and honestly think it may be one of the less impressive tracks on the album. Death on Two Legs, The Prophet Song, I'm in Love with My Car... This is just simply an amazing album et al.
@@CorbCorbin Brian said in at least one interview that his guitar is his musical voice. Put his solos such as this one on repeat and it becomes clear that (a) it's true and (b) those "vocals" exceed those of most of the greatest singers. cf. Mel Torme - maybe they are equals.
In late '75, I was only 12 years old when getting into the car with my mom I heard the last 30 seconds or so of this song. Freddie's voice captivated me and I asked everyone in school the next day about the "Anyway the wind blows" song...no one knew it. Yet. I spent the next day glued to the radio waiting for it to play again...I didn't even know how it started but when it did..."Is this the real life?" I KNEW this was the song. For the next six minutes my mind was blown. Within a week I owned every Queen record out at that time including the just released A Night At The Opera. That band changed my life. I cried when Freddie died...the only other person I've ever cried over like that was my mother when she passed away.
You can almost say, Don McLean's "The Day the music died" when Freddie passed. Cheers! I was there with you back then and went through the same experience!
I think I can remember a disc jockey playing it twice in a row and saying he didn't care if he got fired for it. It was like nothing else on the radio.
i would call you dramatic but crying over freddy’s death is fair. that guy was SO far ahead of his time and SO extremely talented. were lucky he ended up making rock music
@@poindextertunes The impact of his voice the first time I heard it at 12 years old was astonishing and completely changed the way I listen to music thereafter...a watershed moment, actually. "Not too cool" to be a Queen fan back in the 70s...as everyone was into Nugent, Aerosmith, Floyd, Zeppelin. Everyone gets it now.
Yeah. That! When this happened, I was a young teenaged lad just in the early stage of learning to play guitar. I was a big fan of the earlier Queen. (I must confess, they kind of lost me on everything after A Night at the Opera, but never mind that; I still admire and respect Brian May to this day). I was also a big Led Zeppelin fan. It really took a while, as time passed, and I learned and I could really listen in deeper and grasp what I was hearing, that I started to hear and get all the little detail things that were going on, in Led Zeppelin, and in the Queen albums. I gradually learned and understood all the finely crafted artistry that was going into these things, that escaped me early on. Even now! Like, in the early part of the song, the "chimey guitar" arpeggiated thing... I thought "wait a minute! I never heard THAT in there!". That's the kind of stuff that I think separates "yeah, these guys are pretty good" from GREAT ARTISTS. Putting so much imagination, work, and care into things even if most people never even notice them.
Bohemian Rhapsody is pretty much exactly as old as I am. When I was a baby, my mom would make a palette of blankets on the floor, and we had this 8-track player that was basically two speakers that could be detached from one another and spread out for stereo purposes. She’d leave me on the floor with that and a handful of tapes (supervised of course, but she’d be doing other things). I could operate that machine before I could speak, and I listened to three tapes the most - A Night at the Opera, the Beatles’ Love Songs (with the brown label), and American Pie. We had the balcony collections of the Beatles as well, and something by ELO, I Believe. But I listened to A Night at the Opera the most. I loved it. It made me. I don’t know why I felt like sharing that. Seems like something some of you might appreciate.
Easily one of the best songs ever written. There's no denying this fact. That said, Rick? It's a pure pleasure watching your videos because you love music and it shows. I have always enjoyed watching people that truly love music. That passion and love for it, it just makes me smile because I have the very same love for music. Music is such a wonderful thing in this life. The universal language that speaks to every single person on this planet. It's a magical thing, that's for damn sure!
Look at Rick's face; like a fucking seven year old kid at Christmas. Priceless. I was very fortunate to get my hands on the studio multitracks for Killer Queen a few years ago. Listening to the separate parts is just incredible, from Brian's guitar parts to Freddy's multitracked harmonies.
