this concert's version of "Somebody to Love" is one of my favorite live performances ever! if you haven't watched it, you should! it just radiates great energy
This is your first Queen reaction? Wow, what a choice to start with! First of all, congrats for getting here. Secondly, are you in for an adventure! Not only was Freddie Mercury the most glorious of all frontmen and the creme de la creme of vocalists, every member of the band was incredibly gifted. And they had played and rehearsed together long enough that they could practically read each other's minds. I am the same age as the the members of Queen, and I was a serious rock fan in the 60s and 70s. I remember hearing their songs for the first time. It's only now, all these years later that I can really see their genius. I envy you, now hearing these songs for the first time. Enjoy the journey!
Somebody To Love live Montreal 81 is mandatory as is Live Aid. STL is ranked as the second best live performance. 33 years after the death of Freddie Live Aid holds the title if the greatest live performance in rock history. Queen was untouchable live. ❤️👑🥁🎤🎹🎸
FYI, the reason this cuts off so abruptly is because it was part of a medley, with another song before and after… There’s a LONGER version of this video that’s actually BETTER because it includes another surprising switch-up and the actual ending of the medley… It’s titled: “Dragon Attack REPRISE Version” ruclips.net/video/aWwS7pMyhCs/видео.htmlsi=NCdTBE8tTUYkSfyw
I have gotten to see Queen twice back in the early 80’s. They were great in concert. The second time I seen them was when Billy Squire was opening for them. This video here is one of the tours I seen them on. His drums always sounded great live I remember .
OMG, David. Another One Bites the Dust is on The Game. I guarantee if you listen to all their albums in their entirety, you will be a full-fledged Queen fan, my friend. Much love ♥️
This has always been one of my Hardrock-faves by them 🥰 on the THE GAME Album it leads directly to "Another One Bites The Dust" - a similar effective song with a prominent bass line and hard guitar riffs which get into your head to stay there 😉 I love this Live-Version and I agree with you - Freddie was the GOAT ❤ I'd love to see more Queen-Reactions 👀 Take care, keep on rocking 😎
I was fortunate to have seen Queen in concert twice. Once with Freddy and the other with paul Rogers. Absolutely adore this group. Now finally I get to hear your thoughts about this Apex Band and the prowess of each member. Especially the Deacon of the Bass guitar. But Dragon Attack wouldn't have been my first choice for a David Heretic Reaction teview. Nowhere near the top 20 let alone being the first choice of being stripped apart and analyzed. But still thank you for the reaction and keep up the quality reviews and don't change your format. Simply the best reaction channel on RUclips.
Great reaction. Would love to see your reaction on Now I’m Here live at Wembley 1986. Also, there are multicam videos of this same performance focusing on Roger Taylor (he says this is his toughest song) and a multicam video for John Deacon. The videos shows all members performing at their best.
Roger has said this song is the hardest on his wrists. a performance to watch of Who Wants To Live Forever would be SPECIFICALLY the FRI night performance of 2 nights at Wembley July 11, 1986. MAJOR POWERHOUSE and MOST PASSIONATE with the BEST example of his VIBRATO.
I normally come to your channel for the Springsteen reactions, but this one was amazing. I grew up a Queen fan and I can't get past how well he gets the crowd involved in the performance. This performance is over 40 years old and it stands the test of time. A+. Glad you reviewed this performance.
Saw them on this tour in August ‘82. Amazing! Best show I ever saw. Actually the opener, Billy Squier put it over the top other wise it would be neck and neck with Springsteen at MetLife 2016 when he played for just under 4 hours. Freddie was an amazing front man and had the entire crowd in the palm of his hand. If he’s not the best, he has to be in the discussion. Thankful I got to see them, disappointed I only got to see them once.
