freddie mercury

[blueknight]

i was feeling nostalgic last night and broke out some queen. freddie mercury,man could he sing. i never really appreciated how good he was until he was gone (sigh)

[girl gone mad]

1. He had a fantastic voice.

I think he had a vocal range comparable to a good Tenor, and he was gifted with a natural operatic technique. I'm sorry I never got the chance to see him perform live.

[latebloomer]

9. Operatic, huh?

No wonder my mother-in-law fell in love with him (when she was in her 60s, after his death.)

Before that she was only into opera and classical.

[buff2]

2. Yes.....he was great

It's a shame he had to die so young.Too many good,talented people don't live long enough. I was watching a special last night about Elvis. I think he was the BEST....but he had to die young too.Such a waste....and it takes good music away from us with their deaths. At least we can play all the old songs they made. I miss all the great singers that are now gone. :cry:

[MrSlayer]

3. The rare combination of being a great singer AND a great frontman.

Usually you get one or the other or a lesser combination. He was great at both.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

4. I'd always enjoyed some Queen songs and considered them a good fun band

but the best use ever for a Queen song was "Can't Stop Me Now" in the British zombie spoof film "Shaun of the Dead."

[Redstone]

5. Quite a guy and a good singer. Never knew until recently

that he was actually Egyptian.

I always respected Queen for their stated policy of "no synthesizers."

On edit: And he can't be replaced. This new "Queen" with the new singer may be OK (I haven't heard them yet), but they're not Queen.

Redstone

[BrklynLiberal]

6. His parents were from India. He was born in Zanzibar. His father was a

diplomat.

He was fantastic. I cannot imagine Queen without him.

He wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love" & "We Are the Champions"

Queen did so many great songs..

[alarcojon]

10. That is correct

He was Parsi, a generally light-skinned religious community in India.

He was a fantastic singer, indeed.

[Kahuna]

7. I'm just listening to, "Killer Queen" the tribute CD.. It's very good..

Constantine and Jason Mraz both sound a lot like Freddie. There are some other good tracks by the other tribute artists. It's worth a listen to see how the treatment of Queen material by today's young artists.

[Borgnine]

8. One of my favorite albums...

...is the three-disc Queen's Greatest Hits set. It's fucking great, with the first disc being their early radio hits, the second disc their later work (which I actually prefer), and the third rarities and oddities.

I miss Mercury even more with the sorry state of music today.

[SeaRust]

11. I made my 9 year old listen to it the other day

She was impressed---I guess it started when we saw him on some show on TV for a bit--one of the Live8 Live aid tribute things

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Hi there, SeaRust!

WELCOME TO DU! Hope you enjoy your stay in our crazy little community!

But be careful....it is very addictive!

:hi:

[Reciprocity]

12. From wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury
Born Farrokh Bulsara. His parents were from Iranian, Azerbaijan. His parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara had immigrated to Zanzibar so his father could continue his job at the British Colonial Office.