I’m reading a lot of excuses here. The bottom line is that this guy cannot get the job done and it’s been this way for the better part of 30 years. They have 4 insane virtuosos getting up there on stage with a guy who wouldn’t make the cut on a cruise ship karaoke night. It’s actually insane and insulting to the fans to allow this.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

10 ай бұрын

You don't say! If you think the excuses are bad here, nothing will ever touch the Dream Theater sub-Reddit. "He hits notes" was an actual excuse uttered by a moderator of that junkpit.

@linnstr8609

7 ай бұрын

​@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 For me, I'd argue that even during the Images and Words era, the tone of his voice is extremely unpleasant when he gets into the high registers. The wailing sound has always sounded like a woman being raped to my ears. His voice sounds good when he sings in the mid to low range though. Unfortunately, DT has always demanded that he gets into the high range because they want that Bruce Dickinson or Geddy Lee type of operatic singing. I agree he should be replaced as there are many competent singers who can sing in that high, operatic style and their tone is actually great up there. For example, Gabriela Guncikova has an amazing cover of "Another Day" that we can look up on KZread, and I'd argue her performance is much more enjoyable than LaBrie's.

@bdot6772

5 ай бұрын

Some of my favorite musicians but I can't even enjoy their albums anymore. Like someone skinning a cat with tweezers

@3toadbroth

5 ай бұрын

He wasn't the same after his accident, that's for sure. But also, who cares? Dream Theater has been a novelty band since Scenes from a Memory anyway, they haven't released anything good instrument wise since then (Octavarium was Okay) so it doesn't matter if the singer is not Top. They basically retired after Scenes and James is just part of their retirement and legacy so they are just coasting on that.

@jskypercussion

2 ай бұрын

If Dream Theater had Russell Allen from Symphony X they would be the best of the Progressive Metal bands.

All the pre-2000 stuff is basically impossible for him to sing now. It must be pretty devastating on an artistic level when he remembers how he used to sing.

@MrEvrit

2 жыл бұрын

According to Wikipedia He took a very bad food poisoning while on holiday in Cuba which damaged his vocal chords. It's also partly his fault since he ignored doctor's advice to rest.

@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEvrit that was like 20 years ago

@automachinehead

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEvrit that's reddit level of lying

@TheDarkEternalKnight07

2 жыл бұрын

@@automachinehead it's not. See some DT shows from 94 and then some shows from early 95. His voice was raw AF in early 95.

@automachinehead

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDarkEternalKnight07 I saw them in person not just in videos. he ain't good a singer as Geoff Tate or Rob Halford

"This complex deliriu -" "This program has stopped working. You can either close it or wait for the program to respond."

@nandoherrera4395

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

@xanderscookingschool1497

Ай бұрын

Ironically, the shakiness kinda works pretty well.

No wonder John disables the vocals in his earpiece during live performances.

3:10 SUMWEA, LIE A SIN FOM A MEMEEEEE

@nyarlathotep4

5 жыл бұрын

Accurate

@agelessstudio

4 жыл бұрын

Meemeeee

@R4v3NDrvmZ

4 жыл бұрын

Jajajajajaja!!!

@julietacao2044

4 жыл бұрын

AHAHAHA YEA

@marcosrodriguezofficial

4 жыл бұрын

You’re a winner!! 🤣🤣🤣

2:19 "Dude, you're filming the wrong way, flip your phone" 2:27 "Never mind"

@Mente_Fugaz

5 жыл бұрын

Omg

@EAGLEADITYA

5 жыл бұрын

volimNestea wut? he was holding it correctly.

@lalnunhlua6171

4 жыл бұрын

@@EAGLEADITYA r/wooosh

@bakurasplanet4502

4 жыл бұрын

He was recording in "selfie" mode.

@DanielS-zq2rr

3 жыл бұрын

lool what a mindfuck

0:05 When you're a singer but you need an excuse for technical difficulties so you mimic a kill switch.

0:47 WAH WO WO WAH BLA BLA BLO BLOH

@caidema

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@romeochaouel3292

5 жыл бұрын

WTF LaBrie🤣🤣

@Haxprocess

5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO MADE ME SPIT OUT MY SOUP

@samwestonpotter

5 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty hilarious.

@sabrethemoment6799

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously what song was he trying to sing? LOL

1:30 Heaven mest be mere than thes When angels weken weth a kess Sacred herts wen't teke the pein Bet mene will never be the seme He stends befere the windew Hes shedow slewly feding frem the well And frem an ivry tewer he hears her cell "Let the leght serrend yee" I did not know, they changed the lyrics ^^

@GINGOLOGUNGA

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would hope heaven is more than that terrible vocal delivery.... Lmfao

@ennoshita7495

3 жыл бұрын

Dude 😂😂😂

@bigtheatergaming4674

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@HemiSlant6828

2 ай бұрын

Lyrics if written by Scott Stapp

@cv.gustisearch4473

2 ай бұрын

Duuuuudeeeee 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

No doubt, DT killed JLB with their expectations. You cannot sing that high all the time, in almost every song! Listen to the very early live stuff - he was incredible, but that effort took its toll very soon. JLB is a great singer, but his band never understood how to support his natural range.

