They toured with Mott the Hoople in '74 and some say 'blew Hoople off the stage'. When they went to Japan in '75 they were greeted by fans as the Beatles had been in the states! Had to hide from them at the hotel, LOL. GREAT! THANKS! The live at the bowl version is sweet also. #queenreaction ! Subscribe!
I was born in 1973 in Serbia (eastern country, communist regime). Eastern countries started to have access to music from the west during the 70's, mainly through radios, and in the 80's MTV started broadcasting in our country. Young people hungry for good music knew by heart every song, every band from Mtv. These are mostly groups and singers who later performed on Live Aid. Queen, Madonna, Phil Collins, U2, David Bowie etc. When they broadcasted Live aid in 85, 95% of the people on this planet who had TVs watched the concert. I was only 12 at the time so I wasn’t that interested yet but my husband is 12 years older than me and says that for those 2 days that Live Aid lasted they didn’t sleep at all- everybody was watcing. They were our heroes, our idols! I think Metallica also didn’t know how much they loved them in countries that longed for Western freedom until they stopped in Moscow on their tour and were greeted by 1.6 million fans. I get chills every time I see, for example “Enter Sandman” from that concert.
Great reaction. Freddie's songs live were never the same, he always gave something new in each performance. Thls is what made him so great!!!! You never knew what you were going to see.
Wow a version I haven't seen. I think you are right about the difference between montreal and here. For me it seemed more raw and Montreal is more polished. Both very powerful in their own right.
I enjoy your reactions, they are always so fresh and honest. Freddie was someone who always had a vision, for himself, the band,for every song, every album, every tour. Always striving for the best. That meant always working on his voice, fashion, arrangement, stage etc. No performance was the same, nothing choreographed, always spontanious and add-lipped. That's what kept us fans on our toes, there was always something we've never heard or seen before. And it was always breathtaking. I would like to recommend some songs like Don't Stop Me Now, Play The Game, It's A Hard Life, Teo Torriatte, I'm Going Slightly Mad, Innuendo, The Show Must Go On, Radio Gaga, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, just to name a few. You won't find a bad song ever.
I've heard interviews where they said that when they got on the BBC show Top of the Pops with Killer Queen, that's when they knew they had made it. Killer Queen was their first major worldwide breakout hit, scoring huge in the US. 1975.
When you hear them talk about the beginning and the early years, they always seem to believe that they never had any doubt that they would make it big. They knew they had something really special and they knew how to capitalize on it.
I’d say that the Montreal version was more more polished - perfection to me. This is more raw. Like it though, shows the development of the live performance Killer Queen (1974) was a hit but Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) really sent them into the stratosphere though. They were well established at this point.
I love this performance. You should check out the one Live At The Bowl aswell. As for your question, I'm pretty sure they realised they were big after Bohemian Rhapsody was released and went to number 1. So around 1975.
The "let's do this " is not part of the original lyrics, I think because that opening segment was always so different in the live versions, he said that to let the rest of the band know he was don ed ad-libbing.
Hi! Great REACTion! Thanks. This is one of those songs where I really like the OFFICIAL studio VERSION. (there's an expanded version of it too). Of course, their live performances are fantastic due to audience interaction. Brian called Freddie a human metronome.
Basic Roadmap to the success of Queen: Firt album called Queen (1973) - not much impact Queen II (1974) - First Top 10 single (Seven Seas of Rhye) and album in the UK Sheer Heart Attack (1974) - including the first worlwide hit Killer Queen A Night at the opera (1975) - the turning point for Queen bc this album included Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen became a worldwide phenomenon especially in the UK and Japan. A Day at the Races (1976) - solid follow up to ANATO including Somebody to Love. News of the World (1977) - including We Will Rock You and We are the Champions. The US Tour to this album climaxed at the Madison Square Garden. Jazz (1978) - A solid album with one of Queen biggest hits Dont stop me now. The Game (1980) - With that record Queen became the biggest band in the world. The album included two number 1 hits in the US with Another One Bites The Dust and Crazy little thing called love. Queen also toured the first time (of any western bands) in South America in football stadiums in front if the biggest crowds of all time at that time. Queen established themselves as maybe the best live band ever around that time.
