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KeithNacho
Paul Mc artney is not a singer. Even he isnot a bass player.
I am so sorry, but last post is the most stupid one I have ever seen in this forum
I am so sorry
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steffialicia
I may be hated and or "stoned" for this but I never thought Mick had a great voice. He has a style. He can carry a tune for sure but a great voice? I don't think so. Macca had a very sweet voice in earlier years. Also, not a great voice (think Freddie Mercury, etc.) but a pleasant voice. It hurts me to say it but Paul has destroyed his voice. I think it's because he never stops touring and while touring, he gives himself hardly a break between shows. Mick has held up much better. The Stones tour "smarter" and I believe Mick has taken lessons to learn how to maintain his voice. I feel that Mick sounds very, very close to how he sounded back in the day.
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steffialicia
I may be hated and or "stoned" for this but I never thought Mick had a great voice. He has a style. He can carry a tune for sure but a great voice? I don't think so. Macca had a very sweet voice in earlier years. Also, not a great voice (think Freddie Mercury, etc.) but a pleasant voice. It hurts me to say it but Paul has destroyed his voice. I think it's because he never stops touring and while touring, he gives himself hardly a break between shows. Mick has held up much better. The Stones tour "smarter" and I believe Mick has taken lessons to learn how to maintain his voice. I feel that Mick sounds very, very close to how he sounded back in the day.
For his peer group of older singers, Mick is top of the class by a country mile. He knows how to pace himself and take care of his voice. 2 shows a week, plenty of recovery time, a top personal trainer and he drinks lots of water on stage, during as well as between songs. His 2 song break when Keith takes over vocals is a big help too.
Macca, on the other hand manages himself very poorly by comparison. Why, oh why oh why will he not drink any water on stage!!!?? Daft!
He’s certainly in good shape physically and I believe he does gym work to maintain that. His instrumental ability is still strong too.
He frequently does shows 2 days apart and, until recently, shows on consecutive nights were not uncommon. His standard shows last around 2 hours 45 minutes too and he sings and plays an instrument on all 38-40 songs he performs.
Surely it would help to space his shows further apart and drink water on stage?
That all said, I still love his live shows and his performance of Blackbird and Here Today at the edge of the stage at Rock Werchter in 2016 remains my top live music moment ever. For those 2 songs, his fading voice actually add to the poignancy of them, imho. I was front row centre, about 4 or 5 metres away. I will see him in Kraków in December and I look forward to it. His band are excellent.
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jlowe
Agree comments re vocals.
But rock fans don't seem to mind. Compared to Dylan, Paul's vocals are still strong.
But do Dylan's fans care? It appears not.
I suppose its only r and r, after all. Not opera or 'serious' music.
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35love
LOL, I can’t believe ‘Helter Skelter’ was the encore!
I will look it up on utube later this weekend, and THANK YOU utube and Paul,
it was a joy to have a ‘right now with the world’ moment.
I didn't catch the beginning, and shut it off at the young girls coming on stage talking about bullying- I had other things to do, but truthfully it breaks up his shows for me. My show in Sacramento I left early before the encores/ end songs, and missed ‘Jet’ one I really dig too.
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RollingFreak
The man still puts on a hell of a show. Hell of a show. IMO that it makes up for any other imperfections, which again are only natural at this age. Its just super noticeable. I saw him 10 years ago and he sounded incredible. I went only because I saw him on Letterman and thought "@#$%&, he sounds incredible. I'd have thought he'd lost it by now." He didn't disappoint. Then like 2 years later he was on SNL and sounded bad. I was like "damn, glad I caught him when I did." Then got free tickets to see him 6 months later and he sounded unreal! Arguably better than that first time. So I realized his voice just wavers. But I feel in recent years its stayed consistently hoarse, which again makes complete sense. But I saw him on the SNL 40th doing Maybe I'm Amazed and I'm like "yeah, I wonder if he recovers" and it seems this is just his voice now. Again, not a criticism. Its just noticeable and more a comment of for several years it was on and off but more on than off. Now it appears to be more off, but his energy and playing is infectious enough that I don't mind. I don't think its embarrassing, but its very clear.
Its also pretty amazing that between 1989-2002 he was only on the road 4 of those years. And before then it had been like 14 years since he truly toured, at least the US. I just always forget how little he toured before then as compared to now. I remember it was such a big deal when he came back in 02 because he hadn't toured in close to a decade.
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crholmstrom
When I was in high school, I saw the 1976 Wings Over America show in the Kingdome that was used for the film. 2nd concert I ever went to, age 15. Also, the first time I was exposed to a certain herbal substance which is now legal in Seattle. I think there were 4 of us with a big bag of said herb. We sat at the very top of the upper deck & had a grand time. At the time, it was a huge deal. We were seeing a real live Beatle!!!!! Years later when I was in the music biz, I was supposed to meet him at a show. Turns out there had been a death threat & the event was sadly cancelled. Some friends saw the George Harrison show but that was before my parents started letting me go to the evil rock shows. I had to strike a deal for McCartney. I had to go to the Billy Graham crusade in the Kingdome in order to go to see Paul. Fortunately, Johnny Cash was featured at Billy Graham. My dad was in the choir & got to meet him. Needless to say, the Billy Graham didn't stick (at least in that form) & 2 years later I was conning my parents into letting me drive to Boulder to see the Stones in 1978.
Yeah, I mean it has to be said about Mick...as great as he still sounds, most of his "singing" since 1989 is really a very controlled talk/shout/sing thing.Quote
bam
I think the best current singing voice in that generation is Paul Simon. His voice was incredibly strong and pure (for his age) when I saw him a few months ago. Much sweeter than Paul McC. But Simon doesn’t try anything like Helter Skelter.
Mick doesn’t sing throughout a show — there’s a lot of sing song and spoken song. He saves his voice that way, and usually sticks to a relatively limited range.
Best male rock singing voice of all time — IMHO — Carl Wilson.
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marianna
I first saw Paul in 1988 at the UC Berkeley football stadium.