What a beautiful, amazing, treasure Brian May is. Even after all these years, he’s humble, and such a creative person, and seems to happy to share all these nerdy details. Thank you both. 🙏
When choosing one tune that you can only listen to for the rest of your life, this one is right up there. Stairway as well. So many different melodies in each song 🎸
Rick, You need to meet with Brian again))) So many things to talk and stories to hear...his solo albums with Cozy Powell and Taylor Hawkins, also his heaviest song called Cyborg, he playes great tapping there, also to talk his guitar orchestrations which are unique etc...also would be great to see Roger Taylor, Tommy Iommi, Geezer Butler, Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore!!! Jeff Loomis also would be great))) Cheers and all the best!
The ascending scalar lines of Brian's solo over the on the second chordal walkdown from Eb are reminiscent of his guitar line on "Lily of the Valley" after the "messenger from Seven Seas has flown...". There is the majesty of classical music in so much of Brian's playing and orchestration, you have to know he grew up listening to music with choir, strings, brass and winds!! Also, don't you love how it goes from the guitar solo in Eb to the key of A a tritone away for the start of the opera section!
I love those harmonized lead guitar lines at the end they start so huge and loud and then just as quickly soften and turn silky smooth as they fade out and Freddie starts singing again. Just brilliant.
Brian May only did the solo guitar asking Freddie what he want for the solo and both agree how to do it. The other riffs in the song were Freddie’s riffs. In a recent article Mr Sir Brian May said those riff’s were Freddie’s and that were very difficult to play them, Brian said that at this moment he struggled doing them. Mr Brian May said Freddie show him how to play beautiful melodies in piano for him to play in guitar. In “The Ogre Battle” Freddie composed it in , then Brian play it live. I can’t believe that but In an interview Mr Brian said that. John Deacon sometimes don’t like the guitar solos in his songs, “like in I Want to Break Free, that they use synthesizer instead of Brian playin his guitar”. When they start using synthesizers they sometimes use the piano, guitar , or drums synth sound instead of the original sound, and then use the real instruments live. Roger Taylor did one of his song by himself, doing the guitar part too, because he play drums and guitar. It’s amazing how versatile and talented all of them were. Kudos to Mr Brian May, best guitarist ever, a legend.
I have to say. Bohemian Rhapsody is the rnr anthem of the planet. It's simply contains everything, what a human being can tell about the best allround language of this planet.
There is no time when I listen to this song that I don't get chills and find my hair standing on end. It's a stunning piece of music, and I absolutely love it! Hearing some of the details and nuance they added during tracking is just amazing. It has me appreciate the song that much more. Thank you, Rick!
I remember that when this album came out none of my friends were into it. I was a Queen's man for a few years. I met a kid at summer school. I was at the wrong school somehow. I got talking to this kid who turned me on to a bunch of earlier stuff. Came over my house with his guitar and a friend on bass. I played drums my sister keys. I don't remember much more than we had a blast. First song I learned was Liar. I was maybe 18-19 years old. We had a blast that summer. I remember that and b4 long I had friends turned on to Queen. They slid out of Zappa, Tull, Crimson etcetera. B4 summer ended we had a few gigs to play & we were so excited. We were the badasses of the neighborhood that summer. It was fun and the following year was a continuation of all good things. We were so lit. I hope those guys have as fond memories as I do. I wouldn't trade them for anything what a great time we had junior & senior years. It's so true that saying.... " They just don't make them today like they did when I was a kid....." Yeah Pops they sure don't." There will never be anyone else anything like Queen ever again. TY God I got to see them several times. What a charmed life I had. PaxAmoLux people. Tawodi/Hawk
There are a million cover videos of the solo out there but, my God, at 1:10 you just did one of the most accurate versions I've ever heard. Perfect tone, exquisite playing and simply nailed note by note, inflection by inflection. Honestly impressed.
Thank God rick 'reacts' to Brian May's solo playing. That's a great way to wash away copyright problems. I'm amazed Rick has his Gibson sounding just like Brians custom Red.
In my opinion what sets Brian May apart from other players of the genre is his knowledge and use of harmony. Where most players would be content playing power chords he plays harmony notes often creating ascending or descending lines.
Always takes me back to being 5 in my garage with my brothers building model ships and listening to the AM radio. Wed always sing the "Scaramouche" part. I sincerely hope Brian knows his little song has had such an effect on us.
