I do as well...for example, I thought Roth had a great approach to the material in 2007/2008: he wasn't singing exactly like the original recordings - and in terms of aspects like the screams, clearly he couldn't for more than a certain amount of times per show without wrecking what was left of his voice - but he was putting out the best attempt he could to sing as many of the verses as he could accurately and (more important) in key.
From 2012 onward, he has had some serious problems just staying in key. And it is this odd approach he has been taking to his live vocals for the last two tours, an approach that has dated back as far as the early days of his solo career but was one that was used sparingly so it wasn't quite as noticeable, where he at times is actually overexerting himself and yelling rather than just singing and he is applying this strained yelp...er...'technique' to songs that don't benefit from it.
That feeds into this overall effect of the lead vocals being badly off-key. Much more so than in the CVH days. It just sounds bad. Plain and simple.
From 2012 onward, he has had some serious problems just staying in key. And it is this odd approach he has been taking to his live vocals for the last two tours, an approach that has dated back as far as the early days of his solo career but was one that was used sparingly so it wasn't quite as noticeable, where he at times is actually overexerting himself and yelling rather than just singing and he is applying this strained yelp...er...'technique' to songs that don't benefit from it.
That feeds into this overall effect of the lead vocals being badly off-key. Much more so than in the CVH days. It just sounds bad. Plain and simple.
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