All dead, all dead by freddie mercury on the radio

OK I listened to it multiple times.

I actually don't like it. Freddie sings with unusual 'false air' and is not articulating the words in a good manner. Plus he oversings it. I just think it's not his song i guess.

As with many Brian's self sung and personal songs, Brian's emotion is making a big difference in the final performance. Too Much Love Will Kill You is another example where i prefer Brian's much more emotional but less technical rendition.

Sometimes less is more, and that also goes for All Dead All Dead.

[QUOTE] [b]Sunshine wrote:[/b]

OK I listened to it multiple times.

I actually don't like it. Freddie sings with unusual 'false air' and is not articulating the words in a good manner. Plus he oversings it. I just think it's not his song i guess.

As with many Brian's self sung and personal songs, Brian's emotion is making a big difference in the final performance. Too Much Love Will Kill You is another example where i prefer Brian's much more emotional but less technical rendition.

Sometimes less is more, and that also goes for All Dead All Dead. [/QUOTE]

I agree. Still, nice to have this version too.

Quite lovely. Glad they ultimately dropped the intro vocals, and glad they ultimately went with Brian for the lead - Freddie's vibrato is a bit much for the song. Brian's resignation is a much better fit.

Wonder why they shifted to the studio version from the middle eight onward? Did Freddie never record vocal for the final verse? Weird.

[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]

Quite lovely. Glad they ultimately dropped the intro vocals, and glad they ultimately went with Brian for the lead - Freddie's vibrato is a bit much for the song. Brian's resignation is a much better fit.

Wonder why they shifted to the studio version from the middle eight onward? Did Freddie never record vocal for the final verse? Weird.[/QUOTE]

Listen to this version that's on the box set and you'll hear Freddie singing the last verse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqaAkD6-Zb0&feature=youtu.be

amazing

like a black'n'white picture became colored

This version could have been on A Day At The Races....I like the original, this version is equal, if not even a bit better. Weird hearing freddie sing in A Brian May style. I personally think If freddie sang it In his natural range it would be the best version of them all. Why don't the average person talk about Mercury/May as a Guitar/Singer combo like they talk about Plant/Page or Jagger/Richards. That voice was meant for that guitar....soul brothers.

So, did Freddie (and not Brian) actually play piano on this, as has been stated in the NOTW box set press blurb up to now, and was reiterated by Simon Mayo before he played the track?

Probably the reason why Mercury/May don't get paired up as Page/Plant or Jagger/Richards is they both don't write songs together. They normally write the majority of their works separately unlike the other duos.

After repeat listening I'll go with the album version....I do like this rare version, but sounds more like an outake. Brian chose too sing certain songs for a reason. The one song that Roger sang I feel has #1 hit written all over it is Rock It Prime Jive...I like rogers version, but I could see Freddie killing it on that Track. Hopefully in a few years they do a boxset for The Game and a Freddie Version is on it. I remember a rumor a few years back that there was a superior Verson with Freddie on vocals that was in the vaults, but for some reason Roger wanted his version on the album.

Totally agree. Rock It had HIT written all over it in '80

[QUOTE] [b]gambri wrote:[/b]

It's always nice to hear something new from Freddie, but I'm not an audio expert and I do not know what they have done but the voice does not sound natural.
It could have been amazed.
If you listen to My melancholy blues you can tell the difference.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. It sounds like it was deliberately "metered" (*if that explains it properly) to the final track.

To my mind it seems as if the original Freddie element is likely a rough vocal and piano take that didn't match the final speed, rhythm and tempo of the more familiar final product. As if some of Freddie's expressions are "stretched"

But who knows. It might be splicing together of several different rough takes. I doubt QPL would introduce take details for the release

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

So, did Freddie (and not Brian) actually play piano on this, as has been stated in the NOTW box set press blurb up to now, and was reiterated by Simon Mayo before he played the track?[/QUOTE]

Unlikely. Brian himself said (back in 2003) that it'd been him rather than Frederick. Unlike 'Sail Away Sweet Sister' (which does feature Frederick), 'All Dead' has no piano on its backing track, so there was no reason why Brian couldn't do it.

Press releases, liner notes and DJ's can be mistaken ... as can Brian, but I trust 2003 Brian more than I trust 2017 Brian, even in the case he were to now claim it'd been Frederick on piano (if such a thing ever happened, I'd suspect it'd be to save face).

[QUOTE] [b]mike hunt wrote:[/b]

Brian chose too sing certain songs for a reason.[/QUOTE]

Yes, but that wasn't necessarily the right reason. What if Fred had decided to play the guitar solo on some of his songs?

Here is a little mix i made!
I think there is too much reverb on Freddie's vocals, but hey let me know what you think.