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Yes Beth, he was a heavy smoker. I don't know how many times I've seen him in concert at the Toledo Music Hall, I believe it was called. It seemed like he opened for every major act that came through Toledo, Ohio
Nahh... Not taking anything else into concideration the average lifeexpectency of an US male is 77.xx years. He likely have had his fair share of drugs, even if he isn't really known for it, it was common back in the days. That said, he is a middle class child and have been well of for more or less his whole life. That is, he have had regular medical care, decent food, etc. He also have an occupation that doesn't wear you down (short of doing drugs) in anyway close to say carpenters, handy men, nurses, assistant nurses, . Not saying that being on a stage isn't hard work(really depends on the artist). But they aint on the stage 40 hours a week for 40+ years. Its not suprising that he lives to be 80+ and it wouldn't been supricing if he had died at 65. Mick Jagger is far more supricing, given the amount of drugs they did in 60s/70s or that Lemmy got to be 70 with his substance abuse.
Thank you for the interesting insight into the ageing male voice and this performance was a true exemplar of the process. As an ageing singer myself, I am constantly frustrated by my fading instrument. How much more must a former powerhouse like Seger feel it. In this song the fading vocal capabilities add a certain poignancy to accompany and even somehow enhance the world weary lyric, but I am not sure that much of the rest of his majestic back catalogue would fare so well. I can only imagine how someone who has been truly great might wish to continue forever doing what they love, but, at some stage they must beware of damaging their legacy. Seger has now retired before he reached that point. Thanks for the memories, Bob - up on the stage, you didn't need to play the star, your shining was visible to all.
Your respect of Bob’s longevity make you a treasure! Thanks for explaining what happens to older male voices. Personally as a 61 year old only singing in a band for the first time about 5 years ago, I hope I have a little more time with my high notes
Bobs voice is stronger than this 2004 performance at the RHOF. Saw him on the final tour and he sounded great. Thx for the explanations on understanding the voice sounds etc. Keep digging into this man's catalog of hits.
Went out with a lass from Detroit. Damn I listened to a lot of Bob Seger. Didn't mind, I like me a bit of Bob. She spent 12 months banging around Australia with me and I went over to the USA with her so she could show me her country. We went and saw Bob Seger in Detroit, it's her home town, she just breezed in, she knew so many people, she was definitely at home. I'd heard a lot of stories about how tough a town Detroit was, which well may be true, but that night everyone was there to rock on with Bob. When he performed " Main Street," you could pick all the locals, the atmosphere was damn near reverential. Great lass, great night and Bob Seger always has a place in my heart. Great show, all 3 hrs. of it.
Saw him in '89 because a friend's sister had tickets but couldn't attend so we went. I'd had the Live Bullet album in HS, ('80-'84), and he had so many radio hits. I was more a Metal/Hard Rocker, but that Seger show was one of the greatest shows I'd ever seen. The version of this song on Live Bullet is really great. On this one you can really hear the age in his voice.
He is ageless Tone quality his depth of range not as much range but the timeless vocal rendition of Bob Seeger is very much present. Well Beth another fine delivery of puritanical design. Thank you my dear.
I have loved this song for decades and it taught me a very important vocal lesson. I was playing it at some coffee house gigs back in the late '90s. At the time, I wasn't at all confident about my head voice. So, in an effort to avoid that high last chorus, I sang it an octave down from where Bob Seger sang it originally. I don't know why I didn't jus transpose it down a few keys. I probably didn't want to have to learn a new set of chords. Unfortunately, this required me to stretch my voice down to a D2, a step below where I was comfortable then. I ended up with a sore throat for about a month and haven't ben able to get below F#2 ever since. I try not to go below G2, just to be safe. Now that I understand more about vocal anatomy (thanks to this channel), I see why stretching your voice down is a bad idea. I just wish I knew back then.
First time I heard this song it was the Metallica cover (which I love) but then listened to the original recording. Always loved the imagery this song creates in the mind
I played saxophones in a rock band in the 1990's. My twin brother played, and still does, drums with hundreds of guys in different bands over the years. One of the guys he played with had been on tour with Bob Seger in his early years. And of course one of the songs that my band did was Turn The Page.
