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Daddy Mercury!
Weirdscenesinsidethegoldmine
Scaramouche, Scaramouche will you do the Fandango???
Mightynineftw2000
Always upvote Freddie
DocWino
I was lucky enough to see Queen in concert. Best ever!
twatburglar
And not a single cellphone blocking my view, just people living the moment!
Volpe42
Where's that meme that talks about how so many other hit songs took an army to write and produce but he did bohemian rhapsody all himself
Reddiance1
Always upvote, Queen !
Zenduri
Freddie is an absolute legend. The BBC did a docu on the making of live aid and its widely acclaimed that Queen was the turning point for it
jrejh
One is Fredy.
shmerdaburrdaburr
Found a fun paper about Freddie’s voice - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/14015439.2016.1156737 abstract is interesting
djangojazz
WTF did you stop it there?!
sunmanXII
Can you imagine being one of the lucky people to have seen Freddie live?
IThinkALot
I did, many times.
Predicto
Freddy was amazing, but the guitarist for Queen was also amazing. Brian May had great skill and a unique sound
SlutAtNight
Wasn’t he dying at that concert?
tehvipah
My favorite part is where even the camera gets shivers
Vakz
At the many concenrts I attended the one that stands out is Queen from the Magic tour at Wembley in '86 Freddie was without 1/2
Vakz
doubt the greatest showman I have seen by a mile over 35 years later I still think back about it and how lucky I am to have seen him live!
vex720
Amazing song. I had no idea for years that this song was about him coming out to his parents. Knowing it made the song even better
SeeMyVests
GreetingsSirAndOrMaamIAmUsingThisFieldToIntroduceMyselfAscrsklr
Just as good
whoisyourdaddy
Greatest front man, singer, songwriter... ever.
KStudios
We know, lol. Some of us were there.
IThinkALot
There are dozens of us.
sevro77
You know he/they were when you've heard this dozens of times but yet you let it play again.
xiaodown
He ... just ... sat there and held church. It's incredible. He went on stage and DID THAT, it blows my mind every time I see it.
Higure
Queen doesn't do guitar intros as often as other bands. They keep May back until the right time. Tactical Brian May deployment.
Predicto
The Beatles understood this principle. Many Beatles songs have one or two perfectly timed guitar riffs holding the song together
GuitarBobMonterey
Yngwie does this too [Onion article]
geekyfarmer
Brian May had to fit his musicianship to whatever style the song was, and Queen had dozens of different styles. Phenomenal.
Higure
(Thank you, Strong Songs, for that one. I use it regularly.)
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
It really is a shame that John Deacon retired due to Freddie's passing. He only played at the tribute concern with the remaining band. :'(
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Concert**
Writingpastwit
Deacon was right to, I think. I am thrilled for Taylor and May being able to tour, but Queen's legacy feels a bit diminished for it.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Indeed. I'm just glad "new-found" and cleaned up tracks featuring Freddie, along with animated music videos, keep coming out.
JohnBluehill
A shame, but also highly touching IMHO.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Yeah. He still acts as the band's financial adviser, iirc, but he's basically been a hermit since... 1993? I do love the songs he wrote, too
riddmkidd
Something to think about: most of the footage from Queen is from one show, their triumphant return at live aid. I highly suggest you seek
riddmkidd
Out earlier footage. Anyone else noticed it's only footage from this show these days? I worry it doesn't paint the full picture. They were..
riddmkidd
Amazing in so much more than this one performance.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Montreal, 1981. A banger of a show. Shame I never got to see them in concert... Born in '89. :'(
riddmkidd
Nice! The Game was one of the first albums I bought. Sail away sweet sister is still one of my favorite songs.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Excellent choice. Mine's likely Spread your Wings, although I Want to Break Free was amazing, too.
PoliticalWanderer
Lowland
Put some money in the cup begore you walk on, this is great
nthensome
I've never seen this before. Amazing.
stripedmarlin
BastardMan1977
He was one of a kind. There will never be another like him.
Lonelylunar
Marc Martel's voice is nearly identical, but he doesn't have the same energy or eccentricities Freddie had
PrincessWendyB
Ditto.
ninjafartball
Also the times man...