Love that you had quality time to talk about his elusive, decorative, earthy, gorgeous work. I think The Red One was built from a fireplace mantle with his dad. I love all the stories. Thank you, Rick ❤
The amazing thing about the first guitar solo is its slightly out of phase, out of time feel at the end. This is absolute genius guitar playing by an astrophysicist, out of this world. One of the best solos ever recorded.
There will be *nothing* ever again in human musical evolution that has the impact on the soul the way this song and every intricate part, especially the guitar, has on us all. Purest of pure genius decades ahead of their time.
I think Brian may is underrated because he is not all out rock and speed. For me he is one of the best musicians to ever live. And the best guitar player ever
the greatest piece of music from the 20th century by a mile. the Mount Everest, the Beethoven's fifth, the Eiffel tower and Taj Mahal of music. it stands alone in its perfection. I worked in a record shop when it came out, never tire of it and will have it played at my funeral
The classical (and theatrical) element to Queens music isnt just restricted to Freddie Mercury, its so evident in Brians guitar lines, his choice of notes and how he wants to compliment Mercurys vocal lines...never to be repeated, a truly one off collaboration.
Four extremly talented individuals came together in the studio at a very lucky moment in time to create a unique masterpiece. Great classical music for rock ensemble. Even the mighty Queen themselves could never do that again. (Somebody to love being the closest)
Always saw Innuendo as an effort to do Bohemian Rhapsody again. In terms of composition & complexity. But as commented a lot here: even for the original Queen members it would be impossible to create something that awesome again.
No doubt Rick you’re one of the best guitar players alive. You can play almost anyone else’s licks AND you have your own musical personality. That’s incredibly rare in my experience.
When I started following you, you had 74k subs and I was like "this guy deserves much more." Honestly, I still think you deserve more on both channels.
I love beautiful, melodic guitar. When I was in my 20s (I’m 79 now), I developed a love for the guitar work of both Clapton and Santana. I have since discovered several others, and Brian May is one of my favorites. In listening to Bohemian Rhapsody lately, I have realized that it’s not just the guitar solos that I love, but the beautiful way the guitar enhances the piano at the end of the piece. Since then, I have listened more closely to a lot of Queen songs and noted how all the instruments woven together make that perfect tone. Freddie gets all the attention from many; but, as great as he was, it took all four superb musicians to make the Queen sound. I have lately started going down the Queen rabbit hole, listening to more than the hits I have known for years, and there is so much great material there it almost boggles the mind.
I agree! I spent a lot of time listening to early Queen. So many great songs I didn’t know, & I’m sure there are others I still haven’t discovered. Wish younger people knew of their early music & not just the major hits.
It still amazes me all the stuff jam packed in: Freddy's multifaceted vocal, the many harmony vocals, the shifts in mood and tempo...it's just an amazing song....
I'd love to see you break down the glittering string sound that Mantovani used on pieces like "Charmaine" in the 50s. Some of Brian May's arrangements with three-part guitar harmonies are the only other place I've heard it.
Steve Vai with Classic Rock Magazine: "After I heard 'Queen II,' Brian May became my god, and I studied everything about his playing. "A few years later, when I was playing with Frank Zappa, I walked into the Rainbow bar in Los Angeles and he was standing at the bar. He was so kind and engaging, and he invited me to a Queen rehearsal the next day. "It was so surreal. I looked at his guitar, and I was like, 'Is that the actual Red Special?' And he said, 'Yeah, wanna try it?' "So I picked up that guitar, and played through his rig, and to my chagrin, I did not sound like Brian May at all! "What Queen did can never and will never be replicated because together those four musicians were a unique force of nature."
Rick, I have watched the full interview with you and Brian a number of times…..no problem to watch this a number of times as well….great job, thank you!
🤠 Brian's guitar playing is rocket science... From another planet in another galaxy!! But his curly locks are definitely from this world...🏆💥100% legend✌️
Bro. I am subscribed and have been on both channels for a while. I remember seeing you a long time ago geeking TF out over some guitar solo or another and thought. "That's exactly how I feel when I listen to that! This dude is in my head" You deserve all the success you get Rick.
