I'm with you Sean..he sounded good up until then but his vocals really have gone down hill. Age, smoking, and trying to hit too many high notes when he was young probably forced him to change his approach now. He worked his vocal sound more when he was younger and what we hear now is his more natural, less strained vocal....which doesn't sound as cool as the younger, forced rocker voice he had in the 80's. :)
Paul
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