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  • A very beautiful and emotional rendition of a song that will live long through history... Freddy would be so proud.

  • Did Lex Luthor's extra clones go into a music career?

  • rest in peace

    

  • It's a nice tribute, but some of this just sounds terrible.

  • "I can do whatever I want" Did anybody hear that 14 seconds in?

  • @MagicRazor8 i think it's Maynard. Talkin backstage thro a mic on accident.

  • wow how good was freddy mercury , that Manyards amazing voice is having trouble singing the notes

  • Wait....is that maynard singing? then why does the guy on guitar look exactly like him? o.O

  • 3:46 Maynard replies on his phone "dammit, brian, you owe me!"

  • They should've went straight into Momma Sed after this.

  • the very ending haha!

  • There needs to be Danny Carry drums in this

  • This is still a great performance. people have got to remember that with some vocalists, age has more of an affect than others. I mean, give the guy a break, he's pushing 50. Plus, in the 90's, Maynard would've totally knocked this out of the park.

  • @1satyagraha1

    I think he sings better now than ever. Listen to some of the live performances of the last APC tour. Age has nothing to do with it, he just threw his voice out temporarily.

  • what is that in the background? Was this an advertisement for guitar hero? sellout... go buy some of his clothing line while ur at it.

  • @ge0metr1xx go listen to Hooker with a penis please :)

  • @ge0metr1xx This was at E3, promoting Guitar Hero.

  • @ge0metr1xx This was at the prelauch for Guitar Hero 5... I think it's incredible they got maynard to do it... and... How the hell are tool Sellouts if they only released their music license 3 times in history... Not to mention they're not even on Itunes?

  • @xcody0622

    Listen to the song hooker with a penis. Maynard has no problem being called a sell out.

  • @Triangulove That's completely irrelevant... I've heard the song, and they aren't sellouts... Far from it, the only other band who is more Jewish than Tool with their music is Led Zeppelin, these guys don't ever license their shit... And Hooker with a penis is just a "Fuck you" to anyone who said they already sold out.

  • @xcody0622

    The song is, from the mouth of maynard himself, about how silly it is to call someone a sell out when any famous artist is, by virtue of selling product, a sell out. He furthermore states that if you are in any way, shape or form part of the economy, you are a sell out.

  • @xcody0622 Guitar Hero 6*

  • lol he cant sing it, it's terrible ;/

  • excellent, thanks for sharing!

  • No one can be like Freddie Mercury, but Maynard is amazing <3

  • He didn't that bad of a job to be honest. It was still better than what most of the the shitheads out there today could ever attempt.

  • listen to our music..Our name is SystemsFall...ive been told we sound kinda like a perfect circle and chevelle

  • Guitar Hero: Warrior Of Queen

  • love maynard .....but even he has his off days this was 1 of them....but on his off days.....i reffer you to the "shit on turntables" comment

  • 73 people need hearing aids and probably weren't even alive when Freddy was. Quite a nice tribute if you ask me. FM would be proud of his performance. As far as the high notes, what do you think the choir was there for? MJK has the vocal range and can easily hit those highs but this was an ensemble performance.

  • Brilliant!! I love this man!!!! Billy can rock it!!!

  • Freddie Mercury would be proud.

  • sorry maynard... diehard fan....not gonna deny that this was not your shining moment.... I mean 2:10=fail

  • Cant knock the original but James can do it all. 

  • I love Maynard, so don't get me wrong. Maybe it was a bad song choice for him, Maybe it was little practice, but that wasn't very good.

  • some say freddy mercury was he best singer, now hes gone i guess its only logical to get the current best vocalist to sing this song...

  • I love Maynard but this was painful...

  • better than the original

  • Outfuckingstanding

  • Great

  • Fuckin awsome idc what anyone says

  • Never mind this, Maynard how about you and the rest of the Tool boys get together and record a new album?

  • @inphanta I have some good news for you.

  • @inphanta I feel the same way...Tool could be just as spectacular as this if not more.

  • @inphanta haha they can do whatever the hell they want. You can just suck it up and be patient.

  • @fatfacerick: And I can post whatever I want. And you can suck THAT up and spare me the obnoxious attitude.

  • @inphanta They are.

  • Its not like he was out of tune. Freddie mercury doesn't sound that great live during parts of this either

  • Everyone who says maynard can't sing well or whatever ignorance. Nobody said anything about billy solo which he doesn't play exactly the same as may. If you would read this was put together in a a night for a bunch af nerds...

  • I love TOOL. APC. Puscifer etc even autumn to ashes. But please maynard don't sing QUEEN. It's not for your voice... back away from the mic and try another cover like ya know Rocket man or 21st schizoid man :)

  • @Piercedfiend did you mean ashes divide smarty pants

  • "Maynard's Dick" comes to mind while reading this comment section.

