Freddy Mercury vs David Byron
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Topic: Freddy Mercury vs David Byron
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Freddy Mercury vs David Byron
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 08:47
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if you know of other operatic, dramatic singers with a voice as strong and cleen as them, dont be shy tell me who they are but this is for two legends only to shine and to be remembered, therefor i did not include others, two singers.
two icons of rock vocals -------------  
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 08:53
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Both singers are good, but I prefer Freddie Mercury. ------------- 
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Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 09:24
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I love Queen and Heep...but I think Freddie is a better singer, hands down. His range and versatility are unequaled. The man sang with an opera singer and pulled it off convincingly!!!! There is no other like him. Byron is also amazing, don't get me wrong, but not up against Fred.
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Posted By: Shevrzl
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 09:40
| Byron is my man. |
Posted By: DeKay
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 09:52
| Mercury's voice is incomparable. |
Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 09:58
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Freddie
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 10:14
and what is your question, you did not ask anything
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aginor wrote:Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 10:20
| gotta love the fred |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 10:50
 ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 10:52
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See also:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=71892 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=71892 ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 11:35
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Freddie ! ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 12:17
Freddy Mercury.
I'll mention Topi Lehtipuu who was in the band Hoyry-Kone which is included in PA under Avant, and performs as an opera singer. He's a very good vocalist. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 12:48
| Freddie easy. I find Byron's vibrato positively annoying and his style extremely affected. In many ways, he sounds like the precursor to LaBrie to me, minus the liking for AOR/glam vocals. |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 15:48
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Interesting, I once did exact same poll on another forum and everyone voted Freddie. I love both... Freddie gets my vote for how he managed to sing on what became Made In Heaven despite the fact that he was on his death bed. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 16:12
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For me, it's ફ્રારુક બુલ્સારા easily. Other operatic voices : Dennis De Young Michael Sadler
Russell Mael (the only singer who could compete with Freddie IMHO)
Josh Pincus
Czesław Niemen
Krzysztof Cugowski
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 16:20
| No disrespect to Byron, but Freddie Mercury was the best! |
Posted By: Lozlan
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 21:08
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lucas, thank you so much for putting up Join by Ice Age! Easily my absolute favorite modern-ish prog band. As for the vote, Freddie without a moment's hesitation. Byron's falsetto wailing can make me wince like nobody's business, whereas Freddie's voice was never irritating. Not once. ------------- Certified Obscure Prog Fart. http://scottjcouturier.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Loose Palace of Exile - My first novel, The Mask of Tamrel, now available on Amazon and Kindle |
Posted By: JakoCba
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 22:20
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Freddie Mercury ------------- I don't have lastfm sorry :) |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 02:43
But Byron could hold a note on stage  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 04:22
| Both are legends, I'm a fan of both kinds of voice, and fan of both bands. I like equaly both , so no vote |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 04:48
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Freddie
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 12:06
Singing is not just range. That way, I have seen performances where Gabriel was having trouble with his high notes. Fish too. And neither go all that high.
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Posted By: Jazzywoman
Date Posted: October 23 2010 at 13:41
| Byron all the way! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 23 2010 at 15:53
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just like his last name....his voice is from another planet, it truely is an instrument.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 01 2010 at 02:41
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FM for the poll by a huge margin, but nobody in any Rock sub-genres comes close to the operatic vocals of Francesco Di Giacomo.
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Posted By: Mr.GizaRainbow
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 08:17
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Very easy for me, Freddy Mercury ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place" |
Posted By: SayYes
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 21:35
Not the Freddy on the elm street
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 22:17
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Mercury
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 02:22
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Freddy Mercury ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 05:58
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for me it's david. i can't forget (nor want to) those awful songs freddie sang. |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:00
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A difficult choice. It's not unreasonable to suggest that these are the best singers in prog rock. Both groups were, of course, mostly associated with genres other than prog but let's not be pedantic.
Heep's music is far more appealing to me than Queen's so this decided my vote. In other words I enjoy listening to Byron more because I prefer the songs. Without being critical of Jon Anderson I've often wondered what Yes's classics would sound like with Byron singing.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:06
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David Byron. ------------- 
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Posted By: Phideaux
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 10:28
| Both are legends, and both notoriously excessive in their lifestyles. However, Freddy annoys me a LOT more than David, so in honour of The Magician's Birthday, I'm going with David. I can't think of a full Queen album that I like. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 13:10
Don't know the other one but anyway nobody can beat Freddie! 
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: silcir
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 15:25
| in terms of rock singers in my book freddy is number 1. Not my favorite at all, but he was amazing nonetheless. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 18:25
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Hi,
I think that Freddie had more to sing about and he was very honest and direct and the music he and his band were doing was not some imaginary rock music that ... was not as important as otherwise. Uriah Heep was not as important a band as Queen became, because one was with it and the other was just loud ... that is not to say that UH was not good, but ... nothalf as good as Queen was and became.
Queen was worth watching in concert. I have to tell you that UH was not!
Freddie is/was, by far, one of the very best rock singers ever ... progressive or not be damned! And by God ... he meant it to the last vibe of his soul! The rest, are just singers ... singing a Christmas song for the family! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 05:05
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I don't get the comparison; the quote fits Freddie, but David Byron? A decent singer, though a bit dodgy on notation, especially on the low range, a middle-order vocalist I would have thought, unless you are a Heap fan. Heap were a fun band, and could rock a bit. David could sing a bit too, but top-class? Never. But Freddie (though wildly over the top in taste, something only he could get away with) was indeed classy at his best. George Michael would be a better match for Freddie, if only vocally and nothing else. |
Posted By: Diego I
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 12:11
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Mercury of course..! ------------- It´s dark, too dark to see... |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 14:18
| Freddie. |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 16:46
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Mercury was probably the greatest male vocal performing in a non opera format that will have ever graced our ears. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: Diego I
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:37
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Totally agree Steven!!! ------------- It´s dark, too dark to see... |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:42
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maybe I should have compared Freddy to Bryan Ferry, becouse both knew they had/have capasity and had a mindsett and thought behind their singing, it was not just soulfull, it was also technical and experimental -------------
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Posted By: JeanFrame
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:56
| Mercury |