Justin Shirley-Smith Rainbow ’74 Thanks

[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]


And what the fuck was up with that shit in the end about "fags narrowing Freddie's range"????


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'Fags' is a very commonly UK slang term for cigarettes, and I therefore assume this is what was intended - it clearly loses something in translation!!

[QUOTE] [b]Band Forever wrote:[/b]

I think Queen as a live act was top of their game 80-82 before the fags narrowed Freddie's range.[/QUOTE]

I think Greg(synthbootlegs) has proven that cigarettes actually didn't affect Freddie's range or even timbre.

[QUOTE] [b]Djdownsy wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Band Forever wrote:[/b]

I think Queen as a live act was top of their game 80-82 before the fags narrowed Freddie's range.[/QUOTE]

I think Greg(synthbootlegs) has proven that cigarettes actually didn't affect Freddie's range or even timbre. [/QUOTE]

Had a good chuckle at the "fags" thing. I remember when I didn't know that was UK slang for cigarettes and I thought people were dissing Freddie or something. Now I know!

Djdownsy has it pretty much on the dot. The cigarettes didn't have much impact on the range or tone, but it did give Freddie issues with stamina and recovery on live shows (plus the partying didn't help) on the post-Hot Space Tour shows. Get him on a good night/his best nights on the Works and Magic tours - he's got the same range he used during the early 80s shows (strong consistent upper 4th octave plus the occasional belt in the lower fifth and good falsetto throughout his range).

Thx a lot Justin Shirley-Smith! What a great job! The best audio on a Queen live release so far! And maybe the best one in the history of music! Congrats!

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

By far, the best Queen release since Made In Heaven.[/QUOTE]

I disagree there: best Queen release since News of the World. The live version of 'Master-Stroke' (or even the fact it even existed to begin with) blows everything else out of the water.

Thanks for making this release happen, Justin - absolutely brilliant.

If you're still checking this, I'd second Nitroboy's question - what was the thought process behind the digital 'correction' of Freddie's voice? I understand that his performance was somewhat weak on the November shows, but he was soaring on the March concert, and there's significant pitch correction on that too.

I suppose my point is this - I'm of the opinion that a slightly flat or sharp note is much more pleasant to listen to than a note that's clearly been digitally altered. I think most posters here would share this view.

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
I disagree there: best Queen release since News of the World. The live version of 'Master-Stroke' (or even the fact it even existed to begin with) blows everything else out of the water.[/QUOTE]

In other words you prefer Rainbow '74 gigs to all post 77 albums, right?

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

Justin - thanks for taking the time to come here now and again.

Here's to a few more releases like this ! You did a brilliant job on this one. By far, the best Queen release since Made In Heaven. This is the stuff we've been waiting for.

Cheers,
Wiz[/QUOTE]

I totally agree with you.

And thanks Justin, the goodness of the Rainbow project should be the Queen standard for their future releases

[QUOTE] [b]cmi wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
I disagree there: best Queen release since News of the World. The live version of 'Master-Stroke' (or even the fact it even existed to begin with) blows everything else out of the water.[/QUOTE]

In other words you prefer Rainbow '74 gigs to all post 77 albums, right?
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Yes. I used to love 'Jazz' and am still rather fond of it but not as much as in those days.

Not a huge fan of The Game then? I love it.

I like it a lot, especially 'Save Me', masterpiece. But I still like 'Rainbow' more, as a whole.