[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]yury2 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I really like the voice of Duran Duran lead vocalist Simon le bone (think I'm correct) Technically he sings much better than Freddie. I saw a live show of Duran Duran recently, they played almost all the songs from their last album 'Astonaut' So, I must say that I didn't found a difference in the way he sang the songs.He performed the songs with the same quality of singing like in album. Freddie never took vocal lessons, thats why he couldn't sing good live. Than you learn to sing, than your vocal technics is right, so it doesn't matter how many songs you're going to sing. You can control your voice... [/QUOTE]
Compare Freddie's & Simon's performance at Live Aid - I think you may change your mind. Probably an unfair comparison, but I've always thought Simon Le Bon could never hold a note.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=blue>Rick wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME][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]
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shut the fuck up, wanker[/QUOTE]
No need to be that harsh. He has an opinion, you have one. If you don't agree with him, that's too bad. Calling names is not the solution.
Let's see, did you contribute to this topic? *searches* Nope, you didn't. So in this case you are a wanker, but I don't say it. Just think before you post, please. No hard feelings or whatsoever, just my two cents.[/QUOTE]I don't feel like posting, so I will do what I fucking want
on the other hand, Casper is just a moron and knows shit about music, it's always great to make fun of how little he knows
:)
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]
hahahahaha
shut the fuck up, wanker[/QUOTE]
No need to be that harsh. He has an opinion, you have one. If you don't agree with him, that's too bad. Calling names is not the solution.
Let's see, did you contribute to this topic? *searches* Nope, you didn't. So in this case you are a wanker, but I don't say it. Just think before you post, please. No hard feelings or whatsoever, just my two cents.[/QUOTE]I don't feel like posting, so I will do what I fucking want
on the other hand, Casper is just a moron and knows shit about music, it's always great to make fun of how little he knows
:)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color=B22222>daria k. wrote: [/QUOTENAME]In the post-war popular music genre, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and some other 50s music singers&performers are/were naturally technically better than Freddie and can be counted to the greatest voices of all time (note: in the post-war pop music genre). Freddie had an amazing voice and great talents, but he had no vocal training. If he would have been trained, he really could have sounded "like God". Or he would have become an opera singer.[/QUOTE]
I agree.
Once I searched standard masterpieces and I noticed that Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley can be counted in them and I wonder what Freddie would have recorded if he had had vocal training.
By the way, everytime I watch the tribute concert, I notice that their way of singing makes songs sound other ones, not Queen songs, and not extraordinary, not outrageous not flamboyant as Freddie's. I have to say all Queen songs can be more Queen songs only when Freddie sings.
I agree.
Once I searched standard masterpieces and I noticed that Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley can be counted in them and I wonder what Freddie would have recorded if he had had vocal training.
By the way, everytime I watch the tribute concert, I notice that their way of singing makes songs sound other ones, not Queen songs, and not extraordinary, not outrageous not flamboyant as Freddie's. I have to say all Queen songs can be more Queen songs only when Freddie sings.
im not narrow minded , i only tell the truth.
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
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Those other singers all sing with no power AT ALL
and offcourse they will all hit higher notes.Thats no pressure on their voices.
TO me they ALL suckk cause their music nor their voice have energy. Energy is everything and freddie had all the energy you could get.
Get your facts straight before talking again.
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
.
Those other singers all sing with no power AT ALL
and offcourse they will all hit higher notes.Thats no pressure on their voices.
TO me they ALL suckk cause their music nor their voice have energy. Energy is everything and freddie had all the energy you could get.
Get your facts straight before talking again.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=blue>Rick wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME][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]
hahahahaha
shut the fuck up, wanker[/QUOTE]
No need to be that harsh. He has an opinion, you have one. If you don't agree with him, that's too bad. Calling names is not the solution.
Let's see, did you contribute to this topic? *searches* Nope, you didn't. So in this case you are a wanker, but I don't say it. Just think before you post, please. No hard feelings or whatsoever, just my two cents.[/QUOTE]I don't feel like posting, so I will do what I fucking want
on the other hand, Casper is just a moron and knows shit about music, it's always great to make fun of how little he knows
:)[/QUOTE]
I think talking to a tree makes more sense here. I rest my case.
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]
hahahahaha
shut the fuck up, wanker[/QUOTE]
No need to be that harsh. He has an opinion, you have one. If you don't agree with him, that's too bad. Calling names is not the solution.
Let's see, did you contribute to this topic? *searches* Nope, you didn't. So in this case you are a wanker, but I don't say it. Just think before you post, please. No hard feelings or whatsoever, just my two cents.[/QUOTE]I don't feel like posting, so I will do what I fucking want
on the other hand, Casper is just a moron and knows shit about music, it's always great to make fun of how little he knows
:)[/QUOTE]
I think talking to a tree makes more sense here. I rest my case.
fuck you, cocksucker
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury SingerOfLife wrote: [/QUOTENAME]im not narrow minded , i only tell the truth.
