Post by Alex61 on Dec 13, 2019 14:42:18 GMT
William Bruce Rose Jr.
Vocal Range: F1 – C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Sorry")
B♭5 ("Ain't It Fun", "Rock and Roll" live Shark Island 1986)
A5 ("Chinese Democracy", "Cold Hard Cash")
G♯5 ("Back in the Saddle", "Better" live Rock Am Ring 2006, "Riad N' the Bedouins", "Scraped", "Thunderstruck" live Madison Square Garden 2016, "Welcome to the Jungle" live MTV Video Music Awards 2006)
G5 ("Anxious Disease, "Back in Black" live Aarhus 2016, "Better", "Chinese Democracy", "Given the Dog a Bone" live Lisbon 2016, "Have a Drink on Me" live Aarhus 2016, "Hell's Bells" live Columbus 2016, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" live Istanbul 2006, "My World", "Rocket Queen" live Houston 2016, "Sailing" live Wembley Arena 2006, "This I Love" studio remix 2010, "Welcome to the Jungle" live Pittsburgh 2002)
F♯5 ("ABSUЯD", "Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" live Washington D.C. 2016, "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" live Philadelphia 2016, "Garden of Eden", "High Voltage" live Washington D.C. 2016, "I.R.S.", "It's So Easy", "Live and Let Die" live Las Vegas 2016, "Live Wire" live Greensboro 2016, "Nightrain", "Perfect Crime", "Perhaps", "Prostitute", "Reckless Life" The Roots of Guns N' Roses version, "Riad N' the Bedouins", "Rock or Bust" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rocker", "Shackler's Revenge", "Shoot to Thrill" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Sin City" live Prague 2016, "State of Grace", "Street of Dreams", "Sympathy for the Devil", "There Was a Time", "This I Love", "Thunderstruck" live Madison Square Garden 2016, "You're Crazy")
F5 ("Anxious Disease, "Anything Goes" The Roots of Guns N' Roses version, "Crash Diet", "The General", "Human Being", "If the World", "(Love Is) a Bitchslap", "Mr. Brownstone", "Oh My God", "Out ta Get Me", "Paradise City", "Quick Song" full take with vocal, "Reckless Life", "Rocket Queen", "Shadow of Your Love", "Shotgun Blues", "Think About You", "Under My Wheels", "Walk All Over You" live Bellahouston Park 2023, "You Could Be Mine")
E5 ("Ain't Goin' Down" live Hollywood 1986, "Back in Black" live Aarhus 2016, "Catcher in the Rye" 27/03/00 demo, "Children of the Revolution", "Dead Flowers", "Don't Cry" live Hollywood 1986, "Eye on You", "Get in the Ring", "Given the Dog a Bone" live Lisbon 2016, "Goodnight Tonight" live Hollywood 1986, "Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Have a Drink on Me" live Aarhus 2016, "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Hell's Bells" live Columbus 2016, "High Voltage" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Highway to Hell" live Düsseldorf 2016, "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" live Marseille 2016, "Indiana Ain't My Kinda Town", "I.R.S.", "Kiling Time", "Let There Be Rock" live Sunrise 2016, "Madagascar", "Nice Boys", "Prowler", "Reckless Life", "Riff Raff" live Düsseldorf 2016, "Rock 'n' Roll Train" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rock or Bust" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rocker", "Salt of the Earth" live Atlantic City 1989, "Shackler's Revenge", "Shoot to Thrill" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Shot Down in Flames" live Leipzig 2016, "State of Grace", "Stuck Inside", "Sweet Home Chicago" live The Cathouse 1988, "That Something", "We Will Rock You" live The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992, "You Shook Me All Night Long" live Aarhus 2016)
E♭5 ("Ain't Going Down", "Ain't It Fun", "Anything Goes", "Back in the Saddle", "Back Off Bitch", "Bad Apples", "Bad Time" live Tokyo 1992, "Black Leather", "Catcher in the Rye", "Civil War", "Coma", "Crash Diet", "Dead Horse", "Don't Damn Me", "Don't Cry", "Dust N' Bones", "The General", "Hair of the Dog", "Hard Skool", "Human Being", "It's So Easy", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "My Michelle", "Locomotive (Complicity)", "Nightrain", "One in a Million", "Patience", "Perfect Crime", "The Plague", "Rocket Queen", "Shadow of Your Love", "Street of Dreams", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Sympathy for the Devil", "This I Love", "Thunderstruck" live Madison Square Garden 2016, "Used to Love Her", "Walk All Over You" live Bellahouston Park 2023, "Welcome to the Jungle", "Whole Lotta Rosie" live London 1987, "Yesterdays", "You're Crazy")
