It's a Hard Life is one of Brian's favorites. He said in an interview that he felt it was Freddies most beautiful song and his most heartfelt. This album is called The Works because they "threw everything into it", all different genres. Such a great album, so glad you are doing Queen again.
I've always considered Brian's guitar work to be intelligent & musical. He never needs to play a million notes of nonsense to try and impress. He is a musicians' musician.
The great thing about listening through headphones, as opposed to the radio, is that Deaky's bass really stands out in most Queen songs. Great to see him recognised by the younger generation as such an integral part of the Queen sound. Your reactions are brilliant!
Yay. I love all Queen albums. The works is amazing as it was made when these guys were at their peak. Experienced and as always ahead of their time. Freddie’s voice in Hard Life sounds so pained. This was not an album for the masses. It was for their own self-expression. I think Fate put these four musical artists together to make this unique band. We are so lucky! They could all write songs, were educated, perfectionists who weren’t afraid to experiment. ❤thanks
Yes you are right it was the album of the reconciliation, back to basics. There is a live version of It's a hard life in Rio you have to react to, fantastic. By the way there is also Soul Brother which wasn't in the LP Hot Space, just a B side, but you have to listen to it, it's a tribute from Freddie to Brian, it worth it
Great reaction! "Tear It Up" is one of my favorites from this album and is very underrated. That is one reason that you need to listen to the whole album. You run across hidden gems like this. Again thanks for listening to the whole album. Like you said, Queen live is a whole other beast than listening to studio versions.
Rory, you know I listen to all your reactions...but I LOVE when you react to "our" QUEEN! Thanks for another spot-on reaction to yet another album filled with all those layered instrumentals and vocals that are unmistakably Queen.
Hey Rory You hit the nail on the head when you said ‘ At their core they’re just a bunch of rock and rollers ‘ I’ve always felt that way and I’m surprised when lot’s of people don’t think Queen is a rock and roll band 🤔 Another thing I agree with Brian and Freddie are Grand 🤴🏻🫅 And their name does suit them. They just miss by a tiny bit being musical snobs 😂🤩 Super reaction 💫✨💥✌🏼
I was lucky i actually got to see Queen here in Australia in 1985, The Works tour. An amazing experience! They have visited lately, and i know a lot of people like Adam Lambert, but id prefer to pass. After Freddie passed, one of the first people they approached was an English born Australian named John Farnham. Since you are. Beatles fan, you should check out Johns (with the Melbourne symphony orchestra) version of Help. I think youd love it.
Omg I love Man on the prowl, it definitely gave me Elvis vibes, I just wanted to get up and bop to it, and yeah you have heard Tear it up live, they did it at Wembley, great reaction Rory, i love the joy on your face x❤
Love Queen… one of a kind group. Mercury said he wrote the song Crazy little thing called Love in about 10 minutes while in bathtub… in honour of Elvis
Loved the reaction, thanks! My favorite on that side was Man on the Prowl. I can hear Fred Mandel distinctly playing piano on some of that. The thing with Queen albums is you can get many genres on an album.
When I listen to Radio Ga-Ga, Visuals always flood my head, the video comes in and also the live performances. It is strange because my mind doesn't necessarily work in that way as a rule but something about that song just evokes images. I would say it is not my favorite song but when it is playing, I really love it and the images it creates. Man On The Prowl sounds so Ricky Nelson/Chuck Berry, both whom Queen members had really loved and drew inspiration from, during their young years.
Great as always! As you're doing this album, you may want to check out the B side to the Radio GaGa single. It's called I Go Crazy and I feel it's a travesty it never made the cut for the album. I think you'll like it better than GaGa as I do
Radio Gaga and Crazy little thing called love and all the other big "hits" are played often because they are the ones released by Queen as "singles" so they're played in radio stations back then, but of course when you buy the whole album, the rest of the songs are just as good or you'll like them more than the "singles".
