[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ibanez122 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
To me, it seems that his voice never fully recovered after the Live Killers tour. He got the majority of his range back from late 79 untill about 81 before the lower powerful voice kicked in and lost his higher range completely.[/QUOTE]
Disagree with this. Freddie's voice is amazing at Milton Keys in 1982. Also, the high part of Under Pressure was just as high as anything he'd done up to that point.
The first few concert dates of the Magic Tour, he sounds just like he did at Milton Keyes in '82.
Some the highest notes Freddie ever hit was on Innuendo...while in the advanced stages of AIDS.
Freddie's voice was a little different later on(I say little, because I can name 25 singers right now whose voices changed more in 10 years than Fred's), but I think more of it has to do with age than any other factor.
I know whenever we talk about this here, we get everything from smoking, drugs, AIDS, a well hung boyfriend...etc..etc... being the things that, as some of you put it "wrecked Freddie voice".
I wish I had a **wrecked voice** like Fred's on Who Want's to Live Forever, and The Show Must go On.
But anayway...I think getting older has more to do with vocal change then anything.
Does Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Sting, Rod Stewart...etc..etc.. sound like they did 20 years ago?
Not at all...
So why does everyone think Freddie sounds so much different from 1983-1991?
I think many of you would be very suprised at just what a kick ass rendition of say, "Champions" that Freddie could have pulled off in 1990/91.
His voice could have world toured in 1988, 1990, etc... his body could not have.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Scott_Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ibanez122 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
To me, it seems that his voice never fully recovered after the Live Killers tour. He got the majority of his range back from late 79 untill about 81 before the lower powerful voice kicked in and lost his higher range completely.[/QUOTE]
Disagree with this. Freddie's voice is amazing at Milton Keys in 1982. Also, the high part of Under Pressure was just as high as anything he'd done up to that point.
The first few concert dates of the Magic Tour, he sounds just like he did at Milton Keyes in '82.
Some the highest notes Freddie ever hit was on Innuendo...while in the advanced stages of AIDS.
Freddie's voice was different, but I think more of it has to do with age than any other factor.
I know whenever we talk about this here, we get everything from smoking, drugs, AIDS, a well hung boyfriend...etc..etc... being the things that, as some of you put it "wrecked Freddie voice".
I wish I had a **wrecked voice** like Fred's on Who Want's to Live Forever, and The Show Must go On.
But anayway...I think getting older has more to do with vocal change then anything.
Does Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Sting, Rod Stewart...etc..etc.. sound like they did 20 years ago?
Not at all...
So why does everyone thing Freddie sounds so much different from 1983-1991?
I think many of you would be very suprised at just what a kick ass rendition of say, "Champions" that Freddie could have pulled off in 1990/91.
His voice could have world toured in 1988, 1990, etc... his body could not have.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. I know I left out few points..I know he had an killer voice at MK. By then he started getting that lower tone in his voice, but yet he still had the range as he did the previous 3 years. I know I should have included Innuendo un my post - His voice there is similar to id say his voice on Jazz (this is my opinion atleast)
To me, it seems that his voice never fully recovered after the Live Killers tour. He got the majority of his range back from late 79 untill about 81 before the lower powerful voice kicked in and lost his higher range completely.[/QUOTE]
Disagree with this. Freddie's voice is amazing at Milton Keys in 1982. Also, the high part of Under Pressure was just as high as anything he'd done up to that point.
The first few concert dates of the Magic Tour, he sounds just like he did at Milton Keyes in '82.
Some the highest notes Freddie ever hit was on Innuendo...while in the advanced stages of AIDS.
Freddie's voice was different, but I think more of it has to do with age than any other factor.
I know whenever we talk about this here, we get everything from smoking, drugs, AIDS, a well hung boyfriend...etc..etc... being the things that, as some of you put it "wrecked Freddie voice".
I wish I had a **wrecked voice** like Fred's on Who Want's to Live Forever, and The Show Must go On.
But anayway...I think getting older has more to do with vocal change then anything.
