Vocals are reminiscent of that time I heard my 87 year old grandmother attempting to sing to her favorite Alice in Chains record. Dogs died that day in her neighborhood.
LaBrie was never even close to good comparing to Bruce Dickinson or James Ronnie Dio as example. He is the only reason i never dive into the Dream Theater like i was in Iron Maiden
@@user-pb1gm4wk7c he indeed said that but to be fair he also said it's not because JL sings badly but rather because, given the complexity of their songs he needs to be tight with the rythm section, he said for instance he does not follow jordan in the fast keyboard/guitar harmonizations, they rather prefer to just do their own thing and trust the other will do as well.
James just broke @4:38 and gave up hahaha Thanks for a super clear, steady, non-distracted recording!!! Now if only there was a way to improve sound quality hahaha
i listened to their Systematic Chaos tour album and he actually ruins "surrounded" for me with the vocals. i saw them when their self titled came out and they were good, but maybe because it was early in the tour. hard to really notice James though when the whole band carries him. they were still so good
Well we age so everything becomes more difficult to do, period. You can call it bad and painfull and what not, but you gotta realize that this man has been singing for about 30 years. Things change. If you don't like it, don't listen to it anymore. You can also continue listening and have some respect for the man who made it big time globally and is doing his best to give the audience a great time. I am sure there will be a time when James realizes that he cannot do this anymore. Maybe that will be the day he either stops or continues to sing songs like e.g. 'Invisible monster', where they keys don't go that high. Remember, this is a song from 1992, where James was about 20-25 years old.
The only singer I've heard flutter the words, go sharp and flat all within one bar is Vince Neil, I think James just beat that. The grimace on my face. His vocals are testicular torture
Why does he keep insisting? Are they forcing him? Blind to the point of not seeing that the time has come? It's shameful for him and for us, why not retire?
Just hire a backup vocalist...kinda like a stunt double voice. It's not their fault. I'm about to be 47 and my eyes and ears are failing me. Imagine your instrument is the same thing you use to communicate...your whole life. Kudos to him for trying with all his might. Sensitivity subject that I'm sure the band themselves will address sooner than later.
Dream Theater is at a crossroads, hang it up or replace Labrie. The band sounds great and everyone except Labrie really knows their shit. This can't go on, I would have walked out of that concert.
it's way too late to replace Labrie. the band is in the tail end of their career so replacing him now would be pointless and i don't see them quitting until at least one of the guys is physically incapable of continuing to tour. the time to replace him was probably around the Systematic Chaos era but alas they chose to stick with him.
I love James and will defend him as still being a great singer with the right songs. However I think the older stuff, especially the first 2 albums, is way out of his reach these days (even when tuned half a step down). I get Pull Me Under is the "Greatest Hit", but man they really dont need to play it anymore. Sub this out with something from Distance Over Time, Train of Thought or even Self Titled and I think it would work so much better. Edit: Saw them live in manchester last night and James sounded pretty good, much better than in this video. Think James maybe just needs longer vocal rest between shows than he's been getting.
Distance Over Time really played to his strengths I think. He sounded amazing on that album, and when I heard some of those songs live a few years ago, I thought he killed it
I would love to hear Surrender To Reason live. I was just revisiting DT13 a few weeks ago and it’s a great song. Definitely one of the most underrated tracks of their catalog.
I think he ruptured something within his vocal chords years ago, age is a massive factor. He surely can't hit the notes he once did back in the 80's and 90's.. if you remember the live at buddokan 2017? A change of seasons was played in E flat tune not standard because of his pitch. Regardless, it's amazing to see them still composed and doing well regardless of the singing
@@petrucci973 he sure did, but that was in 1994. The majority of Dream Theater's career has been post vocal chord rupture. These days it's just general wear and tear. As you age, you simply lose power and range in those higher notes. That's fine, but they just don't need to be playing the older stuff. Hell, his finest vocal performances (imo) is the Astonishing, and that was 2015. DT fans arent really the type to feel robbed if they don't play 'the hits' yknow?
