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Post by sunshine on May 19, 2020 9:41:22 GMT
Recently I saw the Tribute concert being rebroadcast on YouTube and it was a while last time i saw it.
What really surprised me, and actually I never paid enough attention, is that Roger's drumming really world class here.
Tracks like Hammer To Fall, Tie Your Mother Down and Heroes are standing out, I think actually that this Hammer to Fall is his best ever.
Roger is really the unsung hero of this concert!
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onedunpark
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Post by onedunpark on May 19, 2020 12:07:56 GMT
His drumming was superb at that show, agreed.
What, I think, gets very little credit is the quality of Roger's live backing vocals through the years. They (and perhaps to a lesser extent, Brian's) are a massive element of the Queen live sound.
Roger sings a huge amount throughout concerts and other than the '39 high note fails (which I find difficult to object to as I see the originals as very much point in time studio creations), I honestly can't think off-hand of many instances where his harmony work was anything less than exceptional.
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Post by sunshine on May 20, 2020 9:08:38 GMT
Yes I agree...And he still has it...even lead vocal duties like on Under Pressure these days are a joy to listen to.
Freddie wouldn't have managed to sing as well without his back up vocals. Brian's are the icing on the cake.
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Post by greatkingsam on May 27, 2020 22:00:35 GMT
Legit think Rog's drumming has got better through the years. That's not to suggest he's not gotten slightly less agile or a little slower (only natural with age etc.). But he's just so crisp and tasteful.
Also, I live for that hi-hat opening with the snare. Not a sweeter sound in drumming in my opinion. I'm a drummer myself, got into the drums because of Rog, and opening the hi-hat with the snare is almost second-nature to me now just because I'm so conditioned by the sound of it. I'm still waiting for someone to recognise it when I play, but they never do. Always feel the Queen boys miss out in public as being considered in the top levels of their instruments, which is a shame.
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