Freddie was self-taught and never had formal voice training. He sang from his soul, and no doubt formal training wouldn't have suited him at all. He was a beautiful free spirit, and a true and extraordinary gift to the world. Freddie, you are greatly missed. 😢💔
A lot of people have a need to believe in a fantasy of the 'natural' artist who didn't develop their abilities through training, education and hard work, but rather received them magically from 'God' or their own 'soul' or whatever. The reality is, exceptional accomplishment requires a lot of serious concerted effort over time. Frederick Bulsara - Freddie Mercury - had formal musical training from a very young age (seven years old). Unquestionably, this laid the foundations for the musician, including the vocalist, he became. Sure, his passion drove his hard work - including teaching himself to sing - but *both* the passion and the work were necesssary. Without passion he wouldn't have worked anywhere near hard enough. Without the work, he'd never have been good. By the way, on 'teaching himself to sing' - note the crucial verb, 'teaching'. It didn't come to him magically. Read 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell; 'Bounce' by Matthew Syed; and 'Grit' by Angela Duckworth.
That "poor boy" from Zanzibar had more talent in his little finger than almost all off the artists today.The day he died the world of music became a bit darker.A huge talent gone to soon.And of course Brian May,John Deacon and Roger Taylor all briljant musicians.
@@vittoriahawksworth8117 I did not mean poor as in privileged wise but relative to other places in the world those days.He never would have the same opportunities as he did in england.that is what i was talking about
Not necessarily poor --- his parents sent him to a private boarding school in India so they had some money --- but he wasn't from a super wealthy family --- somewhere in the middle
@@billbelzek6748 I did not mean poor as in privileged wise but relative to other places in the world those days.He never would have the same opportunities as he did in england.that is what i was talking about and once the fled from Zanzibar they lived a "Normal life" in england not really poor but certainly not rich or privileged.
Spida I love listening to their albums but I love watching their live performances a lot more. Most bands are the other way around! Queen is one in 1 million and put on the best live shows ever!!
There is nothing at all to criticise because Freddy hits every note that he chooses to use. One of the most truly epic grounded performers of all time.
Everyone goes on about Freddie , Brian and Roger and seem to ignore John Deacon . As Freddie often said , John was the quiet one who didn't really like the limelight , but he was the glue that held the band together . They needed him . He was a great guitarist and songwriter . That should never be forgotten .
One of the most amazing things about Freddie is that he never had a single voice or singing training and yet he managed to conquer almost all genres of music: rock, ballad, rock n roll and even opera. Even though he had a few lesson of piano as a child he played all his songs by ear and it was the inner teacher within him that pushed him to deliver more than 100% of himself. Always a huge inspiration 👏❤👑
@@devilixh253 Not that I've ever heard. Drummer Roger Taylor's school scholarship was for being a choir boy, and he said he hated it, but maybe that's why he could sing all those beautiful high notes when he was younger. (Paul McCartney was also a choir boy.)
Wayne Shields He 100% had vocal training, he would’ve blown out his voice before Queen became anywhere near popular had he not. Even with extensive training he still damaged his vocals in the late 70s/early 80s; it wasn’t until his time with Montserrat that he regained his full control and range.
If I were a singer in a rock band, I would get depressed if I saw and heard a performance by Freddie Mercury. Achieving this level of perfection is simply impossible.
Brian said that Freddie always had an unwavering internal metronome. Roger Taylor is the drummer. John Deacon plays bass. Both Brian and Roger also sang solos. All 4 members wrote Queen songs.
Thanks for sharing the rest of the band's names, Jayne. Bands like this are rare today. The music industry seems to prefer working with solo artists. Bands in the 70's & 80's were often full of multi-instrumentalists with prodigious talents that seem superhuman by today's auto-tuned standards.
@@VocalSplendorStudios For your own pleasure (or for reaction) may I suggest two Queen songs with the early Freddie from the '70's. "White Queen" (A Night At The Odeon - Hammersmith 1975) written by Brian May - th-cam.com/video/f8usNj4x9NA/w-d-xo.html and "You Take My Breath Away" (Live At Hyde Park 1976) th-cam.com/video/UBBne8R66xo/w-d-xo.html. With "White Queen" I recommend you check out the beautiful lyrics online first. I'd never heard the word 'lovingness' before. Enjoy.
Freddie had impeccable musical timing, perfect breath control and perfect jaw movement and he could control his voice down to the minutest of details. But he never had one vocal training class. He was born to be a singer and he became the greatest singer in the world.
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
I saw something that he said he had no vocal training until late 70's early 80's when he was having trouble with his vocal cords. He said he was not using them correctly and thus was having problems. He corrected that.
Roger Taylor, The drummer, has this killer falsetto!! That high-pitched a note in Bohemian Rhapsody came from him!! Never heard anything like that out of a man in my life❤️
I always assumed those super high notes in BR were just studio wizardry until I learned about Roger Taylor and his ability to adjust his balls to get out notes that Aretha Franklin would be jealous of.
I saw a documentary or something where they joked that when recording Bohem Rhap Freddie kept sending Roger into the recording booth to discover another layer of falsetto. :)
Roger and Brian were amazing vocalists by themselves. Since Freddie was the crazy genius that he was, the other band members tend to get overlooked somewhat.
There are rock stars, rock icons... They ALL take a back seat to the sheer talent and charisma of Freddie Mercury. When his light was extinguished, the world became a darker place.
Freddie was incredibly powerful, but I find myself compelled to mention the incredible amount of control it takes to sing the way Roger does while murdering a set of drums.