Yikes If this isn’t evidence that something needs to change. I don’t know what is. You’ve got 5 band members. 4 of them are fricking masters of their instruments. I LOVED James on I&W, up to SFaM
It wasn't time, you were just somehow lucky or you were enjoying things too much to notice, hahaha. He's been goofy and vocally over-the-top since the very beginning when performing live, it's like he either can't help himself and does it to be funny or he's completely serious and thinks it's impressive. Just imagine what he's doing here, but, like, EXTRA in the vibrato and wailing lol
Saw them last year in Germany and he sounded great. It's more like 6 months aged him like 5 years. Probably needs more time to rest, but I don't know what went wrong
Good thing there's studio magic that can be done for Kevin James on the new stuff. Lord mercy! Charlie didn't sound this bad on WDADU. At some points it sounds like he's just opening his mouth and lets out whatever flies. John's got my back. But seriously, anyone that goes to one of their shows is only there to see the Trooch. Most of his live solos you're asking is it live or is it memorex? Time to call Ray Alder
There should be no pity for a person who willfully drags down four virtuoso musicians. He either has a serious ego problem, or he's just in it for the money at this point.
LaBrie used to be amazing live. I've seen them 27 times. When they did the Images anniversary tour, I saw them twice, 100 miles apart, and was happy to be there. This video is truly sad. i am gonna hope it was just a bad night. Maybe he was sick.
Without your comment, I would have assumed the same. It's such a shame. It ruins the entire experience. It gets more pathetic by each note he yells. I mean you can't call that singing, let's be honest.
James certainly *was* a great vocalist - ironically, especially after that vocal rupture he had mid 90s. He recovered fully, and even sang better for a long time (he used to scream the high notes much more before that rupture happened), but it has all taken its toll over the years. They probably could ask Dug Pinnick of Kings X to step in, as they're good friends!? 🤔😎👍
They are already huge. Where have you been? One of the biggest bands out there. James is an incredible vocalist and has an extraordinary range. This song was written back when James could hit a D5 with ease. Then the vocal injury happened in 1994. It changed everything. He has never hit that high note ever since. James was told he would never sing again. He's still singing, against all odds. I'm in his favor and will always love his vocals, no matter what. Give the man some respect.
From a mate after watching this: "I've always said Dream Theatre is like creating a character in an RPG... The game: "Assign all your points please..." You: "10 to bass, 10 to keys, 10 to drums , 10 to Guitar.... Oh shit... I've run out of points and assigned 0 to vox...oh well, I guess we get LaBrie then..."
finally the best filming of DT ever!!! I just want to always watch John Petrucci playing!!! Some stupid video mixers, when Petrucci is playing solos show the shoes of Labrie, Nose of myung, waist of Ruddes, and Petrucci is playing solo, when finished he finally show petrucci scratching his stomach.
Somewhere in Seattle, Geoff Tate does a silent fist pump and grumbles “I win you bastard” under his breath. 😢😂 This is my favorite band ever and I was tapping out by “sparrow “. Portnoy is gonna have to play to the ProTools session click like Mangini did so they can run pre programmed vocal tracks like they did in Rio… James basically sang along with his younger self. Otherwise it’s gonna be a short reunion… James did his time served well and honorably… He’s in a 60s and obviously he’s doing that throat by continuing to hammer it every night. He’s gonna give Jordan a perfect pitch induced stroke.
It's hard to keep such a powerful headvoice alive through the years. Maybe James needs a vocal coach to expand in deeper tunings. This is so sad to hear. 😢
Did LaBrie ever got vocal training? I know so many vocalist how evolved over 30 years and where you see on stage how they prioritize technique nowadays over pressing in the past.
The non stop writing, recording, tour cycle just hasn't allowed his voice to heal all these years. He really needed to rest qhen he first had vocal injuries. A for effort but its definitely taken its toll sadly.
