I like this live version better than all of their other live versions (Live In NY, etc) but between the out of sync sound and the missing parts, I am a very disappointed fan. How can I get the full version?
i wish LaBrie still had what he had back then :( He is still great but i dont see him hittin this note anymore... Maybe if he lost some weight and practiced his vocals...hopefully he does. I wanna hear this F# live.
@SASPython Every singer's voice goes lower with time. And think that Petrucci and Myung change their strings often, and LaBrie has only one set for the whole life.
@SASPython Actually, not really much he can do anymore except for what he is doing. The food poisoning was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the sixty tons of straw that shattered the camel's spine was going on the Awake Tour directly after the rupture. I think that's the true reason he didn't completely recover.
@SASPython Weight has almost nothing to do with it. He's getting on with age. There's a reason you don't see many older singers doing good things. I guess a lot of people don't remember his post-Awake vocal surgery.
I find it ironic that the same people who bitch and bash at LaBrie are the same people who are singing Learning To Live, Metropolis, Space-Dye Vest, and A Change Of Seasons. Fuck all you hypocritical, miserable cunts.
@MulletMan3108 in the early 90's, LaBrie was at his best, and nowadays, labrie drags the whole level of the band down a bit, Petrucci, Myung and Rudess are still as awesome as they've always been. Kevin Moore was great, he wrote amazing songs with dt, but i think rudess suits the band better. and i happen to like his synth solo wich sound like random noise:P imho, a band is as good as its worst member, in this case thats LaBrie, i think he's still awesome anyway:P aswell as the rest of DT
kevin moore is much more of a minimalist in his keyboard parts while jordan is much more technical however when kevin wrote the lyrics they (lyrics) were much better.
Yeah, I know that's what I'm saying.Derek was there for the writing of "metropolis pt:2" as a demo, you can find a demo of here on youtube.
Yeah Scenes from a memory is great. Yeah Jordan is great. But Kevin is great too and has a different "flavor" of writing and playing that I really like. I won't say he's "better" cause I like both. Kevin, as I have heard from interviews, was a BIG part of writing Images and Words, and Awake which are always on the top of the list of the best DT albums
I know Kevin was a big part of melodies for DT and his solos are great. I feel like Jordan's technique actually limits him because he can do a flurry of notes for parts, where as kevin's solos always have a melodic direction and idea. Plus all I know is Kevin helped right Images and Words and Awake, and then when he left we got Falling Into Infinity, a big change whether you like the album or not.
@GuillermoSmyser Derek Sherinian was onboard for Falling into Infinity. Then they got Jordan and we got Scenes from a Memory, one of (if not the) best albums they have recorded.
technically, rudess is a monster, i liked moore a lot , but technically, rudess parts are incredibly harder to play, let me tell ya, ALMOST impossible. And stop bashing Labrie, vocal chords is not like a guitar, its very sensitive, and it that vocal style, it can be hurt easily (shows after shows) EVERY BAND HAS GOOD AND BAD NIGHTS, but it the end all of these guys are virtuoso, its only a matter of tastes, end of the line
Jordan Rudess is in a league of his own. I don't know where you people get off with comparing him to Moore. I understand some of you may like classic old dt much more than the heavier more technical dt of 2000-present but jordan rudess is an even greater artistic force than john petrucci himself. Its like he has no limitations in technicality, expression and style. There are guitarists who try to do what petrucci does, there are better drummers than portnoy but noone comes close to rudess.
I love Kevin Moore's songwriting contributions to the band. Nothing can beat "Images And Words", i've never heard an album in which every song is amazing and unforgettable
all the recordings that i see that were made in this show, at long island, ny, were part of the bootleg "home sweet home". however, this is not there. why does that happen? besides, it is a great perfomance by labrie, i love the home sweet home bootleg!
Are you asking why didn't they include this song in the bootleg audio recording? I don't know. But it could have something to do with the equipment. This is obviously just the camera and has some tearing. So it would be a different machine that made the Home sweet Home bootleg.
There are cases where I can feel whether James can sing his tough parts or not. I find it reasonable in some cases because if he sings something in 2007 he can probably still do in 2009. The only song I really think he can't sing perfectly anymore even if he'd practice a lot is Another Day. Too calm music with too high notes, and too quick passages between the notes. He might if he'd practice a lot, and obviously in studio though. I still believe he can do the F# perfectly.
keep in mind his voice has never been the same since 94 when he had that bad shrimp and puked so hard he blew out his voice. he wouldve been fine had he rested on not go on tour, like the doctors recommended. i do give him credit for his dedication and he is starting to get back to his old voice. you can tell in his live performances on this Black Clouds tour
Dude, I never said that was wrong. I just said he couldn't reach it at, say, 2000-2003, but he can hit the F#5 ever since and before it.
And about Black Clouds, I love the way he sings in the tour, I hate the way he sings in the album. As if somebody told him "don't exaggerate" for some reason when they recorded it.
It's hard for him to hit the F#, ever since his vocal incident back in 1994. It's a shame since back in the day he hit the note with no problem at all. I think all DT fans are fortunate in the sense that they have experienced James's voice at its potential and have also heard it grow in the past 18 years.
