Amen!!!

Marc Martell can't be replaced, but Brian and Roger can.

Yes I say that all the time .. but I get so many people that say Adam is doing a good job. But I want some one that sounds like Freddie and Adam isn’t it!!!!

@@edgarallerman9187 ??

Agree

@@washingtonalvessantana645 Marc Martel Easily can

Good idea. Yessssss 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Not in my opinion

@@RubyLevy-mh1xxfuck your opinion

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Me too hahah

Marc is Marc and Freddie is Freddie. Nothing will ever compare or even take away from that fact.

@@dellebelphine-moralez3510 shut up pls

@@dellebelphine-moralez3510 no Marc is 100% identical to Freddie and has already Clearly Replaced him Dumbass

You are correct en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Martel#cite_ref-16

Sure he did.

They're worried that Marc will steal the show...rightly so.

​@@dieterdodel835 Which is what Lambert has already done

OMG, EXACTLY! What kind of sick resentment does May have for Marc? Queen is no more. Or better yet, it continues through Marc Martel!

Both Brian May & Roger Taylor have said that when they were looking for a singer they DID NOT want a Freddie clone because it would be too weird for them to hear Freddie but look over and see someone else on stage. They chose Adam because he does a good job but also has enough of his own sound & tone. Having a Freddie copycat singer would have been a bit of a freak out factor for them. Marc is the hands down closest to Freddie i've ever heard. Has the inflections , tone & breath control.

@David Thanks for your comment. I agree with you. I don't think Lambert lovers understand that Marc could easily steal the show. They don't want that happening.! I get it. What I don't get are those who genuinely think he does a better job with the voice than Marc does. It's quite clear in the videos. ✌️👍🎶☮️

I think Lambert had a much wider following than Martell, and all his fans became Queen fans overnight, some who never heard of Queen before. So I think it was a marketing trick, to appeal to a larger fanbase.

That would be EPIC!

@@zhrob1 Поддерживаю! 👍🏻👍🏻

Last night I bought a CD at Marc's show that is him and his band singing Queen songs!

New album ? with new songs ? See, thing is everyone is talking about who sounds closest to Freddie, but let's not forget that apart from his voice, Freddie was a pretty darn great composer. Since his death, how much new material did the remaining members do ? Pretty much nothing. So unless that album has Freddie's songs on it, I don't see the others come up with enough and good enough songs for an entire album

Unfortunately the recording company forced the band to take a different decision.

@@PunkSage eeeeehhh???!

@@PunkSage They have not recorded anything with Lambert. Recording company?

Yes, Marc writes and composed his own music , plays different instruments and is so much more a fit to Brian and Roger instead of glam boy lambert.

And the fact that he’s not even TRYING to sounds like him

And he also outdone Queen. So, they are not particularly happy about it!

@@papabearM3 These Guys should be old enough to get over it but obviously they don't, which is sad. And I was Brians Fan, he made me pick up the Guitar. But nowadays I'm really frustrated by Brian and Roger.

@@Ezekielepharcelis Well, they have heavily invested into Lambert and the QAL setup. Also, they want to be the stars of their own show, prove they can do it without Freddie. Can you blame them? IMO it’s their show and their choice. Seen them once. They are just clocking in. Much prefer Martel’s idea of Queen, rather than Brian’s.

@@papabearM3 If they would respect their Lifelong Fans it would be an easy Choice. But they wanted to go woke instead. I'm just sad that they give in with that nonsense. I guess they both fear of getting banned by the "leftist artist" elite again like they did before when they were banned after having played in South Africa. In my Mind they were like Gods. Now they just look like some fearful old Men. Sorry just how I feel about them. John Deacon made the right Choice.

Ayyyyho🎤😎

THANK YOU!!!

Finally someone who understands it, THANK YOU

You got my Respect for that Statement. 👏

The rest of the time Brian is intimidated by Marc and his incredible talent.

@@papabearM3 i think roger always love marc but brian maybe not.What do you think warrior?

@@barskarademir8565 Hey, it’s entertaining enough to watch Brian and Marc in a close proximity of each other. See what you can pick up on.

The first time Roger and Brian heard Marc sing live in person, they cried. I thought that both sweet and heartbreaking.

I wonder if he maybe gets too freaked out by someone too similar to Freddy back in his life.

Replica? He just has a similar voice. But he is a fantastic musician on his own.

you obviously dont know marc, hes an incredible artist, not a replica.

