Yep! and Yuk! I loved them up until Six Degrees, then felt disappointed by the Train of Turds and didn't bought a single CD after that. Listened a couple of time to Octacrap, felt disappointed and didn't even listen to newer releases after that. That's how much disappointed I was. Then I casually read of Portnoy quitting, I saw the mini series of auditions, I heard in disbelief how robotic Mangini sounded, and nope nope nope... Every time they reach a new bottom. Now lip synch and playback backing vocals? Oh my... I'm going to listen to some Cliff Burton isolated tracks to clean my soul. I feel like, even with Portnoy, they thought they can compose anything as if they are Frank Zappa, but they aren't at a musical level since they box themself in the metal genre, and for sure they aren't FZ at a comedic level; so the result is a soup of cliché of various bands at the limit of covers, plagiarism and copying the sound of the production (like in Octacrap, but I didn't listen after that), some Disney music, some circus music, tornado of notes, all in metal sauce. Boring.
@Kill-Nine-null2 күн бұрын
I dig LaBrie, I do, but maybe it's time for someone else to step in. I get the dude has been the voice of DT, but Devin Townsend sang Spirit Carries On far better than LaBrie could.
@jelleepit4 күн бұрын
It's a tough one for sure, but do you force your audience to listen to this or accept the inevitable and get some new blood in. I would get some new blood because I don't see DT being some wonderful family. They kicked out Mangini without thinking about it. Labrie is not original, they booted their original singer because he didn't cut the mustard. Imagine having someone in there that could pull of a great vocal live!
@ogulcanyolcu87147 күн бұрын
Petrucci was louder than the backing track. and you could easily hear the string break What the fuck do you need defence for? You're just thinking too much about yourself. Think less, be happy. No one give a pinch of shit at all. What is wrong with a backing track following the song? It rings out
@FuturesquashArchive4Concerts8 күн бұрын
James LaBrie is now the Vince Neil of prog metal
@BrandonGrieve10 күн бұрын
Any day now we will start seeing those funny live lyric videos like they have for Vince Neal.
@MtgReviewsFromMyCar10 күн бұрын
I hope you make some new videos when the new album comes out
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1399 күн бұрын
I do have some more videos I want to release eventually. This channel is a low priority though, and unfortunately, somewhere between one-third and one-half of Dream Theater's audience appears to be totally impervious to the truth. It does not matter how many lies and gaffes the band is caught in. They get angry rather than persauded.
@euledj7910 күн бұрын
every Dream Theater concert is a sequence of hundreds of fails and cringes by James LaBrie. That's why my last DT concert was in 2009. Its unbearable now.
@Czyszy11 күн бұрын
Haha, the later live performances sound like he's tryna do a ventrilloquist show, except he is the puppet. :D
@williamtaylor204418 күн бұрын
After looking through a lot of your comments, all i see is you replying to comments that agree with you, but never seem to bother arguing with people that have good points
@theravenskillrebelmilitia13918 күн бұрын
Absolutely false to say that I don’t engage with critical commenters. There also, by definition, are no “good points” that can be made in defense of this. It’s lying. It’s a complete and willful misrepresentation of JL’s talent.
@williamtaylor204418 күн бұрын
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 I've seen on many videos voice coaches that have commented about how at his age, expecting him to sing what he used to is impossible. I've also seen you say how his singing is "bad" in this clip but not in the 90's, followed by this: @theravenskillrebelmilitia139 because he was 10 years younger, without having suffered a vocal rupture, without 10 years of touring and constantly exposing his vocal folds through an amount of damage that very few singers can sustain without becoming voice-less. Singing stuff from Images and Words and Awake would destroy anybody's voice in the long term. You can tell that whoever wanted that high register back than (probably Portnoy) didn't know shit about vocals and how impossible it is to sing like that non-stop. And in fact Labrie's voice started to crack way before the incident: you can already hear it in japan 1993, where he was way worse compared to the very start of the I&W tour during fall 1992. At the end of his very first tour with dream theater you could already hear the cracks and pops, which were both his fault (due to early bridging and in general to his technique being too harsh on his vocal folds) and the vocal damage that he had to sustain in order to sing like that this explains why his singing isnt as good as it used to be. you seem to avoid things like these
@theravenskillrebelmilitia13916 күн бұрын
@@williamtaylor2044 But how does it follow that Dream Theater must keep LaBrie, and resort to great deceptive lengths to keep propping him up, because his voice has worn out through a combination of the food poisoning incident, overuse, and aging? That is a total non-sequitur.
