Yes! Definitely!

Where in the world is his voice not perfect? I mean he can easily compete with Pavarotti.

@@charliegold3227 If you watched the video you would know

@@TheGargalon then you think Adam lambert has a better voice than Freddie mercury just because he has a better technique?

@@TheGargalon Freddie's voice was perfect, but your technique does not.

That is a great point too. Live singing in rock or pop music has a lot of factors that can affect your overall performance.

Plus hes sweating buckets so probably a little dehydrated too

As Marc Martel notes, in his video about how to sing like Freddie Mercury, singers back then didn't have earpieces, so couldn't hear themselves. This actually made them have to sing louder, to be able to hear their own voice over the instruments and background vocals.

@@odonovan they had floor wedges, if set up correctly you can hear yourself perfectly well.

Freddie still sang in falsetto and mixed voice live as well. He didn’t do very often but he Impromptus every night, where he would do it.

Thank you for writing and your comments Susan you make good points

Yeah agree...still legendary..whatever..

Yes both Dio and Steve were incredible powerhouses!

Ronnie James Dio, in my opinion, has the most powerful voice in rock, the most incredible thing is that he sang effortlessly and very naturally throughout his vocal range, in addition to singing most of the time with a full chest voice and with harmonic throat distortion very consistently and at certain times it could vary with a very strong mixed chest voice.

Wow what a compliment, thank you so much. Feel free to share it everywhere and help it get seen by more people ;-)

Exactly what I was thinking. His was raw, real talent. Imperfections are what makes a singer(or artist of any kind) unique, and I'm glad he didn't have vocal training. It was pure God-given talent.

Ugh, please don't discredit great vocal training. Everyone is given God-given POTENTIAL but it is up to the individual to materialize that potential into skill and talent, which takes nurturing and discipline. I think Freddie could've only benefited from a great coach. He was lovely but had so much more potential and I don't think he would've lost any unique character as he was a musician, he would've known how to balance healthy technique and "expression". All the prime singers do.

Saying that Freddie had “potential” on his raw talent shows how talented he was! There are trained artists that cannot do what he did vocally. Passion and feeling affect what you hear.

Im scared to sing a song cause of mistakes

Although he could hit the notes you spoke of, the approach technically wasn't right, he was forcing his voice up to those notes in a way that most likely led to the wearing down of those notes. When his voice was fresh he had an easier time, but because he had issues in the technique by using the notes it wore him down again. So really I consider G#4 down to be his consistent comfortable range. The A4 I showed on Seven Seas of Rhye was the best I've heard from him technique wise, I never heard him hit A's with that freedom after that point. The A4 and upwards is a very tricky area for a lot of singers especially pro signers because if the approach is off it wears down very quickly and you lose it. I work with many pro singers who have this issue and the approach to the vowels has to be very specific, there's less margin for error. The issues Freddie faced are very common

You are clearly more expert than me so thank you for the explanation. What about the post 1988 Freddie? I think that he developed a better technique and in The miracle and in Innuendo his comfortable range as you intend it really improved up to the fifth octave, but I may be wrong.

@@TNTmatteos Yes, we need an analysis of Innuendo !! His voice there is soooo incredible...

@@philmoufarrege I happen to randomly recall an A4 in his very last live performance in 1988 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7qjaKdey9veYmQ.html

Well thats one and also he was sick and that kind of did that!

I believe that Fred always smoked, I mean since the beginning of his career.

@@FrenchieNinotchka no ... Dont believe everything you see on documentary videos or the movie bohrap . He started smoking in the early 1980 . Peter freestone (Fred mercury assistant ) stated that himself

@@masterchief9781 I believe having seen an interview in the 70s where he was smoking . But that is not really important, with time his voice changed and became a treasure

@@FrenchieNinotchka no offense but i think your being delusional 😂😂 no offense okay please no hard feeling . Maybe in that interview Freddie holds and move his hand alot giving him an impression that he smokes but in reality he hold something that looks like a cigarette but not a cigarette .

I would love to hear them! Thank you for lettiing me know.

Phil Moufarrege ok here are a few kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7Kjfq6YyKm8naM.html - Long sustained Bb4 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gp9lY8qH2JfKqKs.html - lots of B4s throughout the song, not massively long, but sustained nonetheless. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oteWpKyBudvYcZc.html - sung B4 around the 1:53 mark. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdmJp5yLya2mgqM.html a sustained B4 and lots of sustained A4s and Bb4s. All of these from 1986. Many more but start with those. From other years kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hap6Y8ef0N2re5c.html powerful sustained B4 in the intro.

