Pedrolg Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Axl sounds good now, and will improve. Might even reach forgotten heights. Still, his current level is quite acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 2 hours ago, GNRFan53 said: Only complaints I have are the vocals during the songs: November Rain Paradise City Sweet Child Everything else is pure fire, and I can sense a new energy from Axl. Great to see. I also believe his voice will become stronger as we progress through the tour. Add YCBM in there, I give him a pass on paradise city bc it seems he's trying to add some lower raspier vocals there but YCBM and first part of RQ he's not even trying to change it up, he's singing that way on purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 speaking as someone who saw GNR in91,92,93 it's really sad how his vocals have deteriorated to this level. I never got into the nu guns so i didn't know how bad he got, lots of people are saying his voice is the 'best it's been for years' truly amazes and saddens me.I don't mean to be nasty but it is a shock.Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bched Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) So happy with his voice this year thus far! he's not in his 20's but screw that scapegoat argument... That aside he sounds spot-on on most songs. i thought the proshot coachella vids were really beneficial to people having faith in the quality of this era. i know nov rain has gotten some shit in regards to vocals but the coachella feed was def one of the best in years. He had a decent amount of gravel on the verses and the ending high wail on the outro was more reminiscent of the album recording than I've ever heard! no one can deny nightrain sounded just as good now if not better than many of their prime year performances. Edited April 18, 2016 by bched 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, bched said: no one can deny nightrain sounded just as good now if not better than many of their prime year performances. i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bched Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Just now, janrichmond said: i can I said many - not all. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, bched said: I said many - not all. ? You actually said no one.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koldweather Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, janrichmond said: i can Oh wow..I mean some songs are definately not in that league and pale compared to prime vocals...but that Nightrain is amazing, he power and full blown rasp. HOW can that not be impressive to you. I mean was you expecting to sound like he has severe throat damage at his age? Impossible to please some people! If he puts power and effort into it, thats good enough. If you expect that raging banshee scream...ive heard there are some good bootlegs from 1991... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epson Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If only Nightrain was as popular as NR they would have streamed it instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bched Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Being a young and attractive guy is a very forgiving factor for both males and females of all sexual orientations. There is obviously a massive sense of nostalgia and love for the bygone era, which as much as people try to act uneffected by nostalgia, they are -- even if they don't want to admit it. That being said -- Some of the best performances of this era do ABSOLUTELY stand up to some of the prime era performances. Saying otherwise is denying the quality of this era because of some other bias. Edited April 18, 2016 by bched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin82 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Axl sounds great better than i thought liking this setlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bched Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 SIDENOTE: im day drinking at a strip club and the dancer put on 10 straight ac/dc songs and I hear some sheeple at the end of the bar saying the stereotypical ignorant bar room talking points. 1) "my asshole can sing better than axl rose" 2) "he's an asshole. More like Asshole rose!" on the positive side... Axl is back in the modern American lexicon. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 25 minutes ago, janrichmond said: speaking as someone who saw GNR in91,92,93 it's really sad how his vocals have deteriorated to this level. I never got into the nu guns so i didn't know how bad he got, lots of people are saying his voice is the 'best it's been for years' truly amazes and saddens me.I don't mean to be nasty but it is a shock.Sorry. Just a silly thing to say. You can't compare him to how he was over 20 years ago. Aging takes a toll on everyone. Just be happy that he's healthy and is in good shape to still be able to tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexAxl Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Axl obviously was working out and for sure had tons of vocal practice and once big tour in summer starts he will be better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bched Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) I just wanna know what he did in 2010 . He should do that again! Probably my fav vocal year. Also COMA was top notch!! Edited April 18, 2016 by bched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Guns n' Fucking Roses .....nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lassie Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Axl has a good voice these days, and glad to see it, he has a few songs. he is still having a little trouble with, but damn many are awesome too. He is on fire here Axl :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoNobodyToldYaBaby Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The 2010 thing still bugs me!! i mean he was 48 then! Is 54 really that much different than 48? Especially considering how bad he was in 2001/2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity_lost Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Axl sounds great. He sounds amazing. But he is no where near his prime. That is why we call it prime. He was in peak condition and couldn't get any better. In his prime he was a 15 on the scale of 1-10. It is hard to compete with that. That is not to take anything away from what he is doing today because he is still great. In fact, I don't see a point in wistfully wishing for the old days, because, you know, they were the old days and unless you've got a time machine they will stay the old days. Things change and there is no going back. I will just completely enjoy what I am getting because, to me, it is amazing as it is. (Not to say it can't improve, nothing is perfect and everything can be improved on.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lassie Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 14 minutes ago, sanity_lost said: Axl sounds great. He sounds amazing. But he is no where near his prime. That is why we call it prime. He was in peak condition and couldn't get any better. In his prime he was a 15 on the scale of 1-10. It is hard to compete with that. That is not to take anything away from what he is doing today because he is still great. In fact, I don't see a point in wistfully wishing for the old days, because, you know, they were the old days and unless you've got a time machine they will stay the old days. Things change and there is no going back. I will just completely enjoy what I am getting because, to me, it is amazing as it is. (Not to say it can't improve, nothing is perfect and everything can be improved on.) True, nothing remains the same, we all change with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 50 minutes ago, lassie said: Axl has a good voice these days, and glad to see it, he has a few songs. he is still having a little trouble with, but damn many are awesome too. He is on fire here Axl :-) Sebastian is such a funny guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofnazareth Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Axl was a smoker when he was in his prime..maybe it made his voice sound better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comboguns Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I think Axl should try to sing in a different way the songs he sings with mickey voice, lol like sweet child o mine, he could try to use the voice he use in patience or it so easy, but keep the screams and some high notes here and there. the same goes for paradise city, in the begining he sings soooo mickey mouse, he could say "sing it" and let the crownd sing somes parts of the intro , and turn the mic to the crowd and act badass. he could try to sing this way on you could be mine, too they could let duff sing so fine, and add more quiet and calm songs like you aint the first, etc etc i think this will solve the problem of the mickey voice. they dont need to change the tunning or the tempo of the songs, that will make songs worse. axl could be more experimental and less stubborn, he insists to sing with that mickey voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrolg Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 This song is not very good, but it really illustrates the return of the rasp. I is not that super forced, extremely high pitched nightrain rasp, it's the effortless, thick old rasp. Really sounds like 2006. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Exactly. It's just there... easy, controlled, strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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