Re: analysis of roger's voice

["william sturm" <hapijac@xxxxxxx>]

I though Plant sounded fine as I saw him 3 times with THE WHO last year. He's
not Daltrey but who is ya know lol.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Sigel, James J
  To: Who List
  Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:03 PM
  Subject: RE: analysis of roger's voice


  This may be a little off this topic, but the subject of Roger's voice
  raises another observation too.  In regards to the "legendary" rock
  singers (Daltrey, Jagger, Plant, Stewart, etc..) it seems to me that
  Roger's voice became stronger as time wore on, as his contemporaries
  voices got much, much weaker.  For example, look at Robert Plant.  The
  first three Zeppelin albums (four if you're very generous) Plant's voice
  is powerful and passionate.  The first lines sung on "Dazed and
  Confused" showcase all of that power.  But with each Zep release later
  on, his voice became noticeably weaker.  That whiney cherubic voice of
  today.  The same argument can be made about the other vocalists I
  mentioned.

  But when Daltrey started out, his voice was, well, sort of crappy.  In
  the power department, his James Brown imitation was pretty much all he
  had.  Then, around Tommy, he matured into the monster vocalist he is
  known for now.  And from Tommy up until Who Are You, it's evident to me,
  that Roger got better and better with each album.

  I think aging is most painful on a singer than the rest of the band, so
  I don't think it's fair to apply that concept to him now (or the others
  for that matter).  But in the grand heyday, Roger simply got better as
  his contemporaries' got worse.  The fact that he can still carry the
  music is fine testament to his abilities today.

  Jim in Colorado