Unfortunately, we don't hear that level of sophistication and taste in pop music today. So glad I lived through that time. I can even remember the first time I heard this album. On a class trip, 8 or 9 years old, someone on the bus had Night at the Opera on Cassette or 8 track. I was mesmerized by the drama in the music.
Wow Rick -- getting access to this is unbeleiveable -- such an insight into Brians Mastery and "Life of Brian" origins :P. You absolutely nailed the solo (as usual), and the way you ended the vid... no more words needed....Champion 😎🏆
I(t's hard enough to follow one channel and I see you've got two now. Didn't know you had two channels. By the way, Even decades later, I cannot imagine how the producers who sometimes didn't like the music this outrageous group put out consistently. Queen has been the best rock band since the invention of rock music.
Brian May stands alone. Back in the day I heard he used two Echoplex units live. He has that amazing tone like a wah wah's halfway point. This solo is the top of the mountain.
This has always been one of my favourite songs of all time and one of the first guitar solos I taught myself to play (not to mention still one of my personal favourites to play), it's such a beautiful composition and I still say that nobody but Freddie could've written it because it's a goddamn masterpiece through and through...
The layers of this song are amazing. It must have been a beast to record and engineer. It's so well done, though. So thick, so polished...a Rock Epic for sure!
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even after 49yrs the song still rips ya balls off. brilliant job
Yes, I've been balless for 49 years.
Yep. Same here. Theres absolutely nothing down nothing down there.
Dang, that means it's been 45 years since I first got the record.
Turns out, I have had 2 moms for my whole life due to the ball tearing issue you speak of.
and honestly think it may be one of the less impressive tracks on the album. Death on Two Legs, The Prophet Song, I'm in Love with My Car... This is just simply an amazing album et al.
I doubt I've ever looked as happy as Rick does when Brian begins playing the solo in their chat.
Just came to that part....THAT was joy!!!!!!!
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Phrasing 😆
@@CorbCorbin Brian said in at least one interview that his guitar is his musical voice. Put his solos such as this one on repeat and it becomes clear that (a) it's true and (b) those "vocals" exceed those of most of the greatest singers. cf. Mel Torme - maybe they are equals.
How could you not grin from ear to ear when a legend plays this solo just for you in this moment?
In late '75, I was only 12 years old when getting into the car with my mom I heard the last 30 seconds or so of this song. Freddie's voice captivated me and I asked everyone in school the next day about the "Anyway the wind blows" song...no one knew it. Yet. I spent the next day glued to the radio waiting for it to play again...I didn't even know how it started but when it did..."Is this the real life?" I KNEW this was the song. For the next six minutes my mind was blown. Within a week I owned every Queen record out at that time including the just released A Night At The Opera. That band changed my life. I cried when Freddie died...the only other person I've ever cried over like that was my mother when she passed away.
You can almost say, Don McLean's "The Day the music died" when Freddie passed. Cheers! I was there with you back then and went through the same experience!
I was also born in '63. Similar experience, man! :)
I think I can remember a disc jockey playing it twice in a row and saying he didn't care if he got fired for it. It was like nothing else on the radio.
i would call you dramatic but crying over freddy’s death is fair. that guy was SO far ahead of his time and SO extremely talented. were lucky he ended up making rock music
@@poindextertunes The impact of his voice the first time I heard it at 12 years old was astonishing and completely changed the way I listen to music thereafter...a watershed moment, actually. "Not too cool" to be a Queen fan back in the 70s...as everyone was into Nugent, Aerosmith, Floyd, Zeppelin. Everyone gets it now.
Brian May - What an absolutely beautiful person.
Except that he wants to open England's borders to infinite detritus.
@@ghah5701 Ugh… Why do these people think importing the 3rd world is a smart thing to do???
yes extremely thoughtful
@@ghah5701 you’re on the wrong side of history my guy
@@poindextertunes You talk in cliches.
It’s amazing after all this time how much gets revealed in the multitracks that appears buried in the mix.
