All of the other parts are currently uploading, two of them are over an hour, so the shortest one finished first. The first part says it should be done in just over an hour. Sorry I can't get these out faster, it's hotel wifi but at least it's good hotel wifi.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips my brother said there show a clip of a little history of all the discography of the band, it was very insteresting to see it. Thanks for the videos!
Huge thanks for filming and posting!!! VERY good picture and audio for a concert so my hat's off for you!!! It's magic to have Portnoy back in DT! Just a shame the pirate's voice left the stage years ago... This was a new low sadly, but we're all getting older and such is life. Yet again thanks for the excellent video and its quality!
Basically James’ voice is shot. All the posts on RUclips of their show in England show just that. Can’t reach the high notes, short of breath etc. They should do for James what Rush did for Geddy… either change the key or lower the octave. Other than that, maybe the search should begin for a new vocalist?
My daughter made a bracelet for JP and gave it to him during the meet and greet last night… he promised her to wear it and he did just that for the duration of the show! You Petrucci are a true gentleman
Thnx for all JAMES LABRIE!!! you are a warrior until the end!!!! but the time has come... im broken as i type these words. you are the voice that touched our hearts and that will never change! I LOVE YOU JAMES!!!
They will need to go thru a certain amount of group therapy before they are able to hire another singer, so hard it was to “replace” Dominici back in the day. Next on the agenda : DT’s “Some kind of Monster” some kind of experience. I bet it’s the own bands Shadow that does not allow them all to face reality. They are so used to Laurie’s failure they don’t even hear it, for as much as it may be a paradox for musicians. I guess they will never had the cold blood they had in the way they treated Mangini. One thing is for sure, as long as g as they are able to make records with Laurie, he stays in. It’s regrettable they will never take a chance to try another singer and see what it gives. My personal pov : DT is over after the departure of Kevin..
@@ScottTuckey Yeah, I knew, after their last tour, he was on the verge of being in trouble. This here, was pretty bad... Too bad for them, but he can no longer sing the songs the way they wrote them and have performed them...
This is one of those bands where I used to say "Dream Theater really wouldn't be Dream Theater without him". But when I've become a better option and I've not sung in 20+ years, that's not a good sign.
@@mrosenblatt Yeah I rethought what I said and those songs with the notes he has to sing are virtual impossible. I listened again and it wasnt as bad as I thought initially
I've seen DT live two times, once with Portnoy, once with Mangini, and I was so excited when I heard about the reunion. I was thinking of going to a show in my home town, but knowing how LaBrie sounded on the last few tours, I was very skeptical. Now I'm glad I didn't buy the tickets. This is really such a shame. You have singers like Dickinson, Hetfield and many more, older than LaBrie, that have aged gracefully, and then you have a guy who clearly struggles with every song and every high note. It's not just that he's off pitch, he is constantly out of breath, doesn't have any power in his voice. It's the first show of the tour, and he already looks to me like he doesn't want to be there, like he's waiting for the song (torture) to end. Yes, he maybe sounds better than the last tour, but this is still really, really bad. And for a band that values technical excellence above all else, frankly, unacceptable and really sad to watch.
@@ag423rpi LaBrie and Hetfield have distinct vocal types that is suitable to their different singing styles, Hetfield is a baritone. Baritones have a strong voices that gives gritty, aggressive, and powerful sound when it comes to metal. His voice is also more suited to talk-singing. LaBrie on the other hand, is more of a tenor. Tenors have a naturally higher vocal range and are often known for their ability to reach high notes with more ease and clarity.(Which he struggles to do atm because of he is getting old.) LaBrie’s singing style is more melodic, operatic, and focused on precision, which aligns with Dream Theater’s progressive metal style. Before telling me that labrie cant sing metallica songs as good as hetfield, ask yourself if james hetfield can even manage to sing ONE dream theater song. You don’t even now a shit about music and tell me that I’m talking bullshit. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. You compare hetfield and labrie, thats where you are talking bullshit. Not me.
@@Velvetcharmer97 It doesnt matter, those registers dont even apply to rock metal singers, you are so disillusioned, also ask yourself since Im listening to DT since 1991, did Labrie ever sing his own songs decent when he was younger, he was always using too much airy voices and rasp distortion live, thats why he fucked up his voice, bc he wanted to emulate those gritty voices, pitchless even when he was in his prime! Labrie never sang with precision even when he was in his 20's.
@@ag423rpi labrie is the lead singer of dt since 91, and he is the voice of dt because of dt wasnt really a thing before he joined in. He is one big part of the jigsaw. If he retires, than it will not be dt for me. By your logic, you should swap every fucking singer of the legendary rock bands, nothing lasts forever. Accept that they’re old now, they dont need to change anything. What are you gonna do? change petrucci when he is old and cant play as fast guitar as he does now? Zero logic.
Thank you for posting this video…don’t have to buy tickets in Vegas ….was waiting to hear how Labrie sounded…poor dude….I get what he’s going thru more than most…I’d rather not say how….but I know. Glad to see Portnoy back. Cheers for posting .
