Personally I am not too bothered that he didnt go for the high note. I like the fact that he often didnt sing the songs as they appeared on the albums as to me it meant that he could put a different emotion into the song on the night.
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I second that HeM, why pay to hear the studio version at a concert?
But it's always nice to hear Freddie hit the high notes now and then!
But it's always nice to hear Freddie hit the high notes now and then!
Back to Bowie for this one ;-)
Gail Ann Dorsey indeed reaches the note. I've seen Bowie dozens of times for the last almost fifteen years and collected as much bootlegs. So I have lots of live-rendition heard and in collection of his UP live-version.
He's been playing it with Gail Ann ever since the first Outside tour in 1995. But it was only until his last years Reality Tour that Gail's high note came to full growth. This time around she not only hits the high note, on more then one occasion she even made it one more octave HIGHER! You think she's there, but what the F***... she's pushing it even further! Honestly: thé goose-bums moment of many Reality-show!!
Now, back to reality... ;-) Of course Gail Ann is absolutely great wonderfull and more. But when you listen to some bootlegs of the Reality tour, no-one can deny hearing that there was indeed some electronic pitching in there. She hits the note, but she's using a pitch to get there in a clean note and to allow her to switch to headvoice without listeners realy noticing.
Gail Ann Dorsey indeed reaches the note. I've seen Bowie dozens of times for the last almost fifteen years and collected as much bootlegs. So I have lots of live-rendition heard and in collection of his UP live-version.
He's been playing it with Gail Ann ever since the first Outside tour in 1995. But it was only until his last years Reality Tour that Gail's high note came to full growth. This time around she not only hits the high note, on more then one occasion she even made it one more octave HIGHER! You think she's there, but what the F***... she's pushing it even further! Honestly: thé goose-bums moment of many Reality-show!!
Now, back to reality... ;-) Of course Gail Ann is absolutely great wonderfull and more. But when you listen to some bootlegs of the Reality tour, no-one can deny hearing that there was indeed some electronic pitching in there. She hits the note, but she's using a pitch to get there in a clean note and to allow her to switch to headvoice without listeners realy noticing.
Queen23 wrote:
I'm not sure if he did hit it high, I know Freddie speak sings the song alot though when live.
I agree, he did speak sing alot didn't he? I have a live C.D. and i had never heard that C.D. before, but i know the songs from other C.D.s i have but i was singing along, and all of a sudden, freddie starts speaking the words instead of singing it. I was so angry that they mest up the song.
I'm not sure if he did hit it high, I know Freddie speak sings the song alot though when live.
I agree, he did speak sing alot didn't he? I have a live C.D. and i had never heard that C.D. before, but i know the songs from other C.D.s i have but i was singing along, and all of a sudden, freddie starts speaking the words instead of singing it. I was so angry that they mest up the song.
Back to Bowie for this one ;-)
Gail Ann Dorsey indeed reaches the note. I've seen Bowie dozens of times for the last almost fifteen years and collected as much bootlegs. So I have lots of live-rendition heard and in collection of his UP live-version.
He's been playing it with Gail Ann ever since the first Outside tour in 1995. But it was only until his last years Reality Tour that Gail's high note came to full growth. This time around she not only hits the high note, on more then one occasion she even made it one more octave HIGHER! You think she's there, but what the F***... she's pushing it even further! Honestly: thé goose-bums moment of many Reality-show!!
Now, back to reality... ;-) Of course Gail Ann is absolutely great wonderfull and more. But when you listen to some bootlegs of the Reality tour, no-one can deny hearing that there was indeed some electronic pitching in there. She hits the note, but she's using a pitch to get there in a clean note and to allow her to switch to headvoice without listeners realy noticing.
His ex-guitarist Reeves Gabriels used to hit ear splitting notes as he would play extremely higher than normal notes on his guitar. The Whammy pedal works wonders doesn't it.
Live in Montreal '82 from the DVD "We will rock you" it's on of the first times he did it live.
Actually, it was 1981 when WWRY was shot.
I thought Freddie warmed his voice enough to reach how many high notes he wanted...Show me one live version of We Are The Champions when Fred hit all the high notes...
''no-one can deny hearing that there was indeed some electronic pitching in there. She hits the note, but she's using a pitch to get there in a clean note and to allow her to switch to headvoice without listeners realy noticing.''
can u explain this for someone not very techy minded!
can u explain this for someone not very techy minded!
Show me one live version of We Are The Champions when Fred hit all the high notes...
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