Ulasan: JAMES LABRIE Static Impulse LP

JAMES LABRIE Static Impulse LP. Beliau adalah vokalis DREAM THEATER
dan ini adalah album solo kedua beliau. Nak banding dengan DT, album
solo beliau lebih “metal” dan lebih “straight-forward” walaupun sekali
sekala terselitlah odd-tempo tu di satu dua tempat. Walaupun begitu,
pemuzik yang mengiringi semua hebat-hebat belaka. Antaranya drummer
Peter Wildoer (yang juga audition untuk Dream Theater masa Mike Portnoy
keluar itu hari).

Dibandingkan dengan ahli lain Dream Theater yang
juga punya projek solo/band, James punya projeklah yang paling heavy
(ok mungin Liquid Tension Experiment pun ada segmen yang heavy, tapi
bercampur aduk). Projek solo James, tidaklah menghampakan. Kiranya tak
rugi le beli LP ni bagi saya. CD sekali diberi percuma. A keeper to me.

“Static Impulse is the second solo album and fourth solo project by
Dream Theater lead singer James LaBrie released on September 28, 2010.
In late August 2010, LaBrie released two songs from the album titled
“One More Time” and “I Need You”.

This album features a more
melodic death metal approach while still keeping the progressive
elements from the previous albums. The album features screaming vocals
by drummer Peter Wildoer, while James LaBrie performs his usual clean
vocals. In addition to the screaming vocals, and clean vocals, the album
also feature backing vocals by keyboardist Matt Guillory making this
the first album to feature his voice. Guillory also sang on the demo
versions of all the album tracks.”

James LaBrie – lead vocals
Marco Sfogli – lead & rhythm guitars, programming, additional bass, mixing
Matt Guillory – keyboards, programming, background vocals, additional screams, Lead vocals on “Jekyll or Hyde (Demo)”
Ray Riendeau – bass
Peter Wildoer – drums, screaming vocals

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