It’s a miracle he could ever do it, much more do it for so long. He fried that beautiful voice for us the fans, it should be all gratitude in these comments.
Belters have a limited lifespan for their voices. To expect them to keep their voices their whole lives is unreasonable. Jim Steinman wrecked many voices for his ballads.
He also played a lot more shows than most. Also in eras where stage sounds for mega outdoor concerts were the tech failed and he damaged his voice. Crazy he can still sing.
Not true, his true voice is still there he just needs to find his true colocation again, it's evident that he's got the sound but prolly he's too focused on trying and trying that he can't even do it in a relaxed posture, I bet he doesn't enjoy that moments but he could be back on the top again❤
He gradually lost the ability in his 50s. But his 40s were the absolute vocal peak: still had a good range, kept a smooth voice as well as having a more matured one with the perfect amount of raspiness, and just more control and elegance
I saw him too Sadly the sound system was shit and I barely heard a word he sang all night. It was the same when back when I saw them in 2002 And then again in 2012 All 3 times, 3 different states Then I saw them in 2023 The sound system was fantastic and in person he sounds 100 times better than any video of him today online
That should’ve definitely been the year the band got back together. Besides how good his vocals were that year, the premise of everyone still missing GNR was so big then also. 2016 was huge but I don’t think their reunion had a massive impact as say if it was to happen in 2006.
Wth do you even know about technique and keeping your voice intact. Go perform his songs live for almost 40 years and then come back with an opinion ❤@@sammygmartinistheman
One if the most distinct and original voices of all time. Raw energy and edgy wails but also an accessed refinement in his arsenal. The vocal cords change over time , become thicker so it’s difficult (I imagine) for to maintain the same performance for most anyone. Unbelievable talent. Those early years were amazing.
@davecarsley8773 ya, I don't mean soundwise. Just that people welcomed him back with open arms and they seem to be having a ton of fun and selling out big shows
Hard to sing like that for so many years. Thankfully vocal health is being practiced a lot more lately so we will be able to enjoy these new incredible singers for longer!
I watched this whole concert(2010)it has a problem with the sound, it's an amateur recording...Actually 2010 is one of the best years of Axl's voice...You can check it on other recordings of this song from 2010.
@@dyelbodybuild5601 Yeah, just screams sustained, in tone, with vibrato, rasp and distortion lol. As well as all the other songs he doesn't scream at all
I'm sure you did. Did someone also start a slap clap that everyone joined in on put then you on their shoulders and carry you around for being the champion of karaoke?
Man 80s and 90 metal..never seen or heard anything like it sense or seen any culture made from a sound since nor think I will again. What a time to be a rock star..really the only time
You are literally the only person getting worked up about it. This is just a video showing him over the years. Nobody is even saying he got better or worse. But i get it. This was your generation, and its hard to deal with the reality.
@@visibletoallusersonyoutube5928 Same way, can't get into Dave's voice either but I love thrash metal and Megadeth is great so I'm fine most of the time listening to his music.
I was born in 1984. My babysitter was a big fan, so I would watch the Live at the Ritz '88 TV concert almost daily before I was old enough to go to school. I just loved the intro to Jungle and would imitate Axl at the beginning of the song every time. So that first video brings back great memories. I think the '92 clip might be from the Live in Tokyo DVD they released which I've seen dozens of times. 2006, I was finally old enough to see them (in Ottawa). His voice was killer in '06. 2010... who tried to drown him that night? Lol 2016 This was after he broke his foot and I was fortunate to see him fully recovered and not sitting down for my first reunion show (Toronto), again awesome vocals. I saw them again in 2017 (Montreal). Still killer vocals. I haven't seen them since, but I hope he hasn't worn out his voice too much. I've heard some less impressive short clips lately, but compared to Vince Neil, Axl is still singing like he's 27 lol
@samouellette5130 I sang in 3 different bands over the years. I actually did some minor damage to my voice in 2017. The day after Chris Cornell died (RIP), we had rehearsal, and we covered Show Me How to Live and Hunger Strike. It was such a sad day, and I gave it everything I had. It turned out to be too much, and my voice wasn't the same again for months. I ended up losing that gig about 4 months later. Fortunately, with some rest, I was able to get back into it the following year with a different band, and I was able to get my voice back. I'm not in a band at the moment, though. I moved for work and haven't come across any bands looking for rock singers. Instead, I just continue to write my own songs in my man cave for my enjoyment.
