React to 'The Prophet Song' by Queen (official video) please - then check out Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - you'll be blown away!!!
You mentioned his vibrato, a scientific study of his voice - sadly after he died, so only based on recordings - found that while commonly the human vibrato resonates at between 5.4 and 6.9 hertz, Freddie’s was at 7.04 and while most vibrato is very regular his was irregular giving his voice more depth and making it stand out. His vocal rang was from F2 to F6. I showed this on a stave to some young singers and musicians I work with, they were staggered and mightily impressed. Freddie was also using sub-harmonics, which he did by not only using his vocal cords but also the ventricular folds in his throat. His voice truly was unique.
Sammy, I read about the study and his throat singing. I wondered if it's what I heard in "We are the Champions" where he suddenly goes low, but I can still hear the higher expected note. It could be another band member, but the first time I saw Mercury singing it, I perceived it as two different notes coming from him at the same time. I looked up throat singing and it seemed similar to his growls, too.
Absolutely amazing , no one today can beat them in regards to live performance, and the scale of there music the range of the harmonies and the different songs they are all so different, I love them all, thanks for they upload brilliant,
@@RoverWaters Brian May actually admitted in a video that Freddie was telling him how to play it, Brian came up with the solo but Freddie made him play it harder
This is the greatest rock song ever written and performed. It is also one of the greatest songs ever written period. Queen were way ahead of their time. The technical abilities of Brian May on lead guitar is something to behold. He played the guitar in such a way that you often forgot that there was only one guitar. Deacon on bass is often overlooked because he was so quite and unassuming but he was always technically perfect as well. Roger on the drums also supplied the majority of the backing vocals. With as amazing a singer as Freddie as the lead singer/front man, Roger still stood out as a great vocalist as well. As great as all three of those band members were, they took a back seat when Freddie was on stage. He will always be one of the greatest rock vocalist's that ever lived. His ability to command the crowds attention is unparalleled. Queen was like a perfect storm that came together at the perfect time in music history. There will be great groups in the future but there will never be another band quite as amazing as Queen was back in the 70's/80's.
Brian May is awesome and a hero of mine. Yet he has a guitar hero too and it's Jan Akkerman. Look up Hocus Pocus by Focus Jan is the lead guitar player. As a kid Brian wished he could play like Jan.
Queen didn't originate from the streets, they were middle class college/university students. Freddie was the least academic, but arguably the most artistic, and definitely the most bohemian. Brian May was the most academic, he holds a Phd in astrophysics. That aside, they were/are all very musical, each one having written hits songs, but the other members of the band referred to Bohemian Rapsody as "Freddie's song". That gives us the Bohemian part of the title. But what about the "rhapsody"? "A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour and tonality." This couldn't have been squeezed in the conventional c3 mins for popular songs of the day, and many thought at that at nearly 6 mins it was too long and would never sell. But one DJ, Kenny Everett, a friend of Freddie's, who also died early because of AIDS, played it every hour he was on the air, and it stayed at #1 on the UK charts for 9 weeks. Another factor at the time was the problem with performing it live on Top of the Pops. Queen spent £5,000 producing the video, That's ten times the usually amount for producing a pop video at the time. That video revolutionised how records were promoted. And it paved the way for MTV. I was 19 when this hit #1 in the UK, so for me it's a joy to watch people who weren't even born then, from all over the world and from different musical tastes, appreciating what has become a classic. And the upcoming movie is going to be seen by generations yet born.
You, and I suspect many others. Certainly some of the 65,000+ people who attended this event in London last year will be going to see it. ruclips.net/video/cZnBNuqqz5g/видео.html You've got to smile when you see so many people, not necessarily Queen fans, singing along at the top of their voices to a 40+ year old pop/rock song. I've seen such scenes repeated around the world. Argentina for example. ruclips.net/video/V6OEiLVOTtM/видео.html Oueen wrote a few such sing along songs, including :- We Are The Champions (Written By Freddie Mercury) We Will Rock You (Witten by Brian May) Somebody To Love (Written By Freddie Mercury) The movie opens in the UK on 24 October, and 02 November in The States.
People keep saying Queen influenced MTV, but The Beatles were doing promotion videos in the 60's. They were no longer playing live and produced videos for T.V. productions. While Queen fans claim this was start by Queen, Paul McCartney refers to those promo videos as the influence for MTV. If anything, Queen was influenced to make videos because they were also fans of The Beatles.
@MrAeronuk1 Hi! Bri started the PhD in the late sixties but as Queen got going he left it. He came back and completed it after Freddie's death. It's about space dust - an area people hadn't studied much during the time he wasn't studying - and was coming back into scientific interest when he completed his PhD. He was just in the US for the "fly-by", and released a new song called "New Horizons" to celebrate it.
Queen - Freddie Mercury (keyboard & vocals) , Brian May (guitar), Roger Taylor (drums) John Deacon (bass guitar). I saw them 4 times in my life & it was an HONOR & A PRIVILEGE to see them in concert in L.A. back in the late 70's & early 80's before I had gone into the service. By the time I got out of the ARMY Freddie was already sick and the band no longer toured. I wish I had seen them just ONE more time but alas, this was not to be for me... or the world. R.I.P. Freddie. We all miss you so. I'm glad you enjoyed this. The WHOLE song was in Freddie's head before ONE track was ever laid down. THAT IS PURE GENIUS. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER REASON TO END ABORTION... WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER GENEIUS WE HAVE LOST OUT ON FOR THIS SICK EASY WAY OUT OF A SITUATION???
As a musician you really need to look in to Brian May's guitar, man.... that thing was hand made by him and his dad out of parts they found around the house... I mean, the neck is made from a piece of wood from the mantle piece of a fire place that was over 100 years old, with tooth pick filling in the wormholes. The fret inlays are buttons and the controls from knobs from an old radio.... It sounds so unique, especially if you know that he never ever uses any effect pedals and that he doesn't use a pick but a penny coin. Seriously check out the Red Special videos on his guitar... A good guitar, like a good sword, deserves a name :)
Lead guitarist, Dr. Brian May, became an astro-physicist after Queen. Guess he liked being a star so much that he made a new career studying more of them! Dr. May is currently recovering at home from a heart attack. Best wishes and healing to the lead guitarist G.O.A.T!
On the beginning where the harmony was paused was not the 4 members of the band harmonizing. It was Freddie Mercury singing all 4 tracks and harmonizing with himself.
