Interesting, Shoosh.Shooshie wrote:Well, I've been reading about Queen, Mercury, and the gang since I left that message, and I've learned that they overdubbed not just once or twice, but hundreds of times, to create that massive, tight vocal sound. Mercury was particularly adept at it, doing all the vocals in some of the songs, such as Love of My Life, in which his overdubs were astonishing, considering that he does not read music and had no musical training, utilizing complex chords laid down symphonically through his voice. Being able to hold a laser-like pitch is another factor, being able to overdub the same line precisely, making it fatter without losing the pitch. I suppose you could add chorus effects to that, and I'm not convinced that they didn't use choruses, but I don't know what was available then.
Could it be that Freddie and the boys belted the lines out in such a way that minimal compression was needed, and therefore maximal impact was retained?
Could it not also be that an LA2A or similar was used, but with a slow attack so as to not squash the life out of it?
During overdubs, was it all one part at a time or were they grouped and re-tracked this way repeatedly?
This surely cannot be denied.Shooshie wrote:But whatever the technology, sheer talent and ability, along with tenacity, surely was a huge part of those famous harmonies in much of Queen's work.
Shooshie
Kudos to Queen.
Yessiree, bob. Just hang out with us. We'll show you the ropes. (ok, where are those ropes, guys?) 