I am a Queen fan. I have heard every song in every studio record they released from 1974's _Queen II_ to 1980's _The Game_ . In those 7 albums over seven years Queen covered a lot of musical territory. From proto-thrash metal to glam to arena rock to pop to funk, they showed off their versatility to such a degree that I struggle to think of another band that did the same. Led Zeppelin comes to mind, mainly because of their members' instrumental abilities and aesthetic choices, but Queen is actually closer to the Beatles because their versatility is due to the number of songwriters in the band. The Beatles had three songwriters, two of them in a level all of their own. Zeppelin had two principal songwriters and one lyricist, so all their music was funneled through the taste and desires of the two front men. Queen had _four_ songwriters and three vocalists with pretty distinct qualities each of them. Brian May could have never written 'Another One Bites the Dust", similarly, Roger Taylor wouldn't have written "Save Me". I struggle to think in what universe John Deacon wold have written "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". And although Freddie Mercury was a pretty talented songwriter, "Dragon Attack" is too sparse and melody deficient for him to have written it. Queen was also a very democratic band, one where a song was recorded pretty much as the songwriter wished. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" sounds the way it does because Mercury had most of it recorded before Brian May could do anything to "ruin it". May came around late during the proceedings and was limited to playing and using gear typical of 1963. "Another One Bites the Dust" was hated by both Taylor and May, but Mercury loved it because at the time he was heavy into the gay disco scene that would have played this song. And he was very happy to help Deacon make the song sound like how he heard it in his head. In case you haven't noticed, I have limited myself to songs in this album. You should check it out if you haven't already.
What a great reaction!!!! Everything you said is spot-on! Have you seen their Live Aid performance? He had that audience in the palm of his hand and they stole the show. ❤
@@irenedownie6559 You ever have those universal voices telling you not to do something, because it'll be important later? That's what I'm dealing with every time I think about watching it.
This is the middle part of a medley starts with Now I’m Here then goes into Dragon Attack then Now I’m Here Reprise shame you didn’t see the whole thing great reaction ❤
The studio version of this track is much better. You only mentioned that you have listened to some of Queens hits, you should listen to early Queen starting with Queen1 album and then work your way through all the albums, including Freddies duet album Barcelona with Montsy, then of course Queens Live aid set, then i am sure you will become a true Queen fan. Great channel by the way 🙂
Montreal 1981 was a 2 night gig being filmed and the film crew threatened the audience with expulsion if they got loud or out of their seats. This was part of why the band was pissed with the film crew during the concert especially on day 2. the crew even told the band to do everything exactly the same on the second night. THAT is polar opposite to Queen's philosophy that each show is unique. Freddie was particularly perturbed so he purposely wore the short shorts and red bandana on the encore to screw with the continuity if the film people tried to slice the shows together.
@@norair1010 oooh there is Live at the Rainbow full concert in 1974 - superb show with Stone Cold Crazy and the version of In the Lap of the Gods where Roger has a wild sound. There is also 1975 Live at the Hammersmith Odeon full concert. And others.
@@norair1010 I am not skilled enough to debate soind quality if you're finicky. untrained musical ear and I would by a Queen DVD regardless of quality. With that said I have official DVDs and bootleg concerts and there is sound differences there. bootlegs arent on places like amazon so any you get at a place like that the sound will be good. I would watch Live at the Rainbow (74), Odeon Hammersmith (75), Montreal (81) over and over again.
Have you listened to Queen 1 and 2? Completely different to the later stuff. Albums are great. Live is even better. (But some of the best never made it live.) My personal favourite Queen song is Liar. Check out Rainbow 1974 esp Ogre Battle, Stone Cold Crazy, Liar. Or Hammersmith Odeon 1975 White Queen. Or Hyde Park 1976 You Take My Breath Away. Also it is really interesting to see such raw hunger and where the greatest hits machine came from. In these early albums Freddie’s creativity is off the charts. (Brian May scrambling to keep up.) Eventually resulting of course in Bo Rap. As soon as you take your eyes off Freddie on stage, you’ve missed something. So entertaining and brave. Unpredictable . But he will also happily step back and let Brian or Roger or John take the spotlight too. ❤ RIP Freddie Mercury. Legend! ❤
Don't believe I have heard this but that bass line was instantly recognisable so probably only heard it a few times, years back now. Even my classically trained elder sister who is in her 70's says no one match Freddie Mercury, for being a front man. As you explained, he engages the viewer and you are unaware of the passage of time. Not there best song and I believe thats why I don't really recall it having only heard the studio version years ago. However this live version definitely makes the song. A great example of a live performance, as you have described.
Well, ill be chiggered that you got to break down a Queen song i dont really remember. Went on a Queen binge back in the 1980's when i finally had disposible income but this didnt stand out for some reason.