Does Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Sting, Rod Stewart...etc..etc.. sound like they did 20 years ago?
Not at all...
So why does everyone thing Freddie sounds so much different from 1983-1991?
I think many of you would be very suprised at just what a kick ass rendition of say, "Champions" that Freddie could have pulled off in 1990/91.
His voice could have world toured in 1988, 1990, etc... his body could not have.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. I know I left out few points..I know he had an killer voice at MK. By then he started getting that lower tone in his voice, but yet he still had the range as he did the previous 3 years. I know I should have included Innuendo un my post - His voice there is similar to id say his voice on Jazz (this is my opinion atleast)
I disagree with all you wacko's (except for scott mercury) Freddies voice was ruined by smoking and aids!...give me a break people!...freddie voice was great during innnuendo, Don't try so hard and the show must go on. anyone who says his voice was shot during the eighties doesn't know shit, MK, we will rock you and live aid were the strongest his voice ever sounded.
Mike i think you are a fucking asshole,Can you ever be nice?
Hahahaha I like this forum, it actually debates Fred's voice rather than what colour socks he had or whether he could use chopsticks.
At MK his voice is pretty good but it's a different timbre to the 70's, it's deeper. Personally I feel he was at his best during the period 74 - 77. At the Houston 1/12/77 concert his voice is in excellent condition and sounds alot like the studio on songs such as Good Old Fashioned Loverboy. Yeah I don't really fancy his singing that much on the magic tour, it's very deep and definitely a baritone voice with not a hint of even being close to a tenor.
On Live Killers during Love of My Life I think the note he sings when he sings the 'you' in "I still love you....." is a brilliant note, crystal clear and in a different key to the album but somehow it fits perfectly.
At MK his voice is pretty good but it's a different timbre to the 70's, it's deeper. Personally I feel he was at his best during the period 74 - 77. At the Houston 1/12/77 concert his voice is in excellent condition and sounds alot like the studio on songs such as Good Old Fashioned Loverboy. Yeah I don't really fancy his singing that much on the magic tour, it's very deep and definitely a baritone voice with not a hint of even being close to a tenor.
On Live Killers during Love of My Life I think the note he sings when he sings the 'you' in "I still love you....." is a brilliant note, crystal clear and in a different key to the album but somehow it fits perfectly.
I know anything past 1977 is crap, how played out are you people!..."stateside" you obviously don't think freddie had a great voice during the barcelona album or the great pretender/In my defence?....shows how little you know, but most of you are stuck in 1975.
I like his 80's voice a lot (not more than his crystal clear early voice, but certainly not less), because what it - perhaps - lacked in chest voice octave-range (his falsetto was still amazing) it makes up for in power. Just listen to “ITLOTG... revisited” on LAW. The part where he goes from " ... but I gotta chance it - So FUNNY..." he just nails it ! Hits you like a hammer. Amazing.
My first comment wasn't to mean that he wrecked his voice or ruined it. It was a CHANGE.
Freddie himself commented on how he had lost range, but had more power.
It's personal taste. There's certainly a difference in the voices of ... humbledy-mumbledy... Stevie Nicks and Anna Netrebko. Does it make one the worse? Just different.
In my personal opinion, I think Freddie had a fine voice either way, I was just pointing out that it didn't do it all by its wee lonesome.
Freddie himself commented on how he had lost range, but had more power.
It's personal taste. There's certainly a difference in the voices of ... humbledy-mumbledy... Stevie Nicks and Anna Netrebko. Does it make one the worse? Just different.
