I want to know what everybody's opinions are on this: I usually see "The Crazy Tour" being cited, but I've also seen other answers like "the 1981 Tour," "Hot Space Tour," and "The Magic Tour."
While I think the Crazy Tour is his best overall vocal tour, The Magic tour scores high for me, because of the raw power Freddie developed, and his chest voice improved greatly.
Thrill Yeti · Member since
It's got to be the Crazy Tour for me- even though we've only got a few concerts you just feel like he can sing whatever note he damn well likes on that tour, and he frequently matches or surpasses the studio versions of songs.
Gigs like Oakland 1980 are evidence that his voice was awesome on the game tour too, and you've got to love the Magic tour for its 'Mr.Bad Guy' levels of power.
Gregsynth · Member since
Freddie's voice on the Game Tour was awesome--especially the early gigs (like Oakland), and the 1981 gigs (South American/Mexican). A really underrated vocal gig for him would be Buenos Aires (the second night). He's got some nice chest power, and the STL from that gig is awesome!
jamster1111 · Member since
Crazy Tour or Queen-SHA tours.
Gregsynth · Member since
The European Hot Space leg should get a say (especially from Frankfurt onwards).
jamster1111 · Member since
Ya but that's only counting Frankfurt onwards...you forgot about NA and Japan :)
As far as consistency and performance I say the early tours (Queen-SHA) and Crazy Tour. The others either aren't completely consistent and don't have him in great voice the whole time.
Gregsynth · Member since
Wouldn't you say the NOTW Tour was consistent too (he only had like one weaker gig)? I'd say the Game Tour was consistent (minus the Japan gigs), and the Magic Tour was pretty consistent for the most part.
plumrach · Member since
i really like his voice on the european hot space tour, especially at milton keynes
i like the rawness of his voice during the magic tour as well, he was struggling at certain times but he made up for that with massive energy
queen79luca · Member since
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY on "QUEEN ROCKS MONTREAL "!
Amazing!
MC_Sandman · Member since
My general opinion of his tours follow this order:
1. Hot Space Tour (Unparalleled soul and emotion poured out into every song. Only issue is Japan.)
2. Crazy Tour (As said above, "he can sing whatever damn well note he likes".)
3. Magic Tour (The raw power... IT BURNS!)
4. The Game Tour (Although Freddie starts to sound flat on higher notes, he can still "sing whatever damn well note he likes". However, Japan.)
5. News of the World Tour (Freddie's voice was in good shape for most of this tour, with only a few off gigs.)
6. Sheer Heart Attack Tour (They were still playing their asses off to impress everyone, and Freddie shows that attitude in the music.)
7. A Day at the Races Tour (Freddie was usually in pretty good shape on this tour.)
8. A Night at the Opera Tour (Usually in okay shape.)
9. Queen Tour (From the few available recordings we have, it sounds like they were trying their hardest all the time, especially Freddie.)
10. Queen II Tour (Pretty much the same as the Queen Tour, in my opinion. However, I find most of the gigs on this tour all sound the same.)
11. Jazz Tour (Freddie's voice never reached "good" levels during this because somebody decided it was a good idea to go on tour in the same month as the Jazz recording sessions. Also, Japan.)
12. The Works Tour (Oh, Works Tour. Where should we even start? "WORKS TOUR TAKE NOTES!!!!!!!!!1111!" -YouTube top comments. Also, Japan - had the best gigs on the tour, except for Rio and early 1984.)
flash00. · Member since
The Works - kidding haa
Hot Space tour 100%
The Magic tour for pure power....
Ah that man could sing
MC_Sandman · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]flash00. wrote:[/b]
The Works - kidding haa
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The first three or so Works gigs were actually really good, as was Sun City and all of the Japan gigs. If you just look at those, the Works Tour is tops. (Shhhh! The 1984 stuff never happened!)
Oscar J · Member since
Definitely prefer his voice in the 70's tours (minus a few Japanese gigs in '76 and '79). There are some hot gigs in the Game tour and Hot Space tour, but the setlists make it less enjoyable.
MC_Sandman · Member since
Yeah. He had a different, indescribable quality to his voice in the 1970s, but I still prefer his Hot Space and Magic voices.
Biggus Dickus · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]MC_Sandman wrote:[/b]
My general opinion of his tours follow this order:
1. Hot Space Tour (Unparalleled soul and emotion poured out into every song. Only issue is Japan.)
2. Crazy Tour (As said above, "he can sing whatever damn well note he likes".)
3. Magic Tour (The raw power... IT BURNS!)
4. The Game Tour (Although Freddie starts to sound flat on higher notes, he can still "sing whatever damn well note he likes".)
5. Sheer Heart Attack Tour (They were still playing their asses off to impress everyone, and Freddie shows that attitude in the music.)
6. A Day at the Races Tour (Freddie was usually in pretty good shape on this tour.)
7. A Night at the Opera Tour (Usually in okay shape.)
8. Queen Tour (From the few available recordings we have, it sounds like they were trying their hardest all the time, especially Freddie.)
9. Queen II Tour (Pretty much the same as the Queen Tour, in my opinion. However, I find most of the gigs on this tour all sound the same.)
10. Jazz Tour (Freddie's voice never reached "good" levels during this because somebody decided it was a good idea to go on tour in the same month as the Jazz recording sessions. Also, Japan.)
11. The Works Tour (Oh, Works Tour. Where should we even start? "WORKS TOUR TAKE NOTES!!!!!!!!!1111!" -YouTube top comments. Also, Japan - had the best gigs on the tour, except for Rio and early 1984.)[/QUOTE]
