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Originally Posted by BJFan99
Many of you say Jon's voice started declining in 1996 (so do I, actually), but in my ears he was still very good in 2000-01. His high notes (especially the longer belts, like the last chorus of BOR) were not as consistent as previously anymore, but as a whole he still had a great range and mostly did perfect justice to the songs they played live at the time.
Personally, I find his 2001 voice largely better than his '00 one. Especially during the spring in Japan (STBI from Nagoya and Hey God from Osaka were absolutely brilliant, for example) as well as at some of the US shows he was on absolute fire, constantly pulling out very strong vocals. The trend continued in Europe, where something like Always from Cardiff wasn't far off Jon's 1995 standards. And of course the stunning performances of KTF and IBTFY on Giants night #2 were the icing on the cake, pretty much ending Jon's "vintage" vocal era...
What do you think?
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I agree that his vocals were still extremely strong in 2000 and 2001, and the latter moreso. Jon still delivered some vocals during the early part of the Bounce tour in 2003 that were on a par with his 2001 performances but 2001 probably is a good point to mark the end of his vintage era. In a lot of ways, I prefered his vocal delievery from 2008 to 2011 than during the late 80s and early 90s. It wasn't as raw but it was far more controlled and mature. I really like listening to Jon's vocals during that time period.