FREDDIE MERCURY nailing studio HIGH NOTES in LIVE performances (Pt.5)

[@rickysld]

Here are the answers to the little quiz at the end of the video: 1. Magic Tour (Munich, 29/6/1986) 2. Game Tour (Oakland, 14/7/1980) 3. Works Tour (Brussels, 24/8/1984) 4. Game Tour (Oakland, 14/7/1980) 5. Live Aid (London, 13/7/1985) 6. Magic Tour (Leiden, 11/6/1986) 7. Works Tour (Tokyo, 8/5/1985) 8. Works Tour (Sun City, 19/10/1984)

[@JulioCesar-zi3hi]

are you sure the first audio is from the magic tour?

[@rickysld]

@@JulioCesar-zi3hi Yep, 100% sure haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKHLpJiDf9CFic0

[@JulioCesar-zi3hi]

@@rickysld it seemed to be a 70s recording

[@rickysld]

I know! That’s exactly the point of that compilation. If I heard that recording, I would think it was from something like notw or jazz tour, but it’s actually from the Magic tour, nearly 10 years later. Same thing with the second one, it sounds a lot like the works tour, right? That shows that the “macho voice” was more intended that what people think. He sounded like that because he wanted to.

[@JulioCesar-zi3hi]

@@rickysld freedie's voice was really surprising, even more so on the magic tour, as he was out of nowhere doing a great show (vocally speaking) as in frejus. or he appeared in a very tired voice as in Zurich. and this "male voice" really surprised me to learn that he did it on purpose.

[@chickenmen2105]

The man had so many great nights in the live environment Between 77(euro races)-82(hot space) is really when he would hit higher 4th octave notes way more consistently. Such a great voice.

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

He's Always on fire!The best Singer of all the times!

[@ShanesQueenSite]

A phenomenal singer , I love his voice.

[@rickysld]

Best voice of all time ;)

[@rickysld]

@Entertainment Everywhere You don’t. It gives it to you automatically

[@rickysld]

Pretty much right when I upload the video, it’s an automatic thing.

[@tube4beno]

Better in live than in studio !!

[@wheredchhasnoname]

Is This The World We Created was a unique surprise!

[@jaytwolly]

7:28 a good surprise I like it 🥰

[@JesonWu-z9d]

The pick for If You Can’t Beat Them 1st chorus could’ve been Dallas 1978 (though that version was a huge mixed-bag of nailing 1st verse & chorus and cracking horribly in 2nd verse & last chorus xD)

[@marionimarshali1644]

Marion@freddie fantastik Фредди, Любымий, Обожаю, 🍓🌹🍷

[@CookieFXTM12]

I believe that his voice has changed a bit, and it is noticeable in some songs sung live on different tours, in the 70s his voice really sounded younger, but the difference was not so much in Freddie's voice itself, but in wear hers, being a better way to use his voice to sing high notes in full voice and not in falsetto or head voice, at the same time that his voice has changed, Freddie discovered his powerful voice in a deeper tone, not that he can't sing like that, there are many moments in the 80's that Freddie sang in his softest voice

[@axelpotato8561]

Sorry but i m love with my car

[@CookieFXTM12]

@@axelpotato8561 I have hemorrhoids

[@axelpotato8561]

@@CookieFXTM12 I'm mr.bad guy they're all afraid of me

[@CookieFXTM12]

@@axelpotato8561 I'm burnin' through the sky yeah , 200 degrees that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

[@axelpotato8561]

@@CookieFXTM12 Buddy you are boy young man shaving in the streets gonna be a big man someday You big disgrace kickin your banner all over the place

[@lilack836]

That's Roger hitting the note at 5:27, 1st NY 78 and Dallas have Fred nailing it

[@brushqueen6668]

1. WATC Paris 6/14/1986 2.STL Oakland 7/14/1980 3. BoRhap Brussels 8/24/1984 4. BoRhap Oakland 7/14/1980 5 WWRY London 7/13/1985 6.BoRhap Leiden 6/11/1986 7.WATC Tokyo 5/8/1985 8.BoRhap Sun City 10/19/1984

