You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park 1976. Performed before it was recorded and this particular one is Just Freddie and the piano (band went on a break during the concert) I think it's spectacular and it turned me into the obsessed fan that I am.

@kendallneason3645

Жыл бұрын

My favorite Freddie song with Queen.

White Queen is a hidden gem in the Queen's huge live repertoire. Pls, check out the Dragon Attack at Montreal 81.

@breakdownlounge9541

Жыл бұрын

Okay, I'm writing that one down ;)

Queen's early music is often quite complex. I'd like to see what you think of The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke from Queen II.

Ahh! Freddie’s gorgeous voice and the piano and guitar dance while the bass and drums provide the backbone. Perfection. Such an underrated treasure! ❤

This is my favorite live performance ever, by any band. Thank you for your reaction.

One thing you can count on with Queen is a surprise,not to mention an excellent performance. Another great live is ‘Save Me’ from Montreal ‘81.

Freddie & Brian were star crossed musical partners....their souls collide in their best work. Add Roger and his powerful additions to the band. Their catalog is a reason to live.

@ginalaperuginanyc7641

Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget Deaky, John Deacon, on bass guitar. So shy, yet he wrote several of Queen’ major hits!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤😊😊😊

@Justicia007

7 ай бұрын

Love this beautiful comment

Hi. Have watched this song a gazillion times and still the goosebumps start about 30 seconds in. I have 5 top Queen songs but if you know any Queen fans you realize that’s quite a feat. If you continue with this band you will be amazed how many of us start climbing up out of the rabbit hole to respond. Good luck and have fun 😂✌🏼

Gawd I love this song. I'm glad you did the live. The studio recording is good but this is 100 times better.

This is my favorite performance of this beautiful song written by Brian May, lead guitarist. Freddie’s vocals are pristine and the guitar /piano solo is mesmerizing. Thanks for reacting to this song. For another early Queen song (and something entirely different) please consider reacting to Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974.

Brian May penned this beauty about a girl he had a crush on in his college Biology class! Lacking courage to approach her until it was too late. “So sad it ends .. as it began”. Nobody can convey emotion like Freddie. The piano & guitar are mystical and magical. 🧝🏻‍♀️👑🌟

Check out “Save Me” from Queen’s 1981 live performance in Montreal. Pay close attention to who is playing each instrument and when they play it. There are so, so many Queen songs both studio and live to react to. One of my favorite live performances is “Who Wants To Live Forever” in Budapest 1986.

@ginalaperuginanyc7641

Жыл бұрын

I just made 2 same comments about “Who Wants To Live Forever” in Budapest! ❤😊

This is, by far, my favorite song of all time!!!

And there is a video that provides a unique sound to Freddie (mostly lower register) but I would have to say the importance of the song is more in the lyric and visual than the specific musical instuments. It was the 2nd last video Freddie ever did and he's dressed as the MC gathering mystical elements from the hazy atmosphere formulating the story he's about to teach the audience with. It is about his medical treatments and their effect (xray light, symbolic centrifuge, good days bad days, foggy brain, not up to par dimished state, anticipation, feeling beat up, exhausted) and transformation and how society treats the sick. His character role-plays or interacts with the band and specifically with Roger it's obvious to me he's acknowledging their frustration with Freddie's condition and how he got there. Freddie takes full responsibility and he too is mad - angry and mad - losing his marbles so to speak. He's gone too far to return to safety. He's content and will enjoy watching the band from a distance or different state of existence. It's very cathartic. The opening lines are spectacular! *When the outside temperature rises.* *And the meaning is oh so clear* *1,001 yellow daffodils begin to dance in front of you* .... *Oh dear* !!! *Are they trying to tell you something?* .... if the outside temperature is NOT changing what do you think is happening to your body? .... flowers don't dance but time lapse photography of them growing can make it appear as if they are. If they're in front of you, could you be laying on your back under this growth??? *I'm Going Slightly Mad* My all time favorite Queen music video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZhqyruYZZOqmJM.html

@breakdownlounge9541

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a long post, love seeing the Queen fans share with us like this!

@marciebulsaraorcutt

Жыл бұрын

This is possibly my favorite music video too! (I "waffle" back & forth between "I'm Going Slightly Mad" and/or "Breakthru".)

Brian always says that his solos are just a continuation of the singers verse. But, in this piece.. both Freddie and Brian are playing off each other… incredible! BTW.. the ‘drummer’ is Roger Taylor.. an amazing singer/songwriter/drummer!! Thanks for your insight!

That’s what you call a masterpiece. I still get chills every time I hear this…..Great reaction…….Judy D

Brian May is so amazing on this track which he wrote. Love him!

Bohemian Rhapsody live in Montreal is a stellar performance, it's how I remember seeing concerts in the 70s and 80s. Actually the entire concert in Montreal was 🔥

Thanks, B. A great live performance, featuring the interplay between Freddie & Brian (and also the great drums & bass...).. this a BAND... not just "Freddie & the guys"... (BTW, Brian wrote this... not featured enough on the video, IMHO) would like to see more of your thoughtful reactions...