D5 ("Back in Black" live Aarhus 2016, "Chinese Democracy", "Dead Flowers", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Free Fallin'" live MTV Video Music Awards 1989, "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Human Being", "If the World", "Indiana Ain't My Kinda Town", "Just Another Sunday", "Killing Time", "Live Wire" live Greensboro 2016, "(Love Is) a Bitchslap", "Nice Boys", "November Rain", "Perhaps", "Rock the Rock", "Rocker", "Sailing" live Wembley Arena 2006, "Sin City" live Prague 2016, "There Was a Time", "T.N.T." live Lisbon 2016, "You Shook Me All Night Long" live Aarhus 2016)
C♯5 ("Anything Goes", "Atlas Shrugged", "Back Off Bitch", "Bad Apples", "Bad Obsession", "Better", "Breakdown", "Civil War", "Coma", "Come Together" live Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994, "Cornshucker", "Crash Diet", "Don't Cry", "Estranged", "Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Heartbreak Hotel", "I.R.S.", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "Let There Be Rock" live Sunrise 2016, "Locomotive (Complicity)", "Move to the City", "Nice Boys", "Oh My God", "One in a Million", "Out ta Get Me", "Paradise City", "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)", "Prostitute", "Riff Raff" live Düsseldorf 2016, "Right Next Door to Hell", "Salt of the Earth" live Atlantic City 1989, "Scraped", "Shadow of Your Love", "Shoot to Thrill" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Shot Down in Flames" live Leipzig 2016, "Since I Don't Have You", "Street of Dreams", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Sweet Home Chicago" live The Cathouse 1988, "Think About You", "Under My Wheels", "Walk All Over You" live Bellahouston Park 2023, "Welcome to the Jungle", "Yesterdays")
C5 ("Black Leather", "Bohemian Rhapsody" live The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992, "Bring It Back Home", "Dead Horse", "Don't Damn Me", "Have a Drink on Me" live Aarhus 2016, "Hell's Bells" live Columbus 2016, "High Voltage" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Highway to Hell" live Düsseldorf 2016, "I Did U No Wrong", "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" live Marseille 2016, "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Just Another Sunday", "Mr. Brownstone", "My Michelle", "Oh My God", "Quick Song" full take with vocal, "Ready to Rumble", "Riad N' the Bedouins", "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rock 'n' Roll Train" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rocket Queen", "Sorry", "Welcome to the Jungle", "Whole Lotta Rosie" live London 1987, "You Ain't the First" live Buenos Aires 1993, "You Could Be Mine", "You Shook Me All Night Long" live Aarhus 2016)
B4 ("14 Years", "Atlas Shrugged", "Back in the Saddle", "Bad Apples", "Catcher in the Rye", "Come Together" live Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Don't Cry", "Dust N' Bones", "Estranged", "Eye on You", "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" live Philadelphia 2016, "Get in the Ring", "Goodnight Tonight" live Hollywood 1986, "Killing Time", "Let There Be Rock" live Sunrise 2016, "Live and Let Die", "Live Wire" live Greensboro 2016, "Locomotive (Complicity)", "(Love Is) a Bitchslap", "Nightrain", "Nothing", "November Rain", "Shackler's Revenge", "Sin City" live Prague 2016, "Stuck Inside", "Sweet Home Chicago" live The Cathouse 1988, "There Was a Time", "T.N.T." live Lisbon 2016, "Whole Lotta Rosie" live London 1987, "You're Crazy")
B♭4 ("Ain't Going Down", "Ain't It Fun", "Anything Goes", "Back Off Bitch", "Bad Obsession", "Black Hole Sun" live Slane Castle 2017, "Breakdown", "Dead Horse", "Don't Damn Me", "The Garden", "Garden of Eden", "Hard Skool", "Human Being", "It's So Easy", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "Live and Let Die", "Mama Kin", "Move to the City", "Mr. Brownstone", "Out ta Get Me", "Patience", "Perfect Crime", "The Plague", "Raw Power", "Rock the Rock", "Sailing" live Wembley Arena 2006, "Shotgun Blues", "Since I Don't Have You", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Think About You", "Used to Love Her", "Walk All Over You" live Bellahouston Park 2023)