Queen had it very very hard in their early years and they grouped in 1970 but chose John Deacon in February 1971 as the final member of their band as the bass player. The hardest part for them was finding a record label so they signed with Trident who was the production company and they got screwed over financially so bad. EMI were the recording company but trident was a third party and that's why Queen lost so much money off of their first three albums. The members of Queen hardly had any money despite sheer heart attack and all of the success from Killer Queen but the executives were buying a brand new Rolls-Royce. Roger noticed it and they got John Reed to manage them and they had to pay Trident a hundred thousand pounds to break the contract but it was worth it. There fourth album had to be a success or else they would have had to break up because they were so far in debt. The debt was all due to Trident not paying them crap. John Reed was managing Elton John and he only managed the band for 2 years and then Queen managed themselves. Yup John Deacon was the business brains of the band and he did all of the business and financial matters to do with the band and they saved a lot of money that way from 1977 on. John Reid told the band in 1975 to go off and make the best album they can make and to let him deal with the business. They did night at the Opera and it was a huge success!! The band did make a lot of money off of that but they also had a lot of debt. At least they had some money to buy a house and a car with. They had it very very hard until 1975 and for the first 6 years they were " hungry for a hamburger" as Freddie Mercury once said. By 1980 the band was on top of the world and making more money than they could have ever imagined!
I'm really glad you reacted to this performance. I think this is one of Queen's best shows, I really love it. Freddie's voice and style (I prefer his style more before the mustache), the band's superb performance and the atmosphere seems perfect. This show is from their 1979 tour, the Crazy tour, where Freddie gave his best vocal performances.
This is more raw than the Montreal '81 version (which I prefer). I think they hit the big time once Bohemian Rhapsody was accepted thanks to Kenny Everett.
Thanks again, Hap - I would say that Montreal was more "polished" - b/c they'd been doing it for a couple of years... and also your comment about the venue - this performance is a bit more "raw" -- and the audience more familiar with the material..
This one is good, I do prefer Montreal. Milton Keynes 1982 is also good, different, definitely worth a view. Also the studio for a somewhat different vibe.
In one of Freddie's interviews he said they found out that Bohemian Rhapsody had hit #1 in the UK when they were in Japan. They got in a lift and it stuck and they were trapped. To quote Freddie: "Here we were, the #1 band in England and we were going to suffocate in a f--king lift!" This band always acted confident they would make it...fake it till you make it.
Brian May said recently in an interview that Freddie Mercury was like a human metronome and his timing was absolutely perfect.... And he also said, "and then of course it was Freddie's voice which was a gift from God"....
I agree 100%. As a decades long Queen fan, Milton Keynes is as close to what it was like to be at a Queen concert. Both times I saw them, he improvised on this song the most. Please react to Somebody To Love Milton Keynes.
They put out an album simply called "QUEEN" and it was a disaster! BUT...with QUEEN II, well that was a really different story. It was HUGELY successful! Their most popular album to this day is "A Night at the Opera" with, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody on it! (Also one of my very favorites, "Death on two Legs"!)
In their timeline, they were building upward with each album. The first album, very little traction. Queen two, (my first foray into Queen) making a little more headway, Sheer Heart Attack, Killer Queen was a huge hit. Then Bohemian Rhapsody came out and they finally had worldwide domination they'd craved.
I always felt like they took off when John Reid took over management and rescued them from their previous manager. John Reid was pretty good at that manager thing. Of course he only had two acts to deal with.
Their first time at the Rainbow in March 1974 was when they knew they were heading for something big. However, it was when they first toured in Japan in April 1975 and they received the full 'rock god' reception that they knew that the world might be their oyster. Japan changed their on-stage persona and their view of themselves. Queen never duplicated performances and never gave live performances like the studio version. They loved to change things up. It kept them from being bored and from being predictable.
@@HAP3SPEAKZ According to Brian (I always try to use one of the band members or those very close to them as a reference and not just repeated gossip) they began to perform with more flair during and after Japan, particularly John, Brian, and Roger. Larger motions, more moving around, dancing, doing spins, etc. Playing to the crowd. They just gained more confidence is my guess. Possibly even Freddie because of the crowd reaction and interaction. That's when he fell in love with all things Japanese. If you watch Queen in Japan try for the 1979 concert and not the 1982 one. He tried, but Freddie's voice was fried by the time of the 1982 video due to too many back to back concerts. PS Did you see the note I left in your Discussion? PPS I'm really enjoying your reactions. Thanks for them.
Freddie had a metronome in his head! The band had released 3 albums and had done successful tours, but still had no money. Norman Sheffield from Trident refused John an advance so he could get married, and Roger was told to stop hitting the drums so hard because they couldn’t afford to buy new drumsticks. Yet Sheffield was swanning around in a new Rolls Royce and building a swimming pool. They knew something was very wrong and Freddie was so angry he wrote Death On Two Legs. It is the ultimate diss track aimed squarely at Sheffield and Freddie pulled no punches, it is dripping with vitriol! I thoroughly recommend doing the lyric video, just to get the full force of his hatred. It is the first track on their Night at the Opera album and it will make your hair curl.