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
.
Those other singers all sing with no power AT ALL
and offcourse they will all hit higher notes.Thats no pressure on their voices.
TO me they ALL suckk cause their music nor their voice have energy. Energy is everything and freddie had all the energy you could get.
Get your facts straight before talking again.[/QUOTE]oh, shut up
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
.
Those other singers all sing with no power AT ALL
and offcourse they will all hit higher notes.Thats no pressure on their voices.
TO me they ALL suckk cause their music nor their voice have energy. Energy is everything and freddie had all the energy you could get.
Get your facts straight before talking again.[/QUOTE]oh, shut up
offcourse you cant understand this , cause your brain is as little as an peanut.
Noone have as much power as freddie live or in studio, NOONE
Bono, robert plant or whoever you like , you name them , they are all averge singers compared.
Freddie is on the topp of the mountain
They are in the gutter somewhere .
Noone have as much power as freddie live or in studio, NOONE
Bono, robert plant or whoever you like , you name them , they are all averge singers compared.
Freddie is on the topp of the mountain
They are in the gutter somewhere .
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FFFFOO>FreMe Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]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[/QUOTE]
Well that is a crackers statement. How can you possibly say that when most of Queen's songs e.g AKOM, UP, DOTL burst into life on stage? That's balmy, Queen live were raucous, gloriously unsubtle and completely energetic. Freddie's live voice, though more flawed than in the studio took to new height sof expression live, just listen to the impromptus in the Magic tour era. You fail absolutely to comprehend the need to be a diferent animal live; as brian May said if you are going to stick rigidly to arrangements you may as well just play the tape sover the PA.
I dont really like Queen live :p[/QUOTE]
Well that is a crackers statement. How can you possibly say that when most of Queen's songs e.g AKOM, UP, DOTL burst into life on stage? That's balmy, Queen live were raucous, gloriously unsubtle and completely energetic. Freddie's live voice, though more flawed than in the studio took to new height sof expression live, just listen to the impromptus in the Magic tour era. You fail absolutely to comprehend the need to be a diferent animal live; as brian May said if you are going to stick rigidly to arrangements you may as well just play the tape sover the PA.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury SingerOfLife wrote: [/QUOTENAME]im not narrow minded , i only tell the truth.
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
. [/QUOTE] So does Mick Jagger, the running around like a 'gymnastics guy in a circus' bit I mean (what crap analogy, you could have said anything 'rushing around' or 'dancing around but no! You decided to be clever!)
I apologise for not using your full quote but it does sound like you are biased on behalf of Freddie, there is nothing wrong of course with genuinely believing that Freddie is the greatest live SINGER as opposed to FRONTMAN there ever was, if you'd put your reasoning and opinions across in an honest way then no-one except the assholes here would give you any flak. But comparing everyone else here to 'jackasses' and saying every other frontman 'suckk' is silly and childish as is stating everyone else has their facts wrong whilst telling us about the lack of 'power and energy' of other vocalists. That is a rather idiotic thing to say. I'm not suggesting for a moment you are wrong about Freddie, in actual fact you made some good points which I agree with vis a vis Freddie's power at a concert, but you put them out the wrong way, writing off all other singers with nothing but a generalisation and trying to belittle other people, it's an interesting thread with some very interesting comments. Yours COULD have been one of them but it wasn't.
and look: if the jackasses comment was a joke I'm sorry for going off on one like that. Still make it clear you're joking next time yes?
You jackasses cant compare anyother singers to freddie cause freddie is the only singer that sings with full power all out all the time every concert, thats why his voice cracks up and not to mention he is running around like an gymnastics guy in a circus while he sings
. [/QUOTE] So does Mick Jagger, the running around like a 'gymnastics guy in a circus' bit I mean (what crap analogy, you could have said anything 'rushing around' or 'dancing around but no! You decided to be clever!)
I apologise for not using your full quote but it does sound like you are biased on behalf of Freddie, there is nothing wrong of course with genuinely believing that Freddie is the greatest live SINGER as opposed to FRONTMAN there ever was, if you'd put your reasoning and opinions across in an honest way then no-one except the assholes here would give you any flak. But comparing everyone else here to 'jackasses' and saying every other frontman 'suckk' is silly and childish as is stating everyone else has their facts wrong whilst telling us about the lack of 'power and energy' of other vocalists. That is a rather idiotic thing to say. I'm not suggesting for a moment you are wrong about Freddie, in actual fact you made some good points which I agree with vis a vis Freddie's power at a concert, but you put them out the wrong way, writing off all other singers with nothing but a generalisation and trying to belittle other people, it's an interesting thread with some very interesting comments. Yours COULD have been one of them but it wasn't.
and look: if the jackasses comment was a joke I'm sorry for going off on one like that. Still make it clear you're joking next time yes?
