At what point in His career was his voice at his best
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Some songs show off Freddie's voice more than others, so it is hard to say? :)
Kikyo
Kikyo
It does depend on the song, but I've always especially loved his voice on the albums from the 70's.
Specifically, I'd say 77. Especially listening to that demo from NOTW, you know, "Number 9! Number 9."
Peace,
Adam.
Peace,
Adam.
I`d say the 1946-1991 era
lol. I think I would have to agree with Sebastian on this one!:)
I`d say the 1946-1991 era
ditto!
;-)
I agree with both Gunpowder Gelatine and Adam... In particular I feel that the album ADATR shows Freddie in an astonishing mood... All the known range of colours and emotions come out from those tracks.
It is clear this is just my opinion.
Albyboy
It is clear this is just my opinion.
Albyboy
His voice has so much range and power you can't say that only at one point was it in the best shape. I mean, there were times when his voice crapped out (Early 70's, Hot Space Tour), but that's not the point! You don't see too many singers with that range anymore.
Yes, you are right... But an important component of a singer's background is experience too: you can have a great voice, a wide range and everything else you want but you may not know how to exploit it at its best.
The very early years gave Freddie a higher amount of experience which, in my opinion, was shown in ADATR as clearly as never before and hardly after... When he got older (for example in the mid 1980s), he changed a lot his way of singing: this is under everybody's eyes... This doesn't mean that he got better or worse than in the past, it's simply a different approach to singing... His voice changed and he had to face this... It would have been difficult for him to sing, let's say, Teo Torriatte in 1986 in the same way he had done ten years before and the records speaks quite clearly...
Under this point of view, I agree with you: it's a matter of tastes to identify a precise period during which he was at his best, if you want to find out one... But under a strictly technical point of view this may sound a little bit easier...
Anyway, as I have already said, it is just my opinion... :)
Albyboy
The very early years gave Freddie a higher amount of experience which, in my opinion, was shown in ADATR as clearly as never before and hardly after... When he got older (for example in the mid 1980s), he changed a lot his way of singing: this is under everybody's eyes... This doesn't mean that he got better or worse than in the past, it's simply a different approach to singing... His voice changed and he had to face this... It would have been difficult for him to sing, let's say, Teo Torriatte in 1986 in the same way he had done ten years before and the records speaks quite clearly...
Under this point of view, I agree with you: it's a matter of tastes to identify a precise period during which he was at his best, if you want to find out one... But under a strictly technical point of view this may sound a little bit easier...
Anyway, as I have already said, it is just my opinion... :)
Albyboy
Ah, just one last thing: I totally agree with you when you say that there are not many singers now able to do what he did...
Anyway this has nothing to do with giving a technical opinion on Freddie's voice and his way of singing.
:-)
Albyboy
Anyway this has nothing to do with giving a technical opinion on Freddie's voice and his way of singing.
:-)
Albyboy
I think it was best in the 70's. However, his voice was always better than everyone elses.
About a year before he died. His voice is amazing on Innuendo and MIH.
About a year before he died. His voice is amazing on Innuendo and MIH.
its not easy to decide, but I love is voice during the 73-79 era and then 89-91, it's incredible that he was weak and ill while recording mih and he had such a great voice.