Extreme - live - 1995 - Mangini Solo

[@incubrian]

lots of dream theater fans STILL dont understand just how insane mike mangini really is.

[@krioni86sa]

he is really insane. up to a point. he is great in this era up to the early 2000s. even at the audition. but in dt, mike is bad as a sidesman. he is like being controlled and not himself. maybe it was the pressure or what. im a super fan of him before and have an autograph of him. but portnoy is dt. he belongs in dt and mike is just an outcast and i feel like dt is holding him back.

[@pipps1158]

@@krioni86sa I honestly feel DT won’t ever return to the level of rhythmic complexity obtained with Mangini. AVFTTOTW being a primary example of how complex Manginis mind is working to the rest of the band.

[@krioni86sa]

@@pipps1158 maybe

[@Vestu]

​@@krioni86saI love Mangini era DT. It became real prog and stepped away from the mediocre metal it became in the '00s. I was sad to hear that they let Mangini go. Portnoy is nowhere near his level.

[@muhammadravi5230]

They're Portnoy fans, not even DT

[@NoScheduleMan]

Mangini is a monster. This tour was something all its own, with Mangini and Nuno flexing their musical muscles. Absolutely incredible.

[@BrianHarrisDrummer]

My favorite drum solo of all time. I’m not even a huge Mangini fan. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a bad ass. But after seeing this solo for the first time many years ago, I was blown away by the creativity, power and that rototom set up!

[@epdrummers]

🐐🐐🐐

[@manginifan]

Mike is a living legend, I've seen him once with Extreme & twice with Steve Vai. He's a very smart drummer, genius if you ask me. I want to be like Mike. Mike rocks!!!!

[@raketa5348]

I want to be like a manginifan

[@Chapichap0]

Thank you so much to the guy who recorded this solo !

[@alessandrozerbone]

WHAT!! I never imagined mangini looked so metal!

[@andrewhinds6560]

When I saw Exterme in London in 1995, the thing that stood out was Mike's drum solo. Probably the most amazing drum solo I've ever seen! Those one handed drum rolls and his spedd was mindblowing!! Thanks for posting.

[@lekdi2349]

setuju...

[@djdj696]

5:10 GODDAMN! He's a literal blur.

[@Jellybeantiger]

I love these melodic solos.

[@t_bone12571]

Keep coming back to this for the amazing playing and the bright yet warm sounding RotoToms. Fantastic, never ceases to amaze.

[@valeriocorona4389]

The sound of this kit is fucking brutal. Amazing!

[@Norwag]

I totally love the sound of the "roto-tom set" :D It's so rough and intense! And yet kinda deep.

[@musshwins412]

the remo toms sound better than his current pearl, imho.

[@oelefante]

I really think mangini is one the greatest musicians/performers I have ever seen

[@andrewhinds6560]

I've already replied to this but I'll say it again, quite probably the greatest drum solo I've ever seen in my life. I saw him do this when they played inLondon in 1995 and I was awestruck and never forgot it. Thanks for posting.

[@lekdi2349]

kita mengagumi hal yang sama..

[@melodicchaotic]

Awesome! Thanks for posting. I saw them live with their original line-up and they were great, but when I saw them with on this very tour, I was right in front and THIS is what I remember most-- more than Nuno's solo(and I'm a guitarist), and EXACTLY as I remembered!

[@cjcdrums]

Wow, that was one of the best drum solos I've ever seen, and I've seen thousands!

Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Mike Mangini and Pat Badger in the same band... WOW

[@Irvindrummer]

amazing... he's the best of the best

[@34jazzman]

during this same time frame, mike did a clinic for my drum department. after setting this kit up, i asked if i could play it. he said yeah go ahead... very interesting setup. all toms are in a "v" setup. i asked a hell of alot of questions about what he's playing. all i can say is...damn!

[@csaenz14]

That's probably what I would have said to him. Amazing drummer, and great person.

[@rezzaakbar7236]

Wow, it seems that he's a really nice guy.