He has defiantly used his vocal chords more that we can imagine and he is struggling here and still unique . I like his unpopular Back in 1972 album version the best and the live 1975 live album cut
I think, as with any aging great rocker, their voice may change, but the feelings are still there. Listening to this version of the song is, to me, more emotional and far better than the studio version. This is why I would spend ten times the money to see someone like Bob, than I would the swiffer.
One of my all time favorites artists. Not my favorite song but anything Seger works. Hear he's touring this year..gotta go! Btw..my voice got higher. I lost my lower register when I hit my sixties.
As a guy who's been gigging on and off since the '60's, I can attest to the importance of taking care of your hearing. We all knew about tinnitus and hearing loss back then, we really did. We, also, knew how to avoid it. Speaking for myself, I just didn't take those precautions. Louder the better was the motto, especially in the '70's. When you're young, you think you're indestructible. Throw in 43 years of broadcasting and playing headphones too loudly, and I'm paying a price. My tinnitus is not to the level of Seger's, however I do experience constant ringing. I'm lucky in that I still hear some high frequencies but, I have no doubt my hearing isn't what it used to be. Don't be stupid...like I was! BTW, I STILL don't use 'in-ears'. I do, however wear earplugs ALL THE TIME while performing...at any volume.
He was interviewed recently by Adam Reader "The Professor of Rock", the part about not making a stand was that he wished a few of his roadies with him. Things would have been very different.
BOB SEGER WAS SICK when he sang Turn the page in that Video;Was the Day him and the Silver Bullet Band were Inducted into the RandR HALLof FAME ! .The Reactionist DOESNT Realize! , Him and the Band played and , he SANG that song Touring the COUNTRY, Possibly the WORLD 🌎 for 15 Years afterwards, and his Voice NEVER CHANGED that Much his ENTIRE CAREER! .
My mom was in her late 70s when she had to call the police (not an emergency), she later met with the office she'd talked to on the phone. His comment was he'd really thought she was in her 40's based on her voice over the phone.
This Version of Bob Segers turn the page was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he and the Silver Bullet Band were Inducted! Back in 2004 , He did sound Sick ! He was 59 years old there , he was Born in 1945 ! Him and the Silver Bullet Band had Concert tours till 2019 ! They retired after Alto Reed passed away! You dont Realize his Voice sounds much better than that singing at concerts 15 years after that one ! .
Great driving song. Had "Live Bullet" back in the seventies, still sounds great here. Metallica does a cover that's really good too. While Bob is a bit older than I am, in the 50 years since I first heard this song as a teenager I've changed a bit too. 😁
I developed tinnitus when I was 8-9 yrs old. Not sure if it was environmental (working around power equipment) or that I was always going to get it. Some days it's possible to suppress/ignore it, others I literally can't hear myself think. Musicians from the 70s and 80s especially are prone to developing it, even with hearing protection onstage, to the point they can't maintain pitch because they just can't hear it correctly. Turn the Page is one of my favorites, along with Her Strut.
This recording was done when Bob was doing performances to exercise his voice before going on an pending tour. His first in over ten years. a tour I got to see. He also sang with Jason aldean at this time to prepare his voice something he can only really do by really performing. Here is an amateur recording of him live on his last tour in 2019. ua-cam.com/video/8oSi-Atq7tk/v-deo.htmlsi=_XgmszgpBQT5EFXY
G'day Beth, I & I think the other Aussies here would love you to compare Jon English's cover & also comment on some of his other songs like Hollywood 7, Six Ribbons, She was Real... 🥰
I enjoy your reactions very much, I recently went back to some of your older reactions and loved your reactions to Heart. I have a suggestion for you to react to a band called First to Eleven. Maybe the song "So Am I". This band has a lot of covers uploaded on UA-cam, over 350, of various music genres. Some acoustic songs, some country songs made into rock. When they do a cover, many times they change them to make them their own. Some of their covers have over 8 to 10 million views. They are a cover band from Erie Pennsylvania but three of them are also in a Band called Concrete Castles. The lead vocalist in both bands is a young woman named Audra Miller. They do a song called "So Addicted" that you may find interesting.
I believe Bob has a cold during this live performance. Please review his performance with Jason Aldean of Against the Wind. To my untrained ears he sounds like the Bob Seger of 40 years ago. What do you think?
