I think Antony Keidas from the Red Hot Chili Peppers could do well. Him or George Michael.
What do you think?
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George Michael, good greef no, he can only whisper songs these days, once he might have done OK but I don't think he has the range, besides he is so far up himself that he would get lost trying to find a mirror before he went on.
Elton has great range and would do much better at the 'belt em out stuff'
However I think Paul was/is a good choice, over the past year he has made huge leaps forward and now really nails the songs.
Plus Freddie liked him ;-)
Elton has great range and would do much better at the 'belt em out stuff'
However I think Paul was/is a good choice, over the past year he has made huge leaps forward and now really nails the songs.
Plus Freddie liked him ;-)
At the tribute concert George Michael was deffinately one of the best there and one of the only ones that came near to the standard the F.M set.
I dont think that anyone could really cover Freddie's songs because they were written for his voice and his style of singing - I think that is why there style changed when freddie became ill because his style of performance changed
I dont think that anyone could really cover Freddie's songs because they were written for his voice and his style of singing - I think that is why there style changed when freddie became ill because his style of performance changed
Hmmm............................
George Michael - nah can you imagine him singing Boh Rhap? He did somebody to love OK but nothing spectacular.
Elton John did Boh Rhap at the tribute but it was nothing special, his natural singing voice is too deep.
Chris Cornell maybe? Has the range.... prob not, he's too grunge.
After that exhaustive thinking, I'm thinking that the most able person to fit into Freddie's shoes (and literally costumes) is Justin Hawkins. He's got the range, not quite the power but he definitely has the range (his range is ALOT higher than Fred's but he's lacking in power).
Justin could do Boh Rhap, Somebody To Love, We Are The Champions. He would struggle with Another One Bites The Dust admittedly but who wouldn't, that's a super powerful vocal performance. Even Fred couldn't do that good a job on stage with that song.
George Michael - nah can you imagine him singing Boh Rhap? He did somebody to love OK but nothing spectacular.
Elton John did Boh Rhap at the tribute but it was nothing special, his natural singing voice is too deep.
Chris Cornell maybe? Has the range.... prob not, he's too grunge.
After that exhaustive thinking, I'm thinking that the most able person to fit into Freddie's shoes (and literally costumes) is Justin Hawkins. He's got the range, not quite the power but he definitely has the range (his range is ALOT higher than Fred's but he's lacking in power).
Justin could do Boh Rhap, Somebody To Love, We Are The Champions. He would struggle with Another One Bites The Dust admittedly but who wouldn't, that's a super powerful vocal performance. Even Fred couldn't do that good a job on stage with that song.
I'd like to hear Adam Lopez cover a Queen tune or two. He has twice the range Freddie did!!
i think that guy oh fuck i forgot his name but he was a great singer oh and he died of AIDS in like 1991 yea well that guy would be an uncanny leader singer for Queen.
George would be the next best thing to Freddie. Me, I'd rather hear different, than close. One year ago, I would have claimed to be able to name 20 people better than Paul Rodgers. Now, I can't name one. If I had to, Rufus Wainright would be the name I would use.
What makes Brian so smart is that, while we are all looking for someone to pull off a Freddie replacement, Brian was looking, or at least hit with, someone different who could do Queen well in a new way.
Before hiring Hagar, I heard that Eddie Van Halen almost hired the lead singer from Scandal(The Warrior). I thought, how weird, how risky, but how brave. Too bad it didn't happen(not really cuz I like Sammy).
The point is, Queen not only showed the same guts, but they followed through with it. I'm sure if it was all about nostalgia or money, the tour would have happened a while back, probably with George. Instead, they were patient, not determined, and the chance came about for them. Like always, Queen did what they wanted to, took a chance, heard the bullshit I am sure, and it paid off. God bless Paul Rodgers for having the humility to front Queen, and the balls to do it his way. He failed at reproducing Queen, and succeeded to amazing extremes at creating Queen + Paul Rodgers, the greatest alteration of them I could imagine. Strike that, I had to hear it before I knew it. My imagination was too negative to see the amazing results that transpired.