Love these guys so much. Have hesitated buying tix for next spring here in Denver wondering what James' voice will be like. Think I found my answer at 2:55. Absolute train wreak. I want to see Mike playing with them again but I don't know if I can sit through the vocals...
I know it sounds like copium but it did sound better in person than it does here (possibly through the enjoyment of being there more than 'my phone made it sound worse') and I've seen a lot of people saying he sounded better at shows after this one. Maybe check some vids from later in the tour and see what you think.
Thank you for the videos man!!. I looking forward to see them here in Argentina on 19th Dec. Thanks to you I can taste a little bit of this great world tour!! :D
You're very welcome! I'm looking forward to watching it all back soon myself. I can only imagine how good the Argentina show will be, especially with how enthusiastic the crowds are there.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips Yeah, we're ready to jump and scream hahah. by the way... do u remember if they played the new song called "night terror"?, I love that one and It will be great it the play it on tour
Lets keep in mind this was the last song on the setlist after 3 hours, so everyone would be pretty shattered given it's the first show of the tour, I'm just happy to see them playing with Mike again.
He got better the second half. Clearly just not quite gig fit yet. He did a great job for the second set and encores seemed to find his form and smashed it tonight. It was awesome with MP back in the seat.
He probably doesn’t want them to do that. He sounded strong to me later. He still has the voice but it’s a tough job with that back catalogue to do every night. All good for me overall they are much better with MP.
I can't believe they would embark on such a tour with James in this kind of shape. I could never sit through this whole set list and listen to that all night It's distracting when your trying to get into the songs and he's constsntly reminding you he just doesn't have it anymore. Did they not realize this in rehearsal leadiing up to the tour? or did they just say fuck it our fans will love it anyway and we'll make a ton of $? DT is a $ cash cow now so I'm sure the latter.
This is the million dollar question. I'm sure the guys feel a huge loyalty to JLB after 32 years now of his being at the helm. I'd say keep recording in the studio (where he sounds goods still), and stop touring -- but we all know this is where DT makes their living. God I never thought I'd be at the point of actually endorsing a replacement singer. This is bad. And I have loved JLB (still do), and have backed him 1000% since 1992 !!!
I am a trained vocalist and finally stopped 4 years ago. When the pipes eventually go...its over! I can't do it anymore and James has an honest decision to make. Its a shame and it's awful but its the truth. :(
Oh that keyboard player, whats his name again? Hey dude! You do not need to be flashy all the time, alright? Instead respect the song and play Kevin’s parts as it were recorded! Is it too much to ask?
Have to imagine part of the agreement for Portnoy's return was to let James be the front man. Mike didn't say a word the whole night which is uncharacteristic of him.
James Labrie: pallll me undaaaaa palllla mee undaaaaa Im naaaaa afraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 😂 ataaaa naaachhhadissteee no turning backk aneee cha seee it aint it baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
James is completely broken. Let's not shy away from this fact any longer and let's accept reality. He simply no longer has the physical mechanics that singing these songs demands. Let's consider the instrument equivalent and suppose that JR or JP started suffering from arthritis, and this caused very sloppy playing, particularly with the faster runs. Would we just accept that? No, we wouldn't. If they were suffering from physical limitations that made playing faster sections/songs difficult, they wouldn't embarrass themselves. They'd retire gracefully or at the very least they'd play within their means. It's no different with James, he's embarrassing himself and the band by trying to sing extremely demanding songs/sections in their original key. He sounds acceptable on Vacant, and on parts of songs that allow singing in the lower registers, but as soon as he starts going higher (or playing faster as per the arthritis example) it falls apart and he sounds like a drunk grandmother singing DT at karaoke.
"Would we just accept that?" what are you? their boss? im really glad they keep playing and having fun, james is old, even without the food poisoning by this age he shouldnt be able to sing the way he does, and yet he still pulls this off. I will keep on following their music live and in studio, and you are welcome to do so :D
Plz sing these songs yourself every night of the tour. You’re toast in less than two weeks and if you would surprisingly make it past that mark, the band would kick you out because you’re a bad human being.
@@peevee605 Why must I "do a better job" in order to qualify for giving criticism? I've seen this response over and over, where the user says to me "Let's see your singing career" or "Let's see you do better" etc and it's completely irrelevant and is missing the point entirely. I'm not attacking James personally, how could I?! I don't know him on a personal level and therefore it couldn't possibly be a personal thing; it's merely a fair and honest criticism of the product he delivers and of his vocal abilities as they stand in 2024, nothing more, nothing less. Do you watch the footage from last night's show and genuinely think James sounds good?
I hope you enjoyed the video. The other three parts of the show will be uploading over the coming hours. Hopefully the videos have all come out at a good quality and DT fans worldwide enjoy seeing all of the footage from this historic gig.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips thank you once again! This was a historical evening! So sharing these videos will be forever appreciated by those of us who couldn't make it to O2...
I'm really sorry to join the choir (no pun intended), but LaBrie just can't do these songs anymore. He struggles almost every line... I think he should gracefully retire at least from doing the old songs. Be a man and admit that you can't do what you did when you were young anymore. Just sing the newer songs and have a guest vocalist do older songs with you.
