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Originally Posted by buzzard
I agree. The Lansing show was the weakest I've ever heard his voice, with the possible exception of his very first full concert in Hamilton, following his illness. Over the last few years I've found his voice was often weak or strained for the first few songs, but that it would eventually strengthen, at least for the middle part of the show. On Friday, he seemed to struggle during every song. He did bend over several times during the concert between songs - I think to try to clear his sinuses. I may be imaging things, but it even seemed to me that the tempo of some songs was a bit slower, to allow him to catch breaths. I'm hoping the difficulty at Lansing was a temporary condition due to sinus/cold problems.
All that said, I still look at each concert as a bonus. And when his voice is straining, I can still picture a time when that strong baritone and those incredible lyrics were so awesome.
Brian
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Yeah I wondered about the couple times he leaned over and looked as if he was about to faint. Let's all hope it is a sinus thing or some other temporary illness.
I agree with you Brian that he is still amazing to watch in concert. As a guitar player myself (but an admitted hack
) I tend to watch all of the musicians hands when playing (to my wife's dismay). And to think he's nearly 70 and can still do what he does is amazing. Heck, I just turned 48 and my arthritis gives me fits when playing guitar at times.
He's still a legend...weak or not.