I was 15 when this song came out and I loved it and Queen Freddie Mercury was my absolute favorite he was so unique his voice his style I loved everything about them as a teenager and still as an adult they'll live on forever!!!
I'm 58 years old I started listening to them from day one no one has a voice like Freddie and has that stage presence he controls the crowd Brian May is a genius guitar player John is good but misguided and Roger is one hell of a drummer and he has an amazing voice to they all do if Freddie would still be alive they would be the best band ever. Good reaction video man you didn't ruin it by talking the entire time you actually listened to it keep up the good work
Pretty much everyone went crazy over this back in the day. When it was played at “the” bar of my college years - yeah, I’m ancient - all talking & dancing stopped & the place rocked as everyone sang along. (I’m pretty sure that knowing all the lyrics was a graduation requirement?) Watching the video of a crowd of 63,000 singing it a few years ago at a concert at Hyde Park sure brought me back. I can’t imagine the thrill of being a part of that experience.
You can't pick a favorite member of Queen. If just one of them was gone, it wouldn't be Queen. As for his voice .. Freddie realized that his voice was an instrument. Just like the piano and guitar. And he played it to the fullest.
Heard it as a teen when the video came out mid-70s. No way of recording it so it was etched into my mind for ages. Skip to 2000 when I heard it on the radio. Sang at the top of my lungs, scared the kids. Now it's a family travel song on long trips. One of my all time favorites.
I'm 61 years old and I came of age with Queen! There was NEVER a better frontman like Freddie . Freddie, Brian, Roger and John were also the best live band !! They are they ONLY band where EVERY member of the band wrote a number one song !! I was lucky enough to see them do their Live Aid show and Lord have mercy in 24 minutes they OWNED that whole arena. It has been voted twice as the BEST ROCK performance of ALL TIME !! Losing Freddie was a great loss. I cried when I heard about his death. Still feel the loss of what he could have done had he lived !!
Interesting fact the entire opening harmonies(as originally recorded) were all Freddie mercury,using a multi track studio and singing all the individual harmonies one track at a time.compare the opening with the harmonies later in the song. Lead singer had a five octave range ang every member of the band has individually written different songs for the band,and all of them have won awards for there songs.
@TraENT I first heard this masterpiece on the radio in London, 1975. I had already been a Queen fan, but this song really blew my mind away ! It is nearly 45 years ago and I am an old man now, but I still love Queen and their fantastic music. Bohemian Rhapsody is a brilliant compilation of Ballad, a Capella, Opera and Rock, composed and produced by Freddie Mercury, with help from his friends Brian May (Guitar), John Deacon (Bass) and Roger Taylor (Drums). Their vocals and fantastic music combined to make some of the best rock music ever. ❤
I'm an old fart. I grew up on Queen. Loved them as a kid and seeing people come to know and appreciate their music for the first time at this stage in my life is definitely amusing. Once a fan, always a fan.
Queen is the most diverse band you will ever hear to this date. So many popular songs to choose from as well as obscure ones. But if you want to hear another good transition song and best vocals ever then "Show Must Go On" is a great choice. "Somebody To Love" for great piano and vocals. This is also the best band to hear live. In most cases they are better live than their studio version songs. Best live band in the world. But to truly enjoy Queen you have to get through their huge catalog.
Hey Tre, so glad you love this. I saw them do their last live gig in UK in 1986 at Knebworth. No one knew how sick Freddie was so no one knew it would be their last gig ever in the UK and thus wasn't filmed properly or kept. It was truly amazing, just like at Live Aid the year before. I cannot rate them highly enough for diversity and talent. Keep doing what you doing Tre an you gonna get next to me! Peace, England. x
TraENT yes it is. He has a wonderful . He sings in opera . He also after death , he sings in war child , with Pavarotti , the lead guitar player Dr Bryan May , amazing, put Freddie in on screen , you have to see it ,,, The Best in the Band is, Dr Bryan May ,,,he still hasn’t forgotten Freddie . That a real faithful band member! Freddie always stands by Dr May and Dr May will always keep him in his heart, and being proud . But who am I , Dr May don’t know me , but his is the best
if you REALLY look at it, 70's music is the culmination of all that once was and then what was to become...it gave birth to all the genres of today (and then some) via the marriage of great lyricism and musical genius, a musical story telling
I am old school..this was..still is.. my favorite group! QUEEN..OH THE MEMORIES OF when I was a young girl..AWESOME REVIEW MAN! love this! There was no one had the voice and was as creative as Freddy Mercury and Queen! Love this!! Thank you!
@@Henso618 ..oh me too! Been waiting for them to make a movie about Queen for 26 years man! Im glad it looks like they are gonna do this movie right too! Cuz they really had to wait on JUST the right people etc. To make this movie do justice for Queen! I can not WAIT TO see it !!!
+TraENT, I like that you're focusing on the musicianship of the song. Most reactors seem to focus on the band's hair and outfits, rather than the music itself. Keep up the good work!
I was a teen in the height of their popularity, and saw then twice in concert, and would have seen them more if i could have!!!! My favorite band of all time, and that is why their music has stood the test of time!!!! Thanks for sharing the love of QUEEN & keeping them alive!!!! :)
Fun Fact: the harmony at the beginning that you liked was all Freddie Mercury. He recorded the different ranges then they layered the audio. They made the video look like it was the whole band for the video. Check out more Queen, I’m sure you’ll love most of their music. I rly liked your reaction. God Bless, and enjoy.
Brian Mays "Red Special" guitar was made by his father when Brian was young hence it's very distinct tone. It was made from old parts lying around his workshop including knives, motorbike valve springs and a bicycle saddlebag holder!
The beginning harmony is not the band. That is all Freddie. He dubbed his voice over and over to get that harmony. In fact it took 70 hours to record this song because it was dubbed over and over. He was a musical genius. The guitar solo was written by Freddie on the piano. Brian May had to learn to play it on the guitar. When Brian was a little boy he and his father built his first guitar. He said it had a better sound than any of the ones he has bought since. Their is so much history about this band. Freddie’s voice has actually been studied. They have said it was amazing how he could change it up so quickly and his range was unbelievable. He was a natural baritone but he mostly sang tenor on his songs. He also dabbled in opera. I could tell you so much more but if interested it’s all out there.