Once again, I'm aware it's because of the vocal rupture. My first comment in this video said I believe he can hit the F#5 today. How is it related? :S
By the way, one more thing: James never really sang Another Day that well. Even in '93, there are like 2 versions of the song where you'd see him taking it easily, and one of them is Live at the Marquee (Japanese release), which was overdubbed according to Lifting Shadows. So yeah, I'm not saying anything surprising. That's a really tough song.
that was his first song with DT, back in 91. it does sound like he's straining himself on the album and i havent heard the other two versions u speak of. ill have to check em out. but thats interesting. every song, besides Wait For Sleep and Pull Me Under is hard to sing. especially Learning to Live (well half of it is manageable) and Take the Time. they're insane.
@constantinosbassman Sorry, Luppi can't sing better. He just hits higher notes in head voice. I like Luppi but Labrie is a much better all around vocalist and artist. I have never heard any other guy belt the notes James did back in the day. For his time, he was really extraordinary and sang higher than commonly done before in a much more raw and powerful way. Simply put, he rocked hard. If your into power metal singers (I am too) forget luppi,check out Daniel Heiman....E above soprano high c!
I agree with you, That DT was young, fresh and incredible, that is still the same, but the old dream theater, had a "dont know what" that made them incredible.
No dude, F# 6 is the last high note for sopranos. F# 5 isn't too high for them. LaBrie's note is definitely an F#5, not an F#4. I can hit an F#4 no problem. I CANNOT hit an F#5
Actually, check out the version from "5 Years in a LIVEtime." That was soon after he had the vocal chord trouble, but he actually added in ANOTHER F# into the song.. its freakin amazing. And on their tour last year, he could hit it just as well as he did here. He's getting better every year!
You guys have no idea of who is Jordan Rudess actually. He's a master of the sounds, and the best keyboardist in the world. Not only because of his technic, but because he has no limitations to express something, he do it with the best sound and the best way. And is much more handsome than Moore. I respect Kevin a lot, but Jordan is the best for Dream Theater.
youi cant really say any of them are better for DT, because if you really listen to the music, each time they changed keyboardists, the sound of the music went in a totally different different direction. whixch, all the music is good, so I think they're all good. Moore was was a really different keyboardist, derrek was really cool and catchy, but still superb. rudess is really great and technical, and he's a good writer, just like the rest of them
@Elenruth Yeah, Jordan Rudess is a musical god and definitely one of the best keyboard players. I still think that Dream Theater wrote their best songs when they had Kevin around though.
@Elenruth Because he classicaly trained.I saw many professional pianists (in Russia) - they even not wonder how Jordan played - it's normal for serious musicians.Also I understand that technique is one part - talent is other, Jordan without a doubt have both!But it's not so "high" as many hobby-rock-musicians may think.
@Elenruth Jordan is the more technically skilled of the two yes. In terms of song writing ability and setting the tone/mood for a song. doubtful. its funny that they were at their best in 1992/3/4 and thats when kevin *coincidently* was with the band. not only that but Jordan sometimes has these synth keyboard solos which sound like random noise. and its not because Im not a good listener because I listen to alot of prog
Guys, let's just agree to disagree. As long as we can all say Jordan and Kevin were both awesome fits for Dream Theater, and that Derek Sherinian was the least proper keyboardist for them, then we'll all be fine and happy!
Really, Rudess and Moore both had awesome moments with the band. I love both for what they brought to the band.
I don't agree with that at all ^^ Derek was my favourite because of his sound and style. I like both Kevin and Jordan, but in other ways. They all had something which fitted in Dream Theater and I think that kept Dream Theater interesting; their style keeps changing. Now they have had Rudess for a while I like them least of all the time I've listened to them...
Portnoy enters in the compo processus also , and his ideas are not always good ....Labrie has no voice any longer , he's about 50 now ..it's a bit sad but there is nothing to do ...only keep remaining the good moments , lol ...
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Now there's only JP who compose ....Rudess had a lot of ideas at the beginning but with liquid and dream , they are all used .....They need to search a new one , but it's impossible cause they won't fired JOrdan ! It's like Metallica and other bands , the best is done yet ! But they 've done so many good songs , if there is one good song in each album it will be already great , like "constant motion " in the last ...(octavarium CD sucks so much ! ) .BUt I love them anyway .
@beusshey Images and Words had better songs, but Octavarium is a better CD. Listen to it starting with Octavarium and then listen to the rest of it. It flows incredibly well.
@Markcello I have to side with you, the reason Kevin is the best DT Keyboard player is because he left his 100% best with the band despite his coming departure. Jordan is impressive to the enth degree, and innovative, but Kevin was taking them in a direction that would made them so much more infamous than they've become. He brought a different kind of stability to the band before he left. The DREAM was alive in them with Kevin...it almost seems just about making music these days instead of magic
I'm getting so fucking tired of the Kevin Moore nuthugging. Let's get some things straight....
If you wanna say you like earlier DT, fine, but what's this about them going downhill as soon as Kevin left? Kevin made "Awake" with them and that was not only nothing compared to "I&W" but one of the lesser albums. Albums like "6 Degrees..." own "Awake".
Now DT is commercial? Hahaha! How ironic considering they put out 3 music videos for "I&W" and were on MTV then.
How do you see any of DT's newer albums commercial by any stretch of the imagination? Do they have singles on the Billboard? Tons of very un-mainstream bands put out music videos. DT has been doing that since "I&W" -- when Kevin was still in the band.
Actually, DT's newer albums are LESS commercial than "I&W" (well, maybe with exception to some bits on "Octavarium"), which is their most commercial (easy-to-listen-to and catchy) release and the sales prove it, not to mention the 3 videos.
