Queen - Killer Queen - Freddie Mercury - ISOLATED VOCALS - Analysis and Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- In this video we begin exploring the first in a Queen-A-Thon series where I breakdown Freddie's isolated vocals as I explore the genius and creativity in the orchestration of the song.
Queen - Killer Queen - Freddie Mercury - ISOLATED VOCALS - Analysis and Tutorial
Back in the day bands like Queen didn't make singles, they made records. The whole album would have a concept taking you from one journey to the next much like a rock opera or a play.
Can you think of any bands in modern music that are doing anything similar to that? Share with me in the comments!
I’m beginning a Queen-a-thon where I’m going to look at a whole bunch of Queen tunes and dissect them and I’m starting if off with “Killer Queen”.
In this video we’ll look at the genius orchestration the band used and how each member knew their role and how to meticulously play their part. We’ll see how Freddie played the role of playwright as he engages us into the story.
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For Me Freddie is simply the best singer of all time
No argument here!
To a lot of us Freddie is simply the best. No one compares to him.
me too freedie is also for me the best singer in history.
One of the best. One of the best.
Definitely in my top 20.
There'll never be another Freddie Mercury. His voice was like no other.
You're probably right.
Marc Martel
@@RenatusRobinCharles nice try, but nope.
Freddie, greatest vocalist of all-time in my mind. The Einstein of Rock. He was a genius. Loved this one.
Happy to hear that! Rock on!
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I totally agree with your opinion !!!
Such a delicate balance moving in and out of his registers seamlessly. He totally owned that, imo unmatched.
He did!
Ohhhh I love watching your videos....so much joy
I'm so glad!
Great analysis Ken! To me, one of his (many) top vocal performances is on ‘You take my breath away’ . Outstanding singer - one of a kind.
amazing analysis
It's very interesting,thanks for Queen,Freedie is legend,and but away you have beautiful voice sir
Queen in a nutshell = genius. Just it. Genius.
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Oh boy oh boy, a "Queen-a-thon"! How am I supposed to get any work done?
Sleep is overrated! 😀
This series is extremely captivating. Keeps me coming back time after time. Thanks, Ken.
So happy to hear that!
I LOVE these breakdowns of my old favorites! I always knew the layers were there (especially Queen!) but didn’t have the ability to isolate or the knowledge to know what they were doing. I feel like I’m discovering these songs all over again!
I'm so glad!
With everything that he's done I don't even know how he almost never lost his voice. Such a great singer.
Indeed!
Great observation.
He rarely used vocal fry, or call register, maybe that’s why?
He died early. Bon Jovi lost his voice in the past few years (so above 50). Paul McCartney and Jagger did quite well until 70, but Steven Tyler still sounds amazing. Even Axl Rose could manage quite well until 2016 and he did quite a lot to destroy his voice. Freddie simply didn't live long enough for that.
Singers
most likely the case
@@newname-q2w Age is just a number. I don't think it's as big of a factor as you make it. Listen to Tom Jones, I'm closer to 60 than 50. The voice can be retained. Tom Brady is still playing at 43.
GEN X, 1965 here! Thankful I was ALIVE IN THE GREATEST ERA OF ROCK MUSIC...the 70s & 80s....and got to see with my physical eyes and body via real concert ~the THREE MAISTROS OF ROCK...Freddie Mercury, Steve Perry, and Lou Gramm!
Indeed! Rock on!
Fantastic, Ken! A musical analysis that shows the genius of Queen's songs with the vocal nuances that Freddie did so well ... Congrats again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Freddie is the best of all time
Freddie! ❤️
Thanks for listening!
Such a legend!
I agree Tammy! Thanks for the visit!
Wow 🥰 loved the whole analysis 😻 Freddie Mercury ❤️
Freddie the King 'KILLER VOICE'
Absolutely!
I'm a Brad Delp guy as far as the #1 slot....but Freddie was an absolute game-changer. This era, from 1970-80 gave us such unbelievable singers and things we'd never seen/heard before.
Brad, Freddie, Glenn Hughes, Coverdale, Plant (a little before '70, but still), Geddy Lee, Rob Halford, Dio, Gillen, Ozzy...the list is immense!
Not only is Freddie Mercury one of the best vocalists of ALL time, but he is arguably one of the top three front men that ever existed!
Rock on!
New record! This video just published about 4 minutes ago, and i clicked it spontaneusly. This song was the start point for me to be a queen fans.
Thanks for listening!
Iconic legend! 👑
Totally! Rock on, Tyler!
