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Freddie Mercury is still the best rock vocalist

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23qwerty

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jwk94 said:
What are some good Freddie songs? Never actually heard him.
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m_dorian

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Too many to count.
And it depends on each listener's mood.
Right now i am listening to Eric Burdon and the War's Tobacco Road.
This very moment Eric Burdon is the best rock vocalist.
 
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collige

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If we're talking from a purely technical perspective, sure.

If we're using charisma and creativity as measures, I give it to HR, no question.
 
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CHC

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He was pretty fucking cool, yeah. Always looked so overjoyed on stage. Even if you don't think he's "the best" (whatever that means), it's the objective truth that nobody had more fun doing it than he did.
 
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neurosisxeno

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DarkJediKnight said:
Sorry. No one touches Freddy Mercury. Rob Halford is close.

Did someone seriously say Vedder? He goes off key every concert at least once
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Most singers do. Mercury didn't even do a lot of the high notes in concert--for example I am yet to hear a live version of Under Pressure where he even tries to go high like he does in the album version. Shit, I go higher doing that song for Karaoke than Freddy does in most of their recorded live performances. Obviously he has a smoother voice across the board than I could even dream of, but a lot of his iconic segments are lackluster live compared to the crisp sound they achieved in the studio. In fact, a lot of the higher notes in Queen songs are secretly Brian May. Mercury was a phenomenal talent, but I wouldn't say he was consistent with his live performances--granted most singers of that caliber rarely are. The only people I've ever seen/heard do better live than on their albums are the guys from Baroness, and Tommy Giles Rogers from Between The Buried And Me. I think Baroness is mostly because their sound mixing is terrible on most of their albums but they sound way better live than they do on albums.
 
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wanderingprostheyltite

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erlim

yes, that talented of a member
Freddie Mercury is in a league of his own.

Like who's the modern day analog of him now, Timberlake, Bieber? Just cringeworthy to even put somebody up to that.
 
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Phased

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Cornell and Vedder are amazing, but Mercury is on another level. I wouldn't even put Maynard on the same level as any of them as much as I enjoy Tool, he's always been more of a lyricist than a singer (which is fine)

Robert Plant is actually hard to judge for me since Zeppelin is my favorite band. He's probably my favorite singer hands down, but Mercury is better on a purely technical level. He also completely walked away from the band when Bonham died and has stuck to it for the most part, despite the endless piles of money a reunion tour would rake in which I respect.
 
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neurosisxeno

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Phased said:
Cornell and Vedder are amazing, but Mercury is on another level. I wouldn't even put Maynard on the same level as any of them as much as I enjoy Tool, he's always been more of a lyricist than a singer (which is fine)

Robert Plant is actually hard to judge for me since Zeppelin is my favorite band. He's probably my favorite singer hands down, but Mercury is better on a purely technical level. He also completely walked away from the band when Bonham died and has stuck to it for the most part, despite the endless piles of money a reunion tour would rake in which I respect.
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Robert Plant is probably a step below Mercury in a lot of regards. He had an iconic voice, and it was versatile, but for the most part it wasn't technically impressive the way Mercury's was. I also think Queen's music was a solid level or two above everyone else in terms of production value, which probably benefits Mercury quite a bit. When you hear stories of the lengths they went to to make a song like Bohemian Rhapsody work and sound like it does, it's incredible.
 
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Cranster

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cpp_is_king said:
Fun fact: Axl Rose has the highest vocal range of any rock singer in history, and maybe any singer in history
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Pretty sure that is not true. I remember reading a few years back that the highest vocal note as a live performance was done by Rob Halford at a Montreal performance in the early 80's.
 
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