As I recall, Queen hit with their 4th album Night At The Opera's song Bohemian Rhapsody. Now I was blown away by Queen's 2nd album and have been a hard core fan since. They were such a powerful touring band before Bohemian Rhapsody, but that song got so much radio/tv play that Queen became a household name. Growing up in California, I had to actually study Bohemian Rhapsody in music class. All 4 members grew up with their own bands, from the age of 12 on. They didn't form Queen until they pretty much all had degrees from University, so they were older, and had many, many years individually playing. Roger Taylor won some big competition, and so there were a few performances, before they recorded anything, where the band was introduced as Roger Taylor and Queen. Brian May has said several times about Freddie that Freddie had a metradome inside his body, and Roger has said in interviews that Freddie just was rythm. Freddie said in interviews that if people wanted to hear an exact rendition of their album they should stay home. Queen played every song in a new and unexpected way. That may be why my generation can't stand these silly backing tracks, ear phones, etc. That's not a concert, that's something else, in my opinion.
@@HAP3SPEAKZ Thanks for asking! What did I study about Bo Rhap in music class? Well, it was so long ago, I don't really remember everything. We were learning songs from many different genres, but Bo Rhap stopped me in my tracks. Never had I heard such a thing! We were studying the classics, opera, rock, and more. We studied music composition and chord progressions, and more. But it was Bo Rhap that captured my attention and made me feel every emotion I'd ever had, from laughter to tears. I didn't even know at first it was Queen, I had no idea the teacher even knew who Queen were. People today just don't understand how revolutionary Queen's music was to us! This was way back in the 70s, and to the day I die, I'll never forget the first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody! Interestingly enough, I've only had that reaction to music twice, once with Bo Rhap, and the second time with Eminem.
@@HAP3SPEAKZ It's the only other time I will never forget where I was or what I was doing when I first heard Eminem. It was clever, challenging, and for me so different and new. I heard brilliance. I was shocked and stopped in my tracks. Ahead of his time? I didn't really know, I just knew that what I heard was greatness.
He loved Aretha Franklin and always wanted to perform with her. So this is his gospel song. He didn't wear heels much. Always ballet shoes early or later his boxing boots.
It’s not part of the song- the “Lets do it”. You should watch the studio version. Much different. I respectfully disagree with whoever said this version was better than Montreal. I think Montreal was much more powerful and polished so to speak.
I think around 1974-1975, they were starting to get very well known with songs like Killer Queen and Fat Bottomed Girls. But they also had to keep making hits to stay well known and grow even more. I think the superstardom didn’t come along until maybe 1976 or 1977. Many times a song would top the British charts, but not top the US charts or other countries. They toured a lot, which helped as well. And as we know, they sounded great live!! This song IS very different from Montreal. They didn’t have a cookie cutter version of their live songs. They were just so in sync that ad libs and speed could change without messing up the beat.
First time seeing this. Wonderful. Thanks. (Seems they do use stage space as in other live performances.) Yep, practice helps with perfection...and Queen is.
I never heard an interview where the band members made it sound like they could sit back and think they have made it. Freddie said he was only as good as his last performance/record so you could fall anytime. That being said they were the biggest band for awhile in 1980 when Another One Bites the Dust and Crazy Little Thing Called Love both went #1 in the US and they had their first #1 US album The Game. Being #1 in the US was their goal in the 70s. Haven't seen this version. Roger's voice is better in Montreal but Freddie is great here. Brian doing a killer job too.
The overall Montreal performance is better overall, the tempo here is a bit faster and the instruments are less tighter than Montreal but what makes the difference is Freddie's voice which is on another level here. Freddie does whatever he wants here with his voice. This makes me pick the Hammersmith one.
Probably on the release of BoRap (Bohemian Rhapsody)... Freddie himself said in an interview that they were in a lift (elevator) in a hotel when they found out their song had gone to number one and they all started jumping up and down and the lift stopped... And he said here's the number one group in England about to suffocate in this damn lift! 😆 I think he was referring to Bohemian Rhapsody although I think seven seas of rye also went to number one in England... idk
First time seeing this, and im now wondering if i maybe like this a little more as montreal. Im sure i heard brian saying that queen made it in countries like japan etc before they performed asked to perform at some public gathering in a area in london.
To hear how the song sounded like in the later years you can also react to "Somebody To Love live in Rio 1985". Make sure that you are listening to the version from the first night, (1/12/1985). The second night's version isn't as good and Freddie's voice was not in a good shape.
Not quickly, it took their appearance on Top of the Pops doing either Killer Queen or Keep Yourself alive, can’t remember. If you watch a documentary watch Days of our Lives
LOL, so many people say singing & playing the piano or drums is hard - which I don't agree with because they are so well rehearsed it comes naturally - but wearing a tie while playing drums? I know I didn't grow up wearing one but, wow. How can you do that? HA!
I think Freddie is trying harder here compared to Montreal. Montreal was great on timing, they had so much more time together. Bryan once said Freddie would go off doing something different on the performance and they followed with no problem
As they said themselves - Queen was never in fashion. And I agree, but I think it’s because of the quality off the gig in Montreal was better. .... the waist band Freddie wears.., maybe because he was a Zoroastrian ? ... the must always wear a holy band around their waist. Who knows? Freddies ways ....