[@vitormachado4877]

*If it weren't for the description, I would say: 1- 10:24 - seems to be from some presentation from the year 1980, the game. 2- 10:32 - Sounds like the The 84 tour. 3- 10:43 - Similar to Hot Space tour. 4- 10:49 - wow! looks like the presentation of A night at the opera. 5- 10:57 - It really sounds like an 80's performance. 6- 11:06 - Similar to Hot Space. 7- 11:15 - Also similar to Hot Space. 8- 11:27 - I would say it looks like Crazy Tour 79.

[@JimKara04]

11:06 is Magic tour -> Leiden 11/6/1986 11:27 is Works tour -> Sun City 19/10/1984

[@anitabuze3882]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 I LOVED VIDEO- GREAT MUSIC FREDDIE MERCURY AMAZING HOW EVER- I SEE YOU IN HEAVEN FREDDIE YOUR WONDERFUL I LOVE YOU ♥️♥️♥️

[@angelesllorentellorente8648]

Lo digo hasta la saciedad !!! gracias Queen ! !!!

[@debramoore7513]

I love the comparison studio vs live!!! I love the live version of ACTION THIS DAY in Milton Keynes. OMG - Freddie’s not from this world!! You are definitely entertaining us!! “Let Me Entertain You” like Queen says!

[@m1co294]

4:30 this line is one of my favorites live since he never really messed it up.

[@Jdud.]

9:35 yes it is a D5

[@geisage2438]

Sem discussão, simplesmente o melhor de todos! Eterno Freddie!

[@mariagladisledesmahernande8117]

¡¡¡¡¡ Hermoso tema!!!! Como todos los de Queen!!!!❤❤❤

[@max101victory]

Any chance of you doing another vocal range tour video? Those are always a huge pleasure to watch.

[@rickysld]

Yep, I’ll probably carry on doing that series until I finished all the tours. Ngl I feel like doing some early tours after all this 80s stuff

[@max101victory]

@@rickysld awesome to hear! I'm sure we are all really looking forward to it! Your last video on the Hot Space your actually sparked a bit of a debate on range planet on if certain notes should be counted towards Freddie's overall range or not, which was really cool to see.

[@riddlesford106]

I've already discovered the answers but here's what I guessed: 1. I could've sworn that was a NOTW version so I was shocked to find out it was from the Magic Tour! 2. Thought it was the Works Tour at first but then I recognised it as Oakland. 3. I recognised it. It's Brussels! 4. I thought it was NOTW again but turns out it was Oakland! 5. Knew it was Live Aid. I like how you used the audience recording to make it less obvious! 6. Leiden. I'd recognise that any day. 7. I thought it was Leiden too but I was again wrong. The only good Japan leg in my opinion! 8. Sun City. Was just listening to it earlier so it was fresh in my mind. Definitely do more of these quizzes! I didn't know the macho voice was put on, I thought it was the smoking that did that and then his younger voice came back when he stopped smoking at around '87. I still have a theory though that I don't know if anyone will agree with me on but I still think it's interesting. On the Crazy Tour and the early Game Tour shows, it seemed like his nodules weren't really affecting him anymore and if they were, he knew how to manage it. Then as soon as he started smoking, supposedly around that exact time, they became a problem again. Just compare Bohemian Rhapsody in Oakland to Montreal from just over a month later. Anyone else think that? Just me? Okay...

[@rickysld]

Actually, I’ve always wanted to make a “Queen live quiz” video where I play a little segment of a live performance and people have to guess what show it’s from, but I didn’t know if I was actually the only person wanting that so I just sneaked this little quiz at the end of a video to see how people reacted lmao

[@Shebznfn]

@@rickysld i would love that, that is a great idea!

[@alessandro102]

Love this type of videos

[@ritazellweger3040]

That was great!!! Thank you so much.😀

[@MrTerriers3]

Great Ricky thx

[@max101victory]

The return of greatness!

