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    April 12th - La Paz, Bolivia

    in 2014 Tour Dates

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    anybody notice axl ditched falsetto for SCOM in that vid? He's singing in his chest/head voice clean ala 2002. Rocket Queen still sounds shitty though.

    I think its still falsetto, he just sounded better

    The verses sound in no way falsetto, the higher notes and near the end is falsetto, which sorta sucks since that might mean he can't hit those notes in head voice without hurting his throat.

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    Who is Axl's vocal coach?

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    Axl has a very low voice, which is his natural register. When he went all out in 2010, he may have formed some nodules or strained his vocal cords singing so high at that age, possibly a bit more than usual after a tour.

    There are two ways for a guy with a bass voice to hit high notes, Falsetto, and chest/head voice. He very well may have gotten a new vocal coach who encouraged a softer approach, which would be falsetto, which is not bad for your voice. His other voice (the one that people call rasp), is his head voice. He's a master at adding rasp, but doesnt actually have a raspy voice.

    examples of proper falsetto screams would be anything Steven Tyler has done in the last 5 years in terms of high notes, but he is a TENOR with a naturally raspy voice, so its easy to add rasp and grit to his falsetto.

    Axl meanwhile, being a BASS/BARITONE registered singer with a naturally clean voice, would not be able to add as much rasp to his falsetto without harming his cords, explaining the mickey mouse voice.

    It's simply a safer voice to use, at the cost of tonal quality.

    Notice in 2002 and on lots of CD, his voice is very fuckin high but not raspy (Think TWAT)? He was using his head voice without modifying it, and I have a feeling he thinks that falsetto is close enough to that voice that he uses it exclusively nowadays live.

    I have trouble believing Axl would switch to a much weaker way of singing on his own, and this new technique was suggested to him by a vocal coach.

    P.S do we have any fellow singers who can lend credence to this theory? I honestly don't think Axl is lazy or halfassing it live, but just being overly careful.

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    What if Rick Rubin produced the next album?

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    He should just get the guy who produced and mixed Steel Panthers albums, they sound awesome, great vocals and guitars and he'd be cheap because he's never done a famous serious rock band before.

    Love me some Hole Patrol.

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    But geez you all are a tough crowd with Rick.

    I don't think its Rick, It's the engineers he uses and the guys who master it. I doubt a guy that high profile masters or mixes much. He could potentially sculpt something 10x better than CD though IMHO

    What if Rick Rubin produced the next album?

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    Rick Rubin albums are all a bit compressed (Death Magnetic was brutal though), which Axl is known to dislike, but as long as Axl oversees the mixing, he could tell the engineers to suck a fat one and not ruin it. Rick would probably be the best thing to happen to Guns at this point in time, especially after producing the new sabbath album. A more stripped down approach and more distinct instrument sounds would be awesome as long as it doesn't get overcompressed.

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