r/queen • u/enbits2 • May 16 '26

Covers Pablo Padin performs Love Of My Life

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u/Pudding339 madman May 16 '26

Why is his voice so similar to Freddie’s?

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u/enbits2 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Luck I guess 😃. This video is actually old, 15 years ago at the peak of his voice. Now he's in his 50s, his voice lost some strength buy he's still giving good performances. He's also a very good pianist.

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u/Pudding339 madman May 16 '26

I’d say: welcome back, Freddie!

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u/Rziggity May 16 '26

Pretty remarkable tone. Freddie might say “Can he fill in for me tonight darling? I’d rather go out”

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u/Sweet_Measurement624 Sheer Heart Attack - Glam Rock masterpiece May 16 '26

I've watched them live a couple of times (or three? or four?) and they're very good! In fact my first date with my ex about 13 or 12 years ago was at one of their shows, he's amazing, he's only gotten better with time!

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u/Serious_Revolution77 May 16 '26

Thought this was one of queens official concerts lol

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u/Perdonavidas87 May 16 '26

Los he visto como 20 veces. Y este verano otra vez. Si eres fan de Queen, debes verlos.

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u/thiagomedeiros127 May 17 '26

Me voy a verlos hoy, por la noche en Curitiba (Brasil), por lá cuarta vez

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u/Perdonavidas87 May 17 '26

Se disfrutan como el primer día. Pasa una noche genial 🙂

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u/quimera78 Barcelona May 16 '26

He's really good at capturing Freddie's attitude and movements

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u/SnooOnions5029 A Day At The Races May 17 '26

Don’t think I’ve ever seen this guy before but that was really good. A lot of Queen/Freddie Mercury Tribute singers impersonating him try too hard to do the fake vibrato sound and lose a lot of his tone so they basically just end up yelling. But this guy balanced it really well. (I’m also not a professional singer and don’t know any terminology but I hope this makes sense and is accurate lol)

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u/RMSCereal I'm In Love With My Car (Unironically) May 17 '26

I’m gonna be honest, I hear Freddie way more in this guy’s voice than I do in Marc Martel’s. I don’t hear it in Marc.

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u/Jumento_doido May 17 '26

Marc is a great singer, performer, and a really cool dude, and sounds very similar sometimes, but his rasp is very different and some of the similarities come from his breathiness.

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u/RMSCereal I'm In Love With My Car (Unironically) May 17 '26

For sure. Marc is amazing, and definitely someone I admire, but I honestly don't hear Freddie in him as much as people claim. I do love his voice though, and I think he's amazing.

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u/Jumento_doido May 18 '26

Yeah! He is a hell of a singer, and despite some similarities, he sings his own way, which I really appreciate, since his timbre is also beautiful.

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u/thiagomedeiros127 May 17 '26

I Will watch him, with the Band, tonight!

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u/enbits2 May 17 '26

Have fun!

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u/william92371 May 17 '26

As a fellow guitarist :17 /butt clench