Yeah! Marc is a beast of a vocalist! These guys really underestimated the power of Marc’s talent imo.

TRUTH!!!! THANK YOU

No he is the great Marc Martel!

I agree. His voice is great but Freddie had these subharmonics going on in his vocal cords that Marc doesn't. Marc's voice is a little thinner.

@@tinak3271 Marc uses subharmonics naturally as well.

I have a terrible voice, but there will never be another person like me. No one can replace Freddie and no one can replace you.

Capitan genius....

I couldn’t agree more, Janet. But Brian doesn’t want to fight for the spotlight with the frontman any longer.

We need atleast one concert of queen with marc.

its stupid to not want a freddie replacement dont you think thats what the queen fans want. something close to authentic? and hes def not trying to be freddie. listen to his covers of other songs from seal ect.. and he still sounds like freddie. its just his natural voice. he said the entire queen thing wasnt even his goal the chance just presented itself and people liked it so he went that direction. in music you got to take whatever chance you can get to make it because it aint easy. i have a friend whos dad is in the country music hall of fame (not a singer) and he says chances like mark got only come to aa select few

And imagine if the great John Deacon tagged along...WOW

Good Question. Ego perhaps ?

What is it they've said since?

@@patrickjostmusiker 1. What does it matter what they say ever? 2. Statements don’t have an expiration date regardless if who made them.

@@papabearM3 To an extent, it's okay if someone looks at what they did or said years ago and thinks "that wasn't very nice or smart of me, and I disagree with that now." But to your point, neither Brian nor Roger have come back on their comments regarding Marc: that he is talented musician with an uncanny vocal resemblance to Freddie Mercury, and like Brian said in this video above, that they know Marc isn't trying to be like Freddie. I would imagine that during the 2 days of rehearsal for that "Somebody to Love" performance in April of 2012, with Queen Extravaganza, that Brian and Roger had opportunities to hear Marc singing over and over again, and would be able to "spot a fake" if he was impersonating or if he wasn't singing in a natural way, as anyone's voice would tire throughout a full day of singing in rehearsal. Marc just has a vocal timbre that has some similarities to Freddie's.

Many years have passed since this. With much more experience about Marc their opinion can be different now.

@@csotube It would only improve, since Marc had grown tremendously since then.

Hence the fact that where they didn’t have enough of Freddie’s vocals for the movie they used Marc because he has a similar vocal range naturally close to Freddie’s . Freddie had a four octave vocal range from a baritone ( his speaking voice ) right up to tenor

They had already chosen Adam before meeting Marc. This interview was before one of the first Q+AL shows.

No one is trying to be Freddie. Why would you think so?

marc martel didn't imitate freddie it's just his real natural voice it sounds like freddie and he can sing like freddie i bet you didn't know marc martel.

@@babooshka7601 even the hoster said it

@@sava9e266 No one is trying to be Freddie. Don't worry about it.

@@sava9e266 Did you hear what Brian said?

Marc, to put it simply, is one of the best vocalists *currently alive* to honor the music legacy of Freddie and Queen.

Even though I agree with you, I think Marc would outshine the other members, as he has that stage presence to captivate the audience as well. Marc not only sings and writes his own songs, but plays five different musical instruments. Six if you include the kazoo. It would be interesting if Marc ever sings the Queen songs in French, since he is also bilingual. Edit: People should be aware and I am sure Brian and Roger already know, Marc singing the Queen songs actually bring in more new fans to spread and listen to Queen's music.

@@alanguages Marc plays over a dozen instruments actually.

I only know of the guitar, sitar, piano, harmonica, trumpet and kazoo. Can you name the other instruments he plays? @@papabearM3

​​​@@alanguages Accordion, bass guitar (not just acoustic or electric guitar), ukulele, dobro, glockenspiel, drums (although Marc will say that his form is not great on sticks, but he can play something like a cajón with no issues)... to add to your list.

Yes!

And I soooo thank them!!!!

The guy is a gift from mather and father too. Do you not agree ? If you don't mind.

@@ToddandRaquiForrest He's way better then adam lambert

True

Yes

Marc no es un imitador.

Oye, hay alguien aquí que dice ser Roger. Que pex con eso ,?

Así es.. no es imitador .. ni si quiera se caracteriza para parecerse a Freddy... Simplemente tiene su escencia💜

@@medialuna6553 and he had that essence long before he ever sang a Queen song. People would come away from his Downhere shows and think, that guy reminds me of Freddie.