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  • @BlueSpirals Listen to Momma Sed (album version) Not sure Freddie would be quite up to that. I'm not gonna read any of the comments you respond with so have fun pissing and moaning at the wall.

  • @BoosieBoosieBoosie I am a homophobe but i wouldn't quit listening to queen cuz the lead singers gay

  • ...

    This is not very good.

  • @VonBoche You have to be deaf to not think that this isn't good.

  • @PassTheCemeteryGates I'm gonna make this very simple : you're wrong, fuck you, don't answer.

  • @VonBoche I can answer if I want to. What the hell are you so pissed about? If you don't like it then don't watch it!!

  • @PassTheCemeteryGates Fucked up logic. How was I supposed to know I wouldn't like it without watching it ? And I'm pissed because you deny me my right to think it's not good without being deaf, therefore fuck you. And fuck you again, you brainless fucking idiot.

  • @VonBoche I'm not denying you shit, why would you think I was serious for saying that you were deaf, but whatever. Think whatever you want, I don't like arguing on videos with MJK, goodbye.

  • @PassTheCemeteryGates Then why insulting me in the first place... god you're dumb...

  • u people are a disgrace to freddie mercury and maynard keenan. I bet half the people there are homophobes but they like this song and i hope they know it was song by a gay man.

  • all this crying about whos better maynard or freddie is fuckin bullshit! they are both amazing and COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! no maynard cant sing all freddies shit he doesnt have the range.. and no freddie cant put the maynard spin on vocals because nobody can its maynard for christs sake.. shut up and enjoy the music. by the way i give maynard a C+ on this performance.. it doesnt suit his strengths well. having said that, maynard is GOD.

  • @TheFeeez21 You are a faggot.

  • @TheFeeez21 Everyone who ever said Maynard is God has never heard a good singer in their lives. Maynard himself doesnt even want to be called that, or put on a pedestal, which is why he hides in the back of the stage from all of you salivating dumbass fanboy idiots.

  • @BlueSpirals Everyone knows that Mike Patton is God and Maynard is Jesus

  • I thought he was doing just a good as Freddie until the one harder rock part in the middle of the song. And he didn't sing the beginning either.

  • Maynard doesn't cover songs. He claims them.

  • oh god such a fag, i love maynard

  • actually this version is really lame.

  • People are actually debating Freddie vs Maynard?

    Brilliant icons in their areas. Distinctive vocals. Apples and oranges.

  • By the way, all of you fanboy retards: Maynard is only singing the easiest parts of this song. Freddie Mercury sang EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THIS SONG. Dumbasses.

  • @BlueSpirals freddie sang every piece in the studio, but never live. he only sang "the easiest parts" and never any of the opera parts. so in reality, maynard is singing more of this song live then freddie ever did.

    who's a dumbass now?

    freddies a god

    RIP

  • @jmdodo1 How could Freddie sing the harmonic parts live? He only has one set of vocal cords. The fact is, Freddie has a 5 octave range, maynard clearly does not. And if you think Maynard is better because he sings "Ishmael ach no! We will not let you go!" Then you're a fool. Freddie did that too.

  • @BlueSpirals never said anything about either being better than the other

  • For those of you actually saying Maynard did this better than Freddie Mercury, I seriously hope you die.

    Maynard is an excellent rock singer. But he's not anywhere near the same level as Freddie, who by the way, is still the greatest male singer in the history of music. Ever.

  • @BlueSpirals Here's a crazy idea - why don't you head over to Freddie Mercury video pages and praise him there?

    I couldn't care less where people land on the issue of who's the better singer of the two but your comments are annoying. Why don't you leave those of us who searched for music by Keenan alone and go enjoy Queen's music with other Queen fans?

  • @jonald32z I frequently do so on those videos :)

    I dont mind if Keenan covered this song, or that people like it. My problem is with the person who said that Keenan is a better singer than Freddie. It is simply a demonstrable falsehood.

  • @BlueSpirals Well he's a better singer than Freddy, but it doesn't show in this particular song.

  • @SaveMeBarry Oh really? how can you defend that point? Because I'm confident that Freddie could sing any song maynard ever wrote, yet maynard could not sing every song Freddie wrote. Especially the ones that require 2 extra octaves that maynard doesnt have.

  • @BlueSpirals Problem?

  • @SaveMeBarry with what?

  • @BlueSpirals Wrong. Mercury couldn't sing Hush or Jerk Off.. actually any song from Opiate.

    Anyway it doesn't matter. I just saw what you said and couldn't let it go because you obviously didn't put much thought into it. Who is a better singer? That's a matter of opinion and they're subjective. End of rant.