In my personal opinion, I think Freddie had a fine voice either way, I was just pointing out that it didn't do it all by its wee lonesome.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mike hunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I know anything past 1977 is crap, how played out are you people!..."stateside" you obviously don't think freddie had a great voice during the barcelona album or the great pretender/In my defence?....shows how little you know, but most of you are stuck in 1975.[/QUOTE]
True about how some people are stuck in 75 on this board. I personally like the way his voice sounds during the South America gigs in 81. He was tearing it up. His voice was pretty similar to what it was in his prime the the 70's
True about how some people are stuck in 75 on this board. I personally like the way his voice sounds during the South America gigs in 81. He was tearing it up. His voice was pretty similar to what it was in his prime the the 70's
I'm stuck in 1963.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Regor wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I like his 80's voice a lot (not more than his crystal clear early voice, but certainly not less), because what it - perhaps - lacked in chest voice octave-range (his falsetto was still amazing) it makes up for in power. Just listen to “ITLOTG... revisited” on LAW. The part where he goes from " ... but I gotta chance it - So FUNNY..." he just nails it ! Hits you like a hammer. Amazing.[/QUOTE]
ME no agree with that statement. As I've been singing I understand that his voic was just fine, maybe the timbre changed a bit withhold Live at Wembley and some Works dates which could be due to the strains of touring. In the earlier days I assume Freddie was still attempting to find himself and sung with a lot falsetto mixed with his full voice in the studio. At some point he realized he didn't have to resort to falsetto sing those and used his full voice more. On Innuendo if it's truely isn't sped up, which I doubt because on the Mike Reid interview his speaking voice is even higher than in the past, he just pushed his voice close their limits whether to do the recording eqivalent of a dog pissing on a tree to mark his territory (i.e. leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that he does have one of the better voices of alltime) or if the songs they wrote just fit that style. One thing is it wasn't like his voice couldn't do that in the past, listen to News of the World and tracks like "It's Late" and "Spread your Wings". I will assume that it's much, much more different when you record an album and have no impending sense of mortality (i.e. NOTW) than when you know this could be the last thing anyone will ever hear from you )I.e. Innuendo).
ME no agree with that statement. As I've been singing I understand that his voic was just fine, maybe the timbre changed a bit withhold Live at Wembley and some Works dates which could be due to the strains of touring. In the earlier days I assume Freddie was still attempting to find himself and sung with a lot falsetto mixed with his full voice in the studio. At some point he realized he didn't have to resort to falsetto sing those and used his full voice more. On Innuendo if it's truely isn't sped up, which I doubt because on the Mike Reid interview his speaking voice is even higher than in the past, he just pushed his voice close their limits whether to do the recording eqivalent of a dog pissing on a tree to mark his territory (i.e. leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that he does have one of the better voices of alltime) or if the songs they wrote just fit that style. One thing is it wasn't like his voice couldn't do that in the past, listen to News of the World and tracks like "It's Late" and "Spread your Wings". I will assume that it's much, much more different when you record an album and have no impending sense of mortality (i.e. NOTW) than when you know this could be the last thing anyone will ever hear from you )I.e. Innuendo).
I Personally love his voice for the majority of wembly, but I agree that he didn't have the range he had before. Freddie in 86 had less range, but more power (almost opera like) in the lap of the gods and who wants to live forever are examples of this.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]stateside fan wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I know its awful to say but i dont like Freddie's voice at all on innuendo.Its so studio protected and echo-ie.For obvious reasons of course.I miss Freddie more and more every day but his voice during the late 80's into early 90's should never be compared to 1978-82 period where he had mastered not only his range but he learned the art of singing.[/QUOTE]
But the whole album was heavily produced. What do you mean for obvious reasons? His health had nothing to do with his voice which improved significantly post-86. Get your facts right.
But the whole album was heavily produced. What do you mean for obvious reasons? His health had nothing to do with his voice which improved significantly post-86. Get your facts right.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mike hunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I Personally love his voice for the majority of wembly, but I agree that he didn't have the range he had before. Freddie in 86 had less range, but more power (almost opera like) in the lap of the gods and who wants to live forever are examples of this. [/QUOTE]
Yes I love the way he roars out "don't touch my wo-arrr-uunds with your fingertips"! Marvellous.
Yes I love the way he roars out "don't touch my wo-arrr-uunds with your fingertips"! Marvellous.
if you dont think his health didnt affect his voice you are dumber then you seem.aids at that stage is in your lungs,throat ect.plus being under weight changes your voice pitch alot.get your fact straight dill hole.