| barnsleybob 28.03.2014 12:14 |
I was a little too young to see Queen live,I would have been 14 when he did Wembley although Ive seen the DVD many many times. Freddie did say in an interview that he wouldn't be jumping around the stage forever due to inevitable aging process and that he would still always have a hand in writing material,I presume for other bands. Anyone ever wondered what their concerts would be like nowadays with freddie? Brian and Roger are going big again with Adam Lambert on the New American tour but would we still have this this level of concert with a 68 year old Freddie? A big part of who he was was that flamboyant energetic guy giving us all a massive stage prescence running around,but I always wondered had he been around now would the concerts be more low key nowadays not wembley-esqe as they are doing now with lambert? I mean would freddie be running around from pillow to post nowadays with his white pants and vest on? Im hoping someone may have some idea or have visioned a how a concert would be now if Freddie was alive. |
| Vocal harmony 28.03.2014 13:24 |
I think Freddie always evolved as a live performer. His delivery and persona on stage actually changed quite a bit. Compare mid 70's with late 70's and then early and mid 80's footage. He is different in each. At wembley as on other Magic tour gigs he didn't pose as much or like he used to in the earlier days. He communicated very differently with the audience to over the years. I would imagine that he would have carried on like this, had he carried on beyond 1986. He was becoming less outlandish and slowly becoming like a lot of other performers, although better and still with that incredible in pact on an audience which very view ever had. Would Queen still be together or if so would they still be touring? No one can answer that question. If they were, I think Freddie would still be Freddie, though not quite as we remember him being. Maybe closer to the way Paul Rodgers was when he fronted Queen. More of a singer than a showman. |
| barnsleybob 28.03.2014 13:38 |
Thankyou for your response. Its nice to hear from people like yourself who have had a better idea of how Freddie was over the years than me. I remember seeing a recent Rolling Stones on tv and a 70year old Jagger on stage. Ok the guy still has energy but doesnt seem to pull it off now. Its just like watching an old man prance around the stage and to me it doesnt really look right anymore. Having said that,this was part of Jaggers way and the way we saw Freddie in the magic tour was his way and I could never imagine him singing them repotoir of songs and not running around. Maybe Freddie would be like how Paul Rodgers was when he fronted Queen if he was around. |
| andyb1968 28.03.2014 13:38 |
Yeah less of the running around I would imagine, but I truly believe John would never have toured again after 1986. |
| barnsleybob 28.03.2014 13:45 |
I was under the impression John quit because of what happened to Freddie. Thats always what I presumed anyway. |
| andyb1968 29.03.2014 04:39 |
No I still feel that was a great get out clause for him, lots of stories have come out that John really didn't like the limelight, and didn't like being away from his family for long periods. |
| barnsleybob 29.03.2014 04:47 |
Ok. What did Brian recently mean about John Being 'fragile' when asked about a reunion in the new US tour? |
| andyb1968 29.03.2014 06:06 |
Yeah, I think that was an interesting choice of words, didn't really know what he meant by that, apart from the fact that fame doesn't sit well with John and he'd much rather hide himself away. |
| matt z 29.03.2014 07:22 |
barnsleybob wrote: Ok. What did Brian recently mean about John Being 'fragile' when asked about a reunion in the new US tour?He was referring to all the hip injuries John had incurred from lap dances over the years. |
| emrabt 29.03.2014 08:08 |
I think he would have never got back together with queen in the late 80's and eventually set out doing theatre. |
| matt z 29.03.2014 09:09 |
Sorry. Got distracted I'd always thought about that when I was younger and Disney was premiering soundtracks to large productions. I always figured that Freddie would be heavily instrumental in soundtracks. Queen's presence on the U.S. Hollywood Records label would only validate this more. Possibly mentoring and managing a label but only showing up to do an occasional awards ceremony. AND their 30th anniversary. Something like the Stones did. A U.S. and U.K. tour maybe Rio once more. They WOULD have been asked to do an Olympics ceremony. And yes, I could imagine Freddie being a co host of something like the voice and being glaringly funny I'm not certain the band would have continued had it not been for Freddie's illness. I don't think he'd be performing onstage at this age. I think he'd be somewhat retired. |