So, fine, you miss Kevin's keyboards and his lyrics and you prefer the first 3 DT albums. I get it but quit making it like after Kevin left this band went sour. I just proved you wrong on the commercial thing, and besides that, Jordan is an excellent keyboardist. No one can say how DT would have turned out had Kevin stayed, but one thing I can personally say is I was not impressed with "Awake" and have enjoyed Jordan's work even when compared to Kevin's.
I personally am I big fan of the Awake album but I in no way think that the band went down hill after kevin left jordan is a much better keyboardist then kevin and he was in the band when the epic masterpiece scenes from a memory was written so I agree with you for the most part
Everyone can have their opinion as to who was the better keyboardist or which DT albums they liked the best; it's just that there are some things that are essentially demonstrably untrue, such as DT being more commercial now and how DT has been shit since Kevin left.
I think jordan rudess is technically, superior than moore, now in terms of composition,lyrics and albums, i think kevin moore is incredible,Im a great lover or dream theater early days, since images and words, because i hate collins voice, and i love labrie´s. I think dream theater has pass threw many different styles along years went by, i dont think its "comercial" but yes i think musically it went down in the last album,systematic chaos. I love DT, i prefer moore´s days butjordan is great.
I agree with fireinthepentagram too! He said it really well..for Kevin Moore if he decided to stay , Dream Theater would have exceled VERY much. On the other hand i respect Jordan Rudess, he is talented and he is very technical, a complete musician. But Moore was a part of the soul of Dream Theater...irreplaceable!
DT lost something with Moore´s departure, but Rudess managed to give DT new life... I like them both... I´m sorry for Moore, but I´m glad with Rudess =)
Among Jordan with the highest talent and sense of perfection and Derek with his charisma and special elements, MOORE is the one to be my favourite keyboard player of DT for many reasons. The only fact I don´t approve from him, is the worst decision he made in his life: Leaving DT.
Kevin Moore was a fundamental part of DT essence and made contributions to the most incredibly perfect-written and composed masterpieces they´ve ever done. When he was gone, a good part of DT was broken, however, when they recorded ACOS with Derek, they gave life to a very brilliant song made in the old days, and when Jordan Rudess showed up, the lost part was rebuilt and evolutioned with Rudess style.
This sounds so damn incredible you actually can't put it into words!
I must even partly agree with many comments on here saying that DT lost a bit of themselves. I can't tell you how much I love DT still today but it's sometimes hard for me to understand their intentions now with all that music video stuff and 'commercial'(used the word with care) thing! It's music and should only stay that way. simply give us awesome music and tour as you're used to do DT!
Fantastic performance.. OMG LaBrie is really waesome he sings like on the album..Just perfect. I've checked out the other videos from this bootleg and and he's the same
Being a singer and a longtime DT-fan I must say this is the best LaBrie performance I have ever heard (minus those actually hearing LIVE). That 3rd register sounds even better than on album! And that high F# it sounds... like in some stratosphere. People should listen more these golden era -clips. New DT is fine. But it's nothing like this! It has lost it's true spirit and magic. It's not about MUSIC anymore. A lot of DT-soul died with K. Moore
Sorry I meant liquidreamrush not weirdjade27. Anyways...just expressing what I meant by positive...uplifting...etc.. Either way...dream Theater is the best band ever!
Actually you really need to go back and listen to the lyrics and the feeling of the music more. It is night and day as far as how enlightning they use to be as opposed to now. I love them...don't get me wrong weirdjade27, but they have lost that uplifting spirit. They had a sound like they were having fun as opposed to headbanging and being angry. Even Metropolis is positive, think about it. Love is the dance of eternity. They all had the dark to light theme. Which is very positive.
Yes Learning to Live is about aids. Why is that positive? Because he is saying no matter that he has aids or whatever...to live your life! You can't get much more positive than that. And Voices is about overcoming your demons...sexual or not...that is positive. And yes they have some positive stuff...but it sounds dark or sad. Back then just listen to the energy...it sounds fun...it sounds promising.
I love this song! One of my faves! I miss the positive Dream Theater of those days. Songs like Surrounded, Learning To Live, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream, The Silent Man, Voices etc...
Learning to Live is about the Aids epidemic, Voices is about lust over a young girl mixed with schitzophrenia. I'm not sure what you mean by positive. But Dream Theater has always been metal and progressive. I mean even on Awake there was Lie, and Pull me Under and Metropolis aren't "positive", and I won't even touch the Killing Hand. Although I know exactly what you are referring to when you say positive.
DT still shows glimpses of more progressive stuff, listen to the Ministry of Lost souls, and Repentence off the new album. Also I walk beside you is very positive. As is Vacant.
6:48 I'm melting!
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Krrrimmi 2 months ago
I like this live version better than all of their other live versions (Live In NY, etc) but between the out of sync sound and the missing parts, I am a very disappointed fan. How can I get the full version?
GaryVonGary 2 months ago
@MyMytalMajesty Meh, I'm judging by stuff like their cover of A Passage to Bangkok. I could be wrong of course.
RockRulez124 4 months ago
Its a shame the quality of the video, but the music is awesome, thanks for that.
sotelo80ecuador 5 months ago
@MyMytalMajesty Yeh, and look which song is the best on the new album... *grins*
FederersL1ama 5 months ago
Such a shame it's out of sync :(
I think this was the best LaBrie ever....
MetalMike87 6 months ago
Kevin Moore,he was the best!!!!!
fabix28 7 months ago
Gotta love Kevin M0:00re
PacoPateros 7 months ago
i wish LaBrie still had what he had back then :( He is still great but i dont see him hittin this note anymore... Maybe if he lost some weight and practiced his vocals...hopefully he does. I wanna hear this F# live.
