Hey Mjmp,did Mangini use a hello kitty drum
Nope...he did "Name That Tune" on the Pokemon drum kit that Mike Portnoy requested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aL2I--TCHM
Oh yes, MJMP: I don't believe Mike Mangini is a better drummer than Portnoy, he's just different. What really has changed about DT these days is that the remaining band members have to push and promote themselves now, since that was something Portnoy did on his own for the whole 25 years he was with DT. He put a lot of pressure on himself in that respect, and after all that time, it was understandable why he needed to get a break and get out from under that weight. He's starting to do the same thing thing with the Winery Dogs now, but you can tell he's trying to hold himself back at the same time. He's trying to just focus on being a contributing member of a band instead of pushing the musical direction as he did in DT, but his nature is trying to push it's way through! Isn't it funny how we all seem to want to change aspects of our personalities that define who we are?
Harley