I have thought the same thing about the sash Freddie often wore around his waist, that it was a remnant of Zoroastrian garb, representative of the sash boys were given when they came of age. Something like that. You can see something similar, but more elaborate, in illustrations of the founder of the religion.
Watch a documentary there's good ones. Britain dogged them all the time. They were popular in Japan and other countries. They knew after Bohemian Rapsody. Ya have to watch a documentary though.
They’d been quite famous and successful here for a while actually! They were together 22 years before Freddie passed away in 1991 and made music the entire time. “Killer Queen” was their first big hit in 1974, though they were big in Japan already by then (for whatever reason, they were absolutely embraced there very quickly before they were in England or elsewhere). Then obviously Bohemian Rhapsody came out in 1975 and hit number 1, so that’s when I think they really knew. By this point I’m 1979, this song as well as “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” we’re also out. There wasn’t a time they weren’t polished and professional, though! They rehearsed like mad and Freddie in particular was a perfectionist, haha.
I love this version I am rewatching it this morning Tuesday March 1st 2022 thanks love this great way to start my day 👑✝️❤️🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🤯🌞🕊️🔥👍✌️✌️✌️✌️👏👏👏
No they always did every show different so it didn't get to be a routine an to fresh an give their all to there fans god how miss them 👑👑👑👑💖🌹🌹🌹🌹
They toured with Mott the Hoople in '74 and some say 'blew Hoople off the stage'. When they went to Japan in '75 they were greeted by fans as the Beatles had been in the states! Had to hide from them at the hotel, LOL. GREAT! THANKS! The live at the bowl version is sweet also. #queenreaction ! Subscribe!
Thanks Deborah. Always find pleasure in reading your comments. 👑
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Haha, I think it was Roger in an interview once that called Freddie a human metronome. Good one. ❤️Freddie❤️
Yes I read that here too. But you can actually catch the beat... amazing LIVE performance early in their career.
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I was born in 1973 in Serbia (eastern country, communist regime). Eastern countries started to have access to music from the west during the 70's, mainly through radios, and in the 80's MTV started broadcasting in our country. Young people hungry for good music knew by heart every song, every band from Mtv. These are mostly groups and singers who later performed on Live Aid. Queen, Madonna, Phil Collins, U2, David Bowie etc. When they broadcasted Live aid in 85, 95% of the people on this planet who had TVs watched the concert. I was only 12 at the time so I wasn’t that interested yet but my husband is 12 years older than me and says that for those 2 days that Live Aid lasted they didn’t sleep at all- everybody was watcing. They were our heroes, our idols! I think Metallica also didn’t know how much they loved them in countries that longed for Western freedom until they stopped in Moscow on their tour and were greeted by 1.6 million fans. I get chills every time I see, for example “Enter Sandman” from that concert.
Amazing childhood story. I will do LIVE AID... I promise. When I read your comment I got excited. Sounds like it was a great performance. Once in a lifetime.
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Great reaction. Freddie's songs live were never the same, he always gave something new in each performance. Thls is what made him so great!!!! You never knew what you were going to see.
Every performance is different. Period.
Thank you.
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Wow a version I haven't seen. I think you are right about the difference between montreal and here. For me it seemed more raw and Montreal is more polished. Both very powerful in their own right.
Many have not seen this version. Glad I did it.
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I agree but I prefer this version because here Freddie's vocals are out of this world.
Absolutely! Slightly prefer Montreal but this version is very raw and equally amazing.
I enjoy your reactions, they are always so fresh and honest. Freddie was someone who always had a vision, for himself, the band,for every song, every album, every tour. Always striving for the best. That meant always working on his voice, fashion, arrangement, stage etc. No performance was the same, nothing choreographed, always spontanious and add-lipped. That's what kept us fans on our toes, there was always something we've never heard or seen before. And it was always breathtaking. I would like to recommend some songs like Don't Stop Me Now, Play The Game, It's A Hard Life, Teo Torriatte, I'm Going Slightly Mad, Innuendo, The Show Must Go On, Radio Gaga, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, just to name a few. You won't find a bad song ever.
You're right! I have not come across a bad song yet!!! Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoy my reactions too. 🙂👑💜
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I like studio version too, gospel feeling and many beautiful harmonies, different
I heard it, yes the production and sound is crisp. But the this version.... currently gets me.
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Thanks.I also like this version.
But Live in Milton Keynes 1982 is
my favourite version of "somebody to love".
I've heard interviews where they said that when they got on the BBC show Top of the Pops with Killer Queen, that's when they knew they had made it. Killer Queen was their first major worldwide breakout hit, scoring huge in the US. 1975.
