I know there are people on this board that can say some intelligent things about this!!I hope people will judge open-minded, no blind pro-freddie comments please!!How does freddie rate when compared to other popular singers like Bono, Mick Jagger , Robert Plant , ...And only discuss the concert environment please!I want to see your opinions. I think he is good and better than most altough he is not as good as in the studio! I'm a big fan but I think he often lacked range and he could have sung with more guts(more variations)
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Bono is a truly lousy vocalist live; he conveys emotion, but technically, he is a walking disaster.
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.
I have to say that I'm not a big live fan :/.. I get disapointed with Freddies live voice almost every time I hear it. I know that it's pretty impossible to sing clear when you're running around like a bat out of hell, but still..
I dont really like Queen live :p
I dont really like Queen live :p
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Bono is a truly lousy vocalist live; he conveys emotion, but technically, he is a walking disaster.
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.[/QUOTE]The names I cited were just examples.I want to hear other people's opinions about vocalists they know and they consider to be great compared.Then compare these to freddie.There are of course more singers than these ones(and probably better ones).
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.[/QUOTE]The names I cited were just examples.I want to hear other people's opinions about vocalists they know and they consider to be great compared.Then compare these to freddie.There are of course more singers than these ones(and probably better ones).
thanks for your contribution though, it was the way I want it:-)
I agree about Plant.'How the west was won' is incredible.I recently purchased it and it is fantastic!!He sings all these song with great range and power and emotion!! After '73 his voice never recovered from what I've heard.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Bono is a truly lousy vocalist live; he conveys emotion, but technically, he is a walking disaster.
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.[/QUOTE]
How dare you say that Bono is a walking disaster he is one of the greats and still is any way you always throw jibes at my threads so its paqyback time
Mick Jagger is not one of the great vocalists, but he scores quite decently live. He is a more consistant singer quality-wise than Freddie, although Freddie out-sings him whenever his voice isn't bad (which means: most of the time, though far from always)
Robert Plant is one of the greatest live performers ever...when in good shape. Take for instance the intro to Immigrant Song, sheer miracle. But Robert Plant was often out of shape, and if he was, the result would be an abysmal vocal performance.
I would also like to mention Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), who scores as good as Plant when in good shape, and was hardly ever out of that great shape. His overal vocal performance was excellent, and he never sank below 'good' vocal-wise.[/QUOTE]
How dare you say that Bono is a walking disaster he is one of the greats and still is any way you always throw jibes at my threads so its paqyback time
I ment payback time
NO ONE , can even come near the energy , the range and the beautyness of freddies voice
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.
And by the way , bono is a talentless piece of garbage. He cant sing , cant write he should work at 7eleven.
To even compare fred to BONOO!? haha funniest thing ive ever EVER heard.
Plus that garbage is a member of the Illuminati secret sociaety, he acts like this jesus guy and cares bout africa , but the money comes right into his and the elites pockets.
To even compare fred to BONOO!? haha funniest thing ive ever EVER heard.
Plus that garbage is a member of the Illuminati secret sociaety, he acts like this jesus guy and cares bout africa , but the money comes right into his and the elites pockets.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury SingerOfLife wrote: [/QUOTENAME]NO ONE , can even come near the energy , the range and the beautyness of freddies voice
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.[/QUOTE]
thanks for your narrow minded opinion. Freddie was good, but not the best... to be honest I think "specialist" when it comes to vocals will never agree on who is the best, as it is quite impossible to decide.
My favourite singers are already mentioned by ThomasQuinn
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.[/QUOTE]
thanks for your narrow minded opinion. Freddie was good, but not the best... to be honest I think "specialist" when it comes to vocals will never agree on who is the best, as it is quite impossible to decide.
My favourite singers are already mentioned by ThomasQuinn
"specialists"
This should be an open-minded thread where queenfans talk about live-performances. I'm a huge fan of freddie but I agree that he wasn't the best live-singer on a technical level.When one listens to other singers they'll agree. I just want to hear opinions about other vocalists so I know I can check them out and widen my horizons.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury SingerOfLife wrote: [/QUOTENAME]NO ONE , can even come near the energy , the range and the beautyness of freddies voice
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.[/QUOTE]
Three cheers for open-mindedness.
Range? Have you heard the Jazz tour concerts? In most of them, Freddie barely expanded beyond octave, because he COULDN'T! And this is before he started smoking. Combine a lack of range with a raspy ashtray for vocal cords, and this is Freddie in most 1984-85 shows. He got a bit better for 86, so perhaps he had quit smoking, if he had already learned about his AIDS infection by then.
It's a fact that more often than not, Freddie was not a great singer live. He was always a great entertainer, but at least half of Queen's concerts had Freddie in only partial voice. He simply did not take care of it. When you've listened to 300 bootlegs, maybe you'll agree. He had his amazing concerts, but just as many terrible ones too.
It's difficult for me to compare Freddie to other vocalists in concert, because there's no other band I have this many bootlegs of. The only one that comes close is Zeppelin... I have about 150 of those.
From 69-72, Robert Plant was a machine... absolutely unstoppable. But then he got pretty heavy into drugs, and his voice went down about an octave by 1975. From late 72 until the present day, Plant has been an up and down singer. But he got that throat operation done after the Presence album was recorded, and suddenly he was in great voice again for the 77 US tour. He still had a few bad shows, but overall, 77 was a much better year for Plant than 75.
Freddie was GOD
Everyother singer , is just an ordinary singer compared to freddie. Live or studio, doesnt matter. Period.[/QUOTE]
Three cheers for open-mindedness.
Range? Have you heard the Jazz tour concerts? In most of them, Freddie barely expanded beyond octave, because he COULDN'T! And this is before he started smoking. Combine a lack of range with a raspy ashtray for vocal cords, and this is Freddie in most 1984-85 shows. He got a bit better for 86, so perhaps he had quit smoking, if he had already learned about his AIDS infection by then.
It's a fact that more often than not, Freddie was not a great singer live. He was always a great entertainer, but at least half of Queen's concerts had Freddie in only partial voice. He simply did not take care of it. When you've listened to 300 bootlegs, maybe you'll agree. He had his amazing concerts, but just as many terrible ones too.
It's difficult for me to compare Freddie to other vocalists in concert, because there's no other band I have this many bootlegs of. The only one that comes close is Zeppelin... I have about 150 of those.
From 69-72, Robert Plant was a machine... absolutely unstoppable. But then he got pretty heavy into drugs, and his voice went down about an octave by 1975. From late 72 until the present day, Plant has been an up and down singer. But he got that throat operation done after the Presence album was recorded, and suddenly he was in great voice again for the 77 US tour. He still had a few bad shows, but overall, 77 was a much better year for Plant than 75.
There're more great live vocalist,like Steve Perry (Journey) or Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears).But i have to say that you can't compare one singer with another one.