QueenZone discussion #291018
Freddie lipsynching?
| Mr.Jingles 25.11.2003 20:19 |
As we all know Freddie considers lipsynching a lack of respect towards the crowd (and it really is), and on numerous ocassions he bashed a lot of artists who constantly lipsynch while singing live. To my amazement I found Freddie lipsynching at the performance from the Montreux Pop Festival shown on the GVH2 DVD. What do you guys think about that? |
| deleted user 25.11.2003 20:31 |
I noticed he did it in lots of videos! WATC WWRY BO RHAP and the list goes on |
| Maz 25.11.2003 20:35 |
The lip synching was forced on them at Montreux, thus the reason Freddie makes it very obvious that he is doing it. Both Montreux performances and the San Remo appearance were mimed. Miming for promotional videos is, of course, an entirely different matter. |
| Adam Baboolal 25.11.2003 20:41 |
It's pretty obvious that Fred is taking the piss out of the idea by not bothering to sing into the mic at the right time. etc. etc. Interesting footage to see cause I'd never seen it before, but not something I'll return to anytime soon. |
| Mr.Jingles 25.11.2003 20:51 |
Considering how much he loather lip synching I wonder if he got one of those usual tantrums when they told him to go out and lipsynch. |
| Liquid Scream 25.11.2003 21:11 |
It's scary how into the performance the crowd is on the two Montreux performances! |
| joep the rocker 25.11.2003 21:41 |
He is lipsinching on killer queen on the video 'we will rock you' (montreal). Or is the music synching him? edit: LOL |
| Maz 25.11.2003 22:00 |
WWRY is an edit of two different shows, thus the reason for being out of synch at times. |
| Liquid Scream 25.11.2003 22:03 |
Thankfully corrected in the most recent release. |
| joep the rocker 25.11.2003 22:06 |
'WWRY is an edit of two different shows, thus the reason for being out of synch at times' I was joking. I forgot LOL. I'll edit my post. |
| FriedChicken 25.11.2003 22:10 |
"I noticed he did it in lots of videos! " All videos |
| joep the rocker 25.11.2003 22:12 |
No i believe he sang live on the innuendo-video. And on noone but you (not amny people know that). |
| Mr.Jingles 25.11.2003 22:13 |
Aren't all music videos supossed to be lip synched? |
| NoOneButYou1975 25.11.2003 22:18 |
And on noone but you (not amny people know that). WOW Freddie sang live on that song??? |
| Holly2003 25.11.2003 22:48 |
"WWRY is an edit of two different shows, thus the reason for being out of synch at times." And, of course, it is out of synch because it is overdubbed. listen to TYMD - how many Freddies can you hear singing? :) |
| MexQueenFM 26.11.2003 12:10 |
lyp synching sucks, i noticed the Montreaux one, Freddie made it seem so obvious |
| geeksandgeeks 26.11.2003 12:30 |
Ever since I saw Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" (atrocious spelling the fault of Prince) video, I have decided that video lip synching is really okay. It sounds to me like during what you all have described, he tried the sulking approach. The thing that drives everyone else up the wall about it is that really, he was behaving perfectly. No one can say to him, "stop doing exactly what we told you to!" One could say, "stop being so obvious about it", but I can think of a multitude of flippant responses to that guaranteed to make a person start ripping out hair. |
| corki4.0 27.11.2003 00:29 |
i thought they were supposed to lipsync to videos also. Didn't freddie lipsync to the live performance with monserrat caballe also, i can't quite remember where i heard that. Can anyone tell me if it is true? thanks |
| MexQueenFM 27.11.2003 00:38 |
yes he did on the Barcelona songs, and Freddie was really pissed, according to Phoebe's book |
| corki4.0 27.11.2003 00:49 |
Do you remember the reason behind it? Was it because he was ill? That was 1989 right? Thanks |
| Mr. Scully 27.11.2003 02:41 |
"Freddie was really pissed, according to Phoebe's book" He was pissed because the playback tape was running slightly too slow (or too fast?) which the audience didn't notice though. |
| Iago 27.11.2003 16:53 |
Well, because Queen was such a visiually pleasing band to watch (their great lights, outfits, decoration, and physical involvement) not singing live might not take too much from the performance, it would be dissapointing, but bearable. |
| MexQueenFM 27.11.2003 17:44 |
what Mr. Scully said :) |
| KevMull 27.11.2003 19:52 |
ALL artists lip-synch to pop videos!! FFS, how else can they do it? Thought everyone knew that? It's all stop start in some of the most 'un-acoustic' environments. How on earth can they sound like a studio recording? Even some scenes in movies require studio over-dubs from the actors over their own voices. |
| mickeybrad 02.12.2003 03:59 |
I've noticed on the begining and mostly on the song of Impromptu on the live at wembley dvd he is lipsyncing with the song. |
| Josuè 02.12.2003 04:07 |
what the hell does 'lipsynching' mean????? |
| Hank H. 02.12.2003 08:05 |
His appearance at the "Vier Gegen Willi" - Show was also playback and he tried to compensate it by dancing around like mad and totally overdoing his emotional mimic. |
| iGSM 02.12.2003 08:33 |
Lipsynching means miming the words that are being sung without actually singing them. I don't mind miming. I quite like it actually. |
| geeksandgeeks 02.12.2003 15:58 |
"FFS, how else can they do it?" REM didn't do it until 1991, when something convinced Michael Stipe that it wasn't cheating. That, however, is beside the point. One lip-synching session isn't going to kill anyone. It may be cheating, but we can throw the blame for that on whoever thought up that particular doozy. |
| iGSM 02.12.2003 19:53 |
Elvis. He did everything. EVER! Him..or Alan Alda. |