Absolutely agree. Whilst it's not a favourite song of mine by any means, it is authentic to the style it is in, and as you say, the vocal is so controlled and brilliantly executed in falsetto without wailing, r sounding forced or too much like a spoof/pastiche.
(whereas Barry Gibb sounds absolutely ridiculous on a lot of his material recorded in falsetto - why he thought that just cos 'Staying Alive' suited that style it would then work on everything else the Bee Gees subsequently released, is quite beyond me!!)
Greg if you read this , I know you've studied Freddie's vocal range. In which song does he cover the most distance from lows to highs?
I'd say All God's People. He hits some great lows in the choirs, and gets up to a high D in chest voice.
funnily enough I was just reading an old interview with Brian May and Nuno bettoncourt where Nuno states: BETTENCOURT: "All God's People" is my favorite track. It's chilling. And I think it's one of my favorite tracks from innuendo along with TSMGO and IGSM. Great vocs
Greg if you read this , I know you've studied Freddie's vocal range. In which song does he cover the most distance from lows to highs?
I'd say All God's People. He hits some great lows in the choirs, and gets up to a high D in chest voice.
funnily enough I was just reading an old interview with Brian May and Nuno bettoncourt where Nuno states: BETTENCOURT: "All God's People" is my favorite track. It's chilling" . And I agree i think it's one of my favorite tracks from innuendo along with TSMGO and IGSM. Great vocs
Absolutely agree. Whilst it's not a favourite song of mine by any means, it is authentic to the style it is in, and as you say, the vocal is so controlled and brilliantly executed in falsetto without wailing, r sounding forced or too much like a spoof/pastiche.
(whereas Barry Gibb sounds absolutely ridiculous on a lot of his material recorded in falsetto - why he thought that just cos 'Staying Alive' suited that style it would then work on everything else the Bee Gees subsequently released, is quite beyond me!!)
I'm a huge Bowie fan but I'm glad he objected to his backing vocals because I don't think they added much. I much prefer the Hot Space version .
To "choose" which song Freddie Mercury sang the best is a really hard "choice." He was the best.
I think In the Lap of the Gods and My Melancoly Blues might be some of them (if you just consider his voice), but there are so many great songs - all of Hot Space, Innuendo and A Day at the Races are just great. Also My Fairy King etc...
To "choose" which song Freddie Mercury sang the best is a really hard "choice." He was the best.
I think In the Lap of the Gods and My Melancoly Blues might be some of them (if you just consider his voice), but there are so many great songs - all of Hot Space, Innuendo and A Day at the Races are just great. Also My Fairy King etc...
I read somewhere that people thought Freddie didn't care during the recording process but wow he sang his heart out on that album.
To "choose" which song Freddie Mercury sang the best is a really hard "choice." He was the best.
I think In the Lap of the Gods and My Melancoly Blues might be some of them (if you just consider his voice), but there are so many great songs - all of Hot Space, Innuendo and A Day at the Races are just great. Also My Fairy King etc...
I read somewhere that people thought Freddie didn't care during the recording process but wow he sang his heart out on that album. (Hot Space)
Most of A Day At The Races too; it was the album where he nailed everything, and reached the perfect point of power (Tie Your Morher Down, White Man), finesse (Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy) and control (You Take My Breath Away) without having any of the 'warble' which is still present at points on A Night At The Opera, the thinness from the debut album, or straining present in other places. The whole of ADATR is perfect vocally for me.
It is really difficult to choose only one but my suggestions would be Soul Brother, My Fairy King, The Hero, Dancer, Save Me, Put Out The Fire, Time and One Year Of Love due to Freddie's amazing and beautiful changes of high tones.
I always forget about that one. Undoubtedly one of his best vocals ever.
In fact, I'd even argue it's one of the best Queen songs ever. Of all the Queen tracks from the middle era that seem to get lost amongst the big hits, this is one I wish people would have heard. It's classic Queen at their best, with Freddie channeling his inner Aretha to the fullest.