@AAXplosion

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just look on the latest Ayreon album "The Source". James sound fantastic. I see him also live with the Theater Equation. That was a very good performance. Because Arjen knows how to use his voice and write the right parts for him.

@colbystearns5238

6 жыл бұрын

To quote Lao Tzu, "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long."

@johnaldrincastro492

6 жыл бұрын

AAXplosion yep I agree that he sounds clean with Ayreon. Aside from him being assigned to have melodies that won't force him to go beyond his range, I also think he must've been pressured not to mess up because of those singers around him who are performing well. It seems that James had been too comfy in DT, because he sees his bandmates as a family who may be more tolerant with his mistakes than that of a colleague who has standards/quotas to meet.

@valeriocesarini5661

4 жыл бұрын

AAXplosion absolutely true. Every freaking DT song is fit for a tenor who has to push, and you simply can’t do that for thirty years. Plus they only recently learnt to lower the keys, now that it’s probably too late since James voice is unfit for most DT tracks. I am a big fan of James and totally agree with everything written here, he’s amazing with Ayreon and still has something to say or sing, just not the way DT is forcing him to do.

@spartansquid5931

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, this is probably why James’s singing sounds best in his solo albums, because James knows his voice best.

The Ulrich of dream theater

@gregoryl.levitre9759

5 жыл бұрын

Lars can actually play though.

@nicolasgt1479

5 жыл бұрын

Oof

@u.v.s.5583

5 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 Really? I know ravens can sing, but can Lars play?

@nikomyung92

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 no, he cant

@gregoryl.levitre9759

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikomyung92 the albums 'And Justice for All' and 'Master of Puppets' show that he can.

There are death metal singers with clearer vocals than the mumbling LaBrie does nowadays.

Now we know why portnoy left the band

@bintang_sakti

6 жыл бұрын

LOL

@johanes4fx554

5 жыл бұрын

Steven 633 Hard LOL

@jonjoni5282

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha imagine hearing that every night hahahaha

@danshaffer2890

5 жыл бұрын

Now that you mention it.......

@iconicdragon3603

5 жыл бұрын

Damn 😂

It's like whenever James sings, the music behind him disappears and it's just an egotistical seagull screaming to itself on stage

@caidema

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@MissionForTheKids

5 жыл бұрын

Perfect. Baha

@adamkallin5160

5 жыл бұрын

Ok, I admit that was funny.

@user-co4xl7wx3q

5 жыл бұрын

Omfg 🤣

@charlie51092

4 жыл бұрын

It's like a Muppet character singing but in a bad way.

You cant comprehend a single word he utters.

@u.v.s.5583

5 жыл бұрын

Shyte!

@fphlflash

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously? He said, "THAAA MAH BE THI ERRRDAN ASSS DAN, ITH WAH ILL ASHER EHMUR!"

@cv.gustisearch4473

2 ай бұрын

Yeah basically he just said we he we he we he we he

He is like about 90% of aging singings: Can sing fairly well when rested and only for short durations of time unless the music is tuned down and changed. That is why he sounds good still on albums. However, once in a while he still sounds good live. He sang in Dallas a week ago and he sang better than he had live in like 15 years and only made a handful of mistakes. Plus he sang for like 3 hours straight and did the whole Metropolis Part 2 album.

@majkelandzelo

7 ай бұрын

Exactly. So what's the point of continuing?

@SebastianKopacz

5 ай бұрын

@@majkelandzelothat's what he does his life. imagine not being able performing your craft with the same ease and precision as decades earlier - do you reprogram yourself and start all over in late 40s or 50s or try to find ways to still do what is the one thing that brings you joy and puts food on the table. seriously, most of the people urging DT to fire James act like they do not understand how life works

Feeling a little bit sorry for the man. Can't imagine this leaves him untouched. Labrie was a good singer in his very early DT years. It became quickly less and less during Awake and afterwards. The problem is not just with the high notes. It is his entire voice.

@kalkwiese

6 жыл бұрын

Alex G It must be frustrating for sure.

@MiikeyLawless

6 жыл бұрын

Thats what poor technique will do to you.

@Rickles

6 жыл бұрын

It's the writing too. People always forget but DT is bad at vocal melodies and that leaves James out on a rope.

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rickles Bad at vocal melodies?? 😄

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@MiikeyLawless Also ruptured vocal cords

"...overwhelmed by this complex deliiiiiiriu-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-um!!!!!!!" Wow, I wonder what he had in mind with that one, SMFH.

@mickaioken4579

5 жыл бұрын

PolarizeMe he was ill a this time.

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@mickaioken4579 He was ill a damn lot lol. He was almost clearly trying to put some effects to this.

@Agent-dj8nx

5 жыл бұрын

He did a record skipping effect with his vocals, inspired by his rough and tumble childhood growing up on the streets. Google it - he was skippin records in the streets of the Bronx and was a well known dj. That is - when he wasn't gangbanging.

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@Agent-dj8nx 😂😂😂

@Eric_Aerolis

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah idk maybe like a manual tremolo effect that he thought he could probably manually pan? Lol

When you age, your skin, your voice, changes,everything changes,it's normal, nothing's wrong with that,, yes, he used to hit that high notes, well now he is not young anymore... We just have to accept that fact that everyone gets old.. he is a legend, I still admire him up until now. It's just sad that some people make fun of his voice now and forget how great he was before.