Thank you!! These are great to hear!!! this guy had so much charisma didn't he. the quintessential performer!!! I will still say though that the way he sang that A4 on seven seas of rhye live that I showed in my video is the best example of CORRECT high notes from him LIVE that I have heard. These clips you sent he is still resorting to forcing/shouting/screaming his way up to those notes, likely due to his vocal nodes interfering with his technique. Still impressive he was able to reach these notes though despite the vocal damage he had. Thanks for sending these!

Phil Moufarrege np. He definitely didn’t utilise his mixed voice much and resorted to pulling chest unhealthily high. I will say though that it is still rather impressive, like on the Leiden 1986 shows, that he could sing like that for a whole 2 hour concert without really sounding fatigued. If I tried to sing in pure chest voice for anywhere near that long it would feel like I’d had something caustic poured down my throat hahaha. Anyway I’m only 13 and have a lot to learn in terms of singing, and Freddie is my biggest inspiration, which is why I am aware of the bootlegs and rare recordings which showcases Freddie’s ability to sing high live, however questionable his technique was! Thanks for the kind words.

Phil Moufarrege kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odxzYLiTs6q6fp8.html - can’t believe I forgot this gem. 2 C5s, one sung c#5, and about 8 Bb4s all sustained impressively. Definitely check out this one and go to the comments for the time stamps of the notes

you are most welcome Rob

I totally agree with you and actually my favourite singers are those types of singers. Him and Michael Jackson - the singers who are more PERFORMERS and CREATORS of music. I see myself more that way too, I only got into vocal technique because I just couldn't do the things I wanted with my voice and just "accidentally" learned all this stuff in order to increase my vocal range and sing with more freedom

Phil Moufarrege That’s good man. Training gives you the ability to more accurately express what you imagine. Good on you and everyone who takes the time to learn the process - artists’ gotta art 🤘

Cheers bro it means a lot. is there anything you'd like to see on this channel next?

Maybe a breakdown of MJ.. Or, one of your songs/cover and afterward a breakdown of some of the technical bits and stylistic choices. Kinda like Ken Tamplin does.

Did you see my latest original song? I made a 3 part series breaking down how I made it. You can view them here: the song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bsB2gK-VzLXPZGg.html The breakdown: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht2gaaaonZuwcmw.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp5nasJhnt22maM.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtN3Z8uFpty9Y4U.html

Phil Moufarrege Michael. Jackson.

I thought you would also show as more on to his vowels thing, and that C5-E5 range(I know that it is more of a squeaked head voice, but still got a lot of other details). But thanks so much!

Ахмет Хакимов i covered all the things I wanted to say about his high range when I mentioned his refined chest coordination/mixed voice - it is simply that but taken higher (when referring to his full voiced 5th octave)

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He had AIDS too. So could the progression of the disease cause vocal issues? Must do.

lol exactly

The BBC one that tells them to lip-sync?

Yes, thats actually the studio version of Liar.

if you listen to the live versions of liar in 73',the vocals sound the same as the original version,so the studio version still works nonetheless

Thomas Gunnari Røtting "liar" as Freddie Sang

Yes he is very impressive.

Yep

yes it is ;)

roger did

My favourite stuff is how he sings live, when he sings lower and fuller. I love the sound of it.

Great question I will definitely keep this in mind for future videos

Thank you for your kind words and suggestion! Jeff Buckley was an amazing artist and singer!

Cheers man thank you for the comment. And thanks for sharing your thoughts on his voice type, that is a good point and definitely something to consider, I'm definitely open to him being a bari and can certainly hear qualities of it. The main thing I wanted to get across was that judging his voice type from the pitch range of his speech is not a very reliable way of determining his voice type.

i think he's a light bari =))

gene simmons is a lower baritone and recorded a bunch in the higher 4th/5th octave in the 80s, and didnt lose his voice

You are very welcome, thank you for watching.

great!

Thank you so much. what would you like to see next?

you are very welcome

Someone who does sound like Freddie is Gary Mullen

chaseharlann not really. Gary sings most of his songs flat and he belts way more. He also has terrible breathe support. But hey maybe you think he sounds like that. Music is subjective

​@@chaseharlann you mean Mark Martel, he definitely sounds like him

@@saviorself1156 no

@@chaseharlann Hey, I recognize you from Marc Ajax’s channel! 👋

great to meet you. Hope to train with you! www.philmoufarrege.com

you are very welcome

Yes a lot of the songs are in lower keys especially later in Freddie's career as that range from G#4 and higher became more and more unreliable for him. I actually prefer a lot of his songs in the lower key though, brings out the fullness of his voice more. I love how his voice sounds in the 1986 Wembley concert even despite the vocal damage. When I first got into singing I used to sing along to that concert all the time.