SASPython 8 months ago
@SASPython Every singer's voice goes lower with time. And think that Petrucci and Myung change their strings often, and LaBrie has only one set for the whole life.
jaipipor 8 months ago
@jaipipor you're right and that is a good example, but there are ways to reduce the effects of that, i just feel like he hasn't tried yet.
SASPython 8 months ago
@SASPython Actually, not really much he can do anymore except for what he is doing. The food poisoning was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the sixty tons of straw that shattered the camel's spine was going on the Awake Tour directly after the rupture. I think that's the true reason he didn't completely recover.
RaidonSama 5 months ago
Do you think Morten harket of A-ha lowered his voice too?
Like Labrie here very much, The Another Hand/killing Hand live performance is very great too!!
and on the new album he sings very good too!!
Breaking all Illusions is a killer song!! WOW brings the IAW-feeling back alive :)
Klaaschat 4 months ago
@SASPython Weight has almost nothing to do with it. He's getting on with age. There's a reason you don't see many older singers doing good things. I guess a lot of people don't remember his post-Awake vocal surgery.
serjjery 6 months ago
@serjjery yeah but he has had quite a few good moments even after that
SASPython 6 months ago
at the least the f# lasted completely without being skipped, :(
abhimuscat 10 months ago
y is the vid bouncing? this sucks
OfficialTSC 11 months ago
I love that high f#5 its really incredible
OfficialFD 1 year ago
I find it ironic that the same people who bitch and bash at LaBrie are the same people who are singing Learning To Live, Metropolis, Space-Dye Vest, and A Change Of Seasons. Fuck all you hypocritical, miserable cunts.
Treeworks211 1 year ago 3
@MulletMan3108 in the early 90's, LaBrie was at his best, and nowadays, labrie drags the whole level of the band down a bit, Petrucci, Myung and Rudess are still as awesome as they've always been. Kevin Moore was great, he wrote amazing songs with dt, but i think rudess suits the band better. and i happen to like his synth solo wich sound like random noise:P imho, a band is as good as its worst member, in this case thats LaBrie, i think he's still awesome anyway:P aswell as the rest of DT
666guitarfreak 1 year ago
kevin moore is much more of a minimalist in his keyboard parts while jordan is much more technical however when kevin wrote the lyrics they (lyrics) were much better.
VerdiKtagrad 1 year ago
jp with a ponytail
Masterrese 1 year ago
Yeah, I know that's what I'm saying.Derek was there for the writing of "metropolis pt:2" as a demo, you can find a demo of here on youtube.
Yeah Scenes from a memory is great. Yeah Jordan is great. But Kevin is great too and has a different "flavor" of writing and playing that I really like. I won't say he's "better" cause I like both. Kevin, as I have heard from interviews, was a BIG part of writing Images and Words, and Awake which are always on the top of the list of the best DT albums
GuillermoSmyser 1 year ago 3
I know Kevin was a big part of melodies for DT and his solos are great. I feel like Jordan's technique actually limits him because he can do a flurry of notes for parts, where as kevin's solos always have a melodic direction and idea. Plus all I know is Kevin helped right Images and Words and Awake, and then when he left we got Falling Into Infinity, a big change whether you like the album or not.
GuillermoSmyser 1 year ago
@GuillermoSmyser Derek Sherinian was onboard for Falling into Infinity. Then they got Jordan and we got Scenes from a Memory, one of (if not the) best albums they have recorded.
fuzzykins94 1 year ago
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GuillermoSmyser 1 year ago
I'd love to see this without the sync jumping back and forth
OfficialTSC 1 year ago
Moore was an integral part of the keyboard/guitar harmonies. To me Dream has never sounded the same after Awake. Images is their best album BY FAR!
civilengsi 1 year ago
technically, rudess is a monster, i liked moore a lot , but technically, rudess parts are incredibly harder to play, let me tell ya, ALMOST impossible. And stop bashing Labrie, vocal chords is not like a guitar, its very sensitive, and it that vocal style, it can be hurt easily (shows after shows) EVERY BAND HAS GOOD AND BAD NIGHTS, but it the end all of these guys are virtuoso, its only a matter of tastes, end of the line
mutr87 1 year ago
6:45 Labrie is so ridiculous he doesnt even need a mic for that f sharp....check it out. Im pretty sure he just uses that as a prop.
hamielec 1 year ago 2
@hamielec vids not in sync he doesnt do it in the vid until 7:19
VerdiKtagrad 1 year ago
Jordan Rudess is in a league of his own. I don't know where you people get off with comparing him to Moore. I understand some of you may like classic old dt much more than the heavier more technical dt of 2000-present but jordan rudess is an even greater artistic force than john petrucci himself. Its like he has no limitations in technicality, expression and style. There are guitarists who try to do what petrucci does, there are better drummers than portnoy but noone comes close to rudess.
hamielec 1 year ago
F# fucking insane
nonavarium 1 year ago
I love Kevin Moore's songwriting contributions to the band. Nothing can beat "Images And Words", i've never heard an album in which every song is amazing and unforgettable
pownjhell 1 year ago 2
the video dose not match the audio
dougpproductions 1 year ago
Good luck MP :(
NoPretending 1 year ago
LaBrie achieved perfection, just like that.
GaudyGabriev 1 year ago 3
Awesome, but this has to be the most out of sync video ever
Scalismas656 1 year ago 3
kevin is too great!
jack0eagle 1 year ago
pony tail john!!!!!
