Why is he seen as an amazing singer again? He's obviously not a bad one, but I really don't understand him frequently being labeled as the greatest rock singer of all time.
>inb4 "here's the thing about Freddie"
Why is he seen as an amazing singer again? He's obviously not a bad one...
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Robert Scott
Because he's objectively one of the greatest rock singers of all time, since his vocal range is massive and because everybody loves queen.
Caleb Thomas
Do you not have ears?
Jayden Richardson
rock is inherenty shit. listen to hindustani classical , balkan or mongolian folk if you like good singing....
Cooper Taylor
I dont like queen that much but holy fuck have you even heard them?
Aaron Smith
nigga you try that shit
Charles Nguyen
He used to be an Opera singer
Oliver Campbell
4 octaves
Eli Cook
I grew up listening to him so obviously nostalgia plays a large factor in how much I love his voice.
I have only been studying voice seriously for a short time but I've been singing for the better part of 5 years now.
All I can say is that as I develop a better ear for the art of singing I continue to be blown away by his sound. Few could belt out high notes with that much control, clarity and power. I understand he had the help of professional studio engineering but still singers today with better equipment still fail to have the same powerful clear tone that he obviously had naturally.
Voice is a very objective thing to rate. But his is one of the few that seems to be generally accepted as amazing by the majority of people. Obvious exceptions exist.
Luis Murphy
fantastic phrasing
ridiculous range
unparalleled stage presence and showmanship
excellent songwriter
all combined with the virtuoso musicianship of May, Taylor, and Deacon
Watching their live performances still leaves me in awe, the way he works the crowd.
As Henry Rollins once commented, their Live Aid performance was 'like a Nuremberg rally with a band.'
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Cameron Allen
Born Farrokh Bulsara
5 September 1946
Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar (now Tanzania)
Gabriel Young
Here's the thing about Freddie. The man had some serious pipes. He had a 4 octave range and he excelled in any octave. He wrote brilliant songs. And his stage presence was only matched by Adolf Hitler. Seriously, watch them play Radio Gaga at Live Aid and then watch a video of the Nuremburg rallies. We had better thank our lucky stars Freddie didn't go into politics or he would have taken over the world. But Queen as a whole had a brilliant dynamic. It wasn't just the Freddie Mercury backup band. They all made huge creative contributions to what made Queen what it is. Yes, Freddie wrore Somebody to Love, Killer Queen, and Bohemian Rhapsody, but Brian May wrote We Will Rock You, Save Me, and Fat Bottom Girls, John Deacon wrote I Want to Break Free, Another One Bites the Dust, and You're my Best Friend, and Roger Taylor wrote Radio Gaga and It's a Kind of Magic. Other bands like Nirvana for instance were not like that. Nirvana was basically just the Kurt Cobain backup band. Queen was this perfect storm of legendary talent, and Freddie was the face of it all, the delicious cherry on top of an already delicious sundae. He was the ambassador that allowed the amazing talent of combo that was Queen to be brought into our lives. He was the prism that focused the lazer beams from the brains of Roger, Brian, and John, and amplified them until they were powerful enough to blow our minds out through our ear holes. Yes, he was the most incredible front man who ever lived, hands down.
Julian Ortiz
Where did this come from
Owen Miller
I don't know what kind of reaction this tries to invoke.
Jose Turner
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Sebastian Reed
Have you heard him sing? He has so much control of his voice, it's uncanny. But apparently you don't play an instrument.
Brody Bailey
What everyone else said and I want to add he had such a unique, distinctive voice that was instantly recognizable as being him. Same with Brian May: distinctive guitar sound.
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Charles Cox
Yeah I don't even like Queen that much but he really did have an excellent voice. Would have been amazing if their music was better.
Was anybody else surprised when they saw what Freddie looked like for the first time? For some reason I pictured him as a lanky blonde guy.
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Colton Miller
This sounds like an opinion of somebody who has only heard Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, and We Are the Champions a million times.
Jacob Martinez
I wish the music was better, too.
Andrew Sanchez
I do like this song though.
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Isaiah Wilson
doesn't
axl have like 5 octaves?
Juan Sullivan
Why does no one ever talk about '39 by queen? Its very good I think
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