Mmmm.... didnt know that but now u said it very cool
the song is lovely
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Wow it does sound like Brian. Quite odd. I have to say the bridge is the best part of the song. It makes it so epic and quite chilling.
I really, really, REALLY think that it is a simple as it's just Freddie's voice.
To be honest, it doesn't sound at all like Bri or Rog, especially the "IIII've had enough..." part.
To be honest, it doesn't sound at all like Bri or Rog, especially the "IIII've had enough..." part.
There's one moment on Happiness where Roger sounds just like Freddie, but I forget where it is! Someone help me out...!
For me it was Touch The Sky and this 'yeahhh' there - sounds like Freddie's
In my opinion it was just one song, probably recorded one bit at a time, but you can tell that the atmosphere is from the same place. You can`t fake that in the studio, and i don`t think that the last days of Freddie were spent writing songs about his dead so they could pick the best parts.
Take care
Take care
It's not Brian and Roger dubbing certain parts to make it stronger. It's Freddie. Because it sounds like him! That can sound incredibly naive, but the three of them have such distinctive voices, it's not possible for them to do anything that overt.
Subtly, they could use each others voices, yeah. But not in this case. It's Freddie.
Subtly, they could use each others voices, yeah. But not in this case. It's Freddie.
There's something else about that song. Someone else mentioned some time ago that he could hear Brian sing the first sylabe of the bridge instead of Freddie but that it was almost seamlessly integrated with Freddie's powerful vocals of the rest of the bridge. I mean the "I walked alone in this lonely lane" part. You could say that the "I..." part sounds a little different and it could be Brian. I know it was mentioned before but I'm just bringing it up again to see if someone else hears this aswell or if I'm being predisposed by what I've been told. :S
What do you think?
Freddie and Brian have occasionally had moments of sounding similar, and I think this is just another one of those cases. But it's close!!
There's one moment on Happiness where Roger sounds just like Freddie, but I forget where it is! Someone help me out...!
maybe "touch the sky"? When I first heard it I thought that the "yeah" that comes from behind was done by Freddie... but he is not mentioned in the credits for doing it... despite the fact that the album "Happiness...?" is dedicated to him and that rare tiger... :D
There's one moment on Happiness where Roger sounds just like Freddie, but I forget where it is! Someone help me out...!
For me it was Touch The Sky and this 'yeahhh' there - sounds like Freddie's
That's the one!! I love that. Thanks for finding it, both Serry and gmhmagic.
I second Zebonka12's post.
Over the years, and after many many listens to this song, I've come up with a few of theories about how this song was recorded.
I like to think I have a well-trained ear. I've been into music since I can remember (from day 1 according to my parents) and played various instruments since I was 4.
Anyway... as people have said above, and as Brian May has stated on occasion, the song is made up of many different takes of Freddie. They all belong to the same song though - Freddie was just so ill at this point he could only record in short snippets.
As other people have noticed, the bridge of the song seems to have been strengthened by adding in Brian's voice for certain syllables. One clear example of this is "I'VE had enough of this same old game"
Also in the bridge, the very last line "Mama please let me back inside" sounds as if it was recorded on a completely different day to the rest of the bridge. The overall sound quality and ambience is completely different to the rest of the bridge. It sounds very compressed. Another possibility is that the line was electronically pitch-shifted before being edited into the song. BEFORE I GET ATTACKED, I KNOW FREDDIE WAS A PITCH PERFECT SINGER BUT PLEASE REMEMBER HE WAS VERY ILL AND SOME OF THESE LINES PROBABLY ONLY HAD ONE USUABLE TAKE. In my defence, if you look at the "Champions of the World" documentary, in the section about recording the "Made In Heaven" album, there are shots of the tracksheets for "Mother Love". One track definately says something about a half-tone shift on a vocal line and you can also see how each line of the bridge was recorded separately and listed on a separate track.
Anyway, any thoughts anyone has would be greatly received. Sorry if I sound pompous about anything. I'm very prepared to be proved wrong. :)
Cheers
Steve
I like to think I have a well-trained ear. I've been into music since I can remember (from day 1 according to my parents) and played various instruments since I was 4.
Anyway... as people have said above, and as Brian May has stated on occasion, the song is made up of many different takes of Freddie. They all belong to the same song though - Freddie was just so ill at this point he could only record in short snippets.
