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JeanFrame 
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Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:56 |
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Icarium
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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: April 06 2011 at 09:37 |
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Totally agree Steven!!!
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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.
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Well, there it is. (Amadeus)
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Posted: April 05 2011 at 14:18 |
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Freddie.
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Posted: April 05 2011 at 12:11 |
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Mercury of course..!
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Posted: April 05 2011 at 05:05 |
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.
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 18:25 |
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!
Edited by moshkito - March 28 2011 at 18:27
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 15:25 |
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in terms of rock singers in my book freddy is number 1. Not my favorite at all, but he was amazing nonetheless.
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 13:10 |
Don't know the other one but anyway nobody can beat Freddie! 
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 10:28 |
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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.
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:06 |
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David Byron.
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:00 |
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: 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.
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Posted: March 28 2011 at 02:22 |
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Freddy Mercury
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Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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Posted: March 27 2011 at 22:17 |
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Mercury
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Posted: March 27 2011 at 21:35 |
 Lizzy wrote:
Freddie 
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Posted: March 27 2011 at 08:17 |
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Very easy for me, Freddy Mercury
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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: October 23 2010 at 15:53 |
just like his last name....his voice is from another planet, it truely is an instrument.
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