Phil Starr Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I won't be the only on to have picked this up but there's an interesting bit of research on his remarkable voice. The easy read is http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/04/new-scientific-study-confirms-the-audience-freddie-mercury-had-an-unparalleled-singing-voice/ and if you want it from the horses mouth http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/14015439.2016.1156737 good luck with this one if you aren't a scientist Apparently he was a natural baritone singing in a higher range and had unusual use of his ventricular folds in the voicebox. the authors neither confirm nor deny his ability to sing over four octaves, Wish I could manage two. Fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I read that. Most fascinating; I always knew he had a fabulous voice, but never knew why. Still don't, really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just watched the video of them them playing Live Aid. Brilliant. Not particularly a Queen fan, but i loved it. I know that was the original point, but thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1461233731' post='3032646'] Just watched the video of them them playing Live Aid. Brilliant. [/quote] I just watched that too - what a tour-de-force, gave me the chills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Didn't Jeff Buckley have six octaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1461237838' post='3032714'] Didn't Jeff Buckley have six octaves? [/quote] It's not what you've got, it's how you use it.... I'm a massive Jeff Buckley fan too. "Lover you should have come over" is in my top 5 songs list Which has me thinking.... Edited April 21, 2016 by FuNkShUi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Gillan could scan over about 4 octaves at his peak, though there have been reports that he occasionally knocked out a note in a sceam that came from the next one up again (5th). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Myles Kennedy (himself a Buckley fan) has a range over 4 octaves too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 So did Kate Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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