Queen DON'T STOP ME NOW Original Studio Multitracks (Listening Session & Analysis) Freddie Mercury
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Listening to the various instruments in isolation is such a TREAT! My favorite part about these specific tracks is listening for 'bleed' between the mics... You can hear the performance of a scratch vocal take through the bass mic setup for example... SO COOL.
And then, there is Freddie's vocals... This is one of his finest studio performances in my opinion and it's amazing how "live" it actually feels. Join me as we dissect and analyze the performance and approach of a true master on this classic song!
I’ve heard the stories of him phasing with himself, at 16:06 we have a great example of that. The ‘I wanna” doubled line phases with the main vocal. Insane!
Brian May have said in videos that they always started with Freddie at the piano by himself. Apparently he had an amazing sense of time and they called him the human metronome :)
That timing is the thing that seems to have stuck with May. We always think of him as the amazing vocalist but the person to his left every night remembers him for his timing on piano.
same for M. J. In this context..
That's not true. For piano songs like this one, they did Freddie, Roger, and John to do the main track, then Brian would follow with overdubs. There's very early takes of Somebody To Love that you can find on the internet that show Freddie, Roger, and John doing the guide track.
Freddie had a good sense of time, but without Roger, Freddie tended to rush. That's especially shown in live performances.
You nailed it there
Oh boy, what a treat, one of my favourite songs
Mine too!
As a huge Queen and Freddie Mercury fan, I’m so happy you made this video. Amazing!
Don’t know about you, but to me, this is one of the most interesting channels on CZcams.
The things you can pick up with your ears, Chris-, incredible.
Not to mention your musical skills - not to mention the mindblowing artists featured on this channel…. I mean, what do you even say to Freddy Mercury’s voice and musicality…
For me this is discovering Queen all over again.
And Marc Martel?!!
🙏🔥🙏
Awesome material to study this great song!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
God I love this song. If this song doesn’t get you moving and your blood pumping, I don’t know what does. Great video as always, Chris!!
Thanks for watching Atom!
Really cool hearing how he told a story with his expression. Always loved his vocal harmonies too.
this is the song that made me start singing and it also got me into rock music. it makes me so nostalgic now 🥲
This is so cool! I’ve never seen a song (not to mention my favorite band, Queen!) broken down by each instrument, and how it was put together, hearing what each instrument was doing separately from the actual “whole” song…fascinating…and also lets me see just how much more complicated the drums and bass actually are. Also, the breakdown of Freddie’s voice, really cool. I’ve seen so many of his interviews, and I don’t think he specifically, imo, really thinks about how you describe breaking it down…I think he just sings it the way he feels like doing it…or making a sound he likes, and really emotionally feeling what he’s doing, as opposed to “how” he’s able to sing the way he does. What a gift to humanity he is. (Also, love how he said he wasn’t good at playing the piano…ummm…sounds pretty good to me, I’m hardly a piano expert, but to me, it always sounds great!) As an aside about this specific song, scientists evaluated different songs and studied humans (in experiments) as to what their emotional reactions were…and found that “Don’t Stop Me Now” was the song that created the most happiness in people…so essentially, this song will just make you feel happier than any other song…very cool study (sorry, I don’t have the citation.) Thanks, Chris, this was really cool and interesting!
Awesome video! Very cool blending of the instruments, and what you brought out based on Freddy's voice is a gem. Very key points you pointed out which Freddy does in his singing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@chrisliepe Thank you very much!
Freddie’s breaths and sighs are a true gem in this performance.
It’s also remarkable how different his gentle cultured speaking voice is timbrally so different from many of his singing timbres
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS. Thank you Chris!
According to Brian May in his interview with Rick Beato the guitar teacher, they all used the piano first to introduce the song to the band. In Bo Rap they didn’t rehearse as the song was all in Freddie’s head and Brian listened to Freddie, then John would usually pick it up and Roger would start playing the drums. Then Brian would come up with his guitar part to sound almost as another voice to extend Freddie’s vocals as a part of the melody then hand it back to Freddie. The interview is fascinating. Check it out!
Oooh Someboedy To Love next Chris Pleaaaaase
This is amazing! Super cool to see how the instruments can be recorded in so many differents ways. Thanks for the great work, Chris!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Chris bringing us fantastic content as always, love and appreciate your work always
Can't wait to dig right in thanks Chris 😁😁
Great video!