His pitch is a little off in places. It's still really good though. I had a stroke it made it difficult to control the muscles. Something along the lines of age. He also seems to have a lot more rasp. I was a DJ in my early 20s stood by a speaker in my left ear for years. My ears still ring all the time.
@BethRoars: Interesting that you made this video. Bob Seger, like me, is from Michigan. And this makes Bob Seger one of a handful of acts to come from Michigan, like Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Aretha Franklin, and Eminem. The other interesting thing is how you talk about how the voice ages. I'd actually be interested to see your analysis of Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, considering that Bruce has been performing longer than I've been alive (the 1982 performance of Hallowed Be Thy Name at the Hammersmith was before I was born in 1983). And especially the difference in genre, as Bob Seger is considered alternative or soft rock, while Iron Maiden is hard rock or early metal.
Sweetie, it's time for some more Ronnie James Dio! The GREATEST performance among many of Ronnies performances, check out Rainbow 'Man on the Silver Mountain' LIVE in Munich 1977 (the 14:45 long version). UNREAL vocals AND guitar, beautiful, bluesy solo. This is REALLY a TREAT! Also 'Mistreated' from the same concert. Really, ANY of the songs from the Live in Munich concert WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!! What happened to talent?!! NOTHING like this out there now.
This was 2004. It was the first time he played live in nearly a decade at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. There are better versions he did many years later. He said he had blown out his voice during rehearsals.
Your video is from his induction into the R&R Hall of Fame. Not his best live performance. He had not performed live for years prior. Check out his Kennedy Center Honors performance of Heartache Tonight. After this he began touring and his voice improved immensely during his live concerts. I know because I went to six concerts over ten years.
He did not have throat cancer. He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview.
He did not have throat cancer. He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview.
@@danj312 it was no minor, he was powering thru it on tour until his foot started dragging. He gave an interview talking about it when his tour was paused for moths while he recovered. My hubby went thru the same surgery and its not minor. My husbands surgery was done thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more painfully and much harder recovery.
Certainly not as good as Bob in his prime, but always an awesome song that has been one of my favorites since I was a teenager when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Some notes are slightly out of tune. Over time voice control can be harder ? The same for McCartney the past few years, but it just makes them more real.
Bob Seger's voice made him sound in his 50s in his 20s & 30s. Now that he's pushing 80, I'm more amazed he's still got this much left in the tank. He's got probably 6 decades of smoking to factor in.
@@danj312 He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview and his finale tour was paused while he recovered.
Too many years of smoking. As simple as that. Dylan and Van Morrison quit a long time ago, and they're still around. Mellencamp's voice is very sadly diminished. I saw Bob a handful of times, and he was always good -- check that, GREAT! -- but on his final tour you could tell why he deemed it his last tour. The only singer I can recall who smoked heavily and performed well into his late 60s with a voice essentially the same as when he was in his 30s was Tom Petty.
It's a great song, but not his best performance. I like that you've done two songs from him, but I wish you would do one that's actually a good song of his when he was in his prime.
So your channel is a "EXPLANATION OF WHY YOUR MUSIC ICONS DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY USED TO" Yeah, those of us us actually went to the concerts of these artists understand that they were A) probably really under the influence of heavy drugs as they took the stage, or B) were playing with "bandmates" that were hired by the production company to provide backup instruments for the band. They had no incentive to enhance the band and, therefore provided mediocre backtracks as the band performed. Contrast that with bands that actually did care about the audience experience (RUSH, Triumph, ELO, Allen Parsons Project, etc) So get it together, Beth...................................
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Yes Beth, he was a heavy smoker. I don't know how many times I've seen him in concert at the Toledo Music Hall, I believe it was called. It seemed like he opened for every major act that came through Toledo, Ohio
Bob Seger is 78. Just being alive is amazing for these rockers.
Nahh... Not taking anything else into concideration the average lifeexpectency of an US male is 77.xx years.
He likely have had his fair share of drugs, even if he isn't really known for it, it was common back in the days.
That said, he is a middle class child and have been well of for more or less his whole life.
That is, he have had regular medical care, decent food, etc.
He also have an occupation that doesn't wear you down (short of doing drugs) in anyway close to say carpenters, handy men, nurses, assistant nurses, .