@@Sauronthedeciever_ theres one problem that remains the same from that the period, which is that the band doesnt give enough time for James voice to rest, nor adapt their older songs for a lower registry.
Like we haven't heard that one before. "James needs more time to rest." "The band needs to write songs that are comfortable for his range." "The band needs to downtune." Always hypothetical "James COULD sound good if..." scenarios.
I take that back. Just home from seeing Dream Theater and JLB was excellent. Can’t say anything negative about his performance. Him and Petrucci were outstanding
It's called loyalty, I think they are in a point of their carrers where being a family is more important than sound perfect. I bet there are hundreds of young singers out there that could sing this like James did on the record, but Petrucci won't fire a member that has been around for more than 30 years by his side. The human voice is the first instrument to suffer the pass of the time, Petrucci knows that, and I know he understands.
Was at dutch DT cover band Regressive Hypnosis last night. Perfect. The vocalist hit every note. I wont attend the next/last DT tour .... I will preserve the coverband.
The singer is done. At least for live performances anyways. Time to hang up the live shows with him singing. It's been a great run but all good things must come to an end. :(
@@hichaelhighers truee, i think if he cant anymore is just to leave things as they are and just leave DT, for his own good, he did an amazing job when he was able to do it
Last time I saw them Petrucci still had frosted tips and a goatee. I think lebrie probly sounded fine but I was right in the front mesmerized by everybody else. To be fair to him this music cannot be easy to keep up with for all these years
Te de Gengibre para James! A la verdad ya pasó el virtuosismo, lo que el viento se llevó, sigo lamentando la partida Mike, tranquilamente podría ser la de Jame, me gustaría en la banda un gran Michelle Luppi ha echo covers de todo tipo y siendo un cantante de 49 años está a pleno...salu2 desde Bahía Blanca Sur de Argentina
James is getting older. So as his vocal. Guitar could change strings and can be set up, Drums can also change drum heads, drums sticks. Keyboard are programmed to sound amazing. But our vocal range, there is nothing we can do when we aged. At least, he's still trying to sing for us.
And this is the reason Liquid Tension Experiment is better 🤣 just bring in Myung as a second bass player and do a tour and throw in a Dream Theater Instrumental mashup. People will be happy because it's a reunion for Portnoy and they don't have to listen to Labrie attempt this anymore
I am a huge fan of James Labrie, and thanks to him I became interested in singing as such. For me, his career already spoke for itself. Although I would be lying if I say that it sounds just as good as before or that it sounds very good, however it is not something to attack it so much. He had vocal problems, he had a complicated career in which he sang badly at many concerts, he had someone teach him incorrect vocal technique that he still maintains to this day, and he is singing the song in the same key as when it came out but now more than 20 years later. What James needs is to correct his vocal technique, and by improving that aspect he will be able to stay more in Dream theater, and he would stop sounding drowned and pushed. Yes, it seems strange to me that he doesn't do it, but doing it would be the best solution for him and for the band.
Видеоклипы
Vocals are reminiscent of that time I heard my 87 year old grandmother attempting to sing to her favorite Alice in Chains record. Dogs died that day in her neighborhood.
JL is 60, still plenty of time to match your grandma :D
🤣
The novelty of seeing your 87yo grandma sing AiC would be quite a bit superior to listening to old man Labrie butcher prog metal.
@@marcocasati6953 I suspect the OP is Kevin Moore. Now we really know why he left!
I laughed so much. Thank u xD
time for LaBrie to hang his voice in the willows... thanks for al these years of great vocals.
thank you, very few are giving James credit for his AMAZING work when he was in his peak.. The dude killed it back in the day.
LaBrie was never even close to good comparing to Bruce Dickinson or James Ronnie Dio as example. He is the only reason i never dive into the Dream Theater like i was in Iron Maiden
Oh my god these vocals really hurt! I feel so sad for James! 😢
I think DT should make Audition video chapter 2 for vocalist 😅🤪🤘😁
Maybe James and Mike just swap their places ?
