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Metalmarsh89 
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 Posted: February 16 2013 at 20:39 |
Dream Theater for me easily.
I particularly (usually) enjoy LaBrie's vocals. And frankly, he still sounds pretty 20+ years later. His ability is definitely top notch.
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Posted: December 20 2012 at 08:37 |
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Well, for me IAW and Awake are are unbeatable classics.
What I have heard from Mastodon has not make me too excited.
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akaBona
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Posted: December 18 2012 at 04:55 |
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DT, easily.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 15:12 |
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I prefer Crack the Skye to any DT album I've heard, so...Mastodon.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 14:52 |
White whale, holy grail!
 
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 12:41 |
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Mastodon
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This night wounds time.
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 10:50 |
^^^
It's a bit of a reaction to the hype. If there's a bunch of fans praising him to the skies (not their fault if they like it) and saying he sings like no other singer and what you hear is...like, well....it can trigger a reaction.
I've had that thing myself with Bruce Dickinson...get pretty tired of the fans raving about him and never acknowledging his predecessor's role in the band's success. I am not interested in comparing the two but I do feel Di'Anno is a very good singer and shows some vulnerability in places that Bruce can't touch so I get incensed when they say stuff like "he is not fit to tie Bruce's boots". And then they refuse to acknowledge Dio which would annoy me even more. That made me a bit reluctant to appreciate Bruce...until I got the opportunity to watch him live. 
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 10:46 |
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I don't understand all the hate for Labrie. Not everyone is going to like his voice, obviously, but I can't hear anything he sings that sounds awful or anything. It's simply a different style than what many people prefer. Rogerthat offered a sensible critique of him which I thought was fair, but I don't get people saying "he's terrible" because honestly, I think that just simply isn't true.
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 10:41 |
I doubt that Cornell can fetch LaBrie's high notes. I have only heard metal tenors and countertenors get to those kind of notes. But what those notes are supposed to add when he sings them with barely intelligible diction I don't really know. And I too find Cornell more emotional. But with Superunknown alone selling 9 million copies - apart from being a very fine album in its own right - there's no way Cornell would trade places with LaBrie.
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Icarium
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 10:30 |
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Dream Theater should have had Chris Cornell on the vocals, he can sing the high notes and have more character and gruff to sound cool also, i am pretty sure Cornell could have fitted right into DTs mold
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 08:56 |
 Wanorak wrote:
James LaBrie's singing is by no means substandard IMO His voice is one of the better one's in prog metal. I think if anything his voice is more suited to symph prog; he's not a metal singer IMO. |
His voice is alright for what it is - not particularly attractive but not too unpleasant either. But I really dislike his forced vibrato. I have heard him sing some lines with barely any vibrato at all so that means he is putting on a big vibrato in other places (rather than it occurring normally), which I personally find very distracting and off putting. And the way he expresses some emotions just sounds very awkward and strange to me, almost as if he is trying hard to find a difficult way to express something simple and straightforward.
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adace1
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Posted: December 17 2012 at 02:33 |
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I love Mastodon, but DT win this hands down.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 20:44 |
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The new record was okay just because he didn't try soaring vocals only to crash and burn.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 19:58 |
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I like it. Mostly.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 19:37 |
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No, i just think his voice is awful in general.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Wanorak
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 19:14 |
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James LaBrie's singing is by no means substandard IMO His voice is one of the better one's in prog metal. I think if anything his voice is more suited to symph prog; he's not a metal singer IMO.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 16:26 |
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My old friends Dream Theater, despite the last album being a borefest.
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Jbird
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 16:23 |
Dream Theater by far. Never cared for Mastodon, though I've tried.
I even saw Mastodon in concert this past year on that Mastodon/Opeth tour. Mastodon were the headliners the night I saw 'em. I thought they were kind of boring, quite frankly.
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CryoftheCarrots
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 16:22 |
DT. I like Mastodon although Brent's vox can be a bit annoying at times.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 15:57 |
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Yea Labrie is a huge handicap.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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