What you say about the way the sings using head resonance voice but keeping the voice back in his throat is something that I've notice before. I've tried to do it and sometimes I've been able to do it, but it's so difficult!!!
I think Freddie did this kind of things without knowing that he was doing something great and very difficult.
I love this song too.
Regards.
Awesome song, so glad you made this video! I was 19 then, but I still remember hearing it for the first time on the radio... And the final lines, dissolving into reverb...
Chris, honestly love your channel and all the disecting. Apart from the content being very interesting and entertaining, it's also something an aspiring singer can learn from. Well worth watching these, keep it up 👍
I love this song. It has soo much energy. Thanks for doing this Video. Queen always rocks!😉
I have always loved the way Freddy uses such a natural vibrato. Also, Marc Martel needs to be CHERISHED! He is an amazing vocal artist, and I truly respect his voice.
Great video!
Absolutely f*cking wild you got the multi tracks to this song
These videos are incredibly helpful, thank you Chris!
There's something about Freddy that made me realize what a lot of singers including me tend to do, which is to "over-sing".
Part of what made Freddy's singing so authentic are lots of phrases which are mixtures between singing and talking. He sounds very relatable because of that
As someone who’s been listening to Freddie’s voice since “Killer Queen” hit the Top 40 in 1974, I have never thought about whether or not he was trying to sound like anyone else perhaps who inspired his unique approach to singing. While I know Queen’s influences range from Led Zeppelin to The Beach Boys, Freddie’s singing doesn’t really try to imitate those groups’ vocalists.
There was something i immediately fell in love about his voice when I first heard “Killer Queen” that touched my soul. Maybe it was his playfulness with all the shifts of expression between wispy and sultry, maybe it was hearing flanged vocals for the first time on “dynamite with a laser beam”, or those dastardly, “Killa…Killa…” BGVs on Verse 2, or wondering who or what a “Mowette A. Shondon” was!
Freddie’s stage persona so perfectly matched his vocal characterizations, so much so that now it makes everyone else look like they’re doing bad imitations of him.
Long live the sound and spirit of Freddie.
Hey Chris! Thanks for yet another great vid! I know it might seem like an odd request, but could you do a vocal analysis of Nina Hagen? I feel like she's a female version of Mike Patton, she does it all!
Part of that vintage sound is the bleed of alternate takes that fill out any sterile sound. Gonna try using that in recording. Watching this and the Cobain video…I feel like it’s the sterility of more modern recordings that turn me off.
Yes Martel has nailed the vocal technique and seems to become Freddie in his face at least.
Great breakdown here of the vocal ranges.
I actually got emotional at the isolated guitar, like when you get really really good news, or seeing your child fit the first time..... or taking molly
Chris i am sure that many of your follower are waiting for your Freddie Mercury cover.. i want to see it so much.. : )
At around 6;20, Freddie's voice is heard with the piano track, its very far back in the left ear, but i can hear it very faintly and his breathes, dont know how youd isolate it like the bass vocals in the back bc of all the frequencies on the piano, but just thought its something cool to point out that you didnt pick up on, even tho you picked up on literally everytbing else 🤣 Great great video as always
I love the way Jonny Craig and Christina Aguliara sing.
There was so many overdubs on their tracks that they could create an epic sound unlike any other band of the time. Just listening to the backing track May, Taylor and Deacon could produce was just amazing. Bohemian Rhapsody backing track was just amazing.
Good video Chris. Could you do a Michael Jackson video next please?
Got one coming up! :)
According to many sources Queen recorded piano drums and bass first if it was a piano song or guitar drums and bass if it was a guitar song. In this case the bass was probably overdubbed after Freddie’s vocals were recorded
I don't think that guitar solo was comped. The change in tone happens when he goes to a higher string. That could be all it is (the amp or room responding differently to higher frequencies). It's also possible he just switched his pickup setting or hand position in the moment. It doesn't sound drastic enough to be an actual change in recording setup to my ear. I could easily be wrong.
Hey Chris! Please do a breakdown on Dave Gahan!
