Which of these aging singers sounds the best in live concerts these days ?

[EyeDocOfRock]

Which of these aging singers sounds the best in live concerts these days ?

Rob Halford
Klaus Meine
Axl Rose
Sammy Hagar
Mick Jagger
Paul McCartney
James Hetfield
Bruce Dickinson
Billy Joel
Elton John

[LAglamrocker]

Rob B+ in fun
Scorpions guy A in fun
Axl A in fun
Sammy don’t care
Mick rather be at Jackyl 2 nights coming soon OC and Hollywood!
Paul he always looks stupid
James is almost awful now
Bruce glad he went to salon for last show I saw
Billy seen him enough I’m bored with him
Elton seen him a bunch.. in Vegas SD LA for decades

[rubysdad]

I’ve only seen McCartney, Halford and Dickinson.
I’d rate them in the order I’ve listed.

[SterileEyes1]

Axl Rose
Sammy Hagar
Mick Jagger
Paul McCartney
James Hetfield
Billy Joel
Elton John


I’ve seen each of these fellas perform at least once in the past five-ish years and picked James, but they’re all performing admirably for their ages and ranges.

Sammy sounded great at the Metallica charity gig I saw in December. And 77. Goddamn.

[Sleek]

Hetfield -Same range he ever had
Hagar -Almost same range he ever had
Bruce Bruce -Shying away from a couple of the top notes, but still strong

[REO Cokewagon]

Which of these aging singers sounds the best in live concerts these days ?

Paul McCartney

Paul McCratney is not a singer. He's a fuckin bassist.

[Psychobolia.com]

Voted for Klaus, but Jagger/Hetfield are up there too.

[rubysdad]

I’ve only seen McCartney, Halford and Dickinson.
I’d rate them in the order I’ve listed.

You can’t have seen McCartney in the last ten or fifteen years because he sounds like a warbling record that’s been left out in the sun.

It was in 2017, my memory is he sounded great.
Only time I’ve seen him, and have never watched a vid of the show.
I’ve made that mistake before, good way to ruin a memory.

[JourneyRules]

Paul McCartney doesn't sound great, but he's still Paul McCartney, and he get a deserved pass because he's out there doing it with real vocals, on his feet for a nearly 3 hour show at 80+ years old. He would definitely be toward the bottom of this list, but I'll go see him any chance I get.

[TeslaFan]

Mickey Thomas seems as good as ever. He’s 75.Stays in good shape. I’m seeing them late March

[skinni]

Hagar still sounds good

[WentEast]

That much love for Hagar? On this forum?

I agree, but just surprised.

[RicksPickWrangler]

Honorable mention for Robin Zander. The past few years have seen his high register tapering off but he still delivers.

[FreddyFender]

Saw Halford with fake Priest 2015-ish. Could sing but sounded like shit. Still sounds good on the records.

Saw Hagar a few month ago - he's lost a couple notes from his range, but otherwise sounds great. Best "older" singer I've ever heard live.

Axl on the Not in this Lifetime tour was better than expected, but still a shadow of what he once was. That ACDC tour was his last hurrah/

Honorable mention - Ozzy. He's been a walking corpse since 2005 or so, but he still sounds good. Saw him on that last Sabbath US tour and his voice was great.

[Indy_Rob]

Write-in vote for Micheal Sweet. He's younger than the rest of the OP's list but still sounds great at 61.