Ok, if they official said then. Killer Queen it is. Thank you Janetjrfan.
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Sept. 1976 Queen played to 180,000 people at Hyde park. That was probably their "We've made it!" moment.
The live version At Milton Keynes Bowl in 1982 is different, too. It’s actually my favorite.
Appreciate your comment Jude.
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When you hear them talk about the beginning and the early years, they always seem to believe that they never had any doubt that they would make it big. They knew they had something really special and they knew how to capitalize on it.
I read on somewhere on comments in my past videos. They were almost bankrupt and were going to stop. I think Death on Two legs was related to their money issues with manager. (Copyrighted HAP3SPEAKZ) ©️
HAP3SPEAKZ yes, that’s correct!👍🏻
I’d say that the Montreal version was more more polished - perfection to me. This is more raw. Like it though, shows the development of the live performance Killer Queen (1974) was a hit but Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) really sent them into the stratosphere though. They were well established at this point.
I just commented almost the same thing lol. I promise I didnt read yours first. We must be "great minds"
@@stormy081464 haha👍🏻
Love it!! STRATOSPHERE 🚀
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I love this performance. You should check out the one Live At The Bowl aswell. As for your question, I'm pretty sure they realised they were big after Bohemian Rhapsody was released and went to number 1. So around 1975.
Awesome thanks, so BohRhap was the one that took them into stardom.
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The "let's do this " is not part of the original lyrics, I think because that opening segment was always so different in the live versions, he said that to let the rest of the band know he was don ed ad-libbing.
Ah so they can catch the timing of it. Makes sense.
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This is a great concert! Other great performances from this show are Now I'm Here (highly recommended) and We Are The Champions.
I guess the Hammersmith had great performances.
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Hi! Great REACTion! Thanks. This is one of those songs where I really like the OFFICIAL studio VERSION. (there's an expanded version of it too). Of course, their live performances are fantastic due to audience interaction. Brian called Freddie a human metronome.
Thanks Donnalea! Live performances are full of surprises as always.
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Basic Roadmap to the success of Queen:
Firt album called Queen (1973) - not much impact
Queen II (1974) - First Top 10 single (Seven Seas of Rhye) and album in the UK
Sheer Heart Attack (1974) - including the first worlwide hit Killer Queen
A Night at the opera (1975) - the turning point for Queen bc this album included Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen became a worldwide phenomenon especially in the UK and Japan.
A Day at the Races (1976) - solid follow up to ANATO including Somebody to Love.
News of the World (1977) - including We Will Rock You and We are the Champions. The US Tour to this album climaxed at the Madison Square Garden.
Jazz (1978) - A solid album with one of Queen biggest hits Dont stop me now.
The Game (1980) - With that record Queen became the biggest band in the world. The album included two number 1 hits in the US with Another One Bites The Dust and Crazy little thing called love. Queen also toured the first time (of any western bands) in South America in football stadiums in front if the biggest crowds of all time at that time. Queen established themselves as maybe the best live band ever around that time.
Thank you. I pinned this comment on the other video. Appreciate you!
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Queen had it very very hard in their early years and they grouped in 1970 but chose John Deacon in February 1971 as the final member of their band as the bass player. The hardest part for them was finding a record label so they signed with Trident who was the production company and they got screwed over financially so bad. EMI were the recording company but trident was a third party and that's why Queen lost so much money off of their first three albums. The members of Queen hardly had any money despite sheer heart attack and all of the success from Killer Queen but the executives were buying a brand new Rolls-Royce. Roger noticed it and they got John Reed to manage them and they had to pay Trident a hundred thousand pounds to break the contract but it was worth it. There fourth album had to be a success or else they would have had to break up because they were so far in debt. The debt was all due to Trident not paying them crap.
John Reed was managing Elton John and he only managed the band for 2 years and then Queen managed themselves. Yup John Deacon was the business brains of the band and he did all of the business and financial matters to do with the band and they saved a lot of money that way from 1977 on. John Reid told the band in 1975 to go off and make the best album they can make and to let him deal with the business. They did night at the Opera and it was a huge success!! The band did make a lot of money off of that but they also had a lot of debt. At least they had some money to buy a house and a car with. They had it very very hard until 1975 and for the first 6 years they were " hungry for a hamburger" as Freddie Mercury once said.
By 1980 the band was on top of the world and making more money than they could have ever imagined!
Thank you so much for your break down and insight. As is true with life, there are vultures out there sucking on the talented. Early Queen with their approach were innocent and perhaps a little naive to trust Trident! Luckily they learnt the lesson early enough to create the master pieces they did.
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Freddie wrote Death on a Two Legs about this situation. I’d love Hap to look at the lyric version of that one!