What makes Brian so smart is that, while we are all looking for someone to pull off a Freddie replacement, Brian was looking, or at least hit with, someone different who could do Queen well in a new way.
Before hiring Hagar, I heard that Eddie Van Halen almost hired the lead singer from Scandal(The Warrior). I thought, how weird, how risky, but how brave. Too bad it didn't happen(not really cuz I like Sammy).
The point is, Queen not only showed the same guts, but they followed through with it. I'm sure if it was all about nostalgia or money, the tour would have happened a while back, probably with George. Instead, they were patient, not determined, and the chance came about for them. Like always, Queen did what they wanted to, took a chance, heard the bullshit I am sure, and it paid off. God bless Paul Rodgers for having the humility to front Queen, and the balls to do it his way. He failed at reproducing Queen, and succeeded to amazing extremes at creating Queen + Paul Rodgers, the greatest alteration of them I could imagine. Strike that, I had to hear it before I knew it. My imagination was too negative to see the amazing results that transpired.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JamieSureWould wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i think that guy oh fuck i forgot his name but he was a great singer oh and he died of AIDS in like 1991 yea well that guy would be an uncanny leader singer for Queen.[/QUOTE]
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm]
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<marquee>Queen Of Wrestling</marquee> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JamieSureWould wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i think that guy oh fuck i forgot his name but he was a great singer oh and he died of AIDS in like 1991 yea well that guy would be an uncanny leader singer for Queen.[/QUOTE]
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm][/QUOTE]
it slipped my mind! OH i think it was-- i think Freddie Mercury was it??? Does that sound right to anyone?? cuz i really just dont know.
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm][/QUOTE]
it slipped my mind! OH i think it was-- i think Freddie Mercury was it??? Does that sound right to anyone?? cuz i really just dont know.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JamieSureWould wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<marquee>Queen Of Wrestling</marquee> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JamieSureWould wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i think that guy oh fuck i forgot his name but he was a great singer oh and he died of AIDS in like 1991 yea well that guy would be an uncanny leader singer for Queen.[/QUOTE]
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm][/QUOTE]
it slipped my mind! OH i think it was-- i think Freddie Mercury was it??? Does that sound right to anyone?? cuz i really just dont know.[/QUOTE]
hmm sounds familiar. Do you think he wrote his own songs?
[font=sarcasm]Really, what was his name?[/font=sarcasm][/QUOTE]
it slipped my mind! OH i think it was-- i think Freddie Mercury was it??? Does that sound right to anyone?? cuz i really just dont know.[/QUOTE]
hmm sounds familiar. Do you think he wrote his own songs?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME].Microwave Oven. wrote: [/QUOTENAME]too bad David Bowie's not looking for work, but I like Paul.[/QUOTE]
yeah...Id like to see him do the "Ziggy Stardust" thing again.
yeah...Id like to see him do the "Ziggy Stardust" thing again.
I would say George Michael, Paul McCartney, bono. ;).
The singer of red hot chillie peppers would be great also. ;)
The singer of red hot chillie peppers would be great also. ;)
If you watch the Freddie tribute, the one who really stands out and grabs the audience is Gary Cherone. His style would have been a much better fit for Queen than Van Halen.
Guys like Elton and GM would be fantastic on the slower material, but they couldn't rock like Freddie even in their prime.
Guys like Elton and GM would be fantastic on the slower material, but they couldn't rock like Freddie even in their prime.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]inmsthebest wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
The singer of red hot chillie peppers would be great also. ;)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I think Antony would do well
The singer of red hot chillie peppers would be great also. ;)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I think Antony would do well
The most powerful singer I've heard in recent years is Jimmy Gnecco from Ours, who in fact did the song "Someone to Die For" with Brian a couple of years ago for the Spiderman 2 soundtrack. Any doubts about his range and power, download the song "Fallen Souls" by Ours. The ending is unbelievable!