2x4 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When do YOU think Axl sounded his best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) not now. I'd say 87 or thereabouts. Edited January 9, 2012 by moreblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill Devil Hill Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 "Greatest?" That would be '87-'89 since that's where his vocal legacy lies.Best? Well, since 2011 is included in the 2009-2012 bit, 2010's awesomeness is canceled out.It's a tossup between '87-'89 and '06-'07.So, since you said "greatest," I voted '87-'89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Null vote because he had good nights and bad nights from day one and has always sounded fantastic on records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Without a doubt 87-89. He had a consistency and power in both stage presence and vocals that no other era after was able to come close to IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 1991. It was his 80s voice, but with more strength. 80s on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use Your Delusion 1 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 93-94 or the best is yet to come... who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Rose aka God Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 85-93 was arguably Axl's prime. If the poll question was, which era of Axl post prime featured his best vocal performances, I'd probably say 2006-2007...because 2010 gets grouped in with 2011-2012 which thus far has been less than stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm not even sure you can group 1987-1989 together. Listen to his voice on Appetite then listen to the Ritz and Donington shows from 1988. In a year his voice had already changed quite a bit, no doubt due to the aggressive touring schedule mixed with the way he sings. It's definitely going to take a a toll on his voice. His voice at Donington especially was almost non-existent.Same with 1990-1992. Some of 1991 was overly raspy whereas 1992 it was a bit cleaner sounding overall. I'd say his most consistent years for his voice would be 2006-2007 as well as 2010. While he got stronger as those particular tours went on, his actual tonality didn't really change that much.I'm going to null vote and agree with BirdCatcher that Axl has always had good nights and bad nights since the beginning. Some shows in 1991 sound amazing and others not much. Same with any other year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I think '91 was the best year, but now is his best era. He is consistent every night, and sounds aweome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lirosee Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 2010! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saphyra Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Null vote because he had good nights and bad nights from day one and has always sounded fantastic on records.this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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