“Arise, Sir Brian.”
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His comment after was quite telling - that he’d prefer to be known for his efforts to better the lot of all living creatures but supposed it would be for Queen.
@Mik said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
His comment after was quite telling - that he’d prefer to be known for his efforts to better the lot of all living creatures but supposed it would be for Queen.
Well he certainly won't be known for his contributions to hairstyles.
Still, I reckon he's a bloody good bloke. The fact that he went back and finished his Physics PhD in 2007 is amazing.
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Reading up on BoRhap, I found this bit of piano trivia in Wiki:
"Mercury used a C. Bechstein concert grand piano, which he played in the promotional video and the UK tour. Due to the elaborate nature of the song, it was recorded in various sections.[20] The piano was allegedly the same one Paul McCartney had used to record the Beatles' song "Hey Jude",[4] as well as the same one Rick Wakeman used on David Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory."
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Mrs. George and I were talking about Queen when I saw this story, and I looked up "who wrote what." It's remarkable how everyone seems to have had a pretty equal part in writing the hits. Mercury was the frontman, of course, but he shared songwriting duties with everyone else pretty equally.
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Came across an interesting (to me) bit of information. The Queen guitarist does not use a guitar pick. He uses a "sixpence" coin instead - prefers from 1947. LOL
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Interview with Brian May
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/think-might-look-back-2023-105946853.html
Q. There’s a lot being made about AI right now, and its potential use in the music world. That’s a technology you’ve probably been involved with and even used in your scientific pursuits, no?
A. It is, and my major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won’t know which way is up. We won’t know what’s been created by AI and what’s been created by humans. Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene. I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this.
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Interview with Brian May
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/think-might-look-back-2023-105946853.html
Q. There’s a lot being made about AI right now, and its potential use in the music world. That’s a technology you’ve probably been involved with and even used in your scientific pursuits, no?
A. It is, and my major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won’t know which way is up. We won’t know what’s been created by AI and what’s been created by humans. Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene. I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this.
@taiwan_girl said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Interview with Brian May
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/think-might-look-back-2023-105946853.html
Q. There’s a lot being made about AI right now, and its potential use in the music world. That’s a technology you’ve probably been involved with and even used in your scientific pursuits, no?
A. It is, and my major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won’t know which way is up. We won’t know what’s been created by AI and what’s been created by humans. Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene. I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this.
Nah.
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@taiwan_girl said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Interview with Brian May
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/think-might-look-back-2023-105946853.html
Q. There’s a lot being made about AI right now, and its potential use in the music world. That’s a technology you’ve probably been involved with and even used in your scientific pursuits, no?
A. It is, and my major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won’t know which way is up. We won’t know what’s been created by AI and what’s been created by humans. Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene. I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this.
Nah.
Nah, here as well.
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Based on what I have seen thus far, it would seem its creative abilities are no more impressive than drum machines.
@Mik said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Based on what I have seen thus far, it would seem its creative abilities are no more impressive than drum machines.
It'll get way better, very fast. But it won't matter. Like every other creative field, AI music will have a use, but thankfully it seems humanity isn't so far gone that we no longer value personal expression.
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Nobody wants to watch computers play each other at chess, or drive racing cars. They're not going to want to listen to AI generated muzak. I guess it could find a use in supermarkets, hotel lobbies and background music in movies, and Kenny G could potentially be out of a job.
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Queen has been my favorite band of all time since I was 14. What they bring better than any rock band imo, is variety. The Beatles, obviously, were a huge influence. And yes, They all wrote and created. One of those matches made in heaven,, of how the greatest bands became great. Just a matter of putting the right blokes together to create. It’s a kind of magic
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Reading up on BoRhap, I found this bit of piano trivia in Wiki:
"Mercury used a C. Bechstein concert grand piano, which he played in the promotional video and the UK tour. Due to the elaborate nature of the song, it was recorded in various sections.[20] The piano was allegedly the same one Paul McCartney had used to record the Beatles' song "Hey Jude",[4] as well as the same one Rick Wakeman used on David Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory."
@Catseye3 said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Reading up on BoRhap, I found this bit of piano trivia in Wiki:
"Mercury used a C. Bechstein concert grand piano, which he played in the promotional video and the UK tour. Due to the elaborate nature of the song, it was recorded in various sections.[20] The piano was allegedly the same one Paul McCartney had used to record the Beatles' song "Hey Jude",[4] as well as the same one Rick Wakeman used on David Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory."
That is a very cool tidbit i did not know! I juat knew those Bechsteins were the whores of the piano world
And good to always include in a daily dose of piano talk into this forum.
Brw, my 2006 Petrof III Majestic recently had the works done by my blind guy who made it play like butter with his regulation and voicing. He also brought out the bass notes to a degree i thought not possible. A feature that was not inherent in this Petrof. I call him Mason now. Lol. -
The great thing about Queen is how talented each musician was. Though Mercury was the frontman, others were instrumental as well.
Yeah, Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody and Crazy Little Thing, other hits were the work of other members:
May:
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Flash
- Hammer to Fall
Taylor:
- Kind of Magic
- Radio Ga Ga
- Sheer Heart Attack
Deacon
- Another One Bites the Dust
- I Want to Break Free
Mercury
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Crazy Little Thing
- We Are the Champions
Also, when it comes to vocals, it's remarkable how Roger Taylor could hold his own next to Mercury.
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Roger helped save Freddy’s voice in live concerts
All of the high operatic singing in Bohemian Rhapsody is Taylor’s voice
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Roger helped save Freddy’s voice in live concerts
All of the high operatic singing in Bohemian Rhapsody is Taylor’s voice
@NobodySock said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Roger helped save Freddy’s voice in live concerts
Care to elaborate? I'm curious.
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@NobodySock said in “Arise, Sir Brian.”:
Certain spots in certain songs that called for Freddy’s highest notes would be supplied by Roger while Freddy took the octave lower or just didnt sing it at all. It was just spots here and there not overly done. But enough to help out Freddie because those high notes add up, This old man knows and is thankful for added female singer in the band
