[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]La Rox(Empress Of The Universe) wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Wouldn't it be great as a duet? Brian and Freddie...[/QUOTE]
Someone gave me a remix with Freddie and Brians voice together, it's great.
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BRIAN'S!!! but freddie's is good too ;)
For me Freddie had the most amazing voice I ever heard and near this song with HIS voice is authentic, becouse HE had been LIVED what HE sang.
Brian's.
As i've said before:
Freddie sings, Brian delivers
As i've said before:
Freddie sings, Brian delivers
Brian's version has a much better ending!!!
Freddie's but I really LOVE Brians.
brian`s version
why??
because it`s quite emotional..it brings me some tears to my eyes
that version is from an "after freddie`s death" era, so you can realize that he is singing right from his heart...
when i listened to the freddie`s version (when MIH was realeased) i was with that version, because the power freddie sang with
but after the years, i choose brian`s version definitely
but i must say freddie`s version is very beautiful too, less emotional, but beautiful
why??
because it`s quite emotional..it brings me some tears to my eyes
that version is from an "after freddie`s death" era, so you can realize that he is singing right from his heart...
when i listened to the freddie`s version (when MIH was realeased) i was with that version, because the power freddie sang with
but after the years, i choose brian`s version definitely
but i must say freddie`s version is very beautiful too, less emotional, but beautiful
I'm very surprised that the vote is so evenly split on this. Brian sounds like he reached deep down inside for his version; Freddie sounds like someone who was just handed the lyrics before stepping into the studio. Brian's version is intense; Freddie's sounds casual. Only Brian's version matches the serious subject matter of the song. So, my vote is for Brian.
Freddie's vocal on this track is a good example of what IMHO was Freddie's biggest weakness as a vocalist: the inability to consistently express emotion in a song. On many 1980's Queen songs Freddie seemed content to just BELT OUT the vocal, with little regard for the sensitivity for which the song may beg. That said, I love Freddie's voice, of course, and he did a GREAT job with the great majority of Queen material!
Freddie's vocal on this track is a good example of what IMHO was Freddie's biggest weakness as a vocalist: the inability to consistently express emotion in a song. On many 1980's Queen songs Freddie seemed content to just BELT OUT the vocal, with little regard for the sensitivity for which the song may beg. That said, I love Freddie's voice, of course, and he did a GREAT job with the great majority of Queen material!
I Like Freddie Version.... very much ¡¡¡
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]dougie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Freddie's vocal on this track is a good example of what IMHO was Freddie's biggest weakness as a vocalist: the inability to consistently express emotion in a song. On many 1980's Queen songs Freddie seemed content to just BELT OUT the vocal, with little regard for the sensitivity for which the song may beg. That said, I love Freddie's voice, of course, and he did a GREAT job with the great majority of Queen material![/QUOTE]
I have to completely disagree with you on this; I always felt that Freddie's biggest strength as a vocalist was the amount of sheer emotion he brought to every song, even the 80's ones. How can you not say that "I Want to Break Free" isn't delivered powerfully, or that "I Want It All" lacks emotion? So many other songs of his (that he sang) known and are made great because of his emotion; from the 70's, you have
Bohemian Rhapsody
Somebody to Love
We Are the Champions
We Will Rock You
Save Me
You're My Best Friend
Spread Your Wings
Get Down, Make Love
All appropriate for the song, and each unique. The emotion of "Get Down, Make Love" is very appropriate for a gritty, sexual song like that. Compare that to the powerful longing of "Somebody to Love."
Even in the 80's, when Queen's quality indubitably dropped, you have an enormous amount of songs where Freddie expresses incredible emotion VERY consistently. While I'll grant you that some albums had that "phoned in" feeling to it, overall I think Freddie maintained power and emotion in each song, and that the emotion in each song was appropriate and unique for that particular number. Consider:
I Want to Break Free
I Want It All
Radio Ga-Ga
It's A Hard Life
Hammer to Fall
The Miracle
One Vision
Under Pressure
Who Wants to Live Forever
Princes of the Universe
One Year of Love
A Kind of Magic
Khashoggi's Ship
Among very many others. And I need not even DISCUSS 1991's Innuendo, one of the most emotional albums ever made, I daresay. So I have no choice to say that overall, you are dead wrong in your pronouncement.
