Yeah, saw this yesterday and had several
moments. First off all, the interviewer is a moron. The prog side is 100% "hit", with the metal side being 50/50 hit-and-miss. Also, he must be counting the Change of Seasons EP as an album.
Regarding MP's ill-advised comments on James' vocals: saying he's not into "that style of vocals" anymore, does he mean the awesome vocals James committed to tape on the last 9 albums? So he's not into awesome vocals? I hope he doesn't mean James' upper register because he hasn't been allowed to use it for the last 3 albums.
That's OK, I'll take Halford, Dickinson, Plant, Gillian, and Labrie over his favorite crap modern "vocalists" any day and 99 times on Sunday.
I'll tell you what, DT is going to lose at least 3 fans in my household if he keeps pushing James into singing in a style that MP himself prefers rather than what is actually, you know, GOOD. I'm a big fan of MP, but man I really hate his comments on James' singing. I think he utterly forgets how much credit James deserves for the explosion of Pull Me Under and the band's rise to fame. Does he think it would have happened if Dominici had remained with the group? I don't think I'm overreacting here because MP says this stuff ALL THE TIME, and James himself must be sick of it.
Next topic: I find it amusingly ironic that he comments on the comfort zone the band is currently in chemistry-wise, then acknowledges that it was the turmoil and backs-against-the-wall mentality that contributed to the success of arguably their 2 best albums (Images & Scenes). Just a little tidbit I noticed
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Lastly, his comment on the prog fan base being very limited: well MP, the prog fanbase could expand further if you stopped doing stuff like TDEN and your vocal section in ANTR. What old-time prog fans are going to listen to that?
Edit: I don't mean to come off as critical of MP because it wasn't my intention. I really am a big fan of both his drumming and dedication to the band & fans.