Not saying that being on a stage isn't hard work(really depends on the artist). But they aint on the stage 40 hours a week for 40+ years.
Its not suprising that he lives to be 80+ and it wouldn't been supricing if he had died at 65.
Mick Jagger is far more supricing, given the amount of drugs they did in 60s/70s or that Lemmy got to be 70 with his substance abuse.
My favorite artist no matter the age! I'm in my 60s but when I hear a Bob Seger song I'm a teenager again.
Bob Segers the stuff. Turned on to him by older people. A great musician. Means alot to many older people.
Bob Seger is an American treasure. Love his music.
Thank you for the interesting insight into the ageing male voice and this performance was a true exemplar of the process. As an ageing singer myself, I am constantly frustrated by my fading instrument. How much more must a former powerhouse like Seger feel it. In this song the fading vocal capabilities add a certain poignancy to accompany and even somehow enhance the world weary lyric, but I am not sure that much of the rest of his majestic back catalogue would fare so well. I can only imagine how someone who has been truly great might wish to continue forever doing what they love, but, at some stage they must beware of damaging their legacy. Seger has now retired before he reached that point. Thanks for the memories, Bob - up on the stage, you didn't need to play the star, your shining was visible to all.
Don Brewer from Grand Funk Railroad on drums. Don appeared on several of Bob's tours.
Thank you! I thought that was him but wasn’t sure.
Absolute favorite classic rock artist! Bob seger. I haven't heard one bad song. His catalog is one of the best of all time
I remember seeing Seger while in college in the early 80s. A great concert. Turn The Page was one of my favorites at the time and still his.
I do love his older live version but still impressive with the age and mileage factor
Bob is amazing and fellow Detroiter!
Your respect of Bob’s longevity make you a treasure! Thanks for explaining what happens to older male voices. Personally as a 61 year old only singing in a band for the first time about 5 years ago, I hope I have a little more time with my high notes
Bobs voice is stronger than this 2004 performance at the RHOF. Saw him on the final tour and he sounded great. Thx for the explanations on understanding the voice sounds etc. Keep digging into this man's catalog of hits.
Getting older sucks but is also a interesting journey and story of vulnerablity, quality and wisdom!! Quality always shines!
Went out with a lass from Detroit. Damn I listened to a lot of Bob Seger. Didn't mind, I like me a bit of Bob. She spent 12 months banging around Australia with me and I went over to the USA with her so she could show me her country. We went and saw Bob Seger in Detroit, it's her home town, she just breezed in, she knew so many people, she was definitely at home. I'd heard a lot of stories about how tough a town Detroit was, which well may be true, but that night everyone was there to rock on with Bob. When he performed " Main Street," you could pick all the locals, the atmosphere was damn near reverential. Great lass, great night and Bob Seger always has a place in my heart. Great show, all 3 hrs. of it.
I couldn't have got a better explanation than at a Dr's office from a nurse! Wow!
AlwYs one of my favorites. I’ve seen him several times over the years from the ‘70s to now.
He had a cold here... I saw him 26 times on his last tour which was way after this and his voice was a world of a difference stronger.
Yeah. This one is just a less than usual quality recording.
Yep, that was what I was thinking too.
Saw him in '89 because a friend's sister had tickets but couldn't attend so we went. I'd had the Live Bullet album in HS, ('80-'84), and he had so many radio hits. I was more a Metal/Hard Rocker, but that Seger show was one of the greatest shows I'd ever seen. The version of this song on Live Bullet is really great. On this one you can really hear the age in his voice.
I never saw Bob live but from this video it would have been amazing. The atmosphere looks epic.
Atmosphere? It was at the R and R Hall of Fame!
Yup atmosphere. Didn't know it was there.
We saw Bob live 3-4 years ago. He would start the high notes and Alto would pick up and finish them out on the sax. Love the Reaction
Still gives me chills!
He is ageless
Tone quality his depth of range not as much range but the timeless vocal rendition of Bob Seeger is very much present. Well Beth another fine delivery of puritanical design. Thank you my dear.