Freddie was born in Zanzibar, Afrika. He spend the second part of his childhood at a boardingschool in India and at his aunt's house. In that time period he received a classical music piano education. That's where the ease you see might come from :) Thank you for the reaction!
there are several classical piano examples from Freddie playing. But from the album with Montserrat Cabballe I like this one very much: ruclips.net/video/2XFq9KtsVb4/видео.html
Ok so the movie Bohemian Rhapsody got Queen a lot of new fans. I’m 50 and have been a huge Queen fan since I was 10. My 12 year old has been a fan since he was 2. I’ve watched a ton of reaction videos on Bohemian Rhapsody and can’t believe how many people don’t know about it. I mean FFS it’s a goddamn masterpiece. It’s like saying you don’t know who Beethoven is,
The reason why you can't pinpoint where you've heard the song from is because different portions of the song has been used in movies and other songs. For example, in the beginning where they say: " easy come easy go....." can be heard Anna song from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp. Then of course you have the part from Mamma Mia. Then you have the part where they say Galileo, Galileo....... it was used in another song in the 80s. I'll let you find out which song that was. So don't rack your brain and try to figure out where you heard the song from because different parts of this song has been used in a lot of other songs and movies. Remember this song came out in 1975 and has been remade, replayed, broken up and use for other people song. I guess because clean as a British group, American singer and songwriters feel like they don't have to give them their props.
As far as I'm concerned Queen is the best group ever. The outfits that wear however we're not in at that time either. Freddie just liked to dress flamboyantly and he designed the outfits for the other members.
Part of this song was in the movie "Wayne's World" They were singing it during a car ride. You may have heard it there. I have loved this song for 40 years, never get tired of it.
growing up in the midwest in the 70's ... we listened to the radio...(made cassettes of our favorite songs off the radio)....but no local radio station would play Queen (homophobia).......we had one Kansas City station that would play Queen....so we found them and loved em!!
”Dragon Attack” funky funky funky, did I say funky, oh yes I did and it is!😁 Written by Brian May, the guitarist. I went crazy over this group! I was 11 when this came out, blew my young mind, been in love ever since.
Queen was the FIRST band I fell in love with, I was 7 yrs. old when my older sister played them for me. I've loved them ever since. I love them all, they're all so talented, but Freddie is just my favorite, I love everything about him. A TRULY unique individual and that voice?? NOTHING compares to Freddie's voice.
YESSSS.... I too wanna play the guitar!!! It’s so magnificently beautiful ... but I will listen with absolute adoration 💜 & yesss the PIANO ... the vocals the composition ... the fashion and passion of it ALL!! 💜✨✨
I absolutely love your reaction to this amazing band, you truly recognize pure talent, pure genius, you listen to the music and awesomeness of Queen, but not just Freddie who is the greatest of all time. But Brian, Roger and John as well. Thank you welcome to the QUEEN family. We miss Freddie always. 😇
Hi, TraENT. I forgot to tell you what Freddie Mercury once said about music, and he was spot on. This is his quote: "We are in a golden age of music. There will be a time when technology becomes so advanced that we'll rely on it to make music rather than raw talent...and music will lose its soul."
The WHO and Queen did amazing Rock Operas...Here Queen is doing the best Rock Opera song of the 1980's "Bohemian Rhapsody." In the late sixties in 1968-69 's the rock band "The WHO" with their legendary Rock Opera album titled "TOMMY" help make them into superstars. And "Tommy" became a Hollywood movie, and Broadway musical. The rest as they say is history...I hope you will take a listen to the Who's Tommy...Peace!
Loving your reactions to these wonderful classics, man! Queen is musically on a whole other level when it comes to rock bands. True legends. Also, speaking of musical legends, something I heard from a former member of Prince's entourage is how much he admired Freddie's voice, stage presence and wardrobe, so much that some of his own costumes were designed to mirror them. He wanted The Revolution to physically resemble Queen. Heard that the admiration was mutual, too, and that Freddie was a fan of His Purple Royal Highness and loved the "Kiss" video. :)
Love your reaction, Queen Forever!! Freddie is my favourite! His background story is incredible, he came to England as a refugee from Zanzibar as a teenager with his Persian family in the 60s.
Born in the 60's and Queen is my all time favorite band of all time !!!! Thanks for the share and your comments & keeping Queen alive and rocking on :)
I love that a lot of young men who have been into hip- hop and other contemporary music are really enjoying discovering the marvel that is Queen, with appreciating the best vocalist in rock history. Love Freddie Mercury's original music (and the other hit-making songs by the other band members as well). He wrote many different genres od music as well. Always experimenting with how to make new sounds in the studio. I love your down-to-earth personality. I am looking forward to seeing more of your reaction videos. I love that you replay the parts that you love. Queen broke into the rock music scene the year I graduated high school. I just didn't really appreciate them until I was in my 50s. I wish I could have seen them in concert. I heard the reason Freddie never got his teeth fixed is because he thought it would affect his vocal quality. It very may well have done so. He was all about the music. Love Freddie!
Lol Absolutely!! I will certainly get to them all! But yes I don't blame him! That was a treasure that he had and I wouldn't have wanted to ruin mines either!
Yep. Old time rock and roll.cannot be beaten. So happy to see your reaction. I taught myself to play the guitar ages ago. You can do it, i promise. When i have approached the piano i cannot get one hand to do what i need it to do. I am not able to do two things at one time. I am an old woman loving my rock and roll. So happy you are too!
youll never be this lucky, but I was born in 1960, starting in about age 12, ( when you finally could tune your own radio, there was a new "greatest song ever " every 2 1/2 months or so. all your friends were playing it, you would wear out the record, your parents would get tiered of hearing it, and if you couldn't afford to buy it, you would sit for hours with a tape recorder trying to tape it off the radio................every 2 1/2 months or so...a new one...........
@@MikeDesertHunterHale - Here's another oldie born in '49. Got to see the Beatles, Queen, DC5, Who and many bands of the era. Haven't been to any concerts for years. Just not the same. Auto-tune and semi naked girls don't cut it for me. Most of today's performers are indistinguishable from each other and are prefabricated to fit the market. These guys created the market and refused to fit a mold. Very little originality today with a few exceptions but none to compare to Queen or The Beatles, two totally different groups obviously, but both innovative and original with distinct personalities. Somehow I can't think of many of today's songs that will stand the test of time. The boy groups are out of date in a half hour! I hope more young people give older music a chance. My parents were from the big band era and there's good stuff there too. If it's good, it lasts. If not, gone in 30 seconds. I like almost every era except the current one. Of course Farrokh Balsara (Freddy) was amazing and mesmerizing but it's a bit of a shame that Deacon, May and Taylor are so often forgotten or relegated to less importance. They were all amazing musicians and vocalists....it's just that Freddy was special, no doubt.
