck. Mike is a phenomenal teacher too. One of the best!
Caution!
Genius at work!
Mike Mangini ROCKS!
🤘🏻
We are not Worthy 🙏
Still #1 on my list 💯🤘
Thanks Mike 🤓❣️
Thank you very much professor for upload this masterpiece.
There is only one professor in drumming...and he passed away January 7, 2020.
@@JackHowlandyeah Neil was a legendary drummer, you should check one of his video and comment about how greatest he was. But on the other hand, mike had a remarkable carrear as profesor in berkeley college, also his continuos contribution with personal classes and session. If you are a real drummer you would know about what I am talking about.
@@JackHowland
Mangini was an actual professor at Berkeley
NP just had the nickname
@@aarondiaz1433 fellas, I know he's an actual professor (and legend). It was a joke...
M.Mangini 58 years old when he played this. And still one the best drummer in the world 🔥🔥😎😎🔥🔥
I concur.
Great sounding kit
yup... i agree 👍
As someone who watched pretty much every MM video in existence, I am still impressed with how easy he makes this song look. You can never know how difficult anything he plays is until you try to play it and you realize your body has to be perfectly in tune with itself to make it sound decent. Mangini's playing is pure quality.
rudiments, rudiments, rudiments; practice, practice, practice. And smarts.
Mike is the quintessential professional drummer.
I joined a new band where I get to play some adventurous parts.
One of which has me following the lead guitar at the conclusion of the solo. I do a sextuplet run starting from the 12" tom, to the snare, to the 14" floor tom, to the 10" rack tom. It exposed the lack of conditioning to my abdominal core. I had to build up the strength to execute that part effectively. It also has me questioning further use of my Roc N Soc Nitro Throne, because it easily swivels from side to side, requiring even more muscular assistance from the core.
Later in thay song is another sextuplet fill where I'm hitting my ride cymbal bell on the second set. Getting my arm to go back and forth between my second rack tom and the ride bell took some getting used to as well.
Mike obviously has all this down to a T! But I've honestly been coasting the past few years.
This is literally pretty simple and straightforward
@scylla4342 the point is that it is harder to make it sound good no matter how simple you think it is because every note must be played with very precise touch, technique and consistency, on top of ensuring every part of your body is aware and in tune with every movement to ensure that sound and also avoid long term injury. This is just a small example. Look at Mangini's entire drumming career and you'll know it's not that simple.
@@Proghead88 well after all his drum tracks on dream theater are already simple so he don’t need to simplify most of his-hats/splashes/cymbals grooves from the prior drummer on stage
Next Mike Mangini Outcry Replay 🤘
Yeah x2
Yeah x3 🤘🏾🤣
Yeah x4
YEAAAH.
Anything from ADTOE... The mix may not be the best one for the drums but I love that album so much
I just love how you go from performing like a mad man to immediately becoming calm at the end. It really makes people understand the energies involved in a live performance of any song
I used to have rehearsal space next to yours in S. Florida in the early 90s. I'm a guitarist, we used to hang and chat back then. I used to sit an listen to you rehears for the V. gig. I just gotta say.. that was mind blowing. Your mechanics are unsurpassed. I've always admired you Mike. Peace.
That is the coolest most symmetrical thing I have ever seen
Wow just wow. Trying to grab my jaw from the floor
That's funny, cuz it was the HOTTEST, most ASYMMETRICAL thing that _I_ have ever seen...
Not quite the toms are slightly different sizes
I saw the post notification and quickly went to get the headphones! Extreme audio and video quality, not to mention the Magini mastery! Greeeeeat!!!
It's incredible that I can hear the whole song in my head... DT is this good
Right?
It helps that it can be faintly heard in the background.
@@JerridFoiles really??? 😂 then my tinitus took the best of me
@@EetFuk8 thanks! that's kind of you. I've had it for way over 20 years, so it's not going away anytime soon. it did not worsen, so that's good news!
@@EetFuk8 I had it under control once I started using ear plugs for rehearsal. In-ear monitors were a nice addition too, best of both worlds
A drummer who I could always get inspired from！Thank you Maestro！
Glad that the "Lady in blue" is back in the studio... 🤩🤟🏼 Love and support for you, Mike!
