Freddie's voice is still the best.

HE WAS SO GREAT!!!!!!

I never get bored of his voice because of his variety.It was changing so much in every new song queen released.It was either a smooth sound (like in crazy little thing called love) up to a really powerfull type (we are the champions) then up to the unbeatable (the show must go on).Number 1 for me every time!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]zaiga wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Well, I won't deny that Freddie was a great singer in the studio, but live he is eclipsed by contemporary heroes such as James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears and Enrico Iglesias. I mean, come on, seriously....[/QUOTE]

People entitled to opinions? yes, but the above is an example of a stupid opinion. A very very stupid opinion.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]phoenixFire wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I agree that you can hear Freddie "scream" in some of his songs specially late in his career as frontman for Queen or as a solo artist. This is because through the years, his singing voice has become a bit lower and he has modified his singing style. He hits his highest notes with a full voice and not with a falsetto. Freddie's voice, to me, was at its best during the 70's when he could sing like an angel, specially evident in songs like "My Fairy King", "The Night Comes Down", "White Queen(As It Began)", "Lily Of The Valley", "Love of My Life", and of course the immortal "Bohemian Rhapsody"! But whether he "screams" or not in his songs, to me Freddie is and will always be the greatest singer ever. [/QUOTE]




Very well said,dear;)

Freddie is the best singer ever. Whoever says that Britney Spears is a "better" live singer needs to gget their ears checked.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]firefox-inqueen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]HE WAS SO GREAT!!!!!!

I never get bored of his voice because of his variety.It was changing so much in every new song queen released.It was either a smooth sound (like in crazy little thing called love) up to a really powerfull type (we are the champions) then up to the unbeatable (the show must go on).Number 1 for me every time![/QUOTE]

ditto!
He's so amazing that I also never get bored of his voice, even though I listen to him everyday. Well, the more I listen to his voice, the more I want to listen to him. I've never had such a feeling to any other singer.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]phoenixFire wrote: [/QUOTENAME]...Freddie's voice, to me, was at its best during the 70's when he could sing like an angel, specially evident in songs like "My Fairy King", "The Night Comes Down", "White Queen(As It Began)", "Lily Of The Valley", "Love of My Life", and of course the immortal "Bohemian Rhapsody"!... [/QUOTE]

Let us not forget "You Take My Breath Away," either. It kills me - every time.

There are only 5 singers I've heard in my 49 years that have touched my heart, and Freddie's at the top of the list.

I have to agree with what others have said; I never get tired of listening to his singing.

best rock singer in history, and I also never get tired of his voice. Unlike most other rock singers, he would have made a great singer in any stlye of music.

James Blunt better than Freddie Mercury?!! Calm down, lets not say anything silly.
I read somewhere on here that there is a recording/video of Freddie singing live with no effects on his voice... i.e no reverb or anything, and it sounded pretty ordinary. I have lately noticed, especially in the later stuff, that there is a fair bit of reverb on Freddies voice in the studio recordings. I guess it doesn't really matter, most recording artists probably use it...but reverb does tend to make almost anyhting sound good.
*Not saying Freddie didn't have an awesome voice, but just pointing out that it may have been helped by studio stuff.

Whatever was done in the studio, or with reverb...
(and not to discount what you said), Freddie's timbre was always distinctive.

very true

Reverb can't change the timbre of the voice. But without reverb any voice will be plain and lifeless. In the opera theatres or churches for example reverberaion is natural. It's been done by acoustics of the building. So reverb is not a trick invented by a pop music but a very important thing in musical tradition. Ofcourse abusing of reverb can help to mask some mistakes and bad things. But Freddie was a great vocalist with a great timbre so he just had no need to mask something by extra effects. And he never did.

it was preety good but i think roger daltrey's voice was pretty close to fred's but one of my favorites is bon scott incredible vocal talent he has got that everyman's voice whre u can sing along and it'll still sound good but fred was an execptional vocalist 1 in a million

His voice was apparently good enough for Montserrat Caballe. :)