FFS... another post which has pretty much just become 'my dads bigger than your dad'
Where are the grown ups?
:-(
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gerry wrote:Nitroboy: It does no matter how long a rest you have in between singing because even half an hours heavy singing could cause bad inflammation to anyones vocal chords. I think at the live aid rehearsals freddie could have over done it.
You're trying too hard to prove your point, your arguments don't hold up.
This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Oscar J wrote: This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Bingo.
And saying that smoking killed his voice... That never happened!
Nitroboy wrote:
Oscar J wrote: This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Bingo.
And saying that smoking killed his voice... That never happened!
Absolutely true on that - a good listen to those South American gigs from 1981 and Live Aid are key examples.
It's true that the smoking had an effect on vocal stamina and recovery - but it didn't affect his tone or anything. Freddie voice/tone was changing throughout the 70s as well (and that's before he smoked)!
Maybe that "smoking effect" is a bit overrated, even Freddie was very surprised as he found out that Monserrat Caballe was also a smoker( I don`t know if she still is).
Most women are... they think it keeps them slim.. ;-)
Gregsynth wrote:
Nitroboy wrote:
Oscar J wrote: This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Bingo.
And saying that smoking killed his voice... That never happened!
Absolutely true on that - a good listen to those South American gigs from 1981 and Live Aid are key examples.
It's true that the smoking had an effect on vocal stamina and recovery - but it didn't affect his tone or anything. Freddie voice/tone was changing throughout the 70s as well (and that's before he smoked)!
You want to use the South American shows as a good example of his 80's voice? HAH!
Nitroboy wrote:
Gregsynth wrote:
Nitroboy wrote:
Oscar J wrote: This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Bingo.
And saying that smoking killed his voice... That never happened!
Absolutely true on that - a good listen to those South American gigs from 1981 and Live Aid are key examples.
It's true that the smoking had an effect on vocal stamina and recovery - but it didn't affect his tone or anything. Freddie voice/tone was changing throughout the 70s as well (and that's before he smoked)!
You want to use the South American shows as a good example of his 80's voice? HAH!
Why not? He sounds awesome at Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, etc! The Puebla and Monterrey gigs also have him sounding fantastic!
It makes me sad that by mid 80's his full voice range was limited - his mid range was extremely powerful and his falsetto well developed. Those early 80's shows are truly awesome!
I'm listening to several shows uploaded by Greg... it's a shame we dont have more soundboard (or A audience recordings) recordings :(
I'm listening to several shows uploaded by Greg... it's a shame we dont have more soundboard (or A audience recordings) recordings :(
Gregsynth wrote:
Nitroboy wrote:
Gregsynth wrote:
Nitroboy wrote:
Oscar J wrote: This is getting ridiculous. Freddie Mercury used a lot of falsetto in the mid eighties, and if you claim anything else, you simply don't know your stuff. Back to school!
Bingo.
And saying that smoking killed his voice... That never happened!
Absolutely true on that - a good listen to those South American gigs from 1981 and Live Aid are key examples.
It's true that the smoking had an effect on vocal stamina and recovery - but it didn't affect his tone or anything. Freddie voice/tone was changing throughout the 70s as well (and that's before he smoked)!
You want to use the South American shows as a good example of his 80's voice? HAH!
Why not? He sounds awesome at Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, etc! The Puebla and Monterrey gigs also have him sounding fantastic!
I can link you several examples of his voice being unstable at those shows... But I know how much you hate it ;)
Bruno P. wrote: It makes me sad that by mid 80's his full voice range was limited - his mid range was extremely powerful and his falsetto well developed. Those early 80's shows are truly awesome!
I'm listening to several shows uploaded by Greg... it's a shame we dont have more soundboard (or A audience recordings) recordings :(
His high register was still awesome by the Magic Tour, even the latter half of it.
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Nitroboy wrote:
Bruno P. wrote: It makes me sad that by mid 80's his full voice range was limited - his mid range was extremely powerful and his falsetto well developed. Those early 80's shows are truly awesome!
I'm listening to several shows uploaded by Greg... it's a shame we dont have more soundboard (or A audience recordings) recordings :(
His high register was still awesome by the Magic Tour, even the latter half of it.
But he wouldn't even try the high notes in Who Wants To Live Forever and I think he would nail those by the early 80's, for instance. Under Pressure - he would go higher on those screams in 81 or 82.
Bruno P. wrote:
Nitroboy wrote:
Bruno P. wrote: It makes me sad that by mid 80's his full voice range was limited - his mid range was extremely powerful and his falsetto well developed. Those early 80's shows are truly awesome!
I'm listening to several shows uploaded by Greg... it's a shame we dont have more soundboard (or A audience recordings) recordings :(
His high register was still awesome by the Magic Tour, even the latter half of it.
But he wouldn't even try the high notes in Who Wants To Live Forever and I think he would nail those by the early 80's, for instance. Under Pressure - he would go higher on those screams in 81 or 82.
He does try, but they're not exactly amazing :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj_frjd4b4Q
He was just warming up! :P
... He hits the D5 at 2nd Wembley... ;)
... He hits the D5 at 2nd Wembley... ;)