Re: Who's Last

["L.Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

Some of Roger's problems in '82 had to do with the tempo.  Pete was moving 
to a new musical style, and the faster pace made it difficult for RD to 
sustain any kind of volume, which he depends on to reach those high notes.  
It's likely that the tour did strain his voice, but check out THE BEGGAR'S 
OPERA.  It was done about that same time, and it sounds terrific.  By '89 he 
was losing range just from being older, but as you say, he seems to have 
adjusted to that now, and he's gained overtones and resonance that he never 
had when he was younger.  I like the way TED sounds these days.

keets

>
> > Can someone please put my mind at rest- did Roger's voice really sound 
>that strained as early as 1982? It seems unbelievable that 16 years later 
>his voice has actually improved as opposed to getting any worse.

>I don't think you're imagining things--his voice had gone downhill
>probably as early as '79 or '80.  In my opinion he reached his lowest
>point in '89, or maybe '94 with Daltrey sings Townshend.  After that, I 
>don't think his voice actually improved, but he knew his limitations
>better and made less errors in judgement.  He finally learned to avoid the 
>high notes he had no chance of reaching anymore.
>

>


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