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Offline Darkstarshades

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Best backing vocal moment
« on: July 21, 2016, 01:44:04 AM »
So out of all of DT's backing vocals (including James backing himself), which is the best for you?

Mine is probably in Voices, the "Seen my diary on the newsstand, Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand, It's a shame no one is praying"

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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2016, 02:17:40 AM »
I really like the ones in Fatal Tragedy:

Without love, without truth
There can be no turning back
Without faith, without hope
There can be no peace of mind
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2016, 07:31:08 AM »
I really like the following on This Dying Soul. Specifically the LAB version.

Now that you can see all you have done
It's time to take that step into the kingdom
All your sins will only make you strong
And help you break right through the prison wall
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2016, 03:13:50 PM »
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more

I love the harmonies here.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2016, 05:41:05 AM »
For live stuff, the choruses from Lines In The Sand on Once In A LIVEtime.
For studio, it's the "Until I show desire for revenge" and "As long as I have to die in the attempt" harmonies from To Live Forever.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2016, 07:15:17 AM »
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2016, 07:26:15 AM »
Quote from: Darkstarshades on July 21, 2016, 01:44:04 AM
Mine is probably in Voices, the "Seen my diary on the newsstand, Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand, It's a shame no one is praying"

This one is great, but I don't like when James live goes for the upper register. I like it better when it flows in the same range as before.

Quote from: Ad134 on July 21, 2016, 03:13:50 PM
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more

I love the harmonies here.

Indeed this is a great example! I love it as well, the live version feels flat in comparison. Curious how JP and MP don't backup-sing here. (I mention MP since I'm thinking of the Live Scenes from NY version)
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2016, 07:58:28 AM »
Some good ones.  I like JP's in the call/response part of The Silent Man.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2016, 08:13:55 AM »
I quite like Portnoy's backing vocals in the Test that stumped them all on the Score dvd.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2016, 09:02:49 AM »
I definitely agree with the "see my diary on the newsstand" part of voices, it is a really great moment. If it counts, my favorite is the chorus to Lines in the Sand, specifically the way James and Dug sing "Drawing Lines in the Saaaaaaaaaaand"
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2016, 08:39:32 PM »
+1 for Diary
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2016, 06:31:53 AM »
Quote from: bosk1 on July 22, 2016, 07:58:28 AM
Some good ones.  I like JP's in the call/response part of The Silent Man.

I love these too, either JP version, Petrucci and Purdell sound so alike. Also love Petrucci's super high backing in ITNOG live at Budokan.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2016, 06:45:20 AM »
Kevin Moore in Space Dye Vest. :hat
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2016, 06:56:07 AM »
Quote from: Zydar on July 21, 2016, 02:17:40 AM
I really like the ones in Fatal Tragedy:

Without love, without truth
There can be no turning back
Without faith, without hope
There can be no peace of mind

Nailed it.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2016, 01:20:54 AM »
For some reason this part from A Nightmare To Remember stands out to me:

In peaceful sedation I lay half awake
And all of the panic inside starts to fade
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2016, 06:08:22 AM »
My favorite is probably in Along for the Ride. The last chorus has some great backing vocals throughout, but my favorite part is the "I don't believe we're in this alone..." part. So good!
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2016, 07:03:50 AM »
Quote from: TheLordOfTheStrings on July 25, 2016, 01:20:54 AM
For some reason this part from A Nightmare To Remember stands out to me:

In peaceful sedation I lay half awake
And all of the panic inside starts to fade
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony

Oh, this one for me also now when you mentioned it!
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2016, 11:42:26 AM »
Silent Man as well here.

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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2016, 12:27:15 PM »
Last chorus of Anna Lee.  Reminds me of old Elton John backing vocals.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2016, 01:15:08 PM »
I've always loved Petrucci's falsetto vocals during the chorus in LAB ITNOG.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2016, 01:29:36 PM »
The "Aahs" in the last 3 minutes of Repentance, if they count.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2016, 05:24:59 AM »
The backing vocals in Home are pretty great. Portnoy's harmonies are awesome on this song. But as someone said before, the best backing vocals are in the Beautiful Agony section on A Nightmare to Remember.

"In peaceful sedation I lay half awake
And all of the panic inside starts to fade
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony"

I get chills every time I hear it.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2016, 06:42:48 PM »
Lifting Shadows of a Dream. Hands down.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2016, 07:33:31 PM »
Takin' in the view from the outside
Feelin' like the underdog.
Watchin' through the window I'm on the outside
Living like the underdog.

I absolutely love that backing vocal from As I Am. So badass.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2016, 07:41:07 PM »
Quote from: Darkstarshades on July 21, 2016, 01:44:04 AM
Mine is probably in Voices, the "Seen my diary on the newsstand, Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand, It's a shame no one is praying"

Quote from: Chino on July 21, 2016, 07:31:08 AM
Now that you can see all you have done
All your sins will only make you strong

Quote from: bosk1 on July 22, 2016, 07:58:28 AM
Some good ones.  I like JP's in the call/response part of The Silent Man.


These. And I would add the two pre-chorus sections in As I Am, "I've been trying.." and "I've been wasting..", love them on both L@B and album version.
My absolute favorite though is a JLB/MP delivery on two lines from Home on the LSFNY DVD, "I never thought that I.." and "But I can't resist myself..", gets me pumping every time! I'm not sure but I think what they do there might be the opposite of vocal harmony, is it vocal dissonance? I have no idea, but I love it. I'm not sure it was voluntary either cause I haven't heard it in any other live performance of the song, it was a perfect sound mixing job in terms of volumes balance between MP and JLB IMO.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #25 on: August 16, 2016, 09:23:57 PM »
Not really backing vocals, but I've always loved the call and response type thing between Mike and JLB in the first verse of TGP.
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Re: Best backing vocal moment
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2016, 12:04:24 PM »
Quote from: TheLordOfTheStrings on July 25, 2016, 01:20:54 AM
For some reason this part from A Nightmare To Remember stands out to me:

In peaceful sedation I lay half awake
And all of the panic inside starts to fade
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony

Same here, first one that came to mind. It's even better when you hear the isolated vocal track too.
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