I was listening to Six Degrees earlier today and had a funny thought, supposedly this was a time in the band when other members had a "chat" with James and expressed concerns over his vocals (and other things)... but I think his performance on that album was great, it fit the songs perfectly. I think it may be my favourite JLB vocal performance on a DT album.
What's yours?
I've had this exact same thought! I'm going to hold off on voting until I've had a chance to think more but I think 6DOIT is one of his best performances. Granted, his live performances were suffering a little bit at that time but in the studio he was still killing it.
I think this had to do with the fact that he needed more training to get his voice suited for those 3 hour performances. When he did that, you can tell he lost a little bit of power in his performance but he was far more consistent.
I think live he was at his best around ADTOE because he got that power back with the consistency.
As far as his studio performances I'll have to think but I am inclined right now to go with SDOIT