They're young, powerful and unite here. Kevin, Mike... And James hitting high belted notes with grit. That was Dream Theater that I loved. They're good now, but James is not the same.
James'problem is not his vocal cords... The bitch is, he wrote those vocal lines that neither he can sing perfectly in a real concert. And now that a few years have passed... he's fighting to sing at least 50% of the original studio record, and he's not being able to make it up. James is a man who used to sing in the limit of his skills in every song Dt wrote. That could never have a happy end. But who cares... He'still amazing, very emotional and has a beatiful voice.
@BlackWolfPain I've been into Dream Theater for 6 months now and Im convinced the actual reason James lost some of his strength was pushing way too hard. Food accident my ass, theres versions of ''Pull Me Under'', ''Under a Glass Moon'', ect where he's not only singing with a rasp but even would ADD insane high notes. Sounded great for the audience for sure it couldn't be healthy. He even continued to improvise this way after the ''accdent'' (Lins in the Sand) thats the actual reason I think.
@MyMytalMajesty Maybe it's some kind of guerilla bootleg. I'm 90% sure this is taken from the soundboard. The sound is too clear, if it were a camera it would be somewhat oscillating. The dude that uploaded it said he saw it on some bootleg site
@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Agreed,but i was saying in the old days,like in this video in 1993.I know he's no longer able to sing like that,obiously he's a 50 yearold man.But did a great a job in the last tour i think.
@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Actually his vocal chords can never recover fully. Of course he has healed, but he can never be the same after that kind of injury. Ex. A footballplayer that breakes his leg will after a time have a healed leg, but he can never be the same due to being forced to have a break and train it up again. The player can be great again, dont mistaken me. I think James have improved a lot the past years and are now able to sing with his current voice and that we all should appreciate!
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F*ck JLB... I would put on him Larry King's vocal reach to have Kevin Moore back
pedroolmo 1 month ago
This is the audio from the "Osaka Samurai" bootleg. But it still kicks ass!
zepedrorock 2 months ago
Man, how I miss Kevin Moore.
And I like how they blend between the album outro and the demo outro, both are great and together they're killer.
Langenscheiss 2 months ago
Im pretty sure Portnoy was influenced by the animal which wouldnt surprise me.
TheWackytor 3 months ago
They're young, powerful and unite here. Kevin, Mike... And James hitting high belted notes with grit. That was Dream Theater that I loved. They're good now, but James is not the same.
Craf7y 4 months ago
James'problem is not his vocal cords... The bitch is, he wrote those vocal lines that neither he can sing perfectly in a real concert. And now that a few years have passed... he's fighting to sing at least 50% of the original studio record, and he's not being able to make it up. James is a man who used to sing in the limit of his skills in every song Dt wrote. That could never have a happy end. But who cares... He'still amazing, very emotional and has a beatiful voice.
BlackWolfPain 6 months ago
@BlackWolfPain I've been into Dream Theater for 6 months now and Im convinced the actual reason James lost some of his strength was pushing way too hard. Food accident my ass, theres versions of ''Pull Me Under'', ''Under a Glass Moon'', ect where he's not only singing with a rasp but even would ADD insane high notes. Sounded great for the audience for sure it couldn't be healthy. He even continued to improvise this way after the ''accdent'' (Lins in the Sand) thats the actual reason I think.
calastiur 3 months ago
@calastiur Nah, He lost a lot of the power and that doesn't just conk out like LaBrie's voice did. There was some serious damage.
kamikaze90watermelon 3 days ago
@MyMytalMajesty Maybe it's some kind of guerilla bootleg. I'm 90% sure this is taken from the soundboard. The sound is too clear, if it were a camera it would be somewhat oscillating. The dude that uploaded it said he saw it on some bootleg site
ribspreader123 7 months ago
@MyMytalMajesty I think the sound is taken from the soundboard
ribspreader123 7 months ago
Kevin Moore's intro is much more better than Rudess' one...
SpaceDyePred 7 months ago
impressive sound quality for a very old recording
Ace84 7 months ago
fuck, mike's drums sound amazing.
and James makes me cum my pants as usual
fledgehog 7 months ago
One of the BEST SINGERS ON THE PLANET.Not right now,but nobody CAN SING with the vocal cords really fucked up.NO-BO-DY.
AliothSenator 7 months ago 18
@AliothSenator this is before that. they're still with KM, which means it's before awake, which means JLB didn't have his most dramatic shrimp yet...
OfficialTSC 7 months ago
@OfficialTSC I know.I mean he stills singing / very well \ with that problem he had in the past.
AliothSenator 7 months ago
@AliothSenator Actually his vocal chords have recovered, the only reason he can't sing like this anymore is because he's gotten kinda old.
IxMAKExUxGOxLOL 2 months ago
@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Agreed,but i was saying in the old days,like in this video in 1993.I know he's no longer able to sing like that,obiously he's a 50 yearold man.But did a great a job in the last tour i think.
AliothSenator 2 months ago
@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Actually his vocal chords can never recover fully. Of course he has healed, but he can never be the same after that kind of injury. Ex. A footballplayer that breakes his leg will after a time have a healed leg, but he can never be the same due to being forced to have a break and train it up again. The player can be great again, dont mistaken me. I think James have improved a lot the past years and are now able to sing with his current voice and that we all should appreciate!
feppe92 1 week ago
7:06 everybody in the audience is Cuming all over his pants!!!
jereibanez 8 months ago 8
Holy shit that F# was amazing!
nikatapi 8 months ago 4
i begging you from the bottom of my heart show me understanding
hero7D 8 months ago
If this gig had not been three days before my fourth birthday, I would have been there ^^ Images and Words is one of their best imo!
Sephilobb 8 months ago