The evil they do to Labrie is to let him sing like that. It's as simple as making him change his technique and everything is fixed because he has the range, but with that placement it's impossible to sound good.
@@emanuelalexanderrinconsilv6286 DT is a band of excellence, technically speaking. JLB was always far, in level, from his mates. He's a bad singer. Nowadays, he's singing worst than every amateur you can listen in a cheap pub
Great stuff, thanks for uploading this. Did you keep filming past the point where you end this video? I was lucky enough to get a drumstick from MP at the end of the show, and I'm trying to find footage of that. Thanks!
People. Labrie's problem is the technique he uses to sing just by pushing. If he starts using the technique of singing at the level of speech, everything is solved. It's something easy to fix.
It's not as easy as you think. Here it's healthier compared to do What he did in the 90s. He just preserving whatever he has left in his voice. Although yeah sometimes the vowels are weird, they don't need to be that Wide always
I’ve watched the other parts of this show so I’ve seen it all by now. Ok, so wow they performed this song in the original key much like most of the songs in the other sets of this show and I’m baffled as to why with James’ voice being the way it is and has obviously performed for this show. Like he seemed to mostly be consistent for this song and hit most of the right notes and changed others of course when it went to the really high parts but I’m a little surprised. He would’ve done far better had they right out at the start of the show lowered Metropolis’ key down a half or whole step and the others he has very high parts in. Yet they didn’t and well we we’ve heard what happened if any of you watched the other parts to this concert. They have lowered Images & Words songs before on the anniversary of the album as well as SFAM album on its anniversary a few years ago so idk why they didn’t here unless James didn’t want them too because it’s the 40th and they wanted the original keys for them? I’m just speculating here but it would’ve helped him tremendously even though there’s people that hate him without doubt and say he’s always been like that. That’s false he hasn’t been like this constantly at all. I’ve seen them live several times now and usually he’s 9 out of 10 times on pitch and have hit the mostly high notes when it was required. He has gone down an octave on some before like he’s done on this show or changed the melody a bit to better match his range at the time but that’s normal for singers too especially aged singers but being flat a lot and seemingly out of tune even on some what I consider low range notes is a different kind of problem. Like idk if there’s a legit reason as if he was under the weather or not but like I’m just surprised DT didn’t lower the keys for their songs at all for James like at least the big consistent high note ones. The rest of the boys did fantastic though and even James had his moments of goodness but yeah, my thoughts at least. 🤘🏻
This is the 3rd song I've seen now from the night and each one its painfully obvious James just doesnt have it . He's out fo breath, out of key just a total mess he's ruining the songs..very hard to listen to and sad for the first night of this legendary tour kickoff
I think the same. He's literally destroying every song. James is really selfish, he should consider leaving the band. His bandmates perhaps feel bad telling him to do it, but he must accept he's not hitting the level of the other members.
LaBrie sang this song better, but the sound engineer FOH has the voice to loud. at least 3dbs louder than the band, that doesn't help james because if he wasn't on top of everything it would mask his notes better with the music
Yeah, and as an audio engineer, if I turn the singer down, I get shit on for doing that because no one can hear the vocalist. There's no winning. If he wants to keep being a part of the band, he's got to figure things out on his side. Turning him down isn't exactly an option. Also remember that phone microphones are tuned for vocals, so it's going to be a bit more punchy in these videos than in real life.
Waaaaah oh hush. God I hate comments like this. Good for you you'd rather have money than see a band just because the singer isn't perfect enough for you. Pathetic.
Exactly! Eversince MP got back in the band, I kept reminding myself to curb my enthusiasm, because LaBrie would ruin it all, live. But I was surprised to see him performing well above the average of the last decade. If they would ditch Metropolis pt.1 and one or two other really difficult songs from the early days, he could make a honorable impression. Let’s see how the tour unfolds. The worst part of it all is this huge magnifying glass he’s put under at every show, with everybody and their mother being able to record the gig and put it on RUclips for public scrutiny. I mean, c’mon, give the guy a rest, he’s human, after all.
Maybe a little better, but I'd chalk it up to this being the first show and him having rested his voice for over a year. Not a performance I'd consider "much better" than their last tour.
Has nothing to do with first show or rest for a years: he is a Professional, has to train his voice, like every one of the other four! Or leave it and make rooms for someone who is capable!!!!
Let's see when they start America tour or in the middle of Europe tour. Would he still be able to sing like this one or get worse. You can see their schedule is so tight and only rest a few hours when the show end not a few days. Which is for the vocalist that is very stressful and it can make the quality of vocals decrease.
James sounds great here, definetly passed his prime and a couple bum notes, but compared to the beggining of the 3 hour show he sounds way better, I worry about his voice giving out during a gruelling tour, but this gave me lots of hope.
Gat Damn that singing is fucking BRUTAL. I thought it was bad the last time DT played North Carolina in March 2022, but this takes "shit show" to a whole new level. Glad it will be ny LAST time seeing DT, unless a new vocalist is hired. The only reason I'm going to this tour is because Portnoy is back. For the love of the band, LaBrie, retire with dignity.
I was soooo excited when they announced the tour, I bought the (expensive) tickets right away. Now I’m starting to regret it, he sounds terrible, it’s going to destroy the original versions I have in my mind 😢 I REALLY hope they get someone else to cover for him.
