Screamin' Demon Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 And so I was listening to these two screamers off the side of the highway, my MP3 Player turned up loud, screaming my guts out and asked myself "Could Axl still handle a song like this?". He doesn't have to shred his vocals; surprisingly even a high but powerful Mickey voice with a little rasp inserted would give an impressive performance. Believe it or not, it is very easy to sing this way and doesn't even put much stress on your voice, from my experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmee239 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Unpopular opinion here, but I'm fully convinced if he would take time to prepare before a tour, maybe get the vocal coach like he did for the 2016 tour, he would be able to pull it off at least on a decent level. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slash23579 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 He could sing it the way he sings Shadow of Your Love and it would sound decent for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin' Demon Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, slash23579 said: He could sing it the way he sings Shadow of Your Love and it would sound decent for sure That was exactly what I thought, but I was just unsure whether he does or doesn't put in a bit too much rasp when he does perform it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 No way in hell.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 No. He might be able to scream his way through the choruses but the rest would be awful. If they're gonna add deep cuts to the set, they should be songs that are closer to his natural/clean voice like Bad Obsession or Pretty Tied Up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonah Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Perfect Crime is way to up tempo for him to sing I think. Even if he could get the rasp I think he’d be huffing for air after the first verse similar to the last part of Coma where he struggles cause theirs no place to take a breath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2sublime Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Gordon Comstock said: No. He might be able to scream his way through the choruses but the rest would be awful. If they're gonna add deep cuts to the set, they should be songs that are closer to his natural/clean voice like Bad Obsession or Pretty Tied Up. I completely agree. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-p-d-a Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Yes he can! If he wants it and is willing to do his best. See AC/DC edit: and please don't come up with "GN'R songs are harder to sing than AC/DC songs" Edited October 28, 2021 by t-p-d-a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 6 hours ago, t-p-d-a said: Yes he can! If he wants it and is willing to do his best. See AC/DC That was half a decade ago.. Things have changed since then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 You’ve got to be in a certain state of mind to make Perfect Crime work. He’s not in that state nowadays and that’s fine, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoForJMark Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I've defended his performance last tour. But these songs would fucking kill him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphelmo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 He even can't pull off Hard Skool, you want him dead or what? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packersfan#4#12 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 My favorite live performance of Perfect Crime is the Noblesville, Indiana concert in 91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Matinator Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 22 hours ago, Ralphelmo said: He even can't pull off Hard Skool, you want him dead or what? This. I’d want him to get his voice back in shape to at least play the new single before they start adding things more demanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Are we talking about in a studio or live? I think he could still pull it off if it's only for one take. I'm still of the opinion that Axl's greatest consideration when singing live is to manage his voice so as to allow him to sing for 2+ hours. A studio setting, where Axl could burst out insane vocal lines and then rest, is a different matter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarpatch Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, downzy said: Are we talking about in a studio or live? I think he could still pull it off if it's only for one take. I'm still of the opinion that Axl's greatest consideration when singing live is to manage his voice so as to allow him to sing for 2+ hours. A studio setting, where Axl could burst out insane vocal lines and then rest, is a different matter. Not just for 2-3hrs. He has to do it for an entire tour that plays multiple days per week. You can hear it live when he goes there from time to time. He can absolutely be himself in a studio environment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 22 hours ago, Packersfan#4#12 said: My favorite live performance of Perfect Crime is the Noblesville, Indiana concert in 91. That is my favorite gnr performance ever actually. no way he would pull it off today. Besides frank would probably screw it up anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnrcane Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, guitarpatch said: Not just for 2-3hrs. He has to do it for an entire tour that plays multiple days per week. You can hear it live when he goes there from time to time. He can absolutely be himself in a studio environment Absolutely. There are usually a couple of points in each show that he sounds like the old Axl for a line or two. Some shows (like the last one at Hard Rock Live) there are more of those moments. Many clips I've listened to of Civil War, when he sings "when everybody's fightin' for their promised land" there's very little difference to the way it sounded in the Illusion tour. I'm sure there are certain notes he can no longer hit in a studio and others that he can't do with rasp but, in a studio when he can sing a song line by line and then take frequent breaks, I have no doubt he can sound "like Axl" on some killer tracks. Whether he will actually go into a studio and record them, that I can't answer or attempt to predict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlSlashthebest Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 to be honest I didn't expect he could sing thunderstruck.....so !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeADog93 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 If he actually put in the effort to take care of his voice and stay in shape I think he could. But as we all know, that is a very tall order for Axl these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixtlan Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 8:22 AM, Stress Fracture said: You’ve got to be in a certain state of mind to make Perfect Crime work. He’s not in that state nowadays and that’s fine, honestly. 100% correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose87 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, LikeADog93 said: If he actually put in the effort to take care of his voice and stay in shape I think he could. But as we all know, that is a very tall order for Axl these days. Out of curiosity where has it been stated definitively that he doesn't look after his voice in the run up to or during a tour? All the direct sources (i.e. Duff, members of the touring entourage) have stated that he puts huge effort into this. Seems to me like the lack of effort or care is a bit of a myth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside259 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 i don t know axl can handle the fast part of coma better than back then in 92, he had more control know, but he burn his voice and need a real training to get in shape with his voice like the 2016, a rest and then training and training and training but i really belive in axl he could do a really good perfect crime o rndth if he do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeADog93 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, blackrose87 said: Out of curiosity where has it been stated definitively that he doesn't look after his voice in the run up to or during a tour? All the direct sources (i.e. Duff, members of the touring entourage) have stated that he puts huge effort into this. Seems to me like the lack of effort or care is a bit of a myth. He doesn't take part in any of the rehearsals. To me that shows a huge lack of effort and it's evident in his recent performances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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