As other people have noticed, the bridge of the song seems to have been strengthened by adding in Brian's voice for certain syllables. One clear example of this is "I'VE had enough of this same old game"
Also in the bridge, the very last line "Mama please let me back inside" sounds as if it was recorded on a completely different day to the rest of the bridge. The overall sound quality and ambience is completely different to the rest of the bridge. It sounds very compressed. Another possibility is that the line was electronically pitch-shifted before being edited into the song. BEFORE I GET ATTACKED, I KNOW FREDDIE WAS A PITCH PERFECT SINGER BUT PLEASE REMEMBER HE WAS VERY ILL AND SOME OF THESE LINES PROBABLY ONLY HAD ONE USUABLE TAKE. In my defence, if you look at the "Champions of the World" documentary, in the section about recording the "Made In Heaven" album, there are shots of the tracksheets for "Mother Love". One track definately says something about a half-tone shift on a vocal line and you can also see how each line of the bridge was recorded separately and listed on a separate track.
Anyway, any thoughts anyone has would be greatly received. Sorry if I sound pompous about anything. I'm very prepared to be proved wrong. :)
Cheers
Steve
Anyway... as people have said above, and as Brian May has stated on occasion, the song is made up of many different takes of Freddie. They all belong to the same song though - Freddie was just so ill at this point he could only record in short snippets.
Just remember that this way of recording was always the norm for Queen, i.e. recording bits and pieces of vocals to find what they wanted. The only difference would be the amount of time taken to get something completed. And the time in between takes. So, nothing to really worry over here.
As other people have noticed, the bridge of the song seems to have been strengthened by adding in Brian's voice for certain syllables. One clear example of this is "I'VE had enough of this same old game"
I admit that I listened specifically to this part and thought I heard Brian in the echoes. However, on a second listen it seemed to me that it was simply something born in the echoes. It's very possible that the character of the echoes and Freddie's voice just create that kind of sound. At least, that's what it sounds like.
Also in the bridge, the very last line "Mama please let me back inside" sounds as if it was recorded on a completely different day to the rest of the bridge. The overall sound quality and ambience is completely different to the rest of the bridge. It sounds very compressed. Another possibility is that the line was electronically pitch-shifted before being edited into the song.
Nope, on practically all of that. The reason it sounds different is the processing of the part. True, the compression definitely plays a part in why it sounds different. But it's not as much as you'd think, that's actually on there. There's also a frequency change as it's probably EQ'd differently to the rest of the vocals. It's also practically dry, i.e. no effects to make it sit like the rest of the vocal does before and after it. And therefore without all the reverb, delays and softer EQ for the vocal, it's entirely different sounding. Trust me, there's nothing fancy added to this part of the entire vocal to make it stick out more than usual.
And regardless if it was recorded on a different day, it's the engineer's job to make it sound like the rest of the pre-recorded vocal takes. But obviously in this case, it was a completely intentional effect.
...if you look at the "Champions of the World" documentary, in the section about recording the "Made In Heaven" album, there are shots of the tracksheets for "Mother Love". One track definately says something about a half-tone shift on a vocal line and you can also see how each line of the bridge was recorded separately and listed on a separate track.
Hmm... I'll have to watch that part in the studio. I haven't seen the video in a few years. That's pretty cool if it's definitely on there.
Peace,
Adam.
There is something I noticed about Mother Love. It's mentioned here before in some way.
in this verse:
I walked too long in this lonely lane
>>I've<< had enough of this same old game
Now every time I hear that "I've", I hear Rogers voice. Maybe it's overdubbed with Rogers voice to make it sound more powerful.. I don't know.
Houdoe,
GaLiLe0
I am certain you are correct about this, I mentioned this on a forum a few years back and may aswell have been sent death threats.
It is clearly Roger singing this and I dont see how anyone can argue that it is not.
It is clearly Roger singing this and I dont see how anyone can argue that it is not.
I can - because it's Freddie singing. Listen to the vibrato. Totally not Roger.
I'm not being funny or trying to sound rude or anything, but how the hell is it Brian or Roger?
I really REALLY cannot hear it, have never thought it and... well, it's Freddie. Full stop.
I really REALLY cannot hear it, have never thought it and... well, it's Freddie. Full stop.
I'm not being funny or trying to sound rude or anything, but how the hell is it Brian or Roger?
I really REALLY cannot hear it, have never thought it and... well, it's Freddie. Full stop.
Amen to that!
Peace,
Adam.