He sang into Roger's microphone in the Magic tour when they were singing You're So Squared (Baby I don't Care) during the 'turape' bit and I think you can almost hear him sing.
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Actuaaly on that subject considering nobody could ever hear john it picked up Roger's tambourine from a fucking mile off.
Yes, maybe he was.
That man can do anything and you will find it cute!?!
almost...
he's just too cute
John could sing damn well..i've heard him !
The reason he does'nt bring his singing to the fore is simply because he is too embarrased about it and far to shy.
He also feels that he can't sing very well...but when you have to sing backup with a man like Freddie on stage next to you...well..I would feel that way too!
John sings in a soulful style reminisent of Motown singers. It's lovely, but he's far too uncomfortable doing it in public. In private, yes, but on stage? Rarely but their have been some fine moments both on record and on film.
Best example is a the old Golder's Green radio program from the Uk, 1973. Here during "Liar" John's voice is louder then Freddies and he sounds GREAT! He really should have done more...but again, he was far to shy about it. Another good example is during the Live at the Rainbow concert from that same year. Same song...during the middle section when Fred starts with the "Mama gonna be your slave..." lyric. You can hear John wailing here plain as day. Other shows too...just listen you can hear him if you know what to listen for.
He CAN sing...damn well too...but he CAN'T come to grips with doing it with everyone watching!
Bless his little voicebox....
The reason he does'nt bring his singing to the fore is simply because he is too embarrased about it and far to shy.
He also feels that he can't sing very well...but when you have to sing backup with a man like Freddie on stage next to you...well..I would feel that way too!
John sings in a soulful style reminisent of Motown singers. It's lovely, but he's far too uncomfortable doing it in public. In private, yes, but on stage? Rarely but their have been some fine moments both on record and on film.
Best example is a the old Golder's Green radio program from the Uk, 1973. Here during "Liar" John's voice is louder then Freddies and he sounds GREAT! He really should have done more...but again, he was far to shy about it. Another good example is during the Live at the Rainbow concert from that same year. Same song...during the middle section when Fred starts with the "Mama gonna be your slave..." lyric. You can hear John wailing here plain as day. Other shows too...just listen you can hear him if you know what to listen for.
He CAN sing...damn well too...but he CAN'T come to grips with doing it with everyone watching!
Bless his little voicebox....
I think he can sing.
He can play the bass very good, and usually mucisicans CAN sing as well... but some just have to practise. But it's true... if you have a music-talent, you could learn anything that is related to music.
He just needid some practise. That's all.
He can play the bass very good, and usually mucisicans CAN sing as well... but some just have to practise. But it's true... if you have a music-talent, you could learn anything that is related to music.
He just needid some practise. That's all.
Bless his little voicebox....
ohhh that reminds me of adam's apples. what is the deal with those things anyway lol.
really cute but.
I cant find john's though.. his is like invisible but you can see freddies sometimes. same with brians..
i really think rogers voice did not go well with freddies live his voice was to harsh whereas brians was straight thru the middle aobtd is a prime example roger screamin "another one bites the dust" too harsh
i think rogie just loves the hardcore rock edge of singing... he can sing really softly and sweetly when he wants to...
Roger's voice is perfectly diferent to Freddie's. Makes big chords much earsier. And with the later concerts you can't really try and hear John because it's more than likely to be Spike.
Actuaaly on that subject considering nobody could ever hear john it picked up Roger's tambourine from a fucking mile off.
Genius!!
And a very good point!
Genius!!
And a very good point!
He just said he didn't know how to sing...But I guess because of that, he wasn't as close to the other members,and he felt left out...But that's just what I think...
i've always wondered if he can or cant, i always think about Spread Your Wings ... a very rangey song, even Freddie lowered the key when they did it live "sammy dont you know who you are" etc.
I dont honestly believe you could write a song like that without being to hold a note in key
I dont honestly believe you could write a song like that without being to hold a note in key
It's difficult to assume, but I've always thought John wasn't a singer. And he doesn't exactly have to be a singer to present material - he could probably hum in key, which may have been how he got most of the songs across to the band members. Or maybe the demos were so badly sung that Freddie would agree to sing anything just to shut John up.
That said, I have a few bootlegs of shows that manage to pick up John's backing vocals; very nasally, high-pitched, almost exactly the way he talked.
That said, I have a few bootlegs of shows that manage to pick up John's backing vocals; very nasally, high-pitched, almost exactly the way he talked.
He did say once that it was hard to express songs because he was too shy of singing...
Maybe Freddie just sung the songs the way he wanted to. Smartness
Maybe Freddie just sung the songs the way he wanted to. Smartness
I think I will use Brian is a comparative here. I think he was shy. Especially in earlier years you could not here him really. Then in later years you could only really here him when he sang a solo i.e. One Vision, Hello Mary Lou. However when the pressure wasn't on in the studios he sang all the time. Some songs he sang lead vocals all the way through & on allmost all songs he sang backing vocals. John never even sang in the studios. Not sonething you would do if you could sing is it?