Dream Theater

I was personally amazed by Mangini's work. solo of Breaking all Illusion boggles my mind. just 1 minute of madness can make me love this song. (I love the whole song but that minute is my favorite) I also love the intro to lost not forgotten.

I love how most comments on this thread have nothing to do with the original post. Mangini is a better fit for DT end of story. Watch them live for proof.
Anyway, badass drum parts on adtoe, my favorites are in bridges, where he transitiona into the chorus twice with the octobans and it sounds amazing. Towards the end, where the sound changes into the marching oriental kinda idea, he does single stroke snare rolls, half a second long each time, several times, its hard to hear but when you do, wow!
Also love how he plays off of instrument specific solos instead of juat playing nonstop double bass like Portnoy did that drowned out solos. An example is in illusions when Myung does his speed runs, mangini is playing JUST the octobans in perfect time that complements the bass guitar. He's a musical genius.

I just want to say also, after seeing them third row middle in Austin, I have never experienced a better live drumming performance. Like one poster commented, live is so differe t from the album. No one hits harder or more powerful than Mangini, it's just insane. No disrespect to MP but this band has never been better live! Its awe inspiring.