Originally posted by Monopoly:Bono seems to be struggling to sing just like RTSS from Christmas. I’m wondering if it’s not just age but possible he got COVID and it’s causing breath shortness as a result.
Originally posted by Release3:[..]
Idk, I feel like Bono is a bad “middle” singer. Like he does decent singing in kind of a hush (WOWY, Book of your Heart) and really well loudly. But when he’s in between singing quietly and loudly he almost gets awkward. Like he wants to belt it out but holds back and makes his singing sound unsure.
Originally posted by Release3:[..]
Idk, I feel like Bono is a bad “middle” singer. Like he does decent singing in kind of a hush (WOWY, Book of your Heart) and really well loudly. But when he’s in between singing quietly and loudly he almost gets awkward. Like he wants to belt it out but holds back and makes his singing sound unsure.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Yes, I've been saying this since a long time ago (https://u2start.com/topic/11098#777034): he's finally lost any mid range he ever had. He can still reach high tones when in a concert environment, but not in a TV/church/radio/acoustic rearrangement environment, where he tries to hold it back and ends up sounding awkward. These acoustic/promo versions where it's all about intimacy just don't suit his current range.
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
You might be surprised to hear I agree with all that. But I just wonder why he doesn’t take the same voice he uses at big gigs for these more intimate performances. He’s sang Sunday Bloody Sunday acoustic before and just did his regular voice he would use in a full band performance and it sounded great. Albeit this was 17,18 years ago the version I’m thinking of but I think he CAN do it it’s just he often isn’t whether he’s not got the same confidence in his voice in a more intimate setting or he just wants to hold back because he thinks it suits the arrangement. But I think he’s capable, just listen to the 2019 tour versions.
This is the only acoustic version of SBS I need or want.
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Originally posted by RememberEveryMoment:This was pretty bad. Wow