@youngwaveaudio9390

2 жыл бұрын

It's pathetic really, they're treating him like a cog in a clock mechagnism, as if he could be replaced and the band would function the same way as before but better, but they are so so wrong.

@petew-berg7791

Жыл бұрын

He needs to adjust how he sings these songs. It’s quite simple.

@PLATOON72

Жыл бұрын

​@@youngwaveaudio9390 why not?... They already did it with the keyboardist and the drummer, so I can't see the point of not keeping to ruin the band.

@herrvorragend882

9 ай бұрын

Pavarotti, Domingo and ANY other professional singer will disagree

@pippo9830

8 ай бұрын

​@herrvorragend882 Pavarotti didn't sing 5 times a week constantly touring for 40 years, you can't really compare the amount of stress that a rock singer has to go through with othere genres. Also Domingo didn't age that well for an opera singer...

In what language is james singing ?

@kristopherpoulsen653

6 жыл бұрын

Canadian Goose

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

Same one as Vince Neil: Mushmouth

@themarauder3404

6 жыл бұрын

Juan Vallejo Bah daah baba daddahhhaaad bah

@ONshowON

6 жыл бұрын

Juan Vallejo X"D

@tylerjacobson8012

5 жыл бұрын

You haven’t heard? Dream theater went full magma and created their own language for their music. What labrie is really singing is a form of klingon.

0:05 pretty sure that just listening to that kill switch... "effect" took some years of my life.

Is this guy even singing words?

@u.v.s.5583

5 жыл бұрын

Try 3:55

@markusaurelius777

5 жыл бұрын

He's shitty just like Vince Neil now LMAO....the fat tub he is LOL

@loril4391

5 жыл бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 shit lmaoooo

@RBKluuzGH

5 жыл бұрын

He only sings Images now.. (get it?)

@ilmelangolo

4 жыл бұрын

@@RBKluuzGH GENIUS!!!!!!!!

the thing people don't understand about Dream Theater is how damn hard that music is to sing. Very few of the melodies are written by LaBrie, and you can tell--they're melodies a non-singer would write. Because they're all kind of upper-midrangey and don't have many piercing high notes, a lot of folks think they're sort of ordinary and thus LaBrie's frequent live struggles are a real indictment, but speaking for myself at least, I think it'd be easier to go out and sing two hours of Crimson Glory or something than to sing two hours of Dream Theater. The never-ending upper-midrangeyness is taxing as fuck, and so LaBrie's vocal strategy for the last 20 years has been to prioritize stamina at the expense of pretty much everything else. That's why he always sounds so thin and wavery, with the weird vowel pronunications--that's how you'd sound if your top priority was "don't go into voicecrack mode." Except for the first tour without Portnoy, when he clearly had something to prove and went out and tried to turn the clock back to 1993 (with some success, actually! But also perhaps damaging his voice, which has gotten progressively worse since). Listening to LaBrie's solo material, or even his guest slots elsewhere, is a far better view of how good of a singer he actually is. Heck, even on the last DT album, he's pretty awful for the first six songs, and then suddenly you get to "At Wit's End" and "Out of Reach," where he wrote the lyrics (and presumably thus had more melodic input) and all of a sudden he's solid again.

@Anaximander29A

3 жыл бұрын

"Heck, even on the last DT album, he's pretty awful for the first six songs".. that's such an epic fail imo. How could a band of that caliber not write new material that is suitable for Labrie's voice-skills?!

@TheAndrejP

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anaximander29A or get a singer that could actually pull it off...

@cincocharms1233

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anaximander29A They have become old and clueless. Time for the old folks home!

@timbrown6629

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAndrejP Did yiu guys ever think that perhaps the guys in Dream Theater like being in a band with James LaBrie? He damaged his voice eating something that gave him food poisoning, and IIRC he vomited so much that he injured his vocal cords. It took him years to get range back. The band chose to keep him rather than replace him. That says a lot for him as a person and bandmate. I know he does do vocal training because I know his Vocal Instructor.

@Sthephyr12

2 жыл бұрын

@@timbrown6629 Did his vocal trainer instruct him on how to lip sync at recent shows?

2:36 Sweeming in a lêkê êf FÊêÊêRÊ

@cc12yt

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@carnivorehitman

4 жыл бұрын

This made me legitimately laugh out loud.

@crimsonweather

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Labrie sounds like the aliens from Mars Attacks

@gobbel600

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha omg exactly

Its like he plays a little game with himself seeing how many times he can change the first letter of a word.

Thank you so much. I was feeling a little down since I had not a great vocal day today. Now I feel much better. Thank you.

I read In some 2017 interviews that John Petrucci disables vocals channel on his headphones during the shows, obtaining only the instrumental part of the show for himself. He stated that kinda was for his own "comfort" so he concentrates while playing but, listening to this, I wonder, how truth is this? I mean, yeah, it certainly sounds more comfy when he doesn't hear how hurting James vocals are.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's weird. I think the singer is the most important person in a rock band (hence the singer also being known as the "frontman"). You would think Petrucci would want to monitor what James is doing.

@JesusMcCracken

6 жыл бұрын

I always believed that Portnoys departure from the band had something to do with labrie. Maybe not all, but some.

