Tommypetrucci

Time and time again I tell people my favourite band is Dream Theater and time and time again I have to defend James La Brie (who I love).

I was just wondering if there are other bands that people enjoy listening to but wince whenever the singing begins. For me it would have to be Opeth as I love their music but hate the death metal vocals

Decus Officium Fortitudo

any of the growling/ screaming metal bands

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tkpb938

I would quite literally be in love with Genghis Tron if the lead singer would use melody at times... Of course the screaming is part of what makes them good, but a little harmony here and there would be nice.

Urban Hat€monger ?

You're right about Dream Theater. I'd quite like them if they had a different singer









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and keyboard player.

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under

John Petrucci really isn't that bad. they could do with a change though maybe in sound. but he's the reason why most people go to see Dream Theater in the first place. If they changed that, they wouldn't be so..."original"

bassist324

I think that I'd have to say that I'd probably love Spiral Architect if they had a different vocalist, perhaps someone with more control over their voice. Same problem some have with Dream Theater, phenomonal instrumentalists with a rather underwhelming vocalists that can easily get on your nerves. Also, if you don't like Dream Theater because of the emphasis on the players and they're soloing and complexity, you might want to stay away from Spiral Architect as they focus on complexity over song quality much more than Dream Theater, it was aimed at a very specific crowd.

Zer0

Probably Muse. I like their music but Matt Bellamy's voice irritates the hell out of me

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rockaholic93

idk what you guys are saying, DT RULES!!

I think i would like Coheed and Cambria more if they had a different singer

Same with Arch Enemy

cardboard adolescent

flaming lips

only one i can come up with off the top of my head

oh: and dream theatre without a vocalist is basically lte so just tell em to listen to that

Seltzer

In all fairness, John Myung is an excellent bassist and doesn't actually overplay... but I'll give the rest to you.


LTE seems to be less wanky than DT for some reason... maybe it's because of Tony Levin's presence? In fact I actually like LTE.

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