@xanderscookingschool149719 күн бұрын
Well hey, look at it this way. All his bad performances are from after Portnoy left the band. Maybe now that Portnoy's back, the force that keeps Labrie from putting more than 30 percent effort in singing is now taking effect.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia13915 күн бұрын
"All his bad performances are from after Portnoy left the band" False. He was having substantial vocal issues as far back as 1995, and many performances between 1999-2010 were poor.
@gryphonavocatio20 күн бұрын
Wow, he sounded great in 1998!
@Emanuele-bv2bq21 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂, dai un pò di dignità...
@henriqueccruz23 күн бұрын
Come on, guys. The material is challenging enough for a singer with a voice in top notch conditions. Think of an aging singer with throat issues over the years like a musician who suffers from tendonitis. A musician on a bad day makes a few mistakes. Broken strings? Change it, no biggie. Ripped drumhead on a drum? Avoid it and the drum tech will get it sorted out on 2mins. A singer blows his voice? There's no fixing it. And keep in mind, this is the last show of a freaking 8-month tour. LaBrie did a really god job. Give him a break.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia13920 күн бұрын
One of several arguments I hear on a regular basis, which has been addressed over and over again. If the vocal cords wear out over time, and cannot be replaced, then that makes a case IN FAVOR OF bands changing singers at some point, not keeping someone with a busted voice. It should be pointed out, however, that LaBrie's voice has aged poorly compared to other metal vocalists. Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are OLDER than LaBrie, and neither one turned into a squawking seagull.
@domlomytp267726 күн бұрын
This guy manages to sound like a yapping pug.
@peppecpiupiu29 күн бұрын
A sto punto falla un'ottava più bassa che viene meglio
@pona9073Ай бұрын
DT fans dont come to a DT concert to see Labrie sing. They come to see Petrucci shred.
@davidmariscal5135Ай бұрын
Sounds like vince niel 😂
@jarradbennett2286Ай бұрын
The very reason I could never get into this band Labrie makes Dave mustaine sound like a vocal god 🤣
@niallscottanimationАй бұрын
Tbf he hadnt peaked with 'big chungus' yet here
@MSAАй бұрын
This video sucks balls tremendously... James gave the band the personality and power they needed from a frontman. After several flawless records and tours he is not a band member anymore, he is family, and you dont fire family just because they are having hard times. He has got bad shows but he keeps coming up whenever age or sickness thow him down
@theravenskillrebelmilitia139Ай бұрын
The "family" argument has been addressed many times. Why can't they remain friendly with James while still having him exit the band? They remained friendly with Charlie and Derek, and tried with Kevin Moore, but he distanced himself from the band as much as possible, for reasons not entirely known. Whatever "power" and "personality" LaBrie originally brought to the band are gone. He sounds like an escaped dementia unit patient now, and there is no excuse at all for keeping him.
@patrickthompson5723Ай бұрын
Breaking News: Man gets older, voice not as good. More on this at 11 after sports.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia139Ай бұрын
Breaking News: there's no rule that musicians have to keep performing if they lose their abilities due to age
@dantemachado6553Ай бұрын
15:57 YOU ARE WELCOME
@paiefilhomachado7630Ай бұрын
LaBrie's voice left the band with Portnoy
@sirriffsalot4158Ай бұрын
Boy, for such a technical band this really is the polar opposite of what you'd call the 'icing on the cake'. More like jizz all over the cake and buffet section.. I feel bad for the guy, but it's an unfortunate fact that vocals are usually the hardest thing to maintain, especially when you're talking over literal decades. It's a shame that muscle can't be maintained more easily, but it should also be said that, if you do stay in shape and eat healthy, it might not wind up being this bad.. But I'm not him so won't judge, it just sucks for everyone lol.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia139Ай бұрын
It is strange that they insist on the highest levels of musicality possible except for LaBrie. Allegedly, they canned Derek Sherinian because they thought Rudess "would take their music to the next level." So why tolerate this kind of sloppy singing? They almost fired James in 2002, so there's no way they like his singing now. They're probably contractually powerless to get rid of him.