Rare that a crowd and a front man feed off each other's energy so much. Freddy Mercury was a one-off. Absolutely electric on stage. When people talk about Live Aid they still mention Queen first.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Tommy Johansson's cover of Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever, on his RUclips channel. He plays all the instruments and sings all the vocals himself, puts a lot of work in to his videos.
Must do BoRap as I’m sure you’ve done covers & the OG is it. Their performance of it from this show is amazing too. Ha, Chief Mouse is a great channel.
you should listen to the early stuff from great king rat and son and daughter to ogre battle and the fairy tellers master stroke/father to son/march of the black queen to brighton rock/tenemunt funster/stonecold crazy, all from ther first 3 albums
BTW, Question: You said you have Queen’s entire discography on MP3… Just wondered if that also includes Freddie’s solo NON-Queen albums? Just asking BECAUSE… Do you know that Freddie also recorded an album of OPERA?!? (Titled Barcelona, a collaboration with Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé). Freddie had a four octave vocal range; his voice was actually studied by a group of scientists, due to his unique vocal abilities. And, he actually HAS been voted Best Frontman AND Best Vocalist in Rock Music.🖖
My friend, I was excited to watch this because Dragon Attack is certainly a deep cut - it never got radio airplay - and there aren’t many reaction videos to deep cuts of any band. Typically you just see the same couple of songs from every band reacted to over and over. So cheers for doing a deep cut. But man, doing this live version was a mistake. You were completely robbed of 99 percent of the fantastic, incredible performance they laid down in the studio. Dragon Attack is NOTHING like this blah live performance.
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is on the game. Not "Fat Bottomed Girl." But "Another One Bites the Dust" is on that album. But that album is so good! Queen's ability to perform is why I love them so much! I highly recommend later Queen, like "Scandal," "Show Must Go On," and "Innuendo". Fantastic songs!
And he has been proven to be the best singer scientifically. I don't know what that entails. Plant does give him a run for his money but falls just behind him at the end for front man. And now Floor is definitely top 5. The game is their last great album . There is good ones after that but not great ones. That is just my opinion.
Who is Floor? - And, sorry, "Innuendo" is one of the best Queen-Albums. "The Game" itself isn't a great album, but has very great tunes on it. "Innuendo">"The Game".
this concert's version of "Somebody to Love" is one of my favorite live performances ever! if you haven't watched it, you should! it just radiates great energy
The best live song ever in music history. The whole band was on fire during that show.
Would love to have more Queen on the channel. Absolute Masters.
Another absolutely perfect live performance from Queen is Somebody to Love live Montreal 1981--this same concert.
I got to see them in 77, 78 and 79 and each show was an amazing and memorable experience, plus I still have my concert (tour) programs from each show.
That bass line is so effective!
This is your first Queen reaction? Wow, what a choice to start with! First of all, congrats for getting here. Secondly, are you in for an adventure! Not only was Freddie Mercury the most glorious of all frontmen and the creme de la creme of vocalists, every member of the band was incredibly gifted. And they had played and rehearsed together long enough that they could practically read each other's minds. I am the same age as the the members of Queen, and I was a serious rock fan in the 60s and 70s. I remember hearing their songs for the first time. It's only now, all these years later that I can really see their genius. I envy you, now hearing these songs for the first time. Enjoy the journey!
Somebody To Love live Montreal 81 is mandatory as is Live Aid. STL is ranked as the second best live performance. 33 years after the death of Freddie Live Aid holds the title if the greatest live performance in rock history. Queen was untouchable live. ❤️👑🥁🎤🎹🎸
FYI, the reason this cuts off so abruptly is because it was part of a medley, with another song before and after…
There’s a LONGER version of this video that’s actually BETTER because it includes another surprising switch-up and the actual ending of the medley…
It’s titled:
“Dragon Attack REPRISE Version”
ruclips.net/video/aWwS7pMyhCs/видео.htmlsi=NCdTBE8tTUYkSfyw
I have gotten to see Queen twice back in the early 80’s. They were great in concert. The second time I seen
them was when Billy Squire was opening for them. This video here is one of the tours I seen them on. His drums always sounded great live I remember .
