Why don't people like James Labrie's vocals?

NaturalScience wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: I hold the completely opposite side. When he's singing in his trained operatic voice he's amazing and fits the band perfectly. However, when he tries to be this tough leather wearing, James Hetfield type it's laughable. Count me in this group.

Where does he do this? Wait, "trapped inside this Octavarium!"

Arrrghus wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: I hold the completely opposite side. When he's singing in his trained operatic voice he's amazing and fits the band perfectly. However, when he tries to be this tough leather wearing, James Hetfield type it's laughable. Count me in this group. Where does he do this? Wait, "trapped inside this Octavarium!"

very easy: because they like theatrical, un-melodical voices like peter gabriel's. Yes, he's thougth to be the one and only singer ever... actually, maybe the music got worse but the singing got better after Gabriel's departure and Collins replacing him. LABrie, he sings, he makes MELODY with his voice, he sings NOTES.

FALSETTO

he's just too generic metal... and the way he pronounces with his high-pitched notes is quite annoying. he has a refined voice, but the way he wants to degenerate into a Dio or Hetfield wannabe is also a factor

WELL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LA BRIE ,BUT  I DONT BELIEVE THAT COLLINS IS BETTER THAN GABRIEL PLEASE LISTEN MORE MUSIC OF GABRIEL.

I love his work on "Octavarium" in that he seems in harmony with his voice and has found his comfort zone.  On "Scenes from a Memory" he shrieks a few times and that did bother me some but he kept it to a minimum and didn't overdo it.  However, I recently got "Awake" and realized what everyone was referring to in that his overuse of the higher register and his laughable "scary" voice almost made the cd unlistenable to my ears.  I've since gotten to where I can ignore his frantic vocals (after all, it was recorded in 1993-94) and admire the great musicianship going on and the album isn't a complete waste of money.  In essence, LaBrie seems to be getting better with age/wisdom and learning how to sing with more honesty (as he does on the inspiring "I walk beside you") and control of his emotions.  I haven't listened to TOT and just got my copy of "Six Degrees" this week and have yet to give it a spin.  As long as it's more like "Scenes" and less like "Awake" I'm sure I'll enjoy it.  All in all, James' vocals are still a lot better than most and fits the music of DT just fine for me.

^Why dont you like death metal, or The Mars Volta (you asked!)

blindtoad wrote: Angelo wrote: - What to do what to do...**RUSH*** vocals     Two options: either accept Geddy the way he is and depending on your personal     preference listen or don't. Rush without Geddy is not Rush, that's for sure after     30 years... - Replacing LaBrie     Same as above, substitute Geddy with James and Rush with Dream Theater.     Oh, and change 30 years into 'almost 26' I don't think Labrie can be compared with lee.... because all the greatest DTR songs are instrumental:P

Duh

(And of course almost 26 should be almost 20 in my post)

Yito wrote: Have you ever listen the live versions of "Wait For Sleep", "Vacant", "Octavarium" and "Endless Sacrife" this guy sing with the heart   a complete genius.

Yes I was in the past I was a DT fan... and (IMO) the greatest song of DT is Dance of Eternity... Labrie is not in the good band... his place is in a cheezie power metal band(IMHO)