Not to take anything away from the musical genius and skills of Freddie, but @17:30, that high 'anytime' is Roger Taylor. I recommend the movie '20 Feet From Stardom' for anyone interested in the life of a back up singer, and how often it's the bigger talent behind a "character" singer that lets the star shine brightly.
Best concert I ever saw
Awesome!
Queen one of the best rock bands ever.
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That is so awesome Ken, that you are doing a Queen a thon, Queen is one of my all time favorite bands. :)
I knew that! That's why I'm doing it! 😉
the best song
the best lesson🎉
I love almost every classic rock band. I'm fond of metal too. Being a person of constant battle between heart and logic, both are telling me that NOTHING and NO ONE can outperform Queen. Absolutely brilliantly genius. While other bands may have 1 to 10 great songs, for Queen that number is 100. For me that is.
Thanks for weighing in!
There will never be another Freddie Mercury. I agree with what you said about today’s music. IMO everyone sounds exactly alike with the exception of a few.
Thanks for watching, John!
What a fantastic watch this was. I thoroughly enjoyed this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Freddie was such and underrated Piano player
Rock on!
Ah, Freddie Mercury....what an incredible talent! With his extra teeth, his "S's" are unique...it's just one of the many things that keep me engaged and always coming back for more. Freddie, in his prime at Live Aid, is a concert I've watched so many times...and pretty much every time I do, I get choked up(so I have to be in the right mood). When I watch singers/performers in their prime, it's not unusual for me to have this reaction; it's a blip in time and one that is so incredibly rare and special and it's not until we are older ourselves that we understand just what an incredible thing it is that we witnessed growing up and how rare and special ALL of it was. Every bit of it seems like a gift looking back...it's so bittersweet.
Thanks for sharing, nikki!
That's why Ben Hardy(who play as roger taylor
in the movie) said " It's not a bloody things we used. We can't reproduce killer queen" and they didn't want to reproduce also
Genious Freddie!! Great job, Ken!
Glad you liked it!
Really enjoying your Queen vocal (Freddie) isolations! Genius! Your commentary and story telling is what is making it special for me.
Thank you, Janis!
Really enjoyed your analysis and breakdown. Great work
Thanks, Graham!
Great job once again Ken!! ThankYou Sir
Thanks for watching!
I often think of him and Elton when it comes to the way the both turn music into an art form . thank ken. Great...
Absolutely!
Your awesome! Great Video, you make it feel like we’re right there sitting in the room with you 👍
Awesome! Happy to hear that!
Nice. I had the good Fortune to attend two Queen shows in the Seventies. As I was performing operas at the time I just loved their approach. Especially the interplay between Freddie's vocals and Brian's guitar. As to their "storytelling" the use of different viewpoints and narrative methods was there from the beginning. See "Keep Yourself AliveZz", "Great King Rat", "Liar", and "Doing All Right" from their 1st record. Great stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
Love all those songs!!
By far, my favourite Isolated Vocals vid.
Awesome!
Love the story telling in early Queen songs. Each member has their parts and love hearing you break it down. I listen to March of the Black Queen to get that diversity of their music. Queen is by far my favorite band.
Awesome!
Sweet explanation of Killer Queen, quaranty to blow your mind...
Anytime!
It is so satisfying to hear someone tell the public about the complexity in much if Queen music. Ive been aware of this stuff for about 25 years and all I can console myself with in that few realise it, this craft and ingenuity is part of why Queen has hooked itself thoroughly onto our musical culture. Its nearly irresistible to us average joes.
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this is so fascinating! i really enjoy these!
I'm so glad!
Ken, one of the biggest take-aways from your tutorials is that there is something besides sheer technique that attracts a listener to a voice.
Thank you for that!
My fav singer was said by critics as a sort of blend between Freddie and Lennon. (check out "Behind", and "John" by Talk Show). Something about that nasal, sort of higher voice just floors me every time. Freddie was another super fav for me. I actual got into Dave from Talk Show and Freddie at almost the same time in 1997.
Thanks for the thoughts!
One of the best singers in existence.
Rock on!
Yes, yes and yes! Love you Ken 🙏🏻 Love your t-shirt btw 😎 Huge Queen fan. All of them are epic which make up an epic group.
You rock!
@@kentamplin Thanks man. You only recognise in another what you recognise in yourself ✌🏼. I really should have just said “So do you”. 🤣. Love your analysis of the song btw. You really do know your stuff.🙏🏻
@@absta100 I appreciate that, absta!
There was so much talent in Queens music, Freddie. It really saddens me what music has now become
Yeah....
Thanks so much. For me, I consider these guys beyond genius in their creativity. Really appreciate all the things you pointed out about this song---learn so much listening to you. I would expect a group of people who can do so many things so well to be very good at communicating with each other in terms of creating something. What I have no clue about is if they communicated verbally in the creation process or if they just used the music to go back and forth with each other. I cannot begin to comprehend being able to do something like this once let alone as many times as they did.
