Simviation Forum - Freddie Mercury...

Nov 24^th, 2005 at 3:57pm

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Died on this day 14 years ago, the day after he announced he was HIV+...

Great man, great music...

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Reply #1 - Nov 24^th, 2005 at 4:53pm

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I can't believe it has been that long..... time to put some Queen on the stereo methinks 8)

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Reply #2 - Nov 24^th, 2005 at 5:23pm

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"Bohemian Rhapsody" is their only good song.

The rest of their music is entirely destroyed by Mercury's annoying higly mpitched hissing "s".

*Shivers*

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Reply #3 - Nov 24^th, 2005 at 7:59pm

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Are you insane? ???

In terms of Rock Freddy Mercury did not have a high pitched voice. In fact throughout the 80's the drummer sang most of the high parts, have you heard classics like Don't Stop Me Now, Tie Your Mother Down and Tear It Up? Those songs are classic macho rock songs.

I'm a fan of all Queen's work even some of their more poppy later efforts. Freddy was the ultimate showman and on stage was no more camp than Robert Plant ever was lol. Offstage was a different matter however lol.

I saw Queen + Paul Rodgers in July and I think it was tastefully done in that they did not try to replace Freddy. Oh and Fat Bottomed girls was really good when done by Paul.

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Reply #4 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 7:51am

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Are you insane? ???

In terms of Rock Freddy Mercury did not have a high pitched voice.

I was referring to his annoying "s".

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Reply #5 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 7:54am

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In terms of Rock Freddy Mercury did not have a high pitched voice. In fact throughout the 80's the drummer sang most of the high parts,

The Drummer (Roger Taylor) went to the same secondary school as me. Legend has it that the careers master back then told him that he'd better get studying for a proper job because he would never make any money out of drumming.

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Reply #6 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 12:57pm

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The only Queen songs I like are Bohemian Rhapsody and Bicycle Race. Great band though.

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Reply #7 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 1:14pm

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An amazing performer... too bad. I bet he'd still be rocking (and lisping)...

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Reply #8 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 2:19pm

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He might have been a homosexual - but that makes no difference. He was one of the best singers out there.

I like all of them, but Don't Stop Me Now, Bohemian Rhapsody, Hammer To Fall and I Want To Break Free are my favourite Queen songs.

*STUPID QUESTION TIME*
Who came first? Queen or the Bee Gees? They were brilliant themselves (for someone my age I certainly have a different taste in music to all the other people my age)

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Reply #9 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 2:30pm

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*STUPID QUESTION TIME*
Who came first? Queen or the Bee Gees? They were brilliant themselves (for someone my age I certainly have a different taste in music to all the other people my age)

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The Bee Gees. They've been preforming since the early 1960's. Grin

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Reply #10 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 2:33pm

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The Bee Gees. They've been preforming since the early 1960's.

Ah!

*Whistles 'Stayin' Alive to self*

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Reply #11 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 3:50pm

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He might have been a homosexual

I don't think he was entirely sure himself...

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Reply #12 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 5:13pm

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He did have a long term hetrosexual relationship with a rather charming young lady (who I cannot for the life of me remember the name of!) for many years....

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Reply #13 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 5:48pm

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I liked Queen from the moment I heard their first record. They were refreshingly different & obviously very talented. Not so keen on the camp presentation & I would rather listen to them than watch but that's a matter of preference. Freddie Mercury was not only a talented performer, he was also a brilliant pianist & songwriter.

I was never so keen on the Bee Gees although they had many hit records over a long period of time. They apparently released several records in Australia before coming back to Britain to try their luck. (The three brothers were born on the Isle of Man. The Gibb family then moved to Manchester before emigrating to Australia in 1958 soon after Andy was born.) Robert Stigwood (an associate of Beatles manager Brian Epstein) gave them a 5 year contract on the same day they auditioned for him. Their first hit in the UK & US was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" in 1967 which was a pretty conventional pop song for the time. http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Bee-Gees/New-York-Mining-Disaster-1941.html
They didn't adopt their well-known falsetto disco style until some time later. Discos hadn't been invented in 1967.

While I remember all this I have to admit looking up the dates as I was never that interested in them. http://www.classicbands.com/beegees.html

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Reply #14 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 6:46pm

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Bizarrely enough, some of my favourite Queen songs are those written/sung by Brian May or those written by the bass player John Deacon...

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Reply #15 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 7:16pm

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If you want to hear a high voice, listen to a song by Rush. Tongue

Freddie Mercury was a great singer though. Too bad.

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Reply #16 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 7:37pm

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NEVER ....... EVER........ knock Queen ........If Freddy was still alive they would be blasting everything out of the water. Classic band ....... classic music.

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Reply #17 - Nov 26^th, 2005 at 4:04pm

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I just caught the end of this programme on BBC Radio 2.

I WILL NOT LET YOU GO: THE BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY STORY

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/queen.shtml

It's very interesting indeed & recommended for any Queen fan. Unfortunately I missed half of it but if it's like most Radio 2 programmes it should be possible to listen to it online at any time during the following week. I'm not sure how long it takes for them to post a link.

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