Mick used to growl his vocals in certain spots, but hasn't really shown the "growl" on the ABB tour. I noticed he dubbed his growl in on the Bang DVD for the Austin show on some songs like Satisfaction. Has he lost his growl for good for live performances?

Mick has actually learned how to sing, space his breaths, and remain consistent. I happen to like how he's developed his craft as a performer. He can do things now that he couldn't pull off when we was in his late thirties and early forties. His dedication to excellence, and stay on top of his game, is a wonder to behold.

1990 and on some 94 gigs he still did it..but he still has it....but if ya do it your voice is gone...so what you can do is listen and watch the 63/90 tapes and boots...that wont hurt!!Today Jagger is still king but I know what you mean!

Let's hope so.

I agree with the comments above. Mick has had to learn to look after his voice in recent years and is a better SINGER as a result of it.
Growling and shrieking are not the way to keep the voice in a serviceable condition !
I agree that some of the raw edges may be been lost along the way...but on balance the change in Mick's vocal style in recent years have been greatly for the better.
[Anything is better than that staccato shouting from certain periods in the band's history...which was borne partially of not having the vocal control to "perform" and sing at the same time ;^).]



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And anything is better than having to cancel shows because his voice is gone.

Quite so ;^)

I too appreciate his dedication to his craft, but I much prefer the younger Mick's voice and style...

It's age - nothing more - nothing less. His voice is also a lot lower and thinner than it used to be. Try listening to Tattoo You and then A Bigger Bang - the difference is immediately apparent. He's not half the singer he was - he no longer exemplifies the essence of rock 'n' roll.

ha ha

On studio albums..Its really the old Mick I think!

I noticed the growl was gone after Black and Blue. On Some Girls he was singing out of the back of his throat. On the '78 tour he just screamed through the whole show. He sounds better now but the edge has gone.

And Keith's eyes are gone.

Mick? dosent lost enything

slybri74 Wrote:
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> Mick used to growl his vocals in certain spots,
> but hasn't really shown the "growl" on the ABB
> tour. I noticed he dubbed his growl in on the
> Bang DVD for the Austin show on some songs like
> Satisfaction. Has he lost his growl for good for
> live performances?

He can still do it, but 150 concerts are hard work for his voice. He learned how to manage that. He sings great these days and still does these screamings ("whoo, whoo" etc.) for the audience.

I wonder, how he could growl all the time in the late 70s, early 80s. I mean, if I try it, I loose my voice in 30 minutes. On the other hand - listen to Saturday Night Live 1978, that's the other side of growling and shouting.

Maybe they should camouflage some bear traps around Mick's stage mike....



ROCKMAN

Maybe a costume helps

Maybe just watching Keith fumble is enough to keep that growl in Mick's bag of tricks.

Mick has lost absolutely nothing.

He's lost subtelty and vunerability, Unmade Bed.