Yes 👍
Would be hilarious if Lars showed up again
At this point I would just listen the instrumental
I agree, was thrilled to find they released some of the older albums without vocals!
Btw on rick beatos pod cast jhon petrucci said he has labries voice down on the in ears
@@allengarrow6295 where can I find those?
Petrucci, Myung, Rudess and Mangini, none of them hears LaBrie in their mixes on IEMs.
@@user-pb1gm4wk7c he indeed said that but to be fair he also said it's not because JL sings badly but rather because, given the complexity of their songs he needs to be tight with the rythm section, he said for instance he does not follow jordan in the fast keyboard/guitar harmonizations, they rather prefer to just do their own thing and trust the other will do as well.
No wonder why John does not have Labrie in his ear monitors...F..k
And he claims it's because James' mic picks up the other instruments... yeah right
James just broke @4:38 and gave up hahaha
Thanks for a super clear, steady, non-distracted recording!!! Now if only there was a way to improve sound quality hahaha
Didn't realize Labrie had gotten so bad. The rest of the band sounds amazing!
James is on the end :(
He has been bad for like 20 years.
@@GrundleMathius I didn't realize how painfully it has gotten. Wow!
i listened to their Systematic Chaos tour album and he actually ruins "surrounded" for me with the vocals. i saw them when their self titled came out and they were good, but maybe because it was early in the tour. hard to really notice James though when the whole band carries him. they were still so good
Well we age so everything becomes more difficult to do, period. You can call it bad and painfull and what not, but you gotta realize that this man has been singing for about 30 years. Things change. If you don't like it, don't listen to it anymore. You can also continue listening and have some respect for the man who made it big time globally and is doing his best to give the audience a great time. I am sure there will be a time when James realizes that he cannot do this anymore. Maybe that will be the day he either stops or continues to sing songs like e.g. 'Invisible monster', where they keys don't go that high. Remember, this is a song from 1992, where James was about 20-25 years old.
mr petrucci will always be my favourite, dude is downright likeable
The only singer I've heard flutter the words, go sharp and flat all within one bar is Vince Neil, I think James just beat that. The grimace on my face. His vocals are testicular torture
"Soundman, please turn up the drums, guitars, keys and bass, and take ALL vocals out of my monitors please."
Painfull
I thought that was someone from the audience singing.. dang
Why does he keep insisting? Are they forcing him? Blind to the point of not seeing that the time has come? It's shameful for him and for us, why not retire?
@@odeioessesite maybe they all think if the Stones can do it so can I ?
the greatest progressive metal song of all time, but James Labree's voice now makes me smile a bit too much
Just hire a backup vocalist...kinda like a stunt double voice.
It's not their fault. I'm about to be 47 and my eyes and ears are failing me. Imagine your instrument is the same thing you use to communicate...your whole life. Kudos to him for trying with all his might. Sensitivity subject that I'm sure the band themselves will address sooner than later.
That’s what King Diamond did and it works seamlessly- doesn’t hide it either, she’s right onstage with him
@@tommyibanez3958 you mean, HIS WIFE?
@@jorgejimenez1527 Oh that IS his wife- good for King
Roger Waters did that too and it sounded great
Dream Theater is at a crossroads, hang it up or replace Labrie. The band sounds great and everyone except Labrie really knows their shit. This can't go on, I would have walked out of that concert.
James has sounded this bad for a decade. They will never hang it up. People still buy tickets.
it's way too late to replace Labrie. the band is in the tail end of their career so replacing him now would be pointless and i don't see them quitting until at least one of the guys is physically incapable of continuing to tour. the time to replace him was probably around the Systematic Chaos era but alas they chose to stick with him.
Or continue as an instrumental band, which I wish they would have the whole time. Those vocals have always turned me off, even when he could do it.
