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john bodega
Hate to say it, but one myth that was definitely true was that Freddie was a tremendous racist. Think of the worst attitude towards minorities you possibly can - Freddie tops it, easily.
Sebastian
Quite hypocritical coming from a twoffer token minority.
noorie
[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]
Hate to say it, but one myth that was definitely true was that Freddie was a tremendous racist. Think of the worst attitude towards minorities you possibly can - Freddie tops it, easily.[/QUOTE]
I don't believe so since Freddie was the minority - racially and in his sexual preferences. He was a gay Parsee! Now that is a minority.
Hate to say it, but one myth that was definitely true was that Freddie was a tremendous racist. Think of the worst attitude towards minorities you possibly can - Freddie tops it, easily.[/QUOTE]
I don't believe so since Freddie was the minority - racially and in his sexual preferences. He was a gay Parsee! Now that is a minority.
Sebastian
Being in one or two minorities doesn't mean you can't be racist. Ever heard of Hitler? He proclaimed the Aryan supremacy and the archetype of tall slim blond people as superior ... yet he wasn't particularly tall (for an early 20th century Austrian), wasn't particularly athletic (for an early 20th century Austrian) and wasn't blond.
Thistle
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
Being in one or two minorities doesn't mean you can't be racist. Ever heard of Hitler? He proclaimed the Aryan supremacy and the archetype of tall slim blond people as superior ... yet he wasn't particularly tall (for an early 20th century Austrian), wasn't particularly athletic (for an early 20th century Austrian) and wasn't blond.[/QUOTE]
True!
Also, Paul Sinha from "The Chase" is in a minority - believed to be the only gay Bengali GP - yet he doesn't watch "Take On The Twisters". And it's on the same bloody channel"! You can't get more racist that that!! :p
Btw Zeb, where did you get this info (Freddie the racist), or is it one of your wind-ups???
Being in one or two minorities doesn't mean you can't be racist. Ever heard of Hitler? He proclaimed the Aryan supremacy and the archetype of tall slim blond people as superior ... yet he wasn't particularly tall (for an early 20th century Austrian), wasn't particularly athletic (for an early 20th century Austrian) and wasn't blond.[/QUOTE]
True!
Also, Paul Sinha from "The Chase" is in a minority - believed to be the only gay Bengali GP - yet he doesn't watch "Take On The Twisters". And it's on the same bloody channel"! You can't get more racist that that!! :p
Btw Zeb, where did you get this info (Freddie the racist), or is it one of your wind-ups???
Thistle
Btw, Seb - the "myth" about catching a cold when you go out in the cold is true! Everytime I take a bath/shower, and then go out, I have a heavy cold the next morning. I know the logical thing would be to NOT to do this, but can you explain this, if it's just a "myth"??
Vocal harmony
5. Brian sang the low vocals.
What you have failed to point out is that, to achieve that classic three part harmony vocal sound that was so destinctive in Queen's recordings, they would each sing each part of the harmony lines. So no one person only sang the low part or the middle or top line, they each sang a line then swapped lines which added to the depth and sonic range. I think you'll find Queen were unique in recording like this. Other bands would always have a low, middle and high singer who would only sing those parts, where as Queen, not JD, would all sing each part of the harmony. When multi tracked this produced that very distinctive thick vocal backing sound.
What you have failed to point out is that, to achieve that classic three part harmony vocal sound that was so destinctive in Queen's recordings, they would each sing each part of the harmony lines. So no one person only sang the low part or the middle or top line, they each sang a line then swapped lines which added to the depth and sonic range. I think you'll find Queen were unique in recording like this. Other bands would always have a low, middle and high singer who would only sing those parts, where as Queen, not JD, would all sing each part of the harmony. When multi tracked this produced that very distinctive thick vocal backing sound.
Sebastian
[QUOTE] [b]Thistleboy1980 wrote:[/b]
Everytime I take a bath/shower, and then go out, I have a heavy cold the next morning. I know the logical thing would be to NOT to do this, but can you explain this, if it's just a "myth"??[/QUOTE]
I'm not a physician, but it could be due to different reasons (e.g., viruses in your bathtub). What cold weather could do to you, depending on the situation, is weakening your immune system and making your nasopharyngitis (which you probably already caught via droplets from another person) more noticeable.
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
So no one person only sang the low part or the middle or top line, they each sang a line then swapped lines which added to the depth and sonic range.[/QUOTE]
They often did it but not always. Usually it'd be just Roger or Freddie (or both) on anything above d", and just Freddie on anything below 110-Hz A, with some exceptions. The high 'for me' on Bo Rhap is just Roger; no Freddie, no Brian. The low bass voice on the same song is just Freddie - no Brian and no Roger. The flying falsetto on '39 was just Roger, and so on.
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
I think you'll find Queen were unique in recording like this.[/QUOTE]
Not really. Other people did it a lot. 10cc, ABBA (just the girls, with some exceptions), possibly Bon Jovi, etc. Not on every single song but, then again, neither did Queen.
