[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]KingMercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i dont think AOBTD is speeded up (...)[/QUOTE]
It is! It's been said in this topic some times now, with sources to prove it, like my own sheetmusicbook. But it's pitched up only one semitone, so it doesn't make a lot of difference considering tone hights (is that good english? hm)
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What an incredibly interesting discussion!
I am really enjoying myself, here! What an amazing wealth of knowledge resides in this group of Queen fans! Thank you for sharing!
I am really enjoying myself, here! What an amazing wealth of knowledge resides in this group of Queen fans! Thank you for sharing!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]*(azzadude)* ..GET DOWN MAKE LOVE! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I dont know, but the more i read these topics its almost as if Freddie didnt do shit. Before you know it, every fucking song has been tapered with.Brian's a shit Guitar player with no X factor, WATC is about being Gay, Brian hates Freddie coz Brian is not as popular Freddie, Freddie's voice cracks on stage so now he's shit, Queen were not loud on stage so they suck, there 80's albums were shit, but 70's were ok.. If you adore Freddie and think he's the best ever you will be condemd for thinking that on this very fucking site... pfft
I mean, WTF, I give up... to much nit picking and bull shit goin on. [/QUOTE]
exactly-couldn't agree more!!
I mean, WTF, I give up... to much nit picking and bull shit goin on. [/QUOTE]
exactly-couldn't agree more!!
I can't imagine that anyone who is a Queen fan could say, with any sincerity, that Freddie was not a vital part of the Queen sound. What I'm hearing is that Freddie was not ALL of the Queen sound, and, that he had some periods where he struggled, vocally.
Doesn't mean that he wasn't an incredibly talented musician, or, that he didn't contribute to the band, just that, just perhaps, he didn't always fulfill his potential, which was truly explosive.
Doesn't mean that he wasn't an incredibly talented musician, or, that he didn't contribute to the band, just that, just perhaps, he didn't always fulfill his potential, which was truly explosive.
And how about that Brian May, boy can he high notes...
I read a while back where Brian said that Roger got the ultimate say on songs tempo, and while I may very well be mistaken, Roger felt that AOBTD was recorded a bit slow, and the whole track was sped up. Of course, I may be full of shit or losing my mind.
Sebastian, isn't "struggling writer" the opposite of an oxymoron? :)
Sebastian, isn't "struggling writer" the opposite of an oxymoron? :)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian, isn't "struggling writer" the opposite of an oxymoron? :) [/QUOTE]
Actually, unless you write legal thrillers, magic schools or the odd fling between Jesus Christ and a prostitute, "struggling writer" is a semantic pleonasm ;)
Actually, unless you write legal thrillers, magic schools or the odd fling between Jesus Christ and a prostitute, "struggling writer" is a semantic pleonasm ;)
Clever!
It's a noble calling, though, and admirable that you're pursuing it.
It's a noble calling, though, and admirable that you're pursuing it.
why do people assume that because they cant sing it themselves that freddie couldn't have done it either, and that it must have been pitched!? had you not thought maybe freddie was on particularly good voice that day? its amazing what your voice can do on a good day. AOBTD isnt impossible to sing in original key at all! its difficult, but no way impossible.
It's not impossible, and Freddie COULD have done it, but he DIDN'T.
The version at the end of the film sounds a bit sped/pitched up but the album version sounds right to me.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]It's not impossible, and Freddie COULD have done it, but he DIDN'T.[/QUOTE]
Exactly... but he would have destroyed his voice for the rest of the tour.
Exactly... but he would have destroyed his voice for the rest of the tour.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]*(azzadude)* ..GET DOWN MAKE LOVE! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I dont know, but the more i read these topics its almost as if Freddie didnt do shit. Before you know it, every fucking song has been tapered with.Brian's a shit Guitar player with no X factor, WATC is about being Gay, Brian hates Freddie coz Brian is not as popular Freddie, Freddie's voice cracks on stage so now he's shit, Queen were not loud on stage so they suck, there 80's albums were shit, but 70's were ok.. If you adore Freddie and think he's the best ever you will be condemd for thinking that on this very fucking site... pfft
I mean, WTF, I give up... to much nit picking and bull shit goin on. [/QUOTE]
just in case the "Freddie's voice cracks on stage so now he's shit," part was directed at me for making a thread about it... I just did it for a laugh.... because it IS quite funny. never did i say he was shit! just human!
but what you're saying is completely right! and you have a cool screen name. (my name is aaron)
I mean, WTF, I give up... to much nit picking and bull shit goin on. [/QUOTE]
just in case the "Freddie's voice cracks on stage so now he's shit," part was directed at me for making a thread about it... I just did it for a laugh.... because it IS quite funny. never did i say he was shit! just human!
but what you're saying is completely right! and you have a cool screen name. (my name is aaron)
When you're in the studio recording you can do certain things you cannot do when you're gigging.
When you are a singer out gigging,you have to pace yourself like a marathon runner.That means not straining your voice too hard too early in the gig.So you sometimes pitch lower in the key that the song is being played in.
Whilst in the studio,because you dont go singing for 2 and a half hours solid, you can sing the higher notes.That,plus the fact that when your wearing the headphones( sometimes known as "cans")your voice can automatically pitch up as much as a semi-tone.Also your voice becomes automatically stronger if the music coming through your cans(also known as "foldback") is turned up
I'd believe Brian when he says that Freddie went at these high notes full tilt.
You can do that in the studio.
When you are a singer out gigging,you have to pace yourself like a marathon runner.That means not straining your voice too hard too early in the gig.So you sometimes pitch lower in the key that the song is being played in.
Whilst in the studio,because you dont go singing for 2 and a half hours solid, you can sing the higher notes.That,plus the fact that when your wearing the headphones( sometimes known as "cans")your voice can automatically pitch up as much as a semi-tone.Also your voice becomes automatically stronger if the music coming through your cans(also known as "foldback") is turned up
I'd believe Brian when he says that Freddie went at these high notes full tilt.
You can do that in the studio.
To everyone who got on the topic of Freddie not going as high during live preformances as he did in the studio, was that not partially a choice due to problems with nodules on his throat earlier in Queen's career? I may be wrong but I seem to remember that having something to do with it.