Why didn't Brian or Roger sing on any album tracks after The Game?

I don't know if this has been previously discussed but to my knowledge it hasn't.....I noticed that after the album The Game that all of Queen albums from that point forward all the songs were sung by Freddie exclusively with the exception of the first verse of "Who Wants to Live Forever" on the AKOM album sung by Brian....Seemed like every album in the 70's Brian always sung a song and so did Roger.....Just was curious if there was a reason for it or it was just a coincedence....

Brian sings parts of I want it all and Roger sings parts of Was it all worth it in Miracle.
By the way since ´81 Roger started a solo career and in 1983 released an EP. Maybe they decided to sing in their own records.
Anyway Freddie was and exceptional singer. Why keep him singin´backin vocals?

Where does Roger sing Was it All Worth it? He sings some backing vocals, but he sings backing vocals on a lot of later songs.

The significant decrease in lead vocals from the other two guys was probably a combination of solo side projects allowing them to use some of their creative energies in their own ways and Freddie becoming an even stronger lead singer, as previously mentioned.

Probably the most significant reason, though, is that their music became more streamlined and called for less variety. No folk ballads that Brian would sound good on or slow hard rockers that Roger would do well with, just pop/rock tunes that Freddie excels with. Plus, he was the much more recognizable voice by that point. It's not a coincidence, it's just where they were in their careers. It's kind of too bad, although both guys released some pretty amazing solo albums.

I am glad they stopped.
I think many songs were spoilt by the fact that Freddie did not sing them.
Two really spring to my mind -
39' - I really wish Freddie sung that one
Long Away - I really really wish he sung that one!

I think Long Away could have been a massive single if Brian hadn't sung it. Freddie's voice would have suited it much better, Brian is too weak.

39' also could have been a hit. I know Brian's vocal suits but Brian singing two songs on ANATO had always bothered me.

what about "hijack my heart" and "lost opportunity" ?
still two songs which freddie didn't sing.
and two odd ones indeed.
of course hidden on b-sides.
i can imagine that they wanted to push the queen-brand by mercury's unique voice, though.
i would have wished that "ride the wild wind" and "the hitman" would have been sung by roger and brian on the final innuendo-release.
in fact i like the idea of having different singers on one album. it adds some variety.
and, btw., i don't bother brian to have given his voice to two songs on night at the opera. it rounds up a very beautiful and colorful album.

on the other hand... well, roger didn't do any real drumming on some of the latter songs, did he ? some of them were programmed. THAT bothers me!

Hot Space was some kind of a flop and they lost some audience, so I think they wanted to be "safe" after that.

As Roger has stated the band members could write a good tune but Freddie's vocal would turn it into a mega song. Freddie's voice also allowed the others to write in a more expressive way. I know its hindsight now but instead of scratching around for material towards the end of Freddie's time, they could have got Freddie to re-record all the lead vocals of RT and BM songs as one previous poster mentioned with a modern production to back it, although admittedly the voice was starting to sound a bit thin on Innuendo. Rock It would have been a good one too!

Simple. If you want your song to be a hit single, not just another song on the album, you have the lead singer sing them.

[QUOTE] [b]liam wrote:[/b]

I am glad they stopped.
I think many songs were spoilt by the fact that Freddie did not sing them.
Two really spring to my mind -
39' - I really wish Freddie sung that one
Long Away - I really really wish he sung that one!

I think Long Away could have been a massive single if Brian hadn't sung it. Freddie's voice would have suited it much better, Brian is too weak.

39' also could have been a hit. I know Brian's vocal suits but Brian singing two songs on ANATO had always bothered me.[/QUOTE]
I disagree strongly. Freddie wouldn't have sounded as good on either of those songs.

Also, why would they re-record songs? They were much more interested in making actual new songs. Re-recording would have been a waste of time, especially since the material already sounded good anyway.

'39 on Live Killers is better than on the album, I think...

Roger also sung the "i'm the invisible man" lines. The demo version is completely sung by him except a short Elvis improvisation done by Fred.

for me, ´39 of ANATO is much better than the LK version

[QUOTE] [b]waunakonor wrote:[/b]

Where does Roger sing Was it All Worth it? He sings some backing vocals, but he sings backing vocals on a lot of later songs.

The significant decrease in lead vocals from the other two guys was probably a combination of solo side projects allowing them to use some of their creative energies in their own ways and Freddie becoming an even stronger lead singer, as previously mentioned.

Probably the most significant reason, though, is that their music became more streamlined and called for less variety. No folk ballads that Brian would sound good on or slow hard rockers that Roger would do well with, just pop/rock tunes that Freddie excels with. Plus, he was the much more recognizable voice by that point. It's not a coincidence, it's just where they were in their careers. It's kind of too bad, although both guys released some pretty amazing solo albums.[/QUOTE]

This sounds like the most reasonable explaination....Thanks.

IMO its a good thing they got away from the whole Brian & Roger both having a song to sing on, although I liked all of Brian's songs and think he has a decent voice in his own right. Roger's contributions in the 70's were awful IMO and sound like filler. Queen II is a masterpiece until its derailed by "Loser in the End"....."Tenement Funster" on Sheer Heart Attack leaves me scratching my head. "Fight from the Inside" on NOTW & "Fun It" on Jazz are some of the weakest lyrics ever, and definitely album filler. Only decent song he ever wrote & sang on was "I'm in Love with My Car". Only reason I can tolerate "Rock It" on The Game is because of Freddie's superb opening.....So I guess its a good thing they moved away from it.

And yet Drowse is among the best songs Queen have produced ...