STOP CRITICIZING LABRIE, WITHOUT SHAME, START SINGING AND UPLOADING VIDEOS YOURSELF TO SEE IF MORE THAN FOUR PEOPLE WATCH IT, SIMPLY LABRIE IS DREAM THEATER AND THE BAND OWES HIM EVERYTHING, I DON'T THINK THEY WILL KICK HIM OUT, BESIDES HIS VOICE COLOR IS IRREPLACEABLE...LABRIE IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS IN THE WORLD, CRITICIZE THEIR FACES IN THE MIRROR
Where's the other part, can't see it on your channel
All of the other parts are currently uploading, two of them are over an hour, so the shortest one finished first. The first part says it should be done in just over an hour. Sorry I can't get these out faster, it's hotel wifi but at least it's good hotel wifi.
Thanks 🥰
You recorded the intermission (half time) videos?
There wasn't really anything going on during the intermission.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips my brother said there show a clip of a little history of all the discography of the band, it was very insteresting to see it. Thanks for the videos!
They just need a good singer , sounds pretty amazing musically, vocally not even close
Huge thanks for filming and posting!!! VERY good picture and audio for a concert so my hat's off for you!!!
It's magic to have Portnoy back in DT! Just a shame the pirate's voice left the stage years ago... This was a new low sadly, but we're all getting older and such is life.
Yet again thanks for the excellent video and its quality!
Thank you SO MUCH for posting the entire show.
I once heard someone describe Labrie live as "a grandma trying to sing dream theater in the shower" and it ruined them live for me, i cant unhear it
Oh shit Thanks a lot! 😅
I read comment a few years back that said he squawks like an angry seagull.
Basically James’ voice is shot. All the posts on RUclips of their show in England show just that. Can’t reach the high notes, short of breath etc. They should do for James what Rush did for Geddy… either change the key or lower the octave. Other than that, maybe the search should begin for a new vocalist?
My daughter made a bracelet for JP and gave it to him during the meet and greet last night… he promised her to wear it and he did just that for the duration of the show! You Petrucci are a true gentleman
That's cool.
Zzzzzzz🥱
That's awesome! What a kind thing for her to do - and that was so nice of him to value it like that. Thanks for sharing this story :)
I think the whole world knows by now. Geez
@@dudee499Hahaha!
It’s the greatest story ever told…. 1000 times!
This is labrie imitating himself!
Labrie is Night Terror
😂😂😂
Wkwkkwk
Puahahahaha
Loool, true
😂😂😂
Glad I was able to see them back in 07. My oldest son's first concert at 8 years old. Now, would be hard. :(
Thnx for all JAMES LABRIE!!! you are a warrior until the end!!!! but the time has come...
im broken as i type these words. you are the voice that touched our hearts and that will never change!
I LOVE YOU JAMES!!!
They will need to go thru a certain amount of group therapy before they are able to hire another singer, so hard it was to “replace” Dominici back in the day. Next on the agenda : DT’s “Some kind of Monster” some kind of experience. I bet it’s the own bands Shadow that does not allow them all to face reality. They are so used to Laurie’s failure they don’t even hear it, for as much as it may be a paradox for musicians. I guess they will never had the cold blood they had in the way they treated Mangini. One thing is for sure, as long as g as they are able to make records with Laurie, he stays in. It’s regrettable they will never take a chance to try another singer and see what it gives. My personal pov : DT is over after the departure of Kevin..
@@RingOfRae why replace? They just need to add another vocals to help with hard parts. Like the Bullet for My Valentine did.
@@RingOfRae If DT was over after the departure of Kevin, why the fuck are you still here commenting 30 years later? lmao
@@ink9 Well James can always play the tambourine
it’s the “james labrie needs to leave the band” season again!”
everything’s normal again in dream theaters world
James is struggling holy moly..... :(
If there’s 1 member DT could afford to get rid of, is James. Kind of overdue actually IMO.
Ok I thought it was just me
@@ScottTuckey Yeah, I knew, after their last tour, he was on the verge of being in trouble. This here, was pretty bad... Too bad for them, but he can no longer sing the songs the way they wrote them and have performed them...
This is one of those bands where I used to say "Dream Theater really wouldn't be Dream Theater without him". But when I've become a better option and I've not sung in 20+ years, that's not a good sign.
@@mrosenblatt Yeah I rethought what I said and those songs with the notes he has to sing are virtual impossible. I listened again and it wasnt as bad as I thought initially
surprisingly his vocals in this song is better than last year
Was not impressed at DreamSonic... This is... better...?
Here maybe, but try to listen Metropolis...
@@Romanon26I think he is sick
Vocals? 🙀
But still not quite a good performance, we are getting used to hearing James out of tune
Thanks for posting dude
I've seen DT live two times, once with Portnoy, once with Mangini, and I was so excited when I heard about the reunion. I was thinking of going to a show in my home town, but knowing how LaBrie sounded on the last few tours, I was very skeptical. Now I'm glad I didn't buy the tickets.
