Ant Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 The defining characteristic of my favorite frontman of all time: Rasp! It dissapeared at the turn of the century, without a note or a message to tell us where it went; what its plans were. The result was the voice of the '02 tour, dubbed "mickey mouse." I don't have to tell you how sad I was to hear Nightrain with this newly neutered abomination of a singing voice. All I need to know is, has my best friend little old raspy returned to his former master? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromle Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 The rasp is back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyd473 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 The rasp is backFUCK YESS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 yeah the rasps back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyd473 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 yeah the rasps backCool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm88000 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I'm curious, when you guys say "rasp" - what song from any of the studio albums is a good example of it? I'm guessing the way Axl sings November Rain?-Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. AXL ROSE Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) From the crappy boots weve got...I can hear the rasp....wait til' we get quality stuff...J.WalkerI can't actually hear the rasp in any of the pathetic quality bootlegs but since every single person who whas there says the rasp is back I believe it oh and to storm: Rocket Queen, One in a Million (at some points), and probably some morebut the rasp is especially noticable on a lot of the live era songs, even in ballads like estranged Edited May 14, 2006 by W. AXL ROSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Axl Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I'm curious, when you guys say "rasp" - what song from any of the studio albums is a good example of it? I'm guessing the way Axl sings November Rain?-Jordani will say the MTV music awards 88' Welcome to the jungle is a good "rasp" ecsample(i know i dident spell that correct) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axl_rose_gnr Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Axl's still got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold-Heart-Breaker Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I'm curious, when you guys say "rasp" - what song from any of the studio albums is a good example of it? I'm guessing the way Axl sings November Rain?-Jordani will say the MTV music awards 88' Welcome to the jungle is a good "rasp" ecsample(i know i dident spell that correct)Yep this is the exact performance i would say that you hear the rasp at his peak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 From the crappy boots weve got...I can hear the rasp....wait til' we get quality stuff...J.WalkerYeah, in nightrain u can hear it pretty clearly, some parts in I.R.S(much more raspy than the demo) and in the end of T.W.A.T..Hes voice seems much more powerful in the low sections now then compared to 2002. Even compared to the 90´s I think..Actually, I think this is one of his best live performances EVER..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Gun Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 IMO, the rhasp was the best in Out ta Get Me. When he was screaming the rhasp sounded beautiful - like it did back in the nineties. The one change was that in the nineties it seemed like he used the rhasp too much and it kind of ruined the song. Now he uses just the right amount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt88 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 In SCOM and You could be mine, the last notes of the song that are super long, Axl hit em perfectly with the rasp...at most points, no joke, he sounded as good as he did in 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnUlmer Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I dunno, he sounded helium-like on Better in the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 YESSSSSSSSSSS THE RASP IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FUCK YEAHHHHHHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobbeltvedt Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 looooooooool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Gun Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I dunno, he sounded helium-like on Better in the beginning.I think that was on purpose. Thats what it sounded like in the demo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlskAmpf Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 From the crappy boots weve got...I can hear the rasp....wait til' we get quality stuff...J.WalkerYeah, but that's just distortion from mic line blowout! No, I'm kidding, he really sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 14, 2006 Author Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) Good to hear guys, good to hear! I'm curious though, if it really is back.....why? I mean I'm exstatic about it obviously, I'm just curious why he would all of a sudden start using it again. Anyone think maybe he read our comments? Maybe someone close to him got the balls to tell it to him straight: that helium is a dangerous drug that should not be used under any circumstance .And I agree sometimes on the UYI tour he was TOO raspy at some points (like in areas of SCOM), but it was better than the total opposite alternative of the 2002 tour with none. Here's an example of some crazy ass RASP btw. More so than I expect him to employ nowadays because its sort of insane and must hurt his throat like a mofo, but I've just always wanted to post this movie 'cause its so crazy: Perfect Crime featuring RASP! Edited May 14, 2006 by Ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Good to hear guys, good to hear! I'm curious though, if it really is back.....why? I mean I'm exstatic about it obviously, I'm just curious why he would all of a sudden start using it again. Anyone think maybe he read our comments? Maybe someone close to him got the balls to tell it to him straight: that helium is a dangerous drug that should not be used under any circumstance .And I agree sometimes on the UYI tour he was TOO raspy at some points (like in areas of SCOM), but it was better than the total opposite alternative of the 2002 tour with none. Here's an example of some crazy ass RASP btw. More so than I expect him to employ nowadays because its sort of insane and must hurt his throat like a mofo, but I've just always wanted to post this movie 'cause its so crazy: Perfect Crime featuring RASP!If you look back at some 2002 performances and then look at May 12th, Axl just seems much more comfortable lately, whether he's been in the public eye, or when he just shows the overwhelming emotion that he used to in the late 80s, early 90s. He seems much more relaxed, but that's just what I view. When you're comfortable, you're able to do things a lot better as opposed to when you're in discomfort, or feel rushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr=axl Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 His voice is fucking awesomeAll hail the rasp lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesseli Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 how does KOHD sounds with his raspy voice back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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