Portnoy return with Selena Gomez Guy who sings in Sons of Apollo
@@danielmj85 Jeff Scott Soto
The vocals....
You mean the agonizing hog?
John Petrucci is slowly turning into Leland Sklaar.
My all time favourite song from dream theater!
Whoa those flutters at 6:31 sounded so sick
You can play like that too. You just have to buy that majesty. Seriously.
You can do that on any tremolo
Thanks for upload...
Hilarious vocals😂😂. Sounds like a drunk fan
Dude you got me cracking 🤣🤣🤣
Drunk fan is mad at 4:40
@@kordaxmint533 hahaha
@@kordaxmint533 As much as James' condition worries me, I had to laugh at that
I didn't know kermit the frog was Dream Theater's new lead vocalist
-Is James LaBrie the best singer in the world?
-No, he's not even the best singer in Dream Theater
Vocal disease
Jesus, those vocals though!
I love James and will defend him as still being a great singer with the right songs. However I think the older stuff, especially the first 2 albums, is way out of his reach these days (even when tuned half a step down). I get Pull Me Under is the "Greatest Hit", but man they really dont need to play it anymore. Sub this out with something from Distance Over Time, Train of Thought or even Self Titled and I think it would work so much better.
Edit: Saw them live in manchester last night and James sounded pretty good, much better than in this video. Think James maybe just needs longer vocal rest between shows than he's been getting.
Distance Over Time really played to his strengths I think. He sounded amazing on that album, and when I heard some of those songs live a few years ago, I thought he killed it
I would love to hear Surrender To Reason live. I was just revisiting DT13 a few weeks ago and it’s a great song.
Definitely one of the most underrated tracks of their catalog.
I think he ruptured something within his vocal chords years ago, age is a massive factor. He surely can't hit the notes he once did back in the 80's and 90's.. if you remember the live at buddokan 2017? A change of seasons was played in E flat tune not standard because of his pitch. Regardless, it's amazing to see them still composed and doing well regardless of the singing
@@gtrpimp76 they have a lot of underrated ones man! Only people of good ears get it 👊🏻
@@petrucci973 he sure did, but that was in 1994. The majority of Dream Theater's career has been post vocal chord rupture. These days it's just general wear and tear. As you age, you simply lose power and range in those higher notes. That's fine, but they just don't need to be playing the older stuff. Hell, his finest vocal performances (imo) is the Astonishing, and that was 2015. DT fans arent really the type to feel robbed if they don't play 'the hits' yknow?
Yikes If this isn’t evidence that something needs to change. I don’t know what is. You’ve got 5 band members. 4 of them are fricking masters of their instruments. I LOVED James on I&W, up to SFaM
Who knew Rick Rubin was such a great guitar player?
I'd like to know his opinion on this man's voice... Mannn
Who is that?
Wow! Love this song
I was on their live show in 2019 and Labrie sounded absolutely amazing back then. Damn these 4 years weren't nice on him lol
It wasn't time, you were just somehow lucky or you were enjoying things too much to notice, hahaha. He's been goofy and vocally over-the-top since the very beginning when performing live, it's like he either can't help himself and does it to be funny or he's completely serious and thinks it's impressive. Just imagine what he's doing here, but, like, EXTRA in the vibrato and wailing lol
Haha I guess I did get lucky. But I swear he sounded really good
It was live show in Moscow in 2019, you can check - there's plenty of videos on YT. A lot of commenters also surprisingly pleased with his performance
Saw them last year in Germany and he sounded great. It's more like 6 months aged him like 5 years. Probably needs more time to rest, but I don't know what went wrong
I saw him in February and he was great
Good thing there's studio magic that can be done for Kevin James on the new stuff. Lord mercy! Charlie didn't sound this bad on WDADU. At some points it sounds like he's just opening his mouth and lets out whatever flies. John's got my back. But seriously, anyone that goes to one of their shows is only there to see the Trooch. Most of his live solos you're asking is it live or is it memorex? Time to call Ray Alder
when I hear James live I get gastric reflux
Second biggest reason for me not ever see them live after portnoy leaving are Labia‘s Vocals
You are forgetting 80's videogames circus Rudess.