Beautiful cover, Gorgeous Beth
I have loved this song for decades and it taught me a very important vocal lesson. I was playing it at some coffee house gigs back in the late '90s. At the time, I wasn't at all confident about my head voice. So, in an effort to avoid that high last chorus, I sang it an octave down from where Bob Seger sang it originally. I don't know why I didn't jus transpose it down a few keys. I probably didn't want to have to learn a new set of chords. Unfortunately, this required me to stretch my voice down to a D2, a step below where I was comfortable then. I ended up with a sore throat for about a month and haven't ben able to get below F#2 ever since. I try not to go below G2, just to be safe. Now that I understand more about vocal anatomy (thanks to this channel), I see why stretching your voice down is a bad idea. I just wish I knew back then.
Love this song
If you grew up in Australia (like I did) you would have known this as a song that was covered by Jon English, and it was awesome.
70s kid 🙃👎
Bob Seger was also a heavy smoker. Curious about the direct impacts on his singing voice, especially over the decades...
First time I heard this song it was the Metallica cover (which I love) but then listened to the original recording. Always loved the imagery this song creates in the mind
I played saxophones in a rock band in the 1990's. My twin brother played, and still does, drums with hundreds of guys in different bands over the years. One of the guys he played with had been on tour with Bob Seger in his early years.
And of course one of the songs that my band did was Turn The Page.
WOW I am so happy to see Bob Seger on here!! Such a great singer and would love to see someone react to Accompany Me by him, so good!!
Got to see him do this concert at the Gardens in Boston ! Bob will always be the man in my book !
You were very kind here. I thou ght he sounded pretty weak, maybe sick. I'm 72 and saw him perform several times in my teen years. He was GREAT!
He has defiantly used his vocal chords more that we can imagine and he is struggling here and still unique . I like his unpopular Back in 1972 album version the best and the live 1975 live album cut
fortunate to see him live…powerful
He is like most of us from the 60s we were smoking and drinking! I wasn't a Rock Star but was in college back then, and that's what we DID!!!
No tenía conocimiento de este gran cantante me gustó la canción indagare su trabajo bien Beth 👏👏🍀🍀
Night moves....all time great song. If you haven't listened to the rest of his stuff yet Miss Beth...please do yourself a favor.
I think, as with any aging great rocker, their voice may change, but the feelings are still there. Listening to this version of the song is, to me, more emotional and far better than the studio version. This is why I would spend ten times the money to see someone like Bob, than I would the swiffer.
One of my all time favorites artists. Not my favorite song but anything Seger works. Hear he's touring this year..gotta go! Btw..my voice got higher. I lost my lower register when I hit my sixties.
As a guy who's been gigging on and off since the '60's, I can attest to the importance of taking care of your hearing. We all knew about tinnitus and hearing loss back then, we really did. We, also, knew how to avoid it. Speaking for myself, I just didn't take those precautions. Louder the better was the motto, especially in the '70's. When you're young, you think you're indestructible. Throw in 43 years of broadcasting and playing headphones too loudly, and I'm paying a price. My tinnitus is not to the level of Seger's, however I do experience constant ringing. I'm lucky in that I still hear some high frequencies but, I have no doubt my hearing isn't what it used to be. Don't be stupid...like I was! BTW, I STILL don't use 'in-ears'. I do, however wear earplugs ALL THE TIME while performing...at any volume.
He was interviewed recently by Adam Reader "The Professor of Rock", the part about not making a stand was that he wished a few of his roadies with him. Things would have been very different.
Listen to his first release of this song!
BOB SEGER WAS SICK when he sang Turn the page in that Video;Was the Day him and the Silver Bullet Band were Inducted into the RandR HALLof FAME ! .The Reactionist DOESNT Realize! , Him and the Band played and , he SANG that song Touring the COUNTRY, Possibly the WORLD 🌎 for 15 Years afterwards, and his Voice NEVER CHANGED that Much his ENTIRE CAREER! .
My mom was in her late 70s when she had to call the police (not an emergency), she later met with the office she'd talked to on the phone. His comment was he'd really thought she was in her 40's based on her voice over the phone.
You need to listen to the version from Live Bullet hos double live album. That is the version that is played on the radio.