I'm really glad you reacted to this performance. I think this is one of Queen's best shows, I really love it. Freddie's voice and style (I prefer his style more before the mustache), the band's superb performance and the atmosphere seems perfect. This show is from their 1979 tour, the Crazy tour, where Freddie gave his best vocal performances.
This is more raw than the Montreal '81 version (which I prefer). I think they hit the big time once Bohemian Rhapsody was accepted thanks to Kenny Everett.
Yes this is like a rougher performance.
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Thanks again, Hap - I would say that Montreal was more "polished" - b/c they'd been doing it for a couple of years... and also your comment about the venue - this performance is a bit more "raw" -- and the audience more familiar with the material..
thanks for making a reference to my comment. Helps me gets an idea of the context for your comment.
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This one is good, I do prefer Montreal. Milton Keynes 1982 is also good, different, definitely worth a view. Also the studio for a somewhat different vibe.
Yes starting to get the impression that every Queen fan has their preference. 👑
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In one of Freddie's interviews he said they found out that Bohemian Rhapsody had hit #1 in the UK when they were in Japan. They got in a lift and it stuck and they were trapped. To quote Freddie: "Here we were, the #1 band in England and we were going to suffocate in a f--king lift!" This band always acted confident they would make it...fake it till you make it.
Don't think they faked it. They were the real deal... talented and finding their way. Take them as they are. The powers that be and bad management is what took them long. This is my opinion and conclusion based on the comments I have read thus far Betsey. 💜
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Brian May said recently in an interview that Freddie Mercury was like a human metronome and his timing was absolutely perfect.... And he also said, "and then of course it was Freddie's voice which was a gift from God"....
And now for the best intro ever check out the "live at milton keynes" version
Got it archived thanks Alessandro. Thank you.
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Milton Keynes 'live on fire at the bowl ' is an incredible and powerful concert. One of the best :-)
I agree 100%. As a decades long Queen fan, Milton Keynes is as close to what it was like to be at a Queen concert. Both times I saw them, he improvised on this song the most. Please react to Somebody To Love Milton Keynes.
His belt he would wear that into the 80s too
That's a cool looking belt.
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They put out an album simply called "QUEEN" and it was a disaster! BUT...with QUEEN II, well that was a really different story. It was HUGELY successful! Their most popular album to this day is "A Night at the Opera" with, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody on it! (Also one of my very favorites, "Death on two Legs"!)
In their timeline, they were building upward with each album. The first album, very little traction. Queen two, (my first foray into Queen) making a little more headway, Sheer Heart Attack, Killer Queen was a huge hit. Then Bohemian Rhapsody came out and they finally had worldwide domination they'd craved.
Thank you for your insight QueenFan 1974. Good break down. 👍🏽👏
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I always felt like they took off when John Reid took over management and rescued them from their previous manager. John Reid was pretty good at that manager thing. Of course he only had two acts to deal with.
Their first time at the Rainbow in March 1974 was when they knew they were heading for something big. However, it was when they first toured in Japan in April 1975 and they received the full 'rock god' reception that they knew that the world might be their oyster. Japan changed their on-stage persona and their view of themselves. Queen never duplicated performances and never gave live performances like the studio version. They loved to change things up. It kept them from being bored and from being predictable.
Amazing!!! But not sure why Japan would change their on stage persona?
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@@HAP3SPEAKZ According to Brian (I always try to use one of the band members or those very close to them as a reference and not just repeated gossip) they began to perform with more flair during and after Japan, particularly John, Brian, and Roger. Larger motions, more moving around, dancing, doing spins, etc. Playing to the crowd. They just gained more confidence is my guess. Possibly even Freddie because of the crowd reaction and interaction. That's when he fell in love with all things Japanese. If you watch Queen in Japan try for the 1979 concert and not the 1982 one. He tried, but Freddie's voice was fried by the time of the 1982 video due to too many back to back concerts. PS Did you see the note I left in your Discussion? PPS I'm really enjoying your reactions. Thanks for them.
Freddie had a metronome in his head! The band had released 3 albums and had done successful tours, but still had no money. Norman Sheffield from Trident refused John an advance so he could get married, and Roger was told to stop hitting the drums so hard because they couldn’t afford to buy new drumsticks. Yet Sheffield was swanning around in a new Rolls Royce and building a swimming pool. They knew something was very wrong and Freddie was so angry he wrote Death On Two Legs. It is the ultimate diss track aimed squarely at Sheffield and Freddie pulled no punches, it is dripping with vitriol! I thoroughly recommend doing the lyric video, just to get the full force of his hatred. It is the first track on their Night at the Opera album and it will make your hair curl.
On the archived list! Thanks for your break down background info regarding the song.