@sirriffsalot4158Ай бұрын
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 Must be so awkward.. and yet they do talk among themselves as 'family' etc.. People I know go to see them every now and then and it's always the same: instrumentally great but singer just can't do it anymore.. Really weird, but oh well.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia139Ай бұрын
@@sirriffsalot4158 And the thing is, there's no reason they couldn't remain friendly with LaBrie if exited the band. Unless his ego would not be able to handle the reality that he sucks now, and he would burn a bridge with his bandmates. Dream Theater has remained relatively friendly with its ex-members.
@tastenspieler5078Ай бұрын
so sad, so sad, so sad, NOT LIVE
@lassekoivisto4422Ай бұрын
This is nonsense. Compere the perfomance in the same music at the same time. Take for instance the music Killing Hand, LaBrie is a million times better, just listen the version on the album Live at the Marquee.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia139Ай бұрын
Of course LaBrie did a better job than Dominici at singing The Killing Hand back in 92-93, but we're not living in those times anymore. I am asking why Dream Theater has lowered their musical standards over time to accommodate LaBrie. P.S. The band has admitted to Live At The Marquee having overdubbed vocals
@themetalhead1463Ай бұрын
This is a band whose best selling album from over 30 years ago has only sold 700,000 copies to date. Besides his voice being undesirable to many people, being technically proficient and fast doesn't make for music that many people want to hear. I have listened to most of their catalog and the noodly, wankfest of long songs demonstrating how technical they are doesn't equate to an enjoyable listening experience for me. The songs are too long in many cases. And the piano based ballads are not metal. "Return to Serenity" by Testament is a metal ballad.
@gurke420Ай бұрын
At some point he fotgot english
@PodzzyАй бұрын
He should start singing octaves lower. I can't believe he hasn't figured it out yet.
@AdrianJeffreys-fj2fvАй бұрын
James is not cutting it he sings sharp all the time Michelle Luppi call him
@STR82DVD2 ай бұрын
Geddy never sounded like that live I can tell you. Brutal.
@Guanjyn2 ай бұрын
I saw a post on reddit saying how much this guy sucks and now after investigating I have this stupid song stuck in my head.
@NatPat-yj2or2 ай бұрын
they use backing tracks and stem tracks, as do most metal bands these days. too many layers and accents that would sound terrible live. i hate dream theater with a passion but it's normal to perform with backing and stem tracks. The only metal bands that perform nearly perfect without constant backing tracks that I am aware of are trivium, parkway drive, between the buried and me, killswitch engage, cattle decapitation, five finger death punch, alter bridge, all that remains, heaven shall burn, arch enemy, disturbed, metallica, 311, and dave matthews band.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
The fact that you named all of those bands shows there's a point in history when it was not commonplace to use lots of playbacks. Dream Theater used a few here and there while Portnoy was in the band for parts that could not be executed live. After Portnoy quit, they started using them for parts that could easily be executed live.
@illitero2 ай бұрын
You can be upset that they flub or get lazy, but they're still performing despite being caught up in their moment and forgetting about the track(s) playing. You can still hear them do their thing, though. You're acknowledging the use of tracks for doubling/harmony, yet I'm seeing where you're livid in the comments and seem to be in disbelief that instruments need to take advantage of that, too. There are so very many layers/takes used to make music sound the way it does, I'm sure you're aware. It's a bummer you seem so upset about it, I guess it's from all the comments and people probably getting angry with you. They suck for that, sorry if that's the case. Your point is certainly contentious, but that doesn't mean others should be crude in responding to it.
