Freddie Mercury (83,908 views)

[RINGO]

I'm not an admin anymore, but my guess is it's much the same as it was -- more or less a judgment call based off of your experience making threads, how familiar you seem to be with the singer in question, that sort of thing. Mercury has been a high-profile thread on this website for as long as it has existed, so there's always been a bit of extra incentive to ensure that the person responsible for it is competent at what they're doing.

[rob]

Makes sense, thanks very much for answering my question.

[sophiam122]

He had a median speaking fundamental frequency of 117.3 Hz.

[rob]

Feb 8, 2021 2:22:46 GMT sophiam122 said:

He had a median speaking fundamental frequency of 117.3 Hz.

As I understand, spoken notes generally aren't counted towards a singers vocal range here. So, for example, the C#2 that Freddie supposedly hits in the "Musical Prostitute" interview wouldn't really be counted here. I'm guessing that's what you're talking about, with where his general vocal placement was when speaking? Sorry if I'm totally misunderstanding.

[Henny Macc]

It's not entirely clear what point he was trying to make, because it was such a bare bones statement with further detail. It's possible that the way you interpreted it might've been what he meant, or maybe it was just a random trivia fact that he thought was interesting to share. It's almost impossible to tell with so little to go off of.

sophiam122 I would recommend elaborating about what you meant, because it would appear that you've confused a few people with your post.

[rob]

Hey all, I just realised that earlier in this thread I misidentified a G#6 as a Bb6. In the original video I was referencing from they had referred to the note as an Ab6, and I made the mistake of thinking it was a Bb6. So I'm sorry if that caused any confusion.

youtu.be/vKozb064BN8

Also, could I get an opinion on the note at 16:40 please? It seems quite solid to me.

[halloweenjack95]

Apr 11, 2021 23:17:44 GMT rob said:

youtu.be/vKozb064BN8

Also, could I get an opinion on the note at 16:40 please? It seems quite solid to me.

Good find actually. Thought it was a guitar or something the first time lol.
But I'm sure its freddie. And its countable.

[luxiouskorsay]

Apr 11, 2021 23:17:44 GMT rob said:

youtu.be/vKozb064BN8

Also, could I get an opinion on the note at 16:40 please? It seems quite solid to me.

seems countable to me, and it's a Bb5

[Aardvark]

youtu.be/vArfmUAUWzQ?t=19. This is his best live A4 without a doubt. Should be bolded I think.

[Gilad]

That's a pretty bold claim to make   (:))

[rob]

Well, it's not called the note heard around the world for nothing. It's really incredibly powerful.

youtu.be/LYkUScQG3L4

Apr 20, 2021 22:15:12 GMT rob said:

youtu.be/LYkUScQG3L4

How do we feel about the falsetto/whistle notes? The G#5, two Bb5's seem quite good to me. The D6 I'm iffy on. The F6 is so brief that it's not really countable, and I believe the E7 just straight up isn't Freddie. Sounds too much like a guitar.

[leafylemontree]

Both Bb5 seems quite countable, not so the D6. The F6 is under questionable notes in this thread, and the E7/Eb7 is, for say the least, a guitar effect, because you can hear before "he hits the note" the same sound, but lower on volume.

[halloweenjack95]

The B5 is a very good one. I'd personally count that one. That E7 sounds like a guitar effect or something. And even if it would be freddie.. I wouldn't count that for obvious reasons lol.

[rob]

Hopefully if this thread is ever updated or changes hands we can include some of the discussed notes.

[halloweenjack95]

Apr 21, 2021 16:21:21 GMT rob said:

Hopefully if this thread is ever updated or changes hands we can include some of the discussed notes.

Some of them have to be included. And... I am sure they will. I was very patient at the Bowie thread.. in the End I won. 😅

[luxiouskorsay]

Apr 21, 2021 16:21:21 GMT rob said:

Hopefully if this thread is ever updated or changes hands we can include some of the discussed notes.

some notes deserves to be there

[rob]

youtu.be/ZhhqMugf1k8

At 29:22 there seems to be (in my opinion) quite a decent E6 for Freddie. I don't see this note yet in the Spoilers, hopefully this one hasn't been discussed yet.

[Henny Macc]

Sounds closer to E♭6 to me, but other than that I'd consider it countable!

[rob]

Fantastic! After listening to it a bit closer, I think you're right, it might dip very briefly into an E but overall I think it's an Eb6. Very exciting stuff.

[Aardvark]

I think we're still missing the bold live improvs he does. His A4 at Live Aid and his Bb4 at Montreux should absolutely be included as bolds.

[don]

I wish I could say I enjoyed this thread , but I am am leaving more confused than at the start ??? was D6 Freddys highest note ? and which notes can one count as part of ones range ???

[rob]

Sept 17, 2021 20:56:06 GMT don said:

I wish I could say I enjoyed this thread , but I am am leaving more confused than at the start ??? was D6 Freddys highest note ? and which notes can one count as part of ones range ???

It's really a matter of opinion. Freddie has certainly hit higher notes than a D6. But a lot of those notes were rather brief, so a lot of people tend not to count them. For overall range, it's more tough, some people will say that you must have a certain level of quality to every note in order to count it, others might say you just need to hit it. Using Freddie as an example, he's hit an A6, under the questionable notes section, but it was a popped note. So most don't count it, unless we're talking about all notes a singer has technically hit, not necessarily what they're most comfortable hitting. That's how I feel at least.

[Henny Macc]

We found what seemed to be a legit E♭6 by him on the last page or so, so he's got that much going for him at least. Fuck knows if it'll ever be added to the OP by anyone or if this thread will ever actually get taken over though :-/

[rob]

Hopefully someone will take over this thread so it can be properly updated. Also, I still think that this F#6 at 3:30 is solid enough to be countable.

youtu.be/J89lYKg0nHY

But I realise that's not exactly a popular opinion lol.

[halloweenjack95]

Sept 20, 2021 19:57:52 GMT rob said:

Hopefully someone will take over this thread so it can be properly updated. Also, I still think that this F#6 at 3:30 is solid enough to be countable.

youtu.be/J89lYKg0nHY

But I realise that's not exactly a popular opinion lol.

Probably for a reason.