In the mid 90's they showed Queen's Live Aid performance on TV. Since then I have been a fan of their music. Oh, and a piano cover sounds like a great idea. The piano is really nice in this, and to think that Freddie was a self-taught pianist.
I could listen to Freddie Mercury saying all day!! He is the best male singer and shadow man of all time. I don’t know if there’s anything he hasn’t done on stage😂😂 Roger Taylor the drummer and Brian May the lead guitarist also sing. John Deacon- bass player- would seeing in concert but rarely on albums. Roger Taylor had an incredible voice!! If you ever see “ Queen Live in Montreal 1981” WHOA!! That drummer rocks and he is also the high-pitched vocalist on this song that sings that Galileo, it’s not Freddy but it’s the drummer.❤️
Your reaction brought tears of joy. Thank you. You might want to consider the official Queen video for "Play the Game." Freddie's vocals are at their best and the band harmonizes beautifully. I LOVE Queen. Glad you're listening.
You asked about favorite band members...obviously Freddie is freaking incomparable, but the guitarist, Brian May, is equally as incredible. I had the great honor of meeting him, very briefly, last year and when I hugged him I buried by face in his British bird chest and inhaled the scent of genius and stardust❤️. I'm still recovering. Brian's playing has this round tone that is inimitable and a soul that belies his stoic face. I love watching Queen thrive through generation after generation. It's so cool watch new folks get their minds blown. I'm aching for someone to react to March of the Black Queen. You want switch ups?! That song is ideal. Big love to you! Thx for letting us watch.
OMG! I didn't wash my right hand for a week after David Lee Roth grabbed it with both of his hands and kissed it. I don't know what I would do if I embraced in a full body hug with Brian May!
Needless to say I met Brian May by no coolness of my own lol, merely a friend of a friend. I didn't want to be annoying, only to express my love and I was delighted to be rewarded with a hug. And TraENT, thx for responding, kiddo, so lovely of you. And SexyMomma, id've lost my shit if I'd touched Diamond Dave, too! Especially back in the day.
Hey the 75 year old Grandma here, this my friend is the greatest Rock Opera ever written, the transitions in the music is like the different acts in a play as the music tells a story. It is said that the person Freddie confesses to killing in the song is himself as he comes out s a gay man, killing his old personality. I believe he was the greatest front man ever. He had such fantastic stage presence. you must watch Queen "live Aid" 1985, awesome performance
If you like piano you must listen to all Queen albums till 1978.Many many fantastic piano driven songs like My Fairy King,March Of The Black Queen,White Queen( live from Hammersmith Odeon),In The Laps Of The God,Love Of My Life, You Take My Breath Away,Millionaire Waltz,Somebody To Love,All dead all Dead,Spread Your Wings,Jealousy
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The introduction harmonies are Freddie's voice only.
React to 'The Prophet Song' by Queen (official video) please - then check out Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - you'll be blown away!!!
I'm just a few months older than this song and it was the first one I ever owned - Superstars! RIP Fred.
Checkout 'Barcelona' by Freddie - fantastic!
The guys amazing!
Wow!
You mentioned his vibrato, a scientific study of his voice - sadly after he died, so only based on recordings - found that while commonly the human vibrato resonates at between 5.4 and 6.9 hertz, Freddie’s was at 7.04 and while most vibrato is very regular his was irregular giving his voice more depth and making it stand out. His vocal rang was from F2 to F6. I showed this on a stave to some young singers and musicians I work with, they were staggered and mightily impressed. Freddie was also using sub-harmonics, which he did by not only using his vocal cords but also the ventricular folds in his throat. His voice truly was unique.
Sammy Girl Wow! Truly amazing
The use of ventricular folds is what really, really amazes me. The human voice does not naturally utilize these folds. It’s insane!!!
Good thing he decided to never get his overbite/teeth fixed. I thought it would chAnge the sound of his voice or his ability.
Sammy,
I read about the study and his throat singing. I wondered if it's what I heard in "We are the Champions" where he suddenly goes low, but I can still hear the higher expected note. It could be another band member, but the first time I saw Mercury singing it, I perceived it as two different notes coming from him at the same time.
I looked up throat singing and it seemed similar to his growls, too.
@@hatusuhatusu1171 the drummer, Roger Taylor, had a FIVE OCTAVE vocal range!!!
Saw Queen three times in 1978, 1980, and 1982....couldn't get enough!!!!......They were the Best!!!!!!!!!
This group was a total explosion of rock on every level! Every style of rock and pop today can give queen some type of credit. They were unique.
React to Queen at live aid, a MUST SEE, generally regarded as the greatest live rock music performance of all time.
Not great don't be sheep early queen rainbow 1974 any from that show great music unlike live aid
Brian May wrote the guitar solo
Absolutely amazing , no one today can beat them in regards to live performance, and the scale of there music the range of the harmonies and the different songs they are all so different, I love them all, thanks for they upload brilliant,
@@RoverWaters Brian May actually admitted in a video that Freddie was telling him how to play it, Brian came up with the solo but Freddie made him play it harder
@@liamowen6547 kid shut up, you make no sense, don't contradict grown ups!
been a fan since 1974. Had the amazing good fortune to see them live in 1982 in Detroit. RIP Freddie ❤ I do love Brian May the guitarist
i thought it was impossible to be on this planet and not know Queen and this song.
Omg Freddie Mercury is just beautiful ‘ his voice and he owned that stage !!!
This is the greatest rock song ever written and performed. It is also one of the greatest songs ever written period. Queen were way ahead of their time. The technical abilities of Brian May on lead guitar is something to behold. He played the guitar in such a way that you often forgot that there was only one guitar. Deacon on bass is often overlooked because he was so quite and unassuming but he was always technically perfect as well. Roger on the drums also supplied the majority of the backing vocals. With as amazing a singer as Freddie as the lead singer/front man, Roger still stood out as a great vocalist as well. As great as all three of those band members were, they took a back seat when Freddie was on stage. He will always be one of the greatest rock vocalist's that ever lived. His ability to command the crowds attention is unparalleled. Queen was like a perfect storm that came together at the perfect time in music history. There will be great groups in the future but there will never be another band quite as amazing as Queen was back in the 70's/80's.
Anthony Minier All of these guys sound great together!! Thanks A lot!