I suggest you review the song, "Liar" from their concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London, 1974 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/eH9tu7WrmZXefrQ.html. It is one of their earlier song which provides a glimpse into the musical experimentation for which Queen would become famous. Plus I love the extended solo by bassist John Deacon. Actually, each member of Queen gets to showcase their solo talents on this one - Roger Taylor on drums, Brian May lead guitar, as I mentioned, Deacy on bass, and of course, Freddie's singing.

So glad you picked up on the drums 👍

Great insight and sharp phrases to reflect what's going on musically. ..very well framed. LIAR at the Rainbow is another milestone during this time period.

I love this song and performance ❤❤

To do something a little different with Bo Rhap, do a 3 part (or song) series. Start out with March of the Black Queen lyric video. It's off their 2nd album and is Bo Rhap before there was a Bo Rhap. Then do Bo Rhap (either live - Montreal & Budapest are good - or the official video).Then finish off with Inuendo. It's often called baby Bo Rhap & is on their last studio album (Inuendo) before Freddie died. It's fascinating to listen to their early albums and hear the beginnings of the "Queen sound" and how it evolved & influenced their "hits". While I love the well known songs, my favorites off each album are the obscure songs that most people pass over.

@debramoore7513

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a good plan!

I was only 14 .. when I lied to the high heavens about staying at a friends so I could go see my hero’s queen (Xmas Hammersmith) That night ?? In that moment ?? Nothing prepared me for ‘white queen” it was just amazing… like Kate with Wuthering heights I’m proud you guys found my ride or die song 50 years along ??

Well analyzed!! It’s art at its finest. You certainly know music.

@breakdownlounge9541

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

Freddie manges to put such passion into this lyrically simple song written by Brian May about a girl he really liked, but was too shy and hesitant to approach, and watched longingly from afar. (Nowadays, it comes across as a little stalkery, but back in the 70s it would have been regarded as romantic) Then by the time he'd worked up the nerve to ask her out, she was already with somebody else. The duet (or should I say duel?) between Brian on guitar and Freddie on piano is epic! I can't tell you how many times I've watched this performance, and it still sends shivers down my spine...

The live performances of Bo Rhap hasn't the start - and the third part is a tape-recorded version where the band is at the behind - and it ends in Fireworks - where the band enters the scene again.

Might I suggest Who Wants to Live Forever live at Wembley 86

@ginalaperuginanyc7641

Жыл бұрын

Great choice! But personally, I much prefer Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Together” in Budapest. It’s not better…it’s just different, as Freddie loved us, his fans, to interpret Queen songs for ourselves.😊✌🏻💖🌸💞

Lol. It’s like when my doggo steps on the console in the car! An amazing performance by all of them. If you want to see a great BoRap live that Montreal concert is the best.

FREDDIE MERCURY would be 77 had he lived past 45. There are a lot of younger people who have not heard Bohemian Rapsody. You would be surprised how many reactors have never heard QUEEN until someone suggested it. KEEP GOING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE 🕳 😊 RIP FREDDIE MERCURY 11/24/1991 1946-1991 ❤❤❤

I like their well known songs. But for me. They are the least interesting, & don't begin to display just how eclectic they were. Nor how talented they all had to be. To cover such a wide range of styles with ease, & excellence. Did you know that on almost every album. Roger & Brian, sing lead on at least one track per album. Also. If you listen to the studio tracks, especially on their first three albums. Harmonies aside. You will find them interchanging vocals. within the songs themselves. Generally everyone expects to hear Fred. So. That's all they do hear. To hear Brian. Checkout the studio versions of. Sleeping on the sidewalk, Good Company, or 39. To hear Roger. Try Tenement Funster, or Loser in the End. For early Queen with a much harder edge. Try liar, Ogre Battle, Flick of the wrist, Death on Two Legs, Stone Cold Crazy, & the studio track entitled...The March of the Black Queen.

FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS live at Milton Keynes 1982 .. It’s Fire! 🔥 SUBBED 🎉

I think you would like Seaside Rendezvous. Totally unexpected song from Queen, and I'd love your take on the instruments in the middle of the song!

You will like THE PROPHET’S SONG by QUEEN

Saw 1975, this tour... I’m probably the biggest Queen fan ever... if you want to know anything about the band, feel free to reach out. I much prefer the phone, you can find me on messenger if you want to connect...

Loved this reaction to White Queen, one of my favorites. Another is a real banger written by Roger Taylor on their first album, Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll. Live at the Rainbow, March 1974. It was filmed in 16mm combined optical print which gives it a whole different vibe. The band is glued together at one point which gets me every time. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4qcrMGImJzWXZs.html

Try Live Aid, Queen 1985

This is the studio version with lyrics. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKyTtbiJmbvUh7A.htmlsi=EPf8xbUpt0XCIKFb

Bohemian Rhapsody was never fully played live, if I remember correctly... Unless you count when it was done with the cast of We Will Rock You, the musical... That wasn't with Freddie though, since he had died by then... Often live I think they would play a recording of the middle section, then come back live at the end... Or maybe they'd stop just before the second section starts... I think that's what they did at the Live Aid concert, going into Radio Ga Ga or something... Queen are often better live, but for Bohemian Rhapsody I probably would opt for the studio/music video version if you're introducing someone to it... Oh well ^_^;;

I love Queen but the piano is out of tune :)

God himself put these 4 genius on earth to do just what they have done./ Thank You God.