My first concert as a kid. Queen was AMAZING!!!
Roger is killing it!
best front man ever
He is the greatest frontman. And the greatest singer. His voice is amazing
OMG, David. Another One Bites the Dust is on The Game. I guarantee if you listen to all their albums in their entirety, you will be a full-fledged Queen fan, my friend. Much love ♥️
from what I hear, if you download from the official Queen youtube channel you don't have to worry about it being blocked.
A lot of why Freddie was able to get so much crowd interaction is cuz he loved them as much as they loved him ♥️
More queen !!!!!!!
This has always been one of my Hardrock-faves by them 🥰 on the THE GAME Album it leads directly to "Another One Bites The Dust" - a similar effective song with a prominent bass line and hard guitar riffs which get into your head to stay there 😉 I love this Live-Version and I agree with you - Freddie was the GOAT ❤
I'd love to see more Queen-Reactions 👀
Take care, keep on rocking 😎
I was fortunate to have seen Queen in concert twice. Once with Freddy and the other with paul Rogers. Absolutely adore this group. Now finally I get to hear your thoughts about this Apex Band and the prowess of each member. Especially the Deacon of the Bass guitar. But Dragon Attack wouldn't have been my first choice for a David Heretic Reaction teview. Nowhere near the top 20 let alone being the first choice of being stripped apart and analyzed. But still thank you for the reaction and keep up the quality reviews and don't change your format. Simply the best reaction channel on RUclips.
FEELIN' YOU Jon!!!
Great reaction. Would love to see your reaction on Now I’m Here live at Wembley 1986. Also, there are multicam videos of this same performance focusing on Roger Taylor (he says this is his toughest song) and a multicam video for John Deacon. The videos shows all members performing at their best.
Roger has said this song is the hardest on his wrists.
a performance to watch of Who Wants To Live Forever would be SPECIFICALLY the FRI night performance of 2 nights at Wembley July 11, 1986. MAJOR POWERHOUSE and MOST PASSIONATE with the BEST example of his VIBRATO.
I normally come to your channel for the Springsteen reactions, but this one was amazing. I grew up a Queen fan and I can't get past how well he gets the crowd involved in the performance. This performance is over 40 years old and it stands the test of time. A+. Glad you reviewed this performance.
I'm glad you have your Bass plugged in on the newer videos so we can actually hear it now.
Their first 3 albums are heavy and excellent
The Game was my first concert as a kid. It was AMAZING!!!!!
Saw them on this tour in August ‘82. Amazing! Best show I ever saw. Actually the opener, Billy Squier put it over the top other wise it would be neck and neck with Springsteen at MetLife 2016 when he played for just under 4 hours. Freddie was an amazing front man and had the entire crowd in the palm of his hand. If he’s not the best, he has to be in the discussion. Thankful I got to see them, disappointed I only got to see them once.
Freddie is the Best....miss him ❤❤
I am a Queen fan. I have heard every song in every studio record they released from 1974's _Queen II_ to 1980's _The Game_ . In those 7 albums over seven years Queen covered a lot of musical territory. From proto-thrash metal to glam to arena rock to pop to funk, they showed off their versatility to such a degree that I struggle to think of another band that did the same. Led Zeppelin comes to mind, mainly because of their members' instrumental abilities and aesthetic choices, but Queen is actually closer to the Beatles because their versatility is due to the number of songwriters in the band. The Beatles had three songwriters, two of them in a level all of their own. Zeppelin had two principal songwriters and one lyricist, so all their music was funneled through the taste and desires of the two front men. Queen had _four_ songwriters and three vocalists with pretty distinct qualities each of them. Brian May could have never written 'Another One Bites the Dust", similarly, Roger Taylor wouldn't have written "Save Me". I struggle to think in what universe John Deacon wold have written "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". And although Freddie Mercury was a pretty talented songwriter, "Dragon Attack" is too sparse and melody deficient for him to have written it. Queen was also a very democratic band, one where a song was recorded pretty much as the songwriter wished. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" sounds the way it does because Mercury had most of it recorded before Brian May could do anything to "ruin it". May came around late during the proceedings and was limited to playing and using gear typical of 1963. "Another One Bites the Dust" was hated by both Taylor and May, but Mercury loved it because at the time he was heavy into the gay disco scene that would have played this song. And he was very happy to help Deacon make the song sound like how he heard it in his head. In case you haven't noticed, I have limited myself to songs in this album. You should check it out if you haven't already.