In 1975 I went to see a band called mot the hoople and the support act was queen!(pre fame) and we were like,Wow where'd these guys come from !About a year later they released Bohemian rhapsody and the rest is history.incredible band, all very talentedand Freddie was an amazing and unique musician.
'a band called Mott The Hoople'... they're legends, man. Are you sure it was 1975? in 1975 Queen were already a well known act. Maybe it was 1973? I know that year Mott The Hoople toured in the US with 'youngsters' Aerosmith and Queen...
Will never get tired of watching or listening to Queen. I only saw them live once, at Knebworth 09 August 1986. The band were small dots on the stage but Freddie projected out to everyone and will always remember being in that crowd of 120,000.
Truly mind blowing performance. Freddie the best lead vocalist in the world past present and future. God gave him a one off priceless gift for the world.
His voice has been described as "a force of nature with the speed of a hurricane" It will always make me vibrate. Thanks for this video and voice recognition :)
You just have to shake your head watching this. The talent is so off the charts. To sing, dance, play an instrument AND be a performer/frontman?!?! Unreal
Freddie used to say Roger Taylor (The drummer) had a voice like a dog whistle. He does. Obviously Freddie has the most amazing voice ever. You should look at the actual studio recording of this, if you haven’t already. The notes they hit. Fantastic.
I love watching videos like these with experts talkinc about Freddie and his voice. He never had any training actually. Especially not in Britain. He was mostly raised in India.
@@sannaolsson9106 in fact, he had piano lessons when in India, which was witnessed in a DVD called Untold story. But, funny enough he couldn't read scores that good, which Freddie himself fessed up in a certain interview. I didn't believe in the first place but I heard him telling on the radio, tho.
I'm really obsessed with watching everything Freddie Mercury... what's not to love?...He's a true talent, a giver, a little shy in interviews, so sexy, and good looking!...A legend
Freddie gets all the attention but that is four astounding musicians! Brian’s guitar is unreal. Roger had an incredible range and built right onto Freddie!
This has always been my all time favourite performance. Any artform any genre. I knew I just loved it. And that it was just amazing. Bit thank you for the insight and giving me deeper understanding of Freddie and the band. x
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
It's a joy to watch Freddie perform and sing, but it's also a joy to watch another human being appreciate Freddie at a technical as well as an emotional level with such pure admiration as yours.
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your video with Freddie. I didn’t even know who he was until a month ago. His later videos look like they could have been made yesterday and it’s hard to believe that he is gone. I loved seeing your reactions and hearing your comments about his amazing voice and showmanship; they left me smiling in appreciation. Thank you so much for helping to explain why Freddie’s voice was so amazing.
Love your enthusiasm and your knowledge--and that like so many of us, I think you're a little awestruck by the incredible Freddie. What a gift he had--and what a gift he was. :)
Singing was like breathing for him it came so beautifully and soulfully it came so naturally for him he was taken from us too soon thank you so much for your great assessment of the band 🙏🏼
Just looking for this kind of vids about Freddie and you just uploaded this today! The universe wanted me to meet this channel. Subscribed and waiting for more about Fred! Greetings from Argentina!
I loved watching you critique this video! You just seemed so into it. Freddie had a great vocal range. That, along with one of the greatest bands, and their vocal power, especially the drummer, made their sound. They were a perfect group. All contributed evenly. This equaled fantastic songs! Great job!
Your reaction is so pure here.. Just lovely with your commentary. I very much enjoyed it! 😊👏🏻💯 This performance, tho... Perfection. I *adore* the end when Freddie playfully "fights" with Roger & Roger stands up with that look on his face, priceless...❤️ I've watched this dozens of times and it never fails to hit me between pure unadulterated joy to utter sadness for them, not knowing the storms they had yet to face. John has so much laid back poise, just beyond cool & of course Brian is just brilliant... Literally! I LOVE their chemistry & obviously they're above & beyond amazing performers! They're perhaps better live than in studio! A true brotherhood and the exemplification of familial support for Freddie during his devastating fight with AIDS. Not one word was know beyond whispers of *others* noticing Freddie's decline. And his final recording... Brian May had to finish because Freddie passed before he could. 😢💔👏🏻 They protected him as any family should. ❤️ Queen are legendary for many reasons~ of course Freddie is at the top.
Valerie you are so right. I'm not a voice teacher, however with someone like the icon Freddie Mercury you do not have to be he was brilliant. There are not enough wonderful things that can be said about this singer/ performer / entertainer. There seems like Freddie could sing any kind of genre and just kill it. Also, Queen's band members were Freddie Mercury as lead singer of course, Brian May as lead guitar, John Deacon as bass guitar and Roger Taylor as the drummer. They all sang and what a background vocals Queen provided. Thank you for you vocal expertise!!!! I love to hear the experts voice there opinions about Freddie's voice and vocal abilities. God took him way to soon. R.I.P Freddie WE LOVE AND MISS YOU. He was a gift to the entertainment industry and to all mankind.
Freddie had no singing training at all; he did have classical piano training for 4-5 years from age 7-11 at the Boarding school in India. He was a natural talent and the rest of the members have often said he practiced his voice a lot.
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
Great reaction! It's always great to see someone appreciate Freddie's vocals, and performance! I've seen several supposed "vocal coaches" critique Freddie's singing, as in saying how he wasn't technically perfect. That may be so, but for someone who took no vocal lessons, I, along with so many more, believe his vocal ability, to be amazing! I have no doubt, that many feel the same! It would be great to see you do more Queen reactions! Again, I really enjoyed your reaction, and your appreciation for his raw talent, and thank you again! Have a great day, and please, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the video. Freddie was such a treasure. Never had vocal training. He had a band in boarding school and took piano lessons. Roger Taylor the drummer had vocal training and has an incredible vocal range. He got into a public school with a choral scholarship. Queen was very unique in that all members were incredibly talented. The bass player John Deacon had a first class honours degree in electrical engineering and made the "Deaky Amp" which he and Brian used. Brian May made his guitar with his father when he was a teenager. It took 2 years and was made out of "junk" like an old fireplace, knitting needle and buttons. He also played with a sixpence not a guitar pic. Freddie and Roger both had great falsettos. They were all songwriters and are the only band where all 4 members had a #1 hit. In the Lap of the Gods Live at the Rainbow 1974 has some great singing in it as does anything from this concert. Also Live at Budapest 1986.
