Hamersmith '75.
The reason is that his voice has a suppleness to it. You can hear the head tone in his vibrato. It's not just yelling. Granted, he was a great yeller! But I prefer his earlier vocal work (pre '76) because of the natural, more pure quality of his voice.
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Imo Newcastle is the best, and yes about Oakland'80 I agree. Besides, Edinburgh(June/01/'82) is another great version. I like this better than Milton Keynes.
Let's give the Wembley '86 people a break. I have listened to dozens of Queen conerts and I still consider Wembley '86 one of my favorites. Freddie's voice wasn't in the best condition, but the way he brought out the power in the song anyway was brilliant.
As for my favorite BoRhap performances, i don't know. He always sounded good on the ANATO tour, but the song was broken up into 3 parts (opera-rock to start the show, then the ends as part of a medley), so I can't say any of those are my fave. Earl's Court was good, but not even close to the best. I just recently listened to Newcastle '79, and yes it's excellent. Houston '77 is good too, except for a couple of times where his voice cracks trying to hit the high notes.
Strangely, even listening to so many concerts, I like Wembley '86 the most when I think of it. It's a combination of the crowd, excellent quality of the sound, and power in Freddie's voice. Wouldn't have though to come to that conclusion, but I really can't think of a BoRhap performance I'd rather listen to.
As for my favorite BoRhap performances, i don't know. He always sounded good on the ANATO tour, but the song was broken up into 3 parts (opera-rock to start the show, then the ends as part of a medley), so I can't say any of those are my fave. Earl's Court was good, but not even close to the best. I just recently listened to Newcastle '79, and yes it's excellent. Houston '77 is good too, except for a couple of times where his voice cracks trying to hit the high notes.
Strangely, even listening to so many concerts, I like Wembley '86 the most when I think of it. It's a combination of the crowd, excellent quality of the sound, and power in Freddie's voice. Wouldn't have though to come to that conclusion, but I really can't think of a BoRhap performance I'd rather listen to.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]NJQueenFan wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Let's give the Wembley '86 people a break. I have listened to dozens of Queen conerts and I still consider Wembley '86 one of my favorites. Freddie's voice wasn't in the best condition, but the way he brought out the power in the song anyway was brilliant.
As for my favorite BoRhap performances, i don't know. He always sounded good on the ANATO tour, but the song was broken up into 3 parts (opera-rock to start the show, then the ends as part of a medley), so I can't say any of those are my fave. Earl's Court was good, but not even close to the best. I just recently listened to Newcastle '79, and yes it's excellent. Houston '77 is good too, except for a couple of times where his voice cracks trying to hit the high notes.
Strangely, even listening to so many concerts, I like Wembley '86 the most when I think of it. It's a combination of the crowd, excellent quality of the sound, and power in Freddie's voice. Wouldn't have though to come to that conclusion, but I really can't think of a BoRhap performance I'd rather listen to. [/QUOTE] I like your post. I also love the wembly show, it's weird because I realize freddie's voice isn't at his best range wise, but the power and emotion/passion he sings with is amazing, and makes up for any lost of range. The rest of the band is also great, now I realize queen put on better shows in the past, but wembly in my opinion was magic.
As for my favorite BoRhap performances, i don't know. He always sounded good on the ANATO tour, but the song was broken up into 3 parts (opera-rock to start the show, then the ends as part of a medley), so I can't say any of those are my fave. Earl's Court was good, but not even close to the best. I just recently listened to Newcastle '79, and yes it's excellent. Houston '77 is good too, except for a couple of times where his voice cracks trying to hit the high notes.
Strangely, even listening to so many concerts, I like Wembley '86 the most when I think of it. It's a combination of the crowd, excellent quality of the sound, and power in Freddie's voice. Wouldn't have though to come to that conclusion, but I really can't think of a BoRhap performance I'd rather listen to. [/QUOTE] I like your post. I also love the wembly show, it's weird because I realize freddie's voice isn't at his best range wise, but the power and emotion/passion he sings with is amazing, and makes up for any lost of range. The rest of the band is also great, now I realize queen put on better shows in the past, but wembly in my opinion was magic.