James LaBrie Solo

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I changed my mind.

I listened to the album through my laptop's speakers.

I decided to listen to it again through headphones.

 

[Elsydeon]

Is it just me or does anyone else get a linkin park vibe from the chorus in "I need you"?

[TL]

I changed my mind.

I listened to the album through my laptop's speakers.

I decided to listen to it again through headphones.

 

Personally, I've listened to the album on good headphones and on a high quality stereo setup. I still think the production/mix could have been better. It's not bad at all, but the instrumentation gets a little muddy at times.

[wolfking]

Is it just me or does anyone else get a linkin park vibe from the chorus in "I need you"?

Can't say I hear that, but I never listened to a lot of Linkin Park.  I Need You is one of my favs on the record.

[DarkEternalNight]

Is it just me or does anyone else get a linkin park vibe from the chorus in "I need you"?

Please don't ruin the song for me 

[Zook]

I was pissed off so I bought this album. 6 songs in and I am disappoint. Wouldn't be so bad if Sir Screamsalot would shut the fuck up. Talk about emotionless drivel. James sounds great though.

[wolfking]

I was pissed off so I bought this album. 6 songs in and I am disappoint. Wouldn't be so bad if Sir Screamsalot would shut the fuck up. Talk about emotionless drivel. James sounds great though.

The screams are minimal IMO and are placed very well and certainly are not overdone.  2 of the songs you have listened to do not have screams and there is a few in the later half of the record that don't have screams also.

[Elsydeon]

Is it just me or does anyone else get a linkin park vibe from the chorus in "I need you"?

Please don't ruin the song for me 

lol I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I love I need you...maybe it's just me

[skydivingninja]

I was pissed off so I bought this album. 6 songs in and I am disappoint. Wouldn't be so bad if Sir Screamsalot would shut the fuck up. Talk about emotionless drivel. James sounds great though.

One half of the most brutal, growl/screamtastic metal band ever, Krotchraut, has a problem with "Sir Screamsalot?"  Huh.  I'm actually fine with his vocals, despite not being a huge fan of them when "One More Time" was released.  Lots of very good songs on here.  Not an amazing album by any means, but its good.

[Zook]

Funny, ain't it?

[pogoowner]

Is it just me or does anyone else get a linkin park vibe from the chorus in "I need you"?

Please don't ruin the song for me 

lol I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I love I need you...maybe it's just me

I don't really hear it all that much, but James did mention Linkin Park in his latest interview, when talking about using both harsh and clean vocals in the same song, so there's probably some influence there.

[wolfking]

So.....Euphoric is about James falling in love with a fat chick??

[PlaysLikeMyung]

bumping because I think people forgot about the sticky

Captain James' twitter update:

What's up. We will be playing MullMuzzler song. DT songs,not sure if well do any. Let's take a poll. Who wants DT and who doesn't. CJS.

I think he's going to be overwhelmed with requests for DT

But cool that he intends to play some Mullmuzzler, even though I haven't actually heard any. I've only  heard EoP and SI

[MykeHavoc]

I imagine a good set would mostly be made up of tracks from the last 2 records, some MullMuzzler tracks, and maybe 1 or 2 DT tracks for an encore. Hell, throw in a Winter Rose track while we're at it. Solo artists should highlight the spectrum of their career.

[Orbert]

Agreed.  That sounds like a pretty good show right there, actually.

[changing_seasons]

All I can say is I'm REALLY glad James makes his own musical adventures on a non-DT album.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

This is such great feedback. So far it looks like the Solo material will be it. To be honest, I feel the same. Cheers, James.

I'm surprised

[DarkEternalNight]

Peter Wildoer is fucking amazing/ridiculous on this album.

[Zook]

I can't say my opinion has changed any on this album. It's like listen to LaBrie's take on an Attack Attack type of band. Gross.

[LCArenas]

I'll take that as an insult, Zook.

[Zook]

Ok.

[ReaperKK]

Just gave the new album a listen today and I really like it, moreso than EoP. Euphoric is epic and the screams were well placed with the exception of One More Time.

[TL]

But cool that he intends to play some Mullmuzzler, even though I haven't actually heard any. I've only  heard EoP and SI

You owe it to yourself to give them a listen. They're fantastic.

[Space Invader]

Amazing album. I find the screams perfectly compliment JLB.

[LCArenas]

So.....Euphoric is about James falling in love with a fat chick??

Yes, and she propelled him to the sky where he met a man.

























































































Maybe it's The Count of Tuscany.

[wolfking]

Woah!  You just blew my mind.

[Martinman300]

I don't understand twitter, when he says lets do a poll, who is he talking to? Can people reply to it? Can i see replies?





I just don't understand...

[ZKX-2099]

So.....Euphoric is about James falling in love with a fat chick??

Yes, and she propelled him to the sky where he met a man






Maybe it's The Count of Tuscany.

Now wait a minute man...

[Cool Chris]

Ok, so I just got my copy from amazon.com and haven't had a chance to read through the last several pages of this thread... is anyone else's booklet all fuggered up? I got the same couple pages repeated with others omitted.   

[wkiml]

Ok, so I just got my copy from amazon.com and haven't had a chance to read through the last several pages of this thread... is anyone else's booklet all fuggered up? I got the same couple pages repeated with others omitted.   

My booklet was fine, but than again I did the pre-order.

[wolfking]

Ok, so I just got my copy from amazon.com and haven't had a chance to read through the last several pages of this thread... is anyone else's booklet all fuggered up? I got the same couple pages repeated with others omitted.   

I have both the standard edition and the limited and both booklets are fine.

[abydos]

Over the Edge was just used in StarCraft 2 GSL 2 tournament

[RazielSR]

I like the album. The growling vocals are a good combination with JLB's vocals. Anyway, a bit annoying sometimes. My favourite songs are:

Euphoric
I Tried
Just Watch Me
One More Time
Over The Edge
Superstar

Specially "Just watch me"  and "I tried" are wonderful song for me.
I didn't know JLB solo career, so I got Elements of Persuasion too. Another fantastic album. JLB is not just a really talented singer, it is a really talented composer.

[Cool Chris]

Ok, so I just got my copy from amazon.com and haven't had a chance to read through the last several pages of this thread... is anyone else's booklet all fuggered up? I got the same couple pages repeated with others omitted.   

No, CC, just you.

Well, f*** me sideways. Off to amazon for a replacement. Hopefully this isn't a widespread problem. 

Oh and on topic, so glad I picked this album up. Can't compare to EoP yet, but I admore him for going for a different vibe and not just releasing EoP pt 2. I hate to say this, but the screams work really well on Jekyll or Hyde and Mislead. Not so much of One More Time and This is War. Production seems alright, but haven't listened to it on the home stereo yet.

[Dublagent66]

Just got the album and spun it once.  I like it and will probably like it more with additional listens.  The production seems less loud and a little softer than EoP, but still in your face and less distorted also.  Don't know if I'll like it more than EoP since that album is pretty difficult to top, but SI is definitely a good follow up album.