I seem to remember that when Freddie began smoking it was mentioned in the Queen Fan Club magazine !
I would also, seriously like to know when this was !
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Gregsynth wrote:
Freddie's complete vocal range is this:
(-A0) C2-F5 (F6)
His full voice range is C2-F5, he's gone down to A0 in fry, and got to an F6 in falsetto!
You keep telling yourself that Mr. Synth ;P
Nitroboy wrote:
Gregsynth wrote:
Freddie's complete vocal range is this:
(-A0) C2-F5 (F6)
His full voice range is C2-F5, he's gone down to A0 in fry, and got to an F6 in falsetto!
You keep telling yourself that Mr. Synth ;P
Guess I should update it!
That's a great idea.
Sebastian wrote:
That's a great idea.
Alright.. here goes:
The lowest note I heard Freddie hit was a G#1 (growl/fry during Ride The Wild Wind), the lowest "sung" note I've heard is an F2 (although he's spoken lower notes in interviews), the highest sung note without falsetto is the F5 on "All God's People," the highest falsetto note is a D6 and the highest note he's ever hit is an A6 whistle note (on the "Get Down Make Love" from the BBC 1977 recording).
You forgot to mention the E6 in the end of 'It's Late'
Nitroboy wrote:
You forgot to mention the E6 in the end of 'It's Late'
That's a whistle note Simon! He's hit higher whistle notes than that (the F6 at London 1984, and the Get Down Make Love whistle notes at the BBC 1977 version)!
Speaking of ... near the end of Dragon Attack there's a high-pitched note which sounds just like Freddie's whistle register, but I'm not 100% sure.
4.06 - 4.07 on front right channel from the DTS mixes.
If it's really Freddie's voice, then it's a D6, which is lower than It's Late, but worth mentioning in the album-by-album breakdown.
4.06 - 4.07 on front right channel from the DTS mixes.
If it's really Freddie's voice, then it's a D6, which is lower than It's Late, but worth mentioning in the album-by-album breakdown.
Freddie was indeed a Tenor, however, on songs like The Golden Boy, he sounded like a blatant baritone.
The weird part about Freddie`s voice was the fact that, he had the tessitura of a typical tenor (Reaching notes above A4 without any problems) HOWEVER when he was touring, he couldn`t get past G4 alot of the time, and whenever he did get past them he strained (I`m talking about the 84-86 tours)
Around the time of The Works and A Kind Of Magic, he had mastered his belting technique, he was really aiming for those C/C#/D5s and was hitting them with immense power!
Around the time of Innuendo he was very ill, but he did master his Mixed voice technique, just listen to the Innuendo Eb5, and the Show Must Go On D5 for example, they`re much "smoother" and "Cleaner" Than the Gimme The Prize D5, for example.
It`s also funny how everybody keeps mentioning his fried and whistled notes, because they dont really count as "Sung" or "Useable" since they`re not really musical.
For me, Freddie`s Vocal Range spans:
F2 > F5 in Full Voice, and it could go up to E6 with USEABLE and GOOD SOUNDING falsetto/whistle.
So, that makes his range one note short of a full deck, ehh... 4 octave range :D
The great part is, Freddie sounded great on all the notes.
The ODD part however, like i already said is that on the one album he could hit insanely easy and light C5s (Songs like Scandal and Bohemian Rhapsody for example) And on the other album he strained with stuff like G#4s (I want to break free for example, however... i give him credit for that one anyways, since that song is very hard to sing)
From 1973 - 1979 he sounded great, and very relaxed, from `80 - `82 he started to loose a bit of smoothness, but he gained some power in the mid 4th octave .
From `84 - `86 he started to become a very powerfull singer, but he did lose the sweet highs)
in `88 he took singing lessons (I`m quite sure he did) and he got very rich lows and easy clean / smooth highs again.
From `89-`91 AIDS started to get a real toll on his voice, you could hear the loss of chest power, and he eased on the vibrato, however, he did sound like his mid `70s self again, but now with a great technique.
The weird thing is, i remember listening to Innuendo for the first time and i was completely shocked, i knew Freddie from songs like Radio Gaga and One Vision, so when i heard Innuendo i was blown away by how thin his voice sounded, it still sounded very impressive and quite powerfull
To this day i wonder how Freddie would`ve sounded if he was still alive..
The weird part about Freddie`s voice was the fact that, he had the tessitura of a typical tenor (Reaching notes above A4 without any problems) HOWEVER when he was touring, he couldn`t get past G4 alot of the time, and whenever he did get past them he strained (I`m talking about the 84-86 tours)
Around the time of The Works and A Kind Of Magic, he had mastered his belting technique, he was really aiming for those C/C#/D5s and was hitting them with immense power!
Around the time of Innuendo he was very ill, but he did master his Mixed voice technique, just listen to the Innuendo Eb5, and the Show Must Go On D5 for example, they`re much "smoother" and "Cleaner" Than the Gimme The Prize D5, for example.
It`s also funny how everybody keeps mentioning his fried and whistled notes, because they dont really count as "Sung" or "Useable" since they`re not really musical.
For me, Freddie`s Vocal Range spans:
F2 > F5 in Full Voice, and it could go up to E6 with USEABLE and GOOD SOUNDING falsetto/whistle.
So, that makes his range one note short of a full deck, ehh... 4 octave range :D
The great part is, Freddie sounded great on all the notes.
The ODD part however, like i already said is that on the one album he could hit insanely easy and light C5s (Songs like Scandal and Bohemian Rhapsody for example) And on the other album he strained with stuff like G#4s (I want to break free for example, however... i give him credit for that one anyways, since that song is very hard to sing)
From 1973 - 1979 he sounded great, and very relaxed, from `80 - `82 he started to loose a bit of smoothness, but he gained some power in the mid 4th octave .
From `84 - `86 he started to become a very powerfull singer, but he did lose the sweet highs)
in `88 he took singing lessons (I`m quite sure he did) and he got very rich lows and easy clean / smooth highs again.
From `89-`91 AIDS started to get a real toll on his voice, you could hear the loss of chest power, and he eased on the vibrato, however, he did sound like his mid `70s self again, but now with a great technique.
The weird thing is, i remember listening to Innuendo for the first time and i was completely shocked, i knew Freddie from songs like Radio Gaga and One Vision, so when i heard Innuendo i was blown away by how thin his voice sounded, it still sounded very impressive and quite powerfull
To this day i wonder how Freddie would`ve sounded if he was still alive..
How about those sweet impromptus?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--af9kt3RM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GElWlRq0VAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--af9kt3RM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GElWlRq0VAw
Bruno P. wrote:
How about those sweet impromptus?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--af9kt3RM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GElWlRq0VAw
Who cares. He's no Adam Lambert
Bruno P. wrote:
How about those sweet impromptus?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--af9kt3RM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GElWlRq0VAw
If you would change the "https" to just "http" we would be able to click on your links! Thanks!
OK, changed it :) thank you.
He's no Adam Lambert, sure, but he could still reach insanely high notes albeit not with his chest/head voice, I suppose? Like, he didn't even try to reach Who Wants To Live Forever's high notes live but went for a stronger (higher?) vocal approach on Love of my Life and Bohemian Rhapsody (the verses, not the ending).
He's no Adam Lambert, sure, but he could still reach insanely high notes albeit not with his chest/head voice, I suppose? Like, he didn't even try to reach Who Wants To Live Forever's high notes live but went for a stronger (higher?) vocal approach on Love of my Life and Bohemian Rhapsody (the verses, not the ending).