The PA song should be A Change of Seasons, to throw everyone off

My favorite intro tape I've heard from the band was always the theme from Clockwork Orange

Quote from: brakkum on July 31, 2024, 10:25:30 AMMy favorite intro tape I've heard from the band was always the theme from Clockwork Orange

When I had my college radio show, I used that for my intro as well. As soon as it got to "...ultraviolence", I'd hit the first sing.

Quote from: brakkum on July 31, 2024, 10:25:30 AMMy favorite intro tape I've heard from the band was always the theme from Clockwork Orange

Yep! When I hear this I think old-school DT

I loved the intro music on the last tour, but the one for the DoT tour was this bombastic, futuristic classical piece. Idk what it was (does anyone here know?), but it was perfect!

Quote from: crystalstars17 on July 31, 2024, 10:56:14 AMI loved the intro music on the last tour, but the one for the DoT tour was thus bombastic, futuristic classical piece. Idk what it was (does anyone here know?), but it was perfect!

https://youtu.be/DV0yV9B7-eA?si=6FZSu57SGbOI2ciE

Thank you!

Love the idea of Debbie Gibson's Staying Together. Takes me back.

I'd quite like a return to Psycho, though.

Apparently Rolling Stone has a scoop! 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/the-12-best-metal-musicians-of-all-time-according-to-the-rolling-stone-magazine/ar-BB1pqTdU?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=58d859b094cf490f84361be8ced2c5d7&ei=20

Quote from: TAC on August 22, 2024, 10:10:21 AMApparently Rolling Stone has a scoop! 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/the-12-best-metal-musicians-of-all-time-according-to-the-rolling-stone-magazine/ar-BB1pqTdU?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=58d859b094cf490f84361be8ced2c5d7&ei=20

Nice that they have a picture of Devin

Quote from: WilliamMunny on August 22, 2024, 10:17:35 AMNice that they have a picture of Devin

That is friggin wrong

Quote from: WilliamMunny on August 22, 2024, 10:17:35 AMNice that they have a picture of Devin

Devin's trying to plagiarise DT's work now is he?!  

Pathetic clowns that have no business getting paid to write stuff.

I guess they saw that one video of Devin singing The Spirit Carries On with Dream Theater and assumed he was the lead vocalist since he was so much better than James 

Also DT? Devin Townsend? Dream Theater? Coincidence? I think not.... 

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on August 22, 2024, 11:39:22 AMI guess they saw that one video of Devin singing The Spirit Carries On with Dream Theater and assumed he was the lead vocalist since he was so much better than James

Quote from: Dream Team on August 22, 2024, 11:23:24 AMPathetic clowns that have no business getting paid to write stuff.

 

Quote from: crystalstars17 on August 23, 2024, 04:49:55 AM

Despite goofing with having a picture of someone who isn't a member of Dream Theater, Rolling Stone putting Dream Theater on a metal list like that at all, much less ahead of legendary metal bands like Maiden and Sabbath, is somewhat impressive. Every other band/musician listed was/is more mainstream than Dream Theater has ever been.

Quote from: KevShmev on August 24, 2024, 05:50:57 AMDespite goofing with having a picture of someone who isn't a member of Dream Theater, Rolling Stone putting Dream Theater on a metal list like that at all, much less ahead of legendary metal bands like Maiden and Sabbath, is somewhat impressive. Every other band/musician listed was/is more mainstream than Dream Theater has ever been.

Even placed them at #2.

The thing about LaBrie that will keep him in my top 5 favorite singers of all-time forever is his versatility. And, as he ages, he doesn't lose the magic. Some singers hit a certain age and boom, they sound horrible from then onward. LaBrie is built differently. Guy incurs illness and somehow still belts it like he's the youngest singer on the radio, despite not being hardly ever out front. I respect LaBrie so much for maintaining his gift.

Quote from: DT05 on August 26, 2024, 07:52:04 AMThe thing about LaBrie that will keep him in my top 5 favorite singers of all-time forever is his versatility. And, as he ages, he doesn't lose the magic. Some singers hit a certain age and boom, they sound horrible from then onward. LaBrie is built differently. Guy incurs illness and somehow still belts it like he's the youngest singer on the radio, despite not being hardly ever out front. I respect LaBrie so much for maintaining his gift.