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Yes it was a neck tie.😄
Their first milestone was the Rainbow in 1974
Thanks Denys. Have to make sure the tie is on the neck.🙂
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As I recall, Queen hit with their 4th album Night At The Opera's song Bohemian Rhapsody. Now I was blown away by Queen's 2nd album and have been a hard core fan since. They were such a powerful touring band before Bohemian Rhapsody, but that song got so much radio/tv play that Queen became a household name. Growing up in California, I had to actually study Bohemian Rhapsody in music class. All 4 members grew up with their own bands, from the age of 12 on. They didn't form Queen until they pretty much all had degrees from University, so they were older, and had many, many years individually playing. Roger Taylor won some big competition, and so there were a few performances, before they recorded anything, where the band was introduced as Roger Taylor and Queen. Brian May has said several times about Freddie that Freddie had a metradome inside his body, and Roger has said in interviews that Freddie just was rythm. Freddie said in interviews that if people wanted to hear an exact rendition of their album they should stay home. Queen played every song in a new and unexpected way. That may be why my generation can't stand these silly backing tracks, ear phones, etc. That's not a concert, that's something else, in my opinion.
Amazing!!! I never knew that treated Roger separately outside of Queen till later. Good to see how they came together and kept it as "QUEEN". You bad to study Bohemian Rhapsody in music class? What did you study exactly?
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@@HAP3SPEAKZ Thanks for asking! What did I study about Bo Rhap in music class? Well, it was so long ago, I don't really remember everything. We were learning songs from many different genres, but Bo Rhap stopped me in my tracks. Never had I heard such a thing! We were studying the classics, opera, rock, and more. We studied music composition and chord progressions, and more. But it was Bo Rhap that captured my attention and made me feel every emotion I'd ever had, from laughter to tears. I didn't even know at first it was Queen, I had no idea the teacher even knew who Queen were. People today just don't understand how revolutionary Queen's music was to us! This was way back in the 70s, and to the day I die, I'll never forget the first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody! Interestingly enough, I've only had that reaction to music twice, once with Bo Rhap, and the second time with Eminem.
Interesting to hear you had with Eminem. They are worlds apart though. Haha. Hmmm I agree their was ahead of their time. Still feel that now. But what was it about Eminem?
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@@HAP3SPEAKZ It's the only other time I will never forget where I was or what I was doing when I first heard Eminem. It was clever, challenging, and for me so different and new. I heard brilliance. I was shocked and stopped in my tracks. Ahead of his time? I didn't really know, I just knew that what I heard was greatness.
I'm curious about the song... lol
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i love 70s Freddie .
Okay. ROGER'S VOICE IS AMAZING
Yeeeeeeeaaah 🤘
Let's do it!! 🙂👑
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I like the Milton Keynes bowl performance of this as well
Somebody else said the same. I'm getting intrigued. 🤔
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Montreal was it for me. This is my fav song. It was Freddies also
Certainly Montreal had its own vibe.
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He loved Aretha Franklin and always wanted to perform with her. So this is his gospel song. He didn't wear heels much. Always ballet shoes early or later his boxing boots.
Amazing role model he had.
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Killer Queen, on their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, was the song that got them famous, but then Bohemian Rhapsody took off.
It’s not part of the song- the “Lets do it”. You should watch the studio version. Much different. I respectfully disagree with whoever said this version was better than Montreal. I think Montreal was much more powerful and polished so to speak.
I like the Montreal version too. But that's typical with Queen we'll always have preferences. 👑
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I think around 1974-1975, they were starting to get very well known with songs like Killer Queen and Fat Bottomed Girls. But they also had to keep making hits to stay well known and grow even more. I think the superstardom didn’t come along until maybe 1976 or 1977. Many times a song would top the British charts, but not top the US charts or other countries. They toured a lot, which helped as well. And as we know, they sounded great live!! This song IS very different from Montreal. They didn’t have a cookie cutter version of their live songs. They were just so in sync that ad libs and speed could change without messing up the beat.
First time seeing this. Wonderful. Thanks. (Seems they do use stage space as in other live performances.) Yep, practice helps with perfection...and Queen is.
Practice makes perfect. 👑
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Try out the live version from the Milton Keys concert in 1982. Talk about an epic song. Love this version too.
Somebody To Love was also performed at the Bowl too? Wow.
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by the time they did this show.....they were already big! 1979 they had quite a few hits already.
I never heard an interview where the band members made it sound like they could sit back and think they have made it. Freddie said he was only as good as his last performance/record so you could fall anytime. That being said they were the biggest band for awhile in 1980 when Another One Bites the Dust and Crazy Little Thing Called Love both went #1 in the US and they had their first #1 US album The Game. Being #1 in the US was their goal in the 70s. Haven't seen this version. Roger's voice is better in Montreal but Freddie is great here. Brian doing a killer job too.
