Freddie Mercury - Hot Space Tour VOCAL RANGE

[@CookieFXTM12]

2:51 the tone, perfect.

[@gabrielcueva3379]

I agree

[@gandalfhan]

Seeing Freddie at 11:09 without his microphone stand extremely odd.

[@larissanascimento1035]

Legendary vocalist! It's amazing to see his powerful vocals live! even though he doesn't have vocal care. He drank and smoked a lot but did not lose his virtuosity and potency.

[@hankthefarmer4433]

Actually he didn't smoke. In every interview you see him having a cigarette which was just because he needed something in his hands. Watch how he smokes during interviews. Not really an expert to say the least.

[@ThorSuzuki1]

@@hankthefarmer4433 Huh, ofcourse he smoked...

[@hankthefarmer4433]

@@ThorSuzuki1 Lot's of people around him including Paul Prenter, Jim Hutton and other have said that he mostly had them in his hand to play with, smoking them almost never over the lungs. I think it's stated in the book by Jim Hutton

[@lessalazar9068]

​@@ThorSuzuki1 He didn't really smoke. He, I don't know what you call it, sucked in with his mouth but didn't actually inhale it.

[@dr.clorox7771]

The amount of effort and research that goes into these videos is amazing. Keep it up :))

[@RickerbyMusic]

Love this video and the live versions of the Hot Space songs. I think due to the lukewarm reception of the album, the band went overboard trying to blow people away with the Hot Space songs live, hence Freddie really going for it with the roaring high notes

[@rickysld]

Yeah, all the hot space songs sound much better live. The Euro leg was incredible for Freddie's voice, I wouldn't say so for the other two. Still good though

[@MrFusion]

The Hot Space songs are also just hard as fuck to sing, lot of B4s-C#5s

[@happylemming6343]

6:41-6:44 I thing it's the only time he's ever done that(3 C5's in the same place)

[@luiseliendo2007]

Check out the game tour vocal range. He also did that...

[@kilgore1863]

@@luiseliendo2007 which show and song?

[@luiseliendo2007]

@@kilgore1863 Dragon Attack Live at Frankfurt 1980.

[@rickysld]

Action this day best hot space song. Change my mind

[@chickenmen2105]

Fr action this day and back chat are bangers live

[@BenMurphy-go2ks]

Staying Power is a big contender, at least the really good versions are. I actually quite like the album version as well, which is apparently an unpopular opinion.

[@rickysld]

@@BenMurphy-go2ks Yes, staying power is a good song as well, both live and studio version. One that I don't really like is "put out the fire"

[@Shebznfn]

@@rickysld you dont like Put Out the Fire, thats my favorite song D: i also like Dancer and Cool Cat

[@sub-ne8qv]

Hey finally somebody thinks action this day is the best song on Hot Space

[@Shebznfn]

Before watching this: i better see wurzburg in here. Edit: im satisfied, finally i see someone give wurzbrug the respect it deserves, however why didnt you include the C5 in Dragon Attack from there. Also THANK YOU for giving tokorozowa the resect it deserves, freddie was unstable but not WEAK like many people think at that show, in fact he was quite strong throughout the show.

[@BenMurphy-go2ks]

Yeah, when Freddie’s voice holds together at Tokorozawa, it actually works very well, like the fact he sustains the A4 ‘fighting’ on WATC is ridiculous when he had last done that at Montreal on the US leg (may be wrong on that), just a shame his voice has other plans after that. EDIT: Freddie also sustains the A4 “fighting” at Toronto.

[@happylemming6343]

This show is better than any Zurich show from any year you take

[@BenMurphy-go2ks]

@@happylemming6343 I will contest, Zurich 78, 79, and the 1st ‘82 shows are actually pretty good, even if the singing is a bit rough, the band play far better, where Tokorozawa features the break-neck speeds on songs which is common of that part of the HS tour.

[@lauti.b9750]

@@BenMurphy-go2ks I was quite unstable and weak because it was the end of a very long tour His voice decalmed the works tour so much because his technique was bad for such a tight schedule. In the Magic I don't know why, but his technique was far better, and he held up quite well on the Magic tour with his exceptions.