@johnaldrincastro492

6 жыл бұрын

Hey I've read that article too. Petrucci said that he turns off Labrie's mic from the mix because he says that not only it captures his voice but also the noise from the environment (audience, drums etc.). I'm not sure why is that but isn't Labrie actually using a dynamic mic and not a condenser mic? I don't think dynamic mics can capture audio with such a large radius. I guess someone's in denial here

@mr.a5147

6 жыл бұрын

I'm with you Alex, It was him or the horse. Somehow the horse won.

@pitpride1220

6 жыл бұрын

Alex G It did. They're personalities crash

I couldn't hear the 'Black Hole Sun' cover at the end - the sound of Chris Cornell spinning in his grave was too loud

@k2h873

6 жыл бұрын

vlastion You can hear him say shit by the end of it. Clearly he knows he sucks balls.

@crossroads2723

2 жыл бұрын

He was cremated lmao

I believe the "Cuban Pork Incident of 1994" is what permanently damaged his voice.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 ай бұрын

Yes, but it wasn't the be-all and end-all. He was still a consummate singer and frontman for many shows about 5-6 years after that happened. Dream Theater's material is difficult, and the human voice just isn't designed to belt like that on a daily or semi-daily basis.

@Steven-ud8kz

6 ай бұрын

@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 I think you are also correct. James does an interview on the KZread channel "The Charismatic Voice" and he goes into detail on how that pork incident indeed had a permanent affect on his voice and his range.

3:56 tells it all.

When James and fails unite.

@sagreuz

4 жыл бұрын

underrated

@s1029_

3 жыл бұрын

ahahaha

@marcaocalazans

Жыл бұрын

LOL

20 years ago he was amazing. Now he's just painful to listen to. I think Dream Theater still has a lot to say, but they need to move on from Labrie and get a proper replacement. It's sad, and I will always love Labrie for his work on I&W, Awake, Metropolis Pt. II, but he can't sing anymore, it's not even a matter of taste it's just a fact.

@MyRealName

6 жыл бұрын

so you don't think it's possible to adjust to that? you don't just throw away singers. you don't need to scream and go high to make good songs..

@woodsroamer8744

6 жыл бұрын

based on the condition James' voice is in, he isn't even fit to be a narrator on audiobooks, let alone sing in worldwide tours. It's not just his range that is diminished, but his voice is shrill, it honestly sounds like a chicken thrown into a shredder.

@gregoryl.levitre9759

6 жыл бұрын

He was never amazing.

@Marlowe10100

5 жыл бұрын

The whole band should retire, or collaborate in other projects but DT is done since 2003.

@michaelmiller7909

5 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 agreed.. he's always been shit and the very reason DT isn't better known.

3:33 poor Chris Cornell, man.

@dariovargas8843

4 жыл бұрын

Well in this case i can inderstand what James sings

@Millacks

4 жыл бұрын

@@dariovargas8843 but at least when we don't understand it he still remembers the words lmao

@rafaelaltez2119

7 ай бұрын

shiieeet..

@heavymetal9749

3 ай бұрын

Chris would be turning in his grave if he heard this

2:00 Damn... At this point I just feel bad for him. He’s trying to do as best as he can.

0:58 "...And wwwahhh wahhhwahhha wahhh one maAAaaaAn!!" The sound of a dying dog.

@romeochaouel3292

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@alexandernilssonmusic

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA

@jamesmukarungbantawa

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@aguynamednathan

3 жыл бұрын

Axl Rose, Vince Neil, and James LaBrie. What does rock and roll DO to singers?!

0:17 I can't tell if that lady is moved by the song, or grimacing and covering her ears up over LaBrie's ear rape. And look at that kid smirking. He knows. He knows he's witnessing a train wreck.

@88Orpheus88

6 жыл бұрын

The Ravenskill Rebel Militia seems like a hardcore fan on her first live gig....... never watch ur fav band live haha

@wookieblaster

6 жыл бұрын

Is it true that Petrucci has the vocals turned off/down in his monitor mix? Not that I blame him but I was wondering whether that was just a rumor or something else?

@mr.a5147

6 жыл бұрын

wtf are you talking about? "Never watch your fav band live" Time to get out of the basement mate.

@supergta128

6 жыл бұрын

How about the other guy that sing along with the james labrie behind of her??!! it's funny what a irony :D.

@muhammadrodinalkhairkhasri5796

6 жыл бұрын

The Ravenskill Rebel Militia all matters is about growing old haha

James provided us with outstanding vocals over the years. Hats off to him! James is the man!

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the years 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994.

@jesuisishimaru3344

Жыл бұрын

@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 he's good on Metropolis pt 2

@igor8111

Жыл бұрын

Just love Russel Allen :)

@TheShadowBrigade

Жыл бұрын

​@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 So you mean the years before his voice was blown because they forced him to keep touring when he fucked his throat up instead of giving him time to recuperate it?

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

Жыл бұрын

@@TheShadowBrigade LaBrie did that of his own volition. Saying "they forced him to keep touring" is a lie.

1:29 - 2:00 Absolutely atrocious 😳🤐😂

Did James say “shit” there at the end? Yeah. He didn’t think it was good either...

