Freddie's Absolute Best Vocal Performance?

I am trying to get a general consensus of what Queen fans feel is Freddie's very best, to share with a few friends, should I be fortunate enough to find them on youtube.
I have tried doing a search, here, to find a thread on this, and, kept getting a giant error page, so, if there is an old thread, discussing this, would someone be so kind as to post a link?

so many songs to pick from but i choose show must go on

Thank you for responding! There are a good many Cheeky Queeners, here, I've noted, so, I am hesitant to ask questions(though I've a bit of cheekiness escaping myself every so often).

Is there a song, in particular, that anyone feels Freddie sings exceptionally well, perhaps a difficult song for a normal fellow to sing?

I know that I have my personal preferences, however, I know very little about the technical aspects of singing...

I have watched Live Aid over and over...amazing.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]*(azzadude)* ..GET DOWN MAKE LOVE! wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I am trying to get a general consensus of what Queen fans feel is Freddie's very best, to share with a few friends, should I be fortunate enough to find them on youtube.
I have tried doing a search, here, to find a thread on this, and, kept getting a giant error page, so, if there is an old thread, discussing this, would someone be so kind as to post a link?[/QUOTE]

Lets start this fresh, if any one complains, fuck em.


I think Live Aid was one of the best! You can see it on youtube. Its just powerfull performace, vocally, and stage craft wise[/QUOTE]

Yes, that gentle, clear, soaring voice, dripping with expression and character in one line, followed by that powerful rock and roll voice in the next is what I truly love about his voice, and, how it relates to Queen's music as a whole. Just splendid. I'm to tired tonight to post MY favorites, but, I've got them![QUOTE][QUOTENAME]*(azzadude)* ..GET DOWN MAKE LOVE! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Yeah theres one of his LOL, SOS album. That one about making free love where its just him on the piano. The fact that he can do that and then sing heavy on like "I want it all" is just an example by comparason[/QUOTE]

live?i really think hammy 1979 ranks best of whats common.Studio?to me his best work by far is on Jazz.I know thats not a popular vote but listen to how Freddie has learned to know his own voice and get the most out of it on every note.Not the best songs,but the best singing.

Well after two hours of running around on a stage We Are The Champions is one of the hardest queen songs to sing! thats how i gauge how good a voice freddie was on in a particular concert. if he puts in a good performance of WATC (as in not skipping the higher notes for lower harmonies) then you can be fairly certain he was on great form that day! Live Aid is a shining example of this. He even goes for the high C in the "we'll keep on FIGHTING" which is rare from freddie!

Lots to choose from, but today I'd say The Show Must Go On

Oh, I agree, I agree!! Amaaaaazing![QUOTE][QUOTENAME]inmydefence wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Well after two hours of running around on a stage We Are The Champions is one of the hardest queen songs to sing! thats how i gauge how good a voice freddie was on in a particular concert. if he puts in a good performance of WATC (as in not skipping the higher notes for lower harmonies) then you can be fairly certain he was on great form that day! Live Aid is a shining example of this. He even goes for the high C in the "we'll keep on FIGHTING" which is rare from freddie![/QUOTE]

These Are the Days of Our Lives. And no not just because of it's poignancy, although that's definitely one of the reasons, but because the vocals genuinely sound beautiful and different, lighter, compared to Freddie's vocals on most of the Innuendo album. Otherwise I love the Jazz/Game period when Freddie's voice was in its crossover period and hadn't quite lost its sweet melodic tone but he still sounded a lot more masculine than he did on Queen or Queen II.

Live Aid was indeed a powerful performance but he was a bit squeaky on some of the notes from "Hammer To Fall" and "We Are The Champions"......I would say the most powerful I've heard him is "In The Lap of The Gods" from Wembley, and as far as in the studio I would say the intro to "Rock It...Prime Jive".....

As for live vocal vocals I still think STL from MK show is his best moment live. Especially the a capella part coming out of the gospel mid-section. I first heard & saw that when MTV aired the edited version of that concert way back in 1983. I recorded the audio back then & played that concert to death growing up. The only live Queen shows I had was this & the LK album. If I was to play one song to showcase Freddie's talent STL would be it.

mother love

Freddie's live vocals seemed (to me) to peak between 1979-1982. Before that, he was still refining his craft--though we did get some brilliant performances like Hammy '75--and in the Works and Magic tours, the strain on his voice was often obvious.

As for album performances, I think he offered up his best studio vocals on ANATO, ADATR, and Innuendo. Studio, though, is a different ballgame, because if you don't like how the vocal track turned out, you can go back and re-record sections of it until you do.

Live- Intro to Somebody to love at MK Bowl.
Hero & WWRY Fast, Fat Bottomed Girls!!!

WATC - Live Aid closing part Champi i i ions!!
We Will Rock You

AOBTD - Buenos Aires 1981

Now Im Here /Dragon Attack - Montreal 1981

Wembley 86 - Under Pressure /TYMD

Studio - The Show must Go On R GA GA. IWTBF.
Dead On Time, Dont Try So Hard.