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Rockman
When Dave (Stewart) and I wrote Say You Will, I said, I'm never gonna be able to sing like that because he's got this chord sequence running up the sky, and I just about managed it. I'd like to hear someone with a real amazing voice do it. Working with Dave was stimulating because we were into things that neither of us had done, we were up for anything. I'd certainly never written a song like Say You Will. But we wanted to surprise people.
- Mick Jagger, 1987
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DandelionPowderman
He does indeed have an amazing voice, his technique and range isn't impressive.
He has one of the most distinctive voices in the business, imo.
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Rocky Dijon
I love the song "Primitive Cool." That's interesting to learn about "Say You Will." I hadn't come across that before as far as I can recall. There's a couple okay Wyman tracks on his two seventies albums (and likewise on STUFF), but I thought his 1981-1982 tracks were his best work by far. Didn't much care for the last album. Best part was the title.
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DandelionPowderman
He does indeed have an amazing voice, his technique and range isn't impressive.
He has one of the most distinctive voices in the business, imo.
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DandelionPowderman
He does indeed have an amazing voice, his technique and range isn't impressive.
He has one of the most distinctive voices in the business, imo.
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stone4ever
Oh well you all disagree with just about every observation i make but i least i give you subject matter
Micks voice was great ONCE. It hasn't worn well, FACT
Do you guys know something, a lot of people cant stand Mick's voice.
People i talk to say they love the music but Mick spoils it lol.
Its a bit in your face to some.
Like Bob Dylan for instance, i love the guy but folks can't get over his nasally voice.
That's why i preferred Mick when he was lower in the mix during the early seventies recordings.
Micks voice in the sixties was a completely different voice, it was unique and distinctive, i loved it, and through the 70's live i loved his growl, i couldn't get enough of it, and on occasion in more recent years when he really tries he sounds great live like when he sang That's How Strong My Love Is in Paris 03.
He can still pull it out of the bag, but he likes to save it lol. Save it for what, another life.
I'd be happy for the Stones to play 15 songs live but put everything into them. Less is more sometimes.
As for the falsetto, forget it, give me a break, i really dislike his falsetto.
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stone4ever
Oh well you all disagree with just about every observation i make but i least i give you subject matter
Micks voice was great ONCE. It hasn't worn well, FACT
Do you guys know something, a lot of people cant stand Mick's voice.
People i talk to say they love the music but Mick spoils it lol.
Its a bit in your face to some.
Like Bob Dylan for instance, i love the guy but folks can't get over his nasally voice.
That's why i preferred Mick when he was lower in the mix during the early seventies recordings.
Micks voice in the sixties was a completely different voice, it was unique and distinctive, i loved it, and through the 70's live i loved his growl, i couldn't get enough of it, and on occasion in more recent years when he really tries he sounds great live like when he sang That's How Strong My Love Is in Paris 03.
He can still pull it out of the bag, but he likes to save it lol. Save it for what, another life.
I'd be happy for the Stones to play 15 songs live but put everything into them. Less is more sometimes.
As for the falsetto, forget it, give me a break, i really dislike his falsetto.
Oh dude, you're killing me. Please go listen to 'Blue & Lonesome'
then come back and erase your crap line up there, which I can't bear.
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Hairball
Micks voice is one-of-a-kind greatness, and one of the main reasons the Stones are the STONES!
But...aside from the B&L covers album which he sounded OK on some of the tunes, the majority of what he's been singing the last couple of decades sounds contrived and dare I say phony and a mockery. There's been entire threads about this - his nasally vocals, his over-enunciation, it's almost as if he's a parody of himself. A lot blame should first be put on some the material itself...I imagine if there's a mediocre tune they're recording, Mick will think "I'll just give it the old Jagger yelp and make it good". Same could be said for Keith at and some of his cliche guitar riffs he plays at times...if it's a crappy song to begin with, it becomes even lamer when you have the two main men trying to copy their former glorious selves. Even if it's a great song played in a live setting - when you hear Mick whining through his nostrils on Honky Tonk Woman, it just doesn't sound right. Or when you hear Keith play Chuck Berry riffs during what is supposed to be the solo for Sympathy, it sounds a mess. Some of the nuances in Mick's "recent" singing could be due to age and some of the vocal lessons and exercises he practices, while Keith's limitations on the guitar are due to arthritis and lack of dexterity. You can't expect a a former gold medal winning Olympic runner to sprint 100 yard dash at the same speed he did in his prime.
But none of that takes away from the greatness they accomplished all those years ago, and those accomplishments are what they'll always be remembered for.
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DandelionPowderman
Listen to recent versions of WH and Angie and tell me why his singing isn't great on those numbers.
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stone4ever
I heard him sing two tracks from Blue And lonesome live on the last tour, he sounded nothing like he did in the studio.
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DandelionPowderman
Listen to recent versions of WH and Angie and tell me why his singing isn't great on those numbers.
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stone4ever
This shows that Mick still has it, more of this please Mick
singing like he means it , keith even congratulates him at the end.
[www.youtube.com]
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wonderboy
Not a great singer...
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wonderboy
Not a great singer...
In what way is he not great? Rolling Stone 100 greatest vocalists lists him as #16, and they are using all genres. He's near the top of my list, that's for sure, I wouldn't be on this board if he wasn't.
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stone4ever
This shows that Mick still has it, more of this please Mick
singing like he means it , keith even congratulates him at the end.
[www.youtube.com]
Still has it?? This was 14 years ago!
Just thought it was a strange example. But then again, he still has it
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stone4ever
I heard him sing two tracks from Blue And lonesome live on the last tour, he sounded nothing like he did in the studio.
If that's the criterion - to sing live like in a record - Jagger never has been able to sing, or have been 'cheating' in the studio since the day one. . I am still waiting the day when he could deliver "Sympathy For The Devil" or "Satisfaction" or "Angie" or "Paint It Black" or "Gimme Shelter" live as I have heard him doing in an original recording, and he's been trying that for over 50 years.. Some cool versions along the years, but still not matching with those unique originals...
- Doxa
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harlem shuffle
Stone4ever you and some others om this board have to be the biggest Jaggerhaters in the universe.Total crap everything you write
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harlem shuffle
Stone4ever you and some others om this board have to be the biggest Jaggerhaters in the universe.Total crap everything you write