Fred Mandel played on this album (plus Queen’s Hot Space tour and Freddie’s Mr Bad Guy album), but the keyboard player who joined Queen’s live touring band during the Works tour and still plays with Queen and Adam Lambert is Spike Edney 🎹
Contrary to most people, I think Radio ga ga is one of the best songs ever made. Anyways,, I suggest you take a careful notice of the "Machines' in the later part of the album. It's lika a gritty, cyber-punk version of Radio ga ga. A true gem and a masterpiece. Cheers !
When you listen to the studio version and its flowing gentle tide you become aware of the pumped up vibe at Live Aid. Sort of like mastering a classic and then playing with it.
It's worth noting that even though Rog came up with the idea and basic tune, Fred completeley re-arranged the song, and to an extent the lyrics, and John came up with a great bass line, all of which turned it into the song that finally came out, although Rog retained the writing credit.
@@nickwall2497 Well I saw an interview where Fred acually tells the story of Rog going away for the weekend and Fred stayed in the studio and worked on Radio Gaga plus it's on The Works Wiki page, but I have also heard the story about A Kind of Magic. Maybe it's both or either, who knows ?
@@reggiestan @Nick Wall Pretty sure that was One Vision. It was in the One Vision documentary. Fred and John worked on it when Roger went to... Los Angeles, I think. It was originally about Martin Luther King but when Roger came back, he said he hadn't a clue what it was about because "they changed all my (Roger's) words." Who did? "That rotter, Freddie". Edited: As it turns out Roger wrote one song and Freddie turned it into two, so Fred reworked One Vision and A Kind of Magic. The lyrics were used as the basis for One Vision and the melody was used to create A Kind of Magic...according to the Benoic Clerk's book about Queen.
The Works is one of my favorite Queen albums. They must have chosen Radio Gaga as a working song because it is very different from previous singles. In the hard rock category, Tear it up must have lost out to Hammer to Fall - and rightly so -. Despite being quite different, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Man on Prowl are reminiscent of Elvis Presley, which must have taken the second song out of choice as a single. It´s Hard Life is a classic Queen ballad, but its first verse is a tribute to the aria Vesti la giubba, from the opera Pagliacci.
i have always said. Anyone who thinks they know Queen. Doesn't know shit. If all they have ever been exposed to, are the so called hits. Generally speaking / for me. Those are some of the least interesting tracks. In many ways they are a victim of their own success. They have so many hits, & they are played ad nauseam. There is no interest or appetite. No need to explore. When most think Queen has been solved. Just part of the furniture. Always there. Which couldn't be further from the truth. But. Try convincing someone they really don't know Queen.
The line from radio Gaga “ Through wars of worlds invaded by Mars” refers to the power of radio. Orson Welles did a radio play of war of the worlds in New York in the 1930’s. New Yorkers thought it was real causing a bit of panic and thousands of people evacuating the city. Truly the power of radio en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)
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It's a Hard Life is one of Brian's favorites. He said in an interview that he felt it was Freddies most beautiful song and his most heartfelt. This album is called The Works because they "threw everything into it", all different genres. Such a great album, so glad you are doing Queen again.
I've always considered Brian's guitar work to be intelligent & musical. He never needs to play a million notes of nonsense to try and impress. He is a musicians' musician.
The great thing about listening through headphones, as opposed to the radio, is that Deaky's bass really stands out in most Queen songs. Great to see him recognised by the younger generation as such an integral part of the Queen sound. Your reactions are brilliant!
So right about Deaky ✌🏼
Yay. I love all Queen albums. The works is amazing as it was made when these guys were at their peak. Experienced and as always ahead of their time. Freddie’s voice in Hard Life sounds so pained. This was not an album for the masses. It was for their own self-expression. I think Fate put these four musical artists together to make this unique band. We are so lucky! They could all write songs, were educated, perfectionists who weren’t afraid to experiment. ❤thanks
Queen's first song I heard was "Its a Hard Life."My mom bought this album and Queen became my favorite band forever.
"It's a hard life" has one of Queen's best videos Rory , if you get a chance to check it out!
