[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]doeeyes wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie was a gifted singer, roger doing harmonizing with freddie, well it was magic.[/QUOTE]
I totally agree!! I love in live performances when Freddie sings lead and Roger sings backing vocals, it totally makes the song magic everytime Rog sings vocals. And he was a fucking incredible drummer as well, so, he's deffinitly got a great package going for him. I just love when Freddie is singing the main vocals and you hear Roger in the backround singing the song with the album lyrics. a bit behind Freddie, sort of like an a capella but a bit different. This video is a good example of Rogers fantastic backing vocals. Especially from 5:31 onwards (I know theres an a cappella bit in SOTL) http://youtube.com/watch?v=RxtXKDzRxiU&search=Somebody%20To%20Love
One of my favourite Queen performances EVER!
I just enjoy Rogers backing much more then Brian's, because, no offense Brian! (i love you :D ) Roger just makes the song come alive more then he does.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bobby_brown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie couldn´t sing "i´m in love with my car" as good as Roger, or if you prefer, this song is simply one of those songs that can´t be covered without looking silly. The same with Boh Rap.
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I agree with this aswell, it does depend on the type of song, I would rather hear Roger sing I'm In Love With My Car than Freddie. And vice-versay for Bohemian Rhapsody, the types of songs they sang worked great with their individual voices, which differ greatly, but I love both.
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hitting high notes isn't what makes a great singer. For me roger was a great backup singer, just listen to more of that jazz or loser in the end, he just wasn't a great lead singer.
but mike rog was great in i'm in love with my car...
I'm in love with my car was a good song, but personally it's my least fav on anato.
Roger's voice was very important live when Biran's was weak and Fred's didn't always have the range in later years. The hamronies on "This rage that lasts a thousand years" makes the hairs stand on the back of your neck at Wembley during AKOM, the power is amazing.
Interestingly, very few singers sing like fred, perhaps George Michael and Lindsey Buckingham. Call me mad, but I think Lindsay sounds a bit like fred on some of his solo songs like Soul Drifter for example.
Interestingly, very few singers sing like fred, perhaps George Michael and Lindsey Buckingham. Call me mad, but I think Lindsay sounds a bit like fred on some of his solo songs like Soul Drifter for example.
> I can't help but feel like Freddie's voice was one of major assets of Queen (The others being the song writing and May's magical playing).
And several other features. Queen's sound was a combination of many little details, not two or three big ones.
> Freddie is the best singer in rock history, and roger is the best backing vocalist.
I think Fred was better backing vocalist than Roger. Listen to Love Of My Life or You Take My Breath Away where the entire choir is Mercury. He backed himself up brilliantly.
> Bohemian Rhapsody, In my oppinion, would not have been as good without Brian and Roger singing backup, particularaly (SP) Roger hitting the high fallseto notes. Freddie obviously was the better singer, but Roger and Brian could do things Freddie couldn't do.
Range-wise, that's not true: Fred could get very high as well, and notably lower than both Brian or Roger. Most people tend to think Roger was good on high range, Brian on low and Fred on mid, but it's plain incomplete: Roger could also sing low very well, Brian could sing quite high, and Freddie was brilliant when singing low, mid or high.
> In Roger's defense, I just want to point out that he DOES have a powerful voice, perhaps just different from the way Freddie's voice was.
Indeed. Actually I prefer Roger's voice. And there are many tracks that I'd loved if they were sung by him. Queen should have been (imo) a band of three lead singers, not one. There should have been (imo) several singles and videos sung by Roger and Brian as well. I love when Kiss, Beatles or even blink-182 shift, and for a big extent Queen had better singers (not only Freddie).
> he can't do the high notes like roger did in bho rap or some other song...
The highest note on Bo Rhap is a Bb4, and Fred did hit that note (Let's Turn It On, Rock In Rio Blues). Which are the other songs you refer to? Lap Of The Gods' intro tops at an A, same as '39 bridge, they're both lower than Bo Rhap's peak and they're both notes Fred hit several times as well (Great King Rat, You Take My Breath Away). In fact Fred did get higher than the notes of Bo Rhap (of course Roger could as well).
> And he was a fucking incredible drummer as well, so, he's deffinitly got a great package going for him.
Indeed he's an outstanding drummer. IMO he's better than the others as instrumentalists. Plus he plays guitar quite well too.
> For me roger was a great backup singer, just listen to more of that jazz or loser in the end, he just wasn't a great lead singer.
I agree to disagree but, I think Loser and MOTJ aren't his best lead vocal performances. I think the three of them were excellent at lead. Listen to the three Show Must Go On's, they're quite different but they're all brilliant.
And several other features. Queen's sound was a combination of many little details, not two or three big ones.
