I'm curious who performed the piano solo on this track.
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Always thought it was Spike "the Fred" Edney!?
... of course it was our beloved and missed Fred... Bulsara aka Freddie "the Spike" Mercury! :-)))
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... of course it was our beloved and missed Fred... Bulsara aka Freddie "the Spike" Mercury! :-)))
Quotation realy sucks nowadays!!!! Richard to the RESCUE... what has happend?
amp amp amp, quot, quot,... cry, cry cry... quot, amp, quot, amp, quot, amp, endquotamp! :-)))))
Clearly it's Mandel.
Fred couldn't play like that in a million years.
Fred couldn't play like that in a million years.
Clearly it's Mandel.
Fred couldn't play like that in a million years.
Sorry, but even Freddies cats could do better (play) on the piano than Fred Mandel... :-)))
Always thought it was Spike "the Fred" Edney!?
... of course it was our beloved and missed Fred... Bulsara aka Freddie "the Spike" Mercury! :-)))
Quotation realy sucks nowadays!!!! Richard to the RESCUE... what has happend?
amp amp amp, quot, quot,... cry, cry cry... quot, amp, quot, amp, quot, amp, endquotamp! :-)))))
WHOA. Could someone PLEASE fix the punctuation on this stankin' board?
well my fellows, if you have noticed freddie´s solo in my fairy king, you would know that freddie had played that solo in living on my own, you know, after 11 years of more practica im sure it was peqace of cake,just look seven seas of rhye in the magic tour. any questions?
fred mandel was justa keyboard guy
fred mandel was justa keyboard guy
I'm sorry, but that is bollocks and Bohardy is spot on.
Sorry marcio, but as my esteemed friend Ian says, you're talking big, hairy, sweaty bollocks.
If you knew anything about playing the piano and music theory, you'd know how ridiculous your comment sounds.
If anyone was "just a keyboard guy" (out of Mandel and Mercury, and meant in a pejorative sense) it was Mercury (obviously temporarily disregarding his vocal and songwriting prowess). Mandel is a session-musician type, which by default means he has a mastery of his instrument.
I could teach you to play the riff to Seven Seas Of Rhye in about 5 minutes, and after half-an-hour of practice you'd be able to play it to a standard about 80% of Freddie's. If you practiced/played piano for 4 hours a day every single day for a year you probably wouldn't even be able to play the LOMO solo half as well as Mandel.
Mercury basically wrote songs and accompanied himself on the piano. There's a big difference.
If you knew anything about playing the piano and music theory, you'd know how ridiculous your comment sounds.
If anyone was "just a keyboard guy" (out of Mandel and Mercury, and meant in a pejorative sense) it was Mercury (obviously temporarily disregarding his vocal and songwriting prowess). Mandel is a session-musician type, which by default means he has a mastery of his instrument.
I could teach you to play the riff to Seven Seas Of Rhye in about 5 minutes, and after half-an-hour of practice you'd be able to play it to a standard about 80% of Freddie's. If you practiced/played piano for 4 hours a day every single day for a year you probably wouldn't even be able to play the LOMO solo half as well as Mandel.
Mercury basically wrote songs and accompanied himself on the piano. There's a big difference.
well, i dont know what bullocks mean, jeje, so freddie´s worst piano player than fred?
well, i dont know what bullocks mean, jeje, so freddie´s worst piano player than fred?
Freddie is by no means as good a piano player as Fred. Freddie adored Mandell's piano playing.
Old topic...sorry...was looking for the answer to this question. I.e. was it Fred or Freddie who played it, lol.
Bohardy is clearly correct about Freddie's technical abilities compared to Mandel's, a session musician. Nonetheless, and this is a point which has been brought up countless times (maybe looking through slightly partial Queen-fan eyes, but anyway) but I still like Freddie's style of playing: simple, affected, unusual, powerful. Made up for what would have been obvious technical shortcomings. He made pieces sound grand. So while Fred Mandel could, for example, do a classy accompaniment to CLTCL, with the all sorts of obscure jazzy chords thrown into the mix, I still prefer many elements of Freddie's (often more-simplistic) style. Playing Bo Rhap is far easier than that solo in LOMO, but that piano track has been immortalised (and I love it to death) whereas LOMO is little known these days. Between Mandel and other of Queen's session musicians I prefer Edney's piano-style, clearly he has good technical ability: how did he compare to Mandel in that department?
Bohardy is clearly correct about Freddie's technical abilities compared to Mandel's, a session musician. Nonetheless, and this is a point which has been brought up countless times (maybe looking through slightly partial Queen-fan eyes, but anyway) but I still like Freddie's style of playing: simple, affected, unusual, powerful. Made up for what would have been obvious technical shortcomings. He made pieces sound grand. So while Fred Mandel could, for example, do a classy accompaniment to CLTCL, with the all sorts of obscure jazzy chords thrown into the mix, I still prefer many elements of Freddie's (often more-simplistic) style. Playing Bo Rhap is far easier than that solo in LOMO, but that piano track has been immortalised (and I love it to death) whereas LOMO is little known these days. Between Mandel and other of Queen's session musicians I prefer Edney's piano-style, clearly he has good technical ability: how did he compare to Mandel in that department?
Spike wasn't a first-class pianist imo (as compared with Fred Mandel for instance) but he got enough ability for the stuff the band needed for their shows (Break Free intro and such don't require virtuosos) and perhaps he'd got better chemistry with them.
With some few exceptions, Queen's music was never too demanding for piano-players.
With some few exceptions, Queen's music was never too demanding for piano-players.
I have to say I think this thread maybe driven by ignorance because I would assume they're talkinga bout the remix to Living on my own. Which obviously isn't played by Freddie. The piano solo thingie in the album version isn't nearly as grand or complicated and while Fred Mandel may have done the solo, it's not so amazing to think that freddie couldn't have done something close. Even though I haven't officially checked it out (shoulkd be easy to find out though) I would assume it was the dude in the pink at Live at the Bowl playing the piano because it sounds more like his style than Freddie's.
Mercury may have been technically able to play that part, but he would never have chosen to do so - it isn't his style of piano playing.
Mercury may have been technically able to play that part, but he would never have chosen to do so - it isn't his style of piano playing.
Absolutely not. Freddie wasn't a pianist like Mandel was. Freddie was a songwriter and entertainer who could play piano.
Bohardy is right on the money.