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Dream Theater => Dream Theater => Topic started by: Tim van Duijn on May 22, 2014, 06:51:04 AM
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As many of you know, James Labrie participated in Ayreon's the Human Equation. He played the role of 'Me' in this rock opera.
This album will be played 3 times in its entirety september next year in a theater in the Netherlands and will feature many musicians who played on the album.
Minutes ago, it was announced that James Labrie will perform as 'Me' (his original role) in The Theater Equation , as it is called. As a dutch guy i am very excited and i managed to get a chance to buy tickets early so i won't have to miss any of this.
More info here: www.thetheaterequation.com
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Who?
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Wow!!!! This is indeed great and unexpected news!
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Holy crap! He was the one vocalist I didn't think they would get for the performance!!! Now there's definitely a chance this thing will get recorded and released professionally. I cannot wait!
-Marc.
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think it was spot on. Not overbloated, just the right amount of high notes and a lot of his calm and warm singing. And the mix is awesome as well.
Then again, THE is probably in my top 10 albums of all time, so I tend to grade every performance on it as "perfect".
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Thats pretty awesome. I was underwhelmed by the album but I would totally travel to see this if I got the chance (and it were in the states).
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think it was spot on. Not overbloated, just the right amount of high notes and a lot of his calm and warm singing. And the mix is awesome as well.
Then again, THE is probably in my top 10 albums of all time, so I tend to grade every performance on it as "perfect".
I agree with you. He was good on that album, especially when he was singing in his middle range.
Great news, is there anything on filming performances? It's been a while since I listened to The Human Equation, I have to remind myself of that glorious album (it's among my favorites) :D
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Yeah James was pretty awesome on THE. That's also by far my favourite Ayreon album. I will sadly not be in the Netherlands but would love for this to be recorded!
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think he really nailed that one. Not over the top, just did what fitted the respective songs and delivered every line perfectly. In my opinion it is part of his strongest output.
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think it was spot on. Not overbloated, just the right amount of high notes and a lot of his calm and warm singing. And the mix is awesome as well.
Then again, THE is probably in my top 10 albums of all time, so I tend to grade every performance on it as "perfect".
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Wow. I hope they capture this on film for a future DVD release. Is Mikael going to participate?
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think it was spot on. Not overbloated, just the right amount of high notes and a lot of his calm and warm singing. And the mix is awesome as well.
Then again, THE is probably in my top 10 albums of all time, so I tend to grade every performance on it as "perfect".
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Wow. I hope they capture this on film for a future DVD release. Is Mikael going to participate?
Well, if they can manage to get James Labrie (imo the biggest name of them all) they can also get Akerfeldt for his role. But i guess it's a matter of schedules. If Devin Townsend could do his job then the whole thing is complete:)
About the DVD release, they are working on that to make that happen.
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...Whoa!!
I was not expecting that!
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Am I the only one who thought James' performance on THE was kinda.... Average? I'm not a fan of that album anyway, but the few songs I did like didn't have James on them. He sounds way better on the other 2 albums released that year.
I think he really nailed that one. Not over the top, just did what fitted the respective songs and delivered every line perfectly. In my opinion it is part of his strongest output.
He didn't sound that good to me. Maybe it was the way he was mixed. I don't know.
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He sounds bloody glorious - thoroughly rich and warm.
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He sounds bloody glorious - thoroughly rich and warm.
This. He sounds better in THE than in a good number of DT albums actually.
This is pretty great news and really looking forward to it. A DVD release would be awesome. :metal
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He sounds bloody glorious - thoroughly rich and warm.
This. He sounds better in THE than in a good number of DT albums actually.
This is pretty great news and really looking forward to it. A DVD release would be awesome. :metal
It's funny because I can say the same thing for Bruce Dickinson. Have no idea what kind of magic Arjen do but he sure knows how to push his guests to the maximum. Both BD and JLB have never sounded better imo.
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He sounds bloody glorious - thoroughly rich and warm.
This. He sounds better in THE than in a good number of DT albums actually.
This is pretty great news and really looking forward to it. A DVD release would be awesome. :metal
It's funny because I can say the same thing for Bruce Dickinson. Have no idea what kind of magic Arjen do but he sure knows how to push his guests to the maximum. Both BD and JLB have never sounded better imo.
The Chemical Wedding is pretty close to being a perfect metal record. Bruce sounds amazing and better in that album than in many IM albums. Not all, but many. Same goes for JLB imo.
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He sounds bloody glorious - thoroughly rich and warm.
This. He sounds better in THE than in a good number of DT albums actually.