@l0uie574 You made me re-watch it again lol I just noticed they were outside, so I'm definitely wrong. It's not Tokyo. I'll take your word on the tribute show. I wouldn't recognize that performance.
Too True. Wear and tear on the vocal cords and then age gotta make it hard. I would still go see them in concert tho. i saw him with AC DC and was impressed.
They did take their tool but not until 2009 and he still hasnt lost his voice completely. He just needs to change his singing in concerts, he should go lower to not wear out his voice since he still has the lower parts
1986-94 Was Prime Axl. Absolutely beautiful with the Voice of the Devil himself. The Fact a kid from Indiana took a Greyhound bus & hitchhiked to Los Angeles in December of 1982 and within 4 years became one of the biggest Rock Gods ever is insane.
I was at the Ritz in NY on 11th street in the east village in 1988. What an amazing show. I was way in the back, but it was still awesome because it;'s not a huge place. i think it held less than 1500 people, so it was a lot more intimate than when I saw them at the Providence Civic Center or Sullivan Stadium.
Assisti no Rock in Rio, Maracanã, a banda no auge. Acho, que Axl acabou com a sua voz cantando dessa maneira. Exagerava de sua habilidade vocal. Lamentável. Adorei aquele20 de janeiro de1991, meu presente de aniversário , que seria em 24.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Now remember not only was axl touring with a broken leg he was front man for his band and acdc while Brian Johnson was taking a break. He has grown up a lot as a person and for the notes he used to hit he still has a hell of a voice
At his best during the early years. The first example from live at the Ritz is pure rock, raw and full of talent. Young and physically very fit. Gradually lost everything after '06 somewhere.
Axl had one of the most unique voices in rock history primarily because of his high pitched screams. His vocal range was extraordinary however 30+ years of that will do serious damage which was evidently the reason his voice continued to change. Axl was one bad ass rocker ❤❤
legend and i love the dude. This does show how proper technique is very important and if using incorrect technique for intense vocals will ruin your voice
his vocals have taken such a beating over the years to the point of just force yelling out the high drawn out notes still impressive he can still do it
While I loved this band back in the day, I wish I got to see them, I won't go now, his voice is shot in my opinion. Much respect for what they've accomplished. 💙
It’s a miracle he could ever do it, much more do it for so long. He fried that beautiful voice for us the fans, it should be all gratitude in these comments.
Belters have a limited lifespan for their voices. To expect them to keep their voices their whole lives is unreasonable.
Jim Steinman wrecked many voices for his ballads.
He also played a lot more shows than most. Also in eras where stage sounds for mega outdoor concerts were the tech failed and he damaged his voice. Crazy he can still sing.
💯
It's not that hard to sound like Mickey Mouse bro lmao
Not true, his true voice is still there he just needs to find his true colocation again, it's evident that he's got the sound but prolly he's too focused on trying and trying that he can't even do it in a relaxed posture, I bet he doesn't enjoy that moments but he could be back on the top again❤
With the vocal strain he's gone through over the years I'm surprised he can even still belt it ,good for him
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Was a bad number to leave it on... 😂
Yeah no lmao he can’t
He gradually lost the ability in his 50s. But his 40s were the absolute vocal peak: still had a good range, kept a smooth voice as well as having a more matured one with the perfect amount of raspiness, and just more control and elegance
Right! 😮
2010 literally sounded like an elderly cat gargling
😂
I'm dying over here!!😂😂😂
I'll tell ya brother stressing those vocal chords while drinking and smoking will do that. Funny af comment.
The Long John Johnson cat to be specific lol!!!!
😂😂😂
😂😂 I’m about to cry
Saw axl in 2006, best I've ever heard him.