Labia 😂😂😂
I really thought that the camera caught a drunk guy singing along.
Poor James Labrie, wish him all the best.
There should be no pity for a person who willfully drags down four virtuoso musicians. He either has a serious ego problem, or he's just in it for the money at this point.
Dream theater would've been a complete band if they had a better singer
Love this song. Didn't know vocals were so brutal live. Yikes
LaBrie used to be amazing live. I've seen them 27 times. When they did the Images anniversary tour, I saw them twice, 100 miles apart, and was happy to be there. This video is truly sad. i am gonna hope it was just a bad night. Maybe he was sick.
@@MartyDTVP maybe his in ears weren't working?
@@MartyDTVPHe’s basically done.
Time to retire from that band. I hope they’ll tell him that’s for the better of things.
1000000 likes! Thanks for video!
Imagine if DT could ever get a good Vocalist? Woof.. they would be huge... so much talent and great songs, but, then... OMEGA YIKES
Labrie fits them really good. Can’t imagine someone else there. But he is old
Without your comment, I would have assumed the same. It's such a shame. It ruins the entire experience.
It gets more pathetic by each note he yells. I mean you can't call that singing, let's be honest.
They should bring that Steve Stone guy. "SCreAm for Me LonG Beach!" 😆
James certainly *was* a great vocalist - ironically, especially after that vocal rupture he had mid 90s. He recovered fully, and even sang better for a long time (he used to scream the high notes much more before that rupture happened), but it has all taken its toll over the years.
They probably could ask Dug Pinnick of Kings X to step in, as they're good friends!? 🤔😎👍
They are already huge. Where have you been? One of the biggest bands out there. James is an incredible vocalist and has an extraordinary range. This song was written back when James could hit a D5 with ease. Then the vocal injury happened in 1994. It changed everything. He has never hit that high note ever since. James was told he would never sing again. He's still singing, against all odds. I'm in his favor and will always love his vocals, no matter what. Give the man some respect.
Best song this James in Outcry last chorus
Labrie is not even a shadow of himself anymore.
Labrie is two and a half tones away
I've never seen the commenters giving LaBrie so much (deserved) shit. Usually the comment section is full of apologists.
Nice for a change hey.
From a mate after watching this: "I've always said Dream Theatre is like creating a character in an RPG...
The game: "Assign all your points please..."
You: "10 to bass, 10 to keys, 10 to drums , 10 to Guitar.... Oh shit... I've run out of points and assigned 0 to vox...oh well, I guess we get LaBrie then..."
This genuinely made me chuckle, well done.
finally the best filming of DT ever!!! I just want to always watch John Petrucci playing!!!
Some stupid video mixers, when Petrucci is playing solos show the shoes of Labrie, Nose of myung, waist of Ruddes, and Petrucci is playing solo, when finished he finally show petrucci scratching his stomach.
That was the main reason I filmed myself :::D
@@yillars nice job, wise brother!!! 😘
John can still play at the highest possible level. Go see him. He needs to wake up from this bad dream
Myung or Petrucci?
@@PLATOON72 Yes
Petrucci the King show show show 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 Brazillll
Somewhere in Seattle, Geoff Tate does a silent fist pump and grumbles “I win you bastard” under his breath. 😢😂
This is my favorite band ever and I was tapping out by “sparrow “. Portnoy is gonna have to play to the ProTools session click like Mangini did so they can run pre programmed vocal tracks like they did in Rio… James basically sang along with his younger self. Otherwise it’s gonna be a short reunion… James did his time served well and honorably… He’s in a 60s and obviously he’s doing that throat by continuing to hammer it every night. He’s gonna give Jordan a perfect pitch induced stroke.
