Out of genuine curiosity and with no intent to sound rude...
How many of the people who think they hear B or R singing were surprised to find that Freddie sang Sheer Heart Attack?
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I actually didn't listen to Sheer Heart Attack that much and I had the idea that it was Roger who sang it. I've been a fan since 1992, I've got all albums, some singles, some concerts in digital format and it's kinda embarrasing to admit that but I actually thought it was Roger. Never paid too much attention, actually, but Freddie sings very different from his usual way, specially the phrasing.
Well, there it is, make fun of me, haha :)
See ya,
Wiley
Well, there it is, make fun of me, haha :)
See ya,
Wiley
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.
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.
I agree.I only know that Brian once said that they did record it on different days cause Freddie wanted the song to be perfect but the one time it was too sentimental and the other not that good for him.And when it was time to record the last part-the one that Brian sung-Freddie somehow couldn't and he told ''I'm gonna finish it another day'' but he never did.
So,it tooks days to succeed the desirable hearing.
Of course,I' m not denying that Brian or Roger helped to the vocal part to make song hear stronger.In a couple of parts you can clearly understand it.
I believe it was all one song from the beginning.
Just think the way the bridge ends:
Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity, just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside.
It can only take to Gm. Both music and lyrics of the bridge are strongly connected with the rest song.
Anyway, if you are still doubtful, you could send an email and ask Brian himself!
Just think the way the bridge ends:
Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity, just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside.
It can only take to Gm. Both music and lyrics of the bridge are strongly connected with the rest song.
Anyway, if you are still doubtful, you could send an email and ask Brian himself!
I know it's been a while since this topic was 'hot', but it just occurred to me that someone suggested that Brian was singing to strengthen Freddie's vocal.
Have we EVER heard Brian overpower Freddie?
Have we EVER heard Brian overpower Freddie?
It's not a matter of Brian's voice overpowering Freddie's. It's a matter of creating more total power by adding an extra layer... just like 2 + 1 = 3.
Having said that, I'm doubtful that they added a layer with Brain's voice on Mother Love. I never noticed it, but I'll give it another listen....
Having said that, I'm doubtful that they added a layer with Brain's voice on Mother Love. I never noticed it, but I'll give it another listen....
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
to me it seems more like brian's voice, but it is all the more fascinating for that
Ok first of all, Freddie's voice changed from album to album, so it's not strange that he sounded a little different in '91.
Second, I do believe his illness had an effect on his voice. It didn't make him 'bad', just - different. So when he sings "I've", it's a different sort of rough sound to what one is used to hearing.
Without a shadow of a doubt, I say that it's just Freddie. Unless Sir Brian (ok, he's not knighted yet but he should be) comes on and puts me straight, I don't think anything can change my mind.
Come on, it's Freddie Mercury! He didn't need frickin' overdubs to strengthen his voice.
Second, I do believe his illness had an effect on his voice. It didn't make him 'bad', just - different. So when he sings "I've", it's a different sort of rough sound to what one is used to hearing.
Without a shadow of a doubt, I say that it's just Freddie. Unless Sir Brian (ok, he's not knighted yet but he should be) comes on and puts me straight, I don't think anything can change my mind.
Come on, it's Freddie Mercury! He didn't need frickin' overdubs to strengthen his voice.
Come on, it's Freddie Mercury! He didn't need frickin' overdubs to strengthen his voice.
Even if it was a month or two before he died?
I'm pretty sure it's Freddie, but there is a sense of Brian's voice in that one word in the song. But again, there have been many times where they have sounded like each other. For years, I thought it was Brian that sang Dear Friends.
Come on, it's Freddie Mercury! He didn't need frickin' overdubs to strengthen his voice.
Even if it was a month or two before he died?
I'm pretty sure it's Freddie, but there is a sense of Brian's voice in that one word in the song. But again, there have been many times where they have sounded like each other. For years, I thought it was Brian that sang Dear Friends.
See, overdubs that you're all suggesting to strengthen the voice are not necessary. It's actually used for a particular sounding effect. The best example is Bohemian Rhapsody where Freddie is double-tracked at certain points.
And it should be obvious from Innuendo onwards that Freddie's voice was treated to more and more reverb and delay. Mother Love, being the final track he did, is full of the stuff. The point of delay in this sense is to thicken the vocal sound. So, there would be no need to record anything underneath one word. And thinking about this more, convinces me more that it's just a figment of peoples imagination that they're hearing this stuff.
Perfect example is NOBY where Roger sings one word, "forever" and it sounds like Freddie. Even I can admit there's a striking resemblance.
Peace,
Adam.
Well it's not unheard of for other singers to dub over other's lines to strengthen the sound. The Beatles did it to John Lennon's recordings to just give the sound a bit more oompha.