@szabolcsszilagyi2602 ай бұрын
at 2:26, he broke the string while bending the 24th fret on the e string, so i´m assuming he broke that string. The next note would´ve been probably on the 24th fret Estring without the bend. He moved closer to the neck of the guitar, i assume to the 5th fret b string. the pinch harmonic there is the same sound like the 24 on the broken e string. the question is, will the whole guitar detune if you break a string? a lot of bridges have that, I dont know if he has a built in mechanic to avoid it.
@dheavyd84042 ай бұрын
Next video: The Upward spiral of John Petrucci
@tututa5342 ай бұрын
This older songs can't be signed by a man that's anywhere but in the peak AF his voice. My dream is to see Dream Theater use a female vocalist. She cou do a duet. With James during the show. Someone like Floor Jansen.
@Bigjunk99992 ай бұрын
DT is the middle-aged guy who's in shape with a hideously out of shape wife that they stay loyal to.
@Smileatlife372 ай бұрын
Every band especially older bands do this at least recording of back up vocals
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
I have other people telling me the exact opposite. The use of backing tracks is something younger bands favor, and you're a "Boomer" if you have a problem with it. In either case, it's unacceptable.
@cv.gustisearch44732 ай бұрын
He sounds ok (although far from incredible) in studio albums though, it perplexes me why he sucks on live shows
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
The answer to that is pretty obvious. In the studio, they have the ability to record as many takes as necessary, splice them together, and then throw pitch correction on it. He probably tries harder in the studio too.
@Bigjunk99992 ай бұрын
I don't know man, I saw him in 2023 and his vocals were so bad there is no way it was lip sync'd. He lost his voice, it sucks but it's reality. I don't go see them live for the vocals to be honest.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
I don't understand people who say that. You have the ability to selectively listen to the instrumentalists, and filter out LaBrie?
@Bigjunk99992 ай бұрын
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 Rush is my favorite band of all time. I guess I've grown numb to bad vocals.
@nipunsnrtrahman1142 ай бұрын
How about posting a clip from his 90's huh? This video is absolutely stupid :v
@mikesallee25092 ай бұрын
Sounds just like Score to me. No fake vocals here. 😎💫
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
Then you don't have a good enough ear to hear pitch correction.
@giorgio802 ай бұрын
È gallinaceo.
@GuillermoSmyser2 ай бұрын
James was great for a long time and helped build huge success. That's the difference. If something had happened before getting really popular all of a sudden he'd have been let go too. But he was a powerhouse while building success. So he earned his spot among the rest of them, and wasn't just a hired gun. The loyalty and support from the rest of the group was well earned.
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
Todd LaTorre has just entered the chat
@user-fp2oh6ss8f2 ай бұрын
Shut up hating on him. Man the vocals in the 2000 on as i am etc were amazing. Just because he stopped being able to sing this means nothing. He still had an amazing voice. And still has a good one now. Listen to the music he is currently making. It's called getting older
@theravenskillrebelmilitia1392 ай бұрын
"And still has a good one now." Pretty good way to discredit yourself.
@shababrk3 ай бұрын
Firstly dream theater sucks anyways because of labrie so I prefer him Using playbacks of his early Voice 20 years ago hahaha
@AD-oe7gt3 ай бұрын
I feel bad for him, he really does sound like a dying parrot on stage.
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Yep! and Yuk! I loved them up until Six Degrees, then felt disappointed by the Train of Turds and didn't bought a single CD after that. Listened a couple of time to Octacrap, felt disappointed and didn't even listen to newer releases after that. That's how much disappointed I was. Then I casually read of Portnoy quitting, I saw the mini series of auditions, I heard in disbelief how robotic Mangini sounded, and nope nope nope... Every time they reach a new bottom. Now lip synch and playback backing vocals? Oh my... I'm going to listen to some Cliff Burton isolated tracks to clean my soul. I feel like, even with Portnoy, they thought they can compose anything as if they are Frank Zappa, but they aren't at a musical level since they box themself in the metal genre, and for sure they aren't FZ at a comedic level; so the result is a soup of cliché of various bands at the limit of covers, plagiarism and copying the sound of the production (like in Octacrap, but I didn't listen after that), some Disney music, some circus music, tornado of notes, all in metal sauce. Boring.