@ChristianDiGiovanni

6 жыл бұрын

Kristoffer Bæk Kortegaard he says shit, obviously because he did a very bad performance. He forgot the lyrics, and ruined the interpretation. I felt more sad, for Chris Cornell, after that...James has reached a non turning point, i think that will be right for him to take a break...

@u.v.s.5583

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChristianDiGiovanni Right now James is pretty much improved.

@SystemYTP

3 жыл бұрын

Kudos to him for realizing and admitting it, though. Others would either have not even heard it, or just continued to pretend.

@SebastianKopacz

5 ай бұрын

he said 'shit' because it was right after Cornell offed himself. It's more of a reaction to the news itself. The song was played impromptu as a tribute.

This is the funniest shit I have ever heard.

@gregoryl.levitre9759

5 жыл бұрын

Have you heard Vince Neil lately? :D

@juho6898

4 жыл бұрын

One of the saddest ones too

@jskypercussion

2 ай бұрын

It is hilarious, starting at 0:55 is too funny.

2:00 Not a single note was in tune. Quite impressive, but Anders Friden is still worse. Keep trying, James!

LaBrie needs to step down. This ego trip is not helping anyone, DT is an amazing band, one of my favorites. But this is nonsense, LB has no voice left, he NEEDS to step down for everyone's sake.

@michaelmiller7909

5 жыл бұрын

They would've been way bigger had they found someone without a shit voice to start with.. he's always been trash with an underserved ego. Like 4 master chefs prepare the best food in existence and then James shits on the plates. I've only ever listened to the instrumentals after hearing him the first time. If I can't find a clear instrumental without his ass-voice in it I won't listen.

@lebassdesign4850

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine Symphony X’s singer Russel Allen replacing him 😱

@Back-Space.

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmiller7909 He was great in the Images and Words era. Check out Dream Theater live 1993 Summerfest Milwaukee.

@jonathansolis1276

4 жыл бұрын

@@lebassdesign4850 Tim Ripper Owens would do the job as well.

@themetalicious7195

4 жыл бұрын

Dude what, Labrie was a monster during images and words and awake era

He sounds like everyones first attempt of trying to sing like Steve Perry

I hate singers who do lipsync when doing live concerts, but it looks like DT needs this.

James Labrie is slowly becoming the Vince Neil of progressive Metal.

@DeadAccount97

4 жыл бұрын

He already is.

@zackzallie8735

2 жыл бұрын

Lars Ulrich of vocals

@PLATOON72

Жыл бұрын

I did ho who this guy was... 😄 So hylarious, I have to say.

@RustyKnorr

11 ай бұрын

Way worse than Vince.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

9 ай бұрын

@@RustyKnorr I did not know until recently what an extensive criminal record Vince Neil has. What a POS.

He's good in studio albums, but this is ear rape lol

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

In my personal opinion, he didn't even sound good on the last two Dream Theater albums. The more I listen to them, the more strained he sounds, and the more it sounds like the producers (those being Petrucci and Rich Chycki) just heaped a bunch of filters on his voice to disguise how ragged it is.

@necroplastful

6 жыл бұрын

Those filters... Those fucking filters make me wanna puke. There are soooo many on DT12, a little less on TA due to the fact that its a little but more mellow. Labrie can still sing but he can only do his old range mellowy, and ballady. Thats it!

@JedidiahBensemann

6 жыл бұрын

He was auto-tuned in the latest album (and possibly the last couple).

@FusicPool

6 жыл бұрын

Ole Morten Persen the images and words stuff is kind of impossibly high for that style though, I can't really blame him for that, anything written after 2000ish is much more reasonable for his range

@reyhanvivaldi9597

6 жыл бұрын

because in the studio, he could take a lotta time to rest his voice

1:33 legend says CIA use this to torture suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay

how come they fired Portnoy for wanting the band to take a break, but keep on going with labrie with these shits? there's a ton of better vocalist out there....

@necroplastful

6 жыл бұрын

Hakens singer would be mooooore than an awesome suitable replacement. Heard him with Mike Portnoy, he nailed every fucking song very very well!

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

Portnoy technically "left" and wasn't fired. He just wasn't re-admitted into the band after asking because they had already plucked Mike Mangini, or just set up the drummer auditions. Can't remember which. DT's business model makes it difficult for members to be fired because each owns stock in the band in accordance with how long they've been in it. Portnoy sold his stocks when he quit. LaBrie is now the third biggest shareholder in the company after Petrucci & Myung.

@joshwhite-pullerofstrings9518

6 жыл бұрын

el buen perro portnoy left....

@sibelclan

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIOdo7yylJvPXbg.html This singer is perfect for them

0:18 I feel bad for the woman there. She clearly annoyed by his vocals. lol

This makes me sad. Once one of the most powerful tenor voices in metal and now this. He should really take a year or two off and build his voice back up, if he can.

Not sure what's worse, this or The Astonishing.

@tristanmichael45

6 жыл бұрын

The Astonishing is a masterpiece

@kevinmeli

5 жыл бұрын

tristan michael haha, yea right.