AngurProne
You know how ppl say they would use their time machine to kill Hitler? I'd use it to warn this fella about "gay cancer". And we'd have /1
AngurProne
Decades more Queen. YOU'RE FUCKING WELCOME. /2
wisher1977
Maaatth
A kind of magic.
TheOneAndOnlyButtStabber
Fun fact Brian May used banjo strings on his guitar.
GiantFlyingLabia
As a full package entertainer he was rarer than a generational talent. Once in a thousand years perhaps
NarratesTheDarkerStory
I mean, I always say it. You got Seikilos, Hildegard of Bingen, Freddie fucking Mercury. 2 thousand years of face-melting, tits-out bangers.
rbudrick
There's no real rock superstars even left. They stopped making em some time ago. After Dave Grohl, the universe Meh'ed out.
Varenvel
instead you get people like Kanye West:)
MonsieurBrochant
Or like you ... Or me
Wolfdens
Nah there are plenty of failures
MonsieurBrochant
Every failure is unique too
Sankrew
And that's beautiful
nigglemaster
Is it though?
Rainbowdaesh
I dare you to find a better rock vocalist than Freddie Mercury
wheredidwegonow
Maynard James Keenan
SwagicalYololord
I find a hard time deciding between him an Chris Cornell
youlovemeyouhateme
Also great -Steve Perry
creamcheezus
Robert Plant is a pretty fucking amazing singer.
nickt0905
The best
ElPerroDeLosCinco
Maybe Mick Jagger.
austinwizardforhire
Complete opposite in terms of showmanship, but Roy Orbison had an equally amazing voice & vocal range.
TK421isAFK
Better? No, but damn close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCxE2Lh458 (He did the music for the recent Bohemian Rhapsody movie.)
TK421isAFK
Bonus random performance in a freakin' parking lot (that has a random piano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8GSjeBHyao
DWandRFaremyspiritbeings
Better is subjective but two of my favorites that are super diff from each other but also amazing are Brandon Boyd and Maynard James Keenan.
dooremouse
Maynard covering Freddie or Bowie is next level too. Bohemian Rhapsody with Puscifer & Ashes to Ashes with APC. Ashes made me weep 1st time
NotasbigasmediumsizedJock
I didn't know about this so just looked it up....awesome cover. Very MJK clip ?
VidaVita
I'm a huge fan of all Maynards work and didn't know this. Thank you! I definitely know Ashes to Ashes though.
Puzzledpuma24
Rob Halford is pretty amazing, but I don't know if he's Mercury level.
Rainbowdaesh
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Puzzledpuma24
Yeah, he brought the black leather and silver spikes look from the gay leatherboy scene to the metal scene, and the metalheads loved it!
MosquitoHawker
Better? I refuse to judge. There are almost none that married vocal talent, performance and audience engagement like he did.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Prince maybe.
crunchyDANGERhaystacks
Freddie mercury was the best front man ever. Fight me
anusBrokenInstructionsNotClear
Fight me …. In an over the top outfit, mascara and heels!
travisflagg61411
I agree with you. Can we still fight?
MosquitoHawker
*grabs popcorn*
jetPAX89
Yes
crunchyDANGERhaystacks
Imma start windmilling if you get in the way that's on you. Just so you know I'm out of shape, tired and have a 4 y.o.
wylkyn
*extends arms and makes slappy gestures with hands while wincing*
travisflagg61411
*leans back and slappityflails your at your hands* rrrr!!
SpamYarBlockers
Not better, but perhaps equal was Bowie, which is why Under Pressure is such an amazing track
chetnixandflill
Not even close
Rainbowdaesh
If you really listen to that track you can hear Bowie trying his hardest while Freddie is kicking his ass without trying. And I love Bowie.
MonsieurBrochant
Better, no. As good, yes.
ElizaMDancer
Yessssss
ameranthe
I am a massive Bowe fan, but he didn't have the vocal range Freddie did. He was still one of the all-time greats, of course.