Marc can play 9 instruments

That's a very good question. I do like Adam as frontman though.

Martel would upstage May, that’s why!

"why are there so many making the stupid remark: there will never be another freddie?"....because of eternal dumbness.

Let Me Rediscover You is a song Marc wrote! 👍

@@ThatllShowEm I know. It's a beautiful song. Literally sends chills down my spine when I hear it. It is at a level above just singing and music!

@@ThatllShowEm do you work with Marc? I checked out your channel and you have a lot of Marc/Downers stuff.

@@ahealthierkirk2558 No, just a fan working with other fans to collect and archive videos of Marc to share.

@@ThatllShowEm Marc's management SHOULD hire you!

Because he’s too close vocally and they didn’t want someone like that

@@michelleflood7225 No, because every show Marc Martel fronts turns into HIS show, his talent is too bright for Maylor. Brian wants to be the King.

@@essmith12 I see you are a karaoke lover!

@@essmith12 hope you’re joking at least Marc sings the songs the way they were written and unlike Adam Lambert Marc isn’t trying to imitate him !

@@essmith12 No, bc Adam Lambert is a karaoke singer!

Don't forget John !

Mozart of vocals! I love that!! He’s truly a vocal extraordinaire! He even sounds so much like George Michael … it’s just incredible! He has covered Freedom 90, One More Try and Last Christmas! He has also covered Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me. Check them out! ❤️

Not only is Marc an amazing vocalists but he is a world-class musician and songwriter as well. Christians should definitely check out his former band, Downhere to see how phenomenol that band was.

Brian and Roger hired a non-musician Lambert to replace Freddie. Safe to say they are trying to prove they can succeed without Freddie. And as far as Freddie’s unmatched voice, lady!... Here is Martel marching Freddie’s every vocal characteristic and adds some (or he wouldn’t be singing for Freddie in the movie!), and all you can do is focus on some fable that Freddie’s voice is unmatchable! Why can’t you appreciate a talent that improves upon the master? Wow!

@@papabearM3 Hmmmmm - It’s only my opinion that I express how I feel about Freddie voice!! And, I’m definitely not trying to convince anyone otherwise! I just find the conversation of any artist fascinating!

@@debramoore7513 No worries. A conversation is always good!

@@papabearM3 totally agree with Debra Moore, Marc may hit the notes but lacks in the other Freddie qualities including stage presence, character, passion and emotion. You are correct that Brain and Roger would like to think that they are sucessful without Freddie - hey but lets not forget Freddies writing ability. When was their last hit written - even the songs that were written by other band members also had Freddies input (according to his roadie). To many Freddie is still unmatched - we all have our own opinion and preferences :)

@@fbmmahe8622 Of course, we all have opinions. But facts remain. And the fact is Marc doesn’t lack anything. He lacks literally nothing other than a better manager, perhaps. Stage Presence, character, passion and emotion are all in abundance in his performances. You actually need to see him perform live to make such outrageously libeling claims. I agree that Marc is not Freddie, but he is not trying to be Freddie or anything like Freddie: any resemblance is purely serendipitous! Marc pays musical tribute to Freddie and his genius. Marc ALSO writes pretty phenomenal songs, just like Freddie. He is a stronger musician and singer than Freddie was. But Marc is full of reverence and respect toward Freddie while singing Freddie’s studio versions live (something Fred could never do). I think Freddie deserves to be honoured by someone like Marc, a pro, a fantastic singer, musician and performer, and a brilliant songwriter, someone who is Freddie’s equal, but not his impersonator or a clown strutting the stage in a crown a la Freddie. Also, no one would EVER invest in a large tour built around a talent who has no charisma, stage presence, whatever it is you claim Marc doesn’t have. And Marc is booked 2 years in advance, large arenas. I have seen him live 3x and personally witnessed people next to me crying moved by Marc’s voice, I have seen chicks screaming, “OMG He’s so hot!” and have been pushed away from the stage by crazy fans trying to get closer to Marc. Martel is like a magnet on that stage. People pour toward him just to touch his hand. AND he always finds time to greet his fans who want to say ‘hello,’ even if he is exhausted after 2+ hours of running around that stage like a whirlwind. I myself am a skeptic, yet I felt like a kid at his first rock concert (I have been to many!), couldn’t stop smiling, screaming and singing along, much like thousands of people around me. Marc is an incandescent star. SIMPLY INCANDESCENT!