@Ianpravus

5 жыл бұрын

@@tristanmichael45 lol nice joke dude

@MrSpasticdancer

5 жыл бұрын

i was astonished by how shit it is

@Haxprocess

5 жыл бұрын

The astonishing was astonishingly awful

Labrie destroyed my favorite band of all time.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

He's the number thing which has ruined the band for me as well. John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess also bear a lot of responsibility though. They have control of the band now with Portnoy gone and they care more about endorsement deals than they do replacing LaBrie.

@shreddykrueger9465

6 жыл бұрын

The Ravenskill Rebel Militia I'm willing to separate greedy corporate bullshit from artistic integrity. John and Jordan may be making ridiculous decisions with the brand, but James is fucking up the thing we all fell in love with through its live experience. John and Jordan are god-tier players who happen to be making business choices. James is a trained singer who can no longer do the one thing he came into the band to do.

@joshwhite-pullerofstrings9518

6 жыл бұрын

Ra S well if it weren't for him you might've never figured out that dream theater exists. Obviously he can't help how shitty he sounds it probably bugs him too

@wiggy009

6 жыл бұрын

The Ravenskill Rebel Militia im pretty sure JP wrote as I am which basically was about the band not selling out

@Ziri0615

6 жыл бұрын

Josh White- Puller Of Strings I saw once a drum solo of mp in 97, it was that little drum solo of 'Once in a live time then i discovered Dt, To be honest with you I hate labrie more and more. He just can't sing anymore.

Its eerie when the backing vocal tracks echo him onstage. Almost like the ghost of the past mocking him.

This ain’t Dream theater this is nightmare house 💀

The man is near 60 years old, I'm honestly impressed with the amount of touring he does it doesn't happen more often. I've seen them several times, he was stable in each. On disc, obviously he's excellent. I have nothing but respect for singers. It's no easy task, especially live, show after show. I couldn't imagine any other singer taking his place.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

7 ай бұрын

"The man is near 60 years old" So? That's not an excuse for keeping him in the band, and there are singers who are/were vastly better than him at the same age. "I'm honestly impressed with the amount of touring he does it doesn't happen more often." It does happen way more often than what you see in the video. Almost every single line is delivered poorly. "I've seen them several times, he was stable in each." An opinion statement coming from someone whose ears are suspect. "On disc, obviously he's excellent." So "excellent," he needs gobs of auto-tune on his voice. "I have nothing but respect for singers. It's no easy task, especially live, show after show." What about Axl Rose and all of his drama queen antics? He gets respect simply because he's a singer? "I couldn't imagine any other singer taking his place." Get a better imagination then.

@John1067strat

7 ай бұрын

@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 oh no, axl does not get my respect. He never has actually. He's a moron in my opinion. I'm talking about people who can actually sing. Of the 4 or 5 times I've seen dream theater James did pretty well actually, shaky at times, yes. I expect that sadly. Then I'm also aware that singers can't reproduce everything they do in the studio. With a band as amazing as they are talent wise, I'm still going. Listening since 1990 and am a big fan. Maybe, one day they will replace him. It'll be interesting to see.

@canman87

7 ай бұрын

@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 You talk endless shit and upload a ridiculous amount of videos about a man with an accomplished 35+ year career, when you yourself have no single shred of evidence that you know anything about singing or can actually sing yourself. No albums, no accomplishments, nothing at all to qualify your commentary of someone infinitely more successful than you. You're fucking obsessed with fighting the entire internet over this one single point and your whole channel is predicated on it, which is a fucking sad enough existence as it is. You should delete this channel and focus your energy into literally anything else that has even a modicum of benefit to offer the world.

@bdot6772

5 ай бұрын

​@John1067strat he's objectively terrible. Unlistenable. He's destroyed decades of priceless art aka DT's discography

THIS IS SAD. WHY DONT THEY RETIRE TO AN ELDERLY HOME ?

This lady’s and gentlemen is why Portnoy left he couldn’t take it anymore

LaBrie looks like a power-prog version of DarkSydePhil

I mean...does he not hear himself? He sounds like a blackout drunk, middle age woman singing karaoke at the local dive bar. I don’t know how it’s possible to hear yourself making those sounds and not know you’re terrible.

Vince Neil: Love your tone James!

Sometimes singers lost their voice and worsen their performances, but they offset with great stage presence and charisma (Think about Hansi of Hansi Kürsch, or Ian Gillan). But James, specially in the last 8 years, just walks around the stage, looking around....and when he doesn't sings, he goes beside the drum (to drink his "magic potion") or behind the stage to rest. If you can't be a good singer, you must be at least a good performer. But if you can't be none of them, then you are James La Brie.

@MikeWJones1497

6 жыл бұрын

Albert Andrew Hansi tho really? Jesus he still hits those notes well 30 years into his career and more. Some notes he can't hit BUT he just lowers it an octave. As for the other singer I haven't heard of him. Now Russell Allen is literally Labries age ans he still sings amazingly

@albertandrew1183

6 жыл бұрын

I saw Blind Guardian live 2 times, ten years ago, and I remember that Hansi voice was very weak. As you said, he sang many notes one octave below and, for most of the songs, he let audience sing in his place. Surely he didn't hit note out of tune, like JLB does, and, anyway, he did a great show (because he's a great frontman, very charismatic). But I can't say that he sing like the past....his voice has aged and Hansi put his best effort to not became a "grandma singer" like JLB. Russel Allen, obviously, is a GOD

@bfreestop

6 жыл бұрын

Yea, some singers also try and shape new albums following their possibilities instead of struggling to reach the albums. Dani Filth may be hated by many people as a singer, but he always aknowledged his own possibilities.