Gregsynthbootlegs ikr! Awesome seeing you here. As far as I’m aware they were the only ones right?

Gregsynthbootlegs oh of course hahahaha. That was 3 semitones down right?

Gregsynthbootlegs why didn’t he ever to the falsetto and try the original key. He definitely would’ve been able to in 86! Even at his worst his falsetto was always clear and very beautiful, like London ‘84!

I also think Freddie sounds cool despite his technique issues and voice damage...however I think this is a really big myth that "good technique gets in the way of authentic honest singing" it's just not true. It's like saying "learning too much of a language makes you worse at communicating in that language". If you WANT to tell someone "I am not really a big fan of sushi but I guess I'll eat it if we have to..." but you only have the vocabulary to say "sushi is okay" then you are not able to communicate what you REALLY MEANT. The first sentence is like saying "I will do it in order to not ruffle any feathers" and the second makes it sound like you're totally okay with it even though you aren't - you just don't have the vocabulary to say the first sentence so you COMPENSATE by saying the 2nd. Good technique gives you MORE CHOICES to express yourself not LESS. When you have issues in your technique you have to make COMPENSATIONS to get as close as you can to what you wanted to do. Obstructions to your technique make it HARDER to express the emotions and feelings you are trying to convey because when your voice doesn't work right, certain parts of your range, volume, vowels etc won't function properly and this will put a wall in the way of your voice.

@@philmoufarrege I have rarely ever seen singers with good technique that sings with real emotion. Only opera singers can manage it. Most technical singers in contemporary music only seem to think about technique, music is art and an expression of emotions.

Thank you Joshua! What would you like to see next?

I'd love to see some analysis or demonstrations on Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, etc! I think just about any new content is great, though!

oh yes they are definitely on the list!!! Marvin was a huge influence for me. What are your biggest questions about them?

I'm always so impressed by their bright, yet really smooth sound! Kind of like Freddie, Stevie can get this really chesty belt going, but then also has his own way of finessing into a light mix. Marvin especially can stay so smooth towards where the break would be - narrowing and leaning into vowels. I'd love to hear a bit more about how they are configuring their voice!

Thank you for your response I'll keep it in mind. These videos take a while to create so it may be a very long time until you see these videos lol!

Thank you for the suggestion I love Chris Cornell and would definitely love to do a video on him. What are your biggest questions about him?

Yes pls.

you are very welcome

Great that you found something helpful. If you want my full technique and system you will need to get your hands on my paid course or study with me through skype lessons, the stuff I put out online for free are very general overviews.

thanks

vocal surgery isn't necessary. I retrain singers with these issues all the time and fix them. I myself used to have very similar symptoms but never got so far as to develop nodules. when you have nodules you can still get away with singing with them as long as you sing below the area that has been affected, you also lose a lot of flexibility in the voice such as being forced to have to sing max volume a lot of the time, it explains why he likely was unable to find those thinner coordinations that he often used on the studio versions live.

I would have to hear you in order to give you an evaluation of your technique

@@philmoufarrege Is there a way I could send you a clip of me singing a Queen song?

Yep sign up on my website here and email me PHILMOUFARREGE.COM

Thank you for dropping in Marcin!! ooo Matt Bellamy, good choice...what are your biggest questions about him?

Phil Moufarrege The difference between Freddie's live and studio technique was the most interesting thing in this video. I think Matt has an outstanding live technique but I could be wrong. He sounds like he's always in control of his voice and never yells. It's like he can thin out his voice in every circumstance. I like singing Muse but I find it difficult to transition from those F4s F4#s in full voice to falsetto and back (though you already answered how it's done in this one.). I wonder where he's endurance comes from. And of course a breakdown of his super compressed hyper high notes would be great!

Thank you for the response, I'll write it down and keep it in mind for future

great questions, I will add him to the list. If you can send over any particular clips you want to know more about please send them over and write your questions about them.

If you want high notes above 80s watch live aid 1985

Thank you for the suggestions I will take them into consideration

Yes you definitely can increase your vocal range. Check out all the student transformations here www.philmoufarrege.com/p/about-phil-moufarrege you will need more than just "tips" because saying things like "try not to strain" and "use your support better" are useless tips. What you need is actual proper training with me so I can show you exactly what sounds you are doing wrong and how to adjust them to get the best results.

