AppetiteForGnR Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Best nu-Era Paradise Cty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) THE damn best version of Paradise city : Edited June 9, 2012 by tranconneuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 That 2010 voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broskirose Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 2010 was the bee's knees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFjRQp2sxdUOh Bumblefoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eu4ic Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 If there was still such a thing as MTV, GNR could release this exact video and it could be #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) That Catcher is amazing. That song can actually work live when stripped down.Best NR since the 90s: Edited June 10, 2012 by ItsSuchACrimeUKnowItsJAKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Indeed 2010 golden voice will be missed always... To me this is what we'll probably never hear again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eu4ic Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) This is also compulsory listening for the 2010 aficionados. Skip to 1:00. Axl's vocals gives me chills. Like having an old friend back! Fucking love him. He was in the zone. Definition of kicking ass. I hope to see him let loose like this again. Edited June 10, 2012 by Eu4ic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Mercury's Ghost Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Went to all the Aussie shows in 2010 and Axl was on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblecool Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 What a voice.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Just makes you wonder why he was on fire in 2010 (of all years), and he's lost it since then again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Jesus Christ, he sounded awesome in that first video. Most of these videos in fact, I don't think I'd appreciated quite how amazing he was in 2010 (despite seeing them twice then) until I re-evaluated those videos in comparison to the vocals on the current tour.I guess what we all would really like to know is whether or not Axl can do that again, whether the current vocals are just a rut he's in, or if it's all downhill from here. I mean, a lot of people felt that he was vocally done in 2001-02 and then he came roaring out of nowhere with some of his strongest live performances in '06-'10 so there is a possibility that he could get back up to that standard. For the record, I don't think he's necessarily doing badly on the current tour, it's a definite improvement from 2011 when there was obviously the extended bronchitis fucking the whole thing up, and he's definitely capable of putting in the rasp at some points during the show, but it's a definite step down from the videos in this thread.What do people think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I'll post some Australian 2010 videos later which is when Axls voice was at it's absolute best in 2010 cause it was at the end of the year.I still have high hopes he will get back to sounding like how he did a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Mercury's Ghost Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianGNR Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Don't know WTF happened, but the 2012 tour is way weaker than 2010's.Listen and watch those perfomances: voice and stage perfomance, stage layout... you can't compare. 2010 >>>>>>>>>>>> 2011/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 wow, in 2010 they made some really good cameras that could capture the raspy voice, damn those 2011/2012 models that make axl's voice sound so bad.now seriously, great videos. axl was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finck6 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Just makes you wonder why he was on fire in 2010 (of all years), and he's lost it since then again.axl's lost the magic chops? it might be cause of chronic bronchitis which is affecting vocals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) wow, in 2010 they made some really good cameras that could capture the raspy voice, damn those 2011/2012 models that make axl's voice sound so bad.now seriously, great videos. axl was great.It is understandable how those who are seeing GNR for the first time (and have little knowledge of Axl's performances in 2010) can see how the guy sounds great lately. But anyone who posts here regularly makes little sense in arguing that he sounds as good now as he did back then. There is just no comparison between what Axl's been passing off for vocals since Rio of last year and how he was sounding two years ago. I think the biggest difference is in 2010, Axl sounded like Axl that we heard back in the 80s and 90s and and most recordings. The power, the grittiness, the shrieks, all the characteristics that we closely associate with the Axl sound. Now he just sounds like he's trying to sound like his former self. Anyone still arguing he sounds great needs to return to this thread and listen to reality. I saw GNR back in Hamilton in 2011 and it was a completely different vocal performance than what I heard in 2010 in the same venue. That's not based on youtube videos, that's based on actually being there. Some like to argue that it was bronchitis, but that's bullshit. If that were the case, then why does he still sound weak and squeaky throughout most concerts, even the most recent ones in England and France? Performances will always sound better in person; it's recorded video that will truly demonstrate the quality of a given performance as it cuts out the low and high end that can compensate for many things. The elevated excitement, decibel levels, and crowd energy that you get a concert will absolutely distort the performance's true measure.I'll be forever grateful that I was able to hear Axl sound his iconic self one more time. My hope is we'll hear it again some time soon. Cheers,Andrew Edited June 10, 2012 by downzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finck6 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) wow, in 2010 they made some really good cameras that could capture the raspy voice, damn those 2011/2012 models that make axl's voice sound so bad.now seriously, great videos. axl was great.It is understandable how those who are seeing GNR for the first time (and have little knowledge of Axl's performances in 2010) can see how the guy sounds great lately. But anyone who posts here regularly makes little sense in arguing that he sounds as good now as he did back then. There is just no comparison between what Axl's been passing off for vocals since Rio of last year and how he was sounding two years ago. I think the biggest difference is in 2010, Axl sounded like Axl that we heard back in the 80s and 90s and and most recordings. The power, the grittiness, the shrieks, all the characteristics that we closely associate with the Axl sound. Now he just sounds like he's trying to sound like his former self. Anyone still arguing he sounds great needs to return to this thread and listen to reality. I saw GNR back in Hamilton in 2011 and it was a completely different vocal performance than what I heard in 2010 in the same venue. That's not based on youtube videos, that's based on actually being there. Some like to argue that it was bronchitis, but that's bullshit. If that were the case, then why does he still sound weak and squeaky throughout most concerts, even the most recent ones in England and France? Performances will always sound better in person; it's recorded video that will truly demonstrate the quality of a given performance as it cuts out the low and high end that can compensate for many things. The excitement, decibel levels, and crowd energy will help distort the performance's true measure.I'll be forever grateful that I was able to hear Axl sound his iconic self one more time. My hope is we'll hear it again some time soon. Cheers,Andrewaxl's been struggling since the latest rio cause something is wrong with his voice. could be bronchitis. something medical. a medicall problem which is hurting vocal chords and throat Edited June 10, 2012 by finck6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) axl's been struggling since the latest rio cause something is wrong with his voice. could be bronchitis. something medical. a medicall problem which is hurting vocal chords and throatI do think it's a medical issue, but I have my doubts it's bronchitis. Unless it's chronic bronchitis (which is fairly rare), it would have cleared up by now. Moreover, unless Axl's guzzling cough suppressants before hitting the stage, he'd be coughing all through the show with either acute or chronic bronchitis. Whatever he was suffering from in 2000-2002 is my guess as to what's affecting his voice since September of last year. It's definitely something that affects his high-range as mid-range is still capable of sounding like the Axl we heard in 2010.Cheers,Andrew Edited June 10, 2012 by downzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblerose Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Sydney and london were the best 2 concerts of 2010!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finck6 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 axl's been struggling since the latest rio cause something is wrong with his voice. could be bronchitis. something medical. a medicall problem which is hurting vocal chords and throatI do think it's a medical issue, but I have my doubts it's bronchitis. Unless it's chronic bronchitis (which is fairly rare), it would have cleared up by now. Moreover, unless Axl's guzzling cough suppressants before hitting the stage, he'd be coughing all through the show with either acute or chronic bronchitis. Whatever he was suffering from in 2000-2002 is my guess as to what's affecting his voice since September of last year. It's definitely something that affects his high-range as mid-range is still capable of sounding like the Axl we heard in 2010.Cheers,Andrewwhat medical issue do you think it is? something is causing axl 2 struggle lately live. on easy songs 2 sing like estranged, axl sounds fine. but on harder songs 2 sing like TIL, axl struggles. it's not mickey mouse. it's something else. a medical issue. what do you think it is? if it is a medical issue, maybe axl should take a break and spend time at a clinic until his voice is fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I think Sydney 2010 takes the cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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