Yes you are right it was the album of the reconciliation, back to basics. There is a live version of It's a hard life in Rio you have to react to, fantastic. By the way there is also Soul Brother which wasn't in the LP Hot Space, just a B side, but you have to listen to it, it's a tribute from Freddie to Brian, it worth it
They watched it live in Times Square too and all the crown were following along with Freddie. I had gooseflesh@ ❤😊
Great reaction! "Tear It Up" is one of my favorites from this album and is very underrated. That is one reason that you need to listen to the whole album. You run across hidden gems like this. Again thanks for listening to the whole album. Like you said, Queen live is a whole other beast than listening to studio versions.
Bravo Freddie 👏🏻 WoW very good 🎸🎼 amazing 👍📻 love Freddie 💖 fantanstic Queen 🤘c'mon baby Yeaah 🎸Heavy 👌✌thanks Rory 🤗🍵☕Greetings
Rory, you know I listen to all your reactions...but I LOVE when you react to "our" QUEEN! Thanks for another spot-on reaction to yet another album filled with all those layered instrumentals and vocals that are unmistakably Queen.
Hey Rory You hit the nail on the head when you said ‘ At their core they’re just a bunch of rock and rollers ‘ I’ve always felt that way and I’m surprised when lot’s of people don’t think Queen is a rock and roll band 🤔 Another thing I agree with Brian and Freddie are Grand 🤴🏻🫅 And their name does suit them. They just miss by a tiny bit being musical snobs 😂🤩 Super reaction 💫✨💥✌🏼
Totally agree :D
I was lucky i actually got to see Queen here in Australia in 1985, The Works tour. An amazing experience! They have visited lately, and i know a lot of people like Adam Lambert, but id prefer to pass.
After Freddie passed, one of the first people they approached was an English born Australian named John Farnham. Since you are. Beatles fan, you should check out Johns (with the Melbourne symphony orchestra) version of Help. I think youd love it.
Oh, Thank you for doing Queen It’s been so long!💕.
I had forgotten how crazy , AWESOME
Man On the Prowl is👍❣️
Omg I love Man on the prowl, it definitely gave me Elvis vibes, I just wanted to get up and bop to it, and yeah you have heard Tear it up live, they did it at Wembley, great reaction Rory, i love the joy on your face x❤
it's very much a follow up to "Crazy Little thing" isn't it !
Finally The Works…
Radio ga ga 👏👏 Radio goo goo 👏👏
Thank you Rory !!!
Love Queen… one of a kind group. Mercury said he wrote the song Crazy little thing called Love in about 10 minutes while in bathtub… in honour of Elvis
Loved the reaction, thanks! My favorite on that side was Man on the Prowl. I can hear Fred Mandel distinctly playing piano on some of that. The thing with Queen albums is you can get many genres on an album.
War of the worlds is a famous radio episode because people that tuned in thought we were being invaded by Martians
Orson Welles was the narrator.
I love hearing that bit of history in Radio Gaga.
Recalling Freddie talking to convince Brian and Rog to continue trying to make it, “you’ll have me” - and they did … And THEY Did.
Yes They did 🥰✌🏼 and They had me 💛
@@dianecourtney2724 ...and I'm never letting go.🥰
When I listen to Radio Ga-Ga, Visuals always flood my head, the video comes in and also the live performances. It is strange because my mind doesn't necessarily work in that way as a rule but something about that song just evokes images. I would say it is not my favorite song but when it is playing, I really love it and the images it creates. Man On The Prowl sounds so Ricky Nelson/Chuck Berry, both whom Queen members had really loved and drew inspiration from, during their young years.
Fuck, Yeah !!🧡
Thanks, .. was waiting for this 😊👑🔥
Great as always! As you're doing this album, you may want to check out the B side to the Radio GaGa single.
It's called I Go Crazy and I feel it's a travesty it never made the cut for the album. I think you'll like it better than GaGa as I do
Radio Gaga and Crazy little thing called love and all the other big "hits" are played often because they are the ones released by Queen as "singles" so they're played in radio stations back then, but of course when you buy the whole album, the rest of the songs are just as good or you'll like them more than the "singles".
