Talk:James LaBrie

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Is MullMuzzler a band? Why not let us know about it before suddenly revealing that he's working on a CD with them? -- ~~

MullMuzzler's not a band. It's LaBrie's solo project. Ra1nMaker 11:50, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

LaBrie released solo albums under the names MullMuzzler, The James LaBrie Band, and James LaBrie.

Vocal range

Does anyone know his vocal range? 165.123.140.215 08:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I am fairly sure he can reach over four octaves. Listen to the song Another Day. --Ifrit 01:51, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty certain it's not four octaves. Currently, the page says G2 to A5. I was originally under the impression that it was from B2 to F#5, which would only be two and a half octaves, but then I heard the live version of "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" on Live at the Marquee, and realized that he can actually reach A5. The lowest I recall hearing him hit is B2, which he does on "Lie" and "Voices", but someone edited the page to say that his lowest was G2, which I've never heard him go as low as, so I'm wondering if anyone knows about that. Either way, though, that's still only three octaves with that range.

--Rock Soldier (talk) 03:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, it's established. His range is G2-A5, a good three octaves, but not four. The high A can be heard in the live cover of "The Number of the Beast" and certain live versions of "Lines in the Sand". The low G can be heard in "The Answer Lies Within", during the spoken part of "Home", one note of the Someone Like Him section of "Octavarium" and in the Winter Rose song "Nothing but the Best".

--Rock Soldier (talk) 23:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong again! He goes down to D2 on the solo song "In Too Deep"!

--Rock Soldier (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LaBrie in Maiden?

LaBrie was the first choice to replace Bruce Dickinson? UGH! I never heard of that before. I remember the final three were Andre Matos (Angra), Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen), and Blaze Bayley (Wolfsbane). Well, the Blaze era wasn't exactly successful for Maiden (not to say TXF and VXI weren't good albums), but it's sure a lot better than having LaBrie as the singer. Good thing he declined (if that's really true). Malmsteen Maiden 06:41, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- LaBrie is one of the best vocalists in the world.....yet I agree he wouldn't have been a great choice to replace Bruce. However, I do believe he would have been better than Bayley.<<Coburn_Pharr>> 11:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The source cited on here for this doesn't seem all that reliable and nowhere on that even does it say he was offered the spot and declined it. "James LaBrie was one of the candidates to replace Bruce Dickinson when he left Iron Maiden in 1993. (thanks, Tom - Trowbridge, England)" is all that it says.

As far as I remember, Steve Harris personally phoned JLB to invite him to Iron Maiden, but he declined, because he didn't want to part with Theater. Unfortunately, I don't remember the source of theat information... Wildead 15:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This was revealed exclusively in M.E.A.T. magazine, Issue #48 (March/April 1994), which I have right in from of me. Quote: "I was first in line to get the Iron Maiden gig. Steve Harris and the management would be at our gigs - in New York, in England - and it was pretty wild. The guys in my band are going, 'You know why these guys are out here? They're checking you out to be the new guy.' and I'm like 'right... sure!' Then our manager and our tour manager went out to dinner with Steve Harris and Merck Mercuriadis (Maiden management), and they suggested they wanted me." Long story short, James told them "I'm with the band I want to be with." End of story. "Then after that, a couple of the guys from Judas Priest showed up at some of our gigs in Europe. It's wild! Especially when you grew up listening to these band's music, and then you're meeting them, and suddenly you're under consideration for their singing jobs." Wolf2112 21:37, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think this must be included in the article. --ProgressiveAeternus ^(talk) 12:08, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citation needed for Octavarium influence?

For some reason, JLB's inspiration is labeled as needing a quote - without an audio sample it's hard to prove, yet Octavarium as a whole track is an homage to progressive rock and metal up to date, and anyone who has listened to the track closely can see the influence. Should the tag be removed? Stealth 23:22, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know about any audio sample, but the french web site www.metal-immortel.com interviewed JL and asked him about his favorites singers and his influence. Here's the link http://www.metal-immortel.com/dream_theater_interview.htm to the article (the fifth question). He named Freddie Mercury (Queen), Steve Perry (Journey), Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Matthew (Muse), Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath), Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and even the young Steven Tyler (Aerosmith). Zoury 21:25, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Training?

I have heard that LaBrie had been classically trained, that is, operatically. Is this true and if so, can we get a sourced add to the article? Also James LaBrie has trained with rock singer "Jamie Vandera." [User:ThuranX|ThuranX]] 03:55, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

It seems that someone finds it funny to call LaBrie "Lord" Kevin James LaBrie. I've removed these edits. Petska 20:34, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see they just struck again. LaBrie's a good vocalist, but I don't think he's quite worthy of a title... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.229.225.137 (talk) 15:33, 17 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

    Someone please change the picture back from the one of the shovels. Quiet noise. (talk) 03:44, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

:rolleyes:

Dream theater is NOT a christian band, therefore LaBrie is not a "Category:Performers of Christian music."

so i got rid of that faggotry24.139.30.154 22:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey User -I have always suspected LaBrie was the smartest and most interesting guy in Dream Theater, and I too was pleased to see that his profile says that he is no longer a Christian. HOWEVER. By using homophobic remarks like that you are not putting up an argument at all -in fact, you are singing the same song as that religion you dislike, which doesn't like homosexuals either. I've never met LaBrie, but from what I understand he is a really cool dude, and is much more mature than his bandmates. Please keep the low-class talk out of LaBrie's entry at least, because he is very classy. Teetotaler 24 June, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.68.22.207 (talk) 04:10, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Roswell Six

James made a few guest appearances on an album by Roswell Six that was released back in June. Someone should add this to the article in the proper format. He appears on three tracks. http://www.dreamtheater.net/news_labrie.php#roswellsix Source from Dream Theater's official site. 142.68.93.3 (talk) 19:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Instruments?

The page says that James LaBrie plays keyboards and drums. However, I didn't find any information on the internet that supports the info of him playing keyboards. Could somebody send me the reference link? CobCannon (talk) 08:04, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Personal Life?

Page says that he divorced his wife and came out as gay, and is in a relationship with an Argentine singer, but the singer's name has changed once or twice in an hour and the statement doesn't cite a source. I couldn't find anything, anyone else find anything?Passenger91 (talk) 17:14, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]