Valerie, I was at the first American performance of QUEEN in Denver, Colorado 1974. In places around the net there is a fake poster listing them as the headliner, but it was actually a MOTT THE HOOPLE concert I went to, at that time nobody knew who QUEEN was. The venue was a small women's gym, and the stage was only about two feet tall. When QUEEN took the stage my friends and I were mere feet away from Freddie. We saw all the things you talk about, the technique, the shear strategy and genius of Freddie, we were "blown away" by QUEEN. We had never seen any thing like it and to be so close to the performance was an experience I treasure to this day. Additionally, Roger Taylor, QUEENS drummer, was a very talented vocalist himself, and provided many of the very high parts in the songs. Congratulation on a very informative video, love the channel. P.S. I consider QUEEN one of those rare moments in musical history where a group of musical genius's got together. If you haven't heard of them before, I consider the all female Norwegian rock group KATZENJAMMER, to be another moment like that. I would love to see a reaction video to some of their songs. Thanks!
Renowned as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century Freddie Mercury pushed the boundaries of art and music as he lead his band Queen to international stardom. His limitless vocal power and extravagant performances shocked and wowed audiences around the world
I first saw Queen at Lancaster University they had just released Seven Seas of Rye so it will have been 1973. I went on to see them two more times the very best live rock show ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love Freddie Mercury’s baritone voice. It’s one of the strongest & most powerful voices I’ve ever heard in my life! His live performance is really show his vocal power. I’m a vocalist and I started singing around the age of nine or 10- & I was doing musical shows by 15 or 16. It’s harder than you think, & as a vocal coach, you know that a vocalist has to put out more power without the microphones and the studios for these stadiums than in an auditorium.
Freddie's school was in Bombay. He was born in Zanzibar, Africa. His folks came from India but they are not ethnically Indians but Pasirs from Persia. You point is right though, musical training of us Brits is quite good. I left school able to sing harmonies, play clarinet, piano and guitar.
I'm also assuming the school in India was English speaking with many Brits as teachers there. His bio states that he had formal lessons on piano at age four. That explains a lot; when you start piano at such a young age and continue with it, music has a much bigger impact on your life.
@@VocalSplendorStudios He had a piano teacher there at St Peters School, I think he learned some jazz. His friends said he was able to get the chords of any song he listened on the radio in a matter of seconds. His fav singer was Aretha Franklin.
Excellent breakdown of one of Freddie's best live recorded songs!! Thank you!! I read through some of the comments, and although Freddie was born in Zanzibar, at the age of 7 or 8 he went to a very strict ENGLISH boarding school in India. Because of the weeks long boat ride and train ride, his sister has said he did not return to Zanzibar until the age of 15. So I do believe he benefited from British singing style. I would love to see more reactions of Freddie and Queen. Most people do this incredible performance, but he has so many others that I would love to have a professional comment on. You might try White Queen, at the Oden Hammersmith, or Stone Cold Crazy, at the Rainbow. Anyway, loved your interpretation of Freddie's voice! Thank you!
Thank you for agreeing with me. I think the British singing traditions "train" singers very well. Training as a singer doesn't necessarily mean on-on one lessons. Schools and choirs can offer great training for many singers. And I've made note of your suggestions. I look forward to responding to more Freddie!
@@VocalSplendorStudios Those are some great choices for incredible performances. I would also include The Golden Boy and Ensueño with Montserrat Caballe. Two of few places where he actually sang in his natural baritone voice.
I'm pretty sure Freddie sang at boarding school in the choir, besides The Hectics. And to those that called him ''the poor kid from Zanzibar", poor people don't have servants or go to boarding school.
@@davidsuchy9319 I totally agree!! I actually read in several biographies that Freddie sang in the school choir. Most biographies also agree that Freddie could hear a song once and recreate it perfectly on the piano. Hence his Aunt encouraging Freddie's parents to pay for extra piano lessons at school. I was just watching a documentary last night where Brian wanted to call the band The Rich Kids, 'cause they all went to University. I mean they were barely surviving during University, but that was because they weren't living with their parents!! So, I totally agree with you!
Don't you just love him. I seen them in 79. EXACTLY LIKE THIS SHOW. So much fun and ENERGY. I want to GO back. We. As teenagers. Took this for granted. This was our music. These were our music God's. I guess we thought it would keep going. Great band's like this. How wrong we were. So blessed to be a part of this time in music. We seen them all too. EVERYONE.
pure magic, so effortless, such talent. What a legacy... we are so fortunate to have experienced this. Thanks for the hours and hours of aural pleasure, past present, and future. the thumbs downs are obviously from the hearing impaired or the taste challenged.
I was at that concert. One of the best concerts I have been to. I was lucky to see them at the LiveAid concert. It blew my mind!! Queen was hands down the best group to see live. And the background vocals from Roger Taylor: Wow!!
There will never be another talent like Freddie, ever. Combined with Brian, Roger, and Deacy, they were and still one of the best bands that have ever graced a stage. I will never forget the day he died. It took part of my heart and crushed it. I must admit that the movie rekindled my deep affair with this amazing band and frontman.