I dig LaBrie, I do, but maybe it's time for someone else to step in. I get the dude has been the voice of DT, but Devin Townsend sang Spirit Carries On far better than LaBrie could.
It's a tough one for sure, but do you force your audience to listen to this or accept the inevitable and get some new blood in. I would get some new blood because I don't see DT being some wonderful family. They kicked out Mangini without thinking about it. Labrie is not original, they booted their original singer because he didn't cut the mustard. Imagine having someone in there that could pull of a great vocal live!
Petrucci was louder than the backing track. and you could easily hear the string break What the fuck do you need defence for? You're just thinking too much about yourself. Think less, be happy. No one give a pinch of shit at all. What is wrong with a backing track following the song? It rings out
James LaBrie is now the Vince Neil of prog metal
Any day now we will start seeing those funny live lyric videos like they have for Vince Neal.
I hope you make some new videos when the new album comes out
I do have some more videos I want to release eventually. This channel is a low priority though, and unfortunately, somewhere between one-third and one-half of Dream Theater's audience appears to be totally impervious to the truth. It does not matter how many lies and gaffes the band is caught in. They get angry rather than persauded.
every Dream Theater concert is a sequence of hundreds of fails and cringes by James LaBrie. That's why my last DT concert was in 2009. Its unbearable now.
Haha, the later live performances sound like he's tryna do a ventrilloquist show, except he is the puppet. :D
After looking through a lot of your comments, all i see is you replying to comments that agree with you, but never seem to bother arguing with people that have good points
Absolutely false to say that I don’t engage with critical commenters. There also, by definition, are no “good points” that can be made in defense of this. It’s lying. It’s a complete and willful misrepresentation of JL’s talent.
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 I've seen on many videos voice coaches that have commented about how at his age, expecting him to sing what he used to is impossible. I've also seen you say how his singing is "bad" in this clip but not in the 90's, followed by this: @theravenskillrebelmilitia139 because he was 10 years younger, without having suffered a vocal rupture, without 10 years of touring and constantly exposing his vocal folds through an amount of damage that very few singers can sustain without becoming voice-less. Singing stuff from Images and Words and Awake would destroy anybody's voice in the long term. You can tell that whoever wanted that high register back than (probably Portnoy) didn't know shit about vocals and how impossible it is to sing like that non-stop. And in fact Labrie's voice started to crack way before the incident: you can already hear it in japan 1993, where he was way worse compared to the very start of the I&W tour during fall 1992. At the end of his very first tour with dream theater you could already hear the cracks and pops, which were both his fault (due to early bridging and in general to his technique being too harsh on his vocal folds) and the vocal damage that he had to sustain in order to sing like that this explains why his singing isnt as good as it used to be. you seem to avoid things like these
@@williamtaylor2044 But how does it follow that Dream Theater must keep LaBrie, and resort to great deceptive lengths to keep propping him up, because his voice has worn out through a combination of the food poisoning incident, overuse, and aging? That is a total non-sequitur.
Well hey, look at it this way. All his bad performances are from after Portnoy left the band. Maybe now that Portnoy's back, the force that keeps Labrie from putting more than 30 percent effort in singing is now taking effect.
"All his bad performances are from after Portnoy left the band" False. He was having substantial vocal issues as far back as 1995, and many performances between 1999-2010 were poor.
Wow, he sounded great in 1998!
😂😂😂😂😂, dai un pò di dignità...
Come on, guys. The material is challenging enough for a singer with a voice in top notch conditions. Think of an aging singer with throat issues over the years like a musician who suffers from tendonitis. A musician on a bad day makes a few mistakes. Broken strings? Change it, no biggie. Ripped drumhead on a drum? Avoid it and the drum tech will get it sorted out on 2mins. A singer blows his voice? There's no fixing it. And keep in mind, this is the last show of a freaking 8-month tour. LaBrie did a really god job. Give him a break.