2baLLa4U 1 year ago
I saw these guys back in the early 90's in a club in Fort Wayne Indiana-only about 200 people were there....It was an awesome experience
madembalmer2007 1 year ago
@madembalmer2007 Dude I wish I was 20 years older for just such occasions! Lol.
destructionman1 1 year ago
OS comentários em português nos vídeos do Dream Theater sempre ficam avulsos, vou embelezar esse vídeo com o meu comentário brasileiro^^
Se algum brasileiro ou qualquer um q fale português ler esse comentário, por favor fassa outro em português:D
Vinocaful 1 year ago
Does it seem like James is singing completely out of sync with the audio??
BalthaxZelda 1 year ago
come on, we have to give it to kevin, He wrote some pretty amazing stuff, Dont get me wrong, Jordan is one of the best, but Keving wrote great music!
Angelfuck6 1 year ago
Greatest song in the whole world EVER, in every respect.
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Mebert78 2 years ago
could someone please explain this to me?
all the recordings that i see that were made in this show, at long island, ny, were part of the bootleg "home sweet home". however, this is not there. why does that happen? besides, it is a great perfomance by labrie, i love the home sweet home bootleg!
faipas49 2 years ago
Are you asking why didn't they include this song in the bootleg audio recording? I don't know. But it could have something to do with the equipment. This is obviously just the camera and has some tearing. So it would be a different machine that made the Home sweet Home bootleg.
GuillermoSmyser 2 years ago
oh ok :) thx man
faipas49 2 years ago
Te amo Kevin (L
KeysNFire 2 years ago 15
john myung is a lyrical genius
he should write more of their song lyrics
mushroomzagain 2 years ago 10
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Yeah. I agree completely.
DTGeek155 2 years ago
There are cases where I can feel whether James can sing his tough parts or not. I find it reasonable in some cases because if he sings something in 2007 he can probably still do in 2009. The only song I really think he can't sing perfectly anymore even if he'd practice a lot is Another Day. Too calm music with too high notes, and too quick passages between the notes. He might if he'd practice a lot, and obviously in studio though. I still believe he can do the F# perfectly.
RockRulez124 2 years ago
keep in mind his voice has never been the same since 94 when he had that bad shrimp and puked so hard he blew out his voice. he wouldve been fine had he rested on not go on tour, like the doctors recommended. i do give him credit for his dedication and he is starting to get back to his old voice. you can tell in his live performances on this Black Clouds tour
jmiester25 2 years ago 4
Dude, I never said that was wrong. I just said he couldn't reach it at, say, 2000-2003, but he can hit the F#5 ever since and before it.
And about Black Clouds, I love the way he sings in the tour, I hate the way he sings in the album. As if somebody told him "don't exaggerate" for some reason when they recorded it.
RockRulez124 2 years ago 2
It's hard for him to hit the F#, ever since his vocal incident back in 1994. It's a shame since back in the day he hit the note with no problem at all. I think all DT fans are fortunate in the sense that they have experienced James's voice at its potential and have also heard it grow in the past 18 years.
EdAlarcon120 2 years ago 2
Once again, I'm aware it's because of the vocal rupture. My first comment in this video said I believe he can hit the F#5 today. How is it related? :S
RockRulez124 2 years ago
By the way, one more thing: James never really sang Another Day that well. Even in '93, there are like 2 versions of the song where you'd see him taking it easily, and one of them is Live at the Marquee (Japanese release), which was overdubbed according to Lifting Shadows. So yeah, I'm not saying anything surprising. That's a really tough song.
RockRulez124 2 years ago
that was his first song with DT, back in 91. it does sound like he's straining himself on the album and i havent heard the other two versions u speak of. ill have to check em out. but thats interesting. every song, besides Wait For Sleep and Pull Me Under is hard to sing. especially Learning to Live (well half of it is manageable) and Take the Time. they're insane.
jmiester25 2 years ago
I Know someone who can sing it better than he can, I will send it to you
Michele Luppi
constantinosbassman 1 year ago
@constantinosbassman Sorry, Luppi can't sing better. He just hits higher notes in head voice. I like Luppi but Labrie is a much better all around vocalist and artist. I have never heard any other guy belt the notes James did back in the day. For his time, he was really extraordinary and sang higher than commonly done before in a much more raw and powerful way. Simply put, he rocked hard. If your into power metal singers (I am too) forget luppi,check out Daniel Heiman....E above soprano high c!
hamielec 1 year ago
is that JP playing with ponytailed hair and NO picasso graphic design on his ibanez? lol, quite a bootleg
Diegosaurio 2 years ago
low budget time lol now their stage is awesome
metalmetal9 2 years ago
yeah baby!! that was ProgM
i miss that DT
xXmusicman007Xx 2 years ago 4
I agree with you, That DT was young, fresh and incredible, that is still the same, but the old dream theater, had a "dont know what" that made them incredible.
gorto27 2 years ago 2
fucking awesome..
hyukjoon22 2 years ago 2
labrie rocks bigtime ^^
BuddyPling 2 years ago 4
audio/video not in sync
kenny582 2 years ago 4
Yes that's his famous F#5. Performed quite phenomenally I must say.
