Rocktopia: James LaBrie - 'Static Impulse' - CD Review

A Fireworks Magazine / Rocktopia album review by Phil Ashcroft: In the recent down time from Dream Theater while drummer Mike Portnoy was away resurrecting Transatlantic and playing with Avenged Sevenfold, DT vocalist James LaBrie has been busy recording ‘Static Impulse’, his 4th solo album if you count two under the Mullmuzzler moniker, and his first since ‘Elements Of Persuasion’ back in 2005. Yet again his writing partner is ex-Dali’s Dilemma keyboard player Matt Guillory and he’s also retained the services of the excellent Marco Sfogli on guitar, but this time out the bass duties are handled by former Halford man Ray Riendeau and LaBrie’s new drummer is Peter Wildoer. http://ping.fm/6GA7h