Freddie's vocal on this track is a good example of what IMHO was Freddie's biggest weakness as a vocalist: the inability to consistently express emotion in a song. On many 1980's Queen songs Freddie seemed content to just BELT OUT the vocal, with little regard for the sensitivity for which the song may beg. That said, I love Freddie's voice, of course, and he did a GREAT job with the great majority of Queen material![/QUOTE]
I have to completely disagree with you on this; I always felt that Freddie's biggest strength as a vocalist was the amount of sheer emotion he brought to every song, even the 80's ones. How can you not say that "I Want to Break Free" isn't delivered powerfully, or that "I Want It All" lacks emotion? So many other songs of his (that he sang) known and are made great because of his emotion; from the 70's, you have
Bohemian Rhapsody
Somebody to Love
We Are the Champions
We Will Rock You
Save Me
You're My Best Friend
Spread Your Wings
Get Down, Make Love
All appropriate for the song, and each unique. The emotion of "Get Down, Make Love" is very appropriate for a gritty, sexual song like that. Compare that to the powerful longing of "Somebody to Love."
Even in the 80's, when Queen's quality indubitably dropped, you have an enormous amount of songs where Freddie expresses incredible emotion VERY consistently. While I'll grant you that some albums had that "phoned in" feeling to it, overall I think Freddie maintained power and emotion in each song, and that the emotion in each song was appropriate and unique for that particular number. Consider:
I Want to Break Free
I Want It All
Radio Ga-Ga
It's A Hard Life
Hammer to Fall
The Miracle
One Vision
Under Pressure
Who Wants to Live Forever
Princes of the Universe
One Year of Love
A Kind of Magic
Khashoggi's Ship
Among very many others. And I need not even DISCUSS 1991's Innuendo, one of the most emotional albums ever made, I daresay. So I have no choice to say that overall, you are dead wrong in your pronouncement.
I like the Brian Version better but maybe thats because Im too used to Freddie's.
freds version is much better, I'm not to crazy about brians voice.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]dougie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm very surprised that the vote is so evenly split on this. Brian sounds like he reached deep down inside for his version; Freddie sounds like someone who was just handed the lyrics before stepping into the studio. [/QUOTE]
Amazing how differently we each hear the same thing. To me, Freddie's version is the most passionate of the two. It's filled with regret, anger, frustration and love. I think the 'belting out' that you mention IS (was) Freddie's emotion. He sings this song and I get the chills. It's beautifully moving.
Brian's version, IMO, lacks all of what Freddie brings to it. It's just a song when he (Brian) sings it - if I didn't know the meaning of the song to him, I wouldn't FEEL anything from his version. In fact, he makes it sound painful to sing, like he's straining to reach the notes.
Just my opinion, of course, but I, too, am surprised the vote is so evenly split.
Amazing how differently we each hear the same thing. To me, Freddie's version is the most passionate of the two. It's filled with regret, anger, frustration and love. I think the 'belting out' that you mention IS (was) Freddie's emotion. He sings this song and I get the chills. It's beautifully moving.
Brian's version, IMO, lacks all of what Freddie brings to it. It's just a song when he (Brian) sings it - if I didn't know the meaning of the song to him, I wouldn't FEEL anything from his version. In fact, he makes it sound painful to sing, like he's straining to reach the notes.
Just my opinion, of course, but I, too, am surprised the vote is so evenly split.
I find people strange sometimes, Did someone actually say "freddie's weakness as a vocalist is he doesn't show emotion" you must be kidding?....that's what makes freddie so amazing as a vocalist, it not how high he sings or how long he holds a note, it's the emotion he brings into every song, doesn't matter what style of music.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Queen Of Wrestling<h6>Jamie's Bitch</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I like the Brian Version better but maybe thats because Im too used to Freddie's.[/QUOTE]
That and Brian suits the song more, it sounds like it's coming from the heart. Dont get me wrong Freddies is lovely too but Brian wins my vote 100%
That and Brian suits the song more, it sounds like it's coming from the heart. Dont get me wrong Freddies is lovely too but Brian wins my vote 100%