@CoderatheGreat

6 жыл бұрын

Hansi still sounds really good given his age (3 years younger than James Labrie), sure you won't hear him belt out as many "money-maker" notes as before, but he's still pretty solid live. I saw him with Blind Guardian back in 2015 and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen, really fun. Russell Allen is actually about 8 years younger than Labrie but from what I've heard of him sounds really good.

@AVerySillySausage

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Bellamy had a drop off(he's still better than Labrie and was much better at his peak) but Muse delibrately write songs in lower key now that stress his voice less so he still sounds the same as on the album, it's only when he plays older songs that he's off. But DT still seems to be writing songs that Labrie straight can't even come close to singing live...why.

Man this is actually rough to hear I saw them at Gigantour in 2005 and he was not like this. Now, at that point I already had a bunch of DT bootlegs that hadn't received a studio touch-up like some of their official live albums, so I kinda knew what to expect if he had an off night. After all, he had sang his ASS OFF on the first two albums, toured hard on that material, and put in great performances afterward in the studio despite even dealing w/ vocal ruptures. That night - think it was Corpus Christi, TX? Had the Dimebag tribute - he was pretty on and hit the notes I was worried he wouldn't. But even the worst bootlegs from the '90s and early 2000s were amazingly better than some of these segments. His voice is really struggling these days, I mean badly. I worry for his ability to sing (like, physical capability to do so at all) if he continues. DT wrote such soaring melodies back when that this man's voice is shot. It's Steve Perry all over again except they didn't shitcan him, they fired Mike instead.

Surprisingly, LaBries vocals were actually pretty good for the Distance Over Time tour. He had this major rough point but he actually bounced back

I absolutely love the band with all my heart but this is fucking hilarious

rip all those people who went dt concert recently.

@memebot6490

6 жыл бұрын

Wyvern I went in 2013 I think. It wasn't that bad thankfully. His voice was actually serviceable

@dandavidson1704

3 жыл бұрын

I just saw them a year ago and it was amazing. Aside from the fact that these videos are him at his worst, you dont really notice it live

You're absolutely right. They should have fired him after the Chaos In Motion tour in 2008, he has only been getting worse since then. He did a respectable job until 2005-2006 IMO. They should fire him and get RUSSELL ALLEN.

@memebot6490

6 жыл бұрын

YTazzkickr01 Russel's still with Symphony X tho

@oldchanel3956

6 жыл бұрын

YTazzkickr01 he so need good in 2011-2014 but after that got worse again

@IFGchannel931

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. Russell Allen is the best metal singer alive today, but his style does not fit DT. He's perfect for Symphony X

@subutaynoyan5372

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously. It has been 26 years since he joined in. But some people still can't seem to grasp that Labrie will never be changed by the band members

@sheldoncooper8199

6 жыл бұрын

+YTazzKickr01 Thats what they should ve done arround 2010. When Portnoy was still with them. Would ve saved Dream Theater for me.

1:32 literally killed me omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ivyevans7714

4 жыл бұрын

believe or not，audience in Japan appreciate this kind of vocal

@nm7891

2 жыл бұрын

I feel a like embarrassed listening to that part.

ahh, and i was thinking that James’ microphone was messed up during the Images and Words and Beyond tour.

My grandma may not be able to sing better than him but she can sing exactly like him...

One of my favourites is the overdubbed "F#" in the Learning to Live 2013 Happy Holidays bootleg. Fucking hilarious.

He is the reason I can't get into dream theatre

@simaodocaminhao

3 жыл бұрын

Well, half of the fans of metal music somehow share this feeling

@AP02112

2 жыл бұрын

@Rener Abano Great band 👍

Interesting enough, the first dream theater concert I ve been in (like 3 months ago) James actually did a really amazing live show, I was really scared of what his voice was gonna sound at the started but it turned out actually decent, not super good or good to begin with but defenitly decent at the point that I actually liked

It's not just about age or the food poisoning incident. The guy needs serious vocal coaching on technique and tone. This is really sad to listen to. Unfortunately there's a huge ego in the way.

Let's be honest here. He is in my opinion a great singer. But everyone makes mistakes.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

Жыл бұрын

This has transcended making a "mistake" here or there. The "mistakes" exceed anything that sounds good.

Imagine Devin Townsend singing for Dream Theater....

He was always the weakest part of the band and torturing and aging those vocal cords have done no favors to the quality.

Sounds like the martians from "Mars Attacks"

My God people, just leave the dude alone...

They're all friends. Not getting rid of him.

@satchfan2010

6 жыл бұрын

This shouldn't be about friendship, this should be about artistic integrity.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

I don't see why Dream Theater couldn't remain friends with LaBrie if he left the band.

don't the band realize what the problem is ?? and why suffer the embarrassment??

