Oct 2008
Posted on 09/18/2009 2:21:42 AM PDT by iowamark
While The Who is on hiatus, Roger Daltrey is going solo for his "Use It or Lose It" tour starting October 10. "Use It or Lose It" refers to Daltrey's voice, or as bandmate Pete Townshend puts it, "his aging vocal chords." In an interview with Rolling Stone, Daltrey was even more blunt, "These are the last years of my life that I can sing that material," he confessed. I love The Who. "Quadrophenia" saved my life. Literally saved my life. Daltrey's wail was one of the most gut-wrenching, soul busting sounds in rock.
Was.
I'm sad to say that Daltrey has already lost it...
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The Who “Love, Reign O’er Me” 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwRp0MwLeB8&feature=player_embedded
The Who “Love, Reign O’er Me” 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3W9yRnXZgU&feature=player_embedded
Pearl Jam “Love, Reign O’er Me”
http://www.youtube.com/v/wjB1r77JljM
Elton John “Tiny Dancer” 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ppoX4bVTQ
Elton John “Tiny Dancer” circa 2006
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/—157429092
Ben Folds “Tiny Dancer”
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/—44115092
Whitney Houston “I‘m Every Woman”
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/—2160394
Whitney Houston “I‘m Every Woman” 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzI4QgOzpaU
I recall seeing Tony Bennett “sing” something a while back. It was terrible. A vocal version of Hugh Hefner.
A buddy of mine saw The Who in Las Vegas a few years back and came to the same conclusion about Daltry’s voice. Time really does catch up with all of us, and boy howdy does it suck when it does.
Interestingly (or not) one of the guys who has kept his voice strong into his later years is Ian Gillan (Deep Purple among others). He probably doesn’t have the 4 1/2 octave range of his prime, but he’s still got the pipes, fer sure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N83wy88MMYo
It’s interesting (or not) because he was one of the first rockers to incorporate “voice belting”, a technique mostly associated with more classical forms of music. It seems to have helped preserve his chords.
Ewwwwww. Sorta like Pam Anderson?
The Who: The Vegas Job - Reunion Concert Live in Vegas
Daltry had already lost his voice at this concert in 1999.
I saw Zeppelin in 1977 and Plant was horrible. Couldn’t hit any of the high notes. Someone else told me on that tour he was ok, so maybe he just was sick or something. But working with Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge, that guy can still hit ‘em. A few years ago, he did a charity event for the rescue dogs of 9/11 and sang America the Beautiful as well as Ray Charles ever did.
That Vegas concert is on DVD as noted above #8.
It’s torture. Daltry sounds ... just.... awful.
Another rocker who *has* kept his voice almost in the same pristine condition of 40 years ago is John Fogarty. He’s pretty remarkable.
Unfortunately, Fogarty’s politics suck. Oh well.
Unlike the still mellow musical musings of Mel Torme....;)
Elton’s range has dropped at least an octive. Maybe he’s had throat problems...
He had throat surgery a few years ago.
(My wife is a fan.)
Smoking can’t help...
“Elton’s range has dropped at least an octive. Maybe he’s had throat problems...”
I saw Elton in middle school for his Yellow Brick Road Tour. Unbelievable show. He was in his wild outfit and platform shoe phase.
I saw him again about 10 years ago. So disappointing. His songs were redone to fit his limited range. No high notes.
I’m so glad I saw The Who when I did...back in the late 80’s. It was clearly the best show I have ever seen.
... and she is still behind her Foster Grants.
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