| Martin Packer 29.03.2014 09:59 |
Freddie wouldn't've NEEDED (economically) to do ANYTHING. So he would've done what he wanted. Probably a mixture of solo and Queen records, and perhaps some solo and Queen performances. Much like Brian and Roger have. And I think he would've evolved his stagecraft, though I don't think the Barcelona-related performances are much of an indicator of how his performing style would've evolved. Now, The Great Pretender (which wouldn't've happened) is another matter. :-) |
| Stelios 29.03.2014 10:47 |
@ matt z "And yes, I could imagine Freddie being a co host of something like the voice and being glaringly funny." That would have been soooo interesting and unique in so many levels! Can you imagine yourself as a candidate giving a performance infront of Freddie? For me it would have been the equivalent of god's judging me.( i am an atheist but..u know..) |
| barnsleybob 29.03.2014 13:15 |
How does anyone imagine Freddie to look nowadays? At first I thought maybe dyed black hair but then that would look stupid. Greyhair,similar style to how he had it towards the end but shorter and a bit more receding,grey designer stubble,no tash of course and would still be the same weight as around the mid 80s so I could have imagine him looking like a man who still kept himself darn fit. And yes sat in the chair on The Voice |
| SkyeTV 29.03.2014 13:27 |
How would Freddie perform nowadays? That's very personal, and not in my mind-set to even think about it. I guess the hip action might not have been what it used to be, but I really don't want to try figuring it out. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2014 11:57 |
Jagger's coping - and he's 70+ |
| Mike G 31.03.2014 12:41 |
I could see Freddie looking like the Barcelona era...Chunky with a beard...A strong Voice, probably more opera style than Rock...He would have had a hard time singing those old Queen songs... |
| matt z 31.03.2014 16:55 |
Mike G wrote: I could see Freddie looking like the Barcelona era...Chunky with a beard...A strong Voice, probably more opera style than Rock...He would have had a hard time singing those old Queen songs...You mean to say he'd be a bald fattass of excess, like a fat Frenchman.... wearing his Hawaiian shirts and a small hat like (deceased American new Orleans chef) Paul Prudhomme? Hmm. ... interesting. First time I've read someone suggesting Freddie would be fat |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 31.03.2014 17:46 |
Some little tours with Queen, but most of the time, piano concerts, ochestra concerts and opera things. |
| FreddieCat 01.04.2014 12:32 |
matt z wrote:Ouch!! lolbarnsleybob wrote: Ok. What did Brian recently mean about John Being 'fragile' when asked about a reunion in the new US tour?He was referring to all the hip injuries John had incurred from lap dances over the years. |
| barnsleybob 01.04.2014 12:39 |
Couldnt imagine he would have let himself go. Id imagine him being trim for his age. Still defined face and jawline although smoking taking its toll his skin and voice. |
| Missreclusive 01.04.2014 15:03 |
One thing for sure, he would have performed beautifully and to an adoring audience. |
| noorie 02.04.2014 10:35 |
^^^^^ Totally agree! And he would definitely still look gorgeous, but perhaps in a different way. He re-invented his look every few years anyway. He had immense charisma, and that does not fade away with age. |
| FreddieCat 03.04.2014 11:07 |
As is well known, he really wanted to explore the soul waters after success with Barcelona and Montserat. Aretha Franklin was the challenge. If he had succeeded in partnering with her, he may somehow changed creative musical directions. But would Queen go for it or would he pursue a solo path with Aretha? Fascinating subject! |
| barnsleybob 03.04.2014 11:32 |
Did I get the impression Freddie wanted to come out of rock anyway? I think it was some interview he did at the end of the 80s. Im sure it was some comment he made about not doing any more rock. |
| Chief Mouse 03.04.2014 12:31 |
barnsleybob wrote: Did I get the impression Freddie wanted to come out of rock anyway? I think it was some interview he did at the end of the 80s. Im sure it was some comment he made about not doing any more rock.Sounds like '87 'jukebox' interview. But I think he meant it more as a joke. “It’s amazing, I mean now I’m going to opera, you know; forget rock’n’roll.” |
| barnsleybob 03.04.2014 12:36 |