1974 too. Crazy talent
Yeah. That! When this happened, I was a young teenaged lad just in the early stage of learning to play guitar. I was a big fan of the earlier Queen. (I must confess, they kind of lost me on everything after A Night at the Opera, but never mind that; I still admire and respect Brian May to this day). I was also a big Led Zeppelin fan. It really took a while, as time passed, and I learned and I could really listen in deeper and grasp what I was hearing, that I started to hear and get all the little detail things that were going on, in Led Zeppelin, and in the Queen albums. I gradually learned and understood all the finely crafted artistry that was going into these things, that escaped me early on. Even now! Like, in the early part of the song, the "chimey guitar" arpeggiated thing... I thought "wait a minute! I never heard THAT in there!". That's the kind of stuff that I think separates "yeah, these guys are pretty good" from GREAT ARTISTS. Putting so much imagination, work, and care into things even if most people never even notice them.
It makes modern pop music sound so barren and empty. Usually just a drum track, bass line and a repeating melody.
i have a newer appreciation for the song which i didnt think was possible 😂
I just realized, 3 minutes into the video, that I had the dumbest smile on my face the entire time. Those harmonies are 🔥
Bohemian Rhapsody is pretty much exactly as old as I am. When I was a baby, my mom would make a palette of blankets on the floor, and we had this 8-track player that was basically two speakers that could be detached from one another and spread out for stereo purposes.
She’d leave me on the floor with that and a handful of tapes (supervised of course, but she’d be doing other things).
I could operate that machine before I could speak, and I listened to three tapes the most - A Night at the Opera, the Beatles’ Love Songs (with the brown label), and American Pie. We had the balcony collections of the Beatles as well, and something by ELO, I Believe.
But I listened to A Night at the Opera the most. I loved it. It made me.
I don’t know why I felt like sharing that. Seems like something some of you might appreciate.
Night at the opera and day at the races are awesome
Brian May is pure class, on and off stage
Easily one of the best songs ever written. There's no denying this fact.
That said, Rick? It's a pure pleasure watching your videos because you love music and it shows. I have always enjoyed watching people that truly love music. That passion and love for it, it just makes me smile because I have the very same love for music. Music is such a wonderful thing in this life. The universal language that speaks to every single person on this planet. It's a magical thing, that's for damn sure!
Darn. I just tried denying it and couldn't.
its in my top 3 with Santeria-Sublime and The Unforgiven- Metallica
Look at Rick's face; like a fucking seven year old kid at Christmas. Priceless. I was very fortunate to get my hands on the studio multitracks for Killer Queen a few years ago. Listening to the separate parts is just incredible, from Brian's guitar parts to Freddy's multitracked harmonies.
Rick Beato treats his guests with utter respect and I'm impressed.
What a beautiful, amazing, treasure Brian May is. Even after all these years, he’s humble, and such a creative person, and seems to happy to share all these nerdy details. Thank you both. 🙏
Queen was so tight as a band, songs like this are just classics.
It will be taught in music schools forever
Bravo Rick
Brian May has brought so much to guitar playing with his sound and brilliance as a musician. A legend for sure ❤
Wow, Brian explained the voicing of the solo perfectly. I ALWAYS thought of it as being another verse. Love it.
When choosing one tune that you can only listen to for the rest of your life, this one is right up there. Stairway as well. So many different melodies in each song 🎸
Such an original and spectacular guitar tone.
Rick, You need to meet with Brian again))) So many things to talk and stories to hear...his solo albums with Cozy Powell and Taylor Hawkins, also his heaviest song called Cyborg, he playes great tapping there, also to talk his guitar orchestrations which are unique etc...also would be great to see Roger Taylor, Tommy Iommi, Geezer Butler, Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore!!! Jeff Loomis also would be great))) Cheers and all the best!
Just absolutely pure genius.
Masterpiece of masterpieces. So much thought was put into this song, so many details and musical gems. Unreal.
Thought AND emotion. That’s the real brilliance
The ascending scalar lines of Brian's solo over the on the second chordal walkdown from Eb are reminiscent of his guitar line on "Lily of the Valley" after the "messenger from Seven Seas has flown...". There is the majesty of classical music in so much of Brian's playing and orchestration, you have to know he grew up listening to music with choir, strings, brass and winds!!
