A lot of interesting opinions here to say the least. Apparently some think Axl can just sing raspy on demand and chose not to for years...
I think Axl sounds as good as he possibly can at this point. Like JustanUrchin said, he RUINED his voice back in the day singing like he did. I recall him blaming part of it on a screwed up monitor during the UYI tour that forced him to sing even louder and strain his voice. And then more recently, he would keep touring long after his voice was shot. 2012-2014, anyone? He should have stopped to recover before continuing. I've been saying that I thought he would sound good for the reunion because he's had two years off to rest his voice. And I was right.
The fact is, nobody can sing with that kind of raspy style and not ruin their voice. Have any of you tried? I can do a great raspy-Axl style vocal but my throat is killing me by the end of one song and the rasp starts to go away after that. Look at Brian Johnson, he had to constantly change the register he sang in to make live touring workable, even back in 1983!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzMRgfUiAY
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