This is really such a shame. You have singers like Dickinson, Hetfield and many more, older than LaBrie, that have aged gracefully, and then you have a guy who clearly struggles with every song and every high note. It's not just that he's off pitch, he is constantly out of breath, doesn't have any power in his voice. It's the first show of the tour, and he already looks to me like he doesn't want to be there, like he's waiting for the song (torture) to end.
Yes, he maybe sounds better than the last tour, but this is still really, really bad. And for a band that values technical excellence above all else, frankly, unacceptable and really sad to watch.
Hetfield and dickinson would get a heart attack after singing just one dt song. 😂
@@Velvetcharmer97 Dont type bullshit dude...Many times Labrie sounded like a kitten when DT revised songs from Maiden and Metallica
@@ag423rpi LaBrie and Hetfield have distinct vocal types that is suitable to their different singing styles, Hetfield is a baritone. Baritones have a strong voices that gives gritty, aggressive, and powerful sound when it comes to metal. His voice is also more suited to talk-singing.
LaBrie on the other hand, is more of a tenor. Tenors have a naturally higher vocal range and are often known for their ability to reach high notes with more ease and clarity.(Which he struggles to do atm because of he is getting old.) LaBrie’s singing style is more melodic, operatic, and focused on precision, which aligns with Dream Theater’s progressive metal style.
Before telling me that labrie cant sing metallica songs as good as hetfield, ask yourself if james hetfield can even manage to sing ONE dream theater song. You don’t even now a shit about music and tell me that I’m talking bullshit. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. You compare hetfield and labrie, thats where you are talking bullshit. Not me.
@@Velvetcharmer97 It doesnt matter, those registers dont even apply to rock metal singers, you are so disillusioned, also ask yourself since Im listening to DT since 1991, did Labrie ever sing his own songs decent when he was younger, he was always using too much airy voices and rasp distortion live, thats why he fucked up his voice, bc he wanted to emulate those gritty voices, pitchless even when he was in his prime! Labrie never sang with precision even when he was in his 20's.
@@ag423rpi labrie is the lead singer of dt since 91, and he is the voice of dt because of dt wasnt really a thing before he joined in. He is one big part of the jigsaw. If he retires, than it will not be dt for me. By your logic, you should swap every fucking singer of the legendary rock bands, nothing lasts forever. Accept that they’re old now, they dont need to change anything. What are you gonna do? change petrucci when he is old and cant play as fast guitar as he does now? Zero logic.
Thank you for posting this video…don’t have to buy tickets in Vegas ….was waiting to hear how Labrie sounded…poor dude….I get what he’s going thru more than most…I’d rather not say how….but I know. Glad to see Portnoy back. Cheers for posting .
Obrigado pelo vídeo amigo! Sou fã n°1 do Dream theater. Obrigado msm!🙏🏻
I thought we were done as the clock approached 2230. Everyone was so Psyched to get Pull Me Under at the end of the show.
An incredible set list.
As Rush had to do Tom Sawyer, so DT embraces the greatest hit. Love it.
It was cool to see more of a hits kind of setlist since that's not normally what DT do.
@@Roderica_Gig_ClipsThat’s because Mike can’t play the last 12 YEARS worth of material.
@@patriotfreedomlending4655 Not yet.
THanks a lot Roderica for your filming!! Just saw all 4 parts and can't wait to see them on december here in Chile :)
Love these guys so much. Have hesitated buying tix for next spring here in Denver wondering what James' voice will be like. Think I found my answer at 2:55. Absolute train wreak. I want to see Mike playing with them again but I don't know if I can sit through the vocals...
I know it sounds like copium but it did sound better in person than it does here (possibly through the enjoyment of being there more than 'my phone made it sound worse') and I've seen a lot of people saying he sounded better at shows after this one. Maybe check some vids from later in the tour and see what you think.
Was Labrie suffered from sickness? His voice was not in good condition
Thanks for posting! Too bad chubby James is struggling (as always) but Mike is an influx of life to the band!
Thank you for the videos man!!. I looking forward to see them here in Argentina on 19th Dec. Thanks to you I can taste a little bit of this great world tour!! :D
You're very welcome! I'm looking forward to watching it all back soon myself. I can only imagine how good the Argentina show will be, especially with how enthusiastic the crowds are there.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips Yeah, we're ready to jump and scream hahah. by the way... do u remember if they played the new song called "night terror"?, I love that one and It will be great it the play it on tour
Still better than last year's performance.
Way way better.
Can't wait to see these guys in Atlanta next year, incredible prog metal band
Look, Dream Theater is back! With a dying horse as the lead vocalist!
Thanks for uploading 4!!! I'll wait for 1-3.
Part 1 should be public now, 4K resolution is still processing but that shouldn't take long.
Historic show, thanks for the uploads
A lot of focus on James and rightly so. But, holy cow it's good to hear Mike play this with the other guys again!
Thank you!!
both times I've seen DT labrie was fine but man they need to admit that they should start tuning older songs down like metallica/megadeth/etc
Poor Labrie. The band needs to adjust the notes to his voice. 😮
He's even sounding solid here in comparison with Metropolis Pt. 1 at the opening.