What a great reaction!!!! Everything you said is spot-on!
Have you seen their Live Aid performance? He had that audience in the palm of his hand and they stole the show. ❤
I've heard about it, I've seen snippets, but I've never seen the entire show start to finish.
@@THEDavidHeretic Why not give it a watch? It shows them in their full live glory. 🤞🏻
@@irenedownie6559 You ever have those universal voices telling you not to do something, because it'll be important later? That's what I'm dealing with every time I think about watching it.
@@THEDavidHeretic It’s your choice and your channel. I’ve watched it many times and I’m always up for another one! Lol
This is the middle part of a medley starts with Now I’m Here then goes into Dragon Attack then Now I’m Here Reprise shame you didn’t see the whole thing great reaction ❤
The headbanger cat 😅😸😼
First time hearing their version. I have heard Testament’s cover from 2012 with Gene Hoglan and it had a bass solo in it.
Deacy has 3 amazingly simple bass riffs, 2 of which are all time classics. Under Pressure and Vanilla Ice only exist because of John Deacons riff.
The studio version of this track is much better. You only mentioned that you have listened to some of Queens hits, you should listen to early Queen starting with Queen1 album and then work your way through all the albums, including Freddies duet album Barcelona with Montsy, then of course Queens Live aid set, then i am sure you will become a true Queen fan. Great channel by the way 🙂
I agree Freddie’s the best frontman of ALL TIME but he’s also the best voice of all time too! ♥️😁
If you think this is a great live performance, check out “Somebody To Love” from this show.
“Save Me” is another great song from “The Game”. Thanks.
Montreal 1981 was a 2 night gig being filmed and the film crew threatened the audience with expulsion if they got loud or out of their seats. This was part of why the band was pissed with the film crew during the concert especially on day 2. the crew even told the band to do everything exactly the same on the second night. THAT is polar opposite to Queen's philosophy that each show is unique. Freddie was particularly perturbed so he purposely wore the short shorts and red bandana on the encore to screw with the continuity if the film people tried to slice the shows together.
As far as I know it's the only full show on film. Not counting 20 minutes on Live Aid.
@@norair1010 oooh there is Live at the Rainbow full concert in 1974 - superb show with Stone Cold Crazy and the version of In the Lap of the Gods where Roger has a wild sound. There is also 1975 Live at the Hammersmith Odeon full concert. And others.
@@norair1010 Milton Keynes 1982, Hammersmith 1979, Earl’s Court 1977…….
How is the sound on these.
@@norair1010 I am not skilled enough to debate soind quality if you're finicky. untrained musical ear and I would by a Queen DVD regardless of quality. With that said I have official DVDs and bootleg concerts and there is sound differences there. bootlegs arent on places like amazon so any you get at a place like that the sound will be good. I would watch Live at the Rainbow (74), Odeon Hammersmith (75), Montreal (81) over and over again.
Have you listened to Queen 1 and 2? Completely different to the later stuff. Albums are great. Live is even better. (But some of the best never made it live.) My personal favourite Queen song is Liar. Check out Rainbow 1974 esp Ogre Battle, Stone Cold Crazy, Liar. Or Hammersmith Odeon 1975 White Queen. Or Hyde Park 1976 You Take My Breath Away. Also it is really interesting to see such raw hunger and where the greatest hits machine came from. In these early albums Freddie’s creativity is off the charts. (Brian May scrambling to keep up.) Eventually resulting of course in Bo Rap.
As soon as you take your eyes off Freddie on stage, you’ve missed something. So entertaining and brave. Unpredictable . But he will also happily step back and let Brian or Roger or John take the spotlight too. ❤ RIP Freddie Mercury. Legend! ❤
Freddie king of rock 🤘
One of my favorite Queen songs, the baseline is sooooo good 🔥🤘🏻
The greatest of all 😊
Dave H: "There's nothing wrong with that" Queen: "Thank you"
100% right. Best front man of all time, EVER. A legend.
