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Axl Rose

Taking the initiative and borrowing your methodology, if that's OK.
Voice type: Low Baritone
Vocal range: (C♯1-)G♯1-G5(-C♯7)
Significant high notes (Falsetto):
C♯7: ("Coma")
A6: ("The Garden")
G6: ("My World")
G♯5: ("Chinese Democracy", "Scraped")
Significant high notes (Full):
G5: ("I.R.S.", "Rocker (Hollywood Rose)", "Sailing (Wembley 2006)", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Istanbul 2006)", "Welcome to the Jungle (Rock in Rio 2001)")
F♯5: ("Rocker", "Right Next Door to Hell", "Reckless Life (Hollywood Rose)", "I.R.S", "Nightrain", "There Was a Time", "Street of Dreams", "Prostitute", "Shackler's Revenge", "You're Crazy", "It's So Easy", "Perfect Crime", "Garden of Eden", "Riad N' The Bedouins", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (countless live versions))
F5: ("You Could Be Mine", "Think About You", "Anything Goes (Hollywood Rose demo version)", "Rocket Queen", "Scraped", "If The World", "Chinese Democracy")
E5: ("Killing Time", "Better", "Madagascar", "I.R.S.", "Anything Goes (Hollywood Rose demo)", "Stuck Inside", "We Will Rock You (Live at Freddie Mercury Tribute Show)")
E♭5: ("Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Anything Goes", "Patience", "You're Crazy", "This I Love", "Don't Cry", "It's So Easy", "Back Off Bitch", "Nightrain")
D5: ("Prostitute", "If The World", "Dead Horse", "Shadow of Your Love", "Rocker", "Reckless Life", "Nice Boys", )
C♯5: ("Paradise City", "Since I Don't Have You", "I Don't Care About You", "Out Ta Get Me", "Sweet Child O' Mine")
Significant low notes:
F♯2: ("Sweet Child O' Mine", "Paradise City")
E2: ("Locomotive", "Perfect Crime")
E♭2: ("You Ain't the First", "So Fine", "Back Off Bitch")
D2: ("Garden of Eden", "Sorry (Live)")
C♯2: ("Shackler's Revenge", "Dust N' Bones", "Double Talkin' Jive", "Scraped", "Back Off Bitch", "Pretty Tied Up")
C2: ("Ain't Going Down", "Bad Apples", "Oh My God")
B1: ("Breakdown", "Don't Cry", "There Was a Time")
B♭1: ("Coma", "Bad Apples", "Look At Your Game, Girl", "Back Off Bitch")
A1: ("Love Is (A Bitchslap)", "Get in the Ring")
G♯1: ("Back Off Bitch")
F♯1: ("There Was a Time")
Last edited by Curiosity on Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:06 pm; edited 16 times in total

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Congratulations on FINALLY convincing me that his high notes are full. I had been back and forth with my verdict on what register he sang in beyond A4 more times than I can count...until you showed me that "Don't Cry" live performance, I had pretty much given up on reaching a verdict; but now I finally do believe that he sings in a very rare form of head voice. A1-G5 it is indeed.
To add to your list, here's a few other significant notes:
To add to your list, here's a few other significant notes:
- F♯5 ("Garden Of Eden")
- E♭5 ("Back Off Bitch")
- E2 ("Locomotive")
- E♭2 ("So Fine", "Back Off Bitch")
- C♯2 ("Dust N' Bones")
- B♭1 ("Coma", "Breakdown"?, "Back Off Bitch", "Look At Your Game, Girl")
A whistle G♯6, I think.Curiosity wrote:What's the scream at 4:45? G# I think? I suck at pitching screams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9e77IrHBsw

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Axl's power and range were killer in those early days. I can see how some people would think that he was using falsetto later, like post 1991. His upper register became alot thinner and scratchier. The show that version of Don't Cry is from was beastly vocally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FXLcqCZb0I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSTT3eVbzv4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_1ki_qhYHo&feature=related
The Bb is on the "I never really wanted to live..." line in Coma right? If so, that's really strong and resonant for 1st octave phrase.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brMC5bkVPEk&feature=related
4:30 Damn, what a vibrato and power on that C#5!
4:30 Damn, what a vibrato and power on that C#5!

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Yeah, great note. There are alot of great bootlegs from around that time.
What was great about those days is that Axl could run up and down the stage and still had the lungs to continue singing. Now he's out of breath on half of the songs and it really impacts his vocals. He needs to cut down on the acrobatics. When he relaxes more, this is what you get... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLTHvsQN2KQ&feature=related
What was great about those days is that Axl could run up and down the stage and still had the lungs to continue singing. Now he's out of breath on half of the songs and it really impacts his vocals. He needs to cut down on the acrobatics. When he relaxes more, this is what you get... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLTHvsQN2KQ&feature=related

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"There Was A Time" sounds like falsetto on the highest notes actually, really airy...

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Maybe. He sings it in (strained) full voice live though.

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Ray wrote:"There Was A Time" sounds like falsetto on the highest notes actually, really airy...
I think it depends on his approach. I agree that most of his raspy voice stuff is full, but there was a time high bit and if the world from the new record sound very falsettish. I think he sings mostly in falsetto when singing 5th octave stuff cleanly.

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Axl in 1987, on an early November Rain demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H26gZ-LKRho&feature=related
Axl in 1991, year he blew his voice out, singing the same song live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkZP8f8x4I&feature=related
Damn what a difference.
Thankfully he sounds better now than he did in the 90's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H26gZ-LKRho&feature=related
Axl in 1991, year he blew his voice out, singing the same song live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkZP8f8x4I&feature=related
Damn what a difference.

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Yeah, his voice is excellent in 2010! It kicks the shit out of the 2002 Axl, and is on par with the late 80s/early 90s Axl!

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He's great now but I wouldn't say he's on the same level as 80's Axl. His high register is quite a bit thinner now. I don't think he could sing Rocket Queen like this anymore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1EhmKDLz9o
The last few minutes rock hard here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1EhmKDLz9o
The last few minutes rock hard here.

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Curiosity wrote:He's great now but I wouldn't say he's on the same level as 80's Axl. His high register is quite a bit thinner now. I don't think he could sing Rocket Queen like this anymore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1EhmKDLz9o
The last few minutes rock hard here.
Yeah, the whole 1987-1990 era was probably Axl's best years. I'd say he's on par with the 1991-992 era.

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Oh my god Axl sounds horrible on that November rain live version! Good that he got his voice back later on

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Yeah, Indiana '91 is probably the worst concert Axl ever did voice wise. Still a badass show though. Here's the proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osRLMOJ0cW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osRLMOJ0cW4

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Curiosity wrote:Yeah, Indiana '91 is probably the worst concert Axl ever did voice wise. Still a badass show though. Here's the proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osRLMOJ0cW4
Holy Shit, is Axl on drugs
His voice sounds raspy and kinda unhealthy here.
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