Lets keep in mind this was the last song on the setlist after 3 hours, so everyone would be pretty shattered given it's the first show of the tour, I'm just happy to see them playing with Mike again.
I think James got warmed up pretty well after Metropolis and I think this show was the best I've heard him sound for quite a few years.
He got better the second half. Clearly just not quite gig fit yet. He did a great job for the second set and encores seemed to find his form and smashed it tonight. It was awesome with MP back in the seat.
He probably doesn’t want them to do that. He sounded strong to me later. He still has the voice but it’s a tough job with that back catalogue to do every night. All good for me overall they are much better with MP.
I can't believe they would embark on such a tour with James in this kind of shape. I could never sit through this whole set list and listen to that all night It's distracting when your trying to get into the songs and he's constsntly reminding you he just doesn't have it anymore. Did they not realize this in rehearsal leadiing up to the tour? or did they just say fuck it our fans will love it anyway and we'll make a ton of $? DT is a $ cash cow now so I'm sure the latter.
Absolutely the latter
This is the million dollar question. I'm sure the guys feel a huge loyalty to JLB after 32 years now of his being at the helm. I'd say keep recording in the studio (where he sounds goods still), and stop touring -- but we all know this is where DT makes their living. God I never thought I'd be at the point of actually endorsing a replacement singer. This is bad. And I have loved JLB (still do), and have backed him 1000% since 1992 !!!
@@tbonemaloneknowsitallhe doesn't even sound good talking to the fans between songs ...awkward or something he's a mess
The Cheese must have photos of the rest of the band in compromising positions. It’s the only way it makes any sense
I am a trained vocalist and finally stopped 4 years ago. When the pipes eventually go...its over! I can't do it anymore and James has an honest decision to make. Its a shame and it's awful but its the truth. :(
pull my finger
The quintessential DT song !!
Unfortunately, it hasn't been performed up to standards in over 30 years.
Is that vince neil singing?
Oh that keyboard player, whats his name again? Hey dude! You do not need to be flashy all the time, alright? Instead respect the song and play Kevin’s parts as it were recorded! Is it too much to ask?
I hate his sounds more than Labrie's voice
Labrie sounds so much better than on the last tour
Absolutely not, I thought that last show I've seen he was bad, but this is an absolute disaster
Given the fact he isn't in tune on a single note in this tour, I wonder how the last one was !
Yeah that’s not true. He sounded better last tour for sure. Idk what happened here
Yeah idk if rock in Rio 2022 counted as the last tour, but Imo he sounded really rough there, much worse than this show
😂 "better"
True professional to the bones!
Have to imagine part of the agreement for Portnoy's return was to let James be the front man. Mike didn't say a word the whole night which is uncharacteristic of him.
So glad i saw them when the cd first came out. This is embarrassing,who do they think their fooling? Vocals are Sad beyond belief
James Labrie: pallll me undaaaaa palllla mee undaaaaa Im naaaaa afraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 😂 ataaaa naaachhhadissteee no turning backk aneee cha seee it aint it baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
The translate to English is hilarious!!! 😂
@@adelesavage7154 I wasn't prepared for this LMAO
Oh, that tight tube sound of JP's guitar!😍🤩🥰
DT and Devin Townsend LETS GOOOO!!!!!
James is completely broken. Let's not shy away from this fact any longer and let's accept reality. He simply no longer has the physical mechanics that singing these songs demands. Let's consider the instrument equivalent and suppose that JR or JP started suffering from arthritis, and this caused very sloppy playing, particularly with the faster runs. Would we just accept that? No, we wouldn't. If they were suffering from physical limitations that made playing faster sections/songs difficult, they wouldn't embarrass themselves. They'd retire gracefully or at the very least they'd play within their means. It's no different with James, he's embarrassing himself and the band by trying to sing extremely demanding songs/sections in their original key. He sounds acceptable on Vacant, and on parts of songs that allow singing in the lower registers, but as soon as he starts going higher (or playing faster as per the arthritis example) it falls apart and he sounds like a drunk grandmother singing DT at karaoke.
Qual a sua idade?? James está com 61 anos agora ! Você envelhecerá também 😉😉
"Would we just accept that?" what are you? their boss? im really glad they keep playing and having fun, james is old, even without the food poisoning by this age he shouldnt be able to sing the way he does, and yet he still pulls this off. I will keep on following their music live and in studio, and you are welcome to do so :D
Plz sing these songs yourself every night of the tour. You’re toast in less than two weeks and if you would surprisingly make it past that mark, the band would kick you out because you’re a bad human being.
@@peevee605 Why must I "do a better job" in order to qualify for giving criticism? I've seen this response over and over, where the user says to me "Let's see your singing career" or "Let's see you do better" etc and it's completely irrelevant and is missing the point entirely. I'm not attacking James personally, how could I?! I don't know him on a personal level and therefore it couldn't possibly be a personal thing; it's merely a fair and honest criticism of the product he delivers and of his vocal abilities as they stand in 2024, nothing more, nothing less. Do you watch the footage from last night's show and genuinely think James sounds good?
Yes 😐
I left when singing starts
Como é bom ver esta formação juntos novamente. Valeu amigo pela a postagem!
JLB sounds horrendous. My god. How is that ok with the other guys?