Saw axl in 2023 , couldn’t even hear him.
@@AshRecordReviewsaw him in Moncton this year, you could hear him at some parts and other parts you just heard Mickey mouse
@@kachoww5981 yea haha
Lmao 🤣
I saw him too
Sadly the sound system was shit and I barely heard a word he sang all night.
It was the same when back when I saw them in 2002
And then again in 2012
All 3 times, 3 different states
Then I saw them in 2023
The sound system was fantastic and in person he sounds 100 times better than any video of him today online
he was born with a talent and no matter what people say about his voice i think he’s doing pretty amazing for a guy who’s over 60. legend.
Goog
How about bruise dickenson and older
Bro imagine screaming for 30 years straight
U mean bout 6 years as he did Jack shit for a long time except getting g beat up by 60 year old Georgio Armani😂
Alcohol and drugs 🤡🤡
@@yrvingflores7440I've always read he doesn't do as much drugs as people seem to think.
Yea my buddy was in screamo bands in early 2000s and made it about 8 years before saying no more screaming for me.
My guy I'm pretty sure he did other things in there. Sleeping, eating, brushing his teeth, driving. Tf are you talking about lol
Honestly impressive he can still do it that well. I cant imagine thats been easy on his chords all these years.
Did it not say was in 1988?
For real. Total surprise he can still even talk after beating his vocal cords to shit like that, impressive.
@@user-kr3vd7ll1fYou do see that it went from 88-2016 right🤦🏻♂️
@rererollin I didn't my bad
He can't
Axl was a beast 06’ 😳
fvck off it was one of the worst
That should’ve definitely been the year the band got back together. Besides how good his vocals were that year, the premise of everyone still missing GNR was so big then also. 2016 was huge but I don’t think their reunion had a massive impact as say if it was to happen in 2006.
Yeah but he used zero vocal technique, was naturally talented and destroyed his voice!! He is a joke now!!
@sammygmartinistheman if he's a joke then what are you?
Wth do you even know about technique and keeping your voice intact. Go perform his songs live for almost 40 years and then come back with an opinion ❤@@sammygmartinistheman
One if the most distinct and original voices of all time. Raw energy and edgy wails but also an accessed refinement in his arsenal. The vocal cords change over time , become thicker so it’s difficult (I imagine) for to maintain the same performance for most anyone. Unbelievable talent. Those early years were amazing.
These things always make me wanna cry. I just want to go back to the 80's and do it all again.😢❤
That's how I feel about 90- 02 west coast rap. I call those certain songs my funeral Playlist
He might sound nothing like 30 years ago but I saw them last year live and they sounded amazing. 3 hours show with literally no breaks. Killed it!
i saw them in 2018 and it was all the same. still one of my favorite memories of my life.
@@Remelo9555is this English?
@@kingswing00 phonics
@@Remelo9555 haiku?
You made that up or you were drunk
Bro came back in 2016 with a vengence
His stint with ACDC was incredible
...with a vengeance? You mean a vendetta...my ears will never be the same...
Ummm... 2016 was AWFUL!
@davecarsley8773 ya, I don't mean soundwise. Just that people welcomed him back with open arms and they seem to be having a ton of fun and selling out big shows
It sounded bad, don't know what u are hearing.
2010 sounded like he was taking a sip of water at the same time..
😂
It was the cowboy hat
Hahaaa!
yeehaw @@GlutenFreeGameSnacks
Wtf was happening in 2006 tho 😬
We re all getting older,please no hate❤this man is a legend, much love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉😊
Hard to sing like that for so many years. Thankfully vocal health is being practiced a lot more lately so we will be able to enjoy these new incredible singers for longer!
if you've ever tried singing like him you know how crazy it is. even today he's better than the rest of us
2010 sounded like he was giving birth to a tombstone
What lol
I just spit my water out lmao!!
😂😂
lmaoo
"here lies my voice"
the fact he went up even higher in 2016 is crazy
I saw the 2006 tour, little did I know that would be the last time he could hit the notes 😆
Something so magical about this band. Captured a generation.
