The other day during a conversation with my haircutter, he mentioned Freddie Mercury and that he's been dead for nearly 20 years now. A conversation about Freddie Mercury and Queen soon came about. Queen was indeed an excellent band. Queen, along with Police were the first two bands to capture my attention. I remember, as a elementary school kid singing the words to "Another One Bites the Dust". In front of Queen was Freddie Mercury himself. He was and still is one of a kind. One of the all time great vocalists, frontmen and entertainers. If there is someone who's virtually irreplaceable, it's him. No one that I know of has the vocal range that he did. While I'm sure that Queen put on a good show a few years back when they toured with Paul Rogers, I'm sure it wasn't the same either. The only guy in all of rock who comes close to Freddie Mercury is Geoff Tate from Queensryche. If anyone can come close to being a replacement for Freddie Mercury in Queen it's him. Even he is not Freddie Mercury. While he is no longer with us, Freddie Mercury leaves an undeniable legacy in music.
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