He just plays it so precise and accurate! Really love this guy!
Super entertaining. I saw Untethered Angel live twice and it was always a pure joy to watch Mike playing it. Although I am not a drummer (bassist here), I found myself watching Mike playing most of the time during the gig.
Awesome as usual,Mike!
Buddy,Weckl,Donati and Mangini....My favorite percussionists of all time...
Wow wow wow Mr. Mangini! Nothing more to say, just wait for the next. “Lost not forgotten” please!
Master Mangini ! The best proof of hardwork. Outstanding Mike. Great performance. 👍
That fill at 3:51 was one of the most genius fills I've ever seen! It had so many layers to it! 16th note rhythm, accents in the toms on the dotted eighth notes, while doing Paradiddles on the toms. Bravo sir!
You should get out more often..
it's a good fill but I wouldn't call it genius. It's triplets
3:51 just made my day!
that camera view from above is, most decidedly, the best one I've seen so far on YT as far as drumming is concerned. Thank you!
Kit sounds absolutely awesome.
The following is not a Mike V Mike statement, but videos like this are what everyone loved about Portnoy and the drumcam videos he produced. Even better here, Mangini has done it for free!
I'd rather pay to get videos of all songs than having a few for free though. This is a major cocktease.
@@j.d.7208 I think you misunderstood me. I really want videos, and I'm not complaining that they're free. I'm saying I would be willing to pay to see more videos, because now they are rarely uploaded.
@@Paaraadox my bad
Absolutely! Part of why it sucks that MP is gone is the behind the scenes content is gone
Yeah but Mike M is playing Mike P parts both left handed and right handed better than Mike P. Kind of says a lot right there
That drum kit looks incredible
It is amazing the sound that you can produce out of the kit! Amazing!
I have watched this masterpiece maybe a hundred times... PLEASE more videos like this, Mr. Mangini!! I can't get enough of this amazing setup and the artist who can create unfathomable fills with it. Oh, that would be a good name for a book or video: "Unfathomable Fills with Mike Mangini!"
I love the footage, the edition and all, please do more videos like that, you are one of the most inspiring and smart drummers, keep it up Man-Genius
Incredible Mike 🤘🏻 can’t wait to see you guys again 🤘🏻
Pure awesomeness!!! That was one thing I wished the video of the song had was a better view of you playing! Thank you for giving us that sir👏
We need more something like this, please
More Cowbell !!!
As always, nothing but pure pleasure watching and hearing you play drums at that level…much respect Mr. Mangini
I love MM's parts. Loaded with feel and awesome phrasing.
It's always a delight to see and hear you playing, Mike!
Please upload more of these, if you can.
Wonderful work!
With a song like this, the best any human can possibly do is get it close. Eventually variance will take over, one or two hits will be weaker or stronger, and something will be slightly out if you're under a microscope. Doing things at the degree of precision that Mangini does is already insane.
What's insane is he'll play it beat for beat, stroke for stroke every single time.
Mike... I just got home after 4 hellacious 12 hour shifts in the ICU. I'm a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist... THANKS for being an AMAZING drummer and willing to share these type of videos with us. Watching you, a MASTER of your trade, play songs I love is a tremendous way to unwind after well being surrounded by patients on death's door due to COVID and comorbidities.
I raise a glass brother!! CHEERS.
Bravo drum master BRAVO 👏. I can honestly say you sir are on of a kind. Haven’t seen anyone do left/right handed stick work so flawlessly as you do. A pure master of this craft. Again Bravo to you Mike.
Thanks Mike for posting this! Love the playing, editing and camera work. Can't wait for more videos and DT15!
This is one of the only drum play throughs i've seen in the metal scene lately where you can hear the actual real drum sounds and the room without heavy editing and sample replacement. Even modern bands do alot of editing with their drum audio. You can tell this was pretty raw and real.
OMG! The tone sounds very amazing!! 😳
I just love how the drums not only drive the rhythm in this, it is actually part of the song's harmony/melody. Truly awesome stuff!