I believe he would need to rest firstly and stay away from any high notes for a good while until the voice comes back. Until that nice refined chest coordination comes back (mixed voice). When you have nodes, that coordination can be impossible to find which further locks you into a damaging way of singing. So he'd need to rest until that coordination returns. How long would that take? It could take days to weeks to months. Staying away from the high range would be important for him during this time as well in order to not further aggravate the voice. Once he has that coordination back in the voice, he would need to be careful how he sang to not break down that coordination again. He'd have to know how to stay in that coordination for the high notes so that the voice doesn't get broken down again. If he could do that, then he'd have to make sure that his touring schedule is reasonable and he'd have to know what is too much for him. Even with great technique if the workload is too high it will leave the voice too fatigued to work properly - resulting in forcing the voice the wrong way. From what I've heard, his touring schedule was crazy, the workload would have been too much for just about any singer out there, multiple shows a day with parties in between lol he was a true showman and rockstar in every sense of the word and because of his personality it would have made resting and taking a break and doing less shows and staying away from the high notes unbearable for him I imagine - it's probably why he didn't do that!

that definitely can play a factor for sure

Great suggestion thank you

Thank you! What are your biggest questions about Connor's voice?

Thanks for the suggestion I'll keep Corey in mind

The era from 1979 - 1982 is Freddie's best live vocals. He sung very consistently at the same level or better than Montreal's. And in Montreal, he wasn't as daring as he was in other shows (Sao Paolo 1981, The whole crazy tour 1979, The Game tour 1980, Live at the Bowl) ... Until we can get the release of the Brian May's soundboards, a lot of people still have very limited access to the best live performances of Queen

Yes when you remove unnecessary tension like you did with your mouth/jaw, the resonance will adjust properly, and higher notes will become easier. as for your voice type: who knows, I've never heard you sing!!! also, it doesn't really matter, just sing the songs you want to sing and figure out where you sound best and hone in on that.

But yes, you have heard me sing :) I sent you a recording and you told me I should keep singing like that, if you click my face (my channel) you can see the link, you'll probably recognize me! With regards to where I sound best, that would probably be my low notes. They're not always easy for me to hit, but, I think you can understand me when I say that modern (this decade music) seems to be much higher than songs in previous decades, in older shows, etc, especially for men, who are now singing in head voice and mixed much more in pop than they used to. However, while I can sing modern songs comfortably (something which goes up to a B4 or C5 like Zayn for instance) - people will usually compliment my voice when I sing something that's older, like The Fray, or Musical Theatre songs which are older like My Fair Lady (On The Street Where you LIve). Where does that leave me however, if I want to sing modern music and MT, then?

Sing what you like and hone the skills over time. Your voice is always gonna suit one thing more than others and sometimes it suits something you're not particularly interested in. That's fine too. Sing everything and don't be afraid to experiment. pay attention to what your audience gels with too (you're already doing this). Over time you'll learn how to take the things you WANT to sing and mold it into something that brings out the best qualities of your voice, this could mean changing the key, or changing the arrangement of the song etc. keep at it. you'll find your unique sound and style the more you forget about trying to be boxed into one.

It was a high falsetto note. after vocal nodules I imagine he lost his falsetto, as that's a very common symptom of nodes. He stopped using his falsetto live as far as I could find at least once he had nodes.

Diego Castro tension. Lol. It’s actually what I’m trying to get rid off

I believe it's mainly because of his singing range. I notice when I sing in the lower range, I have to activate my vibrato, but when singing higher around F4 and above, the vibrato automatically leaked out and started moving around. I recorded myself and found that my vibrato is quite fast tho. Of course that's when singing without music. The vibrato could be slower when singing with music. You should do some vocal warm-ups to actually notice how the vibrato leaks out, especially in the high range.

Having an unusually fast or slow vibrato is a sign you aren't singing with great technique. Relax and your voice will find a natural vivrato speed.

Diego Castro I find if i move my jaw forward a bit my vibrato speeds up

Great suggestion!

Actually higher. Believe it or not he went higher than an F6 in live performances, not just once mind you. Also Freddie did use his falsetto live. Check out in the lap of the gods Wembley 1986, rock in Rio blues live in Rio 1985 just to name a few

I don't know what you're trying to say

sorry, Ignore that question. I want to know how to sing with soul and power like Steve did? I know he was a big fan of Sam Cooke and even sounds a lot like him, so should I imitate Steve Perry, and just add my own style like he did?

I would certainly study the inflections they use to communicate their soul in the songs. Sing a lot of their music. Then really delve into the lyrics and message of the songs and really think about what YOU have to say about that message. What would YOU like to communicate with this song? Figure out what that is and sing, it will help you start to really feel genuine things as you sing and also help shape YOUR own sound.