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- Mikkamakka
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Re: Outperforming AFD
Nobody sings GN'R as good as Axl and nobody plays it as good as Slash. Case closed. Although Axl's voice is much weaker than in his prime (the Reading WTTJ is horrible), he's still better with his narrower range, than Myles with his wider (and with those thin highs that Axl would never hit, but they sound extremely strange). Cause Axl has the anger and right approach that Myles doesn't.
Re: Outperforming AFD
buzzsaw wrote:Miles does fine and you could make a case for him actually hitting the notes better than Axl.
A shitty case.
That's one opinion. Axl is not what he used to be, and I'm discussing purely from a hitting the notes standpoint. I believe it is actually a pretty easy case musically, but I also realize some people are going to follow their heart instead of their ears.
Re: Outperforming AFD
monkeychow wrote:I'm a huge myles fan since going to a few shows, but I think the area Axl has over him is the passion of the peformance, in relation to those particular songs.
They both hit those super high notes, but myles does it with a clean tone, whereas Axl tends to do it in that screaching rasp that carries so much anger and emotion to the song.
Both fantastic singers.
Well they are Axl's songs. In any event, I'm not sure why anyone is comparing a studio Myles performance with a live Axl performance. Compare studio vs. studio or live vs. live and it's an ass whipping by Axl in either case, but at least they are being compared on the same grounds. Myles is very good when he sings his own songs, but no one can sing Axl's songs like Axl -- not even the best tribute singers.
I'm comparing what we were given. Miles hits the notes better live too. I'd take Axl singing them any day of the week over Miles (I'm not a Miles guy), but he hits the notes better than Axl does. That isn't an opinion, it's a fact.
Axl doesn't even sing his songs like Axl anymore...
Re: Outperforming AFD
tejastech08 wrote:buzzsaw wrote:Miles does fine and you could make a case for him actually hitting the notes better than Axl.
A shitty case.
That's one opinion. Axl is not what he used to be, and I'm discussing purely from a hitting the notes standpoint. I believe it is actually a pretty easy case musically, but I also realize some people are going to follow their heart instead of their ears.
I see your point, but still dude - 2002 Axl still owns Myles, even on the high notes.
If anything one could argue it's that Myles is a great low-register singer than can sometimes rival the "raspy" Axl, but even still, Myles way is so unoriginal (post grunge singer #4136), that he really doesn't make himself known.
I don't have a problem with the guy, I think he's good enough, but I think his biggest benefit is that he'd save a band money on having to pay both a singer & rhythm guitarist. The guy has no stage presence, beyond basic rock show ticket price. They might as well throw a guitar over him for a whole show, because he rarely leaves his mic, other than clap or stomp his feet. At least from the videos i've seen of him. Others who have seen him live might have a different take.
Re: Outperforming AFD
I'll leave it to the Myles fan club to defend him. Having seen GnR myself in the 90s at a great show, I can tell you that from a hitting the notes standpoint, Myles was better than Axl was then too. Axl is amazing in the studio, but is hit or miss live due to the complexity of the vocals. I don't see that as a knock on him.
Much like nobody goes to a GnR show to see anyone other than Axl, nobody goes to see Slash so they can hear Myles. Its just a necessary evil.