[@CookieFXTM12]

the Bb4s in the first verse of Bohemian Rhapsody on this tour undoubtedly sound the most energetic of all time, almost as powerful as those on the Magic Tour

[@VLP465]

THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD. Thank you very much for doing it. FREDDIE MERCURY, I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SHARE IT GENERATION AFTER GENERATION!!!. 💪👍👏😊 ESTO ES LO MEJOR QUE HE ESCUCHADO. Muchas gracias por hacerlo. ¡¡¡FREDDIE MERCURY, HARÉ TODO LO QUE PUEDA PARA COMPARTIRLO GENERACIÓN TRAS GENERACIÓN!!!.👏❤️💪🤗

[@mariaroqueta3135]

The ending jamn session having fun and simply rockn was AMAZING!!!♥️

[@annegarrigou8249]

Somptueux merveilleux travail un immmmmennn’se MERCI 🙏 c’est attachant plein de bons souvenirs remplis de BEAUTÉ merci de cet hommage grandiose Freddie LA LÉGENDE

10:52 Checkmate Tokorozawa 1982 haters

[@marionimarshali1644]

Freddie,beautiful,lovly great singer ,fantastik vocalist))))))😘🌹

[@СветланаГалкина-д6ф]

Он великий музыкант и певец! Я преклоняюсь перед ним! Браво!!!!!!!!

[@elietehakim8524]

FREDDIE MERCURY ETERNO SHOW saudades é maravilhoso 🎤🎹🎼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@alexsentertainmentplace809]

It’s so weird how Freddie’s vocal prime Ends right after MK

[@nunosa528]

he changed his vocal technique during the break after MK. He in Montreal is putting so much pressure on chest notes during the concert that he can't climb to higher notes. he actually started the show asking Bryan to lower the key on Rock It and he made a "Magic Tour" belting in "thaaaAAAat rock'n roll" part.

[@t0ni._.052]

whats mk

[@rickysld]

Milton Keynes concert, on June the 5th, 1982.

[@scenes4626]

@@t0ni._.052 This concert your watching right now

[@alessandro102]

Adoro lo show di takorozawa... La sua voce assomiglia a quella del tour di the works ma è molto più elastica (anche se ovviamente è stanca essendo uno degli ultimi show)

[@marriusmal]

Diciamo che se avesse avuto questa voce durante il the works tour sarebbe stato incredibile.

[@chickenmen2105]

My favorite 80s tour!

[@sub-ne8qv]

Dude I never thought you'd continue this series, if this series ended I hope you actually make a full compilation of the complete vocal range of Freddie Mercury. If you want to, also could you make a game tour vocal range?It's up to you Sorry for my terrible grammar I'm not really fluent Also didn't expected that Freddie was amazing in Hot space tour

[@rickysld]

I'll get to it someday. I'll prob do Game tour next, but I'll take a little break now.

[@lilvegan2002]

@@rickysld sounds fair enough! You deserve it my dude!

[@sub-ne8qv]

@@rickysld stay safe there dude have fun on your break

[@nunosa528]

@@sub-ne8qv he sang amazingly during the european Hot Space tour. if you exclude the inconsistent concerts for 9th April to 20th April, basically all concerts show a Freddie singing better than ever.

[@lilvegan2002]

My favorite video of yours so far.

[@alexsentertainmentplace809]

THIS IS SO WELL DONE MY MAN

[@FreddieBechiarelli]

Freddie Mercury is a great voice. Magnificent

[@iamjudy6518]

Euro Hot Space = all Bb4s first verse on Borhap

[@mariagladisledesmahernande8117]

De cualquier lugar, que lo fotografiaran ers hermoso!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@CookieFXTM12]

incredible

[@iamjudy6518]

I love this tour!

[@judy98]

80s or general?

[@judy98]

Ok

[@judy98]

@@matiaseee8273 Yep

[@Fan-lm3vb]

@@matiaseee8273 what about NOTW?

[@Annie-mz8ph]

I love queen forever❤❤

[@Shelly_95]

3:38 A4/Ab4/A4

[@rickysld]

Thank you for 300 subs btw

Now you need 400 subs!

[@rickysld]

Looking forward to them ;)

[@thepacmanface3815]

Thats alright girl you deserve more subs

[@lilvegan2002]

@@thepacmanface3815 who are you talking to?

[@rickysld]

@@thepacmanface3815 I'm a boy but it's ok ;)

[@anitabuze3882]

♥️I LOVE HIM ALL FREDDIE ♥️ EVERYTING SONGS IT'S BEAUTIFUL FREDDIE MERCURY STILL ALIVE IN MY HEART- I MISS YOU EVERY DAY...♥️♥️♥️ THANK YOU 🇵🇱

[@me8797]

I actually think Euro Hot Space Tour was vocally even better than Crazy Tour. I just love Freddie's voice and tone

[@MrFusion]

It's hard for me to decide if it's better. On the Crazy Tour Freddie was daring on nearly every song, while on the Euro he's daring on less songs in comparison. Like, compare Somebody To Love and Save Me between tours and the Crazy Tour versions beat them out, but songs like Action This Day and Staying Power are fucking crazier than some of the vocals on The Crazy Tour. I think it's more of a preference as to whether you prefer insane vocals on about half the songs to excellent vocals on most songs if that makes any sense.