[@macaronigrinder]

What size were the bass drums?

[@34jazzman]

24" if I remember correctly

[@steinerbest]

Mangini isn't my cup of coffee... But here he's AMAZING! Great skills and, moreover, musical taste!

[@oftennoother]

His solos are so good, especially his older drumming, like that time of this video. Marvelous!

[@vodzdrums]

"excuse me, can i watch any mangini video with no bitching comparisons between him and portnoy?" guys, this isnt even dream theater related! it's been four f-ng years! come on!

[@vodzdrums]

***** no, because i am a huge portnoy fan and i hated his leaving from the band. but i know complaints about it are just as annoying as the "oh mangini is soooo much better" b-s.

[@simonezangari1306]

Right...they have break my balls..oh my god..they are very frustration

[@davidramirezrodriguez3373]

@Vic Santiago wrong, even mangini have said that what porntoy did on several song is just perfecto.... So, watever, if your are talking just about technique, then forget I was here, I don't care that issue...

[@teddys3558]

Lol! Right!???

[@chopzmasta07]

mangini has set new limits in drumming ,he is way more advanced now than what he was then and that kit is awesome, I want a kit like that.

[@eennymo]

totally, totally amazing! could watch him forever! dt couldn't have picked a better drummer! go mangini!

[@jaxonfairfield]

I love this guy, one of my favorite drummers! He's also really awesome in person. Very friendly, super nice and a bit goofy. Met him at a day of percussion in 2004 (shorter hair then...)

[@RoC1909]

Mangini is simply amazing!! It also looks like it would have been a hell of a concert to see!

[@DarkendSun]

This was at my old hangout in Baltimore , MD Man ,I miss those days at HammerJacks

[@jaymentzoni6451]

Thanks for the post. You've made an old man very happy or is that a happy man....etc Genius technically and a pleasure to watch. Thank you again.

[@ThePoorBoy]

Can't enough of Mike's solo here... It's just kinda ... perfect.

[@Skuddinger]

every drummer is in a way an artist and therefore unique. you CANNOT compare 2 artists/drummers/musicians. this guy is awesome, in his own unique way.

[@herrkaliyuga]

Wow... mangini is always off-the-scale ridiculous! Thanks for posting!

[@guidobottazzo]

Nuno and Mangini, the best.

[@jordansavage]

Brilliant! I have enormous respect for this guy! I don't believe you can officially compare him(or any other drummers) to any other drummers! Everyone of the drummers mentioned below are astonishing to hear & watch, I think each of them has something completely individual to offer. I think there all great.

[@rythymsection7335]

#1 spokesperson for Remo Rototoms without saying a word...

[@RockObannon]

Nobody can say that Mike didn't work his way to the top getting better and better as he practiced religiously and taught percussion. Congrats Mike, you are a drum God my friend!

[@ThePoorBoy]

This is my favorite Mangini solo.

[@broothan]

I'm using his signature drumsticks for 4 years, so I'm happy that DT chose him, all the best an congrats!!!

[@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins]

FIERCE handspeed, EPIC independence, and EXTREME (pun intended) srumming. I am actually impressed!

[@clevelandrum]

absolute command of his kit. The poly-rhythms are intense, but he uses them so musically, dropping in and out of them quickly.

[@teddys3558]

Great independence! Love Mangini!!!

[@drumstud4u]

Off the freakin charts! Not only is he incredibly fast, he's amazingly articulate, funky, smooth and has an incredibled drum sound. I agree with drulius, the roto toms really have a distinctive and unusual sound that I'd like to see explored more by some of the "bad boys" I wonder what Tony Royster Jr would do with them...he's always up for something unusual

[@martianshoes]

A famous British military historian once said "talent is what a man possesses. Genius possesses the man". Mangini qualifies for both. Several other drummers mentioned in these comments also do.

[@HaggenKennedy]

Wow, what a video. I'd never seen Extreme live before. They were all heart onstage!

