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In my opinion, he is one of the grrrrreatest voices in the entire history of rock. So, when I see this album here by James LaBrie, who has this voice that's always the same, even though it's the voice of perhaps the most technical band in rock history, Dream Theater, but, this James LaBrie, he's done this new album, he's already done others, collaborations left and right... he always sings the same: with this melodic vibrato; he should have been singing "Lisa dagli occhi blu", right?! - LIIIISA DAGLI OCCHI BLUUUU... SENZA LE TRECCE LA STESSA NON SEI PIU' - Mario Tessuto, right?! You know what I mean, don't you?! That's his nature! Then, when he expands, he expands, but... it's chicken-like, GET IT?!
And he's done this last album on his own. I call him James "the whiner" now. "Elements of Persuasions"... this album that I consider indecent, ESPECIALLY FOR ONE... WHO'S AT THE H-E-A-D
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OF ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN'T AFFORD A SOLO ALBUM LIKE THIS. YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT!!! DO YOU GET IT?!
Tracklist and Lyrics
12 Drained (05:10)
The air's so thick
It blurs my vision
I can't think straight
In this condition
This dim lit hall
Is stretching further
Not knowing
What I might discover
Through a door half open
A painted light bulb swings
Casting someones shadow
Reaching towards me
Something draws me here
Not sure
Feeling Drained
Still I am curious
Haunts me
Taunts me
Now I start to Gravitate
Remain composed
I hear some laughter
The darkness in me
Moving faster
A handle turned
A door is opened
Ashtrays
Cigarettes still smoking
And there again before me
The painted light bulb swings
And see I cast the shadow
The one I saw moving
Cannot catch my breath
Can't cope
His face turns toward me
Can't be
Not me
The man in the mirror
It's all too clear
As I stood there
Acknowledged him
In reflective glare
I don't quite understand
Why any of this
Is who I am
I'm damned cause I doubt
It's part of me
Trick of the mind
Schizo you see
It's like awakening
I'm in
Someone elses skin
Molds me
Holds me
Controlled
Left me Drained and empty
Transformed
Shifting
I peer inside
Like quicksand
You pulled me
Down deeper
All twisted inside of me
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By Macabro
The stubborn search for extremely different sounds is too evident: it ranges from nu-metal to electronic music, even including scratches that frankly could have been easily avoided.
What raises this album is LaBrie’s great performance, confirming him as one of the greatest singers on the planet.
By Matt7
You might notice it from the opener "Crucify" which seems entirely like the intro of "A Change of Seasons."
Marco Sfogli is also a rather sore point in the entire work: technically impeccable but truly useless from a creative standpoint.
