Wednesday April 30, 2008 at 12:43
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—Don Henley, “I Will Not Go Quietly,” The End of the Innocence (1989); background vocals: Axl Rose
After Crosby and Nash, I think Axl Rose is next on everyone’s list of great vocalists, right? I would have been afraid of saying that a decade ago when I could have legitimately feared that Rose would kick my ass, but now—even as out of shape as I am—I’m pretty sure I could outrun him.
Axl does a great job with his high-register growling vocals on this Don Henley song. Gives the song the testosterone boost it probably needs to come of as powerfully indignant. Generally speaking, sarcastic Henley is much better than righteous Henley.