> Freddie is the best singer in rock history, and roger is the best backing vocalist.
I think Fred was better backing vocalist than Roger. Listen to Love Of My Life or You Take My Breath Away where the entire choir is Mercury. He backed himself up brilliantly.
> Bohemian Rhapsody, In my oppinion, would not have been as good without Brian and Roger singing backup, particularaly (SP) Roger hitting the high fallseto notes. Freddie obviously was the better singer, but Roger and Brian could do things Freddie couldn't do.
Range-wise, that's not true: Fred could get very high as well, and notably lower than both Brian or Roger. Most people tend to think Roger was good on high range, Brian on low and Fred on mid, but it's plain incomplete: Roger could also sing low very well, Brian could sing quite high, and Freddie was brilliant when singing low, mid or high.
> In Roger's defense, I just want to point out that he DOES have a powerful voice, perhaps just different from the way Freddie's voice was.
Indeed. Actually I prefer Roger's voice. And there are many tracks that I'd loved if they were sung by him. Queen should have been (imo) a band of three lead singers, not one. There should have been (imo) several singles and videos sung by Roger and Brian as well. I love when Kiss, Beatles or even blink-182 shift, and for a big extent Queen had better singers (not only Freddie).
> he can't do the high notes like roger did in bho rap or some other song...
The highest note on Bo Rhap is a Bb4, and Fred did hit that note (Let's Turn It On, Rock In Rio Blues). Which are the other songs you refer to? Lap Of The Gods' intro tops at an A, same as '39 bridge, they're both lower than Bo Rhap's peak and they're both notes Fred hit several times as well (Great King Rat, You Take My Breath Away). In fact Fred did get higher than the notes of Bo Rhap (of course Roger could as well).
> And he was a fucking incredible drummer as well, so, he's deffinitly got a great package going for him.
Indeed he's an outstanding drummer. IMO he's better than the others as instrumentalists. Plus he plays guitar quite well too.
> For me roger was a great backup singer, just listen to more of that jazz or loser in the end, he just wasn't a great lead singer.
I agree to disagree but, I think Loser and MOTJ aren't his best lead vocal performances. I think the three of them were excellent at lead. Listen to the three Show Must Go On's, they're quite different but they're all brilliant.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Listen to the three Show Must Go On's, they're quite different but they're all brilliant.[/QUOTE]
I have to claim ignorance - I'm sorry.
Are there three Show Must Go On's...?
(Or do you mean "Let Me Live?")
Listen to the three Show Must Go On's, they're quite different but they're all brilliant.[/QUOTE]
I have to claim ignorance - I'm sorry.
Are there three Show Must Go On's...?
(Or do you mean "Let Me Live?")
Brian sang Show Must Go On during his Another World tour in autumn 1998, right after the Queen medley of Fat Bots, I Want It All, Headlong and Tear It Up.
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Brian sang Show Must Go On during his Another World tour in autumn 1998, right after the Queen medley of Fat Bots, I Want It All, Headlong and Tear It Up.
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)[/QUOTE]
Thanks much for the info!
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)[/QUOTE]
Thanks much for the info!
I've always loved The Show Must Go On as sung by Brian - actually, this will sound stupid, but there are certain Queen songs (Save Me, TSMGO) when I hear them, I could easily imagine hearing Brian do them instead.
Having said that, TSGMO as done by Brian sounds like he's having a hard time doing 2 things at once or something; I'd love to hear a studio version from him to be honest (though it'd never happen).
Having said that, TSGMO as done by Brian sounds like he's having a hard time doing 2 things at once or something; I'd love to hear a studio version from him to be honest (though it'd never happen).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]> I can't help but feel like Freddie's voice was one of major assets of Queen (The others being the song writing and May's magical playing).
And several other features. Queen's sound was a combination of many little details, not two or three big ones.
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I wasn't talking about "Queen's Sound," I was speaking of the major assets of Queen. :P
And several other features. Queen's sound was a combination of many little details, not two or three big ones.
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I wasn't talking about "Queen's Sound," I was speaking of the major assets of Queen. :P
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Brian sang Show Must Go On during his Another World tour in autumn 1998, right after the Queen medley of Fat Bots, I Want It All, Headlong and Tear It Up.
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)[/QUOTE]
Thanks much for the info![/QUOTE]
Are any of these available for download (or officially?)
I'll ask in the Request Forum...
Roger finished up his Happiness gigs with that song (before the encore which was Twist And Shout).
Both Roger and Brian sang the song quite nicely, Roger had to do falsetto for the "giving in" bit by the way :)[/QUOTE]
Thanks much for the info![/QUOTE]
Are any of these available for download (or officially?)
I'll ask in the Request Forum...
I got Brian's version (audio) from a website years ago. Roger's version is easy to get even in video.