Amen to that! ❤
Brian May is awesome and a hero of mine. Yet he has a guitar hero too and it's Jan Akkerman. Look up Hocus Pocus by Focus Jan is the lead guitar player. As a kid Brian wished he could play like Jan.
Very true.
Not because that I'm Danish - but try to listen to the Danish band QueenMachine ... I think they are the greatest cover-band ever!
You love ALL of them equally because all of them are masters of their instruments and you NEVER stop in the middle of a Brian May solo...
Queen didn't originate from the streets, they were middle class college/university students.
Freddie was the least academic, but arguably the most artistic, and definitely the most bohemian. Brian May was the most academic, he holds a Phd in astrophysics.
That aside, they were/are all very musical, each one having written hits songs, but the other members of the band referred to Bohemian Rapsody as "Freddie's song". That gives us the Bohemian part of the title. But what about the "rhapsody"?
"A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour and tonality."
This couldn't have been squeezed in the conventional c3 mins for popular songs of the day, and many thought at that at nearly 6 mins it was too long and would never sell. But one DJ, Kenny Everett, a friend of Freddie's, who also died early because of AIDS, played it every hour he was on the air, and it stayed at #1 on the UK charts for 9 weeks.
Another factor at the time was the problem with performing it live on Top of the Pops. Queen spent £5,000 producing the video, That's ten times the usually amount for producing a pop video at the time. That video revolutionised how records were promoted. And it paved the way for MTV.
I was 19 when this hit #1 in the UK, so for me it's a joy to watch people who weren't even born then, from all over the world and from different musical tastes, appreciating what has become a classic. And the upcoming movie is going to be seen by generations yet born.
David Keenan Wow! I would love to see a movie of these guys!
You, and I suspect many others. Certainly some of the 65,000+ people who attended this event in London last year will be going to see it. ruclips.net/video/cZnBNuqqz5g/видео.html
You've got to smile when you see so many people, not necessarily Queen fans, singing along at the top of their voices to a 40+ year old pop/rock song. I've seen such scenes repeated around the world. Argentina for example. ruclips.net/video/V6OEiLVOTtM/видео.html
Oueen wrote a few such sing along songs, including :-
We Are The Champions (Written By Freddie Mercury)
We Will Rock You (Witten by Brian May)
Somebody To Love (Written By Freddie Mercury)
The movie opens in the UK on 24 October, and 02 November in The States.
@@Henso618 the movie is coming on October 31st in USA check the trailer Bohemian Raphsody
People keep saying Queen influenced MTV, but The Beatles were doing promotion videos in the 60's. They were no longer playing live and produced videos for T.V. productions. While Queen fans claim this was start by Queen, Paul McCartney refers to those promo videos as the influence for MTV. If anything, Queen was influenced to make videos because they were also fans of The Beatles.
@MrAeronuk1 Hi! Bri started the PhD in the late sixties but as Queen got going he left it. He came back and completed it after Freddie's death. It's about space dust - an area people hadn't studied much during the time he wasn't studying - and was coming back into scientific interest when he completed his PhD. He was just in the US for the "fly-by", and released a new song called "New Horizons" to celebrate it.
Queen - Freddie Mercury (keyboard & vocals) , Brian May (guitar), Roger Taylor (drums) John Deacon (bass guitar). I saw them 4 times in my life & it was an HONOR & A PRIVILEGE to see them in concert in L.A. back in the late 70's & early 80's before I had gone into the service. By the time I got out of the ARMY Freddie was already sick and the band no longer toured. I wish I had seen them just ONE more time but alas, this was not to be for me... or the world. R.I.P. Freddie. We all miss you so. I'm glad you enjoyed this. The WHOLE song was in Freddie's head before ONE track was ever laid down. THAT IS PURE GENIUS.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER REASON TO END ABORTION... WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER GENEIUS WE HAVE LOST OUT ON FOR THIS SICK EASY WAY OUT OF A SITUATION???
Side note, Brian's guitar 'red special' he made with his dad back in the 60s. The neck was a piece of fireplace.
richard scales Oh wow
I believe he also used the knitting needles from his mum's craft box as part of the pickup.
he also used an English penny as a guitar pick
That Song gave me Goosebumps brought a tear to my eye and caused an Adrenalin rush throughout the song .That song will be loved forever by all ages
As a musician you really need to look in to Brian May's guitar, man.... that thing was hand made by him and his dad out of parts they found around the house... I mean, the neck is made from a piece of wood from the mantle piece of a fire place that was over 100 years old, with tooth pick filling in the wormholes. The fret inlays are buttons and the controls from knobs from an old radio.... It sounds so unique, especially if you know that he never ever uses any effect pedals and that he doesn't use a pick but a penny coin. Seriously check out the Red Special videos on his guitar... A good guitar, like a good sword, deserves a name :)
I wasn't into Queen when they were active, but a friend down the street absolutely loved them and had ever album. His favorite song was "Bicycle."
This "old school music" single is still voted the best single ever 40 years later which makes me sooo happy :)
Lead guitarist, Dr. Brian May, became an astro-physicist after Queen. Guess he liked being a star so much that he made a new career studying more of them!
Dr. May is currently recovering at home from a heart attack. Best wishes and healing to the lead guitarist G.O.A.T!
On the beginning where the harmony was paused was not the 4 members of the band harmonizing. It was Freddie Mercury singing all 4 tracks and harmonizing with himself.
I saw them in 1981 and it was the best show I ever saw. What entertainers....and memorable songs!
I was 15 when this song came out and I loved it and Queen Freddie Mercury was my absolute favorite he was so unique his voice his style I loved everything about them as a teenager and still as an adult they'll live on forever!!!
back in the days.. i think i can sing along like 150 of their songs... coz they're my fav.. esp this piece
I'm 58 years old I started listening to them from day one no one has a voice like Freddie and has that stage presence he controls the crowd Brian May is a genius guitar player John is good but misguided and Roger is one hell of a drummer and he has an amazing voice to they all do if Freddie would still be alive they would be the best band ever. Good reaction video man you didn't ruin it by talking the entire time you actually listened to it keep up the good work
Pretty much everyone went crazy over this back in the day. When it was played at “the” bar of my college years - yeah, I’m ancient - all talking & dancing stopped & the place rocked as everyone sang along. (I’m pretty sure that knowing all the lyrics was a graduation requirement?) Watching the video of a crowd of 63,000 singing it a few years ago at a concert at Hyde Park sure brought me back. I can’t imagine the thrill of being a part of that experience.
