┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + James LaBrie - Impermanent Resonance + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-10-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.jameslabrie.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : James LaBrie Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Impermanent Resonance Label : InsideOut ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For those of you who don't know who this guy is, ║ │ │║ he's basically the lead singer of one of the ║ │ │║ biggest unheard of bands on the planet. Now, I ║ │ │║ know that is a paradox, but let me explain. ║ │ │║ Dream Theater, in the prog world, are one of the ║ │ │║ biggest bands in history, but in the mainstream ║ │ │║ world, they are barely anything. They got ║ │ │║ nominated for a Grammy last year, and even then ║ │ │║ people where wondering who these guys were! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The best way I can describe James' solo career ║ │ │║ is much like Bruce Dickinson's solo career. It ║ │ │║ is very odd to learn, but yes, these two do have ║ │ │║ solo careers, even though they are the voices of ║ │ │║ 2 of the biggest metal bands on the planet. But ║ │ │║ instead of basically doing what their respective ║ │ │║ bands are doing, they bring something a little ║ │ │║ bit different to the table. I was shocked to ║ │ │║ read the linear notes of the album and discover ║ │ │║ that in fact a lot of the songs were not even ║ │ │║ written by James himself, and instead most of ║ │ │║ the songs were written by writing partner Matt ║ │ │║ Guillory. I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, ║ │ │║ but either way I'm not too phased by it, because ║ │ │║ it doesn't take away the impact of the material. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Now, musically James has now been able to create ║ │ │║ a new sound and a staple for himself. The last ║ │ │║ album "Static Impulse" did flirt with melodic ║ │ │║ death metal ideas and bringing in death growls ║ │ │║ from Peter Wildoer did give the album a certain ║ │ │║ flair, but on this album those ideas have been ║ │ │║ melded with a bigger focus on songwriting, ║ │ │║ giving the album a more pop laced feeling. I ║ │ │║ mean it, the best way to really describe this ║ │ │║ album is a weird hybrid of Soilwork and One ║ │ │║ Direction. The albums lead single "Agony" is one ║ │ │║ of the main highlights. Whenever this got ║ │ │║ released, I was so surprised at how much I liked ║ │ │║ this song. Having not read the lyrics to the ║ │ │║ song, I was just enjoying it for the catchy ║ │ │║ moments, but after getting the album and having ║ │ │║ a read...yea...pretty dark stuff (it's about ║ │ │║ domestic abuse by the way). On the other hand, ║ │ │║ "Back On The Ground" could easily be a One ║ │ │║ Direction song. I really mean it, this song is ║ │ │║ so poppy and catchy that James & Matt could have ║ │ │║ easily sold this off to Simon Cowell. The guitar ║ │ │║ sound is surprisingly heavy as well, which does ║ │ │║ make the song a little bit more enjoyable. A ║ │ │║ great and diverse vocal performance from James ║ │ │║ too. "Destined To Burn" is probably the best ║ │ │║ lyrical moment on the album. A song about ║ │ │║ racism...yea sometimes this can either be ║ │ │║ alright, terrible or just very cheesy ("Ebony & ║ │ │║ Ivory" comes to mind). It is pulled off very ║ │ │║ well and has some great riffs and melodies ║ │ │║ throughout. "Say You're Still Mine" is also ║ │ │║ another great pop meets metal collaboration. A ║ │ │║ brilliant uplifting chorus and total cheese. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I recommend getting the Digipack version because ║ │ │║ there are two bonus tracks "Unraveling" and ║ │ │║ "Why", and they are great songs that could have ║ │ │║ even been on the album and wouldn't have ║ │ │║ affected it in any way. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In conclusion, this is definitely James' ║ │ │║ strongest solo effort to date. With some of his ║ │ │║ most memorable tracks and some of the catchiest ║ │ │║ songs I've heard in metal for a long time, this ║ │ │║ really is going to challenge a lot of what is to ║ │ │║ come on the new Dream Theater album. Brilliant ║ │ │║ album with some timeless classics in my opinion. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Agony [04:22] │ │ 02 - Undertow [04:03] │ │ 03 - Slight Of Hand [05:21] │ │ 04 - Back On The Ground [04:05] │ │ 05 - I Got You [03:46] │ │ 06 - Holding On [04:53] │ │ 07 - Lost In The Fire [03:53] │ │ 08 - Letting Go [04:18] │ │ 09 - Destined To Burn [04:01] │ │ 10 - Say You're Still Mine [03:33] │ │ 11 - Amnesia [03:44] │ │ 12 - I Will Not Break [03:50] │ │ 13 - Unraveling (Bonus Track) [03:31] │ │ 14 - Why (Bonus Track) [03:48] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [57:08 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