Elements of Persuasion

Infobox Album |
Name = Elements Of Persuasion
Type = Album
Artist = James LaBrie


Released = March 29 2005
Recorded = 2004-2005
Reviews =
Genre = Heavy Metal
Progressive Metal
Length = 66:38
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfexqqsldae link]
Last album = "MullMuzzler 2"
(2001)
This album = "Elements of Persuasion"
(2005)
Next album =

"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 fansFact|date=December 2007.

Unlike his previous solo works, this one is released under his name - as suggested by his publisher. He also hired some new musicians, among others the new guitar virtuoso Marco Sfogli from Italy and Richard Chycki as sound engineer, resulting in a different sound. Despite the changes, the album is still based on the same formula used on the past two albums, although with a much heavier sound.

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 Walls," "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.

External links

* [http://www.jameslabrie.com/ James LaBrie official web site]