A4 ("Better", "Black Hole Sun" live Slane Castle 2017, "Bring It Back Home", "Chinese Democracy", "Free Fallin'" live MTV Video Music Awards 1989, "The General", "Given the Dog a Bone" live Lisbon 2016, "Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" live Washington D.C. 2016, "High Voltage" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Highway to Hell" live Düsseldorf 2016, "I Did U No Wrong", "I Will Not Go Quietly", "Madagascar", "Paradise City", "Perhaps","Ready to Rumble", "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" live Washington D.C. 2016, "Rock 'n' Roll Train" live Washington D.C. 2016, "State of Grace", "Under My Wheels", "We Will Rock You" live The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992)
G♯4 ("ABSUЯD", "Atlas Shrugged", "Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)", "Coma", "The Garden", "Hair of the Dog", "Heartbreak Hotel", "I Don't Care About You", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Live and Let Die", "My Michelle", "Nightrain", "November Rain", "One in a Million", "Right Next Door to Hell", "Silkworms", "Sympathy for the Devil", "Used to Love Her")
Significant Low Notes:
E♭3 ("14 Years", "Ain't Going Down", "Back Off Bitch", "Black Leather", "Dead Horse", "Don't Damn Me", "It's So Easy", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "Mr. Brownstone", "Nothing", "Patience", "Rocket Queen", "Since I Don't Have You", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "You Ain't the First")
D3 ("Black Hole Sun" live Slane Castle 2017, "Chinese Democracy", "The General", "Heartbreak Hotel" live Hollywood 1986, "High Voltage" live Washington D.C. 2016, "If the World", "Indiana Ain't My Kinda Town", "Look at Your Game, Girl", "Perhaps", "Sorry")
C♯3 ("Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)", "Catcher in the Rye", "Civil War", "Cornshucker", "Estranged", "It's So Easy", "Live and Let Die", "Mr. Brownstone", "Patience", "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)", "Sail Away Sweet Sister" live Tokyo 1992, "Since I Don't Have You", "Sympathy for the Devil", "This I Love", "Used to Love Her")
C3 ("Don't Damn Me", "Sailing" live Wembley Arena 2006)
B2 ("Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" live Hard Rock Casino 2012, "Bad Obsession", "Children of the Revolution", "Don't Cry", "Eye on You", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" live Istanbul 2006, "Shangri-La" live Biloxi 1992, "Thunderstruck" live Madison Square Garden 2016, "You're Crazy" G N' R Lies version)
B♭2 ("Civil War", "Oklahoma" live Tokyo 1992, "Patience", "Shangri-La" live Biloxi 1992, "Sympathy for the Devil", "You Ain't the First")
A2 ("Get in the Ring")
G♯2 ("Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)", "Don't Cry" alt. lyrics version, "Hair of the Dog", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Nightrain", "One in a Million" live New York 1988)
G2 ("Free Fallin'" live MTV Video Music Awards 1989, "Sorry")
F♯2 ("Bad Obsession", "Dust N' Bones", "Estranged" live Lexington 2023, "Hair of the Dog", "Mother" live Tokyo 1992, "Paradise City", "Perhaps", "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)", "Sweet Child o' Mine")
F2 ("Black Leather", "Rock the Rock")
E2 ("Locomotive (Complicity)", "Perfect Crime")
E♭2 ("Ain't Going Down", "Back Off Bitch", "Coma", "Double Talkin' Jive", "The General", "Sweet Child o' Mine" Big Daddy version, "You Ain't the First" live Buenos Aires 1993)
D2 ("Chinese Democracy" 1998 demo, "Sorry" live Las Vegas 2011, "Tommy Demo #1")
C♯2 ("A Cappella Singing" live MTV Interview 1988, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" live Hard Rock Casino 2012, "Bad Apples", "Bad Obsession", "Eye on You", "Dust N' Bones", "Garden of Eden", "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)", "Scraped", "Shackler's Revenge")
C2 ("Ain't Going Down", "(Love Is) a Bitchslap", "Oh My God")
B1 ("Breakdown", "Don't Cry", "November Rain", "Tommy Demo #1")
B♭1 ("Bad Apples", "Coma", "Out of Time", "You Could Be Mine")
A1 ("Get in the Ring")
F1 ("There Was a Time")
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• Blue marks high falsetto or whistle register notes.
• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Perhaps the quintessential heavy rock powerhouse, Axl Rose's role in Guns N' Roses was no small one, as it was his stellar songwriting and his immediately distinguishable voice that led to some of rock music's most iconic and influential songs ever being recorded. Axl himself, however, had never been one to shy away from controversy - his aggressive persona has resulted in late concerts, fan riots, and strained relationships with the rest of the band. Known in equal measures for his turbulent temper as he is for his extraordinarily distinctive voice, the Guns N' Roses frontman is a fine example of one's reputation preceding the individual themself, though even those only familiar with his biggest hits would struggle to deny that he has helped revolutionise hard rock music.
Now by-and-large famed for his soaring raspy head voice high notes, Axl's vocal placement is actually a rather low one. While his lower notes have often been relegated to backing harmonies, he boasts an extensive lower register, sounding boomy and confident even into the first octave. That being said, Axl's powerful upper register is where most would say his voice shines; early Guns N' Roses songs showcase him singing in a gritty head voice almost exclusively, his unorthodox technique for which has likely caused his evident vocal decline over the years. Although his more recent performances are significantly weaker than they were thirty or so years ago (with Axl singing in what most fans affectionately call "Mickey Mouse" voice), his legacy as one of the most unique and potent vocalists in hard rock lives on.
{A Few Examples of His Voice}
Pretty good showcase of what early career Axl was all about - consistent gritty highs up to F5 and an impressive melisma at the very end down to E♭3.
Possibly Axl's best vocal performance? Yeah, very possible.
Just because it's a good representation of Axl not singing in his raspy head voice and instead focusing on his mid-range/lower register
Pretty good showcase of what early career Axl was all about - consistent gritty highs up to F5 and an impressive melisma at the very end down to E♭3.
Possibly Axl's best vocal performance? Yeah, very possible.
Just because it's a good representation of Axl not singing in his raspy head voice and instead focusing on his mid-range/lower register
{Questionable Notes}
C♯7 ("Coma"[1])
C♯6 ("Welcome to the Jungle"[2])
B♭5 ("Nightrain" live Pukkelpop 2002[1])
A5 ("Cold Hard Cash"[3], "The Garden"[1][2][4])
C♯2 ("The Garden"[5])
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1. Questionable representivity.
2. Questionable octave.
3. Questionable legitimacy (pitch-shifting).
4. Possibly inhaled.
5. Questionable identity.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
C♯7 ("Coma"[1])
C♯6 ("Welcome to the Jungle"[2])
B♭5 ("Nightrain" live Pukkelpop 2002[1])
A5 ("Cold Hard Cash"[3], "The Garden"[1][2][4])
C♯2 ("The Garden"[5])
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1. Questionable representivity.
2. Questionable octave.
3. Questionable legitimacy (pitch-shifting).
4. Possibly inhaled.
5. Questionable identity.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Guns N' Roses:
Appetite for Destruction (1987): F♯2 – F♯5
G N' R Lies (1988): B♭2 – F♯5
Use Your Illusion I (1991): B♭1 – F♯5
"The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993): F2 – F♯5 – B♭5
Rapidfire
Ready to Rumble EP (2014): E3 – E5
Gatr
Guns N' Roses:
Use Your Illusion II (1991): A1 – G5
Chinese Democracy (2008): F1 – A5 – C6
Dates are listed in a DD/MM/YYYY format.
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61. Huge credits to Setzer for locating many demo tracks and many thanks to Baronessa and galaxyseal for helping thoroughly with pitching some notes!
Alex61
Guns N' Roses:
Appetite for Destruction (1987): F♯2 – F♯5
G N' R Lies (1988): B♭2 – F♯5
Use Your Illusion I (1991): B♭1 – F♯5
"The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993): F2 – F♯5 – B♭5
Rapidfire
Ready to Rumble EP (2014): E3 – E5
Gatr
Guns N' Roses:
Use Your Illusion II (1991): A1 – G5
Chinese Democracy (2008): F1 – A5 – C6
Dates are listed in a DD/MM/YYYY format.
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61. Huge credits to Setzer for locating many demo tracks and many thanks to Baronessa and galaxyseal for helping thoroughly with pitching some notes!