This Version of Bob Segers turn the page was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he and the Silver Bullet Band were Inducted! Back in 2004 , He did sound Sick ! He was 59 years old there , he was Born in 1945 ! Him and the Silver Bullet Band had Concert tours till 2019 ! They retired after Alto Reed passed away! You dont Realize his Voice sounds much better than that singing at concerts 15 years after that one ! .
Great driving song. Had "Live Bullet" back in the seventies, still sounds great here. Metallica does a cover that's really good too.
While Bob is a bit older than I am, in the 50 years since I first heard this song as a teenager I've changed a bit too. 😁
Beautiful explanation of voice.
I developed tinnitus when I was 8-9 yrs old. Not sure if it was environmental (working around power equipment) or that I was always going to get it. Some days it's possible to suppress/ignore it, others I literally can't hear myself think. Musicians from the 70s and 80s especially are prone to developing it, even with hearing protection onstage, to the point they can't maintain pitch because they just can't hear it correctly. Turn the Page is one of my favorites, along with Her Strut.
This is good old rock songs
The first version of this song that I hear was Jon English covering it. It would be interesting to hear you compare the versions.
70s kid 🙃👎
Even though I can't stand my hometown, I love that it's mentioned in this song. Aka Omaha
This recording was done when Bob was doing performances to exercise his voice before going on an pending tour. His first in over ten years. a tour I got to see. He also sang with Jason aldean at this time to prepare his voice something he can only really do by really performing. Here is an amateur recording of him live on his last tour in 2019. ua-cam.com/video/8oSi-Atq7tk/v-deo.htmlsi=_XgmszgpBQT5EFXY
G'day Beth,
I & I think the other Aussies here would love you to compare Jon English's cover & also comment on some of his other songs like Hollywood 7, Six Ribbons, She was Real... 🥰
It crazy but some of Bobs best albums are his live ones. I think Live Bullet and Nine Tonight are probably two of the best live albums ever recorded.
I enjoy your reactions very much, I recently went back to some of your older reactions and loved your reactions to Heart. I have a suggestion for you to react to a band called First to Eleven. Maybe the song "So Am I". This band has a lot of covers uploaded on UA-cam, over 350, of various music genres. Some acoustic songs, some country songs made into rock. When they do a cover, many times they change them to make them their own. Some of their covers have over 8 to 10 million views. They are a cover band from Erie Pennsylvania but three of them are also in a Band called Concrete Castles. The lead vocalist in both bands is a young woman named Audra Miller. They do a song called "So Addicted" that you may find interesting.
Is he a smoker? GREAT advice regarding hearing protection especially for musicians AND audience. Tinnitus is maddening!
Detroit ❤
IDLES - The beachland ballroom! Their from the basement session!
NIGHT MOVES is required.
Please do "crowd around the corner"
I believe Bob has a cold during this live performance. Please review his performance with Jason Aldean of Against the Wind. To my untrained ears he sounds like the Bob Seger of 40 years ago. What do you think?
His pitch is a little off in places. It's still really good though. I had a stroke it made it difficult to control the muscles. Something along the lines of age. He also seems to have a lot more rasp. I was a DJ in my early 20s stood by a speaker in my left ear for years. My ears still ring all the time.
@BethRoars: Interesting that you made this video. Bob Seger, like me, is from Michigan. And this makes Bob Seger one of a handful of acts to come from Michigan, like Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Aretha Franklin, and Eminem.
The other interesting thing is how you talk about how the voice ages. I'd actually be interested to see your analysis of Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, considering that Bruce has been performing longer than I've been alive (the 1982 performance of Hallowed Be Thy Name at the Hammersmith was before I was born in 1983). And especially the difference in genre, as Bob Seger is considered alternative or soft rock, while Iron Maiden is hard rock or early metal.
The man had throat cancer. He is just doing his best.
Besides his voice aging, he is as good a story teller as there is.
Sweetie, it's time for some more Ronnie James Dio! The GREATEST performance among many of Ronnies performances, check out Rainbow 'Man on the Silver Mountain' LIVE in Munich 1977 (the 14:45 long version). UNREAL vocals AND guitar, beautiful, bluesy solo. This is REALLY a TREAT! Also 'Mistreated' from the same concert. Really, ANY of the songs from the Live in Munich concert WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!! What happened to talent?!! NOTHING like this out there now.
