Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) So at one point Axl stopped the show because the crowd was getting a little to worked up and some "small people" in the front were getting squished.When he stopped singing and wanted everyone to stop there were still vocals. It sounded like Axl though...Does Axl sing with a back up tape? I am not the only one who noticed the vocals still going after Axl stopped singing and I didn't spot any of the other members singing.edit: Yes I know this is going to be flooded with OMG axl doesn't use back up tapes etc. I am just going with what I saw and with what has been said on local radio stations. Edited December 9, 2006 by Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthisriver Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I refuse to believe this.But if its true it doens't really bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen8R Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I ahve heaard that allthough most lead singers do, Axl rufuses to do so. I would say it was an echo or Ron who does a good Axl impression.A8R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalldp Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 You can hear him off-key and you can tell a difference in tone from show to show (sometimes better and sometimes worse) plus- he stops in the middle of songs sometimes to rant so I don't think he's using tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 thats what I thought so i originally dismissed the thoughtThen a local radio station was even claiming that he was using a tape for the songHe could just use a tape for Brownstone... Thats why I decided to ask everyone's opinions. I was shocked to hear the vocals still going So I was trying to find out who was still singing.During Brownstone does Dizzy sing at all?.. thats the only person I couldn't see whether he was singing or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltauro69 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Maybe it was Pitman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 He never has, and I dont think hes been doing it lately. Remember that backstage audio we got of him yelling at the roadies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Its possible it was Pitman. Does he sing during Brownstone?I mean if it was obviously a band member singing why would a radio station who was supporting the concert (even handing out roses to the fans after the show) go and bash Axl and claim something false? Edited December 9, 2006 by Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen8R Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Its possible it was Pitman. Does he sing during Brownstone?I mean if it was obviously a band member singing why would a radio station who was supporting the concert (even handing out roses to the fans after the show) go and bash Axl and claim something false?Robin sings during brownstone.A8R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) I didn't see him singing at that pointOh well maybe video of the concert will surface and everything will be cleared up.I just found it odd at first but dismissed it till recently when i found out what a local radio station was saying. Edited December 9, 2006 by Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Axl doesn't use tapes, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Axl doesn't use tapes, trust me. um simmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I honestly don't believe he uses backup tapes, because his vocals get so weak sometimes - surely if he were using backup they would be more consistent. Sometimes he sounds awesome and then at other shows he sounds...not so much. Like at Rock Am Ring where he sounded amazing and then at KROQ where his helium voice was coming back again...I don't think he uses anything, and I have to say I respect him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallagher Rose Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) It happened in Birmingham,during YCBM..and no,Axl does not use playback tapes.Tommy,Robin and Ron sing this song live,they make the backing vocals. Edited December 9, 2006 by Gallagher Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalldp Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Really, he goes off key and stops at odd points enough to know it's not tape. Plus he's always out of breath and stuff running around you can hear him taking in air etc...he's not the most consistent live vocalist but that's rock n' roll and that's how you can tell there's no tape involved too ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) fair enough.Thats what I was thinking to Although he wasn't really moving around in Brownstone... and that was the one song I could think of him using the tape for.I still find it amusing how a radio station would say he was using a back up tape. Edited December 9, 2006 by Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnr2006 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 After seeing 2 shows in 2 weeks or so, there is no way we are hearing a tape. We can clearly remember and commented about the difference in the pitch? and length of the same notes on the same songs and how they were different between the 2 nights. We are hearing 100% Axl.and I personally think Axls voice sounds as good as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiannaRose Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Hmm, first they say that he sucks and can't sing live, but when he proves them wrong by laying out tremendous vocals then the only reason for it to happen that way is because "he uses a back-up tape". (I'm talkin' about the radio station) Edited December 9, 2006 by IndiannaRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 erm hello, there are 6 back up singers!!! it couldnt have been any of them who kept singing? probably Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Dizzy, Pittman, Robin, and Tommy usually sing back up on Brownstone, with the first two and latter singing on virtually everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohyesindeed Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I refuse to believe this.But if its true it doens't really bother me.it should.You can hear him off-key and you can tell a difference in tone from show to show (sometimes better and sometimes worse) plus- he stops in the middle of songs sometimes to rant so I don't think he's using tape.the backup tape phenomenon is a lot different now than it was in he milli vanilli days. now if a singer is using backup, there's someone running a computer back/sidestage whose only job is to watch the singer and run the tracks. it is totally possible for them to pull it off without you knowing even in a space that would be obvious otherwise. with those mic-packs it would be easy for axl to control his own backup track just when he wants it.....i think that axl does use them, albeit very sparingly and not necesarily every night. i can't imagine him using it in "brownstone" b/c that song is in a low register and that's why i imagine it's always been early in the set: axl can plunge through it no problem and it rests his voice. now, if the crowd heard audible lyrics coming through the PA when no one else ws singing, then it was backup. but, if it was just the sound of his voice/a sustained note it could have been a vocal effect, a keyboard sound, reverb in the room, or any number of things.... also, just because he wasn't using a backup track at whatever show in the past months, doesn't mean he's not using them now. this tour's been going for awhile and the human voice is a fragile thing: he may not have needed backup until the last week or something, dig?when the drummer is wearing headphones in a song without samples, that usually mean there's something of this nature going on. there's no reason for the drummer to wear headphones in any of the old songs.....why not just use earplugs and wedge monitors, or the in-ear monitor like axl does? headphones imply that he's listening for a number of sampled/not live sounds..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wando Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Just a thought - maybe Axl uses tapes on the first three songs, WTTJ, ISE & Mr.B. Those gets allways played, hardly ever even have a song introduction between them, I haven't ever heard Axl stopping one of'em (atleast in new GN'R-shows) and they're essential for the show to be a success. Edited December 9, 2006 by Wando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBandy Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 He does not use backing tapes. Axl always does little twists with the vocals here and there, sometimes he doesn't hit a note quite right, and sometimes he throws in a "fuckin'" or "bitch" or whatever. These things would not be on a tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnfnrhead Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 he doesnt use backing tapes. During the blues in dublin he begain singing too early and had to stop halfway.at RAR (i think) he got the start of my michelle wrong. theirs other examples aswell. if he used a tape they wouldent happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Just a thought - maybe Axl uses tapes on the first three songs, WTTJ, ISE & Mr.B. Those gets allways played, hardly ever even have a song introduction between them, I haven't ever heard Axl stopping one of'em (atleast in new GN'R-shows) and they're essential for the show to be a success.Glasgow 21st July 2006Axl stops after It's So Easy to tell the crowd to step back.I was on the barrier and fuck me the ribs took a nice knocking that night, got pulled out though.Anyway..no i don't think Axl uses a backing tape. His ear monitor controls the volume of his monitor only..seriously some of you guys think he has his own little mixing desk on his belt. He DOES NOT control the output volume of his microphone. He controls what goes into his ear ONLY, the equilavent of turning up your Ipod. Edited December 9, 2006 by Crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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