Oh, I didn't know that. I've been there on a train trip through Devon and Cornwall. Beautiful church. Truro and Exeter are the two I remember... and a very small one behind a youth hostel in the country. There were so little inhabitants and church visitors that the church roof was full of bats. That was quite a contrast with Exeter and Truro, where there were lots of cultural activities in and around the church, such as cricket games among the choir boys on Sunday afternoons...
I laid down in my parents living room floor between the speakers of their console stereo in the dark. Played their albums over and over. I was an incredibly lonely high school girl and I could hear Freddy’s loneliness in his music. Queen kept me from killing myself. Miss you Freddy
Dr may. He had interrupted his uni studies for queen. When that was over, he went back and completed his PhD. Fascinating person. Though, aren’t most of them when you dig in deeper ? ❤️🧐🥃🎼
Inspector29 Dr. May is fantastic. He’s very active on Instagram, still inventing. Everyone knows he built his guitar as a teenager with his dad, right? The Red Special - it’s still his instrument of choice.
Watching a pro who knows about music actually made the song more enjoyable. New to 'Voice teacher reactions' (it's a thing - who knew!). You make comments just at the right time. Got here via the Disturbed review. Good job, nice one :)
Can you imagine if history was any different, in that Freddie became an accountant or something and never got to share his unique awesomeness with the world
Do you know the amazing thing about this reaction video? Your face transformed! You were totally in love with the performance. Go ahead. Watch yourself in this video, you look beautiful during the beautiful parts, you looked in awe during the intense parts, and plain happy during the skillful parts. I'm going to have to video myself watching this. I want to look that good myself! Greetings from Portugal.
Well, Freddie didn't have British vocal training. He and his family moved to London when he was 18, so any training he had was in India :) Loved this reaction, thank you!! :D
This is music! This is people singing and playing instruments. It's not some computer-generated, auto-tuned, dance competition that passes as so-called music these days. Freddy was such a natural performer.
Freddie was self-taught and never had formal voice training. He sang from his soul, and no doubt formal training wouldn't have suited him at all. He was a beautiful free spirit, and a true and extraordinary gift to the world. Freddie, you are greatly missed. 😢💔
A lot of people have a need to believe in a fantasy of the 'natural' artist who didn't develop their abilities through training, education and hard work, but rather received them magically from 'God' or their own 'soul' or whatever.
The reality is, exceptional accomplishment requires a lot of serious concerted effort over time. Frederick Bulsara - Freddie Mercury - had formal musical training from a very young age (seven years old). Unquestionably, this laid the foundations for the musician, including the vocalist, he became. Sure, his passion drove his hard work - including teaching himself to sing - but *both* the passion and the work were necesssary. Without passion he wouldn't have worked anywhere near hard enough. Without the work, he'd never have been good.
By the way, on 'teaching himself to sing' - note the crucial verb, 'teaching'. It didn't come to him magically.
Read 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell; 'Bounce' by Matthew Syed; and 'Grit' by Angela Duckworth.
He. Was a true genius.
That "poor boy" from Zanzibar had more talent in his little finger than almost all off the artists today.The day he died the world of music became a bit darker.A huge talent gone to soon.And of course Brian May,John Deacon and Roger Taylor all briljant musicians.
Theob b To be fair, he was not “a poor boy from Zanzibar”. His background was relatively privileged for the time and place.
@@vittoriahawksworth8117 I did not mean poor as in privileged wise but relative to other places in the world those days.He never would have the same opportunities as he did in england.that is what i was talking about
Not necessarily poor --- his parents sent him to a private boarding school in India so they had some money --- but he wasn't from a super wealthy family --- somewhere in the middle
@@billbelzek6748 I did not mean poor as in privileged wise but relative to other places in the world those days.He never would have the same opportunities as he did in england.that is what i was talking about and once the fled from Zanzibar they lived a "Normal life" in england not really poor but certainly not rich or privileged.
We had michael for a little bit
Im sure Superman wears a Freddy Mercury t-shirt!
Be sure ❤
That should be an actual T-shirt! Or a meme.
*cough* freddie *cough*
That is a priceless comment - love that!
You bet
So effortlessly......that’s what’s crazy.
No auto tune, no dubbing, ....just Freddie and the boys
Queen used extensive overdubbing in their albums (and maybe some in their live performances)... it’s part of what made them famous.
No it was very much more significant in the live albums than the studio ones. Montreal and Wembley are the most heavily overdubbed.
Try watching Greta Van Fleet live. Their singer Josh sings effortlessly too.
JR S Nobody had ever played like that before and I don’t think anybody has played like that since!!
Spida I love listening to their albums but I love watching their live performances a lot more. Most bands are the other way around! Queen is one in 1 million and put on the best live shows ever!!
There is nothing at all to criticise because Freddy hits every note that he chooses to use.
One of the most truly epic grounded performers of all time.
Everyone goes on about Freddie , Brian and Roger and seem to ignore John Deacon . As Freddie often said , John was the quiet one who didn't really like the limelight , but he was the glue that held the band together . They needed him . He was a great guitarist and songwriter . That should never be forgotten .
This live version is a PhD course in performance.
I wish I would like your comment more than once!
Michael Croteau yes 👍
Dr. Brian May, PhD in Astrophysics.
The man was born to be on that stage. He was born to be a legend.
One of the most amazing things about Freddie is that he never had a single voice or singing training and yet he managed to conquer almost all genres of music: rock, ballad, rock n roll and even opera. Even though he had a few lesson of piano as a child he played all his songs by ear and it was the inner teacher within him that pushed him to deliver more than 100% of himself. Always a huge inspiration 👏❤👑
Pure talent is something you just can’t teach.
