Honestly, I can't think of anyone in the rock/metal world who has been a greater disappointment to me than Geoff Tate. Not only as a performer/vocalist, but as a human being.
He was here back in January with his version of Queensryche, and for the first time since the "Rage For Order" tour, I refused to attend a show he was involved with. Many of my friends went to the show, and claimed he sounded better than ever, which I and anyone with fully functional ears knows is a crock of shit. The Geoff Tate from the Empire tour and the Geoff Tate today are two completely different singers in every aspect.