Best singer... Brian or Roger?

Yeah, I'm also waiting for his comment.

I disliked Rogers' singing voice until I heard Tenement Funster (well except for the 'Galileo' in Bohemian Rhapsody). I don't think I could see Brian singing/complementing that.

Obversely I doubt if Roger could have contained the feeling of songs like 'Sail away sweet Sister', 'Sleeping on the Sidewalk' and 'Leaving Home ain't Easy'. Well he probably could have but I'd rather it sound clear than as though Roger had seconds of 'Concret-os' for breakfast that day.

"We'll never hear another voice like that."


*Cough Cough*Stepford*cough*


Damn, must be getting a cold

Roger is technically a far better singer. And he has a bigger range (Although that doesn't have to do with being a good singer, I have a big range but i'm not a good singer)

But as far as who sounds better, I go for Roger on the harder rock 'n roll songs, and Brian on the softer ballad/pop songs most of the time. Although it can be reversed on some songs (Roger: Say it's not true, Brian: Resurrection)

Roger is way better. Not only because of the range (I`d dare say that Roger could sing low better than Brian, just compare I Wanna Testify or Man On Fire with Good Company), but also because of the general aspects of their voices I mean:

- Pitch: Roger had much more than Brian. Brian sang out of tune in concerts a lot more than Roger, even though Brian participared much less.

- Strength: Just note `No One But You` at Amsterdam. They `re both unbelievably weak now compared to the 1998 era, but still Roger was much stronger (you can tell the difference before the last chorus).

- Hard Rock: If you have the DVD of GVH you can note Roger`s high E4 at the end of `Tie Your Mother Down` ("love toNIGHT"), without falsetto, and very very very powerful (more than Brian in `Resurrection`)

- Ballads: Opinion-wise, I prefer Roger - Foreign Sand says it all -, but in technical aspects, they`re both kind of equal. Objetcively

- "Special Effects": Neither of them was particualarly trained on that, but Roger was "less basic" than Brian in that. Listen to his voice glissando in `Touch The Sky` "youuuuuuuuuu". It`s of course not as pro as the ascending one Freddie did in `Under Pressure` but it`s definitely more than Brian could ever handle (also considering Brian would go insanely out of pitch just trying to do that)

- "Passion" (I mean, the emotion they put singing and developing what they sing): Opinion-wise I prefer Brian (his contrast in `Business` send shivers down my spine), but technically they`re both the same. In fact Roger would "win" again imo, Roger can make more "tones", while Brian is either an agressive singer whose`s voice is weak but amazingly and remarkably he "hides" that with his emotion, or a ballad singer in the verge of tears (Too Much Love, Nothin` But Blue). Roger can be very funny (listen to his last `driving my crazy` on Tenement funster), operatic (Bo Rhap says it all), sad (live versions of DOOL), gospel (Somebody To Love before the solo, better to hear in DTS channels), etc

- "Resistence": Even though Roger smoked and Brian didn`t, I can assure you Brian wouldn`t resist holding the screams of MFK or ITLOTG for that long (he couldn`t hit those notes in the first place, but considering he would sing them half an octave below, still I doubt he could resist).

At last but not least, Roger could emulate a full choir by himself (just listen to `I Wanna Testify`), while you could put a hundred Brian and it wouldn`t sound like a choir, it sounds like a block of Brian`s. Roger could do more colors by himself (Freddie also btw, as his solo albums demonstrate)

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I 100% agree with him.

Brian's voice is prettier, Roger's more the rock type. I think it's like comparing apples and oranges...hell, I love 'em both!

My personal opinion is Roger, but I also agree with Sebastian's analysis...but...and this has been bothering me for hours now...MFK - can't put my finger on that one! Please put me out of my misery - whenever I try to get which song it is the only thing that comes into my head is "motherfucker", and I'm (almost) certain they never did one called that!

Nickipee

Its been a loooooonnnnnnggggg day

My Fairy King.

Or maybe Mat Fottomed Kirls, I'm not sure which.

thank you. mental block. actually came to me as this page was loading. bugger.

Another case for Roger? Listen to the dvd "We Will Rock You". His backing vocals will not be denied. He had power to spare, as well as ability. It seemed that way in all of the concert footage I have seen. Either Brian's mike was turned down (in case John used it?), his voice did not come across in concert, or he was simply overpowered by Roger's lusty vocal. On "We Will Rock You", "Somebody To Love" is a perfect example.

Yes in fact in the coda of STL Roger stops singing for a moment and just Brian sings the "find me somebody toooooo love" part. I don`t know about the DVD but in the VHS version you can hear him, although very very very quietly.

If any of you dig out your DVD-As of ANATO and The Game, then you can REALLY hear who's voice is stronger and on what speaker!
Anyone know which album is next? It's been a long while since The Game was released. I'm in love with my DVD-As, got a feel for my DVD player and subwoofer, get a grip on the multichannel remote, love the thrill of the sound and feel of the wall of voices around and behind me...
****vrooom!****

Just to say that Brian is better would be - I admit - extremely subjective, cos Brian is my fav Queen member, but since subjectivity makes us what we are, I'll say it: yes I like Brian's voice a lot more than Roger's. But Roger's voice is fine also, although a bit rough (perhaps too much vodkas?!:)...). I really loved Say It's Not True even if Rog's voice is not very fit for ballads, but this one was fine. His voice is very strong you've said it before but I'll say it again. But Brian's is more mellow and sometimes so melancholic I could dream open eyes for hours listening to it... And I suppose if one of these two guys had had the best voice in the band, I guess Freddie would have had to do the backing vocals :). But since he was the lead singer it looks to me pretty much clear whose voice was the best...Right?

P.S. And Brian was BETTER than Roger on Let Me Live and No One But You!!!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Philipp Nothaft wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Still, Sebastian made a high-class analysis of their voices that doesn't leave much to be argued about.[/QUOTE]

He made a high-class TECHNICAL analysis, but personally, I don't give a rat's ass how in or out of tune someone's singing is as long as it still sounds good. And, IMHO, Brian's voice is gorgeous.