Well Bono certainly doen't compare, at least not now. I liked his Zoo Tv voice which had quite a lot of depth and range; his falsetto on lemon on the Sydney DVD was very strong and he his rendition of With or Without You was excellent, using the full power and depth of the voice. However an awful lot of his range has disappeared from both the top and bottom end so he now sounds very restricted and whiney, his voice cracks a lot when reaching high notes, he rarely attempts to hold notes with any force and he no longer has that famous breathy quality either because he seems unable to get down into the lower ranges. Therefore he rarely gives a performance of any merit now, let alone variety, which is a shame.
Mick Jagger live is often drowned out by the dense wall of guitars, piano and saxohpne so I can rarely hear what he is singing anyway. He seems able to hit very high notes though, as recent renditions of Miss You and Worried About You prove.
Freddie had a powerful live voice especially in 82 and 86; there were times where he'd shout and fail to hit notes but he always thrust his voice forward to the full and compared with Bono, his vocie didn't crack that much. He could sing with variety of tone and his ability to sing rockers improved as his voice became more gravelly.
Mick Jagger live is often drowned out by the dense wall of guitars, piano and saxohpne so I can rarely hear what he is singing anyway. He seems able to hit very high notes though, as recent renditions of Miss You and Worried About You prove.
Freddie had a powerful live voice especially in 82 and 86; there were times where he'd shout and fail to hit notes but he always thrust his voice forward to the full and compared with Bono, his vocie didn't crack that much. He could sing with variety of tone and his ability to sing rockers improved as his voice became more gravelly.
No wonder Queen live is much different from studio ver. They didn't intend to play as they did in the studio. Not reproduce studio ver. And moreover, they regarded live stages as the place where they could entertain the audience and contact with them. I think they regarded their rapport with the audience as more important than any other band did. And looking back Live Aid, for instance, how they caught and moved the audience, all of who were not Queen fans. Once I heard their live are like intercourse in a way because of their(Freddie's) huge energy of contacting with the audience. He contacted with them with all of his heart all the time of his career, even when he was weaker in technique.
well i only tell what is on my mind. And that is , Freddie is the ONLY singer that was powerful in his singing, all other singers are so powerless and thats why their voice can hit them all notes.
but, BUT here is one thing i dont think anyone here has thought about... and that is, Queen music is not easy to sing. I dont care what u guys say , U2 , Rollingstone , you name it none has the vocal difficulty as queen music has.
And yet still freddie sings queen music with FULL ON POWER , now thats an GOD, not a singer , he is GOD.
And something else you can see freddie really like the music , hence why he is so pumped up and uses so much power when he sings.
U2 , rollingstones and the rest of them , they are not that into their music like freddie is in his.
About the jackasses thing, well i mean it , many people here are jackasses. sorry
but, BUT here is one thing i dont think anyone here has thought about... and that is, Queen music is not easy to sing. I dont care what u guys say , U2 , Rollingstone , you name it none has the vocal difficulty as queen music has.
And yet still freddie sings queen music with FULL ON POWER , now thats an GOD, not a singer , he is GOD.
And something else you can see freddie really like the music , hence why he is so pumped up and uses so much power when he sings.
U2 , rollingstones and the rest of them , they are not that into their music like freddie is in his.
About the jackasses thing, well i mean it , many people here are jackasses. sorry
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury SingerOfLife wrote: [/QUOTENAME]well i only tell what is on my mind. And that is , Freddie is the ONLY singer that was powerful in his singing, all other singers are so powerless and thats why their voice can hit them all notes.
but, BUT here is one thing i dont think anyone here has thought about... and that is, Queen music is not easy to sing. I dont care what u guys say , U2 , Rollingstone , you name it none has the vocal difficulty as queen music has.
And yet still freddie sings queen music with FULL ON POWER [/QUOTE]
EXACTLY! thats what i wanted to write, but i couldnt put it in words.....i was sitting over this one for hours.......
freddie had one set of awesome pipes. thats all i wanna say.
but, BUT here is one thing i dont think anyone here has thought about... and that is, Queen music is not easy to sing. I dont care what u guys say , U2 , Rollingstone , you name it none has the vocal difficulty as queen music has.
And yet still freddie sings queen music with FULL ON POWER [/QUOTE]
EXACTLY! thats what i wanted to write, but i couldnt put it in words.....i was sitting over this one for hours.......
freddie had one set of awesome pipes. thats all i wanna say.
you got that right, his pipes are equal to i dont know how many singers...
Take for example, freddie tribute concert , they were probably 15 singers there , none of them could capture freddies power(george micheal came the closest but bare in mind that the song was downgraded in tone and was much slower than fred used to sing it live. And freddie played the piano singing it)
you could combine all those singers , and still it cant beat freddie.
Take for example, freddie tribute concert , they were probably 15 singers there , none of them could capture freddies power(george micheal came the closest but bare in mind that the song was downgraded in tone and was much slower than fred used to sing it live. And freddie played the piano singing it)
you could combine all those singers , and still it cant beat freddie.