Yeah that was the quote I was on about |
| JohnH 16.04.2014 10:53 |
He would have been one of the many singers of his era that would have lost their vocal chops. His voice was already developing problems in the mid-80's and undoubtedly, like Elton John or similar, he would have had a considerably reduced range by now. I like to think he would have been more sensible with the type of work he took on that the likes of McCartney et al, but of course, you never can tell. |
| barnsleybob 16.04.2014 11:01 |
I actually thought he had a strong voice in the mid 80s. I think a voice that rock as he seemed a little smooth back in the 70s. Maybe the fags had a big impact on that. I think we have to take an example of rock stars that are of similar age now. Put it this way I could never imagine a 67year old running up and down the stage and then doing catapillar moves on the floor. I have this vision of him being how Paul Rodgers is now as someone mentioned. Perhaps using the stage in full and getting into the crowd but at a slightly slower pace. I always wonder if Freddie would have been Sir Freddie by now. Has this ever been brought up (changing the topic subject slightly)? |
| Vocal harmony 16.04.2014 11:15 |
barnsleybob wrote: I always wonder if Freddie would have been Sir Freddie by now. Has this ever been brought up (changing the topic subject slightly)?Sir Fredrick of Mercury! mind you he kind of skipped that level and crowned himself at most gigs on the magic tour!! |
| The Real Wizard 16.04.2014 11:28 |
I can't picture it. I can see an old Frank Zappa, an old George Harrison, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, even Jim Morrison ... I just can't picture an old Freddie Mercury. |
| barnsleybob 16.04.2014 11:33 |
Was freddie thinning on top naturally or was that the aids doing that?I remember seeing him on Youtube not long before he passed away and he has balding. Im not sure if this had anything to do with his illness,if its a symptom of the medication because otherwise if it was natural he would probably be bald now anyway. |
| The Real Wizard 16.04.2014 11:35 |
He was thinning in the early 80s already. I'd say it has nothing to do with AIDS, per se (the stress sure didn't help). Plenty of men go gray and bald in their 20s.. |
| barnsleybob 16.04.2014 11:38 |
So now im visioning a bald or id say the shaved look when younger blokes go thin and beard stubble. I can see stubble.lol |
| JohnH 16.04.2014 11:41 |
One advantage of him dying when he did is he's not around to tarnish his legacy. |
| The Real Wizard 16.04.2014 13:13 |
^ that concept doesn't actually exist. No present or future action can eliminate good art created in the past. That phrase needs to be removed from our vernacular. Unless you're Gary Glitter. Diddling kids is the only possible exception. |
| barnsleybob 16.04.2014 13:18 |
Why would he be tarnishing his legacy? |
| Stelios 16.04.2014 19:59 |
Appearance-wise. I think that he would have stayed in the moustached 1986 verion. That look complimented him a lot, hiding the over-bite, underlying his strong jaw-line and giving him attitude. Due to his heritage i don't think he would have lost his hair. He also had dark-olive skin.Most of dark-skined people age well. And i don't think he would be that different. I mean look at Tom Selleck (becouse of the moustache).He is more or less like he was 20 years ago. HIV and the drugs after 1986 changed his figure a lot and in different directions (buffed face-then extremelly thin) giving the impression he would be unrecognisable today. Career -wise ( Overal presence/creativity/performance) Well Freddie was a lot what you call "a man of his time". So its hard to imagine how he would have carried himself and his creativity through the 23 last years. Especcially with so much things having changed (music industry,public life of celebrities, LGBT issues,media/internet etc)." However today Peter Freestone wrote on his blog about Freddie : " I believe that if he was with us still, there would of course be music from Queen, but also that they would have felt secure enough to throw themselves into various solo projects. Maybe Freddie would have moved more into music for theatrical music presentations, rather than specific opera or musicals. Freddie always had a fondness for live theatre. |
| Stelios 18.04.2014 07:23 |
And while on the subject of aging Rock Srars : How Rock Stars Have Changed (49 pics) ( i think Meat Loaf looks better now ) |
| blahblah86 21.04.2014 18:45 |
I think Freddie wouldn't be as active. After all, he would've been 67. Also, Freddie would have done more opera projects as well as making new albums with Queen. |