freddie's vocal improvisation

is freddie the only rock singer who had vocal improv part of every show?

I've heard that some jazz vocalists used to do that but it's part of jazz/blues so Freddie was a one-off. What's more, the vocal improvisation was introduced (if I'm not mistaken) only during the last two tours: The Works Tour (84', 85') and The Magic Tour (86').

Glenn Hughes whines on with a load of improv vocals

I'd say Freddie did vocal improv in earlier Queen tours... i'd say the 'alright, alriiight's' in the middle of Now I'm Here from Live Killers were vocal improv back and forth with the crowd, i think there's other examples too.

Yeah, I think it started in the late 70s. Jazz tour probably. I guess it was Freddie who 'invented' sing-along with the crowd? Is that true? Interesting topic. I hope it develops.

Freddie didn't invent crowd sing alongs, they date right back to old music hall entertainment but he certainly made it his own, he took what jazz scat singers (and later soul and gospel singers) generally did and applied it to rock, which is what we see with Now i'm here.
He grew it into an audience call and response, which again wasn't invented by Freddie (A certain Jamacian Folk song predates it).

I think his first vocal improvisation was during Lair live at Budokan 1975 Sheer heart attack tour, it was funny, since Freddie asked the audience to sing along louder, the audience replied Louder haha...

right i meant, in rock. i knew the call/response had jazz origins but i don't see it done by anyone in the rock genre. very fascinating.

Status Quo used to do them.

Noddy Holder was another.

emrabt wrote:

Freddie didn't invent crowd sing alongs, they date right back to old music hall entertainment but he certainly made it his own, he took what jazz scat singers (and later soul and gospel singers) generally did and applied it to rock, which is what we see with Now i'm here.
He grew it into an audience call and response, which again wasn't invented by Freddie (A certain Jamacian Folk song predates it).

Thanks for that! I'll check this out.

Dr Magus wrote:

Noddy Holder was another.

IanR wrote:

Status Quo used to do them.

Would you provide some links of it?

I think his first vocal improvisation was during Lair live at Budokan 1975 Sheer heart attack tour, it was funny, since Freddie asked the audience to sing along louder, the audience replied Louder haha...

It is at 1:26:02 he does some yeah and all right

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXQOhReWhOA.

Dim wrote:

I think his first vocal improvisation was during Lair live at Budokan 1975 Sheer heart attack tour, it was funny, since Freddie asked the audience to sing along louder, the audience replied Louder haha...

It is at 1:26:02 he does some yeah and all right

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXQOhReWhOA.

Doesn't he do it at Nagoya as well?

Robert Plant used to do a brief call & response with the crowd during Black Dog with Ah Ah, AH AH...