Freddie was an unparalleled performer yes; but, listen without watching the video

[WheelWalker]

and appreciate a generational voice. IMO

[Skittles]

1. he was amazing

to me hands down he was the best rock singer ever, no one else comes close

and hearing him here....well, wow.....so talented

[patphil]

2. He has an absolutely amazing voice.

And, of course, he's an over the top performer.
He's a complete package, the real deal.

[dchill]

3. I can't tell you how many times, over the years...

... I've been astounded and captivated by the level of talent he seems to have always had.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Freddie's voice. Brian May's guitar work

Made Queen's mark on the rock scene iconic.

Still love hearing Queen at my local gym, in TV commercials, at sporting events.

[WheelWalker]

5. I confess. I am 72 years old. I have lived through an Age

of Music. I was almost utterly unaware of Queen and Freddie Mercury until 10 years ago. There. I said it. It's certain as a sunrise that I've missed so many other great artists. Too much. Such a short time.

[CentralMass]

13. Here is the full concert at Wembly in '86. It is amazing the command that he has on the crowd.

[montanacowboy]

6. THE GREATEST VOICE OF THE 20TH CENTURY

There will never be another Freddie Mercury!

[WheelWalker]

7. I couldn't agree with you more, comrade.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Front man extrordinaire

The best.

[Joinfortmill]

9. 👍

[GoldandSilver]

10. There will be only one Freddie Mercury and he was magnificent.

I feel fortunate to have lived in his time.

[SharonAnn]

11. WOW! Thanks for posting this. I had never seen or heard this before.

[CentralMass]

12. He had an amazing voice and talent.

[Cheezoholic]

14. I didn't watch a video the first time I heard Freddie

I was glassy eyed flippin' through vinyl with the in your face scent of Gonesh #8 wafting through the air at a record/head shop we had to drive 30 miles to and immediately went to the counter and asked "Who is that!!?" There were no "videos"

(Yeah I hated my grandpas had to walk 12 miles through the ice age to school shit too )

[SunSeeker]

15. Ever hear Freddie do opera? It's mind blowing.

[Bluepinky]

16. Wow! That was so beautiful.

[highplainsdem]

17. Love Freddie's voice, and admire him a lot for both his singing and his performances.

But for me he's always been more of a theatrical singer than a rock singer.

I'm not criticizing him, just saying I hear him differently. I love his singing anyway. And I think of him when I think of great singers. But when I think of great rock singers, I'll think of Rodgers, Plant, Bowie, Bono, Cornell, and others including, more recently, Campino of Die Toten Hosen. I don't care that they couldn't sing opera. I listen to them because I want to hear rock.

Again, I admire Freddie. It was tragic that we lost him so early.