axl's voice in 2006

[Speed Stone]

I think the newer voice tops all of Axl's past performances.? It will show in the New York comeback shows.? It better, I'll be there opening night wearing my bucket!

why the fuck would you do that?

i`d be seriously dissapointed if axl`d lip synch.

axl would rather lose his voice mid-way in the performance and still put on a kick-ass show than resort to lip-synching which even the rolling stones have. axl is the last great frontman indeed.

[SWINGTRADER]

Axl could do his 88-91 style and last 2 years, or play it safe and last 20 more years

I opt for 20.

I would take 2 -3 yrs of 88-91 style Axl over 20 yrs of the current voice.  Besides he's old now  I don't give this new Axl more than 3 yrs before he calls it quits.  So I say screw the "playing it safe" and give me the old Axl  till his voice gives up.   I'll take it one step further  if Axl sings llike he used to in this European tour and his voice gives up and never sings live again  i would be satisfied.  Atleast we were able to see Axl at his best one more time.   

[Elrothiel]

Axl could do his 88-91 style and last 2 years, or play it safe and last 20 more years

I opt for 20.

I would take 2 -3 yrs of 88-91 style Axl over 20 yrs of the current voice. Besides he's old now I don't give this new Axl more than 3 yrs before he calls it quits. So I say screw the "playing it safe" and give me the old Axl till his voice gives up. I'll take it one step further if Axl sings llike he used to in this European tour and his voice gives up and never sings live again i would be satisfied. Atleast we were able to see Axl at his best one more time.

Gaah SwingTrader you keep making me go all teary-eyed!!

[Woooo!]

Axl was never a brilliant singer but he compliments the music they play. In 2002 he sounded more like a singer than he had ever previously done in my opinion. Perhaps he wasn't in perfect physical condition to sprint around etc. but for me it's always been about confidence. You can't expect a guy to dissapear for 9 years and come back sounding like his last show was the day before. As the 2002 tour progressed his voice became stronger and he was singing well. You could even hear a little bit of that raspy nature in his voice here and there...

Just give him time.

[Elrothiel]

Axl was never a brilliant singer

Err...WHAT?!
How can you SAY that!!? Axl has always been an AWESOME singer!!

[Woooo!]

Axl was never a brilliant singer

Err...WHAT?!
How can you SAY that!!? Axl has always been an AWESOME singer!!

I can say that quite plainly. He was never a brilliant singer. He had this screetchy voice, which was sometimes torture to listen to i.e. Live Era SCOM. Rubbish. He sounds dreadful there. Axl sounded great in 1988 but by 1993 his voice was worn so badly that he litteraly grunted through songs. Brilliant performer but as a live singer he is no Freddie.

[WARose]

Axl was never a brilliant singer

Err...WHAT?!
How can you SAY that!!? Axl has always been an AWESOME singer!!

I can say that quite plainly. He was never a brilliant singer. He had this screetchy voice, which was sometimes torture to listen to i.e. Live Era SCOM. Rubbish. He sounds dreadful there. Axl sounded great in 1988 but by 1993 his voice was worn so badly that he litteraly grunted through songs. Brilliant performer but as a live singer he is no Freddie.

well  his live voice was always amazing except for some shows in 91, 92 and 93

[requiem156]

There is one huge thing most of u are overlooking.

Axl has NEVER been that great of a live vocalist anyway technically speaking.


He makes up for it with raw emotion and venom but when someone says Axl missed some notes, that makes me question whether u ever heard any early GNR stuff.

Axl isnt that type of singer to sing with perfect pitch throughout, never has and he never will.

youre right to a point

he was missing alot strength in 02 tho, strength that he had in the old days - listen to Tokyo vids - shocking live vox from Axl, but he still had the power, rawness and strength

In 02, he relied on a dodgy falsetto in many instances

No kidding. No man can hit those notes without going to their falsetto/head voice - that's what he has been doing all along. Not even the highest tenor can hit 2 E's above middle C without going to head voice. Pavarotti couldn't do that. Like I said before - he just isn't pushing it as hard now. I find it hard to believe that people actually think that he couldn't sound that raspy anymore - that is not how vocal cords work! Anyway- if you think that Tokyo is one of his great vocal performances, I really don't know what to say. There are literally places on there where he is singing and producing more than one note, because he can't clean it up. I can't watch those because his voice is so messed up. On the other hand, by '93 he had really gotten a lot back, which makes me wonder how he did that. There was no time to recover from surgery...

[Moonlight J]

I remember reading in a High Times interview with Sebastian Bach back after Skid Row and GNR toured in which he mentioned that while on tour he tried to use the Cooking With Cannibis cookbook to make treats so he could save his voice on the road. He later went on to ask if they had an extra copy he could get for his good friend Axl Rose. Perhaps Mr. Rose wolud indulge a little too heavily some nights, or perhaps days off.

[ppbebe]

In 02, he relied on a dodgy falsetto in many instances

No kidding. No man can hit those notes without going to their falsetto/head voice - that's what he has been doing all along. Not even the highest tenor can hit 2 E's above middle C without going to head voice.

Not to mention the F#  he hits beautifully on the new songs.
I think it's in contralto/ countertenor's range. Tenor usually doesn't go that high. Up to about the first A above middle c? Good post requiem.

He had far stable voice in 02 than in the past. save that the falsetto he tried on a couple of old songs might have sounded a little dodgy, IMO.

[duga]

As close to studio voice as possible.