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Printableshorttrini said: errant said: and that someone who spoke up first and foremost was Elvis himself. he always showed great love and respect to the blues and r&b artists he admired and covered from the beginning. and the argument that he was at the right place at the right time can be applied to any musician who finds a great deal of success.  Elvis only spoke on the subject, when it was brought to his attention. as is the case with any subject any entertainer speaks on. what's he supposed to do, book TV time to address it or stand on the corner with a megaphone proclaiming it every other day? | |
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Without his vocal range, Queen could not have pulled off the success they had in the later years (1980s)with some of their singles such as "Under Pressure" or "ANother One Bites the Dust". Granted Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor were instrumental in the success to, but they rarely if ever displayed Freddie's range and charisma.
He could sing opera (see "Barcelona") speed metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), rockabilly ("Crazy Little Thing called Love") Disco/Funk ("Another One Bites the Dust") and everything in between. Keep in mind that prior to Jagger getting the gig on the Victory track "State of Shock", Freddie was MJs choice. He may have been campy as heck, but Freddy Mercury is my favorite front man of all time. Dude could sing "Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish." | |
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[Edited 9/10/09 20:26pm] You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Yay. | |
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MOL said: One more thing: to you, PPKING, Elvis is the biggest star in the world. To me, he isn't. In fact, to me, he is a nothing. If he was black, nobody would have cared about him. Look at Chuck Berry: the guy is probably the greatest ever, but no one recognizes/ed him because he is/was black. Elvis stole material from black artists. Black artists would sign a contract with Elvis' company. They would write/produce songs but would later be fired and the songs they wrote/produced used to be given to E. Presley.
[Edited 9/10/09 7:39am] Chuck Berry was great, but extremely limited in terms of range of material. While Elvis was still doing amazing, groundbreaking work as late as 1970-71 (the "Elvis Country" album is amazing), Chuck Berry was doing embarrassing novelty tunes like "My Ding-a-Ling." He never matured beyond his basic formula: same goes for Bo Diddley and Little Richard. Elvis' range of material, on the other hand, was stunning. Most people who bash Elvis as ripping off black music or unoriginal are kind of silly. You do realize "Hound Dog" was written by two white Jewish songwriters right? And Elvis wasn't inspired by Big Mama Thornton's version, but by Freddie Bell & the Bellboy's version. I guess they "stole" it first. Personally . I think we are all Boring with No Lives cause all we do is talk about Prince,Criticize and Gossip. I need a Horny Man is what I Need and probably so do most of yas. We are Sexually Frustrated what we R... Amen..!!! - zelaire | |
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My Ding a ling is a classic! "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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yay | |
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ViintageJunkiie said: scriptgirl said: I think his voice is amazing. I have read that he could sing from the tenor to the colartura (sp) range. Your thoughts?
Freddie was an amazing singer. Most def ONE of the greatest, but not THE greatest. Co-sign.  | |
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WatchThemFall said: MOL said: One more thing: to you, PPKING, Elvis is the biggest star in the world. To me, he isn't. In fact, to me, he is a nothing. If he was black, nobody would have cared about him. Look at Chuck Berry: the guy is probably the greatest ever, but no one recognizes/ed him because he is/was black. Elvis stole material from black artists. Black artists would sign a contract with Elvis' company. They would write/produce songs but would later be fired and the songs they wrote/produced used to be given to E. Presley.
