nice to see real talent next to someone who "sings" like russell crowe... basically he is a bad karaoke singer... what a larf

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Terrible: "Not the place for bad youtube lip-synch videos, or other sub-standard amateur releases."

WTF: It's a dude singing karaoke. It's not that shocking.

Cult: Christianity is pretty mainstream.

Fear: Uh, what?

*nochannel *religion *livemusic *music

Not the worst. Been to a karaoke bar lately?

You know what would help make the Republican nomination process more tolerable? Karaoke battles.

I'm guessing that's the karaoke version he's playing along with.

Awesome job!

Those were my thoughts exactly so I too went to find the studio version to compare to--and this is not that (http://youtu.be/aPMwMLS6zx4). One obvious place is during the guitar solo, which does not have a voice over in the original, but also there are many small phrasing differences and inhalations that are not the same. Very impressive. I do wonder where his backing track is coming from though; anybody who would pick this song to sing at a karaoke bar must have balls of steel (and a vice to clamp them in).
>> ^MilkmanDan:

I upvoted under the assumption that he was singing that himself ... ... ... ... edit - OK, I listened to the studio recording and there are enough small (tiny!) differences in a few areas that I'm tending to think that this is for real, and he just really is that good... Impressive!

I upvoted under the assumption that he was singing that himself -- but either A) he's really good at mimicking Mercury's voice, or B) he's really good at lip-synching it; so arguably either way is worth the upvote...

There are a few things that to me suggest that it might be faked though:
1) First, to my ear it is just so spot on that it seems almost unbelievable.
2) I'm not a huge Queen fan, so I can't compare in my memory to the studio recording of that song -- but again it sounds very "studio perfect" to me. I'd definitely trust the judgement of a Queen fan over my own on that though.
3) It would take some work to get a high quality (non-MIDI) recording of all of the song's tracks *minus* the vocal line (but including the backup vocals) for him to sing along to (ie. a karaoke version).
4) If you are *that* good, I think that you'd be likely to alter the lyrics slightly and/or mix up a medley that switches songs on the fly to show that you aren't just lip-synching. I don't know the original song well enough to say for certain that he isn't doing the first part of that, but it definitely isn't a medley.

Anyway, I don't want to be the "FAKE!" / "I've seen lots of Photoshops in my time...I can tell by the pixels" dude, but it does seem possible on this one. Enjoyed watching though, and that is what matters.

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edit - OK, I listened to the studio recording and there are enough small (tiny!) differences in a few areas that I'm tending to think that this is for real, and he just really is that good... Impressive!

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>> ^smooman:

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^rottenseed:
>> ^owatadorkiam:
no processing on the vocals....she seems to still hit all the right notes...I'm sorry, but it doesn't sound that bad.

I didn't know the term "tone-deaf" described a real thing...but it does. And you suffer from it.

owatadorkiam is not tone deaf. I'm a vocalist (yes I was paid to do it for a living at one time in my life) and sorry to say I didn't hear any sour notes. Granted she's no virtuoso, but she's not singing off key at all. What I expected to hear was horribly out of tune singing and heard nothing of the sort. And yes, I really wanted to hear her choke.

yes, he most certainly is, and it would appear you are as well. an avid musician myself, this made me cringe....BUT went ahead and had my mother, a pianist and classically trained vocalist for over 40 years, my brother, a professionally trained vocalist and avid musician (you should here his Faithfully by journey, hit it at karaoke this last weekend and he fucking OWNED it), and my good friend Mandy, a vocalist and musician by hobby who trained under one of Jessica Simpsons former vocal coaches.....
and they unanimously agreed that she fucking sucks. and not just the talky verses (cuz i know thats kind of her unique stlye) but the chorus and prechorus (especially the prechorus)
you didnt hear any sour notes? that sentence alone condemns you as tonedeaf. It wasnt chock full of em but there were PLENTY to choose from.
what i will say is this: she is certainly trained, she can carry a tune (sort of), but she is mediocre at best
but thats the music industry for you. me and my brother have been in bands playing locally trying to get exposure since we were in high school........and justin fucking beiber gets a multi million contract?
it has little to nothing to do with how talented or unique you are and everything to do with one of two things: luck/right place right time, or knowing the right people


As an avid musician myself, your post reeks of pretentiousness and unwarranted self-importance, regardless of the sporadic legitimacy of your comments.

