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Post by Chopin1995 on Apr 19, 2020 16:57:19 GMT
I'd say 'Guide Me Back' is beautiful. Also 'The Kiss'. |
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Post by Chopin1995 on Apr 19, 2020 16:58:37 GMT
I need to mention 'Don't Try So Hard' which is an absolute masterclass in singing.
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Post by jon_innuendo on Apr 19, 2020 19:13:31 GMT
This is one of my favorites !!!! πππ i posted the MK one thinking it couldn't be topped. but this is stunning. at 5:51 - that note: incredible. it's stupid i know, but i (kind of) ignored Montreal for years - having played it to death decades ago! i will never tire of hearing STL live or studio. along with "Nevermore" - Freddie' singing at its finest. FWIW - my favourite bootleg audio is from Seattle 77 (the old Duck Soup) tape - i even love the voice crack @ 3:44 ("lu-u-y-u...uve") this thread could be titled Favourite Freddie Vocal Moments: Somebody To Love - find the ultimate.seriously great choice of post! Montreal is one of my favorites live shows. Great video quality and great Freaddie's voice!!! π |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 20, 2020 0:40:53 GMT
The whole of It's Late, but particularly: "Let the fire take our bodies this night... Let the waters take our guilt in the tide"
Absolutely. And accompanied by the choir of backing vocals not in the previous two choruses. That half minute of music is one of the most glorious spots in the entire Queen catalog. 25 years later I still get chills through the spine even just thinking about it (including while I'm writing this).
I feel the same way about the peak of White Queen, where the calm but tense atmosphere suddenly explodes into a cluster of guitars and voices. It still gets me every time. This is absolute mastery of composition and arrangement, and mastery of the usage of the studio as an instrument in itself.
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Post by Kieran on Apr 20, 2020 6:16:17 GMT
The whole of It's Late, but particularly: "Let the fire take our bodies this night... Let the waters take our guilt in the tide"
Absolutely. And accompanied by the choir of backing vocals not in the previous two choruses. That half minute of music is one of the most glorious spots in the entire Queen catalog. 25 years later I still get chills through the spine even just thinking about it (including while I'm writing this).
I feel the same way about the peak of White Queen, where the calm but tense atmosphere suddenly explodes into a cluster of guitars and voices. It still gets me every time. This is absolute mastery of composition and arrangement, and mastery of the usage of the studio as an instrument in itself.
Fantastic description. Couldn't have said it better. All the subtle details, Freddie's fantastic vocal performance, and Brian's tapping technique guitar solo, all reasons why It's Late is my ALL TIME favourite Queen song. |
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Post by Kieran on Apr 20, 2020 6:25:03 GMT
Here's Freddie's BEST nailing of the Somebody To Love Ab4 to Bb4 vocal slide. JAW DROPPING moment.
1:18 if the video timestamp doesn't work when you click it.
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Post by Kieran on Apr 20, 2020 6:26:35 GMT
I need to mention 'Don't Try So Hard' which is an absolute masterclass in singing. Absolutely draining song to sing. Beautiful mixed voice technique used by Freddie in that song. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Apr 20, 2020 10:39:18 GMT
Absolutely. And accompanied by the choir of backing vocals not in the previous two choruses. That half minute of music is one of the most glorious spots in the entire Queen catalog. 25 years later I still get chills through the spine even just thinking about it (including while I'm writing this).
I feel the same way about the peak of White Queen, where the calm but tense atmosphere suddenly explodes into a cluster of guitars and voices. It still gets me every time. This is absolute mastery of composition and arrangement, and mastery of the usage of the studio as an instrument in itself.
Fantastic description. Couldn't have said it better. All the subtle details, Freddie's fantastic vocal performance, and Brian's tapping technique guitar solo, all reasons why It's Late is my ALL TIME favourite Queen song. Yeah, if it came down to it, probably mine too. |
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Post by Mercurian on Apr 20, 2020 10:56:38 GMT
"One day you'll be a sergeant major, oh you'll be so proud"
Don't try so hard... it's move me a lot.
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Post by Jakelic on Apr 20, 2020 13:04:52 GMT
In My Defence, my all-time favourite song, has that amazing phrase (how can I try to right the wrong) in the final chorus that is just mindblowing. Along with already mentioned Show Must Go On of course, powerful singing highlights worth mentioning on top of my head are Gimme The Prize ending (I am the god of kingdom come) and the brutal in-your-face intro to Love Is The Hero and most of the Who Wants To Live Forever choruses... could write a few hundred more, though  but to be honest, those are mostly referring to his high notes, I think Freddieβs highlights are actually in his heartfelt interpretations and prhasing, regardless of killer-notes. Iwas always amazed by the crisp sibilants (especially the letter s) that always punch through the mix like a razor, live or in studio. Such a valuable asset for a vocalist. |
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Post by flyaway on Apr 25, 2020 19:00:19 GMT
I like the penultimate chorus of play the game, where Freddie really squeezes out βPlay the gaaaaaaaaAAAAAAMMMME of loveβ
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Post by Mr Badger on Apr 25, 2020 21:09:44 GMT
My favourites always included live versions of Somebody to Love- when he was really up for it. Sometimes he killed it, other times he skated through depending on his vocal strength on the night. I would see him sing it on back to back nights and night one was always a winner, night two usually average. White Queen live was always sung perfectly in terms of both pitch and emotion. Just beautiful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 5:17:55 GMT
One particular moment I love from Freddie is during the Crazy Tour, he would sing that "I still love youuuuuuuuuuu" line on Love Of My Life with clean mixed voice with a bit of sustain to it. He teased it on a couple of the UK 1978 shows and Dallas 1978, but he really goes for it by the Crazy Tour.
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Post by CoolCat on Apr 26, 2020 10:29:20 GMT
βMy Melancholy Bluesβ always gives me the chills. Three and a half minutes of perfection.
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Post by baronlutenvank on Apr 26, 2020 11:44:27 GMT
With Queen, it's this moment from Hammersmith '79 near the end of the vocal improv in NIH. It's hard to believe that his one of his best and worst vocal performances happened in one year, and on that gig, we're seeing Freddie's voice just about to enter a new phase.
For Solo, it's a tie between EnsueΓ±o and Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On.
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Post by angusscrimm on Apr 26, 2020 15:01:09 GMT
This is almost an impossible task lol. Where to actually begin (without re-re-repeating some already mentioned)?
The entirety of Save Me from Rock Montreal
The opening of Somebody To Love from Milton Keynes
The opening of Rock It (Studio)
"Yes I Know it's a long hard fight" in the middle of the extended version of It's a Hard Life
His vocals on the Innuendo album, and Mother Love, considering the pain he was in and how tired he would have been
Just to name a few of about 100,000,000 Freddie moments.
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Post by mike71 on Apr 26, 2020 15:32:30 GMT
Love Of My Life
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2020 0:45:48 GMT
Something about how Freddie goes from 'somehow I have to make this final''....''Breakthruuu''. So friggen' good. Smooth.
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Post by kosimodo on Apr 27, 2020 13:05:25 GMT
One year if love. Most of the time it sounds like he has to squeeze the notes out of his throad, the next moment it is just effortless.. best at 3:12 ...β i am falling apartβ is just heavenly. youtu.be/Cgib8QoBKHE |
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but to be honest, those are mostly referring to his high notes, I think Freddieβs highlights are actually in his heartfelt interpretations and prhasing, regardless of killer-notes. 
