Mike Portnoy's backing vocals ?

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It's a personal issue of mine and maybe mine only (who knows) that when Mike Portnoy takes to the microphone I don't hear any positive gain to the vocal department of Dream Theater.
 Maybe I just don't like his voice or maybe he is a little off key whatever it is  I'm hearing something unmusical in the quality of his vocals I mean its hardly a Steve Walsh , Robbie Steinhardt vocal arrangement Dream Theater have.
 I`m somebody who thinks James Labrie is a fine singer he deserves better back up ,  either way I felt I better ask you people what you think,    should Mike leave the Mic alone in future ?   

Edited by Yorkie X - October 18 2007 at 10:59

Poll Question: what do you think of Mike Portnoy's backing vocals ?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
I Really Like Them	7	[14.29%]
They Are Just OK	16	[32.65%]
They Stink	26	[53.06%]
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Yorkie X Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 04 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1049	Topic: Mike Portnoy's backing vocals ? Posted: October 18 2007 at 10:57
	It's a personal issue of mine and maybe mine only (who knows) that when Mike Portnoy takes to the microphone I don't hear any positive gain to the vocal department of Dream Theater. Maybe I just don't like his voice or maybe he is a little off key whatever it is I'm hearing something unmusical in the quality of his vocals I mean its hardly a Steve Walsh , Robbie Steinhardt vocal arrangement Dream Theater have. I`m somebody who thinks James Labrie is a fine singer he deserves better back up , either way I felt I better ask you people what you think, should Mike leave the Mic alone in future ? Edited by Yorkie X - October 18 2007 at 10:59

Equality 7-2521 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784	Posted: October 18 2007 at 11:03
	I hate them. I couldn't tell you from a technical perspective what's wrong with them, but they just don't sound good.
	"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "

darkmatter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 23 2006 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 2760	Posted: October 18 2007 at 11:04
	I think his backing vocals are bad, he's not a good singer, especially on Constant Motion from Systematic Chaos. I don't think they should let him do backup. Edited by darkmatter - October 18 2007 at 11:04

Arsillus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7374	Posted: October 18 2007 at 11:28
	John Myung should do the backups instead.

explodingjosh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 507	Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:15
	I don't think they should have lyrics/vox at all actually. Edited by explodingjosh - October 18 2007 at 12:16


ProgBagel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 13 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2819	Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:50
	I did like The Dark Eternal Night..but that was meant to be raw. He just wants to do more then he's supposed to...his ego is quite large. LaBrie is great...he doesn't need any backups. Petrucci doesn't seem to be for a backup.

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:14
	I rather like them actually.
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stonebeard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057	Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:26
	The music is better without them, but I don't think they're awful.
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P.H.P. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2007 Status: Offline Points: 334	Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:30
	As a singer Mike Portnoy is a great drummer hahah

StyLaZyn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 22 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4079	Posted: October 18 2007 at 14:14
	Forgive me. Nothing annoys me more than his voice. He cannot sing. He doesn't even sound good doing the metal stuff. Some musicians should not venture out in areas they will never succeed.


Endless Wire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 27 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 403	Posted: October 18 2007 at 15:52
	He doesn't sound good on songs such as Constant Motion where he is sort of yelling, but when he and Petrucci harmonize vocals it can sound really good. Listen to the rehersal of Run to the Hills on the Special Features from the Budokan DVD if you don't believe me.
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KoS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 17 2005 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 16310	Posted: October 18 2007 at 15:57
	As long as he doesn't do a falsetto like he did on Six Degrees, that was atrocious.

sean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155	Posted: October 18 2007 at 19:05
	I think sometimes they are good, sometimes they are just okay. I've never found them to be awful (I even like the falsetto in The Test That Stumped Them All). Anyway, while I do prefer LaBrie's voice, I think the addition of Portnoy's vocals can add a nice contrast to the songs, especially the heavier ones like The Glass Prison. I also like his voice when he does harmonizing parts with Petrucci, although it would be cool if Rudess and Myung would get in on the vocal harmonies and add that dimension. I've heard Rudess do vocals before and I think he has a nice voice, not sure about Myung though. It would just be cool to have John Myung sing because he's John Myung.

Spacemac Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 15 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1626	Posted: October 18 2007 at 22:18
	baaaaaaad

Barla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 13 2006 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 4309	Posted: October 18 2007 at 22:51
	He does a good job, it's not a Queen choir, but it's ok.


rileydog22 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 24 2005 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 8844	Posted: October 18 2007 at 22:53
	I <3 Dream Theater polls.


heyitsthatguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 17 2006 Location: Washington Hgts Status: Offline Points: 10094	Posted: October 18 2007 at 22:54
	I think as backing he's fine but when he's trying to take center stage and be "metal" it kind of kills it when I saw them live semi-recently he sang the first section of Take the Time and sounded fine


JayDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: September 07 2005 Location: Elysian Fields Status: Offline Points: 10063	Posted: October 19 2007 at 03:57
	Just OK.


Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Posted: October 19 2007 at 08:08
	I don't really like his voice, but in small doses it's tolerable.

Snipergoat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 22 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 148	Posted: October 19 2007 at 10:13
	I think his backing vocals on Octavarium are great