Lorraine Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 What dental surgery did he need and never had? If my voice was my livelihood, I wouldn't have taken a chance either. I suppose it's assumed, but I do recall something in a documentary about his protruding teeth causing some grief. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6KIKl08Ouo/TmSCsmJBKKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/JHZyoiJ1fsg/s1600/tumblr_lqnasa4B9P1r2riy9o1_500.jpg I don't understand why he didn't have them taken care of when he was young. He came from a wealthy family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW84 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Man-oh-man, Freddie's vocal solo in the Sydney 85 show is pretty wild. Some of the highest notes I've heard him sing - around 25:45 https://www.youtube....h?v=LolZWpMFnAQ Even when Freddie was dying, he still sounded phenomenal. An amazing human being.Freddie wasn't sick in 85, he was diagnosed with full blown AIDS in 87. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Man-oh-man, Freddie's vocal solo in the Sydney 85 show is pretty wild. Some of the highest notes I've heard him sing - around 25:45 https://www.youtube....h?v=LolZWpMFnAQ Even when Freddie was dying, he still sounded phenomenal. An amazing human being.Freddie wasn't sick in 85, he was diagnosed with full blown AIDS in 87.I know that. You read what I wrote the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Mercury's stage performance makes me laugh, too, but it really is a joyful, admiring laugh. He wasn't serious, was he?This, for some reason, made me think of when Sid Vicious walked in on a Queen recording session. I had to google it: Queen and The Sex Pistols were recording albums in London's West End when Sid Vicious wandered into the wrong studio to find Mercury alone at the piano." "Ah, Freddie Mercury, still bringing ballet to the masses are you?" hissed Vicious. "Oh yes, Mr. Ferocious, dear," Mercury bit back. 'We are doing our best." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Freddie would have turned 70 today. He will not grow old. Still missed.Unlike Hatchet Pete the oldest old man in the history of the stratosphere! :codger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW84 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Man-oh-man, Freddie's vocal solo in the Sydney 85 show is pretty wild. Some of the highest notes I've heard him sing - around 25:45 https://www.youtube....h?v=LolZWpMFnAQ Even when Freddie was dying, he still sounded phenomenal. An amazing human being.Freddie wasn't sick in 85, he was diagnosed with full blown AIDS in 87.I know that. You read what I wrote the wrong way.Oh, sorry, my bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Question for all QUEEN fans here. If you had to get just one DVD of Queen Live in concert - which one would you get? Edited September 20, 2016 by Lorraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Montreal or Wembley, Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 A Night At The Odeon. Spectacular. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 MontrealWembleyA Night At The Odeon Pick one of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 MontrealWembleyA Night At The Odeon Pick one of the three. To be fair, Wembley is Queen at their bells & whistles best. It's ALL there. And Freddie is as we remember him. Montreal is great because the setlist is NUTS, Brian played with a bad dose of flu & it's a raw performance, Sheer Heart Attack is immense, plus you get I'm In Love with My Car & a timpani solo from Rog. IIRC, this DVD box also contains the immortal Live Aid performance. Odeon, it's the vigour & passion of a young band that sells it, and the set. So, of the 3, if I was to recommend, Wembley, by a hair over Montreal. Hungarian Rhapsody is also pretty sweet, as is Live At The Rainbow. Live In Rio, they were a bit under-par. So, yes, Wembley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 MontrealWembleyA Night At The Odeon Pick one of the three. Montreal is my fav out of thoes. Freddie in great voice wonderful set. only downside- Dead crowd. and Freddie calls them on it, lol Wembley is great for the crowd. but the setlist is just OK.......and Freddie's voice is pretty shot. Never seen the thrid one. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 How is Freddie's voice shot by the time of Wembley? He sounded good to me up to his last album. But I'm no Queen expert by any means. Not challenging you. I'm not as up on Queen as I am on Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 How is Freddie's voice shot by the time of Wembley? He sounded good to me up to his last album. But I'm no Queen expert by any means. Not challenging you. I'm not as up on Queen as I am on Rush. i honestly don't know for sure why. i think it was the last show or close to the last show of a long tour. also sadly the last tour in hindsight as. he was getting sick at the time........so that too. but vocals aside, he was ever the showman at that concert. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 No one, no one, can beat Freddie when it comes to being a showman. He loved that audience, and they loved him. This was his best moment: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 No one, no one, can beat Freddie when it comes to being a showman. He loved that audience, and they loved him. This was his best moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7m_VzpwNv8M it really is amazing when you contrast that with offstage freddie. he was quite shy and Rarely gave 1 on 1 interviews. go figure, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 He had a rare gift. I forget who it was that said he saved that Live AIDS concert. When he came out on stage, the whole place changed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Freddie sings the sh!t out of this one, a nice little Roger Taylor rocker: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Freddie sings the sh!t out of this one, a nice little Roger Taylor rocker: Lol, that's literally my least favorite Queen song ever. Approximately the only thing they ever put on a record that comes off as filler to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Freddie passed away 25 years ago yesterday. I found out on the news 25 years ago this morning. FWIW, Queen On Air is out, all their BBC sessions and interviews. Some of the sessions are truly incendiary. A few have been available on bootleg for years esp the 1977 session & Golders Green 1973 gig, but they've been cleaned up & sound amazing. 8 tracks were originally on Queen At The Beeb. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Freddie sings the sh!t out of this one, a nice little Roger Taylor rocker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3HqdnYmoo Lol, that's literally my least favorite Queen song ever. Approximately the only thing they ever put on a record that comes off as filler to me. Guess you haven't heard "Flash Gordon" or "Hot Space"!I always liked the R Taylor tunes, for the most part, as they were pretty good rockers ("Modern Times Rock and Roll", "Sheer Heart Attack", and yes, "Coming Soon")! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Freddie passed away 25 years ago yesterday. I found out on the news 25 years ago this morning. FWIW, Queen On Air is out, all their BBC sessions and interviews. Some of the sessions are truly incendiary. A few have been available on bootleg for years esp the 1977 session & Golders Green 1973 gig, but they've been cleaned up & sound amazing. 8 tracks were originally on Queen At The Beeb. I think I will make it a Queen day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Freddie sings the sh!t out of this one, a nice little Roger Taylor rocker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3HqdnYmoo Lol, that's literally my least favorite Queen song ever. Approximately the only thing they ever put on a record that comes off as filler to me. Guess you haven't heard "Flash Gordon" or "Hot Space"!I always liked the R Taylor tunes, for the most part, as they were pretty good rockers ("Modern Times Rock and Roll", "Sheer Heart Attack", and yes, "Coming Soon")! Actually I have heard Hot Space, many times, and it's a very very underrated album with a plethora of good tracks and a few career highs. Only slightly worse than The Game. Flash Gordon is the only album I haven't heard in it's entirety (I managed to skip it in my chronological collection of every Queen studio album over the course of my four years of high school, yes I did that), but I have seen the Flash Gordon movie in it's entirety, and the soundtrack was easily the best part (not saying much). I love most of Roger's tracks too. More Of That Jazz, Tenement Funster, and Fight From The Inside are just a few examples of his great rockers. However, Coming Soon, for me, has always lacked any particularly interesting aspects and just doesn't rock enough or have enough to it for me to enjoy it as a simple rocker. It's catchy, and monotonous, that's all I really get out of it. I'm glad many people can enjoy it, but I am not among them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 QUEEN TOUR QUEEN TOUR QUEEN TOUR YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!! http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-announce-25-date-north-american-tour/ I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Also I got the 6 CD On Air box for Christmas. It's excellent, interviews and all. I'd heard a number of the sessions before, sure, and the number of versions of Ogre Battle and Son And Daughter now on my iPod is kind of hilarious, but it's well worth it. Like someone said early the sessions are incendiary indeed, and the live bits are equally thrilling. Especially notable is It's Late, which has the weirdest possible bits of Get Down, Make Love surgically inserted into it to make it something like the epic I thought it would be when I first saw the run time on NOTW, lol. Anyway this is a great set and QUEEN REIGNS!!!!! YES YES YES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR YES!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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