Is Dale Thompson overexposed?

First of all, this isn't a crytic to Dale Thompson and his talent and any other musician envolved in any project...

In 2021 between solo albuns, Bride and other projects, Dale release (at least) 12 albuns, 1 for each month! If we think that Tim 'Ripper' Owens as a busy man, sure that Dale pass him...

But is this all valid? This overexposure brings a good marketing to him and his projects or just make people thinking "eh, just another band/project with Dale again..."?

What are your thoughts on this question? I would like to know my friends ...

The List of 2021 releases with Dale Thompson:

1) Bride - Here Is Your God
2) Bride - Bluegrass Gospel
3) Bride - Christmass 
4) Dale Thompson And The Boon Dogs
5) Perpetual Paranoia - Hell Fest
6) Iron 501 - Sgt. Reckless
7) Dominous Meus - DMII
8 - The Thomas Thompson Earth Project - Systematic Brain Drain
9) Swingle & Thompson - Firestorm
10) Haunted No More - II
11) Sovereign Cross - Bow To The Light
12) Dabster Gentlemen - The Sun Is Up

He is getting some great marketing this way, but he is overdoing it.  While I have bought a lot of these projects, I am pulling back and just getting what is doe incredibly well.

Wow, I knew he was involved in a lot of stuff but had no idea he was featured on 12 albums being released in one year.

Maybe he's trying to set a record?

Anyone who puts out a ton of music in a short amount of time I question how hard they are working on the actual songwriting, arranging, and editing.

Music is a competition for people's time and ears. It's not a race to see who can upload the most music to Spotify.

Staybrite wrote:Wow, I knew he was involved in a lot of stuff but had no idea he was featured on 12 albums being released in one year.

Maybe he's trying to set a record?

He is way ahead everyone that I know hahaha

alldatndensum wrote:He is getting some great marketing this way, but he is overdoing it.  While I a e bought a lot of these projects, I am pulling back and just getting what is doe incredibly well.

From this last batch of releases, the only that I would buy is the bluegrass album, I loved the 'singles', but sadly the import and shipping to Brazil are really hight, so I'll pass this time...

Dale Thompson is a very skillful singer and adept, he is a very professional artist
 and relibly and speedy working on his projects.

 He is delivering in a very short time lot of exeptional vocals. He is first of all a very gifted singer, that is all I can say.

The projects he is in all seem to run together for me and sound alot alike except for the bluegrass one

mothy wrote:The projects he is in all seem to run together for me and sound alot alike except for the bluegrass one

To be honest, from this 12 cd list, I only listen singles and snippet for half of the releases... all good stuff but nothing "wow, this is blowing my mind" unless, the bluegrass album that is really awesome (but with a poor quality cover art)

Temple of Blood wrote:Anyone who puts out a ton of music in a short amount of time I question how hard they are working on the actual songwriting, arranging, and editing.

I get the impression he's a hired gun for most of the projects and not heavily involved in songwriting and production.  Like a session musician who happens to be a lead vocalist.  Having a "big name" does increase visibility for these otherwise obscure acts.

To echo what others have said, yes, the ones I have mostly sound the same to me.  For most of them if you played it for me without context and told me it was the new Bride CD I wouldn't question it.  Most of it isn't bad but nothing really *pops* either.

eatbugs wrote:I get the impression he's a hired gun for most of the projects and not heavily involved in songwriting and production.  Like a session musician who happens to be a lead vocalist.  Having a "big name" does increase visibility for these otherwise obscure acts.

To be fair, this is the true, Dale always says and offers his voice as singer for a reasonable price...

eatbugs wrote:
To echo what others have said, yes, the ones I have mostly sound the same to me.  For most of them if you played it for me without context and told me it was the new Bride CD I wouldn't question it.  Most of it isn't bad but nothing really *pops* either.

The majority of times happens the same to me...

Yes. Overexposed and under produced.

I have thought the same for a long time.  I've even made jokes here about it.  
I try to see it from his point of view, i.e. this is his paid work.   
And from the band's / project's point of view, having Dale involved raises their exposure.   

But...most of it ends up sounding the same and not much stands out.  I do like the new Perpetual Paranoia album "Hell Fest" though, but more for the crunchy, heavy guitars.  I also like some of The Thomas Thompson Earth Project material.  
Haven't heard the bluegrass stuff yet, but I will check that out since it seems to be getting good reviews here.

First off, he sounds like he's straining too much of the time. Second, most of the work is mediocre. If it wasn't Dale I wouldn't get past one song on most of it but I keep hoping he'll release one that's quality.

Black Rider wrote:First off, he sounds like he's straining too much of the time. Second, most of the work is mediocre. If it wasn't Dale I wouldn't get past one song on most of it but I keep hoping he'll release one that's quality.

This is a point that I have thinked a lot... If Dale isn't a part of this amount of projects, would anyone pay attention to those bands?

LexMetalis wrote:

Black Rider wrote:First off, he sounds like he's straining too much of the time. Second, most of the work is mediocre. If it wasn't Dale I wouldn't get past one song on most of it but I keep hoping he'll release one that's quality.

This is a point that I have thinked a lot... If Dale isn't a part of this amount of projects, would anyone pay attention to those bands?

Right now, Im the opposite, if I see hes apart of anything other then Bride I ignore.

Constantine wrote:
... I do like the new Perpetual Paranoia album "Hell Fest" though.

For personal reasons, this album gave me a lot of headaches, haha

Dale is getting older now and the wheel of time is not slowing down for any man.  He's proven himself as a force to be reckoned with and a producer of great albums, and what happens really, that I can see, is that after a while of something having proved itself, it then becomes a brand name and because of that name, it can sell whatever it likes- Metallica anyone...

Dug Pinnick, now in his seventies, does a whole bunch of projects.  As you get older, two things happen- urgency kicks in or you sit around and get fat.   Or both

Hope the man is rich and living well.  You go Dale!

I think he’s been marketed like some kind of Christian Axl Rose since Snakes in the Playground.

zelote wrote:
And for the last Christmas and Blue grass, I ordered both, but I live in South America and send my CD to USA and have to wait patiently till some relative come to my country with my CD.

where from S.A. are you?

Never really cared for his vocals. I've only purchased the first 4 bride albums and never listen to them.

On this topic, it's like Rob Rock with Angelica, Joshua, Rob Rock Warrior, Driver, Axel Rudi Pell, Impellitteri, etc. Rob Rock has a voice for melodic metal so all the bands he has done vocals for generally have a similar style. Rob as a person has a certain way of singing with similar melodies, inflections and as such his personality and style have a major effect on the overall sound. As a result a lot of the material sounds really similar though the musicians are totally different and top notch. It's inevitable. Dale is the same.

For me, I like Rob's vocals and the style of the bands he's been with. In his case, I own much of that material. Dale just isn't my thing. More power to both of them.

As for the bands Dale has done studio work for, maybe the exposure they get from having a well known, world-class vocalist on their project will help them get a more permanent vocalist interested?

LexMetalis, I am from Peru.