NarratesTheDarkerStory
it's not just range though, but hitting those notes whilst making them beautiful to listen to. Axl Rose has a HUGE range, but who cares?
TheLaughingMagician
A lot of Axl's range on paper is momentary yelps and accidental cracks and vocal fry which last a split second. Unlike York and Buckley.
ameranthe
I have no idea how I fat fingered the name Bowie. Womp womp.
VictusVonGuyver
Bowie has a very comparable vocal range. Bowie hit lower notes better while Freddie hit higher notes better. Bowie had the same low pitch >
VictusVonGuyver
as Johnny Cash, but his higher notes were doubling whatever Johnny Cash had ever recorded. There is a compiled research on this. >
VictusVonGuyver
https://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges
IHaveAGuyForEverything
In the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, they paid such a close eye on the details that even the Pepsi cups are facing the right direction.
AbeHamTraveler
Pity they never fact-checked any of the otjrr things that actually mattered
charlotteeloise01
I cried for a week after this movie! A great man left us to soon
Elgirav87
Whats the normal levels of crying you already do? That's the real question!
charlotteeloise01
I cry alot if I don't take my meds.
ThisGuyPostingThings
If only a part of that movie was good. Like the editing, or maybe writing.
MosquitoHawker
There was nothing wrong with it. Rami was spot-on, sound was thunderous as it should have been, it was all superb. Methinks you’re trolling.
ThisGuyPostingThings
Nah, I legitimately thought it was bad. It was a rather rote music biopic, severely blunted a lot of personal aspects, felt rather hollow.
PoppinLochNessHopster
Yeah, Blonde was hilariously shit in comparison.
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
That was so bad I turned it off halfway through. And I have a total thing for Ana de Armas.
rshini
the weird abortion scene (When there's no records of Marilyn ever having one) was so bizarre and misogynistic that it felt like Justice >
rshini
Amy Barrett wrote it.
MosquitoHawker
That movie absolutely floored me. Rami was a dead-on Freddie Mercury- the Live Aid performance was tearjerking because it was so on-point.
SpaceForGold
It was also the first thing they filmed, as a final audition. In front of queen fans. No pressure.
fakxyz
So he could perform Under Pressure, you say...
PoppinLochNessHopster
I would like a movie one day that isn't quite so Disney-esque, They kind of glossed over all the horrible shit you know went down.
lance415
I’m curious to know what went down
Writingpastwit
Like playing at Sun City during apartheid. They're my favorite band, but that is one huge black eye.
FeersumEndjinn
With Roger Taylor and Brian May exec-producing Bohemian Rhapsody, it was always going to be a bit of a rose-tinted glasses biopic.
williamfny
If nothing else it was an ode to Freddie. At least that's how it seemed to me.
chatawillybilly
Pepsi paid big buck$ for that advertising
ayeseaturtles
Good!
valiumkitty
Little know trivia tid bit for ya- the cups were actually filled with Coke! by which I mean pure uncut cocaine… as was Freddie’s preference
bangbangbangbangbangbangbangban
Mmmmmm valium
valiumkitty
Xanax where its at. Also, don’t.
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Oh I know. I got my taste of valium and fentanyl when they put me under for surgery. Can't imagine regularly using the stuff.
valiumkitty
Lol. Imgur is joke free zone now huh? Well the fact is Freddie loved cocaine. Michael Jackson actually kicked him outta his house bc of it.
Beepity
It was the '80s, *everyone* liked cocaine
ButtTrumpett
I don’t like cocaine, I just like the way it smells.
AvidApostate
And yet they rewrote so much actual history that the movie is a disgrace to Freddie.
AusSpyder
Eh, I wouldn't say it was a disgrace exactly. I mean, the movie definitely gave you an idea that he was incredibly talented and cool. And >>
AusSpyder
While the movie make it look like he was gonna die a week after live aid, it really really made you feel a sense of loss knowing he was gone
AvidApostate
It gave the impression that he broke up the band, when he did not, and that he was the only one into sketchy shit, again not. The other //
AvidApostate
members of the band influenced the screenplay to make themselves look better, and Mercury look worse.