James Labrie’s Voice

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   Some people claim to "not be able to put their finger" on why Labrie's voice annoys them. 
I think it might be the almost constant vibrato he uses in most of his songs... Although on Awake he sortof controls his vibrato pretty well, on most other albums he over-uses this and it's sometimes annoying. It dosen't bother me at all but I'm not crazy about it.

Also, he often adds sighs at the end of words so sometimes it sounds really wierd. For instance, if he would sing the word "Annoying", it would be "Annoyinnngah"... Or something like that... You know what I mean? Anyways, it's pretty annoying....

Despite these factors I love his voice I think he's very good on Awake, although he is ABSOLUTELY GENIUS on A Change of Seasons... The rest of the albums are not bad at all aswel.

Poll Question: Good or Not?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Good	58	[47.15%]
Bad	29	[23.58%]
Okay, not amazing	36	[29.27%]
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TheLamb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 18 2005 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 416	Posted: February 24 2006 at 12:25
	Some people claim to "not be able to put their finger" on why Labrie's voice annoys them. I think it might be the almost constant vibrato he uses in most of his songs... Although on Awake he sortof controls his vibrato pretty well, on most other albums he over-uses this and it's sometimes annoying. It dosen't bother me at all but I'm not crazy about it. Also, he often adds sighs at the end of words so sometimes it sounds really wierd. For instance, if he would sing the word "Annoying", it would be "Annoyinnngah"... Or something like that... You know what I mean? Anyways, it's pretty annoying.... Despite these factors I love his voice I think he's very good on Awake, although he is ABSOLUTELY GENIUS on A Change of Seasons... The rest of the albums are not bad at all aswel.


bctruce Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: June 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 79	Posted: February 24 2006 at 12:27
	I just can't take Labrie's voice. It hurts to listen.

MajesterX Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 30 2005 Status: Offline Points: 513	Posted: February 24 2006 at 16:12
	I cannot understand why people don't like his voice. I f you don't have anything nice to say don't say it at alll.

PaHa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: October 28 2005 Status: Offline Points: 22	Posted: February 24 2006 at 17:18
	James LaBrie is one of the best male vocalist I ever heard. I especially like his his voice on Octavarium (the album). He can sing with every emotion he wants. I like dramatic vocals (Arena) and LaBrie is great! It's seems there's no limit to his voice. He can reach every tone he wants to.

AtLossForWords Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 11 2005 Status: Offline Points: 6699	Posted: February 24 2006 at 19:08
	For all of you nay-sayers. I have two words for you. COME ONNN!!!! Seriously, come on and go check out James LaBrie's solo album Elements of Persuasian. I think that is truly his best vocal performance, even better than Awake or Images and Words. He shows some more control, but also more range. I was quite suprised by the quality of the album when I bought it.
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Valarius Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 08 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1480	Posted: February 24 2006 at 20:25
	I think he is an amazing singer!

hamham Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 05 2006 Status: Offline Points: 184	Posted: February 24 2006 at 22:04
	he never really bothered me all that much

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: February 25 2006 at 03:51
	I voted for the third option, though I've often thought he was absolutely dreadful. His performance on "Once in a Livetime" was abysmal, but some of his studio recordings show he's got some potential. Strangely enough, I like him best when he impersonates other singers - James Hetfield on "Train of Thought", Ian Gillan in the cover of "Perfect Strangers" on "A Change of Seasons"... Not my favourite singer by any means, anyway. I tend to prefer baritones to tenors, and La Brie's style lacks originality as well.