Rickles 2 years ago
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Rickles 2 years ago
The note is an F# 4 not 5...5 is the last note for majors sopranos
Voicecolors 2 years ago
It's the sixth F# occuring on a keyboard :x
Petruccibear 2 years ago
@Voicecolors
No dude, F# 6 is the last high note for sopranos. F# 5 isn't too high for them. LaBrie's note is definitely an F#5, not an F#4. I can hit an F#4 no problem. I CANNOT hit an F#5
DTGeek155 2 years ago 3
dude same. that last final note i cannot hit. its way too hard. but i can reach an F#3 and #4 no problem.
jmiester25 2 years ago
Miss you Kevin Moore...
koreatones 2 years ago 2
Would have been cool to hear another album with Kevin, but then we wouldn't have his awsome solo work. Kind of frustrating, no? :P
Petruccibear 2 years ago
damn, wtf, how wonderful he hit it without any trouble... to bad he had a vocal rupture :(
Rimes87 2 years ago 4
he can do it now, check the videos from the Ocavarium tour, sounds awesome!
zentera1 2 years ago
sure he does sound awesome, but you can see that he needs to make and effort to hit it, and over here, it was effortless :(
Rimes87 2 years ago
i just saw a 2009 version i swear labrie's F3 sounded exactly like this no kidding :d he is so back!
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
That's an F5, there. F3 is mid-range for most men.
DTGeek155 2 years ago 2
where?
Radwalls 2 years ago
on you tube man i don't remember where.
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
they haven't played it this year...
brakkum 2 years ago
They did I saw a video on you tube.
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
hey have played a small section as part of a medley, but it does not include the F# section, they have not played it in full this year.
brakkum 2 years ago
are you sure cause I remember really well labrie doing an F# at one of the 2009 performances.
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
yes, it has not been done this year, the last time it was played in full was in 2007.
brakkum 2 years ago
hmmm alright...
immortalsoloist 2 years ago
@brakkum
Not this year, but they played it on the Chaos in Motion Tour.
DTGeek155 2 years ago
They don't seem to play any vocal-intensive songs anymore. :(
h4xpwnag3 2 years ago
In London 09, they played Take the Time, Prophets of War
Tomazimon 2 years ago
Actually, check out the version from "5 Years in a LIVEtime." That was soon after he had the vocal chord trouble, but he actually added in ANOTHER F# into the song.. its freakin amazing. And on their tour last year, he could hit it just as well as he did here. He's getting better every year!
VincentVangoria 2 years ago
That f# made my anus tingle
AlrightSiarr 2 years ago 2
Is this out of sync for anyone else?
madouge 2 years ago 4
ya, and it skips at some parts but maybe thats just the recording
cglb123 2 years ago
ok, now lets stop with that bullshit comparing Kevin and Jordan and just focus on that F#!
ooooooooooooooooooooooAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
oh yeah!
davidmst 2 years ago 11
6:41-6:51 just amazing
sexypadri 3 years ago 2
You guys have no idea of who is Jordan Rudess actually. He's a master of the sounds, and the best keyboardist in the world. Not only because of his technic, but because he has no limitations to express something, he do it with the best sound and the best way. And is much more handsome than Moore. I respect Kevin a lot, but Jordan is the best for Dream Theater.
Elenruth 3 years ago 49
Agreed. He is the master of any form of music. Rudess!
BillyJimmyBobbyTimmy 3 years ago 10
youi cant really say any of them are better for DT, because if you really listen to the music, each time they changed keyboardists, the sound of the music went in a totally different different direction. whixch, all the music is good, so I think they're all good. Moore was was a really different keyboardist, derrek was really cool and catchy, but still superb. rudess is really great and technical, and he's a good writer, just like the rest of them
LunaticAspect 2 years ago
@Elenruth Yeah, Jordan Rudess is a musical god and definitely one of the best keyboard players. I still think that Dream Theater wrote their best songs when they had Kevin around though.
runeskyler 1 year ago
@Elenruth Omg, I just realized that I put "is much more handsome" than Moore. Where the hell did I get the "handsome" from?
Elenruth 1 year ago 2
@Elenruth I agree with everything except the handsome part. Kevin Moore is a much handsomer than Jordan Rudess. He has gorgeous hair too :)
ai4281 1 year ago
@ai4281 I'm sorry! I'm not english and I did think that "handsome" meant something like funny, happy, and kind, but I just realized that not, hahaha
Elenruth 1 year ago
@Elenruth You basically just typed a sentence that was a 1000% truth.
PrestonTocco 1 year ago
@Elenruth Because he classicaly trained.I saw many professional pianists (in Russia) - they even not wonder how Jordan played - it's normal for serious musicians.Also I understand that technique is one part - talent is other, Jordan without a doubt have both!But it's not so "high" as many hobby-rock-musicians may think.
alucard0712 1 year ago
@Elenruth I agree, minus the handsomeness and a few unnecessary keyboard solos.
vinthebeast 1 year ago
@vinthebeast Yeah man, I'm spanish and I didn't know the meaning of handsome; I thought that handsome meant like "funny" and that :P
Elenruth 1 year ago
@Elenruth Jordan is the more technically skilled of the two yes. In terms of song writing ability and setting the tone/mood for a song. doubtful. its funny that they were at their best in 1992/3/4 and thats when kevin *coincidently* was with the band. not only that but Jordan sometimes has these synth keyboard solos which sound like random noise. and its not because Im not a good listener because I listen to alot of prog
MulletMan3108 1 year ago
@Elenruth LOL why the hell did you say "and hes better looking" what does that matter? rudess is amazing but rudess suited them melodically.
he's just a machine who cares about keeping up with portnoy and petrucci.
RyanTF2 1 year ago
@Elenruth *moore couldnt have mixed my sentece up any more?!
RyanTF2 1 year ago
Greatest song ever made.
