When was/is Bono's voice the best?

[SkeeK]

Who else remembers the raging 'bono's voice is now crap' arguments from way back when? I do!!!! hehe.

 

[pinkfloyd]

AAAAAAAACHTUNG BERLIN !

achtung was the best , bono's voice was extremely kool , sexy and pure rock'nroll style at that time ( 1991-2000) now he's too old . and can't sing at full volume .

 

[mikal]

Definitely ZooTV!

The way he could hit those high notes was amazing.

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Not to sound like a pest here, but if you are going to class Achtung Baby, Zooropa and the ZooTV tour together, then it is only fair that the Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum and the Love Town tour be combined into one choice. Rattle and Hum cannot be separated from the Joshua Tree when it showcases live songs off the Joshua Tree in the Joshua Tree era. This poll should really have each album separate, but that is just my opinion. It's an opinion that means little to my wife, so don't worry. ;-) (The Always Wrong Man that I am!)

 

[Salome]

Not to sound like a pest here, but if you are going to class Achtung Baby, Zooropa and the ZooTV tour together, then it is only fair that the Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum and the Love Town tour be combined into one choice.

I agree
I'll have to vote Joshua Tree now because (being a complete studio album) all the vocals are spot on on that one

 

[Tabby]

No question it was UF/JT. He could hit all the notes and was in his prime.

 

[SkeeK]

I was kinda trying to do it by tour.. except the early years. Maybe I shoulda combined JT, with RH... I was thinking about it, but in the end it's hard to know.. if you want you can always just add the votes for those to eras together and count them as one.

 

[follower]

Voted for Unforgettable Fire era...unforgettable for me.

 

[MonaVox]

No question it was UF/JT. He could hit all the notes and was in his prime.

 

[Bono's shades]

Bono's voice had it all during the JT/RH era (yes, they are one era!) The power, range and tone quality have not been matched since.

 

[zooropamanda]

Im really torn between JT and AB.
Yes his voice was beautiful and powerfully strong during JT and I almost picked that era, but I do think that his range during AB was higher. He experiemented a lot more with his voice during this time. Maybe range is the wrong word..I dunno.
Argh Im torn

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i voted for the october one, but i'd say it was awesome from october all the way through the jt era, and was good also during ab but tapered off after that...

 

[Sicy]

Joshua Tree.

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

No question it was UF/JT. He could hit all the notes and was in his prime.

 

[christiana]

It's hard to choose between JT era and AB era... I chose JT.

 

[theSoulfulMofo]

Like I said before...

As much as Bono's voice changes, it occurs to me that Bono's always very good at compensating his singing voice for the music U2 produces.

 

[Giant Lemon]

JT era definitely. His voice in ISHFWILF and the "oohhh"s in WOWY can't be beat.

 

[Kazd7]

i voted for UF era believing that I have to vote for voice not the singing

 

[SkeeK]

Come on! someone vote for Passengers! Ya know that Warchild orchestral performance of One... verrry goood in the voice department

 

[GypsyHeartgirl]

UF! It was all so naturally good and effortless. Those songs are truly a priceless piece of history captured in time. He could do it all! Close second, JT, RHMT and IGC also show how excellent his voice and range was. He couild not only hit the notes, he coujld hold them, and it was all very good.

 

[U2girl]

UF, though JT/Lovetown/Rattle and Hum come close.

His voice was really special, and it's incredible how he pulled off "i'm wide awake" or the chorus of Pride on the album.

 

[kariatari]

Tough choice between AB/Zooropa/ZooTV and Pop/Popmart. I think that starting with Achtung Baby, Bono realized he was losing some of the range and clarity of tone. In order to compensate for the loss, he started doing a lot more with his voice stylistically instead of just relying on the sheer volume of his voice to carry the song. His newly found falsetto is gorgeous! Bono's musicianship really starts to shine through his vocals stylings on Achtung Baby/Zooropa/ZooTV.

 

[Bonofire]

JT/Rattle and Hum. Heartland is amazing!

 

[Ultravioletbabe]

Probably JT.

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

ive just got one word to say...


HEARTLAND

 

[martha]

Voice: JT, hands down.

But singing; I think he's singing the best ever now. The phrasing and emotion and subtlety in his singing on ATYCLB was the best so far.

 

[oliveu2cm]

I chose Achtung Baby.

I think he has more control of his voice at this point, and doesn't sound like what I affectionately call his Kermit the Frog voice ("Bad" from Rattle and Hum). He can do the falsetto and yet he can still hit the notes in Pride and Bad without straining or having to come down like he does certain nights now.

AB!

 

[BONOPOP]

Re: Like I said before...

As much as Bono's voice changes, it occurs to me that Bono's always very good at compensating his singing voice for the music U2 produces.

I've always thought the same. That's exactly what I love in Bono and U2.

 

[U2girl]

Actually, i thought some more and i think i would have a hard time choosing between

UF
Rattle and Hum
ATYCLB