Also, don't you love how it goes from the guitar solo in Eb to the key of A a tritone away for the start of the opera section!
I love those harmonized lead guitar lines at the end they start so huge and loud and then just as quickly soften and turn silky smooth as they fade out and Freddie starts singing again. Just brilliant.
Brian May only did the solo guitar asking Freddie what he want for the solo and both agree how to do it. The other riffs in the song were Freddie’s riffs. In a recent article Mr Sir Brian May said those riff’s were Freddie’s and that were very difficult to play them, Brian said that at this moment he struggled doing them. Mr Brian May said Freddie show him how to play beautiful melodies in piano for him to play in guitar. In “The Ogre Battle” Freddie composed it in , then Brian play it live. I can’t believe that but In an interview Mr Brian said that. John Deacon sometimes don’t like the guitar solos in his songs, “like in I Want to Break Free, that they use synthesizer instead of Brian playin his guitar”. When they start using synthesizers they sometimes use the piano, guitar , or drums synth sound instead of the original sound, and then use the real instruments live. Roger Taylor did one of his song by himself, doing the guitar part too, because he play drums and guitar. It’s amazing how versatile and talented all of them were. Kudos to Mr Brian May, best guitarist ever, a legend.
I have to say. Bohemian Rhapsody is the rnr anthem of the planet. It's simply contains everything, what a human being can tell about the best allround language of this planet.
The great interview we will never get, Freddie Mercury and Rick Beato
There is no time when I listen to this song that I don't get chills and find my hair standing on end. It's a stunning piece of music, and I absolutely love it! Hearing some of the details and nuance they added during tracking is just amazing. It has me appreciate the song that much more. Thank you, Rick!
But I'm still watching the Vai/Satriani interview... man is on fire!
I remember that when this album came out none of my friends were into it. I was a Queen's man for a few years. I met a kid at summer school. I was at the wrong school somehow. I got talking to this kid who turned me on to a bunch of earlier stuff. Came over my house with his guitar and a friend on bass. I played drums my sister keys. I don't remember much more than we had a blast. First song I learned was Liar. I was maybe 18-19 years old. We had a blast that summer. I remember that and b4 long I had friends turned on to Queen. They slid out of Zappa, Tull, Crimson etcetera. B4 summer ended we had a few gigs to play & we were so excited. We were the badasses of the neighborhood that summer. It was fun and the following year was a continuation of all good things. We were so lit. I hope those guys have as fond memories as I do. I wouldn't trade them for anything what a great time we had junior & senior years. It's so true that saying.... " They just don't make them today like they did when I was a kid....." Yeah Pops they sure don't." There will never be anyone else anything like Queen ever again. TY God I got to see them several times. What a charmed life I had. PaxAmoLux people. Tawodi/Hawk
There are a million cover videos of the solo out there but, my God, at 1:10 you just did one of the most accurate versions I've ever heard. Perfect tone, exquisite playing and simply nailed note by note, inflection by inflection. Honestly impressed.
Yeah, wild. Had no idea Rick was a guitar God.
Thank God rick 'reacts' to Brian May's solo playing. That's a great way to wash away copyright problems. I'm amazed Rick has his Gibson sounding just like Brians custom Red.
In my opinion what sets Brian May apart from other players of the genre is his knowledge and use of harmony. Where most players would be content playing power chords he plays harmony notes often creating ascending or descending lines.
Always takes me back to being 5 in my garage with my brothers building model ships and listening to the AM radio. Wed always sing the "Scaramouche" part. I sincerely hope Brian knows his little song has had such an effect on us.
Love that you had quality time to talk about his elusive, decorative, earthy, gorgeous work.
I think The Red One was built from a fireplace mantle with his dad.
I love all the stories.
Thank you, Rick ❤
The amazing thing about the first guitar solo is its slightly out of phase, out of time feel at the end. This is absolute genius guitar playing by an astrophysicist, out of this world. One of the best solos ever recorded.
I never gets old.....and never will. Generations of musicians to come will look back at this masterpiece of work and learn from it. Thankyou Queen.
This tune still gives me goose bumps.
It is so cool that we can hear the individual components to such a masterful work of art.