Freddie had a lot of influences --- Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, etc --- he incorporated all styles into his music
i thought he joined a choir as a boy?
@@devilixh253 Not that I've ever heard. Drummer Roger Taylor's school scholarship was for being a choir boy, and he said he hated it, but maybe that's why he could sing all those beautiful high notes when he was younger. (Paul McCartney was also a choir boy.)
Wayne Shields He 100% had vocal training, he would’ve blown out his voice before Queen became anywhere near popular had he not. Even with extensive training he still damaged his vocals in the late 70s/early 80s; it wasn’t until his time with Montserrat that he regained his full control and range.
If I were a singer in a rock band, I would get depressed if I saw and heard a performance by Freddie Mercury. Achieving this level of perfection is simply impossible.
The world is a darker place without Freddie.
Brian said that Freddie always had an unwavering internal metronome. Roger Taylor is the drummer. John Deacon plays bass. Both Brian and Roger also sang solos. All 4 members wrote Queen songs.
Thanks for sharing the rest of the band's names, Jayne. Bands like this are rare today. The music industry seems to prefer working with solo artists. Bands in the 70's & 80's were often full of multi-instrumentalists with prodigious talents that seem superhuman by today's auto-tuned standards.
@@VocalSplendorStudios For your own pleasure (or for reaction) may I suggest two Queen songs with the early Freddie from the '70's. "White Queen" (A Night At The Odeon - Hammersmith 1975) written by Brian May - th-cam.com/video/f8usNj4x9NA/w-d-xo.html and "You Take My Breath Away" (Live At Hyde Park 1976) th-cam.com/video/UBBne8R66xo/w-d-xo.html. With "White Queen" I recommend you check out the beautiful lyrics online first. I'd never heard the word 'lovingness' before. Enjoy.
@@rockledgeln Yes! These are both phenomenal performances! Definitely worth reviewing
Roger Taylor is a world class singer himself!! He has a very Rod stewartesque sounding voice!!!
@@VocalSplendorStudios They aren't rare, they just don't exist anymore. Nobody can name one band that comes even close to queen.
Freddie had impeccable musical timing, perfect breath control and perfect jaw movement and he could control his voice down to the minutest of details. But he never had one vocal training class. He was born to be a singer and he became the greatest singer in the world.
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
I saw something that he said he had no vocal training until late 70's early 80's when he was having trouble with his vocal cords. He said he was not using them correctly and thus was having problems. He corrected that.
@@sharonhinkley3489 best singer songwriter producer and director and Dean of souls Frederico Marquis3e Mercury Queen of heartStrings 💕
Roger Taylor, The drummer, has this killer falsetto!! That high-pitched a note in Bohemian Rhapsody came from him!! Never heard anything like that out of a man in my life❤️
Monterey Harris yes!! He can go so high it’s absolutely amazing!
I always assumed those super high notes in BR were just studio wizardry until I learned about Roger Taylor and his ability to adjust his balls to get out notes that Aretha Franklin would be jealous of.
I saw a documentary or something where they joked that when recording Bohem Rhap Freddie kept sending Roger into the recording booth to discover another layer of falsetto. :)
He is amazing in the live performance of 'In the lap of the gods, (revisited)'.
Phillip Bailey has a much higher falsetto than Taylor..
Freddie was amazing but man, do I love Roger's backup vocals on this song.
Roger and Brian were amazing vocalists by themselves. Since Freddie was the crazy genius that he was, the other band members tend to get overlooked somewhat.
This voice is like a diamond , so pure !!
There are rock stars, rock icons... They ALL take a back seat to the sheer talent and charisma of Freddie Mercury. When his light was extinguished, the world became a darker place.
He was the greatest showman and male rock vocalist of all time....
he and joe cocker were the biggest stage beasts ever...
Freddie was a one off and will be remembered as the greatest vocalist in rock history.
Freddie was incredibly powerful, but I find myself compelled to mention the incredible amount of control it takes to sing the way Roger does while murdering a set of drums.
We still love you Freddie ❤️
Always & forever
The world is a little darker without Freddie... 😢
A true shining star. Freddie lives forever in his music.
My Uncle sang in a band and always said...
"It dont matter what face you make as long as the right note comes out."
Big Jay, and you’re Uncle is???
He’s not making faces but using his jaw to aide in producing the best sound.
BEST EVER...PERIOD. GOD if they could of had another 10 years with him, no telling the music they would of made.
In 1975 I went to see a band called mot the hoople and the support act was queen!(pre fame) and we were like,Wow where'd these guys come from !About a year later they released Bohemian rhapsody and the rest is history.incredible band, all very talentedand Freddie was an amazing and unique musician.
Anthony Tutcher I bet that was one heck of a show!! At that time they had released three albums and I’m guessing killer queen was popular.
Anthony Tutcher wow, lucky you 👍
Anthony Tutcher, 5 yrs of hard work previous and they made it, 50 yrs of Queen next year
Down in the city just Hoople and me.
'a band called Mott The Hoople'... they're legends, man.
Are you sure it was 1975? in 1975 Queen were already a well known act.
Maybe it was 1973? I know that year Mott The Hoople toured in the US with 'youngsters' Aerosmith and Queen...
Will never get tired of watching or listening to Queen. I only saw them live once, at Knebworth 09 August 1986. The band were small dots on the stage but Freddie projected out to everyone and will always remember being in that crowd of 120,000.
The best voice I ever listened to in all these years.
So privileged to have heard Roger and Freddie’s dulcet harmonies so many times live.
Truly mind blowing performance. Freddie the best lead vocalist in the world past present and future. God gave him a one off priceless gift for the world.
