Marc Martel performing with Brian & Roger at the Freddie for a Day benefit

[QUOTE] [b]Missreclusive wrote:[/b]
MM is not only "not bad" ...he is terrific! I seriously think there is something wrong with you naysayers hearing. Along comes the absolute perfect dude to sing Queen legacy, perfect in so many ways. Ditto again on Zebonkas comment both here and on the other thread. Marc Martel deserves to sing with them, he has the talent and has earned it. How many of you could do it? [/QUOTE]

I agree for Queen's music, Marc Martel is the perfect voice, perhaps the only one for mostof it, maybe less so on some of the rock stuff, but he could apply himself to perfect that style also, he does have the ability.

[QUOTE] [b]AdamMethos wrote:[/b]

Y'know, maybe Roger directed him to sing exactly like Freddie? The other QE singers also sing the album versions on almost all of the songs but it's just not as noticeable because their voices sound nothing like Freddie's.
Someone did a comparison of the QE and Queen versions of Don't Stop Me Now and even the girl in QE is singing the song note-for-note and inflection-by-inflection just like Freddie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xvf1wifRR0
QE's version of Love Of My Life has a very different arrangement from how Queen did it on the album and in concerts. And Marc's performance of it doesn't match any performance of Freddie's that I could find. I don't think that's a coincidence.
Somebody To Love is the other song that had some big changes done to it for QE and Marc sung that somewhat differently than Freddie at the beginning of the QE tour and waaaaay differently than Freddie by the end of the QE tour. And here he is singing it this past Thursday with his own band -- definitely not a Freddie-mimicking performance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxzySKCGXlk[/QUOTE]

Im glad you replied and even posted some links! They are very interesting!
I have to admit your points are valid so I think I should reconsider my opinion about Marc Martel...!

AdamMethos
It is a matter of pride to be original, unique, a pioneer in one field or another. It is not for everybody. The chosen ones ,like Freddie Mercury or Jimi Hendrix, are sums of their inheritance, talent, influences, own creativity and imagination who with genius and toil created their own style. But what happens to their disciples, The Who, MM or AL when the Maestro dies? Some choose to follow , to use only the M. ways, others try to find their own way , using what they've learned only as a starting point in a career which may not even resemble the origins.
And again , it seems stupid to me to blame somebody for his/her musical taste, it only proves intolerance and an exacerbated ego.
I came here, on QZ to defend not to attack.

This is another video from the same night, you can hear the singing a bit better here and lol at Martel's face during the infamous Guitar Solo performed by himself, haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUJ4fyQLnXQ

I have a friend who likes that band, didn't realise till seeing this thread that Martel's the singer. He seems to spend the first third of that clip tuning the guitar :P

Holy shit that was amazing!!! I can't believe he was doing all of the guitar himself while singing AND the lead guitar solo?!! What the fuck?! How in the hell?! I've said it before and I've only seen clips of the Queen Extravaganza but Queen have problem. Queen Extravaganza are better than they are!

Someone please record the performance at the Savoy.

When is the concert tonight? Anyone know where to find the program schedule? :)

[QUOTE] [b]AlexRocks wrote:[/b]
Holy shit that was amazing!!! I can't believe he was doing all of the guitar himself while singing AND the lead guitar solo?!! What the fuck?! How in the hell?! I've said it before and I've only seen clips of the Queen Extravaganza but Queen have problem. Queen Extravaganza are better than they are![/QUOTE]


Well, if anything Queen boys wrote and produced all of the goddamn songs after all. QE isn't half bad live, though. I just wish they'd do less "greatest hits" and more not so known ones next time, but that's just me.

[QUOTE] [b]Missreclusive wrote:[/b]
Someone please record the performance at the Savoy.[/QUOTE]


If it's like past year - fat chance. No one of those healthy wealthy baggers would bother with filming it and I guess there will be no official videos posted online. Damn shame

[QUOTE] [b]Tarabostes wrote:[/b]
It is a matter of pride to be original, unique, a pioneer in one field or another. It is not for everybody.
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True. But being a original or a pioneer in your chosen field isn't the only way to have pride in your work, though that's probably the most legitimate and celebrated way in the world at large. Given MM's background (where what Downhere does is called "music ministry"), I'm guessing that touching people or making a difference in their lives is probably more a matter of pride for him than being the best vocalist/musician.

[QUOTE] [b]Man from Zanzibar wrote:[/b]
This is another video from the same night, you can hear the singing a bit better here and lol at Martel's face during the infamous Guitar Solo performed by himself, haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUJ4fyQLnXQ
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Hahaha. Deep in concentration! I think MM is more a rhythm guitarist than a lead guitarist. When Downhere first started covering STL, they were on tour with another band and the guitarist from the other band used to do the guitar part and guitar solo. In the first video I saw of MM playing guitar in STL (around December I think), the guitar solo started well and... the guitar solo started well. LOL. He improved a lot!

He tuned the guitar while singing in a few songs. I've never seen that before but I'm not a huge concert-goer. Is that some freakish talent or fairly common? And why would you need to re-tune that often? He used a capo on some songs -- would that have something to do with it?

I haven't seen any schedules for the FFAD concert tonight but I assume it'll be in the evening, so around 8 PM?

[QUOTE] [b]Man from Zanzibar wrote:[/b]
Well, if anything Queen boys wrote and produced all of the goddamn songs after all. QE isn't half bad live, though. I just wish they'd do less "greatest hits" and more not so known ones next time, but that's just me.
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Yeah, writing the songs as well, trumps just playing them well!

I thought QE struck a good balance between greatest hits and lesser known tracks. If they continue long enough to attract a following (who will go to shows for the overall show itself instead of specifically for Queen hits) they might start to do more obscure stuff.

This is the only footage I found of last year's concert, so if we're lucky, there's marginally better than 0% chance that something might sneak out this year...

16 seconds of Brian and Jeff Beck doing WWRY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYcLuL5Wf8

18 seconds of Brian, Roger and Tom Chaplin doing It's a Hard Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Vhz00xRyE

Oops double post. I think someone can video the entire performance! I saw some pictures of last year and there were folks with cameras so apparently it's allowed.

One of the commenters on those YouTube vids mentioned recording the concert on his phone. But did he post it on YouTube? No! Selfish git! LOL