For us old farts.. the mid 70's to early 80s were THE period for music. And yes, most of us knew Freddy was gay.. but we didn't care as his music rocked. His loss to AIDS was a MAJOR hit to the music world.
This simply showed what Pentatonix had in their future.., for those into a cappella, this simply shows the "capability" of many music lovers.
This is when they were cutting their chops.