You can't pick a favorite member of Queen. If just one of them was gone, it wouldn't be Queen. As for his voice .. Freddie realized that his voice was an instrument. Just like the piano and guitar. And he played it to the fullest.
Heard it as a teen when the video came out mid-70s. No way of recording it so it was etched into my mind for ages. Skip to 2000 when I heard it on the radio. Sang at the top of my lungs, scared the kids. Now it's a family travel song on long trips. One of my all time favorites.
I'm 61 years old and I came of age with Queen! There was NEVER a better frontman like Freddie . Freddie, Brian, Roger and John were also the best live band !! They are they ONLY band where EVERY member of the band wrote a number one song !! I was lucky enough to see them do their Live Aid show and Lord have mercy in 24 minutes they OWNED that whole arena. It has been voted twice as the BEST ROCK performance of ALL TIME !! Losing Freddie was a great loss. I cried when I heard about his death. Still feel the loss of what he could have done had he lived !!
What has always grabbed me was the harmony. A masterful composition and delivery.
annie h Im with you on that
Great reaction to a great performance!
Interesting fact the entire opening harmonies(as originally recorded) were all Freddie mercury,using a multi track studio and singing all the individual harmonies one track at a time.compare the opening with the harmonies later in the song. Lead singer had a five octave range ang every member of the band has individually written different songs for the band,and all of them have won awards for there songs.
@TraENT
I first heard this masterpiece on the radio in London, 1975. I had already been a Queen fan, but this song really blew my mind away ! It is nearly 45 years ago and I am an old man now, but I still love Queen and their fantastic music. Bohemian Rhapsody is a brilliant compilation of Ballad, a Capella, Opera and Rock, composed and produced by Freddie Mercury, with help from his friends Brian May (Guitar), John Deacon (Bass) and Roger Taylor (Drums). Their vocals and fantastic music combined to make some of the best rock music ever. ❤
You are one of my favourite RUclips bloggers who does reaction videos. You really love and appreciate music.
I grew up on them. I consider myself lucky. Freddie Mercury was living life before his time. May he RIP.
Freddie knew how to make you fall in love with him! And he would love everyone swooning over him today!
Thats because Freddie sang all the intro parts and they were remixed. Pretty ahead of their day
I'm an old fart. I grew up on Queen. Loved them as a kid and seeing people come to know and appreciate their music for the first time at this stage in my life is definitely amusing. Once a fan, always a fan.
Queen is the most diverse band you will ever hear to this date. So many popular songs to choose from as well as obscure ones. But if you want to hear another good transition song and best vocals ever then "Show Must Go On" is a great choice. "Somebody To Love" for great piano and vocals. This is also the best band to hear live. In most cases they are better live than their studio version songs. Best live band in the world. But to truly enjoy Queen you have to get through their huge catalog.
Yes they are great!
Ron Salazar: there are many diverse bands from the 70's. You may like Queen the most but there are plenty of others.
Hey Tre, so glad you love this. I saw them do their last live gig in UK in 1986 at Knebworth. No one knew how sick Freddie was so no one knew it would be their last gig ever in the UK and thus wasn't filmed properly or kept. It was truly amazing, just like at Live Aid the year before. I cannot rate them highly enough for diversity and talent. Keep doing what you doing Tre an you gonna get next to me! Peace, England. x
Brian May wrote the guitar solo
Diverse, great description
I was a teenager when QUEEN was popular.. LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!
Marla Hudgins Amazing!
Freddie didn’t give a shit what he wore, fashion or not , he had his own . And people loved it all , the whole package 😁🇨🇦
Charlotte Moreau It's amazing
TraENT yes it is. He has a wonderful . He sings in opera . He also after death , he sings in war child , with Pavarotti , the lead guitar player Dr Bryan May , amazing, put Freddie in on screen , you have to see it ,,, The Best in the Band is, Dr Bryan May ,,,he still hasn’t forgotten Freddie . That a real faithful band member! Freddie always stands by Dr May and Dr May will always keep him in his heart, and being proud . But who am I , Dr May don’t know me , but his is the best
Freddie GOAT 🤩
if you REALLY look at it, 70's music is the culmination of all that once was and then what was to become...it gave birth to all the genres of today (and then some) via the marriage of great lyricism and musical genius, a musical story telling
I am old school..this was..still is.. my favorite group! QUEEN..OH THE MEMORIES OF when I was a young girl..AWESOME REVIEW MAN! love this! There was no one had the voice and was as creative as Freddy Mercury and Queen! Love this!! Thank you!
Leslie Mellott I can't wait to see the movie!
@@Henso618 ..oh me too! Been waiting for them to make a movie about Queen for 26 years man! Im glad it looks like they are gonna do this movie right too! Cuz they really had to wait on JUST the right people etc. To make this movie do justice for Queen! I can not WAIT TO see it !!!
+TraENT, I like that you're focusing on the musicianship of the song. Most reactors seem to focus on the band's hair and outfits, rather than the music itself. Keep up the good work!
I'm British queen the only thing that make me soo proud to be British R.I.P Freddie we will love always you
I was a teen in the height of their popularity, and saw then twice in concert, and would have seen them more if i could have!!!! My favorite band of all time, and that is why their music has stood the test of time!!!! Thanks for sharing the love of QUEEN & keeping them alive!!!! :)
All of them are great musicians abd Freddie's voice just topped this band of perfectly nothing compares to Queen
Fun Fact: the harmony at the beginning that you liked was all Freddie Mercury.
He recorded the different ranges then they layered the audio. They made the video look like it was the whole band for the video.
Check out more Queen, I’m sure you’ll love most of their music. I rly liked your reaction.
God Bless, and enjoy.
Roger Taylor who was the drummer is the one who had that super high falsetto and saying that super high Galileo! He was awesome!
Brian Mays "Red Special" guitar was made by his father when Brian was young hence it's very distinct tone. It was made from old parts lying around his workshop including knives, motorbike valve springs and a bicycle saddlebag holder!
Amazing!
I remember distinctly the FIRST time I heard this song, it's a "silver box" memory for me. I was BLOWN AWAY!!!
I've been crazy over this group since this song came out back in in 1976 or so. I was 14!