[@spider-man120]

I think it got worse cause the reception towards the Hot Space album, the band were fighting a lot because of it, you can see it really show in the NA Hot Space Tour. The UK leg was there best leg in the 80’s musically and vocally, I think Japan would have better if they were in a better mood, but lowkey losing the US really made them lose interest and almost broke up the band.

[@iamjudy6518]

Not only UK but for me Euro leg (April-June) is the best leg of 80s

[@iamjudy6518]

I think cause why Euro leg is the best leg of 80s perhaps from successful of greatest hits album and under pressure

[@lauti.b9750]

Tokorozawa has good moments i can't believe it, nothing is worse than japan jazz tour concerts

[@BaronessFahrenheit]

Fantastic work!

[@alexsentertainmentplace809]

I have watched this video a few times now

[@tonjametanoia]

8:08 was Hamburg, not Munich.

[@rickysld]

Fuck. I always have to screw up something 😒

[@rickysld]

Thanks for letting me know, I'll put that in the description

[@larissanascimento1035]

It is worth pointing out the great importance of Roger to help Freddie with some songs!

[@lilvegan2002]

This is about freddies vocal range not roger's, but indeed that your idea is worth doing on a video. Maybe someday ill ask Ricardo for a video totally aimed at contemplating roger's vocal. Meanwhile i totally satisfied with his services to the queen fandom and i think you should too. All in good time fella!

[@FreddieBechiarelli]

It’s great j’adore

[@larcsivegh1260]

LEGEND

[@iamjudy6518]

Milton Keynes is the best 80s show for me!

[@ТатьянаКоврова-х4ь]

Потрясающе прекрасный , люблю тебя ! ! !

[@frannpoveda]

fantástic video!! one thing: so when do you consider the band start to not having fun anymore? Thanks!!

[@rickysld]

Alright, so, there are some shows in the American leg that aren't really that great for them so yeah, they weren't always in the best mood. Anyways I feel like the band started to play the shows just because they have to in mid works.

[@frannpoveda]

@@rickysld any specific shows that you remember for this reason? Heard that maybe East Rutherford can be? (Also in the Works Tour)

[@Jules-jf4dv]

Now I'm Here to Dragon Attack is fantastic, I don't know how anyone can not like Tokorozawa show

[@judy98]

Becuase Freddie has pool voice :)

[@alexsentertainmentplace809]

Also now I’m here too dragon attack was literally on the whole tour

[@MrFusion]

That whole medley is really great

[@CookieFXTM12]

1:33 the version of 2669 that worked

[@angelesllorentellorente8648]

Buen trabajo sigue analizando por fa eres crack 👍

[@FreddieBechiarelli]

Great performances vocals

[@dianecourtney2724]

TY !

[@coolestvideoproductions7375]

🎵 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH 🎵 (8:43 - 8:51)

[@CookieFXTM12]

I don't understand why the "throughs" of the first verse of Bohemian Rhapsody are out of tune (if sung with Bb4 phrasing) in any version of the Hot Space tour

[@timthatguitarboiiiiiiiiii3742]

good man

[@rickysld]

Whew

[@rickysld]

You commented very quickly

[@rickysld]

Thanks!

[@timthatguitarboiiiiiiiiii3742]

@@rickysld quick to reply

[@angel7581]

Браво 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 👑 👑 👑 👑 👑

[@emitwilson8906]

Please do NOTW next

[@rii1240]

First d6 whistle is headvoice

[@luisxd3708]

Yes

[@matteomorici7554]

Matteo KZbin QUEEN

[@gpesalazar]

Yo tengo una duda ¿Apareció en conciertos europeos portando nuestro sombrero de charro? Por fis ayuda

[@dylanrinker6831]

Guess we're not getting the works OR the magic tour.

[@sheatiller2465]

8:21 definitely no D5 there, C#5.

[@crazymilojko3996]

Hey Ricky, in your opinion the best Hammer to Fall on the Magic Tour?

[@rickysld]

1st Vienna

[@crazymilojko3996]

@@rickysld And im sorry again, Whats the Best Tie your Mother down on the magic tour awell

[@rickysld]

1st Leiden or Stockholm. My favorite version is 1st Wembley though. 2nd Leiden is good as well, it's got a nice C5 and Knebworth's got a very powerful A4 at the end. The magic tour is a fun tour for that song, most of the versions are amazing.