Everytime I take a bath/shower, and then go out, I have a heavy cold the next morning. I know the logical thing would be to NOT to do this, but can you explain this, if it's just a "myth"??[/QUOTE]
I'm not a physician, but it could be due to different reasons (e.g., viruses in your bathtub). What cold weather could do to you, depending on the situation, is weakening your immune system and making your nasopharyngitis (which you probably already caught via droplets from another person) more noticeable.
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
So no one person only sang the low part or the middle or top line, they each sang a line then swapped lines which added to the depth and sonic range.[/QUOTE]
They often did it but not always. Usually it'd be just Roger or Freddie (or both) on anything above d", and just Freddie on anything below 110-Hz A, with some exceptions. The high 'for me' on Bo Rhap is just Roger; no Freddie, no Brian. The low bass voice on the same song is just Freddie - no Brian and no Roger. The flying falsetto on '39 was just Roger, and so on.
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
I think you'll find Queen were unique in recording like this.[/QUOTE]
Not really. Other people did it a lot. 10cc, ABBA (just the girls, with some exceptions), possibly Bon Jovi, etc. Not on every single song but, then again, neither did Queen.
DLCVinnuendo
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YourValentine
Please don't bring up Hitler to support the idea that Freddie was a racist :) I really do not believe he was more a racist than any other English person at the time, at least I never heard any proof that he was particularly racist. He tried to downplay his own family background for fear of being discriminated and not being accepted by a white Rock audience but that does not make him a racist imo. I do not want to argue about Hitler in a Queen thread but Hitler's racism was purely based on his pathological antisemitism, his "race theories" were only a vehicle to support this antisemitism and had no connection with reality or even his own racial profile.
YourValentine
Please don't bring up Hitler to support the idea that Freddie was a racist :) I really do not believe he was more a racist than any other English person at the time, at least I never heard any proof that he was particularly racist. He tried to downplay his own family background for fear of being discriminated and not being accepted by a white Rock audience but that does not make him a racist imo. I do not want to argue about Hitler in a Queen thread but Hitler's racism was purely based on his pathological antisemitism, his "race theories" were only a vehicle to support this antisemitism and had no connection with reality or even his own racial profile.
I do not even bellieve there is such a myth. I should not waste my time to debate it...
I do not even bellieve there is such a myth. I should not waste my time to debate it...
Snackpot
I'm not sure it's a myth to say Freddie's writing tailed off. It certainly did from a commercial aspect. He went from producing prolific hit after hit to largely album filler. Unless you count the production work he did with the A Kind of Magic track then very little of his work in the last 11 years made much impact as a stand alone/singles contribution.
I'm Going Slightly Mad, The Miracle etc weren't very big successes at all.
I understand the retort would be that commercial success isn't an indication of quality of lyrics or song but it's not a 'myth' that there was a sudden cessation of Mercury being able to write hits. From that stand point there was a very big change as the 80s progressed. The other three became the 'popular' song writers during that time.
Most of the post-Hot Space 'hits' were written by someone, unless we include some of the re-worked tracks for MIH.
I also don't know how John not contributing as a writer that much to Hot Space proves anything. He never wrote that much. He only wrote one song on the previous and following album too.
We know that Brian and Roger were against HS, or at least less enthusiastic. In a band that was supposedly democratic you'd have imagine that John at the very least was less hostile and more logically on Freddie's 'side' when it came to the album. So I'm not sure how this is a 'myth' either.
I'm Going Slightly Mad, The Miracle etc weren't very big successes at all.
I understand the retort would be that commercial success isn't an indication of quality of lyrics or song but it's not a 'myth' that there was a sudden cessation of Mercury being able to write hits. From that stand point there was a very big change as the 80s progressed. The other three became the 'popular' song writers during that time.
Most of the post-Hot Space 'hits' were written by someone, unless we include some of the re-worked tracks for MIH.
I also don't know how John not contributing as a writer that much to Hot Space proves anything. He never wrote that much. He only wrote one song on the previous and following album too.
We know that Brian and Roger were against HS, or at least less enthusiastic. In a band that was supposedly democratic you'd have imagine that John at the very least was less hostile and more logically on Freddie's 'side' when it came to the album. So I'm not sure how this is a 'myth' either.
thomasquinn 32989
[QUOTE] [b]Garden Lodge wrote:[/b]
2.)Crazy little thing was either written and /or sung by Elvis. Yes it was Elvis inspired (Rockabilly) and Freddie kind of sings like him but certainly it doesn't make it his!
I've heard people swear that they had heard Elvis singing this one.[/QUOTE]
There is actually a (recent) studio-made fake of Frank Sinatra singing CLTCL, and I think there's also one of Elvis. I picture people are going to use those in the future to 'back up' their claim...
2.)Crazy little thing was either written and /or sung by Elvis. Yes it was Elvis inspired (Rockabilly) and Freddie kind of sings like him but certainly it doesn't make it his!
I've heard people swear that they had heard Elvis singing this one.[/QUOTE]
There is actually a (recent) studio-made fake of Frank Sinatra singing CLTCL, and I think there's also one of Elvis. I picture people are going to use those in the future to 'back up' their claim...
The Fairy King
The midgets with bowls of cocaine should be number 1.