Thinking seriously about selling my Atlanta tix.
Good, then we won't have to hear your entitled ass bitch about it anymore.
Thank you!!!!!
I hope you enjoyed the video. The other three parts of the show will be uploading over the coming hours. Hopefully the videos have all come out at a good quality and DT fans worldwide enjoy seeing all of the footage from this historic gig.
@@Roderica_Gig_Clips thank you once again! This was a historical evening! So sharing these videos will be forever appreciated by those of us who couldn't make it to O2...
I'm really sorry to join the choir (no pun intended), but LaBrie just can't do these songs anymore. He struggles almost every line... I think he should gracefully retire at least from doing the old songs. Be a man and admit that you can't do what you did when you were young anymore. Just sing the newer songs and have a guest vocalist do older songs with you.
Awesome performance 🤘🤘🤘
For fuck's sake, James.
😂😂 its so sad but true😢
That's what I think of the DT fandom when I see comments like this.
They're back the dream team
Why are they doing this to JLB and to all of their fans? Tune down your fucking Instruments for him!
Exactly
Fire James ... better than tune down
The evil they do to Labrie is to let him sing like that. It's as simple as making him change his technique and everything is fixed because he has the range, but with that placement it's impossible to sound good.
@@emanuelalexanderrinconsilv6286 DT is a band of excellence, technically speaking.
JLB was always far, in level, from his mates. He's a bad singer.
Nowadays, he's singing worst than every amateur you can listen in a cheap pub
It's a solid half octave of his upper range that's gone now, tuning down a step isn't gonna help much
Damn the vocalist was dying on stage hahaha
I was in Frankfurt a week ago. He sounded great and not like this. Check it out, he did well!
Great stuff, thanks for uploading this.
Did you keep filming past the point where you end this video? I was lucky enough to get a drumstick from MP at the end of the show, and I'm trying to find footage of that. Thanks!
woof. James is entering Vince Neil territory.
People. Labrie's problem is the technique he uses to sing just by pushing. If he starts using the technique of singing at the level of speech, everything is solved. It's something easy to fix.
He’s REFUSED to skill up in the past 30 YEARS it became obvious this technique he’s using isn’t working. He suuuuucks.
I'll tell him that when I see him next year.... I'm sure he'll understand...
It's not as easy as you think. Here it's healthier compared to do What he did in the 90s. He just preserving whatever he has left in his voice. Although yeah sometimes the vowels are weird, they don't need to be that Wide always
The right technique is to retire
Maybe he needs the Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy technique. I think people would give DT a pass on it at this point.
Labrie sings out of tune, and it's only the first date
It's so funny to me that even live they close the song abruptly haha
I’ve watched the other parts of this show so I’ve seen it all by now. Ok, so wow they performed this song in the original key much like most of the songs in the other sets of this show and I’m baffled as to why with James’ voice being the way it is and has obviously performed for this show. Like he seemed to mostly be consistent for this song and hit most of the right notes and changed others of course when it went to the really high parts but I’m a little surprised. He would’ve done far better had they right out at the start of the show lowered Metropolis’ key down a half or whole step and the others he has very high parts in. Yet they didn’t and well we we’ve heard what happened if any of you watched the other parts to this concert. They have lowered Images & Words songs before on the anniversary of the album as well as SFAM album on its anniversary a few years ago so idk why they didn’t here unless James didn’t want them too because it’s the 40th and they wanted the original keys for them? I’m just speculating here but it would’ve helped him tremendously even though there’s people that hate him without doubt and say he’s always been like that. That’s false he hasn’t been like this constantly at all. I’ve seen them live several times now and usually he’s 9 out of 10 times on pitch and have hit the mostly high notes when it was required. He has gone down an octave on some before like he’s done on this show or changed the melody a bit to better match his range at the time but that’s normal for singers too especially aged singers but being flat a lot and seemingly out of tune even on some what I consider low range notes is a different kind of problem. Like idk if there’s a legit reason as if he was under the weather or not but like I’m just surprised DT didn’t lower the keys for their songs at all for James like at least the big consistent high note ones. The rest of the boys did fantastic though and even James had his moments of goodness but yeah, my thoughts at least. 🤘🏻
James sounds like Pee-wee Herman fronting the band. Seriously.
🤣 Bruh, he sounds exactly like Pee Wee Herman. I can not unhear that now.
Just like when Axl Rose was compared to Herbert the Pervert.
@@stinkfloyd1 lol he does though right? He seriously does.
all very nice but will this be the setlist for the whole tour? strange that there is no best of time or count of tuscany..
This is the 3rd song I've seen now from the night and each one its painfully obvious James just doesnt have it . He's out fo breath, out of key just a total mess he's ruining the songs..very hard to listen to and sad for the first night of this legendary tour kickoff
I think the same. He's literally destroying every song.
James is really selfish, he should consider leaving the band. His bandmates perhaps feel bad telling him to do it, but he must accept he's not hitting the level of the other members.
The band instrumentally sounds great! Time for a new lead....
Hey maybe Mangini can sing? Keep both Mikes! Win-Win!