It's hard to keep such a powerful headvoice alive through the years. Maybe James needs a vocal coach to expand in deeper tunings. This is so sad to hear. 😢
No offense of James, but tell it to Devin Townsend.
3:11
Did LaBrie ever got vocal training? I know so many vocalist how evolved over 30 years and where you see on stage how they prioritize technique nowadays over pressing in the past.
infinity respect for Dream theater 🤟🤘🤙❤
Why?
Imagine DT with Russell Allen..
Or literally anyone else besides Labrie.
3:11 goose vocals 🤘🏻🪿
4:42
Paint his hair grey and Petrucci starts to look like Rick Rubin. 😂 Phenomenal player…love watching him do all this stuff.
the voice is such a delicate muscle. it sounds like he needs some extended rest to recuperate before continuing.
The non stop writing, recording, tour cycle just hasn't allowed his voice to heal all these years. He really needed to rest qhen he first had vocal injuries. A for effort but its definitely taken its toll sadly.
@@GeoffreySplaneChannel the injury is not an issue anymore. Intense touring and age are the problem.
@@Sauronthedeciever_ theres one problem that remains the same from that the period, which is that the band doesnt give enough time for James voice to rest, nor adapt their older songs for a lower registry.
Like we haven't heard that one before. "James needs more time to rest." "The band needs to write songs that are comfortable for his range." "The band needs to downtune." Always hypothetical "James COULD sound good if..." scenarios.
@@theravenskillrebelmilitia139 Doesn't make it less true.
The 2020 Majesty in Purple Nebula is my new dream guitar. I have a Royal Red Monarchy Majesty 7 String. This needs to be added to my portfolio. :)
Mamma mia, labrie è inascoltabile 😳
Has John Petrucci ever heard James La Brie singing? If so, how can such a great musician think that sounds good?
Btw jhon has turned down the vocals in his in ears. That what he says on the rick beato pod cast
Of course he doesn't, no one does.
@@martinkarlsson7069 imagine DT with Russell Allen singing!
I take that back. Just home from seeing Dream Theater and JLB was excellent. Can’t say anything negative about his performance. Him and Petrucci were outstanding
It's called loyalty, I think they are in a point of their carrers where being a family is more important than sound perfect. I bet there are hundreds of young singers out there that could sing this like James did on the record, but Petrucci won't fire a member that has been around for more than 30 years by his side. The human voice is the first instrument to suffer the pass of the time, Petrucci knows that, and I know he understands.
La Brie is the reason I wouldn't see DT live at a concert.
Was at dutch DT cover band Regressive Hypnosis last night. Perfect. The vocalist hit every note. I wont attend the next/last DT tour .... I will preserve the coverband.
Everyone in the comments needs to stop saying LaBrie is a bad singer now... He's been this bad for years 🤣
And He is the only Reason Mike Portnoy left the Band.
@@bernddoolmann5597 I'm glad I saw them before Portnoy left, not that Mangini isn't also great, but it's just not the same.
Well on the awake album he was kinda good in the studio performance but on live and since 2010ish hes been really not good for the bands level
James, man, you don't need to do this to yourself 😅
Thank you Mike Mangini. Work smart with Dream Theater. welcome Mike Portnoy. returned home with the Dream Theater family.. Awesome😎 👍
Those vocals must have been even worse coming through a perfect mix in those in-ears the guys are wearing.
Attention DT fans; new lead vocalist needed immediately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I actually thought for quite awhile that the mic was picking up a drunk fan on vocals. Yikes!
The singer is done. At least for live performances anyways. Time to hang up the live shows with him singing. It's been a great run but all good things must come to an end. :(
John Myung is nothng short of a fucking monster! the best unsung hero of the bass guitar that there ever was....
An unusual combination of technical instrument playing and creepy vocals. It's like a donkey singing to Mozart.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
"PAUL MYUNDER"
Christ. I didn't think Vince Neil had competition in the Bad Vocalist category.
