Part two of his Bohemian Rhapsody “mystery” count in..
OK - here’s my attempt to solve the mystery of my last post (assisted by protools genius Kris Fredriksson). What we see here is a digital transfer of the original 24 track analogue tape recording of Bo Rhap into the ‘Protools’ system (well, strictly, ONE of the original multitracks - because some ‘bouncing’ was done, duplicating on to copy tapes, at the time - probably because of the worries, referred to in the movie, that the oxide on the tape was wearing thin). You can see here, as the Protools cursor moves over the picture, it visually ‘plays’ what was recorded on to each track - and here we see three tracks playing back and two being used at the bottom to record what we’re listening to. The top track has the “1, 2, 3, 4” count from Freddie. The two tracks underneath are from a stereo pair of microphones placed above the piano strings. Freddie is putting down the guide piano, to which he will eventually sing lots of multitracked harmony vocals “Is this the real life” ... etc. But these mikes also pick up what is going on in the room - notably, just audible, Freddie softly singing the tune that he has in his head along with the words he is still writing. So here it’s pretty clear - Freddie goes “One two three four and comes in with the vocal on the following “one”. There is no ‘rest’ at the beginning of the bar. So that sheet music chart is wrong in its assumption. There is one slightly grey area. The count was obviously added after the recording of the piano. This is very common practice - because in the initial takes you’re just worried about the rhythm and the notes - and it’s only later that you realise you need a ‘count in’ to time the entries of the vocals ! So that count could have been placed anywhere in time - but it’s unthinkable that Freddie would put it in a place where it didn’t feel natural to him. Well, that’s my case. Now - what words is he singing ? The first two lines sound like what went on the record ... but after that ? Well, tell me ... what does he say ? Cheers - Bri
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Dear Bri.
No one. Fucking. Cares.
ps - is Kerry swallowing yet chap?
No one. Fucking. Cares.
ps - is Kerry swallowing yet chap?
Wow, you’re rude
Is this seriously a Queen fan site or did I accidentally stumble onto Queen hate forum, very hard to tell at the moment.
Rock chic65 it was the same on PRINCE.ORG
While he was alive.
And it came out after his bodily death that he had actually been a frequent visitor to the site
Ain't it a bitch?
While he was alive.
And it came out after his bodily death that he had actually been a frequent visitor to the site
Ain't it a bitch?
It's been a hate site for years... keep up. If we all just enjoyed the music there'd be nothing posted. ??
Try as I might, I'm not getting anything from the vocals after fantasy. Bigger question is... what are they doing this for?
dudeofqueen wrote:
Dear Bri.
No one. Fucking. Cares.
ps - is Kerry swallowing yet chap?
Fucking pure ignorance that is.
I think think the last line is 'Is this real?' but I can't make out the third line. Interesting stuff.
If Brian *really* wants to know, and I do too, then *maybe* he should make a copy of (that part of) the 'guide vocal + piano' track available for download, rather than just a short video with poor audio quality...
ggo1 wrote:
It's been a hate site for years... keep up. If we all just enjoyed the music there'd be nothing posted. ??
Only when it comes to QAL or substandard QP releases (which is the rule more than the exception)
dudeofqueen wrote:
Dear Bri.
No one. Fucking. Cares.
ps - is Kerry swallowing yet chap?
What???
Disgusting.
'Is sex dirty? Only when it's being done right.' — Woody Allen
Man, this site is cancer sometimes, I hope those who contribute to it feel good about themselves.