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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Two people I mentioned earlier, Dylan and Marianne Faithful, have markedly different voices than they did earlier in their career. Did any of their fans throw their hands up in the air, and say, "Gawd, he/she can't sing anymore -- I can't listen to this ****!"? Or do they find beauty in their flawed, latter-day vocals?
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I'm not a Dylan or Faithful fan, so I don't know. On the other hand, I think most hardcore fans overlook or embrace such changes, I'm just not one of them.
If Bekka's voice, Lindsey's voice, or that of any other of my current favorites deteriorated as much as Stevie's has - to the point where the very sound of it grates on my nerves - I would certainly turn tail and run. On the other hand, there are still some Stevie songs that I do love, as evidenced by my response to the "Create Your Own Best of Stevie CD."
Edit: In the case of Bob Dylan, I don't think he ever had a
good voice to begin with, so that example doesn't quite seem to fit to me.