This was 2004. It was the first time he played live in nearly a decade at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. There are better versions he did many years later. He said he had blown out his voice during rehearsals.
Your video is from his induction into the R&R Hall of Fame. Not his best live performance. He had not performed live for years prior. Check out his Kennedy Center Honors performance of Heartache Tonight. After this he began touring and his voice improved immensely during his live concerts. I know because I went to six concerts over ten years.
Eddie Berg one take live performence reaction please, thank you! 🤞🤞🤞
Very interesting.
What the heck! You should listen to the old live version, you shut it off several times when he was trying to explain!
If I remember right he went thru cancer as well.
He did not have throat cancer. He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview.
He also battled throat cancer
For the record, he denies having had throat cancer.
He did not have throat cancer. He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview.
Can you react to Florence and the machine “girl with one eye” cover
Have you heard Metallica's cover of this song? One of my favourites 💜
Live Bullet will always be the only version of this song for me.
Just don't forget he battled throat cancer in the late eighties
years ago I heard he had throat cancer or something. I'm sure that affected his voice somewhat, along with age.
His voice is shot here. What a shame. But he has been a great songwriter and was a fantastic singer. No shame.
I think in 2017 or 18 he had major spinal surgery which was supposed to have been pretty serious.
It was minor actually. He went and toured not that long after it.
@@danj312 it was no minor, he was powering thru it on tour until his foot started dragging. He gave an interview talking about it when his tour was paused for moths while he recovered. My hubby went thru the same surgery and its not minor. My husbands surgery was done thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more painfully and much harder recovery.
Bob is underrated in a lot of ways... but then again he's not.... you definitely should do roll me away live , either version
He seems to be gasping for breath a little. ( I made this comment before I heard you address it.)
Certainly not as good as Bob in his prime, but always an awesome song that has been one of my favorites since I was a teenager when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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I tried to listen to this, Beth, but I just found it sad that Mr. Seger can no longer hold a pitch the way he used to.
Some notes are slightly out of tune. Over time voice control can be harder ?
The same for McCartney the past few years, but it just makes them more real.
great story he took 10 year off from music to spend time with his family, not many musicians u see doing that
Bob Seger's voice made him sound in his 50s in his 20s & 30s. Now that he's pushing 80, I'm more amazed he's still got this much left in the tank. He's got probably 6 decades of smoking to factor in.
Really like Metallica's cover of this
Check out the Metallica cover of this song, it’s unreal.
Bob's voice is just a little rough in this recording. It hasn't changed as much as you might think.
Have a listen to the surprising cover by Metallica.
it's been too long since you reacted to nina simone. i suggest pirate jenny
Years ago he did have an operation on his throat. It was 100% certain he would sign again .
Never had operation on throat. That was a rumor. He went to be with his mom while she was dying. That is where he went.
@@danj312 He had surgery to fuse vetebrae in his neck. My hubby had the same surgery thru the front of his neck. Bob Seger chose to have the surgery thru the back of his neck for less trauma to his vocal cords resulting in a more pain and much harder recovery. He talked about it in an interview and his finale tour was paused while he recovered.
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Too many years of smoking. As simple as that. Dylan and Van Morrison quit a long time ago, and they're still around. Mellencamp's voice is very sadly diminished. I saw Bob a handful of times, and he was always good -- check that, GREAT! -- but on his final tour you could tell why he deemed it his last tour. The only singer I can recall who smoked heavily and performed well into his late 60s with a voice essentially the same as when he was in his 30s was Tom Petty.
It's a great song, but not his best performance. I like that you've done two songs from him, but I wish you would do one that's actually a good song of his when he was in his prime.
So your channel is a "EXPLANATION OF WHY YOUR MUSIC ICONS DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY USED TO"
Yeah, those of us us actually went to the concerts of these artists understand that they were A) probably really under the influence of heavy drugs as they took the stage, or B) were playing with "bandmates" that were hired by the production company to provide backup instruments for the band. They had no incentive to enhance the band and, therefore provided mediocre backtracks as the band performed.
Contrast that with bands that actually did care about the audience experience (RUSH, Triumph, ELO, Allen Parsons Project, etc)
So get it together, Beth...................................
Um artista subestimado e injusticado pela mídia.
omg...so pitchy