David Crosby obviously sings no more but his voice remained intact when be still did.
I saw him in 2019 and this was indeed a pleasant surprise, especially given his various addictions over the years. They took a toll on him in every way EXCEPT on his voice. I only went to see him because it was free but I'm so glad I went - it exceeded every expectation I had, helped by a near-flawless setlist. (I'm a far more of a Byrds fan but besides his best work with them, he also picked the CS&N(Y) and solo songs that I actually liked, closing out with a furious take on Young's "Ohio.")
I'll also add Bonnie Raitt. I've never done a direct comparison, and to be fair, given the blues and R&B nature of her work, rougher textures in anyone's voice can actually help, but I saw her last year and for all I know she didn't sound different from the first time I saw her on a VHS copy of her Road Tested concert video.
― birdistheword, Monday, 11 September 2023 05:45 (seven months ago) link
I mentioned this in the Taylor Dayne thread, but I saw Taylor Dayne recently, and… well, Taylor Dayne has kept her voice!
― I made it weird, I made it worse (morrisp), Monday, 11 September 2023 13:55 (seven months ago) link
Couldn't quite believe my ears when I heard Jimmy Somerville's falsetto as a guest vocal on Oliver Sim's Hideous last year.
― Alba, Monday, 11 September 2023 14:53 (seven months ago) link
David Hidalgo, although he always had this "Elder Zen" thing going on.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 15 October 2023 02:41 (six months ago) link
#onethread
Check out Smokey Robinson's NPR Tiny Desk Concert. What a singer!
― banjoboy, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 06:32 (six months ago) link
Kevin Rowland is sounding good on his/Dexys' current tour. If you were being churlish you might say he's not as strong on the high notes as he used to be, but still I thought he was on fine form, sounding very much himself.
― giraffe, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 07:05 (six months ago) link