GNR123GNR456 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 So, I understand this is very late in the tour, but I had to make this topic.Axl's voice is so good now it's insane. He got the rasp back and the '02 voice is pretty much gone. Even during '06 the "mickey mouse" voice would pop up from time to time.Compare this: To this: I mean, now his pushing 50, he's singing fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR 1991 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 In all honesty, his voice is magnificent right now, but that Sturgis video is not one you should be showcasing as "his voice is back!". His voice isn't that great there. Axl's voice gets better and better as tours progress, which is the case right now. Also, that scream in the beginning of the Leeds video was fucking awesome!I do agree with many that his voice is better now than it has ever been with the new incarnation(s) of Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I wish he was still capable of singing anything without rasp. That's why the CD songs don't sound good live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yeah, the rasp is better than ever, but he literally cannot sing anything clean anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansidhe Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yeah, the rasp is better than ever, but he literally cannot sing anything clean anymore.Indeed. Although tonally different it's quite similair to the way he sang on the Illusions era tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Wolf Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) His lower register still sounds great (Patience, KOHD, Shackler verses) and his rasp is stronger than it has been for the last fifteen years!But yes, he needs to practice on his middle register where he easily slides off key.But overall... Axl definately has not sounded this good since 1993. Edited October 7, 2010 by Demon Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosonen Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah, the rasp is better than ever, but he literally cannot sing anything clean anymore.just like the old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I agree his voice sounds great, unfortunately half the songs he is singing aren't any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 unfortunately half the songs he is singing aren't any good.Well, that's your opinion. Not gonna argue musical taste with you, to each their own I guess. Thankfully, I love pretty much all the songs.Too me, the 2010 GN'R concert experience is up there among the greats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintari Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) That's what smoking will do for your voice. Back in 2002, Axl didn't smoke cigars/cigarettes. That's why he sounded that way. Edited October 7, 2010 by Nintari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gunns5 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 That's what smoking will do for your voice. Back in 2002, Axl didn't smoke cigars/cigarettes. That's why he sounded that way.what are you talking about, theres a photo of him in 02 smoking a cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthisriver Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I thought it was back in '06 but he sounds just as good this time around as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Shrugged Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I agree his voice sounds great, unfortunately half the songs he is singing aren't any good.i know, the old songs are really ruining the show! HAHA GET ITfucking idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 hit play on both clips at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah, the rasp is better than ever, but he literally cannot sing anything clean anymore.Ding ding ding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick83 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 That's what smoking will do for your voice. Back in 2002, Axl didn't smoke cigars/cigarettes. That's why he sounded that way.Where's the evidence he smokes now? I'm pretty sure he doesn't smoke cigarettes. And you don't inhale cigars. They have no effect on the voice.Smoking doesn't have that much of an effect on the voice. His voice sounds like it does from how he sings.And to the others, he can still sing cleanly, but it's hard to use both. It's either rasp or clean. Each one requires a very different kind of conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns n' Swedes Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Get it straight people. There are plenty of shows from the 90's where his live voice is anything but good. 91 is basically a catastrophy in my ears. In 93 when Guns was in Stockhom some people were saying how bad his live voice was and that it sounded nothing like the album. I think his voice..especially on the appetite songs today are better than anytime during the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppetiteForGnR Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Get it straight people. There are plenty of shows from the 90's where his live voice is anything but good. 91 is basically a catastrophy in my ears. In 93 when Guns was in Stockhom some people were saying how bad his live voice was and that it sounded nothing like the album. I think his voice..especially on the appetite songs today are better than anytime during the 90's.I appreciate the pure power, fullness and timbre of Axl's voice in the past, but a lot of the time during the UYIs tour it was really, really strained. Like in 1991. Indiana '91 wasn't good, RIR '91 second night his voice was hurting a lot. And, his vocal cords must have been damaged, had knots at various points. Now his voice is cleaner, raspy and he sings a lot of the old songs very well I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anahzul Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 True. His voice got better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansidhe Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Like in 1991. Indiana '91 wasn't good.His voice was brutal here although it somehow worked on this song. The sheer aggression in it sounded mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Like in 1991. Indiana '91 wasn't good.His voice was brutal here although it somehow worked on this song. The sheer aggression in it sounded mental. I always imagined that's how Axl acts when he doesn't get his own way.Y'know, minus the beating of women and anal rape. Edited October 7, 2010 by Conor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyUK Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 That 2002 clip gives great insight into how much of a genius Buckethead is Don't think Axl sounds half bad in it either tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) somebody somewhere says he's back, his voice is back, every tour he does since 2001, at some point someone throws in the words "better than ever" Edited October 7, 2010 by moreblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintari Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 They have no effect on the voice.Lol...they can and DO cause throat/mouth cancer. They have a great impact on your voice.Smoking doesn't have that much of an effect on the voice.Clearly, you have no experience on the subject or else you'd know better. I'm an ex smoker and back when I smoked, my voice had ALOT more rasp. Just listen to middle aged women who smoke. They sound like fucking chainsaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stro Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 God, the Indiana 91 voice is fucking brutal and awful. It is actually disgusting sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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