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Love that song; is that the one that James wouldn't sing? (Not a dig at James; I just always wondered what his objection to that was; I think he would have killed it). Hmmm. It's good, but... the vocals don't work for me; Ozzy is a tough gig to play. This guy is clearly a very good singer; Ozzy is not a great singer, absolutely, but he's a great singer in that he captures what he's going for. I think those first two solo albums really are brilliant, as much for Ozzy as for Randy. There's a fragility, a vulnerability about his vocals that he never really got again, and this is almost TOO powerful and confident. All my opinion of course. Demmel nails the heavy parts later, but he sounds like he's struggling on the acoustic parts. That ending was killer, though; that was worth the price of admission if you ask me.
Haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ILQlgolBIsI think this is a really good cover of one of my favorite Ozzy songs.Our boy Porty on drums and Rudy Sarzo on bass. Don't know any of the other players, but the singer did a good job, and the guitar player resisted the urge to overplay. Cool to involve Sarzo who, while not having played on the Blizzard album, did play the song live with Ozzy and Randy.
Love that song; is that the one that James wouldn't sing? (Not a dig at James; I just always wondered what his objection to that was; I think he would have killed it).
Hmmm. It's good, but... the vocals don't work for me; Ozzy is a tough gig to play. This guy is clearly a very good singer; Ozzy is not a great singer, absolutely, but he's a great singer in that he captures what he's going for. I think those first two solo albums really are brilliant, as much for Ozzy as for Randy. There's a fragility, a vulnerability about his vocals that he never really got again, and this is almost TOO powerful and confident. All my opinion of course. Demmel nails the heavy parts later, but he sounds like he's struggling on the acoustic parts
James...Labrie? Doesn't sound familiar. Context?
Quote from: pg1067 on August 31, 2020, 04:33:22 PMJames...Labrie? Doesn't sound familiar. Context?On the Official Bootlegs, the Uncovered album which was a compilation of random covers they did had Diary of a Madman and in the liner notes Portnoy said he wanted to do Revelation but James was adamant about NOT doing that one. I don't remember if it was in the liner notes or later in an interview he said that he was surprised James was so adamant because he was usually game for whatever. He never did say why.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now?
Quote from: Stadler on August 31, 2020, 11:39:09 AMLove that song; is that the one that James wouldn't sing? (Not a dig at James; I just always wondered what his objection to that was; I think he would have killed it). Hmmm. It's good, but... the vocals don't work for me; Ozzy is a tough gig to play. This guy is clearly a very good singer; Ozzy is not a great singer, absolutely, but he's a great singer in that he captures what he's going for. I think those first two solo albums really are brilliant, as much for Ozzy as for Randy. There's a fragility, a vulnerability about his vocals that he never really got again, and this is almost TOO powerful and confident. All my opinion of course. Demmel nails the heavy parts later, but he sounds like he's struggling on the acoustic parts. That ending was killer, though; that was worth the price of admission if you ask me. That happens a lot with Ozzy. Far more talented singers usually fail to pull off what he did. I noticed that recently with SoA doing Diary, and thinking JSC was the weak link. And it's easy to notice with every live album Sabbath did after Ozzy. The only one that could really pull off Ozzy's vocals was the unsung Ray Gillen.
This gentleman has taste, folks.
Quote from: El Barto on September 02, 2020, 09:37:40 AMQuote from: Stadler on August 31, 2020, 11:39:09 AMLove that song; is that the one that James wouldn't sing? (Not a dig at James; I just always wondered what his objection to that was; I think he would have killed it). Hmmm. It's good, but... the vocals don't work for me; Ozzy is a tough gig to play. This guy is clearly a very good singer; Ozzy is not a great singer, absolutely, but he's a great singer in that he captures what he's going for. I think those first two solo albums really are brilliant, as much for Ozzy as for Randy. There's a fragility, a vulnerability about his vocals that he never really got again, and this is almost TOO powerful and confident. All my opinion of course. Demmel nails the heavy parts later, but he sounds like he's struggling on the acoustic parts. That ending was killer, though; that was worth the price of admission if you ask me. That happens a lot with Ozzy. Far more talented singers usually fail to pull off what he did. I noticed that recently with SoA doing Diary, and thinking JSC was the weak link. And it's easy to notice with every live album Sabbath did after Ozzy. The only one that could really pull off Ozzy's vocals was the unsung Ray Gillen.Ozzy might not be a great singer, but he’s an awesome Ozzy, and I think that’s the key.
Those videos are fantastic.
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."
I was actually pleasantly surprised that the anniversary didn't turn into a discussion.
I can’t believe it’s been ten years since Mike left DT! When do you guys think they will ask him to rejoin the band?!?! Can we has nuggetz?
Kinda crazy that 10 years passed so quickly. Wow.That was a kick in the gut day for many of us. It's all good now though.
Zydar is my new hero. I just laughed so hard I nearly shat.
Hef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.
I’m pretty sure that was the day I met Jackie (bout to crash) in real life. I told her about it. So happy 10 years to Jackie and me being friends.
Quote from: Adami on September 10, 2020, 03:23:01 PMI’m pretty sure that was the day I met Jackie (bout to crash) in real life. I told her about it. So happy 10 years to Jackie and me being friends. Is she still around/active on DTF? I haven't seen her in a while.
I remember that day very well. I'd only been a DT fan for 2-3 years, so I was into full DT fanboy mode by then. What a gut punch to read his statement. It all worked out fine for both parties in the end.
Don't try to BS her about Kevin Moore facts, she will obscure quote you in the face.
Quote from: Zydar on September 10, 2020, 02:19:32 AMI remember that day very well. I'd only been a DT fan for 2-3 years, so I was into full DT fanboy mode by then. What a gut punch to read his statement. It all worked out fine for both parties in the end.Same. I actually stopped listening to Dream Theater until the beginning of 2012 (only went back in to check out ADTOE, which I didn't like, which cast me further into depression). Then I went back into hardcore fangirl mode and found you guys.
I was pretty shocked, but relieved when the other 4 did a reasonably solid job at reassuring the fans that it wouldn't mean the end of the band. It was the first time I'd experienced in real time a major band line-up change/split/departure of an artist I counted as one of my favorites.