Around 1:42-1:46 in the above link you can clearly hear Freddie cracking/squealing on the line never been born at all, and specifically, the word BEEN.
Here however, which is the 2009 broadacast, around 7:40-7:43, Freddie doesn't crack on the word BEEN. How do you think they fixed this? Did they take that one line from another concert?
Bad Seed · Member since
Yeah, not noticed that one. Its a pity they didn't fix the rest of the song, Its bloody awful!
jamster1111 · Member since
Bad Seed wrote: Yeah, not noticed that one. Its a pity they didn't fix the rest of the song, Its bloody awful! What are you talking about? The rest of the song is pretty good, how could they have fixed it?
Bad Seed · Member since
jamster1111 wrote: Bad Seed wrote: Yeah, not noticed that one. Its a pity they didn't fix the rest of the song, Its bloody awful! What are you talking about? The rest of the song is pretty good, how could they have fixed it? ----------------------------------------------------------
He's way off key throughout the song. Its dreadful IMO.
mooghead · Member since
You know my post on the other board about not owning Live Killers, I think its stuff like this is the reason. I am massively distrustful of all official live recordings because there is just too much post production work that goes into it, they do not represent the actual gig. That leaves me with crappy mono fan recordings which I sound awful.
I am happy to be proven wrong.
jamster1111 · Member since
mooghead wrote: You know my post on the other board about not owning Live Killers, I think its stuff like this is the reason. I am massively distrustful of all official live recordings because there is just too much post production work that goes into it, they do not represent the actual gig. That leaves me with crappy mono fan recordings which I sound awful.
I am happy to be proven wrong. Well some of the edits they make are stupid but in this case, it was a great one. Just like on You Take My Breath Away at Hyde Park released as a bonus track for A Day at the Races they fixed Freddie's piano error at the end of the song.
jamster1111 · Member since
Bad Seed wrote: jamster1111 wrote: Bad Seed wrote: Yeah, not noticed that one. Its a pity they didn't fix the rest of the song, Its bloody awful! What are you talking about? The rest of the song is pretty good, how could they have fixed it? ----------------------------------------------------------
He's way off key throughout the song. Its dreadful IMO. Hmmm i think it's actually a rather decent version of the song. If you think this is off key I can only imagine what you would think of his Hyde Park performances.
What do you think of Boston 76's version? It is very similar but slightly better.
Gregsynth · Member since
Freddie's voice was pretty unstable throughout the 1975 UK leg (mostly on the slower songs and the medley). This is most likely to either him not getting 100% used to his nodules, or touring right after recording the Opera album. Him trying to sing in a lighter with a voice not at 100% is pretty hard (which can cause unstable tone and/or pitch). The medley is shaky on Hammersmith, and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited isn't very good.
Boston 1976 is an improvement because his voice and tone are more stable.
jamster1111 · Member since
Gregsynth wrote: Freddie's voice was pretty unstable throughout the 1975 UK leg (mostly on the slower songs and the medley). This is most likely to either him not getting 100% used to his nodules, or touring right after recording the Opera album. Him trying to sing in a lighter with a voice not at 100% is pretty hard (which can cause unstable tone and/or pitch). The medley is shaky on Hammersmith, and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited isn't very good.
Boston 1976 is an improvement because his voice and tone are more stable.
I understand why you say that about Hammy but during all the other 1975 Opera gigs I've heard he sounds very good, hardly unstable, and very similar to how he sounded on the North American leg. Gigs like Coventry and Dundee are great and I find nothing wrong with them although he could have been a bit more daring. But even at Hammy he still sounds decent and sounds much better than he did in Japan or Hyde Park later in 1976.
Gregsynth · Member since
jamster1111 wrote: Gregsynth wrote: Freddie's voice was pretty unstable throughout the 1975 UK leg (mostly on the slower songs and the medley). This is most likely to either him not getting 100% used to his nodules, or touring right after recording the Opera album. Him trying to sing in a lighter with a voice not at 100% is pretty hard (which can cause unstable tone and/or pitch). The medley is shaky on Hammersmith, and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited isn't very good.
Boston 1976 is an improvement because his voice and tone are more stable.
I understand why you say that about Hammy but during all the other 1975 Opera gigs I've heard he sounds very good, hardly unstable, and very similar to how he sounded on the North American leg. Gigs like Coventry and Dundee are great and I find nothing wrong with them although he could have been a bit more daring. But even at Hammy he still sounds decent and sounds much better than he did in Japan or Hyde Park later in 1976. ===================
On the earlier gigs of the UK tour, Freddie was stronger (and better than Hammy), but the instability was still there (though not as bad). Examples include during songs like Killer Queen and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited: When he hits notes in the 4th octave, he either adjusts the pitch, or he drops the note phrasing during the actual sung syllable. That's the instability I'm talking about. It's most noticeable on Hammy 1975 (he also was sick--which probably added to the problem).
Japan 1976 is full of fail (except a couple gigs), and Hyde Park is OK overall.
jamster1111 · Member since
Gregsynth wrote: jamster1111 wrote: Gregsynth wrote: Freddie's voice was pretty unstable throughout the 1975 UK leg (mostly on the slower songs and the medley). This is most likely to either him not getting 100% used to his nodules, or touring right after recording the Opera album. Him trying to sing in a lighter with a voice not at 100% is pretty hard (which can cause unstable tone and/or pitch). The medley is shaky on Hammersmith, and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited isn't very good.
Boston 1976 is an improvement because his voice and tone are more stable.
I understand why you say that about Hammy but during all the other 1975 Opera gigs I've heard he sounds very good, hardly unstable, and very similar to how he sounded on the North American leg. Gigs like Coventry and Dundee are great and I find nothing wrong with them although he could have been a bit more daring. But even at Hammy he still sounds decent and sounds much better than he did in Japan or Hyde Park later in 1976. ===================
On the earlier gigs of the UK tour, Freddie was stronger (and better than Hammy), but the instability was still there (though not as bad). Examples include during songs like Killer Queen and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited: When he hits notes in the 4th octave, he either adjusts the pitch, or he drops the note phrasing during the actual sung syllable. That's the instability I'm talking about. It's most noticeable on Hammy 1975 (he also was sick--which probably added to the problem).
Japan 1976 is full of fail (except a couple gigs), and Hyde Park is OK overall. The North American leg seems like his strongest leg on the tour. I want more gigs from it.
Rick · Member since
Hammy 1975 is quite an average concert overall. Boring setlist as well.
jamster1111 · Member since
Rick wrote: Hammy 1975 is quite an average concert overall. Boring setlist as well. Agreed. That's why if released, it shouldn't take the place of releasing any other concert. Honestly, it seems like it would make a pretty shitty release and we've already seen it in it's best quality possible unlike all the other 70's gigs.
Queenman!! · Member since
Have QP found the Master soundboardtapes of Hammy '79 already?
Gary where are you????Help needed
Bad Seed · Member since
jamster1111 wrote: Rick wrote: Hammy 1975 is quite an average concert overall. Boring setlist as well. Agreed. That's why if released, it shouldn't take the place of releasing any other concert. Honestly, it seems like it would make a pretty shitty release and we've already seen it in it's best quality possible unlike all the other 70's gigs. ===============================
Agreed also. I think this should be a bonus to Hyde Park. And ditch the title Legendary "75 Concert. Any non Queen fan would think 'I'd hate to see one of there un-legendary concerts'!
And finally, turn Freddie's vocal down! If it was the '79 show fine, but when he's off key etc like this, it really shouldn't be cutting through the mix the way it does. Vocals down, guitars up!