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The overall Montreal performance is better overall, the tempo here is a bit faster and the instruments are less tighter than Montreal but what makes the difference is Freddie's voice which is on another level here. Freddie does whatever he wants here with his voice. This makes me pick the Hammersmith one.
Probably on the release of BoRap (Bohemian Rhapsody)... Freddie himself said in an interview that they were in a lift (elevator) in a hotel when they found out their song had gone to number one and they all started jumping up and down and the lift stopped... And he said here's the number one group in England about to suffocate in this damn lift! 😆
I think he was referring to Bohemian Rhapsody although I think seven seas of rye also went to number one in England... idk
Early on their career Brian and Freddie wore clogs.
Clogs? Fashion of the times I guess.
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First time seeing this, and im now wondering if i maybe like this a little more as montreal. Im sure i heard brian saying that queen made it in countries like japan etc before they performed asked to perform at some public gathering in a area in london.
Yes they did some stuff in Japan.
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To hear how the song sounded like in the later years you can also react to "Somebody To Love live in Rio 1985". Make sure that you are listening to the version from the first night, (1/12/1985). The second night's version isn't as good and Freddie's voice was not in a good shape.
Ok Riccardo. Your suggestion has been archived. I'll probably do this at a much later date. Thank you.
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@@HAP3SPEAKZ still waiting for it haha th-cam.com/video/Bl1ySIPKZdY/w-d-xo.html
Not quickly, it took their appearance on Top of the Pops doing either Killer Queen or Keep Yourself alive, can’t remember. If you watch a documentary watch Days of our Lives
Freddie’s favorite song
Hap how about a reaction to “Man on The Prowl from the album The Works, similar to Crazy Little Thing Called Love...50’s rock.
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I'm guessing that Live Aide performance sent them over the top. Just guessing.
@@lynnhoffmann247 right. I was hooked on them about 78.
LIVE AID MUST HAVE BEEN A MIDDLE FINGER TO ALL THE NAYSAYERS TOO. That's my guess. Can't wait for it 🔥
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IT'S THE WORLD 🌎
Now that's epic.
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No, it was Seven Seas of Rhye on Top of the Pops cause David Bowie dropped out at the last minute
Let’s do it, only live
LOL, so many people say singing & playing the piano or drums is hard - which I don't agree with because they are so well rehearsed it comes naturally - but wearing a tie while playing drums? I know I didn't grow up wearing one but, wow. How can you do that? HA!
He was the one and only! That is why. Dearly missed musician and great entertainer.
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Sometimes Freddies voice will be different to rest it
You can hear it all. This is a good version for it.
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Killer Queen opened the door to Bohemian Rapssody and it was all up for them from there.
Thanks for sharing that Don. Killer Queen is on the list. :)
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I think Freddie is trying harder here compared to Montreal. Montreal was great on timing, they had so much more time together. Bryan once said Freddie would go off doing something different on the performance and they followed with no problem
I think you might be right Sally. I didn't want to comment on his singing to much.
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Try somebody to love Milton Keynes.
As they said themselves - Queen was never in fashion. And I agree, but I think it’s because of the quality off the gig in Montreal was better. .... the waist band Freddie wears.., maybe because he was a Zoroastrian ? ... the must always wear a holy band around their waist. Who knows? Freddies ways ....
I have thought the same thing about the sash Freddie often wore around his waist, that it was a remnant of Zoroastrian garb, representative of the sash boys were given when they came of age. Something like that. You can see something similar, but more elaborate, in illustrations of the founder of the religion.
They were the trend setters.
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Take a look ta Fairy Feller Master Stroke-live at the rainbow 1974
Thanks, I got it archived.
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Watch a documentary there's good ones. Britain dogged them all the time. They were popular in Japan and other countries. They knew after Bohemian Rapsody. Ya have to watch a documentary though.
I will wait a little before watching the documentary.
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ONLY FREDDIE
The ONE and only. 💜
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He’s had alittle more vodka.....his pitch is a bit off here. Love Freddie dearly, check out the studio version
React by Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session) Something different...Come from the Devil
I got that archived Herbet. Thank you.
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Good but Montreal was better to me.
They’d been quite famous and successful here for a while actually! They were together 22 years before Freddie passed away in 1991 and made music the entire time. “Killer Queen” was their first big hit in 1974, though they were big in Japan already by then (for whatever reason, they were absolutely embraced there very quickly before they were in England or elsewhere). Then obviously Bohemian Rhapsody came out in 1975 and hit number 1, so that’s when I think they really knew. By this point I’m 1979, this song as well as “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” we’re also out. There wasn’t a time they weren’t polished and professional, though! They rehearsed like mad and Freddie in particular was a perfectionist, haha.
Thanks Lauren. Many folks here have said the same. Being such a perfectionist is what led them to great success and also taking risks.
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They were like a family. 22 years is a long time to be together especially for a music group. Thank you for your comment and shedding light on their past.
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