[@mjch293]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@spider-man120]

Those A4’s in NIH 😩

[@tonjametanoia]

5:47 it's Hamburg again😂

[@rickysld]

Fuck

[@rickysld]

I screwed all the locations up

[@Jdud.]

@@rickysld it is not that the entire video was screwed up In any case, just put a correction in the description when you have time

[@rickysld]

I’m pretty sure I already did it at the time

[@trentoninnewjersey]

Why was this tour SO LONG? Don’t they understand that Freddie’s godlike voice also needs rest?

[@ISRAEL631]

3:37 what song is this?

[@chewymew]

It's "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"

[@Jdud.]

I'm no the biggest fan of hot space tour but 7:25 this is a big middle finger to newcastle 79

[@thepacmanface3815]

and then you hear glasgow

[@Jdud.]

@@thepacmanface3815 it's also a middle finger to glasgow

[@thepacmanface3815]

@@Jdud. ok but newcastle and glasgow does middle finger to cologne with those carry on!

[@Jdud.]

@@thepacmanface3815 in that yes But the C5 in Colonge is ridiculously strong

[@syarifd5605]

You forgot C#7 and D7 vocals on the hot space tour

[@max101victory]

Where are they?

[@luisxd3708]

@@max101victoryEdimburgo C#7

[@luisxd3708]

@@max101victory live in lil"te saint denis : D7

[@alessandro102]

Ora me lo pappo

[@rickysld]

Hahahah ok

[@shackinternational]

There are some mistakes. Many A4 are in fact Ab4, for example play the game song. It can’t be A4. Maybe the poor quality of some recordings are to blame...

[@anshshah4927]

Play the game doesn't have Ab4 in its key

[@luisxd3708]

in live in ediburgh : C#7 xd live at the budokai :B6 sapporo :G6 live in madinson square : B6-A6 live in lil"te saint denis : D7 xd

[@infernow2125]

D3 is quite the high note for the lowest of the entire tour

[@rickysld]

I know, a D3 is not low at all. Anyways, Freddie doesn't usually sing low. Idk why

[@rickysld]

When he worked with Montserrat Caballe, she asked him to sing in his natural baritone range (high end of the 2nd octave and low end of the 3rd octave, like the beginning of the golden boy) but he replied to her that it was not the way he sang and that he wasn't even sure if his fans would recognise him. I guess he just didn't want to sing low for some reason. He sounded good anyways though

[@infernow2125]

@@rickysld I'll tell you the secret to why Freddie didn't like to sing low at all.. He was actually a tenor. While he could go down to a bass baritone low F2 his voice would only get really big above F#4, which is typical for tenors, a baritones voice (like my own) gets big around D#4 which is a 3 semitones down. Also if Freddie was truly a baritone with a 4 octave range he couldve gone down to atleast D2 in chest (source: I'm a baritone with a relatively big range and can go down to A#1 in chest, also look at baritones like David Bowie and Elton John for example) Fred could sing in the baritone range, but the lower end would lose power, tho you see him go down to G2-B2 on most tours

[@rickysld]

My lowest note is C#2 and I start to struggle with E4s, a D#4 is already on the high end for me. I never went past a G4 in chest voice (even though it's not pure chest voice bc it all resonates in the head and I have to support it with a lot of breath). Watching it from my pov, yes, I can say that I struggle much less with low notes than Freddie does, so I would call him a Tenor as well. Anyways I think that his voice became more "baritonish" in the works tour (especially in those Milan gigs). If you watch my works and magic tour vocal range videos you can see that the lowest note on those tours are respectively A2 (for the Magic tour) and G2 (for the works tour) so I would say that in that period he was an high baritone. Anyways, Montserrat Caballé (which knows definitely much more than me about singing) called him a baritone so idk

[@infernow2125]

@@rickysld a persons voicetype doesnt change while their range and tone can. Especially if they are already older

[@pauliun954]

What is the difference between a G4 and an AB4?

[@max101victory]

G4 is one semitone below Ab4

[@pauliun954]

@@max101victory Im sorry, G#4 and an AB4

[@CookieFXTM12]

G#4 and A♭4 are the same note with different nomenclatures, the same for B♭4 and A#4

[@CookieFXTM12]

@@max101victory no, it's just a half tone, not even a one note higher than a G4

[@pauliun954]

@@CookieFXTM12 Ah ok, B#4? Cb5?

[@Chrick_]

9:26 *Mariah Carey triggered*

[@Bike-ud3fg]

Tokorozawa is still bad show however

[@BuddyNika]

I saw them in Philly, Billy Squire opened for them....AMAZING BAND, SQUIRE WAS EXCELLENT TOO.