The song you can never get tired of..👏 Rick Bee
I love when you pull out the almost hidden parts that are so hard to hear yet really make the full sound.
There will be *nothing* ever again in human musical evolution that has the impact on the soul the way this song and every intricate part, especially the guitar, has on us all. Purest of pure genius decades ahead of their time.
I think Brian may is underrated because he is not all out rock and speed. For me he is one of the best musicians to ever live. And the best guitar player ever
the greatest piece of music from the 20th century by a mile. the Mount Everest, the Beethoven's fifth, the Eiffel tower and Taj Mahal of music. it stands alone in its perfection. I worked in a record shop when it came out, never tire of it and will have it played at my funeral
Absolutely one of the greatest songs ever written and performed, and what an exemplary human being Brian May is!!
The classical (and theatrical) element to Queens music isnt just restricted to Freddie Mercury, its so evident in Brians guitar lines, his choice of notes and how he wants to compliment Mercurys vocal lines...never to be repeated, a truly one off collaboration.
Quality comment.
Four extremly talented individuals came together in the studio at a very lucky moment in time to create a unique masterpiece. Great classical music for rock ensemble. Even the mighty Queen themselves could never do that again. (Somebody to love being the closest)
Always saw Innuendo as an effort to do Bohemian Rhapsody again. In terms of composition & complexity. But as commented a lot here: even for the original Queen members it would be impossible to create something that awesome again.
No doubt Rick you’re one of the best guitar players alive. You can play almost anyone else’s licks AND you have your own musical personality. That’s incredibly rare in my experience.
that was absolutely amazing bohemian rhapsody does not age thank you rick
the Pick of Destiny might be fantasy but the Deacy amp is the real-life magic artifact of rock.
When I started following you, you had 74k subs and I was like "this guy deserves much more." Honestly, I still think you deserve more on both channels.
No matter how many times I hear Bohemian Rhapsody I just can't help but sing along
I love beautiful, melodic guitar. When I was in my 20s (I’m 79 now), I developed a love for the guitar work of both Clapton and Santana. I have since discovered several others, and Brian May is one of my favorites. In listening to Bohemian Rhapsody lately, I have realized that it’s not just the guitar solos that I love, but the beautiful way the guitar enhances the piano at the end of the piece. Since then, I have listened more closely to a lot of Queen songs and noted how all the instruments woven together make that perfect tone. Freddie gets all the attention from many; but, as great as he was, it took all four superb musicians to make the Queen sound.
I have lately started going down the Queen rabbit hole, listening to more than the hits I have known for years, and there is so much great material there it almost boggles the mind.
I agree! I spent a lot of time listening to early Queen. So many great songs I didn’t know, & I’m sure there are others I still haven’t discovered. Wish younger people knew of their early music & not just the major hits.
It still amazes me all the stuff jam packed in: Freddy's multifaceted vocal, the many harmony vocals, the shifts in mood and tempo...it's just an amazing song....
Rick you have a great "happy face" and Brian May is amazing. What's not to love about Bohemian Rhapsody?
@EmilyRuthMay I am a real fan.
Rick, you're part of rock royalty now. Your guests are amazing.
Queen will forever be my favorite
Goosebumps, every time.
Man,I was there at NEP stadion ,Budapest.1996.Cheers.
I'd love to see you break down the glittering string sound that Mantovani used on pieces like "Charmaine" in the 50s. Some of Brian May's arrangements with three-part guitar harmonies are the only other place I've heard it.
I love hearing about all the intricacies involved in this masterpiece, well done Rick and thank to the lads❤
Steve Vai with Classic Rock Magazine:
"After I heard 'Queen II,' Brian May became my god, and I studied everything about his playing.
"A few years later, when I was playing with Frank Zappa, I walked into the Rainbow bar in Los Angeles and he was standing at the bar. He was so kind and engaging, and he invited me to a Queen rehearsal the next day.
"It was so surreal. I looked at his guitar, and I was like, 'Is that the actual Red Special?' And he said, 'Yeah, wanna try it?'
"So I picked up that guitar, and played through his rig, and to my chagrin, I did not sound like Brian May at all!
