Ed's Voice??

AlltheWay23
AlltheWay23 Posts: 160
edited May 2010 in The Porch
I noticed last night that Ed did not even ATTEMPT the high notes on In Hiding. Was it an off night or is his voice going?
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  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    did he in chicago for in hiding?
  • PushinPaint
    PushinPaint Posts: 434
    he did in Chicago..he sounded great on that one

    for what its worth, I was in KC and Eddie sounded the best I have ever seen him or heard him in a while. I went to Columbia in '08 and Chicago last summer, and KC is #1 for me. Awesome show - they were simply en fuego
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Ed's voice?? is just beautiful
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    pandora wrote:
    Ed's voice?? is just beautiful
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  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    Ed's voice?? is just beautiful

    I agree. Although listening to Pearl jam radio really shows you the change over the years.
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE96sS-mmvM

    We're still good to go

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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    joebot wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    Ed's voice?? is just beautiful

    I agree. Although listening to Pearl jam radio really shows you the change over the years.
    I feel Ed's voice has changed for the better. His emotion is now from a lifetime of experiences and you can hear this in his voice. The loves, the losses. A true pleasure and gratefulness. I guess you could say a reconciliation with life. It's a voice that has been with me for 20 years, its like a friend. A friend may change a bit over the years but they are still your friend, a seasoned friend and most would say that is even better.
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    pandora wrote:

    I feel Ed's voice has changed for the better. His emotion is now from a lifetime of experiences and you can hear this in his voice. The loves, the losses. A true pleasure and gratefulness. I guess you could say a reconciliation with life. It's a voice that has been with me for 20 years, its like a friend. A friend may change a bit over the years but they are still your friend, a seasoned friend and most would say that is even better.

    What she said.
  • EddieLedBetter
    EddieLedBetter Posts: 360
    send a thank you letter to American Spirits.

    I think he sounds better with age though I wish he'd void the degradation of his gift.

    ps he did sing a hell of a show the night before in KC, I know I was there. so nana nana boo boo :D
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    His voice has changed since he started smoking a while back which is why he struggles with some songs these days and why they have changed the key to some songs as well.
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  • EddieLedBetter
    EddieLedBetter Posts: 360
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    His voice has changed since he started smoking a while back which is why he struggles with some songs these days and why they have changed the key to some songs as well.

    Though the smoking is a factor a lot of it is age and previous damage from overusage as well as how much you exercise the vocal chords, it is a muscle and needs conditioning. Ask Robert Plant or Steven Tyler why they change the keys to songs. Its tough doing 3 hours a night back to back in a key that you get an endless amount of takes to do in a studio.
  • Vedder_Girl77
    Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,341
    I have not seen PJ yet this year but his voice sound great last year in Philly.
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  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    EddieLedBetter wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    His voice has changed since he started smoking a while back which is why he struggles with some songs these days and why they have changed the key to some songs as well.

    Though the smoking is a factor a lot of it is age and previous damage from overusage as well as how much you exercise the vocal chords, it is a muscle and needs conditioning. Ask Robert Plant or Steven Tyler why they change the keys to songs. Its tough doing 3 hours a night back to back in a key that you get an endless amount of takes to do in a studio.

    Those 2 vocal styles are much different. Ed has a vocal coach and the smoking more than anything else has changed his voice and has caused his struggles. Its like Stone or Mike punching a wall(not as hard as they can of course). Eventually it will ruin their hand just like smoking will eventually force Ed to not do certain songs because he cant. He struggles with Jeremy so much anymore and maybe 2 times out of 10 he nails it.
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  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    I agree with the smoking as the main culprit. Theres no way you consistently put smoke into your vocal cords and there is no damage done.
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Good thing his voice was so damn fine to begin with because smoking or not it's still the very best we have in this world!
    And this PJ radio is very nice
    thank you 10C!
  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    ahh man....ed's voice threads are BLAH.

    young eds voice makes my toes curl
    but now i'm just happy to here him after all these years. when i'm watching recent pj on tv with friends they usually make a comment about how good his voice sounds.
    so it can't be all that bad can it?
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    It's that damn Nicotine Fault, should just stick to Mary Jane :mrgreen:
  • zootown
    zootown Posts: 666
    pandora wrote:
    Good thing his voice was so damn fine to begin with because smoking or not it's still the very best we have in this world!
    And this PJ radio is very nice
    thank you 10C!

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  • Nitsua87
    Nitsua87 Posts: 95
    I find it funny that some people think he should still have the same voice he did in 1992. Yes, he's smoking. Yes, he's older. And, yes, it's still BAD ASS.

    He (and the rest of the band) certainly don't need the money, so just enjoy it every time they indulge us with a tour, regardless of the duration.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    still sounds great to me. i think people over analyze it.

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