4:52 nice drum
LaBrie sang this song better, but the sound engineer FOH has the voice to loud. at least 3dbs louder than the band, that doesn't help james because if he wasn't on top of everything it would mask his notes better with the music
You mean we wouldn't hear his awful vocals as much, so it would ease the pain a little bit.
@@booli8542 more or less that's the point haha
Yeah, and as an audio engineer, if I turn the singer down, I get shit on for doing that because no one can hear the vocalist. There's no winning. If he wants to keep being a part of the band, he's got to figure things out on his side. Turning him down isn't exactly an option. Also remember that phone microphones are tuned for vocals, so it's going to be a bit more punchy in these videos than in real life.
The tempo is all over the place
Oh LaBrie is out of Control... Every Note he sang was wrong 😞 Band sounds great
I sold my tickets! Unbearable
Waaaaah oh hush. God I hate comments like this. Good for you you'd rather have money than see a band just because the singer isn't perfect enough for you. Pathetic.
Replace Labrie. Eric Gronwall please. Watch him sing Dio Sabbath. ruclips.net/video/2NIfmsK3Px0/видео.html
or Davide Moro ruclips.net/video/kZO3G5C92FU/видео.html
Ooo thats a good idea. Cracking voice.
LaBrie... 😓
Don't tell me that Eric Adams of Manowar who is older than James can still sing and hit some high notes.
Great Labrie here
Let’s not forget that LaBrie Sang a whole 3 hour set before this
True, but he was terrible right from the beginning of the concert too!
The early DT songs are hard to sing…☹️
But he’s better than Dream Sonic so I’m ok with that ❤️
Labrie sounds much better here than their last tour.
No!!!
My thoughts exactly. I'm surprised he recovered. And glad.
Exactly! Eversince MP got back in the band, I kept reminding myself to curb my enthusiasm, because LaBrie would ruin it all, live. But I was surprised to see him performing well above the average of the last decade. If they would ditch Metropolis pt.1 and one or two other really difficult songs from the early days, he could make a honorable impression. Let’s see how the tour unfolds. The worst part of it all is this huge magnifying glass he’s put under at every show, with everybody and their mother being able to record the gig and put it on RUclips for public scrutiny. I mean, c’mon, give the guy a rest, he’s human, after all.
Maybe a little better, but I'd chalk it up to this being the first show and him having rested his voice for over a year. Not a performance I'd consider "much better" than their last tour.
Has nothing to do with first show or rest for a years: he is a Professional, has to train his voice, like every one of the other four! Or leave it and make rooms for someone who is capable!!!!
It makes me sooo happy, that his voice got more stable again! I bet his voice was on strike because it missed portnoy!
Let's see when they start America tour or in the middle of Europe tour. Would he still be able to sing like this one or get worse. You can see their schedule is so tight and only rest a few hours when the show end not a few days. Which is for the vocalist that is very stressful and it can make the quality of vocals decrease.
haha he forgot the 1st verse words.... here James "This world is spinning around me"....he sang "This world is spinning inside me" lol.
LaBrie is huge part of DT and will be till the end of the band!!!
James sounds great here, definetly passed his prime and a couple bum notes, but compared to the beggining of the 3 hour show he sounds way better, I worry about his voice giving out during a gruelling tour, but this gave me lots of hope.
His voice already gave out dude, he sounds like he's having surgery on stage
Motley Crue is back!
James's voice isn't bad here after all... :( People only listens to the "Watch the sparrow falling" part maybe? :p
keyboards are entirely too loud
what camera?
This video and the second main set (part 2) were filmed using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and parts 1 and 3 were filmed using a Samsung Galaxy S20+.
Labrie the Bon Jovi of prog metal 💀
Gosh, James is so bad
Gat Damn that singing is fucking BRUTAL. I thought it was bad the last time DT played North Carolina in March 2022, but this takes "shit show" to a whole new level. Glad it will be ny LAST time seeing DT, unless a new vocalist is hired. The only reason I'm going to this tour is because Portnoy is back.
For the love of the band, LaBrie, retire with dignity.
Anybody order a pallet of Fix-A-Flat?
I was there. Labrie sounded good live. He adjusted one or two parts to avoid top notes.
After watching this, I recovered the hope to listen Labrie’s voice
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Hey, that wasn't so bad :)
Clases de canto urgente a JL!!!
Essy guys. This for people multiple beers deep and probably note for note playing petruccis parts on air guitar.
I was soooo excited when they announced the tour, I bought the (expensive) tickets right away.
Now I’m starting to regret it, he sounds terrible, it’s going to destroy the original versions I have in my mind 😢
I REALLY hope they get someone else to cover for him.
STOP CRITICIZING LABRIE, WITHOUT SHAME, START SINGING AND UPLOADING VIDEOS YOURSELF TO SEE IF MORE THAN FOUR PEOPLE WATCH IT, SIMPLY LABRIE IS DREAM THEATER AND THE BAND OWES HIM EVERYTHING, I DON'T THINK THEY WILL KICK HIM OUT, BESIDES HIS VOICE COLOR IS IRREPLACEABLE...LABRIE IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS IN THE WORLD, CRITICIZE THEIR FACES IN THE MIRROR
oh my....