Axl's voice is one of the best
best at what? shattering windows
@@dougbarnowski5224 oh screw off
Was one of best.
He had an impressive range but a terrible artistic choice. Of all the pitches/tones/timbers he COULD do, he chose that one? Really?
Wow, he sounded amazing in 06 and 88
I love the 92 clip. What the hell happened in 2010.
@@NoseCandyKermitold age I guess
@@NoseCandyKermit singing the same cat screeches for 25 years
@@jakefromstatefarm7527 Yea. I'd still go to a concert tho.
2010 was really the only one that didn't sound good.
Father time is undefeated but I'd say Axl is putting up a good fight.
I’d say the 45 years of excessive drinking and smoking might’ve had something to do with it as well lol.
Bro wtf u smoking? His voice lost that fight years ago.
Chinese democracy is one of the greatest albums I’ve ever heard
😂😂😂😂
you're a funny guy.
You are a fanatic!!
I prefer the use your illusion albums
It is pretty good
My first concert, when I was 16, back in 92. It's still the best concert I have ever been to.
I watched this whole concert(2010)it has a problem with the sound, it's an amateur recording...Actually 2010 is one of the best years of Axl's voice...You can check it on other recordings of this song from 2010.
man killed his voice to be an amazing singer
Killed his voice with ACDC.
Amazing....lol
As amazing as Tom Petty!
Was never amazing. Just screams
@@dyelbodybuild5601 Yeah, just screams sustained, in tone, with vibrato, rasp and distortion lol. As well as all the other songs he doesn't scream at all
Thank you Axl, some of us understand we get old and voices get destroyed. Thank you for everything you have given us and so glad you continue to ❤
🎉
The most amazing scream Axl did in Knocking on Heaven's Door was in Osaka 2009. In my opinion one of the best Axl's screams of all time 😅
yeah I agree. I included that one in the longer version on TikTok
I put that and the Freddie mercury concert at the top of
For me the best Axl scream was in Dunkirk on 1944
One of the best Axl's screams is in the song "there was a time"(is insane)
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Kudos to this performer for still being able to still sing at all, let alone so we’ll after working his voice so hard for so long.
Dude that voice something from another planet. They were here all the time.
His voice sounds like someone is strangling a cat
😂Literally makes my ear itchy
@@Tee9e that’s what they would say, in the bizarro world
Or someone trying to kill a raccoon 😂
It’s crazy in my 20s I used to sing Guns N’ Roses karaoke and nail it, I’m in my 40s now and I can’t do it anymore, Axl, I feel you
I feel you on that one
I'm sure you did. Did someone also start a slap clap that everyone joined in on put then you on their shoulders and carry you around for being the champion of karaoke?
@@t.c.v.t. haha , nah nah, reel it in there buddy…should’ve mentioned this was real life, not “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
@@jeremysiron9622 I'm sure it was real life and you really nailed it.... NOT.
@@t.c.v.t. Jesus Christ dude get a life
He did really well over decades
He was absolutely on it in 2006, that era is really underrated for him.
Man 80s and 90 metal..never seen or heard anything like it sense or seen any culture made from a sound since nor think I will again. What a time to be a rock star..really the only time
Yep people do age. Still a legend 🤘
It's like people expect singers to never get old.
@@Ecoboosttookadump 💯
hes a fantastic singer at all ages so far, i agree..
Yeah your vocal pipes also age over time sort of even be able to do it even that close now
You are literally the only person getting worked up about it. This is just a video showing him over the years. Nobody is even saying he got better or worse. But i get it. This was your generation, and its hard to deal with the reality.
One of those famous singers whose voice I can never get into.
How do you feel about Dave mustaine?
@@visibletoallusersonyoutube5928 Same way, can't get into Dave's voice either but I love thrash metal and Megadeth is great so I'm fine most of the time listening to his music.
@@xxLonniExx Brian Johnson another?
@@DM-rc4yu Haha, yep. Not a fan of AC/DC 😅
I’d even take Brain Johnson 💯 over Axl. Never have liked Axl’s annoying voice at all. Hate to say it but true
De 86 a 2006 era ótimo!