The beginning harmony is not the band. That is all Freddie. He dubbed his voice over and over to get that harmony. In fact it took 70 hours to record this song because it was dubbed over and over. He was a musical genius. The guitar solo was written by Freddie on the piano. Brian May had to learn to play it on the guitar. When Brian was a little boy he and his father built his first guitar. He said it had a better sound than any of the ones he has bought since. Their is so much history about this band. Freddie’s voice has actually been studied. They have said it was amazing how he could change it up so quickly and his range was unbelievable. He was a natural baritone but he mostly sang tenor on his songs. He also dabbled in opera. I could tell you so much more but if interested it’s all out there.
Wow! He's amazing!
The last guitar notes are emotional💯💯✔
Freddie was born in Zanzibar, Afrika. He spend the second part of his childhood at a boardingschool in India and at his aunt's house. In that time period he received a classical music piano education. That's where the ease you see might come from :) Thank you for the reaction!
I wanna hear some classical!
there are several classical piano examples from Freddie playing. But from the album with Montserrat Cabballe I like this one very much: ruclips.net/video/2XFq9KtsVb4/видео.html
Ok so the movie Bohemian Rhapsody got Queen a lot of new fans. I’m 50 and have been a huge Queen fan since I was 10. My 12 year old has been a fan since he was 2. I’ve watched a ton of reaction videos on Bohemian Rhapsody and can’t believe how many people don’t know about it. I mean FFS it’s a goddamn masterpiece. It’s like saying you don’t know who Beethoven is,
They are the best, I saw them live in the 80s at Wembley 🇬🇧 & have been to many concerts since but nothing has beaten them. X
Sarah Foster Had To Have Been A great experience!
The reason why you can't pinpoint where you've heard the song from is because different portions of the song has been used in movies and other songs. For example, in the beginning where they say: " easy come easy go....." can be heard Anna song from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp. Then of course you have the part from Mamma Mia. Then you have the part where they say Galileo, Galileo....... it was used in another song in the 80s. I'll let you find out which song that was. So don't rack your brain and try to figure out where you heard the song from because different parts of this song has been used in a lot of other songs and movies. Remember this song came out in 1975 and has been remade, replayed, broken up and use for other people song. I guess because clean as a British group, American singer and songwriters feel like they don't have to give them their props.
As far as I'm concerned Queen is the best group ever. The outfits that wear however we're not in at that time either. Freddie just liked to dress flamboyantly and he designed the outfits for the other members.
Freddie! They're all great, but especially Freddie. Voice, songwriting , piano, artistic talent. The looks. The passion.
Part of this song was in the movie "Wayne's World" They were singing it during a car ride. You may have heard it there. I have loved this song for 40 years, never get tired of it.
I remember!
Loved Freddie. Brian May's guitar was amazing. Lucky enough to have seen them in concert twice. NO one put on a better show.
growing up in the midwest in the 70's ... we listened to the radio...(made cassettes of our favorite songs off the radio)....but no local radio station would play Queen (homophobia).......we had one Kansas City station that would play Queen....so we found them and loved em!!
It's called talent!
Brian May guitar (we will rock you)
Roger Taylor drums (radio gaga)
John Deacon bass (another one bites the dust)
Arny Capslokt John also wrote “I want to break free” which is one of my favourites
”Dragon Attack” funky funky funky, did I say funky, oh yes I did and it is!😁 Written by Brian May, the guitarist. I went crazy over this group! I was 11 when this came out, blew my young mind, been in love ever since.
Queen was the FIRST band I fell in love with, I was 7 yrs. old when my older sister played them for me. I've loved them ever since. I love them all, they're all so talented, but Freddie is just my favorite, I love everything about him. A TRULY unique individual and that voice?? NOTHING compares to Freddie's voice.
YESSSS.... I too wanna play the guitar!!! It’s so magnificently beautiful ... but I will listen with absolute adoration 💜
& yesss the PIANO ... the vocals the composition ... the fashion and passion of it ALL!! 💜✨✨
The show must go on is one of the best songs ever too man....
Ima definitely get to it!!
I absolutely love your reaction to this amazing band, you truly recognize pure talent, pure genius, you listen to the music and awesomeness of Queen, but not just Freddie who is the greatest of all time. But Brian, Roger and John as well. Thank you welcome to the QUEEN family. We miss Freddie always. 😇
somebody to love- live montreal 1981
Montreal one is good but try out the one at Hammersmith Odeon 1979
Hi, TraENT. I forgot to tell you what Freddie Mercury once said about music, and he was spot on. This is his quote: "We are in a golden age of music. There will be a time when technology becomes so advanced that we'll rely on it to make music rather than raw talent...and music will lose its soul."
OH WOWWWWW That is like so so true!!
Thank you for recognising that this is a great band
The WHO and Queen did amazing Rock Operas...Here Queen is doing the best Rock Opera song of the 1980's "Bohemian Rhapsody." In the late sixties in 1968-69 's the rock band "The WHO" with their legendary Rock Opera album titled "TOMMY" help make them into superstars. And "Tommy" became a Hollywood movie, and Broadway musical. The rest as they say is history...I hope you will take a listen to the Who's Tommy...Peace!
so amazing Trae - thanks so much for your great respect for music :)x
J Ab1persianprincess Thank you as always!
My dad was a huge fan and so i was raised listening to Queen during the 80's. I love watching Queen live at Wembley, thats my favourite
Have loved Queen since the mid 70s and Roger is my favourite.
Loving your reactions to these wonderful classics, man! Queen is musically on a whole other level when it comes to rock bands. True legends. Also, speaking of musical legends, something I heard from a former member of Prince's entourage is how much he admired Freddie's voice, stage presence and wardrobe, so much that some of his own costumes were designed to mirror them. He wanted The Revolution to physically resemble Queen. Heard that the admiration was mutual, too, and that Freddie was a fan of His Purple Royal Highness and loved the "Kiss" video. :)
Wow I didn't knot tat! Thats cool! Thank a lot for watching with me!
Love your reaction, Queen Forever!! Freddie is my favourite! His background story is incredible, he came to England as a refugee from Zanzibar as a teenager with his Persian family in the 60s.
Marion Cooper Thanks so much
Born in the 60's and Queen is my all time favorite band of all time !!!! Thanks for the share and your comments & keeping Queen alive and rocking on :)
sandyleewhite Thank you so much
I love that a lot of young men who have been into hip- hop and other contemporary music are really enjoying discovering the marvel that is Queen, with appreciating the best vocalist in rock history. Love Freddie Mercury's original music (and the other hit-making songs by the other band members as well). He wrote many different genres od music as well. Always experimenting with how to make new sounds in the studio. I love your down-to-earth personality. I am looking forward to seeing more of your reaction videos. I love that you replay the parts that you love. Queen broke into the rock music scene the year I graduated high school. I just didn't really appreciate them until I was in my 50s. I wish I could have seen them in concert. I heard the reason Freddie never got his teeth fixed is because he thought it would affect his vocal quality. It very may well have done so. He was all about the music. Love Freddie!