[@jonaton7910]

I think it was definitely intentional to add a darker and raspier tone to his voice. Although I remember someone saying (idk who, maybe one of the members) that he smoked to get a raspier/gritty tone. If that's true then he did force the voice but also smoked to help achieve it. But I mean Freddie always had a raspy tone when he belted even in the 70s, so it was always _there_ it just became more intense when he started forcing it more and as his voice got deeper from age. (Tho my theory is that he always had a deep voice but forced it to be high, but in the mid 80s he became more comfortable with it and embraced it plus it helped make his voice more powerful.) ~P.S- I don't know sh*t about music/singing so all the terms I used or knowledge I spouted is prob wrong lol this is all just a theory...A FRED THEORY. Thx for watching darling!

[@faultedsixsiege2676]

You're absolutely right. He already had a deep voice in 70s, but only in '78 (on the European leg of the NOTW tour). From '71 to '77 he just sung with his chest/full voice. It's much easier to sing that way even on quite high notes. In studio he also sometimes used it, but more often he used mixed and head voice. If you listen carefully, on the '78 leg of the NOTW tour Freddie lost his voice much faster, than on the '77 one because he purposely sung more aggressively and with a deeper tone. He still sung with his usual voice at some shows. Even in 80s he didn't lose his bright voice. But he didn't get back to it (almost) anymore.

[@queenlive92]

I give ideas Who wants to live forever Crazy little thing called love Radio gaga You're My Best Friend And maybe a we are the champions studio Phrasing in live performances compilation?

[@matteomorici7554]

Matteo KZbin QUEEN

[@Shebznfn]

9:35 is a D5 but its more of an overshot crack than a stable note. Also they did perform at montreal in 1982 but not in november like you mentioned in the video, im assuming you meant montreal 81?

[@rickysld]

Lmao I wrote 1982 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@rickysld]

Of course it’s 81 lol

[@shepchester3567]

I enjoy Freddie's vocals regardless how he chooses to sing, i.e. like studio or a different version, on any given live performance. But it puzzle's/irritates me that there are some, that are convinced that he was never capable of replicating studio vocals live!

[@Justicia007]

And this whole video is proof positive to the contrary! He could and did replicate the high notes live.... Sometimes sounding even better! But always just incredibly consistent throughout his career

[@shepchester3567]

@@Justicia007 totally agree, especially him sometimes sounding even better!

[@thepacmanface3815]

I got all the rights answers less the second one, good enough. :)

[@happylemming6343]

Could you do a part 6?

[@Master356yt]

9:33 Montreal 24/11/81*

[@deadontime6658]

1. Magic tour (but seems like 70s style) 2. Works tour (mb Rio concert) 3. The Game tour (really hard) 4. ADATR tour (also impossible for me) 5. Works tour (or Magic) 6. Magic tour (or Works xD) 7. Magic tour (hard) 8. Jazz tour (again hard) I'm sure i got less than 3 right xD

[@rickysld]

Thank you so much for this comment. This is really what I hoped people would do

[@deadontime6658]

@@rickysld can I ask you a question? What font do you use (text in the beginning of the video)?

[@rickysld]

I use the font from the Queen logo. It’s the one named “absolute greatest” in this link myqueencollection.com.ar/en/queen-fonts. On this website you can find pretty much all the Queen related fonts.

[@deadontime6658]

Thank you very much! :)

[@Master356yt]

6. Magic tour, Leiden

[@feduwtc]

i think that If Freddie stopped drinking and smoking way before he discovered he had AIDS, his voice would be perfect in 1985-1986, basically the same as the game tour

[@lauti.b9750]

hello you can make a ranking of versions of a kind of magic or someone to love but if it is from the second it is divided into two parts one from the 80s and another from the 70s , The best version of a kind of magic is by far the first Wembley which is Queen's best concert in my opinion and the best of someone to love exceeding the study is Montreal 1981

[@rickysld]

I honestly can’t tell if you’re kidding or not lmao. Anyways the best version of a kind of magic is by far 1st Leiden: He absolutely nails the song, it’s just as good as the studio version. About somebody to love, the thing is harder and there isn’t one specific best version of the song. Some say it’s 1st Newcastle, some say it’s hammy, some others say it’s Stockholm ‘78.

