Put Out The Fire - Brian lead vocal?

To me it's Freddie!

Definitely Freddie. Especially the way he sings 'lover'.

Poor boys with BAD EAR........IS FREDDIE, NOT NEAR TO BE BRIAN VOICE......

From the multi tracks

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brians wig wrote: bluephoenix wrote: if it makes it easier i can upload the isolated vocal tracks?
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Please do.
Hot Space is the first of the 80's albums that I find a vocal cut and vocal isolation option doesn't work on.
If you can do it, I'd love to know what you're using - both software and audio source (ie which release)

I have always thought it's Brian and it never occurred to me to ask anyone about it, because I thought it was common knowledge.

V.

I also thought it was Brian. I've been thinking that for over 10 years.

Also with the final "It could be happening" from Say It's Not True. That also sounds like Brian

For me its Freddie but it does sound like Brian

I'm sure Sebastian will know...

No, I don't. I can make a guesstimate, pretty much like anybody else in this forum.

Could it be Brian? Maybe.
Could it be Freddie? Maybe.

If it's Fred, is a person who thought/thinks it's Brian a deaf human being? Not necessarily.

If it's Brian, can anyone suggest a reason why he would sing one line in the song?

Bear in mind this is not the same situation as I Want It All or Sail Away Sweet Sister. In the former, there's a definite break in the song and using a different singer for the 'I'm a man with a one track mind' line makes sense (although Fred could easily have sung the line); in the latter, it's likely Fred could sing the 'Hot child' line better than Brian, if Brian could sing it at all.

"Also with the final "It could be happening" from Say It's Not True"

What is this? I am unfamiliar with this information.

FriedChicken wrote:

"Also with the final "It could be happening" from Say It's Not True. That also sounds like Brian"

Excellent catch.  Maybe it is indeed Brian.

To those who ask why they do this...  for this exact reason - to get the people who listen really carefully to scratch their heads like this.

I'm not sure that's the *exact* reason they do it, though it's certainly a by-product, that we scratch our heads. I think after a certain point, they realize that the differences in their three voices carry certain unique emotional weights and triggers. When a lyric needs to convey a particular quality, one voice might do it better than another, even if the rest of the song has a single lead vocalist.

Keep Yourself Alive:
Roger: "Do you think you're better everyday?"
Brian: "No, I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave!"

The March Of The Black Queen
Roger: "My love is in your hands! I'll foe and I'll fie!

In The Lap Of The Gods
Roger screaming (though not really lyrics, they're vocals only he could do that way!)

Fun It
Freddie: "Can't you see? Now we're movin' free! Get some fun. Join that dynasty. Can't you tell, when you get it down, you're the one! You're the best in town."
Freddie: "Move on out! Move on up, okay. Do your thing. Do your thing your way. Get our kicks. Get your tricks with me. Get up and dance, honey; the fun's for free."

Rock It
The intro

Action This Day
"Action this day! Action This night"

Just to cite a few. I'm I'm still of the opinion that Freddie this this particular line in "Put Out The Fire" for not other reason than it's his voice I'm hearing, along with every other lyric. I also think those hearing Brian are either keen to hear what they want to hear and underestimate Freddie's ability to hit that range, or are just flat out mistaken.

Rick wrote: Definitely Freddie. Especially the way he sings 'lover'.

Definetely; IMHO :)

Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira wrote: Rick wrote: Definitely Freddie. Especially the way he sings 'lover'.

Definetely; IMHO :)
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Listening (once again) to Bob´s alternate Hot Space tracklisting (tks again man!!)  in my car this morning and payed special attention to this line on POTF:

sounds like Brian ? yes, a little.

is it Freddie ? I´m totally sure.