100%!!!

Martel es demasiado bueno, piensalo. Martel es muy muy bueno como musico y que decir de la voz

No quieren a alguien q se parezca o tenga la voz de Freddy porque sienten q estarían intentando remplazarlo. Por eso cantan con Adam que es muy talentoso y que le salen muy bien las canciones de Queen pero con su propia voz y estilo. Es mas como hacerle un tributo a la música de la Banda y no remplazar al vocalista cuando sabemos que Freddy es irreemplazable.

@@teslasmercury2782 por eso mismo va más lejos y ya cumplió el sueño más grande de Freddie que es la cooperación operistica y la orquesta, es la elección más inteligente e interesante que ha podido hacer Roger Taylor, muchas personas ya dejamos descansar en paz a Freddie, gracias a Marc.

@@letiziaworks5841 Ojala, pero ellos no piensan igual, quieren un vocalista mas lambert para otras generaciones.

They want to be the stars of their own show. Marc is a star of his own show. Everyone is happy.

@papabearM3 Well, at least all the Queen fans are free to choose how they want to experience Queen music live.

@@QueenCelebrationLive Exactly! No one’s crying.

Why? What do you understand?

@@papabearM3 He looks and sounds so much like Freddie Mercury when he sings, I imagine that it would probably be a bit too jarring for them (It certainly is for us as their fans). There really is no one who can replace Freddie Mercury, however, Marc Martel's phenomenal voice and mannerisms may be a bit _too_ close for comfort. It would be impossible for the fans (and probably even a few band members) to NOT see Marc Martel as a Freddie Mercury replacement, even if that may not be his intention. I imagine it would be too much of a heart-breaking reminder, or perhaps it may be viewed as a tad bit disrespectful to his memory to bring on a carbon copy and make him the front man. Hell, John Deacon left the band and fell off the grid completely after Freddie's death, and he has no desire to ever return. Freddie's death hit him particularly hard. Whatever their reasons are for not taking on Marc, I understand it. All I can do is respect their choice.

@@loveinspired7 Hm… interesting. You are assuming Brian and Roger want to honour Freddie at all times. If they indeed wanted to, they could and they would. But judging by the BoRhap the movie, their hearts are hardly in it as they wouldn’t have demanded equal on-screen time for themselves were their intentions aligned with your assumptions. All their actions, their rhetoric and their concerts are focused on THEM, not Freddie. Yes, they sing his songs, but they present them as Queen songs, not Freddie’s. They use his image for LOML but it is to highlight Brian’s tears he “sheds” at every concert as in “I miss you Freddie.” However, Freddie’s musicality is being slowly erased by Lambert who (a non-musician mind you!) insists on reimagining the wheel Freddie invented AS IF this karaoke singer can actually come up with better musical choices than such consummate musician as Mercury was! SMH And the worst of all, Maylor claim that Adam “can do what Freddie couldn’t,” which is preposterous to say the least. May have done great disservice to Freddie’s memory replacing him essentially with a karaoke singer and has the gall to claim Adam is better than Freddie. I do think it pains May to have someone like Martel to front Maylor’s band. And it’s not bc Marc reminds May of his dear friend or bc fans would disapprove. Queen fans LOVE Martel. He sells arenas all over the world and without Maylor. And Marc is phenomenal, a beast of a musician, vocalist, songwriter and frontman! A beast! Someone who - were he to front Maylor - would upstage them in a heartbeat! He is young, strong, a savvy musician, and that voice! Man! Maylor don’t stand a chance! And for May that is distressful for sure as he fancies himself to be the King of Queen. So, I think it’s very much a self-serving choice for Maylor to not hire Martel as the entire world is practically begging them to do, but to stick to a whatever-of-a-vocalist so that May specifically and Taylor secondarily can be the stars of their own show. But it IS their own show, and they have all the rights to sing with whomever they choose.

Вот и я говорю! Он такие потрясающие песни пишет! Да видно Мэй и Тэйлор либо поисписались или не могут друг с другом договориться.

