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Come On
Mick Jagger was No.1. Rock-voice 1964, No 2 1965 (after Dylan) and then No 1 again till you heard the sweet voice of Neil Young...I guess his sinking on the list after 1973....<<<
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Edward Twining
Dylan and Jagger, who are both declining in terms of their vocal abilities. One is still a very fine interpreter, while the other appears to have lost the plot.
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Loudei
The problem with Mick is not the quality of his voice or notes, its what's underneath it. He can't connect anymore - well at least with myself. For example: Celine Dion has a great voice and what have you, but the energy or feeling she transmits is something dull and without substance - like a hollow ostrich egg. Mick's lost the blues, the soul and his own self for wanting to be up there with the commercial and artificial orbit.
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Title5Take1
I've a funny feeling those hardest on Mick here are largely those who are not vocalists themselves (even though that's to whom this thread is directed). Like Eddie Van Halen said, "I can always tell when a musician is praising me, because musicians praise my rhythm playing." Singers are gonna know why Mick's great in subtle ways non-singers don't.
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24FPS
I love Mick's mannerisms, now and then. The nasal quality to his voice gets better with time.
Mick's voice has never had the vulnerability/emotional power of a John Lennon. I think there's always been a slightly distant/pop singer quality to Mick's voice. Mick has always sounded in control. Mick never seems personally involved in a musical performance, or overwhelmed emotionally. I don't think the real Mick has a fragile emotional base to begin with, having grown up in a relatively middle class household with a good, secure family life. I think the appeal of his voice is confidence, with some humor. The darkness in the Stones' music has come from the instrumentation, starting with Brian's rhythm guitar playing and evolving to Bill's emotional bass playing and Keith's later playing. Mick does have emotional songs, but they always seem to have boundaries. Of course no one does lascivious like Mick.
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mickschix
You have to dismiss a lot of the critics' opinions about Mick's voice because they probably think Chris Martin is a great vocalist...UGH! Mick is in a category all by himself and you don't need to say " for someone 68 years old". He can deliver a song like few front men in the history of rock. If you're measuring him against a classically trained vocalist, which would be stupid anyway because rock is not opera!! COME ON, you're right in citing ALFIE...a great example of some of Mick's best vocals. " Old Habits Die Hard" is one of my favorites. I think that when Mick gets bored, on a rare occasion, he can put on accents and slur the words or hurry the lyrics as if he just wants to finish....which I'm sure is true! I recall live versions of " Respectable"...but when he wants to deliver a song, like " As Tears Go By", he delivers the goods! I like to compare the early version of that song to the version I heard in 2006. I prefer the 2006 version because he has an understanding of the lyrics that a 22 year old obviously could not have.
I don't understand how someone can claim to love the Stones and hate Mick's voice...
McCartney and Steven Tyler also still have IT for sure. Rod Stewart is a REAL example of a singer who has seen his finest hour and it has passed, I'm sorry to say. I used to love his voice when he was with the Faces!