This is pretty great news and really looking forward to it. A DVD release would be awesome. :metal
It's funny because I can say the same thing for Bruce Dickinson. Have no idea what kind of magic Arjen do but he sure knows how to push his guests to the maximum. Both BD and JLB have never sounded better imo.
The Chemical Wedding is pretty close to being a perfect metal record. Bruce sounds amazing and better in that album than in many IM albums. Not all, but many. Same goes for JLB imo.
Totally agree, love TCW!
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Wow! This is super good news! I wish I could see this live. It's gonna be awesome, "The Human Equation" is one of my favorite albums of all time (one of my Top 5).
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This sounds amazing, hopefully there will be a live release.
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Well, I forgot about the pre-registration and missed it, damnit! :sadpanda: I am a Dutch guy, so I really, really hope to get still get a chance to buy tickets. Now with Labrie in I think the chances are smaller (was not worried about it before). Lets hope for a proper live release, too.
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Well I've always heard about the guest role on the Ayreon album from a few people, so I guess I better get around to actually listening to it...
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Wish I could go.
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Interesting news. Definitely my favorite of the Ayreon projects by a long shot.
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When I found out I was like :hefdaddy
THE is one of the best things in the history of things, so I'm pretty excited about this.
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Not an Ayreon fan, but it's cool that they got James to do this! :tup
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Thanks to this thread I now have another new band to check out.
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I may have to travel for this. Wow that would be incredible to see live. I've been a fan of Aryeon nearly as long as DT.
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Man there are so many people here that I never see in the general section or GMD of the forum. Come over guys, enjoy the diversity of DTF! :tup
Anyway I shouldn't say to much though because I probably spend 90% of my weekly time on the non-DT sections of the forum. Still a DT fan if you wonder! :metal
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Man there are so many people here that I never see in the general section or GMD of the forum. Come over guys, enjoy the diversity of DTF! :tup
Equally, there are a lot of people in GMD and the General section that I never see in the DT section!
We should set up an exchange programme.
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I approve your solution.
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Wow, this is epic :hefdaddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ydPQIF6D0
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I'm a huge Ayreon fan, but was never able to connect too strongly with "The Human Equation"
That said, I'd probably buy a DVD of this if they film it. Ayreon is one of the few remaining bands that I collect everything he puts out.
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I don't think the vocals for ME are any better than the vocals in DT, but the melodies themselves are much better than the typical DT vocal melody. For me, DT vocals have always been the most unimportant part, and obviously not the main strength of the band, but to be honest it's pretty amazing that people can come up with something to sing over those crazy parts at all.
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THAT VIDEO WAS AWESOME!!!!! Thanks for posting, I don't know if I would have noticed it!!
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Wow, this is epic :hefdaddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ydPQIF6D0
Wow. I don't know anything about this whole project or upcoming performance, but from judging from that video, it sounds like something that JLB would fit right at home in. Sounds great.
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I want more. I think I listened to that video 30 times :P
I especially like how they sing "Salvation" at the end of the video, in different pitches and someone is growling. Interesting project, it'll be better then studio album :tup
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I'll be there. I'll do anything to be there.
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so he's playing "may"
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I remember Portnoy saying that PN14 was the prog event of the millenium.
Sorry MP, we have a winner here ;D
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All right, I just got into listening to this album now. Omg........ :omg:. JLB sounds great. Hopefully, we can get a proshot of this performance.
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Woooo only two days to go :hefdaddy
Anyone else at the Saturday evening show?
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This would be amazing to see, freaking incredible album.
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All right, I just got into listening to this album now. Omg........ :omg:. JLB sounds great. Hopefully, we can get a proshot of this performance.
DVD would be nice.
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FYI we have a thread about Ayreon and this project:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=77.msg2007980#new
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This sunday I will attend the show! Since it is forbidden to record anything, I assume they have plans to do it themselves. There is a bootleg of the band/stand-in try out (which I also attended and was awesome) on yt, but no Labrie there offcourse.
Anyways, relevant pic from last week:
(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11990427_497590743738205_6658722414830906222_n.jpg?oh=cb73b26842c3dfd40405fda1509f6443&oe=56982637)
;D
Woooo only two days to go :hefdaddy
Anyone else at the Saturday evening show?
Have fun! If the try-out is any indication, the show will be stellar. DTFer Evermind is attending the first show this evening. Don't know if there are any other members.
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I'm flying down there for tomorrow evenings show :D Can't wait!!!!
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You, lucky b******s!! ;D Enjoy the shows, boys!
B.Lee
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Nice rehearsal pic of Day 6: Childhood.