Exatamente!
VOZ MAIS POTENTE DA HISTÓRIA!
At least he still sings live. He has always been a real performer. Not a bad word to say here. After 40 years hats off to him!
1992 Axl was the best. Live, anyway. I saw them and he killed it. I can’t believe he can still find that voice though. Pretty cool
92 - 94 foi o alge que a voz do Axl estava perfeita
VOZ MAIS POTENTE DA HISTÓRIA!
I was born in 1984. My babysitter was a big fan, so I would watch the Live at the Ritz '88 TV concert almost daily before I was old enough to go to school. I just loved the intro to Jungle and would imitate Axl at the beginning of the song every time. So that first video brings back great memories. I think the '92 clip might be from the Live in Tokyo DVD they released which I've seen dozens of times. 2006, I was finally old enough to see them (in Ottawa). His voice was killer in '06. 2010... who tried to drown him that night? Lol 2016 This was after he broke his foot and I was fortunate to see him fully recovered and not sitting down for my first reunion show (Toronto), again awesome vocals. I saw them again in 2017 (Montreal). Still killer vocals. I haven't seen them since, but I hope he hasn't worn out his voice too much. I've heard some less impressive short clips lately, but compared to Vince Neil, Axl is still singing like he's 27 lol
Are you a singer now?
@samouellette5130 I sang in 3 different bands over the years. I actually did some minor damage to my voice in 2017. The day after Chris Cornell died (RIP), we had rehearsal, and we covered Show Me How to Live and Hunger Strike. It was such a sad day, and I gave it everything I had. It turned out to be too much, and my voice wasn't the same again for months. I ended up losing that gig about 4 months later. Fortunately, with some rest, I was able to get back into it the following year with a different band, and I was able to get my voice back.
I'm not in a band at the moment, though. I moved for work and haven't come across any bands looking for rock singers. Instead, I just continue to write my own songs in my man cave for my enjoyment.
The 92’ version was the Freddie mercury tribute I think
@l0uie574 You made me re-watch it again lol I just noticed they were outside, so I'm definitely wrong. It's not Tokyo. I'll take your word on the tribute show. I wouldn't recognize that performance.
Axls voice was untouchable in his day.
One of best vocalist to ever do it the notes he can hit is amazing
We LOVE you Axle Rose !
2016 Axl literally gave everything he had. Even doubled for AC/DC belting them tunes out
Still one of the best rock bands in the world, ever.
Imagine screaming that vocal line at every concert for years. And see what it will do to your voice and throat. Takes it's toll.
Dude's voice is, was and will always be amazing 🎉
All those years of screaming took a toll over the years!! But damn the first few years GnR started were the best!!!😎💪🇺🇸🙏🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹
Too True. Wear and tear on the vocal cords and then age gotta make it hard. I would still go see them in concert tho. i saw him with AC DC and was impressed.
They did take their tool but not until 2009 and he still hasnt lost his voice completely. He just needs to change his singing in concerts, he should go lower to not wear out his voice since he still has the lower parts
1988 was the best of times. Wish i was back there again🙁😞
2010 Took Me Out 🤣🤣 Respect 💯🎸🔥
When I saw GNR in 2016, Axl sounded incredible. Despite his changing voice, he’s a legend.
And yet I would like to see them live... Legends!❤
I saw them open for Motley Crue in 87. Great show.
Yep 👍
Omg must have been amazing wow what a combo
1986-94 Was Prime Axl. Absolutely beautiful with the Voice of the Devil himself.
The Fact a kid from Indiana took a Greyhound bus & hitchhiked to Los Angeles in December of 1982 and within 4 years became one of the biggest Rock Gods ever is insane.
He gave us his heart, soul, and voice and people judge how he sounds??? People are sad!!! Forever Axl!!!
