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Drew 
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 Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:23 |
 rushaholic wrote:
Ty1020 wrote:
W.Chuck wrote:
But I agree that he sounds better in the studio. Just listen to "Pull me under" on "Once in a Livetime", the instrumental performance is great, but his vocals (in this track) are the worst I've ever heard!
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Don't judge his live performance abilities on a recording from over a decade ago. He wasn't very good back then, no, but if you've seen him live within the past year, it's clear that he's worked very hard to change that as he now sounds at least as good live as he does in the studio.
I'm a big fan of his voice, personally. It's certainly not the most accessible tone in the world, but there's something about it that I love.
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Absolutely not true. I was so excited to get the Live at Budokon and then utterly dissapointed when I heard his voice. It was shouting, not singing. And it was poor shouting BTW.
No, his voice during live performances has not gotten better. Recent performances only prove that he has an awful voice.
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Totally disagree- the last couple times I have seen them live- and Budokan showed me he has only gotten better since Once in a Livetime.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:18 |
Ty1020 wrote:
W.Chuck wrote:
But I agree that he sounds better in the studio. Just listen to
"Pull me under" on "Once in a Livetime", the instrumental performance
is great, but his vocals (in this track) are the worst I've ever heard!
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Don't judge his live performance abilities on a recording from over a
decade ago. He wasn't very good back then, no, but if you've seen him
live within the past year, it's clear that he's worked very hard to
change that as he now sounds at least as good live as he does in the
studio.
I'm a big fan of his voice, personally. It's certainly not the most
accessible tone in the world, but there's something about it that I
love.
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Absolutely not true. I was so excited to get the Live at Budokon and then utterly dissapointed when I heard his voice. It was shouting, not singing. And it was poor shouting BTW. No, his voice during live performances has not gotten better. Recent performances only prove that he has an awful voice.
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Ty1020
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:06 |
W.Chuck wrote:
But I agree that he sounds better in the studio. Just listen to
"Pull me under" on "Once in a Livetime", the instrumental performance
is great, but his vocals (in this track) are the worst I've ever heard!
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Don't judge his live performance abilities on a recording from over a
decade ago. He wasn't very good back then, no, but if you've seen him
live within the past year, it's clear that he's worked very hard to
change that as he now sounds at least as good live as he does in the
studio.
I'm a big fan of his voice, personally. It's certainly not the most
accessible tone in the world, but there's something about it that I
love.
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Thufir Hawat
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 17:55 |
Woh, great turn out. Anyway I’m off to play
Tennis, wish me luck. PLEASE.
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limeyrob
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 13:20 |
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The first time I heard his voice I was captivated. Excellent. Arjen can't be wrong??!!
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W.Chuck
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 13:02 |
rushaholic wrote:
Where is the "sucks" option?Obviously, I voted no. I think they are a great band. I have all their albums except their first. However, Labrie's voice is awful - worse live then in the studio.Great band, great musicians, terrible vocals.
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Yeah, in my opinion his vocals are mostly terrible. It's not only about hitting the notes, his style is simply slimy and terrible and his screaming is exaggerated and can't be called singing.
But I agree that he sounds better in the studio. Just listen to "Pull me under" on "Once in a Livetime", the instrumental performance is great, but his vocals (in this track) are the worst I've ever heard!
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rushaholic
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 12:47 |
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Where is the "sucks" option?
Obviously, I voted no. I think they are a great band. I have all their albums except their first. However, Labrie's voice is awful - worse live then in the studio.
Great band, great musicians, terrible vocals.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 12:26 |
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I can't take it. He's the main reason I never got into Dream Theater.
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Paulieg
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 12:10 |
I'm not that crazy about Labries voice.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 11:56 |
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His voice is OK. Maybe a bit exaggerating (sp??) sometimes, but otherwise; pretty good!
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 11:50 |
I voted for "Good" because "Great" wasn't one of the choices 
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Drew
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 11:33 |
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"Good"
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 11:30 |
^And I don't really  I think he has a very Cliché'd metal voice. I can still listen to DT just prefer it when there's no vocals. I suppose that's why I prefer Liquid Tension Experiment. 
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 10:08 |
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It's not a question of whether his voice is good or bad, we all know he has a
good voice. It's just about whether you like it or not.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 10:06 |
Labrie has a very nice voice in the studio, but when he sings Live I feel he over does it , he stresses his voice , tries to push it to far , he should just peg back and play it cool as he does have a very good voice in the studio. 
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 10:04 |
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Not really enthusiastic about his voice.
Only imagin if Akerfeldt from Opeth would do the vocals of Dream Theater. They would have made history!
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 09:31 |
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I like his vocals, they have excellent range and his live performances are getting much better.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 09:22 |
Good singer, with DT and solo. His last solo CD was good, rocked hard!
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JayDee
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 08:46 |
Wheres "Very Good"?..
I like his voice a lot, esp. in "Awake". Great singer, cant immagine DT without him.
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 08:32 |
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I LIKE IT!!!And I can't get why someone consider him to be the weakest link in DT's chain!!!
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