I was scrolling through the comments while listening to the intro and thought "surely it can't be that bad right?".... Yes it can be that bad.
Fantastic! Anything else from Images And Words?
Wow, James let's try and hit those notes! If I didn't know better I'd swear this was someone singing the song at a Karaoke bar!
You ever think that it’s because he literally can’t?
@@BruceWayne-zj1kw So, then why take money from fans, pretending to give them a good show? Why destroy the voice even further and taint their legacy?
@@hichaelhighers because it’s their fucking jobs and they need to make a living?
@@hichaelhighers truee, i think if he cant anymore is just to leave things as they are and just leave DT, for his own good, he did an amazing job when he was able to do it
Labrie like Vince Neil
Ola should be singing for this band!
the thumbnail got me
Karaoke night with DT.
He was very attentive, even though the intro to this song was very simple. He can close his eyes and play.
Oh my ears.. damn kkkk
Vince Meal moment
JP...man...this guy's chops are just unreal...talking Shawn Lane ass chops
Can Liquid Tension Experiment just open and close and take over for Dream Theater?
They even have portnoy for drums so uts bettter
Last time I saw them Petrucci still had frosted tips and a goatee. I think lebrie probly sounded fine but I was right in the front mesmerized by everybody else. To be fair to him this music cannot be easy to keep up with for all these years
Petrucci almost looks like a younger Lee Skylar...
OMG... What happened to James's voice?? 😩
Sheesh!!!! Poor James dropped so horribly .
James with the painful x-factor audition
Te de Gengibre para James! A la verdad ya pasó el virtuosismo, lo que el viento se llevó, sigo lamentando la partida Mike, tranquilamente podría ser la de Jame, me gustaría en la banda un gran Michelle Luppi ha echo covers de todo tipo y siendo un cantante de 49 años está a pleno...salu2 desde Bahía Blanca Sur de Argentina
What on earth is up with those vocals 😮
lol why did they get rid of Mike Portnoy and not James Labrie
James is getting older. So as his vocal. Guitar could change strings and can be set up, Drums can also change drum heads, drums sticks. Keyboard are programmed to sound amazing. But our vocal range, there is nothing we can do when we aged. At least, he's still trying to sing for us.
Agreed. Such a big fan of his.
Good lord, that singing. 🤣
John Petrucci is a wizard, and this is a fact. Just look at my source
Source: just trust me bro
JP’s tone is fucking on point!
Yeah, let's grind a legend's career to a hault while you keep your job as the master judge of the world for ever.
3:10 hahah lmao
Vocals sound like cats fighting each other
I saw them last year and James sounded great, what the hell happened haha
Beer goggles?
And this is the reason Liquid Tension Experiment is better 🤣 just bring in Myung as a second bass player and do a tour and throw in a Dream Theater Instrumental mashup. People will be happy because it's a reunion for Portnoy and they don't have to listen to Labrie attempt this anymore
Just play all the tunes as instrumentals.. please
I am a huge fan of James Labrie, and thanks to him I became interested in singing as such. For me, his career already spoke for itself. Although I would be lying if I say that it sounds just as good as before or that it sounds very good, however it is not something to attack it so much. He had vocal problems, he had a complicated career in which he sang badly at many concerts, he had someone teach him incorrect vocal technique that he still maintains to this day, and he is singing the song in the same key as when it came out but now more than 20 years later. What James needs is to correct his vocal technique, and by improving that aspect he will be able to stay more in Dream theater, and he would stop sounding drowned and pushed. Yes, it seems strange to me that he doesn't do it, but doing it would be the best solution for him and for the band.
Какая же боль живое исполнение Ла Бри, пора ему за борт...
Wow, one of my testicules ran away after hearing those vocals.
Probably has a job and a nice appartment by now...
I think James has the same speech therapist as Vince Neil.