An outrageous vocalist. Completely unique and original. We’ll never see another like him again unfortunately. 🤘
* king diamond has just entered the room *
Nadie pudoooo, ni puedeee, ni podraaa igualarlooo, solo es the king of Rock Mr. AXL ROSE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was at the Ritz in NY on 11th street in the east village in 1988. What an amazing show. I was way in the back, but it was still awesome because it;'s not a huge place. i think it held less than 1500 people, so it was a lot more intimate than when I saw them at the Providence Civic Center or Sullivan Stadium.
You lucky bro, Legendary night. My fave GN'R show! ✌🏻
Our man just gets higher and higher what a legend
Could not imagine singing the same song, year after year for 30+ years
That’s vocal chords that have been strained for a long period of time.
Imagine playing the same songs over and over for decades........
People wonder why they go fkn mad and lose their shit
Omg I remember dying 😂😂 when he walked out with that hair in 06!
that sounded way better at the end than i thought it would how in the hell his vocal cords aren’t totally shot is beyond me!
Saw GnR in Argentina in 1992 (last use your illusion concert). The best and greatest concert ever.
He is a tragedy in motion
Now he's knocking on the REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Least he's knocking more than you can say.. a..
Welcome to the jungle. We got tons of cake.
Nada se comprada a 1992 auge da forma fisica,auge da banda,auge do vocal
Assisti no Rock in Rio, Maracanã, a banda no auge. Acho, que Axl acabou com a sua voz cantando dessa maneira. Exagerava de sua habilidade vocal. Lamentável. Adorei aquele20 de janeiro de1991, meu presente de aniversário , que seria em 24.❤❤❤❤❤❤
The greatest vocalist ever! Love u Axl 🌹🫶🏼
Now remember not only was axl touring with a broken leg he was front man for his band and acdc while Brian Johnson was taking a break. He has grown up a lot as a person and for the notes he used to hit he still has a hell of a voice
Guns and roses the best rock
Tell me you never listened to anything else without telling me
At his best during the early years. The first example from live at the Ritz is pure rock, raw and full of talent. Young and physically very fit. Gradually lost everything after '06 somewhere.
92 is the best.
Forget it. Ritz 88 is absolutely unbeatable.
Axl had one of the most unique voices in rock history primarily because of his high pitched screams. His vocal range was extraordinary however 30+ years of that will do serious damage which was evidently the reason his voice continued to change. Axl was one bad ass rocker ❤❤
One of the greatest voice ever
I didn’t realize how good he still was in 2016
2006 was his prime
OK so he’s getting older, and that amazing voice isn’t what used to be but at the end of the day he will always be Axl Rose
Its hust natural as people gets older. Be thankful you got wonderful songs yiu still hear today
Nooooo way a voice that powerfull could stay that wayyy 😮..makes sense he gave all could!❤❤❤
legend and i love the dude. This does show how proper technique is very important and if using incorrect technique for intense vocals will ruin your voice
Father Time is undefeated.
The fact that he could still scream like that with his like 60 something years old is fucking amazing. I don’t give a shit who you are.
1988 was the best, It's sad to see him now though 😬 He should retire for good.
Why? he's loving what he's done his whole life. You don't have to go see him now.😂
Because when u cant work u retire
He cant do what he used to so he is just a name now
Last time I saw him he was singing for AC/DC and doing better than I ever thought he could.
Everyone ages. He had his time. He kicked ass.
Axl Rose 2010 Rip
That gets annoying quickly😂
The change in the microphone quality over the ages ☠️
His voice is a living legacy!!!❤
I STILL LOVE HIM AND HIS VOICE AND GNR WILL ALWAYS BE BADASS IN MY BOOK!!!
his vocals have taken such a beating over the years to the point of just force yelling out the high drawn out notes still impressive he can still do it
While I loved this band back in the day, I wish I got to see them, I won't go now, his voice is shot in my opinion. Much respect for what they've accomplished. 💙
Idk why 2006 version was so powerful i like this version
All that screaming into mics over the years and all those cigarettes really tear up someone’s voice. Appreciate his dedication though🫡
Saw Axl 2023 and he rocked.
With as much hate, and mockery as im seeing. Im going to appreciate the commitment this man had, and appreciate the song itself.