  • @onehit666 Freddie did plenty of rock and roll screaming, he just didnt do it to the extent a metal band would. you have absolutely no reason to believe he COULDNT scream, whereas Maynard is pretty clear about his vocal range and talks about it in interviews. He could not hit many of the notes freddie could. Next.

  • @BlueSpirals What does it matter? It doesn't matter shit. You're arguing over 2 humans. Get your fucking head together you crazy fuck.

  • @BlueSpirals I guess it's all just in opinion.

  • i think maynard did a better job wut this then Freddy Mercury

  • damnit maynard  dont do that anymore dude lmao ., . .... butcher !!! hahahahaha

  • Maynard is freaking amazing...His vocals are beyond comprehension. He is one of those unique souls that definitely do NOT fit in a box.

  • Omg....I just want to say that I am a huge Maynard fan. T{[]}{[]}L, APC, and Puscifer are my 3 fav bands in the world. But he really sucks hard on this one. I mean ... wow ... this is just not good. Maybe Queen was the wrong band to be covering

  • @mewantsmash I dunno, after the first time watching it I would have agreed, but now it has grown on me a lot. His singing for the first minute or so is tough for him, you can tell, but WOW does he get amazing, especially for the 20-30 seconds before and after the "MAMA MIA MAMA MIA" part.

    To each their own, but I cant get it out of my head now. Kinda like his cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man".

  • @OneHandHigh I still stand by my " this is the wrong song to be covering" stance, but I would have to definately agree with the 30 or so seconds before 'mama mia' haha. Hes REALLY good right about there. And as for their cover of rocket man, I couldn't agree more lol. Can't get it out of my head. Same with 'The Humbling River'. Both amazing songs

  • i like Maynard as much as anybody, but i really think this sucks

  • Whenever I hear him sing, I imagine his vocals as a line, except this line has soft curves, and rounded edges. That's how I visualize his voice.

  • love the butt grab at the end

  • @jorjethezebra Haha! Thanks for pointing that out, hadn't noticed it before.

  • This ws so sick it was good.

  • Mama Miaa, mamma mia !!

  • this is sad

  • 2:23 When his voice drops half a step...those kind of moments...remind me especially of those APC kind of moments. You can feel a special kind of light and emotion in his singing. Some of the only vocals that can actually change the way I feel. There's a kind of pessimistic optimism there I can't describe.

  • this is actually amazing, great job maynard

  • the ending made me laugh lol when they huged XD

  • after singing for that long I am impressed how he can pull off those high notes like he did. Awesome, Plus Im getting a vox amp like that soon I hope yay!!!

  • Maynard, you freakin' ROCK! <3

  • Queen and tool are my favorite bands, but this is terible , dont do this!

  • You learned this in 3 days? Nice job man.....

  • i wonder if tool and a perfect circle have places in the DUMBS' for world war 3. they're freemasons but who knows

  • It took Axle and Elton to cover this at Wembley.

    You try singing the holy grail of rock songs.

    On a hiding to nothing like their cover of Imagine.

    Well done.

  • goddamn, his voice.

  • what an awesome shot you got around 5:11

  • jesus prays to maynard

    he can do whatever he wants to do

    if he shits on a turntable

    you better drop the needle

    cuz its worth listening to

  • @jmdodo1 I love Maynard too, but you obviously haven't listened to Puscifier.

  • @kaosstar i listen to all his work. you obviously dont get puscifer

  • @jmdodo1 It took me so long to understand and like Puscifer, but damn it's amazing.

  • @Stevo32792 you really gotta work for it! it takes some research, but when you get it, damn sweet lovin. its for true fans. maynard put it best when he said, "not knowing what puscifer is, is what puscifer is."

  • @jmdodo1 "You dont like X? well you just obviously DONT UNDERSTAND X" what a pretentious fanboy retard thing to say. go hang yourself in a closet.

  • @BlueSpirals pretentious? your mommy look that up for you? i think i hear her calling you up from the basement...i think your chocolate milk is ready, tiger

  • @jmdodo1 probably the best/funniest comment ever on youtube. well said.

  • @compromisethefulcrum thank you

    ill be waiting for my certificate in the mail...

  • @jmdodo1 oh dude.. :D mady my day comment

  • GAVUR TÜRK DİŞMANLARII BİSMİLLAH DEMİYOLARR

  • Wow that was random!

  • Well freddie is the best rock singer so it is impossible for anyone to do what he did. I have to say Maynard did great. I did not know he could pull that off, im very impressed

  • As good Maynard is... There are two songs he should have left alone! Imagine and this one!

  • @83merv83 I don't think Imagine was really a cover in that sense

    I may be wrong, as this is just my interpretation of it, but it was more as a sort of a dark reflection that we're still so far from that utopia Lennon dreamed of

    I mean, if you look at the artwork, it's a the sign of peace kinda falling apart

  • @83merv83 I like maynards Imagine better. I like the dreary and hopelessness sound it evokes rather than an uplifting message by a millionaire hypocrite.

