yourcrazy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 There is rasp on every song and every album, not sure who could think that there isn't. That's what made Axl's voice so unique. He definately sounds a little cleaner on record, and much more rasp in live, not sure why. His voice has definately weakened in the last few years. I think he's still very capable, but chooses to not hurt his voice. I'd like to see him back as he was in 2010, but all the concerts I've seen recently have still been great experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NachoLZ Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Edited November 21, 2012 by ignaliza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkarmy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) time to lock this stupid thread...case closed.... no rasp ever what a joke Edited November 21, 2012 by tkarmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Lol. Op...where'd you go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill Devil Hill Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I was gonna make a list of songs where Axl doesn't use rasp, but then I realized I actually couldn't think of any songs outside of Catcher and Prostitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) I was gonna make a list of songs where Axl doesn't use rasp, but then I realized I actually couldn't think of any songs outside of Catcher and Prostitute.This. Even on TWAT there's rasp here and there Edited November 21, 2012 by Bruno Poeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The rasp is what makes Axl. I love a combination of rasp and no rasp on Street of Dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The rasp is what makes Axl. I love a combination of rasp and no rasp on Street of Dreams.Exactly.That song has been butchered lately live with almost no rasp which is a shame. I can only recall of a 'decent' rendition of the song in 2012 and it's this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBndJEGev8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsession Of Vanity Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The rasp is what makes Axl. I love a combination of rasp and no rasp on Street of Dreams.Exactly.That song has been butchered lately live with almost no rasp which is a shame. I can only recall of a 'decent' rendition of the song in 2012 and it's this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBndJEGev8Decent? That's my favorite performance of that song to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Obvious troll thread (which should have been obvious when Volcano concurred with the OP).I find it funny how everyone refers to it as "rasp" as I always thought it wasn't just a vocal distortion but more of a tonal difference that you don't hear from Axl much anymore. If you listen to the live rendition of Yesterdays posted in the previous page, you can hear a clear tonal distinction between his voice then and his voice now. There was more of a twangy, screechy, nasal sound back in the glory days than he exhibits now. Edited November 21, 2012 by downzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great example. Yesterdays performed by the original band is just amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick83 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I find it funny how everyone refers to it as "rasp" as always thought it wasn't just a vocal distortion but more of a tonal difference that you don't hear from Axl much anymore. If you listen to the live rendition of Yesterdays posted in the previous page, you can hear a clear tonal distinction between his voice then and his voice now. There was more of a twangy, screechy, nasal sound back in the glory days than he exhibits now.Exactly. This is also what is different about his voice. Actually, when looking back at ild concerts, I was surprised that he was using less rasp than I had remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Not really on topic, but wow, what after watching the Street of Dreams video and then watching Yesterdays on this page really underscores why few latched onto Chinese Democracy. Street of Dreams < 5th or 6th single off UYI discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eu4ic Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Yes, there are two "rasps": The first was that 1989 VMAs with Tom Petty kinda rasp. That's classic Axl. It's all over AFD and UYI. The downside is that it also led to performances like the Indiana one. See Rocket Queen there.Then there's the other rasp which came out in '06 and is best characterized in 2010. So, there's two rasps. '10 is far superior, imo.And yea, SOD is a pretty boring song. "Better" needs to go back to 1999 (and can take me with it). Edited November 21, 2012 by Eu4ic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carburetta Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 By "rasp" I am referring to the UYI tour gravel voice and the '09-'10 Axl, I stand by that you don't hear this voice on record. Not a cupcake thread at all by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustycage Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 By "rasp" I am referring to the UYI tour gravel voice and the '09-'10 Axl, I stand by that you don't hear this voice on record. Not a cupcake thread at all by the way.So you're trying to redefine rasp. Fail thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) By "rasp" I am referring to the UYI tour gravel voice and the '09-'10 Axl, I stand by that you don't hear this voice on record. Not a cupcake thread at all by the way.So you're trying to redefine rasp. Fail thread. Edited November 21, 2012 by pi2loc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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