Fred Mandel played piano on man on the prowl. He is still touring with queen plus AL
Fred Mandel played on this album (plus Queen’s Hot Space tour and Freddie’s Mr Bad Guy album), but the keyboard player who joined Queen’s live touring band during the Works tour and still plays with Queen and Adam Lambert is Spike Edney 🎹
@@domlomax-motion oh right. Oops
Thank you for this Rory. Was in the midst of a total crap weekend, but this has put a big smile on my face.............such Joy.❤
Contrary to most people, I think Radio ga ga is one of the best songs ever made. Anyways,, I suggest you take a careful notice of the "Machines' in the later part of the album. It's lika a gritty, cyber-punk version of Radio ga ga. A true gem and a masterpiece. Cheers !
When you listen to the studio version and its flowing gentle tide you become aware of the pumped up vibe at Live Aid. Sort of like mastering a classic and then playing with it.
And play with it They did ✌🏼😂
You saw Tear it Up live at Wembley 86 concert.
Can't believe how bang on with your thoughts on it's a hard life, watch the video, you called it m8
It's a hard life opening is taken from the opera "Pagliachi"? I'm sure I spelled it wrong.
This was my favorite album of Queen's
It's worth noting that even though Rog came up with the idea and basic tune, Fred completeley re-arranged the song, and to an extent the lyrics, and John came up with a great bass line, all of which turned it into the song that finally came out, although Rog retained the writing credit.
That's A Kind Of Magic I think you're thinking of
@@nickwall2497 Well I saw an interview where Fred acually tells the story of Rog going away for the weekend and Fred stayed in the studio and worked on Radio Gaga plus it's on The Works Wiki page, but I have also heard the story about A Kind of Magic. Maybe it's both or either, who knows ?
@@reggiestan @Nick Wall Pretty sure that was One Vision. It was in the One Vision documentary. Fred and John worked on it when Roger went to... Los Angeles, I think. It was originally about Martin Luther King but when Roger came back, he said he hadn't a clue what it was about because "they changed all my (Roger's) words." Who did? "That rotter, Freddie".
Edited: As it turns out Roger wrote one song and Freddie turned it into two, so Fred reworked One Vision and A Kind of Magic. The lyrics were used as the basis for One Vision and the melody was used to create A Kind of Magic...according to the Benoic Clerk's book about Queen.
@@peggyh8937Love That Rotter Freddie 😂 ♥️😂✌🏼
Banger? No pun intended 😂😂
Please react to Freddie’s song on his solo album “There Must Be More to Life Then This “
🇬🇧❤️
This was dedicated to Mary, his life partner....
I don't see on your playlist "cool cat" just puzzled as i think your mor familiar with Queen than Others 👍
The Works is one of my favorite Queen albums. They must have chosen Radio Gaga as a working song because it is very different from previous singles. In the hard rock category, Tear it up must have lost out to Hammer to Fall - and rightly so -. Despite being quite different, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Man on Prowl are reminiscent of Elvis Presley, which must have taken the second song out of choice as a single. It´s Hard Life is a classic Queen ballad, but its first verse is a tribute to the aria Vesti la giubba, from the opera Pagliacci.
Mp no cry
When Queen gets stuck in your head, listen to stone cold crazy.
Singles get played album tracks don't..its that simple
i have always said. Anyone who thinks they know Queen. Doesn't know shit. If all they have ever been exposed to, are the so called hits. Generally speaking / for me. Those are some of the least interesting tracks. In many ways they are a victim of their own success. They have so many hits, & they are played ad nauseam. There is no interest or appetite. No need to explore. When most think Queen has been solved. Just part of the furniture. Always there. Which couldn't be further from the truth. But. Try convincing someone they really don't know Queen.
Why why why not a full Joe Garage reaction
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The line from radio Gaga “ Through wars of worlds invaded by Mars” refers to the power of radio. Orson Welles did a radio play of war of the worlds in New York in the 1930’s. New Yorkers thought it was real causing a bit of panic and thousands of people evacuating the city.
Truly the power of radio
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)