[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]MisterCosmicc wrote:[/b]
He sounded perfect in concert, even when he fucked up.[/QUOTE]
That's a bit stepfordish, don't you think?
Have you even heard the tapes from 79 and 84 where Mercury barely has a voice ?
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Japan was particularly bad.
[QUOTE] [b]ST16 wrote:[/b]
@Real Wizard There is no need to knock Freddie over his voice because he was a real grafter and put more into a performance than Lambert puts into having a shit.
Mercury gave his all every performance he ever did and he worked bloody hard to please the fans all over the world.
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And so did David Lee Roth in the 70's and 80's. In fact he put more physical effort into his performances. Didn't make him a better singer than Freddie though.
And if someone is realistic enough to point to the fact that Freddie's voice wasn't flawless it doesn't mean he was bad. But someone saying Freddie was amazing and untouchable vocally 100% of the time starts to sound as unbalanced as not accepting that Lambert can actually sing.
Freddie didn't give his all in NZ in 1985. I was very disappointed by the concert that I had scrimped and saved to go to. Love Queen and their music, but Queen is way more than Freddie Mercury.
[QUOTE] [b]Peace and Love wrote:[/b]
Freddie didn't give his all in NZ in 1985. I was very disappointed by the concert that I had scrimped and saved to go to. Love Queen and their music, but Queen is way more than Freddie Mercury. [/QUOTE]
He was drunk. I heard he overcame his drunkenness after 30 minutes like a legend.
I was there, the whole show was a mess.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still grateful to have had a chance to see the original band. It was just so disappointing to get a shortened messy set.
The comparison to a Justin Beiber concert is a little skewed as Justin is a solo artist. (Sort of)
It was the rest of the band that kept the concert going while Freddie did his thing.
I've seen QAL 3 times and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would have loved to see Freddie at his best.
The guys have only cancelled one time because Adam was really ill in Italy. It is amazing when you think they have done 225 shows or so (didn't look it up, so number could be off a bit). Then consider how old Brian and Roger are and I read that in several instances Brian was under the weather and he still performed. He truly is amazing. I could not believe how spry he is and how much of the show he carries. He can never stand back there and take a break. I am a few years younger and no way could I ever do something like that. My hats are off to all of them as they embody the words, The show must go on. I am wondering what will happen to the European tour if this corona virus does not abate. It would not be any fault of theirs, of course, but the whole idea of the world dealing with this grave problem is scary. I just read today that it has come back a second time to someone in Japan, I believe. She had it, recovered, and is ill again! I know that is off track, but still had to mention it.
[QUOTE] [b]snifflese wrote:[/b]
The guys have only cancelled one time because Adam was really ill in Italy. It is amazing when you think they have done 225 shows or so (didn't look it up, so number could be off a bit). Then consider how old Brian and Roger are and I read that in several instances Brian was under the weather and he still performed. He truly is amazing. I could not believe how spry he is and how much of the show he carries. He can never stand back there and take a break. I am a few years younger and no way could I ever do something like that. My hats are off to all of them as they embody the words, The show must go on. I am wondering what will happen to the European tour if this corona virus does not abate. It would not be any fault of theirs, of course, but the whole idea of the world dealing with this grave problem is scary. I just read today that it has come back a second time to someone in Japan, I believe. She had it, recovered, and is ill again! I know that is off track, but still had to mention it.[/QUOTE]
Don't be surprised if at least some of the upcoming shows will be cancelled.
I can't imagine them going to Italy at the moment. The UK dates should be fine at the moment as the virus isn't spreading around there but it's hard to know with mainland Europe especially bordering countries. It could end up spreading quite dramatically.
I think they performed in Asia just in the nick of time - if they had been a week or even just a few days later there could've been the risk of the shows being cancelled as it spread quite a bit outside China not long after.
Yes, so far NZ/Australia have not been affected — just fire and then rain! One more show at the Gold Coast on Saturday! They have been very lucky!
The virus is spreading around here, the UK. There are some affected schools and businesses closed for quarantine today.
[QUOTE] [b]AngelR wrote:[/b]
The virus is spreading around here, the UK. There are some affected schools and businesses closed for quarantine today. [/QUOTE]
But not necessarily from person to person yet, it's people returning from Italy or Tenerife.
[QUOTE] [b]Young Music Fan wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AngelR wrote:[/b]
The virus is spreading around here, the UK. There are some affected schools and businesses closed for quarantine today. [/QUOTE]
But not necessarily from person to person yet, it's people returning from Italy or Tenerife.[/QUOTE]
It is, be sure of that.
That virus is spreading too fast and easily. Unfortunately the illness doesn‘t break out until 2-25 (!) days after you caught it. Usually it’s about 2 weeks. Until then you’re spreading it. Many people have it already, but aren’t showing symptoms yet. That’s sure, because today the number of people with corona over here tripled. It’s only the start.
Yes, it's the beginning of the corona virus epidemic over here. It will spread unfortunately.
Here is what might happen:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8053555/UK-schools-close-TWO-MONTHS-plan-contain-coronavirus.html