Lol Absolutely!! I will certainly get to them all! But yes I don't blame him! That was a treasure that he had and I wouldn't have wanted to ruin mines either!
THE HARMONIES are .. not "doctored" ... !! PURE VOICES .. as ONE VOICE !!
New subscriber from South Africa. Love your reactions, so informed and respectful/knowledgeable. Great site. Enjoy immensely. Keep going!
FYI: The lead guitarist is Brian May who has a PhD in Astrophysics. He designed and
built his guitar himself and uses a British sixpence as a pick.
Yep. Old time rock and roll.cannot be beaten. So happy to see your reaction. I taught myself to play the guitar ages ago. You can do it, i promise. When i have approached the piano i cannot get one hand to do what i need it to do. I am not able to do two things at one time. I am an old woman loving my rock and roll. So happy you are too!
youll never be this lucky, but I was born in 1960, starting in about age 12, ( when you finally could tune your own radio, there was a new "greatest song ever " every 2 1/2 months or so. all your friends were playing it, you would wear out the record, your parents would get tiered of hearing it, and if you couldn't afford to buy it, you would sit for hours with a tape recorder trying to tape it off the radio................every 2 1/2 months or so...a new one...........
i was born in 48', I was in my mid 20's, going to school, working and listening to these group as the became popular, smoking goodness what fun...
@@MikeDesertHunterHale - Here's another oldie born in '49. Got to see the Beatles, Queen, DC5, Who and many bands of the era. Haven't been to any concerts for years. Just not the same. Auto-tune and semi naked girls don't cut it for me. Most of today's performers are indistinguishable from each other and are prefabricated to fit the market. These guys created the market and refused to fit a mold. Very little originality today with a few exceptions but none to compare to Queen or The Beatles, two totally different groups obviously, but both innovative and original with distinct personalities. Somehow I can't think of many of today's songs that will stand the test of time. The boy groups are out of date in a half hour! I hope more young people give older music a chance. My parents were from the big band era and there's good stuff there too. If it's good, it lasts. If not, gone in 30 seconds. I like almost every era except the current one.
Of course Farrokh Balsara (Freddy) was amazing and mesmerizing but it's a bit of a shame that Deacon, May and Taylor are so often forgotten or relegated to less importance. They were all amazing musicians and vocalists....it's just that Freddy was special, no doubt.
In the mid 90's they showed Queen's Live Aid performance on TV. Since then I have been a fan of their music.
Oh, and a piano cover sounds like a great idea. The piano is really nice in this, and to think that Freddie was a self-taught pianist.
Thank you!! Im going to work on it!
I could listen to Freddie Mercury saying all day!! He is the best male singer and shadow man of all time. I don’t know if there’s anything he hasn’t done on stage😂😂 Roger Taylor the drummer and Brian May the lead guitarist also sing. John Deacon- bass player- would seeing in concert but rarely on albums. Roger Taylor had an incredible voice!! If you ever see “ Queen Live in Montreal 1981”
WHOA!! That drummer rocks and he is also the high-pitched vocalist on this song that sings that Galileo, it’s not Freddy but it’s the drummer.❤️
Freddie is, was, and will always be a genius! Keep Yourself Alive, '39, Love Of My Life, Seven Seas of Rhye...all amazing songs
Agreed!
Fun fact: Until the operatic section, it’s all Freddie! He does it all the harmonies on his own recording his own vocals. GOAT!
Isaac Geore Wow
"Show must go on", "princes of the universe", "one vision", "a kind of magic"...
If you know Queen,,, Freddie overlayed all the intro tracks in his own voice,,, he Harmonized himself!!
pure talent
Your reaction brought tears of joy. Thank you. You might want to consider the official Queen video for "Play the Game." Freddie's vocals are at their best and the band harmonizes beautifully. I LOVE Queen. Glad you're listening.
I really appreciate you watching!! Thank you!
The whole start is just Freddie's voice sung in different pitches and then layered together.
You asked about favorite band members...obviously Freddie is freaking incomparable, but the guitarist, Brian May, is equally as incredible. I had the great honor of meeting him, very briefly, last year and when I hugged him I buried by face in his British bird chest and inhaled the scent of genius and stardust❤️. I'm still recovering. Brian's playing has this round tone that is inimitable and a soul that belies his stoic face. I love watching Queen thrive through generation after generation. It's so cool watch new folks get their minds blown. I'm aching for someone to react to March of the Black Queen. You want switch ups?! That song is ideal. Big love to you! Thx for letting us watch.
Brooke Roesener Wow! I'd imagine that it was quite the experience for you!
OMG! I didn't wash my right hand for a week after David Lee Roth grabbed it with both of his hands and kissed it. I don't know what I would do if I embraced in a full body hug with Brian May!
Needless to say I met Brian May by no coolness of my own lol, merely a friend of a friend. I didn't want to be annoying, only to express my love and I was delighted to be rewarded with a hug. And TraENT, thx for responding, kiddo, so lovely of you. And SexyMomma, id've lost my shit if I'd touched Diamond Dave, too! Especially back in the day.
I thought Roger Taylor was by far the best looking and John was my favorite.
Hey the 75 year old Grandma here, this my friend is the greatest Rock Opera ever written, the transitions in the music is like the different acts in a play as the music tells a story. It is said that the person Freddie confesses to killing in the song is himself as he comes out s a gay man, killing his old personality. I believe he was the greatest front man ever. He had such fantastic stage presence.
you must watch Queen "live Aid" 1985, awesome performance
I loved it! I'll definitely check it out! Thank you!
It's really nice seeing you younger peeps enjoying some of the older generations favorites.
They're amaziing!
If you like piano you must listen to all Queen albums till 1978.Many many fantastic piano driven songs like My Fairy King,March Of The Black Queen,White Queen( live from Hammersmith Odeon),In The Laps Of The God,Love Of My Life, You Take My Breath Away,Millionaire Waltz,Somebody To Love,All dead all Dead,Spread Your Wings,Jealousy
Resct to queen- The show must go on
When you realize that Freddie knows that he is dying when he sings it you will love it even more. He lived as he learned!
I like this group very much! I cried when Freddie Mercury died...