And I'm a guy who has to actively struggle against being pretentious and exhibiting unwarranted self-importance. Tone it down, bro.

yup thats me bro, me on guitar, and awesome that it reminds you of deftones. Thats kind of what we're goin for: a deftones meets radiohead sort of thing. The heavy, sexy edge of deftones with the ambient, experimental electronica of radiohead.

i dont sing but im kind of the opposite when it comes to originals and covers. I was never really all that good at playing covers (especially memorizing em) but my talent shines when im playing original stuff. Glad you like it mate =)

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Wow that's some good shit! Seriously. That's your brother singing that? Kind of reminds me of The Deftones. At least he can sing originals, something I never could get the knack for. I'm just a imitator unfortunately. Never could find my voice. Mostly due to me being overly critical of my own singing I was just never happy with any original stuff I did.

And yes /handshake. I can pretty much be a prick myself when I want to be as you no doubt have figured out, LOL. I hate arguing with musicians. We are all brothers and sisters in my eyes.

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>> ^smooman:

and whats funny about karaoke? its fun (usually more so if you CANT sing like me), derp derp derp, ......and probably stuck up


Exactly, which is why I don't take it seriously when someone refers to a karaoke star as proof of talent. And yes if that makes me stuck up then so be it. I'm stuck up.

more than just a "karaoke star" i assure you: http://soundcloud.com/sphiralstudios (our bands works in progress page)
http://soundcloud.com/wolvestulsa (the full page, mixed and mastered. A few are being redone, namely Under Cover of Night and Some Kind of Bird, mainly because the songs have evolved from when we first wrote and recorded em (whats on there now) to what they are currently)

its in my nature to be an asshole, it takes some getting used to i suppose, so apologies for that. Put in another way, i was merely pointing out that i had four other "professional grade" singers listen to it and they flatly disagreed with your position, namely that there were plenty of "sour notes" and just an overall lack of pitch control (a talent rarely seen in today's pop stars, as opposed to say, maynard james keenan).

Guess thats just what i was trying to say, but in a dickish manner =P

/handshake?

Wow that's some good shit! Seriously. That's your brother singing that? Kind of reminds me of The Deftones. At least he can sing originals, something I never could get the knack for. I'm just a imitator unfortunately. Never could find my voice. Mostly due to me being overly critical of my own singing I was just never happy with any original stuff I did.

And yes /handshake. I can pretty much be a prick myself when I want to be as you no doubt have figured out, LOL. I hate arguing with musicians. We are all brothers and sisters in my eyes.

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>> ^smooman:

and whats funny about karaoke? its fun (usually more so if you CANT sing like me), derp derp derp, ......and probably stuck up


Exactly, which is why I don't take it seriously when someone refers to a karaoke star as proof of talent. And yes if that makes me stuck up then so be it. I'm stuck up.

more than just a "karaoke star" i assure you: http://soundcloud.com/sphiralstudios (our bands works in progress page)
http://soundcloud.com/wolvestulsa (the full page, mixed and mastered. A few are being redone, namely Under Cover of Night and Some Kind of Bird, mainly because the songs have evolved from when we first wrote and recorded em (whats on there now) to what they are currently)

its in my nature to be an asshole, it takes some getting used to i suppose, so apologies for that. Put in another way, i was merely pointing out that i had four other "professional grade" singers listen to it and they flatly disagreed with your position, namely that there were plenty of "sour notes" and just an overall lack of pitch control (a talent rarely seen in today's pop stars, as opposed to say, maynard james keenan).

Guess thats just what i was trying to say, but in a dickish manner =P

/handshake?

oh goodie! it's a pissing contest. i wonder who has the biggest dick????

secretly, i've always suspected that it was duckman. whip em out boys, let bea settle this.


