I'd like to put here something not about Freddie's moustache nor why Brian didn't sing Radio GaGa on San Remo and to make a full list of differences between who played on an instrument on an album version of song and on live version of same song. Here is something what I know for sure:
Freddie - sung '39, Modern Times Rock'n'Roll, Rock It instead of Brian and Roger
Freddie - played piano on You're My Best Friend*, Save Me (partly) instead of John and Brian
John - played bass on Sheer Heart Attack instead of Roger
Roger - sung most of back vocal parts instead of Brian's ones
Any additions? Please note that I count only cases when the instrument is same but player is different not including guest appearances (for instance, John and Brian played guitars on Staying Power instead of spacey horns by Arif Mardin, but: 1) Arif is not Queen member; 2) they played guitars, not horns) nor playing on instruments which are not present on album version (for instance - there are no drums on album version of We Will Rock You but on lives Roger played it, same about Timpani on Brighton Rock).
* - I counted E-piano as an usual piano
Sorry if topic of such kind was posted before
matthew poulter wrote: what would of im in love with my car sounded like wiv fred singing it . also freddie sang rock it live in stead of rodger
Rock It is in my list actually.
Freddie sung for once I'm In Love With My Car - just a couple of imagine lines when Roger forgot the words - sounds pretty good!
Brian played rhythm guitar in:
- Back Chat (instead of John)
- Sheer Heart Attck (instead of Roger)
- Another One Bites The Dust (instead of John)
- Calling All Girls (instead of Roger)
Fred played piano in:
- You're My Best Friend (instead of John)
- Doin' All Right (instead of Brian)*
- Father To Son (instead of Brian)**
- Save Me (instead of Brian)
John played bass in:
- Sheer Heart Attack (instead of Roger)
- Action This Day (instead of synth-Roger)
- Body Language (instead of synth-Freddie)
* Doin' All Right piano is Brian in the (album) studio version, but Fred played it live and in the Beeb sessions
** In one concert I've got (I think it's Sheer tour in Japan, early '75) Fred plays the piano arpeggio intro in FTS (usually it was just the tape, like at the Rainbow). Now, in the studio version there are several piano overdubs, it isn't clear whether Brian played them all or just some.
You guys have been saying that Freddie played piano for "Save Me" instead of Brian, but on the "We Will Rock You" DVD, Brian definitely plays piano for most of the song. Was this just a one-time thing or are a lot of people here mistaken?
QueenZeppelin wrote: You guys have been saying that Freddie played piano for "Save Me" instead of Brian, but on the "We Will Rock You" DVD, Brian definitely plays piano for most of the song. Was this just a one-time thing or are a lot of people here mistaken?
Sometimes when Brian started to play guitar Freddie began to play piano, sometimes he didn't.
earwig wrote: Obviously, a lot of the drum parts in the studio were programmed on a drum machine - no real drums. I guess a lot of Hot Space for starters
That's right, but if Roger programmed them in the studio and played by himself on live shows that doesn't count to this my list.
Only if someone else from Queen played them in the studio!
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Brian played acoustic on CLTCL which he didn't in the studio.
QueenZeppelin wrote: You guys have been saying that Freddie played piano for "Save Me" instead of Brian, but on the "We Will Rock You" DVD, Brian definitely plays piano for most of the song. Was this just a one-time thing or are a lot of people here mistaken?
But Fred played the piano after the second chorus (except on Hot Space tours). Those piano parts had been taken by Brian in the studio cut. That's what we meant