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I wrote this in Ayreon thread, but once again, I can't even begin describing how incredibly awesome this show was. Everyone who is yet to see it next two days are in for ridiculously huge treat.
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How was James' parts in the show, specifically?
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His acting was great! I especially liked how he was looking all heartbroken and sad and misguided and clueless and whatever the concept required of him.
His vocals were also great, and the amazing crystal clear sound quality really helped him out too. I'm not sure, but I think he didn't managed to do the very last scream right (he did great at "I'm ali-i-i-ive! I won't look back!"). I may be wrong, I was just too excited at the moment. His soft, warm parts were good too, some parts were a bit too breathy I guess.
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Full Show on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9iisxUHeE
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His soft, warm parts were good too, some parts were a bit too breathy I guess.
It's JLB, what do you expect? :lol
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Full Show on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9iisxUHeE
I'm only playing this up to Day Two: Isolation, since in the event that this does go to DVD, I really want to have as high quality as possible on 1st watch, but holy cripes, this is glorious stuff. Also, this is the most well-dressed I've seen JLB be in and for good cause.
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I'm watching through quite a bit of it and yeah it seems like it was a great show, definitely needs a DVD. Most of the cast really pull off their characters so well, Agony in particular is perfect. Only one I'm not so keen on is Reason - feel like he should be more calm and rational.
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Not a big fan of Ayreon but this looks and sounds pretty awesome so I would love to buy a DVD.
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Seems like James has been playing me for quite some time.
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(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11990427_497590743738205_6658722414830906222_n.jpg?oh=cb73b26842c3dfd40405fda1509f6443&oe=56982637)
LaBrie realising how he will look in ten years.
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(https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11990427_497590743738205_6658722414830906222_n.jpg?oh=cb73b26842c3dfd40405fda1509f6443&oe=56982637)
LaBrie being informed that Kevin Moore has still not tweeted him back.
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Come on James! This is a great moment. You need to lighten up a bit.
(https://orig03.deviantart.net/395d/f/2015/262/5/8/dt_thetheaterequation_jameslabrie_by_cdrice-d9a722f.jpg)
I've discovered Ayreon last year with The Human Equation so I'm definitely hoping for a DVD of this.
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^ :rollin
But oh man, his performance was absolutely great yesterday evening! His alt-voice (lower overall) is like a soft blanket after a cold winter :')
Did anyone else wonder if he wasn't all bruised by being thrown around on stage for 3 hours? :lol
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He was great!
After seeing the rough Wacken performance I must admit I was wondering what kind of Labrie we would get. He was on fire during the show I saw in Amsterdam last year, so I know he can be absolutely great and I am a huge fan of his work in general. But yeah, I have seen a fair share of recordings were he is far from that.
Glad to report he was absolutely on-point here! The Human Equation features the softer side of Labrie a lot, and his characteristic gentle breathy voice worked great live. The sound was very clear and the structure of the music allowed for his voice to be very prominent, so I could really appreciate this side of Labrie here (during the times I saw DT live, his softer vocals sometimes got a bit drowned in the mix). During the heavier parts he held up really well too and he absolutely nailed the screaming parts. The finale scream sounded a bit more like a melodic death metal scream instead of an insanely high note, but I loved it. Epic ending. In general, I can't say I've heard him singing on the wrong pitch, which he tends to do in DT at times (or a lot, depending on what tour). Labrie fans can look forward to a great live recording! (the sunday show was recorded).
As for his acting, I liked it. Some minor banter during the songs and the way he presented himself on the stage was great. As a DT fan, I am really happy Labrie wanted to be a part of this and he did a great job. I wouldn't be surprised his presence helped the project in terms of promotion and getting people aboard, since he is probably the most well known artist on the stage. At least for myself, I remember I was hyped trough the roof when he was announced. And I know Wudstik, the guy who plays best friend, is a DT fan, so I hope he had a blast working with Labrie ;D
^ :rollin
But oh man, his performance was absolutely great yesterday evening! His alt-voice (lower overall) is like a soft blanket after a cold winter :')
Did anyone else wonder if he wasn't all bruised by being thrown around on stage for 3 hours? :lol
Now that you mention it, he was thrown around a lot :lol At least the kicks of Pride were more of a threat than actually trying to make contact, heh.
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Full Show on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9iisxUHeE
Video is private, another link perhaps?
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Full Show on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9iisxUHeE
Video is private, another link perhaps?
Arjen personally requested the video uploader to take the videos down because he doesn't want low quality recordings of the show available. There was a warning before the show explicitly asking the audience to respect the show and not record it. Unfortunate but we'll all just have to wait for the official release to see the show again :)