[@ironcobra82]

this is how it all started, he started as a snowball and came out a glacier

[@PanasonicTooth]

Pretty incredible, there's nobody who does it quite like him.

[@mikerules666]

Mike Mangini would be perfect for Dream Theater. He has the energy like Mike Portnoy. I really hope that they make a good decision and get someone like Mangini. I can't wait to see what their decision is going to be.

[@zendrumdude]

Oh man... that is incredible in SO many ways. Bummer that Mike never really has gotten the cred he deserves. I saw him in clinic a couple years ago and he was ASTOUNDING... and a super-cool guy. His playing is like a PHD-level math course! His mirro-image kit concept is awesome and he knows how to use it!

[@AlexanderAV]

He's insane woah!

[@ALBundy73]

il m'a donné des frissons et c'est rare en musique ! merci Mike de passer sur Terre : Solo musical , technique et virtuose tout ce qu'il faut : Bettencourt et Mangini très bon concept

[@BoomHaaften]

damn this is really a great drum solo

[@andyhinds542]

First saw him playing on this tour at the Hammersmith Apollo in June 1995. I didn't know who he was but my jaw dropped when I saw him play this.

[@Howski]

omg, i was at this show. it's the best drum solo i have seen, ever.

[@hind33r]

he´s an alien... just amazing

[@org1n]

whoah!!! this is the best rock solo ive ever seen! i love his argessiveness! full of energy!

[@ggfan1909]

I love Mike Mangini - saw him @ modern drummer festival - he was GREAT LOL Tom

[@mrsnakepit]

Wowww.... Super wowww....

[@eennymo]

Whoa! Man-genius always blows me away!

[@Jgarseeya25]

was this Extreme? Drum Solo was So great I cant believe it! My goodness, what greatness they have on here! PROPS PROPS PROPS!

[@montyboy9809]

I've read all the comments below. Let's just appreciate great talent and enjoy it, shall we??? I LOVE Portnoy and all that he's done with DT, Neal (and Steve) Morse, Transatlantic, etc.etc. But things change, don't they? Let's just appreciate this for what it is.

[@sethw8115]

agree 100%

[@MrBostonrobb]

I saw him at the Beachcomber on Wollaston Beach in like 92ish while he was playing the absolute shit out of his at the time Roto Kit with the Rick Berlin Band. It was absolutely mind blowingly Frightening. He was also teaching drums with the Waltham School District at the time. Mike Mangini is a cerebral Assassin and a phenomenal Drummer.

[@abemichau4706]

Love Mike M!

[@Quixpeed]

this's damn cool, brilliant improvisation.... i love freedom....

[@thunderanderson]

Wow... All the way back then Mangini was a MONSTER !

[@BenMichalowicz]

4/29: 5 days after my birthday. Best gift ever, you could say lol

[@arghtonyrgoth]

Art! This Is Art!!!! *bows*

[@Midas526]

I was all "Oh, this is fifteen years ago, surely his solos weren't as humanly impossible back then." ...I was wrong.

[@chrishayek]

Hey man, Mike Mangini isn't just about speed. If he was, he wouldn't be teaching at Berklee. I don't think he is the "best drummer" or anything, but the man is definitely very good. I haven't been part of any of his classes yet, but I have seen some of them when I am walking by, and he knows what he is doing.

[@KkRech]

and this is how Mangini should be play in DT!

[@sticktrik]

The rest of DT would never let him play like this!!....they are very controlling!!!!!

[@mattyindo]

truthbtold wtf are you talking about, have you seen his DT drum solos? DT controlling, thats not what Ive seen/heard, watch some mangini DT interviews, you dont have a clue mister

[@mattyindo]

truthbtold Are you in dreamtheater? dont talk like you have first hand experience, your making a fool of yourself

[@KkRech]

I don't think it is controlling at all. It just the energy level that sometimes seem to be missing in DT in comparison to this and other videos you find on KZbin.