One of several arguments I hear on a regular basis, which has been addressed over and over again. If the vocal cords wear out over time, and cannot be replaced, then that makes a case IN FAVOR OF bands changing singers at some point, not keeping someone with a busted voice. It should be pointed out, however, that LaBrie's voice has aged poorly compared to other metal vocalists. Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are OLDER than LaBrie, and neither one turned into a squawking seagull.
This guy manages to sound like a yapping pug.
A sto punto falla un'ottava più bassa che viene meglio
DT fans dont come to a DT concert to see Labrie sing. They come to see Petrucci shred.
Sounds like vince niel 😂
The very reason I could never get into this band Labrie makes Dave mustaine sound like a vocal god 🤣
Tbf he hadnt peaked with 'big chungus' yet here
This video sucks balls tremendously... James gave the band the personality and power they needed from a frontman. After several flawless records and tours he is not a band member anymore, he is family, and you dont fire family just because they are having hard times. He has got bad shows but he keeps coming up whenever age or sickness thow him down
The "family" argument has been addressed many times. Why can't they remain friendly with James while still having him exit the band? They remained friendly with Charlie and Derek, and tried with Kevin Moore, but he distanced himself from the band as much as possible, for reasons not entirely known. Whatever "power" and "personality" LaBrie originally brought to the band are gone. He sounds like an escaped dementia unit patient now, and there is no excuse at all for keeping him.
Breaking News: Man gets older, voice not as good. More on this at 11 after sports.
Breaking News: there's no rule that musicians have to keep performing if they lose their abilities due to age
15:57 YOU ARE WELCOME
LaBrie's voice left the band with Portnoy
Boy, for such a technical band this really is the polar opposite of what you'd call the 'icing on the cake'. More like jizz all over the cake and buffet section.. I feel bad for the guy, but it's an unfortunate fact that vocals are usually the hardest thing to maintain, especially when you're talking over literal decades. It's a shame that muscle can't be maintained more easily, but it should also be said that, if you do stay in shape and eat healthy, it might not wind up being this bad.. But I'm not him so won't judge, it just sucks for everyone lol.
It is strange that they insist on the highest levels of musicality possible except for LaBrie. Allegedly, they canned Derek Sherinian because they thought Rudess "would take their music to the next level." So why tolerate this kind of sloppy singing? They almost fired James in 2002, so there's no way they like his singing now. They're probably contractually powerless to get rid of him.
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 Must be so awkward.. and yet they do talk among themselves as 'family' etc.. People I know go to see them every now and then and it's always the same: instrumentally great but singer just can't do it anymore.. Really weird, but oh well.
@@sirriffsalot4158 And the thing is, there's no reason they couldn't remain friendly with LaBrie if exited the band. Unless his ego would not be able to handle the reality that he sucks now, and he would burn a bridge with his bandmates. Dream Theater has remained relatively friendly with its ex-members.
so sad, so sad, so sad, NOT LIVE
This is nonsense. Compere the perfomance in the same music at the same time. Take for instance the music Killing Hand, LaBrie is a million times better, just listen the version on the album Live at the Marquee.
Of course LaBrie did a better job than Dominici at singing The Killing Hand back in 92-93, but we're not living in those times anymore. I am asking why Dream Theater has lowered their musical standards over time to accommodate LaBrie. P.S. The band has admitted to Live At The Marquee having overdubbed vocals
This is a band whose best selling album from over 30 years ago has only sold 700,000 copies to date. Besides his voice being undesirable to many people, being technically proficient and fast doesn't make for music that many people want to hear. I have listened to most of their catalog and the noodly, wankfest of long songs demonstrating how technical they are doesn't equate to an enjoyable listening experience for me. The songs are too long in many cases. And the piano based ballads are not metal. "Return to Serenity" by Testament is a metal ballad.
At some point he fotgot english
He should start singing octaves lower. I can't believe he hasn't figured it out yet.
