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  1. I gotta say, I've been in denial for the longest time. But Robert just didn't sound good anymore. People like to say, "oh he learned how to sing better though". But that's really not true. Listening to Going to California in 1977, a song which he sings low, he really sounds worse than 1971. I don't know why he stopped putting effort into his low notes from US 1972 onwards. His low register used to be so heavy and clear, and it had such body to it, and it was very bluesy. I don't think he ever really lost the ability, but for some reason he chose to sound very cheesy instead. Like he still wanted to sing his thin and high 72 style but with a much more nasally voice. The way he put effort into songs like That's the Way in 1971 Osaka, he sounded so sincere and so clear. Later on he sang it like some sort of lost old cheesy elf. I can't really explain what I mean but I'm sure some of you understand what I mean by cheesy. Oh and he decided to incorporate yelling those hard sounding "ooh" and "ooh baby" over and over with force. It really doesn't do much for me... I don't get why Robert just didn't sing verses in a lower register in some older material like he used to when they first came out. He could've sounded a lot better singing songs like SIBLY an octave lower like he actually used to in some verses. He did that a lot in 1970-71. I could learn to like the 1973 rasp. Actually I'm even quite fond of his July 1973 voice. Sometimes he sounded better than 1972. He sang with a lot of effort and emotion and it worked well. But 1977 onwards, even setting aside the changes in his voice, I really was not fond of his new style. He was either doing too much, being too lazy, or being too cheesy, it just didn't work for me.
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