[Edited 9/10/09 7:39am] Chuck Berry was great, but extremely limited in terms of range of material. While Elvis was still doing amazing, groundbreaking work as late as 1970-71 (the "Elvis Country" album is amazing), Chuck Berry was doing embarrassing novelty tunes like "My Ding-a-Ling." He never matured beyond his basic formula: same goes for Bo Diddley and Little Richard. Elvis' range of material, on the other hand, was stunning. Most people who bash Elvis as ripping off black music or unoriginal are kind of silly. You do realize "Hound Dog" was written by two white Jewish songwriters right? And Elvis wasn't inspired by Big Mama Thornton's version, but by Freddie Bell & the Bellboy's version. I guess they "stole" it first. Preach Man! True Words! 100% agree | |
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PPKING said: WatchThemFall said: Chuck Berry was great, but extremely limited in terms of range of material. While Elvis was still doing amazing, groundbreaking work as late as 1970-71 (the "Elvis Country" album is amazing), Chuck Berry was doing embarrassing novelty tunes like "My Ding-a-Ling." He never matured beyond his basic formula: same goes for Bo Diddley and Little Richard. Elvis' range of material, on the other hand, was stunning. Most people who bash Elvis as ripping off black music or unoriginal are kind of silly. You do realize "Hound Dog" was written by two white Jewish songwriters right? And Elvis wasn't inspired by Big Mama Thornton's version, but by Freddie Bell & the Bellboy's version. I guess they "stole" it first. Preach Man! True Words! 100% agree I am fully aware of whom, "Hound Dog", was written by. My point is Big Mamma, did not get recognition for singing it until years later. The fact reminds that he was just a "puppet" of Col. Parker, so in a sense one really cannot blame the puppet, but that does not stop one from blaming the puppeteer. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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This is about Farooq (sp?) Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury. Keep Elvis, Chuck, Richard and 'em off the thread!  | |
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Timmy84 said: This is about Farooq (sp?) Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury. Keep Elvis, Chuck, Richard and 'em off the thread!
THis always happens though(on this forum). The road to hell is paved with good intentions and while the original poster may have meant well, anytime Elvis is mentioned, its like inviting ants to a picnic. In all seriousness though, had Freddie lived, Queen would have been HUGE on the touring scene, possibly rivaling the Rolling Stones in terms of attendance. I really enjoyed Made In Heaven's "Mother Love", which I think is his most haunting and powerful vocal. "Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish." | |
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COMPUTERBLUE1984 said: Timmy84 said: This is about Farooq (sp?) Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury. Keep Elvis, Chuck, Richard and 'em off the thread!
THis always happens though(on this forum). The road to hell is paved with good intentions and while the original poster may have meant well, anytime Elvis is mentioned, its like inviting ants to a picnic. In all seriousness though, had Freddie lived, Queen would have been HUGE on the touring scene, possibly rivaling the Rolling Stones in terms of attendance. I really enjoyed Made In Heaven's "Mother Love", which I think is his most haunting and powerful vocal. I agree with this. | |
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Timmy84 said: COMPUTERBLUE1984 said: THis always happens though(on this forum). The road to hell is paved with good intentions and while the original poster may have meant well, anytime Elvis is mentioned, its like inviting ants to a picnic. In all seriousness though, had Freddie lived, Queen would have been HUGE on the touring scene, possibly rivaling the Rolling Stones in terms of attendance. I really enjoyed Made In Heaven's "Mother Love", which I think is his most haunting and powerful vocal. I agree with this. So do I. But can anyone image what might have been if Queen & KISS were headlining the same tour together?!? This would have been the ultimate friendly rivalry for the ages.
Or just as great, what if Queen (Freedie Mercury) & Val Halen (David Lee Roth) were on tour together? Two of the best frontmen in R&R history in a concert face-off worthy of pay-per-view. | |
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TonyVanDam said: Timmy84 said: I agree with this. So do I. But can anyone image what might have been if Queen & KISS were headlining the same tour together?!? This would have been the ultimate friendly rivalry for the ages.
Or just as great, what if Queen (Freedie Mercury) & Val Halen (David Lee Roth) were on tour together? Two of the best frontmen in R&R history in a concert face-off worthy of pay-per-view. Yeah that would've been great too.  | |
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1972-1978 phenomenal years for FM..then he cut his hair ...like Samson | |
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Yes absolutely! Freddie is one of the all time great vocalists in any genre of music. Really incredible voice. "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ 
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^^^ What s/he said. • Did you first think Prince was gay? •
Wendy: He’s a girl, for sure, but he’s not gay. He looked at me like a gay woman would look at another woman. Lisa: Totally. He’s like a fancy lesbian. | |
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He had a GREAT voice but of all time? Na | |
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He's one of the greatest frontmen of all time and a great singer.
But if I really want to rate him, I am not crazy about his vibrato. I always felt it sounded forced. That's my only criticism, however. My Legacy
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Freddie was the total package and no one will ever compare. |
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