Album
Elements Of Persuasion
2005 · Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Elements Of Persuasion is a Metal album by James LaBrie, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Elements of Persuasion is Dream Theater lead singer James LaBrie's third solo album, his first two being Keep It To Yourself and MullMuzzler 2, which were released under his band MullMuzzler. Elements of Persuasion was released on March 29, 2005. The album has since become a big hit among progressive metal fan. Unlike his previous solo work, this one is released under his name - as suggested by his publisher. He also hired some new musician, among others the new guitar virtuoso Marco Sfogli from Italy and Richard Chycki as sound engineer. All in all, the album is very much different from his previous solo work. He combines heavy metal with a sort of Dream Theater style to this mastered album. Personnel James LaBrie - vocals Marco Sfogli - guitars Matt Guillory - keyboards Bryan Beller - bass Mike Mangini - drums Track listing Crucify – 6:03 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: Guillory) Alone – 5:36 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: Guillory) Freak – 5:38 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry, Lyrics: LaBrie) Invisible – 5:42 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry, Lyrics: LaBrie) Lost – 3:41 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: Guillory) Undecided – 5:30 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry, Lyrics: LaBrie) Smashed – 5:31 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: LaBrie) Pretender – 5:36 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry, Lyrics: LaBrie) Slightly Out of Reach – 5:51 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: LaBrie) Oblivious – 5:20 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry, Lyrics: LaBrie) In Too Deep – 6:56 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: LaBrie) Drained – 5:14 (Music: Guillory/LaBrie, Lyrics: LaBrie) Confusion with Dream Theater's Octavarium Leading up to the release of Dream Theater's album Octavarium, Elements of Persuasion was labeled as a pre-release leak of Octavarium; some radio stations even played some songs off this album claiming them to be tracks from Octavarium. Also, the song "Undecided" is often confused with "Panic Attack", "Pretender" is often confused with "Never Enough", "Alone" is often confused with "The Answer Lies Within", "Freak" is often confused with "These Wall," "Drained" is often confused with "Octavarium", "Oblivious" is often confused with "Sacrificed Sons", "Invisible" is often confused with "I Walk Beside You", and "Crucify" is often confused with "The Root of all Evil". In fact, limewire is the primary and ongoing source of this confusion by causing users to mistake many of these songs for work of Dream Theater. .
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Tracklist
- 1Crucify6:01
- 2Alone5:37
- 3Freaks5:29
- 4Invisible5:37
- 5Lost3:41
- 6Undecided5:31
- 7Smashed5:34
- 8Pretender5:33
- 9Slightly Out of Reach6:11
- 10Oblivious5:23
- 11In Too Deep6:56
- 12Drained5:10
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Progressive Metal
- dense
- intense
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bryan BellerBASS BASS GUITAR
- James LaBrieLEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Marco SfogliLEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR , LEAD GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Matt GuilloryKEYBOARDS , PIANO, GUITAR KEYBOARDS, GUITAR KEYBOARDS, PIANO, GUITAR
- Mike ManginiDRUM DRUMS
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