Binge watching your channel, huge thanks for your content 🙏
Thank you, cool analysis even though I’m only listening on earphones. 😬 I’ve tried to sing this song live before. Didn’t go so well, I dunno what I expected when I agreed to sing it? 😹
The fizz in the guitar solo sounds like paralell distortion in the mixing stage.
Mostly Queen played their songs with piano, bass & drums, this is how Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded and Brian tells that they almost always recorded that way.
I would love to hear your take on Izzy's take on Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World.
Do you know how I could do that head voice keeping it back?
I use the head resonance technique but instead of leaving the tongue, mouth and throat relaxed and opened, I slightly close my mouth and throat, and take my lower jaw a bit forward. When you do this, you feel some tension in that area.
Plus an extra of nasality.
But I'm just telling what helps me to get that special sound.
What do you think???
Regards.
Could you do a reaction to Queen’s set on the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert? They had some amazing voices sing with them!
What does Freddie say during the guitar solo?
Sounds like “Charlie boy!”
Chris great video but I have another comment hoping you can clarify. This clarification I request is based on your videos. I get hoarse a lot. From your videos, I learn this hoarseness can be caused by too much air. Your videos on compression and Nasal & Compression seems to be the answer. One thing I have not found in your videos for Compression is proper breathing. It seems proper breathing is one key to compression, especially if you are going to add a subtle Nasal sound. I'd love to see a video that talks about Compression, Nasal and proper breathing to add more flavor to your voice and help prevent hoarseness. I need to lick this hoarseness, and I think your expertise is the key.
Hi chris.
Can you do a video about how to fry mixed voice?
Why can't i fry beyond G4 my chest register?
I’m here learning about doing backing vocals. Can you do a video on just backings?
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So cool!
Would it be possible for you to get a David Bowie song too?
Hey Chris, I know this is a random question. But I've been having troube "decoupling" my larynx and throat in general when going up high. What could I be missing? Yes, I'm the one who can't do a head-voice above chest-range or a falsetto of any kind to save his life...
Sorry for the random question. I know I'm asking for very specific (free) advice without much to go on here.
I spent the whole video stressed about whether you were going to turn that section in the bass line back down.
Love to see a video sometime about The kick inside, Kate Bush goes all over the place vocally on that record
Hey can you do one on Mark Arm from Mudhoney?
how do you fidn the isolated tracks?
Do SOMEBODY TO LOVE
Isn`t "the fizzy" just the crash/cymbals or something?
How do you get your stems?
Where can I download this multitrack?
I don’t know. A friend sent them to me :)
What headphones do you use? Thanks
HP240s from AKG
I have a question, we're do you get those isolated tracks
I got them from a friend
Any way I can get my hands on some MCR tracks. I'm trying to re-record all the guitar parts on the whole Black Parade Album and make a video on it. But if there's no way that's fine.
@@whiplash415 sorry, they are not mine to give away
Ok thanks man, but I do love your MCR videos and how you break down every little detail of geards voice.
The difference between Brian May and the rest of rock guitar players is how he mastered when NOT to play. He actually recorded a rhytm guitar track but decided not to keep it. He is a guitar orchestrator.
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Taylor’s drums on Jazz sound harsh, the brass sounds nasty too. One of the worst sounding drums on a Queen album.
Roy Thomas Baker produced again after a few year’s absence. Baker was done with the complex multi tracking by then as he was working with The Cars.
High frequency hearing loss, perhaps, Baker or mix engineer?
Deftones be quiet and drive
Good video but your timing couldn't be any worse. Might be raw for some people in Britain mentioning the word Queen considering we had just lost her yesterday.
I hadn't thought of that.
@@chrisliepe that's okay, an honest mistake. Plus if you don't follow that news then easy to miss. However love your breakdowns of songs and your explanation you give to vocal techniques. Thank you for your videos
That’s really ridiculous. I’m English and I can bear to hear the word Queen…
@@haggler different folks different strokes.
@@haggler The initial comment feels like outrage for the sake of outrage.
This video is confusing. Are the vocals Freddy or the imposter dude? 👎
Where do you see an imposter, mate? Chris is talking about Freddie and briefly compares his vocals to Marc who, incidentally, made Freddie proud singing in the biopic. Both Freddie and Marc are incredible vocalists and musicians.
Please keep you vapid remarks to yourself. Cheers!