[@lauti.b9750]

@@rickysld at that time if he was saying it as a joke but what were the best versions if i was serious A capable kinda Magic could be done like you did with Who wants to live forever but it's a lot of work And somebody to love is just impossible He had been playing them live from '76 to '85

[@dumb861]

Why do you have no videos on their best song "don't stop me now"?

[@rickysld]

Hard song, never really nailed it live. It was only played on 2 tours, but considering one is the Jazz tour, you can’t really rely on that one for good vocals.

[@dumb861]

@@rickysld newcastle 1st night 1979, glasgow 1979, london 12/4/1979 , london hammersmith, newcastle 2nd night 1979

[@dumb861]

@@rickysld he NAILED don't stop me now in Glasgow, the rest are okay

[@rickysld]

@@dumb861 Those are just all the Crazy tour versions. Anyways, you can’t say he nailed the song if he hardly sang anything in the intro and he didn’t go for the “speed of light” Bb4. Those are the interesting notes for me, that I would put in a video. All the other notes are very average for the Crazy tour.

[@dumb861]

@@rickysld he nailed speed of light in Glasgow and sang part of the into in Hammersmith

[@thepacmanface3815]

6:52 A4

[@rickysld]

I’m actually pretty sure it’s an Ab4

[@anshshah4927]

@@rickysld yeah its Ab4 only

[@rickysld]

Yeah and he didn’t even go for it at Live Aid! That must be especially hard because of the breath or something

[@thepacmanface3815]

@@rickysld Idk sounds like A4 to me ;(, and i think he scoops the note on Frejus 1986

[@marriusmal]

1 out of 8 ahahahah

[@suede7799]

Dude can u make video about gary mullen ?

[@suede7799]

His voice is really similar to freddie Sometimes Search Love of my life live vid ! I want people know him

[@rickysld]

I’ve heard about him, but I wouldn’t make videos about him.

[@suede7799]

@@rickysld ok . What ever Thx for making queen videos !

[@Fan-lm3vb]

5:26 Why?

[@axelpotato8561]

I am in love with my car what i should do? ;)

[@Shebznfn]

1. That is 2nd munich from magic tour, i know that tone 100% 2. That is a works tour voice, imma say one of the birmingham shows or Nagoya/Osaka cuz the qualities the same. 3. Thats 1st brussels 84, I know that “Begun” from anywhere! Its unfortunate he sang the g4 on the next line tho D: 4 I genuinely dont know that one, i feel like its oakland 80 tho cuz he still has that tone. Freddie doesnt sing that way in the works or magic tour. I STG IF ITS ONE OF THE JAPAN 85 SHOWS IMMA FREAK! 5. You slick son of a bitch, you put in the audience recording for live aid thinking we would notice ;) 6. 6/11/1986, the only version of the magic tour where hit got hot-l space phrasing. 7. 5/8/1985, i know that A4 from anywhere, shows why the 85 leg has some of Freddie’s best singing technique. 8. Sun city, i know that “didnt mean” from anywhere. I also hate it :p

[@rickysld]

You nailed it! Thanks for the comment

[@Shebznfn]

WAIT NUMBER 2 IS OAKLAND?!?! WHAT THE HELL, there is no way.

[@Shebznfn]

@@rickysld brother you got me with the stl from oakland tho, i just listened to that version yesterday im such a dumbass, i cant believe that wasnt nagoya or sum shit.

[@rickysld]

@@Shebznfn Yeah, he’s got that Works tour tone even when he sings “but everybody wants to put me down...” Quite an interesting version considering that in Oakland he still had the crazy tour voice.

[@thepacmanface3815]

You past the exam