Really cool how you can break down what they do.
Great thoughts, Gregg. Thanks for the visit!
Wow I got so much out of this video. Sounds and words that I never even knew existed. What a great job and thank you Ken for keeping the great music alive.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Please keep doing Queen
You know I will!
Just thank you Ken for showing people what genius music is. Queen's classic.😃
Rock on!
Never ceases to amaze me how individual’s such as Queen & The Beatles came together to create such great music. Even Rammstein! 7 of them with different influences when they get together it just works.
Agreed!
Dear Ken , I watched another ( as usual ) precious isolated vocal breakdown video from you now about my favorite band and this was such a precious 23 minutes 🙏💖
I realise just now after your enlightening analyse these songs of Queen are like listening such a qualified piece as maybe similar to Classic pieces from Tchaikovsky ‘s Black Swan or Chopin , etc .. This is another level of Quality .. Thank you so much and Much Love ❤️🌹
Thanks for watching, Aleph!
Another job well done Ken!! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great song, great analysis :)
Thanks for listening!
I was surprised that you didn't ralk talk about the dry pure vocal recordings without all the wet reverb, compression and other effects. It's so great to hear'
You just did!
yeay!!!!!!!!!!!! Queen A-Thon. Can't wait. Cheers mate.
Awesome!
Thanks for doing queen I really appreciate it
No problem 😊
In Brian's biography he tells about writing the solo segment for Killer Queen when he was hospitalised for 6 weeks while recovering from Hepatitis which he contracted during Queens 1974 US tour opening for Mott the Hoople. It was written and arranged completely without an instrument from his hospital bed.
Roger Taylor had a lot of the high harmonies. Absolutely beautiful! Great song pick Ken! Songs like this sadly go unnoticed.
Glad you enjoyed it BOB!
5:36 I’m so very glad you said that music isn’t made this way any longer because I also believe it is true @KenTamplin and I’m so very glad I grew up in this era of GREAT classic rock music, Thank you!!!
Me too, J G!
Great one, Ken! Finally bought ur course, n I'm loving it. I'd like to see an isolated vocals of Axl Rose, he is my favorite all time n I enjoy ur analysis. Peace!
Awesome! Rock on!
Freddie was a great singer
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I will listen to Freddie isolated vocals all damn day & still hear something new. I absolutely adore that wickedly beautiful man & am still amazed that with the drinking, smoking & lines he did his voice never seemed to falter from it. If I don't take ONE dose of my heartburn meds, I have to lower the register of some songs on stage because I can't hit the notes. Being a middle aged vocalist kinda sucks sometimes. 😂 Gone are the 80's & 90's when I could drink on stage and still sing just fine.
He was certainly a force but remember, the world lost Freddie at a fairly young age. We'll never know what his voice would have become with time. He may have needed heartburn meds, too. 😊 He was iconic and one of a kind.
🇬🇧 Exciting Breakdown of the Technicals of Killer Queen, and such a Pleasurable Technicolour Explanation. I'm just a Baby Listening to KenT as I grow up slowly, enriched with intense fascination of the fibre and nutrition of his video content, especially this one. I have always LoVed Queen. It's opened my eyes, I mean ears, I mean my analytical dynamic mind...uhh maybe that was too much. I'm going to try and replay from time to time until I get it all. It's a lot to take in, but I love it.
Thanks for listening and for the thoughts. Rock on!
Nice analysis. Freddie did not sound nasal, there is an example of him sounding nasal at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975, when was sick. And it sounds different then this. He did not use drugs at this point and he did not even smoke during this time. Killer Queen is a pretty complex song with 29 different cords. The song is studies alongside Beethoven in the Uk for a degree in music.
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Sara's amazing as usual!
Always!
I loved your review here on Queen even picked up on some words I didn't hear in the song at its regular speed! Well done Ken! Thank you! Blessings 🙏🏻🖤🤘
Glad you enjoyed it!
I know this is an examination of the vocal but it's also important to remember how amazing the bass is on this track. So good.
Thanks for the mention!
this is a great example of why great singers are great singers. i can't think of a truly great singer, not a single one, who doesn't have a great ear. Guys if you have'nt bought the course. buy the damn course. I didn't just buy the course. i bought it TWICE, and when a hard drive went bad i paid the fee to re-download.
To say i am frugal is a legendary understatement. i don't even pay for my own youtube premium. a friend put me on his family plan because he knows im cheep.