I think the whole band has taken a nose-dive since Portnoy left. And I'm not saying he is a better drummer than Mangini or vice versa. What he DID do was tell the guys "no" on occasion and prevented them from repeating themselves and/or recording crap. Mangini is a robot in the sense that he just plays what he's told. Petrucci has bought into the notion that he's some sort of guitar god and can literally do no wrong. I'm not understating his guitar genius. What I AM questioning is his songwriting skills. Everyone lauds DOT but I counted no less than 9 riffs I've heard on previous albums that made it onto Distance Over Time. They were amazing through the early 2000's but at some point, they lost an original thought/riff/melody. At this point, it's borderline drivel. And it's painful to admit that having been a fan since '92 with the release of IAW. Unfortunately, I've had to search out other bands that are younger and fresh. I still have hope that the DT of old will return but lately, it's simply been old DT.

@sebrura

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Also a fan since 92.

@josel.7201

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree ! Have been a fan since 93 , but these days it’s been tough to hear them to me …

DT are making a new album, that inevitably means that a tour will follow. I dread to think what James LaBrie will sound like. Can he possibly get any worse?

James used to be one of my fave vocalists.this is pretty hard to watch but it's difficult for some people to maintain this style.

Sounds like something that would be on South Park.

This is nothing more than very sad

Weakest member in the band...

@SeamanGod

6 жыл бұрын

Benevolent Waffle Lars Ulrich of Dream Theater

@AF-jf5vc

5 жыл бұрын

This is true.

@spartansquid5931

4 жыл бұрын

You could put the best singer on the planet in the band and they’d still be the weakest member lol

I am big fan from DT since Images ands Words. It breaks my heart again and again when I hear James live...

The very reason why I stopped go to see them live. I specifically refused to go see i&w being butchered. Ive never seen it live, but id rather not seeing it ever rather than seeing it getting desecrated in front of my very eyes and ears. I just cant stand james anymore live. They should really re evalute their assets and either call it a day or change singer. At this point it's pretty embarassing. The sad thing is that james will never admit he simply cannot perform anymore most of the nights.

@subutaynoyan5372

6 жыл бұрын

Davide Pannone I can say thr dame for Petrucci's Emg knock off guitar tones and Mangini's drummung performance.

@incitatus634

6 жыл бұрын

M Bayrak yeah like wtf happened after Portnoy? Petrucci tone in Black Clouds was so tight and organic, compressed but natural and tight... and James didn't sound THIS bad!

@satchfan2010

6 жыл бұрын

People should boycott the shows until he's gone.

@5ar_

5 жыл бұрын

Davide Pannone You should see them at least once

@conjured_up_skeletons6178

5 жыл бұрын

Man, after seeing this, I feel privileged to have seen them 10 yrs ago during Octavarium tour, in Irvine, Calif. when James still sounded great. I have zero complaints, they were electrifying, and JL sounded good, I remember 'endless sacrifice' was mesmerizing. the entire 'evening with' was memorable.

No amount of hair color or fancy pants can hide the fact that he's washed up. Sadly, people still pay money to listen to that crap.

Get ready guys, with the recording from 1:29 - 2:00 the entire live album is coming out soon on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

Whats the name of the song in the 4th clip? I can only make out one word which is "na"

I feel like I’m the only person who actually like James singing style now. I know it sounds stupid to most people but it just sounds cool to me.

@supadupanine800

3 жыл бұрын

Ayreon is such a badass group ,u know

@RustyKnorr

11 ай бұрын

You are literally the only one. 🤦‍♂️🙉

@zaynekvam9404

11 ай бұрын

@@RustyKnorr As of 2023 James has truly started to disappoint me. I didn't mind the way he sounded up until AVFTTOTW came out but I feel he's arguably worse than the infamously not too swell 2017 I&W tour and I ended up selling my tickets last time they came around. :/

I'll tell you what's cringeworthy: LaBrie's clothing/style choices over the past decade (see 2:36 in particular...the dyed-black hair with that shirt is just desperate and awful). The band as a whole has moved in a cheesier direction, but LaBrie is easily the most striking example individually. He's an eyesore up there. If I had to describe his style, I'd call it "department store rock star".

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

6 жыл бұрын

The only band members' appearance who I hate is Petrucci's. He's got that ridiculous looking Karl Marx beard paired with a purple sparkle guitar on the last tour. What the hell was he thinking?

@johnaldrincastro492

6 жыл бұрын

Same thing I noticed with Labrie. Back in his early years (from 1991 to early 2000's) Labrie's choice of clothing were at least appropriate for his age and is MATCHING with the genre they play. Now he dresses up like he's some frontman for a Death/Thrash Metal Band which is not fitting for his style. Can you imagine dressing up like some tough guy and yet, you sound like a parrot when you sing?

@lightningbolt3585

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnaldrincastro492 Wow. So true.

@Marifet124

3 жыл бұрын

@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 lmao why the words made me laugh 😂 instead of the image

Looking at the comments and crying after all these years ... now I see I´m not the only one :D

Not a big fan of bashing LaBrie like that, even if he's not up to par with the rest of the band's level. It's not right to publicly bully him.

@theravenskillrebelmilitia139

3 жыл бұрын

Why?

2:38 Is it just me or does LaBrie sound like a really bad skeletor impersonator?

He sounds like my cat when hes hungry

he sounds like drunk me at a karaoke bar at 4 in the morning attempting DT songs

Were those the original studio recording backing vocals for Metropolis at 3:15?