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Who was Freddie Mercury? Artistically speaking, he was a most versatile
singer with so ductile a voice that he could sing any music style. He was
a singer with many attributes such as power, variety, emotion, and
abundance. He
was capable of singing the most powerful rock or the sweetest ballad. He
possessed the ability of producing incredibly beautiful falsettos. Even
though he had the power and the register of an operatic singer he
succeeded in the realm of rock’n’roll. He could move audiences, make
people cry, laugh or get excited. He owned a most impressive charisma and,
as a result of this, he had the audience in the palm of his hand.
Undoubtedly, one of the smartest and most envied voices in the history of
music.
Freddie Mercury was a gifted pianist and a formidable composer as
well. He was a very energetic showman, but this was not something one
could acquire or learn , it was charisma, a natural gift coexisting in
harmony with his voice, his appearance, his delicate taste, and his
musical quality in the broadest sense
of the word. But it was not only his voice that rendered his performances
so appealing to people. Apart from his outstanding voice, he knew very
well how to put on a show.
Despite the fact that his piano sounded a bit
affected, a bit too Mozart-like, it still had a great touch. From the
point of view of a pianist, his approach was something unique. He was
rather eclectic as far as writing styles are concerned, from the operatic
'Bohemian Rhapsody', or the choral 'Somebody to Love', to the metallic rockish
sound of 'Princes of the Universe' or 'Stone Cold Crazy',
without forgetting to mention 'Seaside Rendezvous, 'Good Old-fashioned
Lover Boy', 'The Millionaire Waltz', or 'Killer
Queen' , all with a dixieland taste; ballads like 'Love of my Life'
or 'You Take my Breath Away'; anthems like 'We are the
Champions' or 'Friends will be Friends'; highway rock n’ pop
like 'Don’t Stop me Now' or 'Keep Passing the Open Windows',
rockabillies reminiscent of Elvis Presley such as 'Crazy Little Thing
Called Love' and 'Man on the Prowl'. A true Genius. It will
prove real hard to find another musician with such qualities, a musician
who combined his remarkable composition with an extraordinary
interpretation . We thank you, Freddie, for having shared your talent with
us!
This is not just
another site to praise Freddie. On this site we are going to offer you a
complete report about what it once was (and it still is) the superb voice
of Freddie Mercury. The idea is to provide the fans with the most
sophisticated and hard-to-find information about him. This site is
especially useful for singers and musicians who need this kind of data. In
the
Characteristics of his Voice
section you are going to find a complete report about Freddie’s vocal
style and further technical details regarding his phonation system. In the
Vocal History
section you will be able to appreciate the
gradual changes in Freddie’s voice throughout his years of fame. In the
Vocal
Harmonies
section you will find additional information
about how Queen (always with Freddie as its leader) managed to create
those choruses with such complex and highly produced effects. In the
Highest and
Lowest Notes
section you will have at
your disposal a table with the highest and the lowest notes Freddie
produced during his period of fame, including an audio file to download.
The Freddie Live
section refers to the precautions Freddie
took in order to keep his voice at its best and the different tricks he
made use of on stage. I hope you enjoy this site: The Voice: Freddie
Mercury.
All reports have been
made by Andrés Guazzelli, after long research. If you wish to use
some information from this site, you are allowed to, as long as you
mention the source.
It is important to
point out that throughout this site we will be using the American code.
This means you are not going to find Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, but C,
D, E, F, G, A, B respectively
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