@@Alfred_-vp9ys true I'll take that. It's not Bozzio level yet. :D
Amazing!!
Love this format!
Thanks, Mike!!!
Wow..too much Awesomeness..the great Mike Mangini..truly Master..want more!
that snare sound is larger than life!
Good to see you rocking that minimal kit!
Nothing makes me click on a video faster than seeing a professional such as Mike at work🤘🤘👍
You are not from this world!!! So many details here and there that are passed by with the band's music... so amazed by your unique skills!!! if i could play 10% of what you do... my drumming would be soooo better! I know you are slammed by classes and DT15's songs learning... but please, more of this videos!
The fill at 1:02 doesn't get enough love. It's relatively simple but fits what is going on with the rest of the music so, so well.
Amazing stuff Mr Mangini!!
Hope to see you at JPGU 3.0! 💪🏻😎🥃
I'll be there too!!!!
We want more of these. PERIOD.
God mode.. The consistency, Neatness, clarity, accuracy, groovy, gear tuning, tone colour...the highest level of the world drumming standard...what a long learning outcome...
0:25 - I'm confident I can play here the first 20 seconds of this track. 💪
😂😂😂
You are such a lord of drummer... lol
I see what you did there
Mike- love your work, chops, talent, and YOU putting this out for the rest of us to enjoy. THANKS!!!
When a drum kit offers you more choices than an Airbus A380 cockpit. Holy smokes!
Mike is one of the most amazing percussionist of modern times. By far not given more recognition than he’s had. I’ve seen him multiple time and it was absolutely riveting.
even as a drummer, i get bored listening to drum parts without the music. what's amazing about mike is, that's never the case with him for me. his absurd technical ability and complex musicality is always just pure joy to watch and listen to. you NEED to have a better taste in music to understand and enjoy his music, he's straight out incredible and motivational. thanks for all the amazing songs you have created and will create in the future.
one thing.. MM is a monster thats a give... but the above rack seems more for show than functional. for me anyways ive tried it and its not easy at all!!
Mike Mangini, still phenomenal!! I'll never forget back in the days of the Music Complex, I'm just this broke ass drummer with a pieced together kit and my 14" tom kept falling on my kick because the mount was trash.
One afternoon, I'm just chilling in room 414 when I hear a loud crash in the hall. I come out and see a cart loaded pretty much to the ceiling with drum cases and all, some of which are on the floor now. I'm like " You good, man?" When Mike pops his head out from behind the cart with a huge smile.
"I think I could use a hand." HA
I didn't even know who you were at the time, I ended up helping you out with an instructional video you had to shoot at the studio a few days later and you hooked me up with the part for my tom to stop denting my kick!! I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the floor the entire time at the studio!!
I've never forgotten that. I'm 45 now and just bought my 8 year old son an Alesis Nitro set to get him started. (I dusted off my cobwebs and ripped out Master of Puppets and I've still got it!)
Rock on!!
I know making and editing a drumcam means a lot of work, but this is so cool that I hope you will post more videos soon.
Rock on!
He can pay anyone to edit lol
@@BreakingChords He does that himself.
Dude, this is so ENJOYABLE to watch... Full technique, but looks so effortless.
I keep wondering about the guys who hit the dislike button in such videos... flawless performance. Let us have some more.
There's a name for those people. Idiots. 🤷🏻♂️
Zéro dynamics, zéro feeling, sounds like any machine with switched off velocity, that's why. The guy is wasting all his talent to sound like a robot
@@knarfreinuof5147 It’s your opinion, and let’s not make a discussion out of this. I would somehow understand your point, if I only knew MM’s work on DT. If you’d follow is work since95, watch his grid dvd, or have a couple of lessons with him, you might have another opinion regarding feeling and dynamics. What the music demands is not what one is or can do. IMO. 👍🏼 cheers.
Listen to his work with annihilator!! The man is fantastic
@@knarfreinuof5147 wasting all his talent? How is playing in dream theater “ wasting his talent” I’d say your wasting your time spewing hate!
That is the cleanest playing I've ever seen by far.