Makes me weep to hear his splendour, ABSOLUTE greatest male vocalist EVER bar none.
His voice has been described as "a force of nature with the speed of a hurricane" It will always make me vibrate. Thanks for this video and voice recognition :)
Freddie the Best forever ❤️❤️😍
You just have to shake your head watching this. The talent is so off the charts. To sing, dance, play an instrument AND be a performer/frontman?!?! Unreal
Freddie used to say Roger Taylor (The drummer) had a voice like a dog whistle. He does. Obviously Freddie has the most amazing voice ever. You should look at the actual studio recording of this, if you haven’t already. The notes they hit. Fantastic.
I love watching videos like these with experts talkinc about Freddie and his voice. He never had any training actually. Especially not in Britain. He was mostly raised in India.
+ all his studies in india were about the piano, not singing actually!
@@GeometryDashLatino Apparently he wasn't taught to play piano either, he learned it himself. Which is crazy because he was an amazing piano player.
@@sannaolsson9106 in fact, he had piano lessons when in India, which was witnessed in a DVD called Untold story.
But, funny enough he couldn't read scores that good, which Freddie himself fessed up in a certain interview. I didn't believe in the first place but I heard him telling on the radio, tho.
In indian culture singing is not without training.
@@S_PLAYZ3004 He was educated in India but it was a 'British' boarding school. He actually did all his grades on piano to grade 8.
I'm really obsessed with watching everything Freddie Mercury... what's not to love?...He's a true talent, a giver, a little shy in interviews, so sexy, and good looking!...A legend
Agree!
Except when he was a savage in some interviews!! Which was always hilarious to me.. imagine if he were alive to interact on social media
Freddie gets all the attention but that is four astounding musicians! Brian’s guitar is unreal. Roger had an incredible range and built right onto Freddie!
This has always been my all time favourite performance. Any artform any genre. I knew I just loved it. And that it was just amazing. Bit thank you for the insight and giving me deeper understanding of Freddie and the band. x
Freddie never had singing lessons like most British and Irish bands and singers it's pure natural talent ♠ Peace and Love to you Sister.
I also read he never took vocal lessons--it was all God given talent.
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
@@Jenniferde2007 God? Is that what we say when we're ignorant? What a pompous and disgraceful statement.
It's a joy to watch Freddie perform and sing, but it's also a joy to watch another human being appreciate Freddie at a technical as well as an emotional level with such pure admiration as yours.
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your video with Freddie. I didn’t even know who he was until a month ago. His later videos look like they could have been made yesterday and it’s hard to believe that he is gone. I loved seeing your reactions and hearing your comments about his amazing voice and showmanship; they left me smiling in appreciation. Thank you so much for helping to explain why Freddie’s voice was so amazing.
Love your enthusiasm and your knowledge--and that like so many of us, I think you're a little awestruck by the incredible Freddie. What a gift he had--and what a gift he was. :)
With Queen whether you're a layman or a Voice Teacher you know you're listening to geniuses at work. It's always blatantly clear!! :D
The harmonies compliment Freddie’s style. Can’t have one without the other.
Singing was like breathing for him it came so beautifully and soulfully it came so naturally for him he was taken from us too soon thank you so much for your great assessment of the band 🙏🏼
Just looking for this kind of vids about Freddie and you just uploaded this today! The universe wanted me to meet this channel. Subscribed and waiting for more about Fred! Greetings from Argentina!
I was never into Queen,but when he died I said to a friend that music will miss him. I wasn't wrong.(Freddie wasn't British.)
I loved watching you critique this video! You just seemed so into it. Freddie had a great vocal range. That, along with one of the greatest bands, and their vocal power, especially the drummer, made their sound. They were a perfect group. All contributed evenly. This equaled fantastic songs! Great job!
jesus hes like a lion pouncing on a damn antelope when he gets up...... the confidence!
so so good. just an absolute animal live.
Your reaction is so pure here.. Just lovely with your commentary. I very much enjoyed it! 😊👏🏻💯
This performance, tho... Perfection. I *adore* the end when Freddie playfully "fights" with Roger & Roger stands up with that look on his face, priceless...❤️ I've watched this dozens of times and it never fails to hit me between pure unadulterated joy to utter sadness for them, not knowing the storms they had yet to face. John has so much laid back poise, just beyond cool & of course Brian is just brilliant... Literally!
I LOVE their chemistry & obviously they're above & beyond amazing performers! They're perhaps better live than in studio!
A true brotherhood and the exemplification of familial support for Freddie during his devastating fight with AIDS. Not one word was know beyond whispers of *others* noticing Freddie's decline. And his final recording... Brian May had to finish because Freddie passed before he could. 😢💔👏🏻 They protected him as any family should. ❤️ Queen are legendary for many reasons~ of course Freddie is at the top.
Wow. Just wow.
I love your take on Freddie. A little fact Freddie didnt have any vocal training. Just a God given talent
Jane Patterson not god given just pure and natural 😉
Freddie and Elvis the two greatest live performers of all time.
Valerie you are so right. I'm not a voice teacher, however with someone like the icon Freddie Mercury you do not have to be he was brilliant. There are not enough wonderful things that can be said about this singer/ performer / entertainer. There seems like Freddie could sing any kind of genre and just kill it. Also, Queen's band members were Freddie Mercury as lead singer of course, Brian May as lead guitar, John Deacon as bass guitar and Roger Taylor as the drummer. They all sang and what a background vocals Queen provided. Thank you for you vocal expertise!!!! I love to hear the experts voice there opinions about Freddie's voice and vocal abilities. God took him way to soon. R.I.P Freddie WE LOVE AND MISS YOU. He was a gift to the entertainment industry and to all mankind.