"What Queen did can never and will never be replicated because together those four musicians were a unique force of nature."
That sound ! Goosebumps. Tears even. One of a kind.
I am subscribed to both! Love the content, thank you Rick!
Bohemian Rhapsody has just about got everything you need all in one song. Queen knew exactly what they were doing and they did it perfectly.
Amazing piece, still sends shivers down my spine
I'm beginning to think Rick created this second channel just to play along on his guitar! :) (Which is incredible, BTW)
Bohemian Rhapsody is probably the best song ever written, especially Freddie's vocals and Brian's guitar.
For sure the best song ever written
GREAT VIDEO ❣️❣️❣️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 … and still amazing that this masterpiece is being played after all these years ❤❤❤
Rick, I have watched the full interview with you and Brian a number of times…..no problem to watch this a number of times as well….great job, thank you!
this is the song to play for aliens when they come
An hour before you uploaded this video I rewatched the Brian May interview!
🤠 Brian's guitar playing is rocket science... From another planet in another galaxy!! But his curly locks are definitely from this world...🏆💥100% legend✌️
Goose bumps the whole video long! 😍Thank you Rick!
Bro. I am subscribed and have been on both channels for a while. I remember seeing you a long time ago geeking TF out over some guitar solo or another and thought. "That's exactly how I feel when I listen to that! This dude is in my head" You deserve all the success you get Rick.
How can that classic ever be equaled? Sublime.
Class today was very inspiring!
I bought myself a Red Special and the mv50 amp with the built in treble booster. Worth every penny!
Love the What makes this song great with the isolated tracks. The first video I ever saw with Rick Beato was one of those. Bring these back! :D
Unfortunately, we don't hear that level of sophistication and taste in pop music today. So glad I lived through that time. I can even remember the first time I heard this album. On a class trip, 8 or 9 years old, someone on the bus had Night at the Opera on Cassette or 8 track. I was mesmerized by the drama in the music.
I cant think of another song with a gong where it doesn’t sound tacky. On BR its absolutely necessary and it elevates the song. friggin geniuses
I believe this could be considered a perfect song.
Wow Rick -- getting access to this is unbeleiveable -- such an insight into Brians Mastery and "Life of Brian" origins :P. You absolutely nailed the solo (as usual), and the way you ended the vid... no more words needed....Champion 😎🏆
together with "Music was my first Love" THE GREATEST SONG in Pop/Rock music history, period.
I(t's hard enough to follow one channel and I see you've got two now. Didn't know you had two channels. By the way, Even decades later, I cannot imagine how the producers who sometimes didn't like the music this outrageous group put out consistently. Queen has been the best rock band since the invention of rock music.
Brian May stands alone. Back in the day I heard he used two Echoplex units live. He has that amazing tone like a wah wah's halfway point. This solo is the top of the mountain.
The delay parts in Brighton Rock are amazing.
Once described in the music press as a "strangled ostrich" tone
That’s the Deaky amp built by the bassist John….
Another great and informative video, Rick!
This song is really so satisfying to listen too.
Genius! Freddie!
This has always been one of my favourite songs of all time and one of the first guitar solos I taught myself to play (not to mention still one of my personal favourites to play), it's such a beautiful composition and I still say that nobody but Freddie could've written it because it's a goddamn masterpiece through and through...
I thought I knew every note of this... but you showed me things I had never noticed before!!
Brian May not only can he build a great molody solo , he can build the guitar to play it on ,that is how genius Nrian. May is people.
Made my evening. Thank you.
Thank you Rick!
Didn't want that to end!
A song so legend that if I haven't heard it for some time, then hear it again I'll crying tears of joy
Brian is truly one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
He's also the greatest rock guitarist who is also an astronomer...
@@LorenFagen he knows astronomy AND music theory.
I'm so greatful for this channel
Brian May and you are so perfect
Brian seems like such a nice guy
Tottaly nailed that tone
The layers of this song are amazing. It must have been a beast to record and engineer. It's so well done, though. So thick, so polished...a Rock Epic for sure!
To see such a complex song being analyzed by Rick, really is a musician’s wet dream.
You nailed that sound!!!