A fantastic idea, which would have worked so much better had both songs been the same speed! I can now go to bed and dream of Freddie and Brian singing it on stage.... oh, if only! :(
Now this is the sort of thing I was talking about in an earlier thread, because this is a good idea, but, the actual "production" is quite basic - for a song with so much potential.
There are at least two good Brian May instrumental versions - one guitar, the other piano. So that should provide a solid base.
If Brian's voice could be technically "cancelled out" (ie: Acapella'd) then that could provide one part of the duet, which could be "dropped" into an instrumental track. If the same was possible for Freddie, that would form the basis of an excellent "electronic duet"
Otherwise, the acappella'd Brian Track could be dropped into an existing Freddie version - so a duet could be formed that way too.
Speeds could be eq'd in that one voice slightly slowed - while the other slighty sped up, would re-create the Beatles "Strawberry Fields" affect.
Of course, one does not need to stick to such a rigid format, as with the basic building blocks being released - it means that new "samples" or instrumental bits could also be added to the equation!
However, I do not have the technical ability to pull this off, so perhaps I should not be making such suggestions. Nevertheless, I think this is a good idea - crying out to be revisited properly, and the sort of thing which could potentially replace tracks like "New York (At last)" or "State Of Shock".
Again, I have no right to make such ideas - and perhaps I deserve to be told to piss-off, but certainly, an entertaining, inventive, and REALISTIC duet - would be something that I would perhaps pay to hear.
I would certainly interested to read any replies.
As I understand it, currently it's not easy to isolate a lead vocal track with the software available (although I would love to be corrected on that), as there is always an audible residue of the music in the background. This TMLWKY 'duet' might be quite easily possible, given a 5.1 channel mix, where the vocal is isolated to the centre channel, as with Play The Game. This could probably be quite successfully mixed into one of Brian's instrumental versions. Let's hope it's on GVHIII!
How's this? -
Queen ver = link
Brian ver (studio) = link
Brian ver (live) = link
Courtesy of Audition Pro's Center Channel Extractor plus some slight gating. Bit edgy, but not really the final effect. Still, it's not bad if it would be used inside a remix.
Peace,
Adam.
Technically speaking, Freddie strained a lot too (hence his nodes in his throat). Of course I happen to think Freddie's voice sounded perfect when he did that. Brian doesn't sound as nice when he strains - but that isn't to discount his abilities, he's a fine singer.
I like him better in Resurrection.
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This is one of the best remixes I have heard, beautiful!!!
Boys, this is one of the notice boards I've only just started visiting.
I'm amazed at the wee sparks of creativity out there. Have enjoyed this one immensely - well done, and keep it up.
Sounds REALLY well. I had forgotten how well the song actually sounded.
Paul
soo i take it this is the remix that was on here at an earlier stage which had like a choir singing the chorus of '39 at the start then went into TMLWKY, even though it is clearly Brian singing, a mix of TMLWKY from the FMTC and the studio version correct?
That isn't 39, I don't think. Have you ever heard the Brian May version of TMLWKY? It has a vocal overdub intro. If I recall, this remix just uses the intro and first verse from Brian's version, then mixes it with the Queen one for the rest of the track.
beacuse this mix uses the version of TMKWKY of the concert of the Brian May Band at Palace Theater Hollywood 1993, where '39 is intro of TMKWKY. In general, in Brian's Back To The Light tour, '39 was instead used as intro of Let Your Heart Rule Your Head