10.21.14 Adam News and Info
Oct 21, 2014 14:22:27 GMT -5
Post by cassie on Oct 21, 2014 14:22:27 GMT -5
IMHO, YMMV, etc, etc.
Freddie's voice just doesn't work on the movie version. He may be the best frontman in rock, but, the song in the movie is not rock. It is much closer to an operatic aria in structure and power. The sweeping, soaring orchestral score, and the sweeping, panoramic visual scenes overpower Freddie. The song, the arrangement and the setting in the movie demand a voice that can match the orchestral and cinematic scope and dramatic depth. They demand a voice that has the refinement and control to match the score from intimate to immense. They demand a voice like Adam's.
Freddie's voice has more power and control than Brian's and is the better of the two in the song, but (don't kill me for my classically oriented opinion) Brian wrote a song that is intrinsically above and beyond Freddie's considerable prowess as a rock singer. No wonder Brian had tears in his eyes the first time he heard Adam sing the song. It must have matched exactly what he felt and heard in his mind as he watched the movie and wrote the music.
Freddie's voice just doesn't work on the movie version. He may be the best frontman in rock, but, the song in the movie is not rock. It is much closer to an operatic aria in structure and power. The sweeping, soaring orchestral score, and the sweeping, panoramic visual scenes overpower Freddie. The song, the arrangement and the setting in the movie demand a voice that can match the orchestral and cinematic scope and dramatic depth. They demand a voice that has the refinement and control to match the score from intimate to immense. They demand a voice like Adam's.
Freddie's voice has more power and control than Brian's and is the better of the two in the song, but (don't kill me for my classically oriented opinion) Brian wrote a song that is intrinsically above and beyond Freddie's considerable prowess as a rock singer. No wonder Brian had tears in his eyes the first time he heard Adam sing the song. It must have matched exactly what he felt and heard in his mind as he watched the movie and wrote the music.