What else could he not do? Dear Freddie Mercury the musician genius!
Oh, Freddie!! You give me goosebumps! 💛💛💛
He was a really Master. The best of all, in Rock.
I would have loved to watch Freddie watching a video of a vocal coach commenting on him.. LOL
Freddie had no singing training at all; he did have classical piano training for 4-5 years from age 7-11 at the Boarding school in India. He was a natural talent and the rest of the members have often said he practiced his voice a lot.
It still blows my mind he never had vocal lessons --- he seemed to know all the little tricks that professional singers use to maximize tone and volume of his voice
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Great reaction! It's always great to see someone appreciate Freddie's vocals, and performance! I've seen several supposed "vocal coaches" critique Freddie's singing, as in saying how he wasn't technically perfect. That may be so, but for someone who took no vocal lessons, I, along with so many more, believe his vocal ability, to be amazing! I have no doubt, that many feel the same! It would be great to see you do more Queen reactions! Again, I really enjoyed your reaction, and your appreciation for his raw talent, and thank you again! Have a great day, and please, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the video. Freddie was such a treasure. Never had vocal training. He had a band in boarding school and took piano lessons. Roger Taylor the drummer had vocal training and has an incredible vocal range. He got into a public school with a choral scholarship. Queen was very unique in that all members were incredibly talented. The bass player John Deacon had a first class honours degree in electrical engineering and made the "Deaky Amp" which he and Brian used. Brian May made his guitar with his father when he was a teenager. It took 2 years and was made out of "junk" like an old fireplace, knitting needle and buttons. He also played with a sixpence not a guitar pic. Freddie and Roger both had great falsettos. They were all songwriters and are the only band where all 4 members had a #1 hit. In the Lap of the Gods Live at the Rainbow 1974 has some great singing in it as does anything from this concert. Also Live at Budapest 1986.
I always knew Freddie was a great singer. Thank you for pointing out just what a master he was.
great review of a master at work!
Thank you, Ken!
No beer for Freddie during the shows. Only tea with honey for his throat
Valerie, I was at the first American performance of QUEEN in Denver, Colorado 1974. In places around the net there is a fake poster listing them as the headliner, but it was actually a MOTT THE HOOPLE concert I went to, at that time nobody knew who QUEEN was. The venue was a small women's gym, and the stage was only about two feet tall. When QUEEN took the stage my friends and I were mere feet away from Freddie. We saw all the things you talk about, the technique, the shear strategy and genius of Freddie, we were "blown away" by QUEEN. We had never seen any thing like it and to be so close to the performance was an experience I treasure to this day. Additionally, Roger Taylor, QUEENS drummer, was a very talented vocalist himself, and provided many of the very high parts in the songs. Congratulation on a very informative video, love the channel. P.S. I consider QUEEN one of those rare moments in musical history where a group of musical genius's got together. If you haven't heard of them before, I consider the all female Norwegian rock group KATZENJAMMER, to be another moment like that. I would love to see a reaction video to some of their songs. Thanks!
Renowned as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century Freddie
Mercury pushed the boundaries of art and music as he lead his band Queen
to international stardom. His limitless vocal power and extravagant
performances shocked and wowed audiences around the world
Great reaction... appreciate your appreciation for Freddy's band mates!
Loved your video, i would love to see a reaction to You take my breath away - Hyde Park (1976). Passionate performance.
I first saw Queen at Lancaster University they had just released Seven Seas of Rye so it will have been 1973. I went on to see them two more times the very best live rock show ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love Freddie Mercury’s baritone voice. It’s one of the strongest & most powerful voices I’ve ever heard in my life! His live performance is really show his vocal power. I’m a vocalist and I started singing around the age of nine or 10- & I was doing musical shows by 15 or 16. It’s harder than you think, & as a vocal coach, you know that a vocalist has to put out more power without the microphones and the studios for these stadiums than in an auditorium.
Freddie spoke as baritone but sang most of the time as tenor
FREDDIE MERCURY-Genius!!!
I totally agree!
The best rock band ever with all members fantastic...and Freddie...best voice, Great talent and performer off all time, the GOAT OF ROCK💪💪💪
I love this song !! As well as sooo many more lol !!! I loved your enthusiasm watching him ❤️. I smiled along with you the entire song 😃.
This lady was diggin him!!! Great remarks about Freddie's performance, interesting. She loves this band and so do we!!!
Freddie's school was in Bombay. He was born in Zanzibar, Africa. His folks came from India but they are not ethnically Indians but Pasirs from Persia. You point is right though, musical training of us Brits is quite good. I left school able to sing harmonies, play clarinet, piano and guitar.
I'm also assuming the school in India was English speaking with many Brits as teachers there. His bio states that he had formal lessons on piano at age four. That explains a lot; when you start piano at such a young age and continue with it, music has a much bigger impact on your life.
@@VocalSplendorStudios He had a piano teacher there at St Peters School, I think he learned some jazz. His friends said he was able to get the chords of any song he listened on the radio in a matter of seconds. His fav singer was Aretha Franklin.
@@modernclics wasn't it jimi hendrix
Favorite singer @@xNayrbCSGO
That pentatonic-scale vocal he does in the intro gets me every time. Shivers!
Can you explain that? I know the pentatonic scale on guitar, but how does that translate to vocals?
Excellent breakdown of one of Freddie's best live recorded songs!! Thank you!! I read through some of the comments, and although Freddie was born in Zanzibar, at the age of 7 or 8 he went to a very strict ENGLISH boarding school in India. Because of the weeks long boat ride and train ride, his sister has said he did not return to Zanzibar until the age of 15. So I do believe he benefited from British singing style. I would love to see more reactions of Freddie and Queen. Most people do this incredible performance, but he has so many others that I would love to have a professional comment on. You might try White Queen, at the Oden Hammersmith, or Stone Cold Crazy, at the Rainbow. Anyway, loved your interpretation of Freddie's voice! Thank you!