Radwalls 3 years ago 8
aaah aaah aaaaah
aaah aaah aaaAAH
aaah AAAH AAAAHHHHRRRGGH.... COFF COFF....
I was trying too :)
AWESOME LABRIE
Supercecco85 3 years ago 14
at 6:41? yeah he`s awesome
sexypadri 3 years ago 2
This song had to grow on me, but it do so REALLY FAST.
bloodrocuted 3 years ago 3
Guys, let's just agree to disagree. As long as we can all say Jordan and Kevin were both awesome fits for Dream Theater, and that Derek Sherinian was the least proper keyboardist for them, then we'll all be fine and happy!
Really, Rudess and Moore both had awesome moments with the band. I love both for what they brought to the band.
Stev0BabaGhanoush 3 years ago 9
I don't agree with that at all ^^ Derek was my favourite because of his sound and style. I like both Kevin and Jordan, but in other ways. They all had something which fitted in Dream Theater and I think that kept Dream Theater interesting; their style keeps changing. Now they have had Rudess for a while I like them least of all the time I've listened to them...
OsirisGOLAD 2 years ago
Portnoy enters in the compo processus also , and his ideas are not always good ....Labrie has no voice any longer , he's about 50 now ..it's a bit sad but there is nothing to do ...only keep remaining the good moments , lol ...
beusshey 3 years ago
Kevin James LaBrie - born May 5, 1963
smithge4uk 3 years ago 2
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Now there's only JP who compose ....Rudess had a lot of ideas at the beginning but with liquid and dream , they are all used .....They need to search a new one , but it's impossible cause they won't fired JOrdan ! It's like Metallica and other bands , the best is done yet ! But they 've done so many good songs , if there is one good song in each album it will be already great , like "constant motion " in the last ...(octavarium CD sucks so much ! ) .BUt I love them anyway .
beusshey 3 years ago
no way dude Jordan still has great ideas I think many would disagree to what you say!
Lets enjoy the music cheers.
immortalsoloist 3 years ago 2
@beusshey Images and Words had better songs, but Octavarium is a better CD. Listen to it starting with Octavarium and then listen to the rest of it. It flows incredibly well.
qpalzm2222 1 year ago
KEVIN MOORE WAS THE BEST KEY FROM DT´s HISTORY!!
Markcello 3 years ago 23
@Markcello Wrong.
masterstafy 1 year ago
@Markcello I have to side with you, the reason Kevin is the best DT Keyboard player is because he left his 100% best with the band despite his coming departure. Jordan is impressive to the enth degree, and innovative, but Kevin was taking them in a direction that would made them so much more infamous than they've become. He brought a different kind of stability to the band before he left. The DREAM was alive in them with Kevin...it almost seems just about making music these days instead of magic
andrewman12 1 year ago 2
I think the biggest loss with kevin was the loss of a great lyricist and Jordan doesn't even right lyrics
DTfanforever 3 years ago
I'm getting so fucking tired of the Kevin Moore nuthugging. Let's get some things straight....
If you wanna say you like earlier DT, fine, but what's this about them going downhill as soon as Kevin left? Kevin made "Awake" with them and that was not only nothing compared to "I&W" but one of the lesser albums. Albums like "6 Degrees..." own "Awake".
Now DT is commercial? Hahaha! How ironic considering they put out 3 music videos for "I&W" and were on MTV then.
kommisar 3 years ago 3
How do you see any of DT's newer albums commercial by any stretch of the imagination? Do they have singles on the Billboard? Tons of very un-mainstream bands put out music videos. DT has been doing that since "I&W" -- when Kevin was still in the band.
Actually, DT's newer albums are LESS commercial than "I&W" (well, maybe with exception to some bits on "Octavarium"), which is their most commercial (easy-to-listen-to and catchy) release and the sales prove it, not to mention the 3 videos.
kommisar 3 years ago
So, fine, you miss Kevin's keyboards and his lyrics and you prefer the first 3 DT albums. I get it but quit making it like after Kevin left this band went sour. I just proved you wrong on the commercial thing, and besides that, Jordan is an excellent keyboardist. No one can say how DT would have turned out had Kevin stayed, but one thing I can personally say is I was not impressed with "Awake" and have enjoyed Jordan's work even when compared to Kevin's.
kommisar 3 years ago
I personally am I big fan of the Awake album but I in no way think that the band went down hill after kevin left jordan is a much better keyboardist then kevin and he was in the band when the epic masterpiece scenes from a memory was written so I agree with you for the most part
DTfanforever 3 years ago
Everyone can have their opinion as to who was the better keyboardist or which DT albums they liked the best; it's just that there are some things that are essentially demonstrably untrue, such as DT being more commercial now and how DT has been shit since Kevin left.
kommisar 3 years ago
I think jordan rudess is technically, superior than moore, now in terms of composition,lyrics and albums, i think kevin moore is incredible,Im a great lover or dream theater early days, since images and words, because i hate collins voice, and i love labrie´s. I think dream theater has pass threw many different styles along years went by, i dont think its "comercial" but yes i think musically it went down in the last album,systematic chaos. I love DT, i prefer moore´s days butjordan is great.
largomalmsteen 3 years ago 3
Kevin moore rules!
tiroxina89 3 years ago 5
I don't get it, are they all on some opiate or depressant? It doesn't make sense...
Naminator99 3 years ago
I agree with fireinthepentagram too! He said it really well..for Kevin Moore if he decided to stay , Dream Theater would have exceled VERY much. On the other hand i respect Jordan Rudess, he is talented and he is very technical, a complete musician. But Moore was a part of the soul of Dream Theater...irreplaceable!
