There’s something to be said about dying young and leaving a pretty corpse. While we certainly wouldn’t wish that fate upon anyone, there are some people whose legacies would be a lot better off if they did heed the cliched rock and roll slogan. Take, for example Axl Rose in the following video. We’ve heard karaoke singers that sound more like the real Axl Rose. Between being out of key and completely out of breath, this might be the worst version of “Welcome to the Jungle” that we’ve ever heard. Even the botched guitar solo sounds better than this empty husk of the snake-dancing man of lore. By the time the audio cuts out halfway through the video, you’re actually thankful there is no more risk your ears will start to bleed.
Are we being too harsh? Maybe, but ask yourself, would you keep singing and performing if you looked and sounded like this?
[via Stereogum]
Comments (7)
WHY?
nice try dorks.. you’d serve your audience better with a bootleg vs. the crappy youtube production .. remember the quality of service is commensurate with the price you pay – funny how you prey on the free stuff to sell ads. speaking of bootleg – here’s one from just 2 nights later http://bit.ly/ofBgkR no wonder the guy avoids you trolls.
Warren Beatty sounds terrible
Hmm…didn’t think he looked any better in the one GNRNOW links to, except that you hear more crowd noise than Axl vocals.
I can’t believe I’m the only one who thought about Spinal Tap…
But when you’re high, you never EVER wanna come down.
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