mortified
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
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Post by mortified on Aug 5, 2020 9:50:19 GMT
Anybody else think Tie Your Mother Down is definitely influenced by Quo? Status Queen To quote post Alan Quo... Not at all Sounds more influenced by The Sweet and glam pop. I guess it's sort of in the same vein being relatively simple blues based rock. But I never really ever drew comparisons. It certainly stood out on A Day At The Races though. As Queen became more and more popular, I started to move away from them. Loved the first three albums. Then it seemed to become the Freddie show. Typical really. Always out of step with the rest of the world when it came to music Me that is
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Aug 5, 2020 11:19:10 GMT
Post by frozenhero on Aug 5, 2020 11:19:10 GMT
It's something I only really noticed when I heard the studio version - and I got a distinct Roll Over Lay Down vibe from it. Given that Brian May wrote it, and he's a known Quo fan, it didn't seem like a tenuous connection (quonnection?). But maybe that's just me...
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mortified
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Posts: 5,861
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Aug 5, 2020 13:06:04 GMT
Post by mortified on Aug 5, 2020 13:06:04 GMT
It's something I only really noticed when I heard the studio version - and I got a distinct Roll Over Lay Down vibe from it. Given that Brian May wrote it, and he's a known Quo fan, it didn't seem like a tenuous connection (quonnection?). But maybe that's just me... I think it's a song a Quo fan would probably like. Generally speaking that is. I know I did/do. I always identified with the heavier side of Queen. Or the rockier side, put it that way. Always thought Roger Taylor was a better singer than Freddie. But Freddie was obviously a better showman. And that counts. A lot. Anyway, different topic I suppose. Moving on.... See what I did there?
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Post by frozenhero on Aug 5, 2020 16:34:10 GMT
It's something I only really noticed when I heard the studio version - and I got a distinct Roll Over Lay Down vibe from it. Given that Brian May wrote it, and he's a known Quo fan, it didn't seem like a tenuous connection (quonnection?). But maybe that's just me... Always thought Roger Taylor was a better singer than Freddie. But Freddie was obviously a better showman. And that counts. A lot. I've never disagreed more with you. Freddie had an amazing voice - range, depth, control, variation; all off the limits. Just listen to Mustapha, Innuendo or, dare I say it, Bohemian Rhapsody - as overplayed as it is, it's a master lesson in singing (& a few other things). There were very few vocalists in rock who could compete with him. I think Chris Thompson comes close, maybe Ian Gillan and David Byron too. And (but then I would say that, wouldn't I?) Roland Orzabal. Roger is a one-trick pony. Sure, Freddie couldn't hit the high notes on the last few tours, so Roger had to cover those parts up, but I've only heard him sing in pretty much one mode.
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mortified
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Posts: 5,861
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Aug 6, 2020 5:29:43 GMT
Post by mortified on Aug 6, 2020 5:29:43 GMT
Always thought Roger Taylor was a better singer than Freddie. But Freddie was obviously a better showman. And that counts. A lot. I've never disagreed more with you. Freddie had an amazing voice - range, depth, control, variation; all off the limits. Just listen to Mustapha, Innuendo or, dare I say it, Bohemian Rhapsody - as overplayed as it is, it's a master lesson in singing (& a few other things). There were very few vocalists in rock who could compete with him. I think Chris Thompson comes close, maybe Ian Gillan and David Byron too. And (but then I would say that, wouldn't I?) Roland Orzabal. Roger is a one-trick pony. Sure, Freddie couldn't hit the high notes on the last few tours, so Roger had to cover those parts up, but I've only heard him sing in pretty much one mode. Let's call it a preference then Did Freddie ever take lessons of some sort? Because the voice he displayed at Live Aid was a million miles from the one on the first three albums. Mind you, so was his physique! Anyway. Just saying. I thought Queen were better earlier in their career and it all became a bit bombastic for me.
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Aug 17, 2020 8:12:03 GMT
Post by frozenhero on Aug 17, 2020 8:12:03 GMT
I guess he developed his singing style over the years. And of course the voice ages too (plus all the party excesses that took their toll on live shows from 1978 onward), but there was an added depth complemented by his involvement with the world of opera (remember the collab with Montserrat Caballé) and of course, the fact that he knew he was ill, which informs songs such as "The Show Must Go On", another vocal tour-de-force.
As for developing singing styles, listen to Michael Sadler (a big admirer of Freddie) on the first three Saga albums and what happened after Rupert Hine told him to stop "singing like a choir boy". Or, well, a certain Mr Parfitt...
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Post by dennis on Aug 17, 2020 10:55:03 GMT
To quote post Alan Quo... Not at all Sounds more influenced by The Sweet and glam pop. I guess it's sort of in the same vein being relatively simple blues based rock. But I never really ever drew comparisons. It certainly stood out on A Day At The Races though. As Queen became more and more popular, I started to move away from them. Loved the first three albums. Then it seemed to become the Freddie show. Typical really. Always out of step with the rest of the world when it came to music Me that is You're not alone! I've only got the first three Queen albums, after that it was just the odd song I liked.
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