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Post by glo on Oct 31, 2020 19:36:18 GMT
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Post by halloweenjack95 on Dec 4, 2020 12:36:30 GMT
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. That A5 is definitely countable. The rest not so much imo. Edit: the C6 from Sapparo actually isnt that bad. |
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Post by rob on Jan 19, 2021 16:32:25 GMT
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. Personally speaking, I would count the D6. It was sustained for a couple of seconds and seemed pretty clear. Granted, I'm very new to this so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I'm curious as to what we would call the F#6-Bb6 notes though. They didn't really sound like whistle notes to me, more like erratic screams. But again, I'm sure that the guy who made the video knows a lot more about this than I do. |
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Post by halloweenjack95 on Jan 19, 2021 18:08:19 GMT
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. Personally speaking, I would count the D6. It was sustained for a couple of seconds and seemed pretty clear. Granted, I'm very new to this so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I'm curious as to what we would call the F#6-Bb6 notes though. They didn't really sound like whistle notes to me, more like erratic screams. But again, I'm sure that the guy who made the video knows a lot more about this than I do. The C6 sounds more like a crack to me. The D6 is solid. The F#6 not so much. |
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Post by rob on Jan 19, 2021 20:32:54 GMT
Personally speaking, I would count the D6. It was sustained for a couple of seconds and seemed pretty clear. Granted, I'm very new to this so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I'm curious as to what we would call the F#6-Bb6 notes though. They didn't really sound like whistle notes to me, more like erratic screams. But again, I'm sure that the guy who made the video knows a lot more about this than I do. The C6 sounds more like a crack to me. The D6 is solid. The F#6 not so much. The main thing I'm curious about is what we would label the crazy high notes as. For example that Bb6, there are green highlights for screams and such, would we classify notes the Bb6 as one of those notes? Or would it be more accurate to refer to them as whistle notes? Personally, I'm not too sure if the C6 was a crack or not, it sounded like a decent scale up, albeit just rather brief. The D6 I totally agree sounds solid. I hope that if this thread is ever updated or remade that this D6 is counted. |
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Post by aphelion on Jan 20, 2021 23:47:26 GMT
{Spoiler}
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. That D6 is pretty decent, I would definitely count it. everything after that just sounds like a stock horror sound effect, those are a no go, although the F#6 isn't entirely awful it doesn't warrant being added sadly :( |
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Post by rob on Jan 21, 2021 2:00:02 GMT
{Spoiler}
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. That D6 is pretty decent, I would definitely count it. everything after that just sounds like a stock horror sound effect, those are a no go, although the F#6 isn't entirely awful it doesn't warrant being added sadly :( Do you think it would be appropriate to place the F#6 notes and beyond under the "Questionable Notes" section? |
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Post by rob on Jan 21, 2021 3:20:03 GMT
I’d say the F#6 goes under questionable. It doesn’t sound terrible but it comes more under random whoops than it does a controlled note. That makes sense. Thanks for explaining all of this to me. I find a lot of Freddie's crazy high stuff likely wasn't overly intended, in the sense of him thinking "I'm going to hit an F#6" and more just him trying to hit a high note to match the mood of the song. Or in these cases, seemingly freak out the audience. |
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Post by luxiouskorsay on Jan 21, 2021 16:46:36 GMT
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. The D6 is not the best quality but it's countable for me |
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Post by Rodney Blazershorts on Jan 24, 2021 3:54:24 GMT
What do we make of the highest falsetto and whistle notes? For starters, those A5, C6 and D6 (starting at 9:00) are totally countable imo. The D6 is not the best quality but it's countable for me For a D6, it’s actually pretty good. |
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Post by rob on Jan 25, 2021 18:38:32 GMT
I would personally add the higher notes F#6, G6, and the Bb6 as questionable notes, just because they're quite unique. The G6 and Bb6 definitely sound awful, but I still think they're spoiler worthy. Mainly just because they're all somewhat sustained notes as opposed to most of Freddie's other questionable notes which are more similar to pops of high range where he touches the note for a second but doesn't try sustaining it.
Also, if nobody minds my asking, I believe that the original creator of this thread mentioned earlier that they will not be updating it. But there has been a lot of discussion on adding specific notes. Unless I missed something, are there plans to remake this thread or give it to someone else who is willing to make some changes to it?
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Post by rob on Jan 26, 2021 15:53:17 GMT
Cool, thank you.
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Post by Rodney Blazershorts on Jan 26, 2021 18:57:53 GMT
Reiterating that I am not updating my threads anymore, and I second the endorsement of queenfan11 adopting the Mercury thread. Having said that, I would hope that whoever adopts this thread, if they choose to remake it entirely, has sufficient knowledge of the various members' voices to where they can determine who is singing what in the backing vocals. There were errors on that front in previous iterations of this thread that I would ideally like to not see repeated. Now please, chill |
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Post by RINGO on Jan 29, 2021 2:32:45 GMT
RINGO was literally just online today for a while, saw the recent posts and then just left lol. This guy has been holding the Freddie Mercury thread hostage for about 5 years. I remember when he was admin it was the forum's most unobtainable thread. Every new iteration of TRP he was posting it day 1 and it was his eternal claim and no one could argue because he was the admin. Held it hostage? I remade the thread *twice* while I was responsible for it, and even in the early months of TRP4 I was at least engaged in discussions about the merit of some of these debated notes. I have made it abundantly clear that I am nothing more than a lurker at this point and these threads have all been up for grabs since early last year, if memory serves. I sincerely hope that an active member, preferably Queenfan or another staffer who knows Freddie's voice well, takes over this thread soon so nobody has to put up with these exhausting complaints any longer. |
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Post by rob on Jan 29, 2021 3:28:16 GMT
RINGO was literally just online today for a while, saw the recent posts and then just left lol. This guy has been holding the Freddie Mercury thread hostage for about 5 years. I remember when he was admin it was the forum's most unobtainable thread. Every new iteration of TRP he was posting it day 1 and it was his eternal claim and no one could argue because he was the admin. Held it hostage? I remade the thread *twice* while I was responsible for it, and even in the early months of TRP4 I was at least engaged in discussions about the merit of some of these debated notes. I have made it abundantly clear that I am nothing more than a lurker at this point and these threads have all been up for grabs since early last year, if memory serves. I sincerely hope that an active member, preferably Queenfan or another staffer who knows Freddie's voice well, takes over this thread soon so nobody has to put up with these exhausting complaints any longer. If you don't mind my asking, how is it determined who is allowed the ability to remake a thread? Does it go by seniority? |
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