Vincent Vega Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 (edited) Hey. I'm bored, and when I'm bored I think the most random shit. So, I was thinking, Axl really has many voices. Or many stylings of voice, to be more precise. It's quite amazing, I've never really seen any vocalist have this much range and variety on their vocals, except for Robert Plant (whose voice Axl's voice is said to have sounded like in his youth)The Nasal Rasp- A weird, nasally, almost clean kind of Rasp used on much of AFD Not that raspy and more punkish, almost whiny in sound.The First Rasp- The Original Rasp, almost a mix of rasp and normal voice used in the tours of 87-88, and in use today. UYI Rasp- Much deeper, and raspier, with a short range, and sometimes overdone. Sounds almost like broken glass in his throat at times, as one member here said.Low Voice- That really really deep voice like on "It's So Easy"Normal Singing voice- Like that used on Patience (the non-screaming parts). Almost crooner-ish.Soft Voice- Listen to the "Just as every cop is a criminal..."part of the SFTD. Almost feminine in sound and intonation.The New Rasp- A high pitched, alternatively clean and raspy voice first heard on SFTD in '94 and largely throughout the 02 tours. Edited September 10, 2006 by Mr. Miser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Oujamaflip Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hey. I'm bored, and when I'm bored I think the most random shit. So, I was thinking, Axl really has many voices. Or many stylings of voice, to be more precise. It's quite amazing, I've never really seen any vocalist have this much range and variety on their vocals, except for Robert Plant (whose voice Axl's voice is said to have sounded like in his youth)The Nasal Rasp- A weird, nasally, almost clean kind of Rasp used on much of AFD Not that raspy and more punkish, almost whiny in sound.The First Rasp- The Original Rasp, almost a mix of rasp and normal voice used in the tours of 87-88, and in use today. UYI Rasp- Much deeper, and raspier, with a short range, and sometimes overdone. Sounds almost like broken glass in his throat at times, as one member here said.Low Voice- That really really deep voice like on "It's So Easy"Normal Singing voice- Like that used on Patience (the non-screaming parts). Almost crooner-ish.Soft Voice- Listen to the "Just as every cop is a criminal..."part of the SFTD. Almost feminine in sound and intonation.The New Rasp- A high pitched, alternatively clean and raspy voice first heard on SFTD in '94 and largely throughout the 02 tours.Pretty close, but I heard his Mr Brownstone voice is his original singing voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.drummin Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Axl started off singing really low and then one day came out with hs famous rasp. His band members said to him he needs to sing like that for all their songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 All I know is that Axls voice sounds fine right now. I have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyTiedUp763 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 All I know is that Axls voice sounds fine right now. I have no complaints.Much agreed. He is doing great! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarmyBritJo Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I think he's got a pretty sexy speaking voice too, although after hearing him sing in a higher pitch it always suprises me how deep his voice really is!Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I agree with the majority of what Wasted has said, Axl has definitely used the time between tours to brush up on his singing technique. however in 01/02 i would say there was no "rasp" whatsoever.... it was like uber clean and high pitched.... like mickey mouse on helium... Axl stilll does it when he sings TWAT live...... he just needs to get his voice in shape for that song. When i saw them though, both times his voice was fantastic. What i'm interested to know is... did anyone prefer any of the songs in the set with the 2002 helium whine? I didn't but people's tastes are different..... anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.Q Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I agree, it makes GNR kinda special.mr.Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveysham Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 did anyone prefer any of the songs in the set with the 2002 helium whine? I didn't but people's tastes are different..... anyonei felt that the blues sounded better in the high mickey mouse voice than with the rasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Famous Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Axl's said, on more the one occasion, that Love Hurts (Nazareth) got him singing in his 'high' voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrfan4life3690 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 wuts sftd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobbeltvedt Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 wuts sftd?sympathy for the devilskål Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Famous Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Sympathy For The Devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiipu Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Isn't it funny that he can't or don't want to go us high as he did in 02? This is really obvious in the end of The Blues with the aa-aa-aa stuff.Also, he won't go as high in IRS as on the demo of the song. Maybe it hurts too much to go that high? I have no idea, but what a weird change that is. It's like his highest pitch dropped a few notches down He sings pushing the sound differently. With more closed throat, that's where you push the rasp. And that hurts if you don't do it properly. And Axl didn't before, that's why his throat got fucked up. Every singing teacher in the world would say that if you want to destroy your throat, sing like Axl. It doesn't and shouldn't hurt to go that high. Actually the way Axl sang during ´02 in my opinion preserved his voice. Now I'm afraid he will destroy it again. But that's the price of rock n' roll. He could sing like in ´02 still but he goes for the raspier sound, which is great And judging the Monitor Mix I have he has learned to control his rasp a bit so it's not as rough on his vocal chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_0013 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I kinda like his 'nasallty' voice from the Illusions era.e.g start of Back off Bitch - 'Whoa baby, pretty baby...'End of Don't Cry (Alt Lyrics) - So many seem so lonely with no-one left to cry to baby..'You Could Be MinelA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longpig Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Only the blues (and maybe just the beginning vocals) sound better in 2002 than 2006... but I can cope with one song being slightly worse and the rest being a million times better.LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zara mama Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Hey. I'm bored, and when I'm bored I think the most random shit. So, I was thinking, Axl really has many voices. Or many stylings of voice, to be more precise. It's quite amazing, I've never really seen any vocalist have this much range and variety on their vocals, except for Robert Plant (whose voice Axl's voice is said to have sounded like in his youth)I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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