(12-19-2010, 02:10 PM)~R.A.I.N.~ Wrote: I'm really worried, he seems to be losing his voice, I really hope he isn't ill
and if so I pray he gets well soon :(!!

it's obvious his voice was not well, and yet he tried to sing
piano duet to his ablitiy

Oh, I don't think it's that he's sick. Have you ever seen any live performance of SEVENTH HEAVEN, Ibara no Namida, or HONEY? Pretty much any performance where he has to both play the guitar and sing ensures that the vocals will be slightly less than perfect as he has to divide his attention between the two. That's why the live performances of SWEET DREAMS always features him singing a lot quieter than we know he's capable of.

The thing you have to remember about vocalists is that their voice is just as much an instrument as a guitar, bass, or drum set is. It needs be tuned, exercised, and frequently maintained. You can't just DECIDE to sound good. A vocalist who is at the peak of his health can sound terrible while an incredibly ill vocalist can sound wonderful. (See: 666 tour's performance of PRAYER versus the FAITH tour's performance of the same song. HYDE was sick when he performed the 666 video of it and sounded wonderful, but in good health during the FAITH recording of it yet didn't sound quite as good) I think that's what a lot of people seem to misunderstand. Some people may have "natural" talent for singing, but that doesn't mean they don't have to try.

Although I will give you that HYDE sounds like he desperately needs a glass of water. I'm assuming this song was performed immediately after two other songs, and this song in particular requires holding notes for a rather long time. So it takes a lot of vocal strength to pull it off. It probably wouldn't hurt the band to take a water break before playing this song in the future.

EDIT - God, and don't scare me with the topic title! Gosh! I nearly had a heart attack :C