>> ^Duckman33:

>> ^smooman:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^rottenseed:
>> ^owatadorkiam:
no processing on the vocals....she seems to still hit all the right notes...I'm sorry, but it doesn't sound that bad.

I didn't know the term "tone-deaf" described a real thing...but it does. And you suffer from it.

owatadorkiam is not tone deaf. I'm a vocalist (yes I was paid to do it for a living at one time in my life) and sorry to say I didn't hear any sour notes. Granted she's no virtuoso, but she's not singing off key at all. What I expected to hear was horribly out of tune singing and heard nothing of the sort. And yes, I really wanted to hear her choke.

yes, he most certainly is, and it would appear you are as well. an avid musician myself, this made me cringe....BUT went ahead and had my mother, a pianist and classically trained vocalist for over 40 years, my brother, a professionally trained vocalist and avid musician (you should here his Faithfully by journey, hit it at karaoke this last weekend and he fucking OWNED it), and my good friend Mandy, a vocalist and musician by hobby who trained under one of Jessica Simpsons former vocal coaches.....
and they unanimously agreed that she fucking sucks. and not just the talky verses (cuz i know thats kind of her unique stlye) but the chorus and prechorus (especially the prechorus)
you didnt hear any sour notes? that sentence alone condemns you as tonedeaf. It wasnt chock full of em but there were PLENTY to choose from.
what i will say is this: she is certainly trained, she can carry a tune (sort of), but she is mediocre at best
but thats the music industry for you. me and my brother have been in bands playing locally trying to get exposure since we were in high school........and justin fucking beiber gets a multi million contract?
it has little to nothing to do with how talented or unique you are and everything to do with one of two things: luck/right place right time, or knowing the right people

"My musician friends can beat up your musician friends!!! Derp derp!"
Look, I also used to sing "Faithfully", "Lights", "Separate Ways" along with "I want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner), some Skid Row, Motley Crue, Nirvana, Def Leppard, Van Hagar, Van Halen, etc, etc. and many other songs from many other bands in my bands. I sang 6 nights a week 5 hours a night in one of the highest paid bands on the bar circuit at the time. I was told on a nightly basis that I covered the songs we played live better than the most of the original artists in a lot of cases. But yeah, whatever you say, I'm tone deaf. LOL I have been singing in bands since I was 17 and I'm 47 now. I'm pretty sure that alone qualifies me to have an opinion on her singing skills. So please don't try to lecture me on my ears, or singing ability.
My question is; Where exactly did I say she didn't suck? What part of me saying, "What I expected to hear was horribly out of tune singing" and "I really wanted her to choke" didn't you understand? Yes, I heard no sour notes. At least not any that made me cringe. Do I really have to explain my comment to that extent for you to comprehend what I was saying?
Sorry your brother couldn't make the grade. Life is tough, huh? And I'm glad he "fucking OWNED it" in a karaoke bar. (seriously? LOL) Sounds like you have a bunch of sour grapes to me. Period.

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>> ^smooman:

and whats funny about karaoke? its fun (usually more so if you CANT sing like me), derp derp derp, ......and probably stuck up


Exactly, which is why I don't take it seriously when someone refers to a karaoke star as proof of talent. And yes if that makes me stuck up then so be it. I'm stuck up.

more than just a "karaoke star" i assure you: http://soundcloud.com/sphiralstudios (our bands works in progress page)
http://soundcloud.com/wolvestulsa (the full page, mixed and mastered. A few are being redone, namely Under Cover of Night and Some Kind of Bird, mainly because the songs have evolved from when we first wrote and recorded em (whats on there now) to what they are currently)

its in my nature to be an asshole, it takes some getting used to i suppose, so apologies for that. Put in another way, i was merely pointing out that i had four other "professional grade" singers listen to it and they flatly disagreed with your position, namely that there were plenty of "sour notes" and just an overall lack of pitch control (a talent rarely seen in today's pop stars, as opposed to say, maynard james keenan).

Guess thats just what i was trying to say, but in a dickish manner =P

/handshake?