Awesome Mike! Love this track, and can't wait for the next album!
Sweet... I'm impressed with the originality! Totally mind blown.
Amazing video!
Apart from the brilliant performance, I really appreciate the nice lighting. It gives the whole video such a nice mood, plus the blue LED light strips really compliment the blue drum shells 😁
Mike, you are our "El Profesor"! Thank for this now we can visualize what you did on the record! I'll be practicing this for the next 20 years! :D
The little ghost notes in the section starting at 3:58, the fills, the drum tone... So good! Really nice video!
Hello from Grafton MA. That was excellent! Thanks For the show! I hope to be as good as you someday! You're a true inspiration my friend.👍🏼🤟🏼🙏🏼
Kick ass job! Love the video of isolated drums. I hope you have time to do more of these. This is amazing for drummers to see!
Absolutely phenomenon. 🔥🔥💯 thank you Mike Mangini for sharing 🙏 ❤
His timing is incredible and he makes them fills look effortless!
You're not a human Mike!
Amazing sound and performance 🔥🤘🏻😊
more of this, please
Simply perfect! send more videos like this Mike please! M.M.M.M. Mike Mangini Master Monster 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
"This isn't perfect. It's close". If this isn't perfect, I don't know what is. Those toms sound perfect to me also. 👌🤘
This is what artist looks like ❤
Awesome vid. Glad to still see the zbt still in the setup!
Mike, BRAVO! Fantastic groove & control, Drums sound great!
love the energy!!! brilliant song and brilliant playing
Metal in complete harmony. Outstanding job Mr Mangini!
Amazing, Mike!! I am a guitar player but I love drums too, I purchased the wicked piston drumsticks because of you.
I'm a guitar player for 35 years and this excites me to no end .. percussion is SUCH an art form.
Seriously though who the hell would dislike this? This is awesome. More more more please!
Just wow. Thanks Mike for your time and talen! I was smiling from start to finish.
Finally !!!!!!!! You should do this more often!!!!!
He's the next level. Machines will never be able to match
Wow!!! Thanks, Mike. This what we need
I love watching you play Mike.
Never noticed, although all things considered it shouldnt be surprising, that you sometimes lead with your left foot.
Thank you for the video...
May I have some more please? 🥺
I realised this too... Leads with the left foot when the left hand plays the hi-hat, leads with the right foot when the right hand plays the hi-hat.
@@MegaKikeo Right?
Ive tried mimicking this...my mind just reboots.
in the description he says "The feet are switching sides per key signature and other musical changes." I wonder it is done to add more layering to the sound as left and right are bound to hit slightly differently
That's the kind of content we need! You and your kit sound absolutely killer in this video
Anyone else besides me been on a Mangini binge lately? Definitely in the echelons of best of all time.
Hey fellow human Mike, i was reading your informative description. You're energy is helping my day.
An many other Humans.
You're never give up, attention to detail while playing. Makes you a amazing drummer.
This is what we've been waiting for so long Mike! I'd love to see more song playthroughs!
Hell yessss! Mike, your drumming skills and passion for the instrument is inspiring! Awesomeness!
I wonder how this drummers can still play at this age, mainly at this level. Makes it look so easy
Absolutely amazing ! gotta be one of the worlds best! fantastic to watch
More drum play throughs Mike you king 🤘
MR MANGINI, SUPERB AS ALWAYS, CHEERS FROM MEXICO!!!!
So enjoyable watching this master play. 2:40 - 2:50 is just beautiful. 🔥❤
He has the best flow of any rock drummer I can think of. I know he's more than that, but he hits the drums with the most ferocity you could have while still sounding smooth as fuck when he needs to. His body movements are a work of art in themselves ☺
This should be your permanent touring kit for the next several years. great set-up & even better sound!!
I dreamed of seeing a video of you playing Dream Theater songs ... thank you very much, and if possible, make videos playing all of them ... thank you master !!!
I love this setup.. For me it's the best one. That color and tones... Beautiful ❤
I love how he seamlessly recreated brushing his hair out of his eyes after the actual take on the album! 🤣🤘