  • @83merv83

    He's not trying to sing this like freddie mercury. Maynard is well aware of his vocal range and has adapted the song to suit that, as any cover he has done.

  • THIS IS HORRIBLE

  • @nebulousb Let's see you get up there and do better than them!

  • @Stinkfist43 That's just silly... first of all I'm not a singer. And I have the right to opine. I really love tool but this performance sucks, they should choose another song to cover, like it or not he definitely can't sing this. He has an amazing voice for his own music, not to cover Queen.

  • Maynard, you have the most beautiful voice i have ever heard.

  • where and when was this?

  • 5:45 now thats a true bromance :')

  • Stand back Freddy! Here come the Bald Squad!

  • @SuperSheo Maynard is a sexy fuckin bald man.

  • im a big tool fan but i dont know why fellow fans try to hipe up his vocals like its a legendary voice not just a legendary band because if were just being honest he is an above average singer at best. Its the lyrics and instrumentals that make tool/ perfect circle great. if noone here was already a fan and that guy singing bohemian was a random u would say not bad but definetly doesnt blow me away with his sound or vocal ability

  • @myPAINisSELFchosen85 I don't know I've always just enkoyed the way it sounds and I love his monologues, I fully agree that lyrics especially tools are great. I also think this song holds some setimental value since maynards mom is dead

  • Above average?!? Like Buddy Rich was an "above average" drummer?

  • @myPAINisSELFchosen85 If Maynard is an "above average" vocalist for you,then who is a good vocalist...Because seriously,is there ANYONE out there who can sing in the way Maynard does and it wont sound like shit?Its not his voice,its more like the way he is singing.I think "Schism" is the best example for that.

  • voldemort plays guitar?

  • He can do anything.. so glad I get to witness this.. my kids will be reading about this dude years from now.

  • It's funny, because for years, I just dug how rockin' Maynard and TOOL were, but the more I hear his voice, the more I realize that he sounds good all the time, doing everything. Every time he does something new, I'm always impressed how great his voice sounds.

    Maynard is the shit!

  • And in between sips of Coke...he told me he thought we were selling out...laying down...sucking up to the man...well...know I got some bad advice for you...

  • shits all over the artificial autotuned shiteness that is glee

  • who the fuck is maynard texting in the middle of the song?it wasnt me that for sure.

  • this is a tribute to queen not trying to beat it, just shut up and listen to it, its still good!

  • two words FUCKIN EPIC

  • I WAS THERE! :D

  • Maynard is the man. but he slaughtered this song. and thats all there is to it.

  • Its such a difficult song to sing because Freddie Mercury had such an amazing range. if you read anything about him online he had one of the largest ranges in the history of rock music. Its pretty rare to find someone with the same range that can make every note sound the way it was meant to.

    Love Maynard and Billy though. I don't think people give Billy Howerdel enough credit. After all, he did write APC's music.

  • as much as i love tool, a perfect circle, and puscifers music--untill i die--and mjk is my favorite artist and musician ever, tied with kurt cobain, the original song is probably a billion times better than this

    LONG LIVE TOOL APC PUSCIFER MJK NIRVANA AND QUEEN

  • He sold his soul to sell a record! Or a vineyard, whatever. Just kidding. 

  • this is damn weird

  • Maynard does whatever he wants and whenever he wants.. he is the man!!

  • Maynard singing Tool = awesome. Maynard singing Queen = why?

  • ahahahaha...Maynard is the shit...

  • I LOVE Maynard... I just don't love this song, and I don't love him singing it

  • WOW.

  • i would have preferred if he made the song his own instead of just doing the vocal track

  • At 3:10, if Maynard just pulled out his phone and started texting, i now love him just a little bit more. covering one of the most famous rock anthems with a full choir behind him and he doesnt give a fuck.

  • Such a vocal range, blows me away.

  • also i wonder if this paid for his vineyard....?

  • the guitar hero/ rock band dudes r the lamest thing evr

  • HAHHAHAAHAAAA!!!! Maynard just did a shit of himself!

    Downloaded it to keep it for my grandchildren.

  • Freddie wins, but Maynard, You kicked ass. good job

  • @shakeandbake257 Disagree. I think Maynard has better range than Freddy did. Freddy is a legend, but Maynard is an achieved scholar whose studied musical theory for YEARS. His lyrics are prophetic, and his voice continues to grow as time goes on.

  • @Drratburn Maynard is my favorite by all means. especially lyrically. But Maynard just cant do what Freddie could, and I bet you Maynard would admit that. Freddie is just the best in my opinion.