IgnotusPerIgnotium 3 years ago
6:42 to 6:51 is fucking incredible... LaBrie, singer of the 90's
that is a magical part .......
FiReBLaDe47 3 years ago 2
can you upload Take The Time from this amazing show please?
Brooseeo 3 years ago 4
I agree with fireinthepentagram =)
DT lost something with Moore´s departure, but Rudess managed to give DT new life... I like them both... I´m sorry for Moore, but I´m glad with Rudess =)
tiagoarthasbr 3 years ago 8
Among Jordan with the highest talent and sense of perfection and Derek with his charisma and special elements, MOORE is the one to be my favourite keyboard player of DT for many reasons. The only fact I don´t approve from him, is the worst decision he made in his life: Leaving DT.
fireinthepentagram 4 years ago 4
Kevin Moore was a fundamental part of DT essence and made contributions to the most incredibly perfect-written and composed masterpieces they´ve ever done. When he was gone, a good part of DT was broken, however, when they recorded ACOS with Derek, they gave life to a very brilliant song made in the old days, and when Jordan Rudess showed up, the lost part was rebuilt and evolutioned with Rudess style.
fireinthepentagram 4 years ago 4
I agree..nomore album of DT sounds like that masterpiece of Images....
AleDreams7 4 years ago
This sounds so damn incredible you actually can't put it into words!
I must even partly agree with many comments on here saying that DT lost a bit of themselves. I can't tell you how much I love DT still today but it's sometimes hard for me to understand their intentions now with all that music video stuff and 'commercial'(used the word with care) thing! It's music and should only stay that way. simply give us awesome music and tour as you're used to do DT!
Progress but be loyal to yourself!!!!!
lafree 4 years ago 3
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Kevin was NOT the fit for DT.
AsIAmDesign 4 years ago
so you're basically saying Images and Words and Awake was a failure?
stratman687 4 years ago
lol, go hear Simple Plan, LaBrie just fit everything they needed...
demonight2 4 years ago
Dream Theater lost their atmosphere with Kevin Moore's departure...
gunstar9 4 years ago
Fantastic performance.. OMG LaBrie is really waesome he sings like on the album..Just perfect. I've checked out the other videos from this bootleg and and he's the same
09876534 4 years ago 5
- james' voice sounds really clear... very nice and nice F#
- Petrucci.... RETURN TO IBANEZ PLZ!!!!
- Kevin Moore is a great keyboard player.... but i think that Rudess fix better in DT
FiReBLaDe47 4 years ago 5
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stfu
jamahlsoares 4 years ago
shut up kid
FiReBLaDe47 4 years ago
music man definitely is more clear, more awesome and fits more to petrucci.
Accavarium 4 years ago 5
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dream theater ends when kevin moore leaved the band
cepsuyt82 4 years ago
james labrie's voice was perfect...
Petrucci25 4 years ago 15
ah!! its so great to hear james hit those high notes back in the jazzy ass early 90's
scarred123 4 years ago 7
Being a singer and a longtime DT-fan I must say this is the best LaBrie performance I have ever heard (minus those actually hearing LIVE). That 3rd register sounds even better than on album! And that high F# it sounds... like in some stratosphere. People should listen more these golden era -clips. New DT is fine. But it's nothing like this! It has lost it's true spirit and magic. It's not about MUSIC anymore. A lot of DT-soul died with K. Moore
octavariumm81 4 years ago
hey man, you gotta fix the video man, its WAY out of sync
phantom2089 4 years ago
And John Petrucci goes to the right side of the stage and falls off again.
Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!
kigawman 4 years ago
Sorry I meant liquidreamrush not weirdjade27. Anyways...just expressing what I meant by positive...uplifting...etc.. Either way...dream Theater is the best band ever!
themusicman777 4 years ago
Actually you really need to go back and listen to the lyrics and the feeling of the music more. It is night and day as far as how enlightning they use to be as opposed to now. I love them...don't get me wrong weirdjade27, but they have lost that uplifting spirit. They had a sound like they were having fun as opposed to headbanging and being angry. Even Metropolis is positive, think about it. Love is the dance of eternity. They all had the dark to light theme. Which is very positive.
themusicman777 4 years ago
Well put my friend.
Unflexablegrace 4 years ago
Yes Learning to Live is about aids. Why is that positive? Because he is saying no matter that he has aids or whatever...to live your life! You can't get much more positive than that. And Voices is about overcoming your demons...sexual or not...that is positive. And yes they have some positive stuff...but it sounds dark or sad. Back then just listen to the energy...it sounds fun...it sounds promising.
themusicman777 4 years ago
I love this song! One of my faves! I miss the positive Dream Theater of those days. Songs like Surrounded, Learning To Live, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream, The Silent Man, Voices etc...
themusicman777 4 years ago
Learning to Live is about the Aids epidemic, Voices is about lust over a young girl mixed with schitzophrenia. I'm not sure what you mean by positive. But Dream Theater has always been metal and progressive. I mean even on Awake there was Lie, and Pull me Under and Metropolis aren't "positive", and I won't even touch the Killing Hand. Although I know exactly what you are referring to when you say positive.
liquidreamrush 4 years ago
DT still shows glimpses of more progressive stuff, listen to the Ministry of Lost souls, and Repentence off the new album. Also I walk beside you is very positive. As is Vacant.
liquidreamrush 4 years ago