Ummmm....massive JLB fan here, but I might have to disagree with much of the above. Yes, on record, he still sounds great, and hell yes, the man is incredibly versatile.

That said, 'the youngest singer on the radio' feels like a bit of a stretch.

To my ears, JLB's voice is appropriately weathered and worn considering his age. No different than Robert Plant or [insert virtually any other singer 50 years plus]

His 'on record' performances still exceed my expectations, but 'live' has been a different story. I am hopeful that the upcoming tour will see a reverse of that trend.

I kind of agree about "the youngest singer" thing, especially on the studio. Live is another matter but I remember when A View came out I couldn't believe how young and fresh James sounds. Maybe there is a studio magic in it but still...

James vocals speak for themselves.

that video is from a while ago already, his live vocals were still passable then.

Quote from: DT05 on August 26, 2024, 01:40:32 PMJames vocals speak for themselves.

Would this video speak better to his current abilities or would recent live recordings be a more realistic gauge of how he is likely to perform in the future?

I wish people would stop posting his Cameo videos. They are in no way indicative of how he performs live.

I'm going to start posting the video of him singing The Spirit Carries On with Devin Townsend on the Dreamsonic tour in response to the Cameo videos.

The long and short of it is this, age and vocal injuries have caught up with him. I still enjoy his vocals in the studio, but live is a different story. It is what it is. 

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on August 26, 2024, 05:35:34 PMI wish people would stop posting his Cameo videos. They are in no way indicative of how he performs live.

I'm going to start posting the video of him singing The Spirit Carries On with Devin Townsend on the Dreamsonic tour in response to the Cameo videos.

The long and short of it is this, age and vocal injuries have caught up with him. I still enjoy his vocals in the studio, but live is a different story. It is what it is.

Perfectly said.

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on August 26, 2024, 05:10:51 PMWould this video speak better to his current abilities or would recent live recordings be a more realistic gauge of how he is likely to perform in the future?

Recent live recordings would be closer. I mean, this short video was made at home while he was well rested and could release the best take. Studio James is still amazing, but as it was discussed at the time when this Cameo came out, it's really meaningless.

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on August 26, 2024, 05:35:34 PMThe long and short of it is this, age and vocal injuries have caught up with him. I still enjoy his vocals in the studio, but live is a different story. It is what it is. 

I agree he is definitely way better in the studio, but as for recent live performances, there's not really much against him to be honest. The few videos I found of the AVFTTOTW tour were not official, so they were peoples own recordings on their phone, and as we all know, phone microphones do not capture the sound very well! And in terms of the D/T tour, I listened to Through Her Eyes live at Hammersmith, and he really did not sound bad at all! Obviously, if you were at a show on the AVFTTOTW tour, then you'll have a much better understanding of how is live voice is doing, but as I wasn't there, this is what I'm going off! 

Quote from: CraftyCaleb2483 on August 27, 2024, 12:42:46 AMThe few videos I found of the AVFTTOTW tour were not official, so they were peoples own recordings on their phone, and as we all know, phone microphones do not capture the sound very well!

BOHICA! Mobile phones being accused of making a singer sound worse than they were again

even my father who's tonedeaf was complaining about "the singer" last time we saw them on the View tour

I'd rather be at the venue listening to James than on The Bridge watching a YouTube video but live, my ears know he's often singing the wrong pitch. And it's exactly the same when I watch back random phone recordings. It is what it is (and I've voted with my wallet over the last six or seven years in particular) and it has been for years. He's still the voice of DT and long may that remain the case.

Quote from: CraftyCaleb2483 on August 27, 2024, 12:42:46 AMThe few videos I found of the AVFTTOTW tour were not official, so they were peoples own recordings on their phone, and as we all know, phone microphones do not capture the sound very well! 

That's not really true.  If he sounds bad on a phone recording, then he was bad that night.

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on August 26, 2024, 05:35:34 PMI wish people would stop posting his Cameo videos. They are in no way indicative of how he performs live.

This! I like his Cameo videos but they are snippets done at the comfort of his home with the ability to do as many retakes as he likes. This isn't a 3 hour evening with set.