beardown07
Upstanding Member
each to their own tho
Are we talking about 3:37 in the song?
[YOUTUBE]J-_30HA7rec[/YOUTUBE]
I just played the part on the piano. It goes from D#2 to D#6.
Plus, I hate to state the obvious, but that entire measure was run transposed using a pitch shifting effect...so I doubt Bowie really did more than sing it in the natural key, and they transposed it, or perhaps some very clever tape speed adjustments like Pink Floyd made famous.
But hey, maybe I'm wrong.
Not sure where in the song it is exactly, been a while since I heard it, but it sounds to me like he goes all the way through the range of the piano, key by key.
You could be right, though, I had just heard on the radio several years ago that he spanned the entire keyboard when he was repeating the word Fame over and over again in different pitches. That is where I also heard that he is the only one to ever do it in one song/cut.
What is there not to "get"? The man had an incredibly versatile and unique voice. Absurd talent and range. I'm not even a Queen fan, but Mercury was fucking incredible.I don't get the Freddie Mercury love. He wouldn't make my top 50 but I do like Morrison. I've never heard of the other guys you listed.
He actually rarely "screams". His scream is raspy and thick. What you're usually hearing is simply the higher registers of his falsetto. That's not a scream. Those are actual notes being sung.Cornell has one of, if not THE best scream in R&R IMHO.
If by "front man" you're looking for the best combination of talent, stage presence and overall performance quality, the only acceptable answer is Freddie Mercury.
If you're only judging by singing & songwriting ability, the answer is either Mercury, Jeff Buckley or Chris Cornell.
agreed