Thank you for agreeing with me. I think the British singing traditions "train" singers very well. Training as a singer doesn't necessarily mean on-on one lessons. Schools and choirs can offer great training for many singers. And I've made note of your suggestions. I look forward to responding to more Freddie!
@@VocalSplendorStudios Thank you!! I can't wait!
@@VocalSplendorStudios Those are some great choices for incredible performances. I would also include The Golden Boy and Ensueño with Montserrat Caballe. Two of few places where he actually sang in his natural baritone voice.
I'm pretty sure Freddie sang at boarding school in the choir, besides The Hectics. And to those that called him ''the poor kid from Zanzibar", poor people don't have servants or go to boarding school.
@@davidsuchy9319 I totally agree!! I actually read in several biographies that Freddie sang in the school choir. Most biographies also agree that Freddie could hear a song once and recreate it perfectly on the piano. Hence his Aunt encouraging Freddie's parents to pay for extra piano lessons at school. I was just watching a documentary last night where Brian wanted to call the band The Rich Kids, 'cause they all went to University. I mean they were barely surviving during University, but that was because they weren't living with their parents!! So, I totally agree with you!
Don't you just love him. I seen them in 79. EXACTLY LIKE THIS SHOW. So much fun and ENERGY. I want to GO back. We. As teenagers. Took this for granted. This was our music. These were our music God's. I guess we thought it would keep going. Great band's like this. How wrong we were. So blessed to be a part of this time in music. We seen them all too. EVERYONE.
The King...Genius!!!! I enjoy every performance they ever done like no other band ever...love you Freddie😍
Freddie makes everyone smile watch any reaction video with Queen you just can’t help it.
Everytime I watch this I get goosebumps...... on my arms AND Legs...... only time ever..... 😱👍👍🤘🤘✊️✊️
pure magic, so effortless, such talent. What a legacy... we are so fortunate to have experienced this. Thanks for the hours and hours of aural pleasure, past present, and future. the thumbs downs are obviously from the hearing impaired or the taste challenged.
Ms. Williams, your smile and your singing voice are brilliant! Loving Freddie with you! ❤️
I was at that concert. One of the best concerts I have been to. I was lucky to see them at the LiveAid concert. It blew my mind!! Queen was hands down the best group to see live. And the background vocals from Roger Taylor: Wow!!
Roger Taylor on drums and falsetto
5 octave range!!!!
The one and only FREDDIE MERCURY
There will never be another talent like Freddie, ever. Combined with Brian, Roger, and Deacy, they were and still one of the best bands that have ever graced a stage. I will never forget the day he died. It took part of my heart and crushed it. I must admit that the movie rekindled my deep affair with this amazing band and frontman.
His grunt at the end...says it all!!!
Roger Taylor, the drummer, was a choir boy a Truro cathedral as a kid. He was a trained singer and is a great singer in his own right
Thank you for sharing. It makes sense as his backing vocals were totally spot on!
Oh, I didn't know that. I've been there on a train trip through Devon and Cornwall. Beautiful church. Truro and Exeter are the two I remember... and a very small one behind a youth hostel in the country. There were so little inhabitants and church visitors that the church roof was full of bats. That was quite a contrast with Exeter and Truro, where there were lots of cultural activities in and around the church, such as cricket games among the choir boys on Sunday afternoons...
I laid down in my parents living room floor between the speakers of their console stereo in the dark. Played their albums over and over. I was an incredibly lonely high school girl and I could hear Freddy’s loneliness in his music. Queen kept me from killing myself. Miss you Freddy
Dr may. He had interrupted his uni studies for queen. When that was over, he went back and completed his PhD. Fascinating person. Though, aren’t most of them when you dig in deeper ? ❤️🧐🥃🎼
Inspector29 Dr. May is fantastic. He’s very active on Instagram, still inventing. Everyone knows he built his guitar as a teenager with his dad, right? The Red Special - it’s still his instrument of choice.
Watching a pro who knows about music actually made the song more enjoyable. New to 'Voice teacher reactions' (it's a thing - who knew!). You make comments just at the right time. Got here via the Disturbed review. Good job, nice one :)
Can you imagine if history was any different, in that Freddie became an accountant or something and never got to share his unique awesomeness with the world
Freddie, the best!
Freddie was a pretty average size guy. 177cm or slightly under 5 foot 10 and at 74 kg. He was a natural baritone as well.
He had long legs and a short top half, giving the illusion that hes tall i think
I think he was handsome, and it is the way he moved too
Ohhh, nothing "average " about this beautiful soul!!✌❤
Hm? Jim Morrison was a baritone as was Elvis but his pitch was a bit on the high side to be consisted a baritone.
matt reeves Mercury was 100% tenor
Do you know the amazing thing about this reaction video?
Your face transformed! You were totally in love with the performance.
Go ahead. Watch yourself in this video, you look beautiful during the beautiful parts, you looked in awe during the intense parts, and plain happy during the skillful parts.
I'm going to have to video myself watching this. I want to look that good myself!
Greetings from Portugal.
Well, Freddie didn't have British vocal training. He and his family moved to London when he was 18, so any training he had was in India :)
Loved this reaction, thank you!! :D
This is music! This is people singing and playing instruments. It's not some computer-generated, auto-tuned, dance competition that passes as so-called music these days.
Freddy was such a natural performer.
that performance was exactly 10 years before his death...to the day....