@@papabearM3 Между прочим есть авторские сольные песни Марка Мартела (не каверы), я слушаю =). Просто в основном все привыкли слушать песни Марка Мартела, где каверы и перепевки со старых песен группы Queen (где мужской главный вокал пел Фредди Меркьюри)

Также вроде и старые сольные песни Фредди Меркьюри (без группы Queen), сам Марк Мартел перепевал своим настоящим голосом (мужской главный вокал). Тоже это песни Марка Мартела (каверы)

@@BiseUshery Да, все в основном слушают его каверы Квинов из-за его неоспоримого сходства с Фредди голосом, музыкальностью, муз профессиональностью, и даже внешне от части. Тем самым его каверы и отличаются от всех других, тем что он не только на равных с Фредди по всем параметрам, но и , не пытаясь походить на Фредди, абсолютно походит на Фредди, особенно в концертах. Он создает иллюзию, что Фредди все еще жив. Но, вы правы, не многие даже знают, что у Марка более 100 оригинальных песен! Он, также как и Фредди, писал и пишет классный материал! Но народ требует Квинов, как будто свет клином сошелся на них. Но я думаю что это от части потому, что Фредди был великолепен и дерзок, и все, что напоминает о нем хоть как-то становится востребованным из-за ностальгии и, часто, из-за того, что фанаты Фредди жалеют, что не видели его в живую. Имидж Фредди продает абсолютно ВСЕ! На этом, кстати сказать, Мэйлор и зарабатывают массу бабок на данный момент. На ностальгии по упущенному шансу увидеть Фредди воочию и на всяком г**не, которое они продают с Фредди на обертке. Марк зарабатывает концертами, как все проф музыканты. Но на концерты музыки Квинов идут гораздо охотнее, чем на концерты оригинальной музыки. Все без исключения банды поют каверы. В этом нет ничего плохого. Некоторые поют плохо, а другие поют их с вдохновением. Марк поет Квинов с вдохновением. При всей его похожести на Фредди, вдохновение - это большой плюс. И концерты его передают дух Фредди. Я видел это воочию. Конечно хотелось бы услышать оригиналы Марка, даже если в перемешку с Квинами, но концерты Марка - это дань уважения Фредди, и я думаю, он, будучи очень скромным человеком, просто не решается поставить свои песни в одну программу с «великими Квинами». Хотя песни Марка просто классные, и музыка и лирика, и не чуть не уступают песням Квинов. Он вообще дает Квинам проср**ться, извиняюсь по всем пунктам. Но это другой разговор.

@@BiseUshery Кстати, тот голос, что вы слышите, и есть тот самый «свой голос» Марка. Он другим голосом не поет. Это его натуральный тон. Поэтому абсолютно все песни, которые он поет, без исключения, звучат как-будто сам Фредди записывает в студии. У Марка более подвижный голос, чем у Фредди, и это позволяет ему использовать более широкий живой диапазон нежели Фредди. Поэтому кажется, что Марк поет другим голосом. Если Марк берет ноты вне рабочего диапазона Фредди, то у вас возникает ощущение, что он поет другим голосом. А на самом деле вам просто не с чем сравнить.

There needs to be a tragic accident with Adam. Or maybe Marc can tell Adam the new directions to the wrong stadium to his concert. If he can't make it. Marc will be the stand in.Ha ha

Marc's mom wasn't familiar with Queen until her son started singing this music. And she would have had to travel outside of Canada that particular year. Queen's tour stop dates in Montréal don't work out so well.

Because Queen died with Freddie, and Maylor are too busy making a name for themselves.

@@papabearM3 both of them are just ruining queen. They think with Marc Martel people again won't give a shit bout them again.

@@genesis5347 Well, I don’t know if they are ruining Queen. They are not. I think they are very self-focused in their renditions though. Their show is not about Freddie or Queen, it’s about them asserting their own personal place in rock music. Granted, it is THEIR show, and they can do whatever they want. Also, no one knows what they really think: even when they do speak, it is hard to believe they speak their mind - it all sounds so scripted.

@@papabearM3 I totally get that but most of their songs are just old Freddie's songs which they sing one after another. Marc Martel would be a instant hit, if he was to be singing with them not for the purpose of impersonating Freddie but giving us the closest experience possible. It's a miracle that a voice like Freddie still exists.

@@genesis5347 Agree. Marc would be an instant hit. He IS an instant hit regardless of who he sings with. But… Brian and Roger will no longer be the stars of their own show. That’s the conflict right there!

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george michael is truly the best

Yeah, Freddie upstaged them. And so would Marc.

Freddie was clearly the main creative force behind Queen the band, it is now even more evident 30+ years later after his passing. Not to take anything away from Brian, Roger and John, all three are legendary musicians and songwriters. But yeah, the driving force was Mr. Mercury.

@@QueenCelebrationLive Precisely, mate!