LaBrie's DT Days Numbered?

I hope not, I think LaBrie is a great singer.  I was listening to SFAM in the car this morning and thinking how great his vocals are, especially on 'Home'.

The T wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ why would someone buy 6 or more albums of a band that he hates? Nah, I'm not buying that.   Oh buy it. I own all 4 Mars Volta albums and probably will buy the fifth as a song is titled after a volcano in my country. So i will end with 5 cds of a band I almost hate  (with the exception of the first album). It's just that sometimes you try hard, and think that the next album will be the one you'll like. Alas, it doesn't happen.   Regarding the thread, I would actually have serious problems digesting DT without LaBrie.

That's not for me. The most I'll have of any band I don't like is two. I'll try something once and give it a second chance, if the second chance doesn't pan out, I'm done. I'm still open to more music by said band, and if what I hear online convinces me otherwise, sure I'll go for it again.

Using your own Mars Volta comparison; their EP Concertina intruiged me. I love De-Loused in the Comatorium so I purchased Amputechture when that was released and I couldn't stand it (though I will give it another go in the future) I already knew I didn't like Frances the Mute. So I think they were a two-trick pony for me.

StyLaZyn wrote: sleeper wrote: UMUR wrote: LaBrie sounded great on Images & Words and Awake because the song lines were outstanding and fit his voice perfectly. I´ve always felt that it was the songlines that weren´t as good on later albums and not problems with James voice. This only counts for studio work though because he absolutely sucks live. Saw Dream Theater on both the Awake and the Falling Into Infinity tours and he sounded strained and uncomfortable. He dragged the overall performance down quite a bit IMO. Haven´t bothered to see them since then though. He might have bettered his performance? LaBrie ruptured his vocal chords on either the Images and Words or Awake tour (cant remember which and it was because of food poisoning). His vocal performance of the last 10 years are far better than that of Falling Into Infinity. In all honesty, I can't tell. He sounds the same as he ever did. One thing is for sure, he can't sing that metal type stuff. As a matter of fact, that band can't really play it that well either. They need to stick to Prog.

Didnt matter too much in the studio as it can be fixed up, but his voice really wasnt any good live at that time.

sleeper wrote: UMUR wrote: LaBrie sounded great on Images & Words and Awake because the song lines were outstanding and fit his voice perfectly. I´ve always felt that it was the songlines that weren´t as good on later albums and not problems with James voice. This only counts for studio work though because he absolutely sucks live. Saw Dream Theater on both the Awake and the Falling Into Infinity tours and he sounded strained and uncomfortable. He dragged the overall performance down quite a bit IMO. Haven´t bothered to see them since then though. He might have bettered his performance? LaBrie ruptured his vocal chords on either the Images and Words or Awake tour (cant remember which and it was because of food poisoning). His vocal performance of the last 10 years are far better than that of Falling Into Infinity.

UMUR wrote: LaBrie sounded great on Images & Words and Awake because the song lines were outstanding and fit his voice perfectly. I´ve always felt that it was the songlines that weren´t as good on later albums and not problems with James voice. This only counts for studio work though because he absolutely sucks live. Saw Dream Theater on both the Awake and the Falling Into Infinity tours and he sounded strained and uncomfortable. He dragged the overall performance down quite a bit IMO. Haven´t bothered to see them since then though. He might have bettered his performance?

LaBrie ruptured his vocal chords on either the Images and Words or Awake tour (cant remember which and it was because of food poisoning). His vocal performance of the last 10 years are far better than that of Falling Into Infinity.

StyLaZyn wrote: I had read that some of the band members weren't happy with James LaBrie's vocals just prior to Octavarium for whatever reason. With the release of the new Dream Theater album, there is an instrumental only CD available. I think it is kinds of ridiculous since the album is mostly instrumental as it is. Then it had crossed my mind that maybe DT might be looking for a new singer . It sounds a little far fetched, but you never know.

Edited by darksideof - June 04 2009 at 13:18

No way to really know unless something happens, but I HOPE this is true!

I would like to see a new vocalist.

Best news I've heard in a long time.

^ why use a strong word like "hate" then, if you even like some of their works? Of course you can say (almost) anything you want about them, I just find it a bit strange.

LaBrie sounded great on Images & Words and Awake because the song lines were outstanding and fit his voice perfectly. I´ve always felt that it was the songlines that weren´t as good on later albums and not problems with James voice. This only counts for studio work though because he absolutely sucks live. Saw Dream Theater on both the Awake and the Falling Into Infinity tours and he sounded strained and uncomfortable. He dragged the overall performance down quite a bit IMO. Haven´t bothered to see them since then though. He might have bettered his performance?