But this I not only paid for, but Im happy i did. i work thru it little by little as time allows and im gettting better every day. most people can't say that.
Wow! Awesome!
Really value these videos as they contain awesome music, great musical insight and are so fun to watch! Thanks Ken for everything you do 🙏💛🌈
Glad you enjoyed it
5:22 You mention the circus, and this album is Sheer Heart Attack, which starts with the song Brighton Rock that starts with a circus song in the background. Even though is Brian's guitar solo moment, this song Brighton Rock has some killer falsetos by Freddie and he goes from falsetto to normal voice almost impeccable. That is why I think he is simply the greatest singer of all time
Thanks for the thoughts, Carlos! Appreciated!!
BRIGHTON ROCK - In my top three!!
I got a hold of these tracks years ago and played around with them a LOT. Tons of fun. The Drums are pretty raw on this recording considering the final product. I actually went through and recorded all the background vocal parts along with it just to see how it would turn out. So cool to be able to "perform with the greats". It sounds so subtle and easy to sing, UNTIL you try to sing it. The break between airy, full, and head voice are so smooth and that unique vibrato. Obviously had complete control of his talent.
Cool!
What a great song to choose. It always seemed super hard to me!
Great commentary, they were all genius. Always unique compositions. I also thought this was hard vocally bc he seemed to barely take a breath.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Bohemian Rhapsody was a phenomenal movie. Gave me much more respect for Freddie and the band.🎯
Rock on!
Killer queen wasn’t on a night at the opera !! It was sheer heart attack!!
Love the facts about the song! ...never knew it was about a "woman of the night" lol thanks Ken
Thanks for listening!
Great video Ken! Look forward to the rest of the Queen vids. You should check out Marc Martel's Killer Qween. It has 7 or 8 million views.
Thanks, Ryan!
Freddie mercury is such a legend and a icon Ken everybody loves queen but Freddie was great for what he did but he wasn't really one of my favorites he was good but I never really got into his singing Ken but that's me a lot of people loved his singing im glad you like him Ken and also glad everybody else loves him but he just didn't float my boat but anyways he was great for what he did and a icon great singer Ken for what he did thanks for sharing and explaining Ken 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Fair enough, Cade. Thanks for the thoughts!
Your welcome Ken always love sharing my thoughts
You gotta review
The Show Must Go On
Maybe one day!
It would be interesting. I've read that Freddie recorded it in one take, no punch ins and no overdubs.
Ken, I hope to see you maybe analyze Roger Daltrey in your isolated vocal analysis series!
Great suggestion, J! Check this one out... ruclips.net/video/HHuW72wAE48/видео.html
I always thought this to be a delicate song due to the subject matter, the modern day courtesan - Madame de Pompadour as it were. Everything perfect in its place. Your isolation of Freddy Mercury's vocals then tied into backing vocals and guitar annotate the delicate nature of the song. I can see the champagne bubbly in the glass, smell the sweet French perfume.
This series is such a gift, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, Sonia!
I agree with you on the lacks in songwriting in modern music, yet may I suggest you to a approach Vessel and Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots and Mr Tyler Joseph. Cheers
Thanks for the suggestion!
The very best !!!
Thanks for the visit!
You should do all isolated vocals of Freddie !!!
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Great Job!
Thanks for the visit!
I agree with you about the state of current music. My hope is that we will see some good music coming out of this lockdown. Alot of new music being released now. Thanks for the breakdown today.
I hope so too!
Awesome content darling❣️
Thanks, Freddie.
Nice video Ken this song is such a good one and it's really special for me because the solo was the first guitar solo that i ever learned.
Awesome!
As someone who has witnessed Freddie first hand live a couple of times, I can state he is a master of his craft. In a video of the band making "A Night at the Opera" album the band just went all out in every direction to take it to a level that no one else did, or has since. Roger Taylor said that the album had so many multi tracks and overdubs by the time they were done the master tape was almost transparent.
Thanks for weighing in.
one of the best Queen songs IMO ;)
Agree!
@@kentamplin it would be so awesome if you could analyse The Prophet's Song one day (one of the most underrated songs they've ever done), but I imagine that getting isolated tracks of this would be impossible...
Would love to see a video on the Show must go on, isolated vocals!
Maybe one day!
Queen is Life ✌️❤️
Thanks for the visit!
@@kentamplin You're welcome ken 😊✌️
Queen-a-thon!!! 🙌
Thanks for listening!
The background vocals here like in Somebody to love,are absolutely amazing in my opinion
Thanks for the thoughts, Dario!
Freddie gotta be one of the all-time greats, probably my favourite all round vocalist, alongside Dio. Nice rundown.
Thanks for listening!