YTSEJAM Digest 6619 Today's Topics: 1) QR/DT boots by "Dan Costello" 2) Las Vegas Show by "Todd O. Klindt" 3) Re: James on the FII Tour by Scott Hansen 4) Re: James on the FII Tour by "Nicole R. Stachowicz" 5) James by =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ernesto_L=F3pez 6) James's vocals on 'Images and Words' by "Dominic H. Kallas" 7) RE: James's vocals on 'Images and Words' by Niall Connaughton 8) RE: James by "Alexis Ramos" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 10:46:33 -0400 From: "Dan Costello" To: Subject: QR/DT boots Message-ID: Anybody know of any boots floating around of the current tour? -Dan. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 10:26:30 -0500 From: "Todd O. Klindt" To: Subject: Las Vegas Show Message-ID: I was at the Las Vegas show, it was awesome. I had seen discussion here that Mark Zonder was not touring with Fates. When they were in Vegas, the drummer was the same guy I'd seen with them a couple of years ago when I saw them in St. Paul. I had always assumed he was Zonder. If that's not Zonder, who is he? tk Todd O. Klindt email_address_removed "Remember, the government doesn't create one dollar. When you get a dollar, that means the government took it from someone else." -Governor Jesse Ventura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:59:45 -0700 From: Scott Hansen To: Subject: Re: James on the FII Tour Message-ID: In a mind-blowing e-mail sent on the extremely historic date of 8/10/03 7:20 AM, Damon Fibraio thusly spaketh: > Well, see, here's the thing. I have heard b oots from the images tour and > awake tour and it seemed like he was hitting notes solidly. Then FII came > around and he seemed to have lost a lot of his high end. On the sfam tour, > eh seems to have figured out how to get around singing most of the night > and it seems like he is getting even better on the 6doit tour. > Let's hope > he improves even more on the next tour. Well, if this last tour is any evidence, then improvement *will* happen - he was even in better form than I've ever seen him at the two shows I attended on this tour (NY and Seattle). Part of this is no doubt due to the sets being shorter, but part of this is certainly due to James taking better care of himself - he's obviously lost weight and in speaking to him after the NY show, I found he's studying singing again, tho not with Rosemary Burns (or whoever the lady he studied with for 4 years). > The unfortunate fact is that James > will probably never be able to sing the I&W material like he used to. As > you get older, the voice can't take that kind of punishment night after > night and the guy are not getting any younger. I'm glad he won't be able to sing I&W material like he used to - back in 1993 he didn't have control over his voice in the live setting like he does today - compare boots from this tour and the tour 10 years ago and you'll see what I'm saying! That said, I know what you're saying, but I must say tho that James *is* hitting notes I've *never* heard him hit live - specifically on UaGM, as he normally would cheat on some of those high notes. Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:16:11 -0700 From: "Nicole R. Stachowicz" To: Subject: Re: James on the FII Tour Message-ID: <001001c35f7c$3ee45280$0401a8c0@NicoleRene> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dominic H. Kallas" > > (Thanks again, Nicole Stachowicz, for the 100 > mph drive back to Boston!) Although I do drive like a maniac (ask anyone, especially my mother), I don't think I can take credit for that one. I've never seen DT in Boston. The only time I've seen them in the northeast is NYC, and I didn't have a car on that trip. Although JonP and NickG took me on a wild ride in Boston in Oct. '98... but that was another trip entirely. ;) -Nicole/Kirby ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:28:27 -0400 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ernesto_L=F3pez To: Subject: James Message-ID: <001401c35f7e$059b55d0$0100a8c0@amd1800> Remember, that James had huge issues with his vocal chords from extreme vomiting (something to do with eating bad food), he almost had to stop singing because of that, that happened several years ago (many to remember), so yes he has improved with time, recovering his voice and improving as time goes on and on.Besides, can you imagine DT without James??? I can't for sure! Can anyone get more data regarding this info? Thanks! ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:20:25 -0400 (EDT) From: "Dominic H. Kallas" To: The ytsejam mailing list Subject: James's vocals on 'Images and Words' Message-ID: First of all, thank you to those of you who have read and replied to my post about James on the FII tour. I have some questions relating to what Damon wrote: "The unfortunate fact is that James will probably never be able to sing the I&W material like he used to. As you get older, the voice can't take that kind of punishment night after night and the guy are not getting any younger." While I can see Damon's point, especially since it reminds me that other male rock vocalists do not/ can not sing as high as they used to (Geddy Lee, Geoff Tate), I was wondering: 1. Were those vocals on 'Images and Words' higher than they needed to be? Could he have sung those songs an octave lower? Or should the songs have been written in a different key? 2. Do you think that James was practicing good vocal technique when he originally sang those songs? I know James is a trained vocalist, but I am wondering if he did indeed sing in a way that did not damage his vocal cords. Also, do you think in the 10+ years since I&W, do you think his approach to vocals changed at all (and, if so, for the best?) These questions may seem blasphemous who hold I&W in such high esteem, but they are important in figuring out why James is singing differently now, especially if it's to address any flaws in the original approach to the songs. Electronically, Dom ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:12:23 +1000 From: Niall Connaughton To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: RE: James's vocals on 'Images and Words' Message-ID: Just along the lines of James' voice deteriorating over the years... do they let you smoke in clubs in the US? I would imagine over a decade of singing in smoke filled clubs might do some damage to your voice... Niall > -----Original Message----- > From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com]On Behalf Of > Dominic H. Kallas > Sent: Monday, 11 August 2003 12:16 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: James's vocals on 'Images and Words' > > > First of all, thank you to those of you who have read and replied to my > post about James on the FII tour. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:23:19 -0400 From: "Alexis Ramos" To: Subject: RE: James Message-ID: I have a bootleg from the FII tour (the one from Den Bosch, which was recorded and sold here on the jam by some guy whose name I forgot) and James was excellent that night. I saw DT in NYC on the first Roseland show, and James was spot on again. He will always have good nights and bad nights on each tour, although the frequency of the bad nights can indeed be diminished, I think. Actually, why does James' voice crack? Is it something physiological about his throat or is it something about technique that he should be able to control? I'm sure it's not the lines he's singing, because I've heard his voice crack on high notes, low notes, you name it. ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6619 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === More information at: http://www.dreamt.org/local/ytsejam.php === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===