Sebastian
That 8-octave range thing's been told to death about endless singers. Some people may be mixing up 'octave' with 'semitone' :p
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Sebastian
Bumped to add album-by-album ranges:
Queen: e ('Great King Rat') to a" ('Great King Rat'), which adds up to 2 Octaves + P5.
Queen II: c ('March of the Black Queen') to c#"' ('Ogre Battle'). 3 Octaves + m2.
Sheer Heart Attack: C ('Leroy Brown') to g" ('Leroy Brown'). 3 octaves + P5. Of course, the C could have been slowed down, but if so, it's from a D or an Eb, which would still add up to an impressive range (3 Octaves + P4 or 3 Octaves + M3).
A Night at the Opera: G ('Bo Rhap') to f" ('Love of My Life'). It looks like Freddie really withdrew from the ridiculously high notes for this album and left them all to Roger. For some reason, Fred wasn't sounding too well up there (listen to the 'Bo Rhap' outtakes for Fred doing the a"' on 'very very frightening me'... very, very frightening indeed). Anyway, his range on this album was the same as on 'Queen II': 3 Octaves + m2.
A Day at the Races: F ('Somebody to Love') to a" ('You Take My Breath Away'), adding up to 3 Octaves + M3.
News of the World: F ('All Dead, All Dead') to e"' ('It's Late'). 3 Octaves + M7.
Jazz: G ('Bicycle Race') to c"' ('Don't Stop Me Now'). 3 Octaves + P4.
The Game: F ('Don't Try Suicide') to g"' ('Dragon Attack'). 4 Octaves + M2.
Flash Gordon: Not sure, but I think it's 3 full octaves: A to a", on 'The Kiss'. Haven't heard that song for a while, though, so don't quote me on that.
Hot Space: G# ('Cool Cat') to a" ('Under Pressure'). 3 Octaves + m2
The Works: c ('It's a Hard Life') to a" ('Hammer to Fall'). 2 Octaves + M6. I might be wrong about the low end.
Mr Bad Guy: G ('Your Kind of Lover') to bb" ('Let's Turn It On'). 3 Octaves + m3.
A Kind of Magic: b ('One Year of Love') to a" ('Princes of the Universe') . 2 Octaves + m7. I might be wrong about the low end.
Barcelona: G ('Fallen Priest') to f" ('Barcelona'). 2 Octaves + m7.
The Miracle: c ('The Miracle') to e" ('Was It All Worth It'). I'm not sure about the low one and he probably gets a bit higher as well, so I need to check further. But so far: 2 Octaves + M3.
Innuendo: Ab ('Slightly Mad') to f" ('All God's People'). 2 Octaves + M6.
Post-Innuendo: F ('Mother Love') to bb' ('Mother Love'). 2 Octaves + P4.
So far this is the list in descending order:
1. The Game.
2. News of the World.
3. Sheer Heart Attack.
4. Jazz.
5. A Day at the Races.
6. Mr Bad Guy.
7-9. Queen II, Opera & Hot Space.
10. Flash.
11-12. A Kind of Magic & Barcelona.
13-14. The Works & Innuendo.
14. Queen
15. 'Mother Love'.
16. The Miracle.
To be continued/corrected.
Queen: e ('Great King Rat') to a" ('Great King Rat'), which adds up to 2 Octaves + P5.
Queen II: c ('March of the Black Queen') to c#"' ('Ogre Battle'). 3 Octaves + m2.
Sheer Heart Attack: C ('Leroy Brown') to g" ('Leroy Brown'). 3 octaves + P5. Of course, the C could have been slowed down, but if so, it's from a D or an Eb, which would still add up to an impressive range (3 Octaves + P4 or 3 Octaves + M3).
A Night at the Opera: G ('Bo Rhap') to f" ('Love of My Life'). It looks like Freddie really withdrew from the ridiculously high notes for this album and left them all to Roger. For some reason, Fred wasn't sounding too well up there (listen to the 'Bo Rhap' outtakes for Fred doing the a"' on 'very very frightening me'... very, very frightening indeed). Anyway, his range on this album was the same as on 'Queen II': 3 Octaves + m2.
A Day at the Races: F ('Somebody to Love') to a" ('You Take My Breath Away'), adding up to 3 Octaves + M3.
News of the World: F ('All Dead, All Dead') to e"' ('It's Late'). 3 Octaves + M7.
Jazz: G ('Bicycle Race') to c"' ('Don't Stop Me Now'). 3 Octaves + P4.
The Game: F ('Don't Try Suicide') to g"' ('Dragon Attack'). 4 Octaves + M2.
Flash Gordon: Not sure, but I think it's 3 full octaves: A to a", on 'The Kiss'. Haven't heard that song for a while, though, so don't quote me on that.
Hot Space: G# ('Cool Cat') to a" ('Under Pressure'). 3 Octaves + m2
The Works: c ('It's a Hard Life') to a" ('Hammer to Fall'). 2 Octaves + M6. I might be wrong about the low end.
Mr Bad Guy: G ('Your Kind of Lover') to bb" ('Let's Turn It On'). 3 Octaves + m3.
A Kind of Magic: b ('One Year of Love') to a" ('Princes of the Universe') . 2 Octaves + m7. I might be wrong about the low end.
Barcelona: G ('Fallen Priest') to f" ('Barcelona'). 2 Octaves + m7.
The Miracle: c ('The Miracle') to e" ('Was It All Worth It'). I'm not sure about the low one and he probably gets a bit higher as well, so I need to check further. But so far: 2 Octaves + M3.
Innuendo: Ab ('Slightly Mad') to f" ('All God's People'). 2 Octaves + M6.
Post-Innuendo: F ('Mother Love') to bb' ('Mother Love'). 2 Octaves + P4.
So far this is the list in descending order:
1. The Game.
2. News of the World.
3. Sheer Heart Attack.
4. Jazz.
5. A Day at the Races.
6. Mr Bad Guy.
7-9. Queen II, Opera & Hot Space.
10. Flash.
11-12. A Kind of Magic & Barcelona.
13-14. The Works & Innuendo.
14. Queen
15. 'Mother Love'.
16. The Miracle.
To be continued/corrected.
Nitroboy
Nice list! :D