[@sticktrik]

Fuck you, Matt Shannon...you have your opinion,I have mine!!

[@Gmanrushfan]

This guy is nuts... I actually saw him live with Steve Vai in 1999, his solo was even more insane then... there was even a part where he did a drum roll on the snare with one hand and started eating what looked like marshmallows with the other hand.

[@angryagain3801]

excellent...thanks for postin

[@twist666969]

My that was Beautiful!!!!

[@sticksbass]

i agree, this is one of the greatest drum solos of all time.

[@andrewhinds6560]

I saw him do this solo at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 1995 and I was gobsmacked.

[@haglnuts]

The most mind blowing drummer I've ever seen. And please don't come at me with the check out so and so comments. I've seen the Weckl's, Chamber's, Colaiuta's, Bozzio's, Portnoy's, Beauford's, Jordison's, Donati's, etc. This guy seriously puts them all to shame. Unbelievable!

[@foobuddies]

I was at this show....great memmories!

[@epdrummers]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME 🐐👑

[@ThePoorBoy]

5:11 This is the fastest I've ever seen a drummer move around a kit.

[@RandyHanley]

Absolute Fucking Madman on drums. Incredible.

[@cav28drummer]

I miss the time when I couldn't see mangini's affected grimaces.

[@zappafile]

I saw him at a drum clinic a while back and I have to say he has the fastes single strokes I have ever seen. Crazy quick hands.

[@ivecadit]

Mike Mangini plays literally very symmetrical in this solo, even had the roto-toms with the small in the center and going down each ay very cool to see - he's great with both left and right hands - and feet too!

[@beatsdddx]

Gifted drummer next level skills!

[@ckyisyourfuture]

Holy shit. Brilliant!

[@Swizzgard]

gotta love the hair!! it seems to accent all the loud notes!! wickedcool.

[@unurchuvurchu]

This is his best drum solo!

[@gogogadgetspoon]

Too right. Joey Jordison doesn't begin to even dust the surface of some of the incredible drummers out there... Steve Smith for life. What a drummer.

[@drdigital1]

Love that Roto-Tom rig! Very nice drumming! A1!

[@groutdave]

By far the most talented in that otherwise forgettable band. Fastest drummer in the world, apparently. 5:15 looks like he's being hit by lightning! An incredible performance.

[@glennw53]

UFB, what a great solo. well thought out from beginning to end. Can't wait to see what he does the the DT material. I hope the songs themselves don't suck. Ambidexterity that he displays is like a what they teach piano players, which most just use their right hand for the hard stuff. Unreal. Buddy Rich would freak-out on his one handed drum rolls. I think MM will include the emotional aspect of the song and not just flash. As DT said he played the songs as they were done, not his spin on it,yet!

[@andronouts]

Love this monster roto kit🔥

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

the song is pretty cool!! And Mangini of course is a beast!!

[@sofakingrate]

Great solo! This guy amazes me, rock drumming beast! Some of the tracks he laid with Extreme are awesome! Funny enough, my favorite part is at 6:30 (syncopated double bass beat with the guitar), nice and simple, yet not so simple hehe... :-)

[@teiscoxx]

Nice...I like the way he has the rotos low to high on both sides...amazing chops with good rythmic ideas...thank God for something differnt!!!!

[@Haydn780]

HOLY SHT this guy is awesome

[@JohnnyTsak316]

insane ! i NEVER KNOEW THIS GUY WAS THIS GOOD ! wOW !

[@Supermonkey22]

Amen brother. Well said.

[@Cremalex]

Extreme, the band which its own "mega hit" made it dissappear. "More than Words" sold so many, that two becoming albums passed away without any glory. Two master pieces as "3 sides to every story" and "Waiting to the Punchline" make fans forgot them. What a pity.

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Roto Tom madness! Where is the Bozzio videos from MP's? Never get enough of roto toms...high school marching band...they just CUT through the night air

[@ThePoorBoy]

Yep, I'm pretty sure this is my fave Mangini solo.