James is not cutting it he sings sharp all the time Michelle Luppi call him
Geddy never sounded like that live I can tell you. Brutal.
I saw a post on reddit saying how much this guy sucks and now after investigating I have this stupid song stuck in my head.
they use backing tracks and stem tracks, as do most metal bands these days. too many layers and accents that would sound terrible live. i hate dream theater with a passion but it's normal to perform with backing and stem tracks. The only metal bands that perform nearly perfect without constant backing tracks that I am aware of are trivium, parkway drive, between the buried and me, killswitch engage, cattle decapitation, five finger death punch, alter bridge, all that remains, heaven shall burn, arch enemy, disturbed, metallica, 311, and dave matthews band.
The fact that you named all of those bands shows there's a point in history when it was not commonplace to use lots of playbacks. Dream Theater used a few here and there while Portnoy was in the band for parts that could not be executed live. After Portnoy quit, they started using them for parts that could easily be executed live.
You can be upset that they flub or get lazy, but they're still performing despite being caught up in their moment and forgetting about the track(s) playing. You can still hear them do their thing, though. You're acknowledging the use of tracks for doubling/harmony, yet I'm seeing where you're livid in the comments and seem to be in disbelief that instruments need to take advantage of that, too. There are so very many layers/takes used to make music sound the way it does, I'm sure you're aware. It's a bummer you seem so upset about it, I guess it's from all the comments and people probably getting angry with you. They suck for that, sorry if that's the case. Your point is certainly contentious, but that doesn't mean others should be crude in responding to it.
at 2:26, he broke the string while bending the 24th fret on the e string, so i´m assuming he broke that string. The next note would´ve been probably on the 24th fret Estring without the bend. He moved closer to the neck of the guitar, i assume to the 5th fret b string. the pinch harmonic there is the same sound like the 24 on the broken e string. the question is, will the whole guitar detune if you break a string? a lot of bridges have that, I dont know if he has a built in mechanic to avoid it.
Next video: The Upward spiral of John Petrucci
This older songs can't be signed by a man that's anywhere but in the peak AF his voice. My dream is to see Dream Theater use a female vocalist. She cou do a duet. With James during the show. Someone like Floor Jansen.
DT is the middle-aged guy who's in shape with a hideously out of shape wife that they stay loyal to.
Every band especially older bands do this at least recording of back up vocals
I have other people telling me the exact opposite. The use of backing tracks is something younger bands favor, and you're a "Boomer" if you have a problem with it. In either case, it's unacceptable.
He sounds ok (although far from incredible) in studio albums though, it perplexes me why he sucks on live shows
The answer to that is pretty obvious. In the studio, they have the ability to record as many takes as necessary, splice them together, and then throw pitch correction on it. He probably tries harder in the studio too.
I don't know man, I saw him in 2023 and his vocals were so bad there is no way it was lip sync'd. He lost his voice, it sucks but it's reality. I don't go see them live for the vocals to be honest.
I don't understand people who say that. You have the ability to selectively listen to the instrumentalists, and filter out LaBrie?
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 Rush is my favorite band of all time. I guess I've grown numb to bad vocals.
How about posting a clip from his 90's huh? This video is absolutely stupid :v
Sounds just like Score to me. No fake vocals here. 😎💫
Then you don't have a good enough ear to hear pitch correction.
È gallinaceo.
James was great for a long time and helped build huge success. That's the difference. If something had happened before getting really popular all of a sudden he'd have been let go too. But he was a powerhouse while building success. So he earned his spot among the rest of them, and wasn't just a hired gun. The loyalty and support from the rest of the group was well earned.
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Shut up hating on him. Man the vocals in the 2000 on as i am etc were amazing. Just because he stopped being able to sing this means nothing. He still had an amazing voice. And still has a good one now. Listen to the music he is currently making. It's called getting older
"And still has a good one now." Pretty good way to discredit yourself.
Firstly dream theater sucks anyways because of labrie so I prefer him Using playbacks of his early Voice 20 years ago hahaha
I feel bad for him, he really does sound like a dying parrot on stage.