Pinball Wizard

35 minutes ago, Tucknroll said:

All that vocal coach stuff is a load of BS.  Did he have a coach in the club days?  All it is , is these singers are older and used to chain smoke and drink booze.  

Remember when you were 5 years old and could run really fast, recover your breath in a heartbeat and your knees wouldn't ache like hell? Same thing, buddy. I can't run like I used to without having my knees screaming at me asking "are we a joke to you?"

Don't know how old you are, but you just can't compare how somebody in their 20's used to use their voice recklessly without any short term consequences. On the long run the bill will come, and it often comes really high. 

When I brought up the vocal coach thing (and just to reinforce, I meant A DOCTOR and NOT a singing teacher) I meant having this person guiding the singer into learning how the voice works, how that specific singer's voice works, and what is the best way to physically use those muscles in order to get the best vocal performance possible using what you have at the moment - and then manage to expand the lifespan of that voice for years to come in a healthy way. A MEDICAL vocal coach is far from being BS. I've been a teacher for 17 years. When I was 18/19/20 years old I had NO PROBLEM lecturing classes to 40+ teenage students 6 times a day, 5 days a week without a microphone. At the end of the week my voice was fine. I could easily go to my band's rehearsals/concerts and sing my ass off even while drinking. All I needed back then was a night of sleep and I was good to go. But I'm over 30 now, my body doesn't function as it used to back then. And I'll tell you something: if it weren't for my medical vocal coach guiding me I wouldn't be able to teach nor sing with my band properly. Even still drinking and smoking. It's far from being BS.

10 minutes ago, ChrisMaciel said:

Axl sang Better with rasp...

Best version since 2017, IMO.

This guy is such a mistery.

I don't think it's a mystery. Fact is that he doesn't take care of his voice as he should to be able to sing at the high level he set for his career. I'm a singer too and also a teacher. My voice is my instrument of work. And it's such a fragile instrument. A night slept badly, the smallest cold, something you ate... The minimal things can have a great effect on how your voice works - to the point you can easily lose control over it. And being on tour is always harder on the singer. And how do you work around that? It's very, VERY, important to have a speech coach working with you all the time, I'm not taking about a singing teacher/coach. I mean an actual doctor specialized on how the voice works. Every singer needs this professional with them 24/7 specially on tour. And I don't think Axl (and 90% of the singers out there) have that kind of medical support around when their voices are ok. But when things go sour they don't walk to these professionals... They run. So I think it's important not only for Axl, but to all of those guys from his age to have this type of care with them all the time to help them understanding how their instrument works, because their instrument is their actual bodies, so that they can be able to put on a high level performance even in a bad day.

Putting on a good show, for a singer, is a lot more than just a good night of sleep and a couple of warm up exercises before the gig.

And last night Axl put on A HELL OF A SHOW!  Our old man sang his ass off and it was something beautiful to see. It was like one of the best vocal performances since 2016. At least for my perspective.

7 hours ago, ChrisMaciel said:

Listened to a few more videos. Axl’s voice is in evolution compared to the couple shows before this one.

Hope he continues improving.

@Pinball Wizarddid you have the same feeling about Axl’s voice?

No doubt about it. Hands down. He has his weak moments? Sure he has. He's fucking 60 years old, damn it. But still puts on a +3h show, running around, dancing, jumping and stuff. He's in a better shape than me and I'm only 35! 😂

But his voice has definitely gotten better since rock in Rio. I watched this on the tv and I'd give it a 5/10. In Belo Horizonte he was a lot better maybe a 7/10. Last night he was on fire! Rocket Queen with a Very good rasp, specially in the outro, I think he NAILED better, very solid performance on jungle too. Last night it was a 9/10 for sure. A 9/10 from the perspective of how Axl used to be in his 20's? Of course no! But he sounded very strong and energetic given the problems we all know he has at his age, he can't go full rasp all through the setlist, that's a given, but it was a very solid and honest performance. And the Motherfucker is still doing this shit 100% live! Let's remember that! No backing tracks of pre recorded vocals to cover for him. He is still an OG rock n roll singer - for better or worse - and I respect him a lot for that. #SuckOnItPaulStanley

Btw: I got it on good source that the band DID heard somebody screaming THE SEEKER after nightrain and then decided to give it a go! So yeah, I'm on cloud nine about it! 😂 😂 😂

After nightrain I shouted THE SEEKER 3 times on the top of my lungs. I was pretty close to the stage. I want to believe they heard me and decided it was a good idea playing that song on the encore. I'm the only idiot who asks for that song, so it makes sense.

Don't you try to take this dream away from me! 😂