The voice and the illness.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PainPleasure wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]carboengine wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I believe he stopped smoking in the later years, and due to not touring for years, that must have certainly rested his vocal chords. Also, I wonder if he picked up some tips from Montserrat Caballe.[/QUOTE]

I have photos of him in 90 or 91, and he's smoking. He has a beard.[/QUOTE]
Ok, can you show them?[/QUOTE]

Hint, there is one in the photo section on this site, and he's wearing night clothes.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]All Queen's People wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think it's really eerie but also extroadinary that he could sing wih such power. You can't imagine what he was going through but knowing what actual little time you have, I suppose he just didn't care about the pain. Even though it's hard for us to listen to he probably wasn't thinking about that. He just wanted to sing as much as he could while he was still with us. Some of the Innuendo stuff is tremendous and deserves alot more credit. [/QUOTE]

Apart from the illness freddie's voice could only improve because of years, experience, exercise, and maybe the influence of montserrat's technique.His suffering made his efforts all the more admirable. I cannot feel any improvement because of illness, but what he achieved in innuendo makes me think with a certain bitterness about what standards he could have reached if he lived.

I think his voice got better in the late 80's and 90's because he didnt'have to waste his voice by singing day after day on tour, and forcing a lot of notes.

Fred's voice sounds great on Innuendo. He takes an incredibly high lead on Innuendo and Don't Try So Hard, and sings with crystal clearness. I'm not keen on his Miracle voice though, it seems more husky and shouted. Just listen to him on Scandal and My Baby Does Me-very throaty.