My favorite Queen song
Don't believe I have heard this but that bass line was instantly recognisable so probably only heard it a few times, years back now.
Even my classically trained elder sister who is in her 70's says no one match Freddie Mercury, for being a front man. As you explained, he engages the viewer and you are unaware of the passage of time.
Not there best song and I believe thats why I don't really recall it having only heard the studio version years ago. However this live version definitely makes the song. A great example of a live performance, as you have described.
Well, ill be chiggered that you got to break down a Queen song i dont really remember. Went on a Queen binge back in the 1980's when i finally had disposible income but this didnt stand out for some reason.
If you prefer the rock songs you need to check put Queen I & Queen II. The Rainbow '74 & Hammersmith Odeon '75 concerts are amazing.
Welcome to the Queendom. Live Aide will amaze you.
He’s the best front man and best frontman singer
Rare that a crowd and a front man feed off each other's energy so much. Freddy Mercury was a one-off. Absolutely electric on stage. When people talk about Live Aid they still mention Queen first.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Tommy Johansson's cover of Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever, on his RUclips channel. He plays all the instruments and sings all the vocals himself, puts a lot of work in to his videos.
Must do BoRap as I’m sure you’ve done covers & the OG is it.
Their performance of it from this show is amazing too.
Ha, Chief Mouse is a great channel.
Do yourself a favor (and us) somebody to love from same gig.
you should listen to the early stuff from great king rat and son and daughter to ogre battle and the fairy tellers master stroke/father to son/march of the black queen to brighton rock/tenemunt funster/stonecold crazy, all from ther first 3 albums
In regards to Who wamts to Live Forever....you should definitely react to Ghost's Life Eternal.....
How could you pause there 😱
Should DH hear some "Rock It (Prime Jive)"? Does he?
The Game is IMO Queen’s best album maybe tied w/ A Night at the Opera
Great
Freddie said 'the blacks' came to concerts due to this song and were bewildered realizing the band were white.
BTW, Question:
You said you have Queen’s entire discography on MP3…
Just wondered if that also includes Freddie’s solo NON-Queen albums?
Just asking BECAUSE…
Do you know that Freddie also recorded an album of OPERA?!?
(Titled Barcelona, a collaboration with Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé).
Freddie had a four octave vocal range; his voice was actually studied by a group of scientists, due to his unique vocal abilities.
And, he actually HAS been voted Best Frontman AND Best Vocalist in Rock Music.🖖
I just have the albums from Queen, I don't have any solo work material from any of the members.
The Freddie strut
Listen to Queen and Queen II albums.
This was the b side to we will rock you and i spent all my money on this
My friend, I was excited to watch this because Dragon Attack is certainly a deep cut - it never got radio airplay - and there aren’t many reaction videos to deep cuts of any band. Typically you just see the same couple of songs from every band reacted to over and over. So cheers for doing a deep cut. But man, doing this live version was a mistake. You were completely robbed of 99 percent of the fantastic, incredible performance they laid down in the studio. Dragon Attack is NOTHING like this blah live performance.
The Game is one of their best albums, imo..
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is on the game. Not "Fat Bottomed Girl." But "Another One Bites the Dust" is on that album. But that album is so good! Queen's ability to perform is why I love them so much! I highly recommend later Queen, like "Scandal," "Show Must Go On," and "Innuendo". Fantastic songs!
Fat bottom girls is on the jazz album
Another Bites The Dust is on The Game.
Save Me. Live please
the studio version is enormously superior in my opinion
Plis react to Journey - Mother Father , you will no regret it
And he has been proven to be the best singer scientifically. I don't know what that entails. Plant does give him a run for his money but falls just behind him at the end for front man. And now Floor is definitely top 5. The game is their last great album . There is good ones after that but not great ones. That is just my opinion.
Who is Floor? - And, sorry, "Innuendo" is one of the best Queen-Albums. "The Game" itself isn't a great album, but has very great tunes on it. "Innuendo">"The Game".
@@bernhardfbuttner5694 Floor is nightwish"s singer.
@@bernhardfbuttner5694matter of opinion that's all. Haven't really heard innuendo. The late 80's are kind of a blur for me.
UGH!
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omg what a big mouth
I think the album version of this is longer and more complex. Much h different than live version