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Yeah, Freddy was definitely one of a kind. One of the greatest SINGERS and most flamboyant entertainers of all time.
I know people keep bringing up modern obscure bands who are really good...but they don't any guys like Mick Jagger or Freddy Mercury who have that "it" factor. If any modern rock bands actually had those kind of guys fronting them...they wouldn't be obscure. Everyone would know about them.
Music, art, and literature are "weird" like that. If you look back in history you'll see "dry" spells for all of them...and then suddenly an explosion of talent from out of nowhere (like the Renaissance era for instance).
There was definitely one of those explosions in the 50's and more so in the 60's. Just so many incredibly talented musicians and singers/entertainers that looking back at it now it's just amazing.
Elvis, Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, etc. , etc.
Not just "good bands", but great bands who influenced everything and helped change our entire society and ended up making music that has endured and stood the test of time.
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