No doubt about Roger Taylor's talents, he has the range, pitch and ability to be a lead vocalist but when you have arguably the greatest rock front man in music as the lead singer in your band, it's tough. Roger is like the vocal secret weapon of Queen!! All of them can sing and Brian May can shred with the best of them!! After seeing this performance and others ,it's very hard to deny Freddie Mercury's talents as a front man!! He commands the stage and just steamroller the crowd with his talents!! The entire band as a matter of fact is just a force of nature!!
I see Queen, I click. Freddie Mercury is THEE best frontman of ALL TIME. GOAT. There will never be anyone that can touch his legendary status...period.
Queen was 4 geniuses, none are replaceable. 4 songwriters with #1 hits. All with college degrees and each had their own flavor. Freddie even did an opera album, several performances are online. And he wrote it too.
Freddie was a one-of-a-kind performer... yes, the face on the drum was a portrait of the drummer Roger Taylor, drawn by Freddie... and yes, Brian May was voted the best rock guitarist by Guitar Magazine... and is STILL playing today, 50+ years later... check out his solo catalogue of songs, absolutely stellar... blessings. P.S. Just remembered another question you asked... did Freddie play the guitar?? Yes, the only song he ever played the guitar in public was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"... but he did compose many songs on the guitar...
"Somebody To Love" from Cable Guy was a Jefferson Airplane song from the 60s. The guitarist is Brian May. You can call him Sir Brian now because he was just knighted. Queen wouldn't be Queen without any of the members. Every single member contributed not only their musical skills, but they wrote songs too. Brian May wrote "Fat Bottom Girls" and "We Will Rock You". John Deacon wrote "You're My Best Friend" and "Spread Your Wings". Roger Taylor wrote "Radio Ga Ga" and "Calling All Girls". Freddie was the most prolific writer, but it was the chemistry between the members of the band that made Queen.
Freddie always said Queen were four equal members. They all bounced off each other. They would each write songs and take them to the other members and fight it out as they changed the words around. There are videos of the making and recording songs. Roger laughs and says something like "he's took my song, changed it and now I don't know what it's about". The camera person asked who changed it and Roger, with his cheeky grins says "that naughty Freddie" and then he laughs. They had their own sound and knew what makes a great song, even if they had to bicker with each other at times, they were professionals and they did their job, make Queen sound amazing. Each of them wrote number 1 hit records. They all play multiple instruments and they worked bloody hard to create their sound. Nothing but perfection would do. Freddie wrote Somebody To Love as an homage to Ms Aretha Franklin because he was such an admirer of hers and the gospel sound. It has been my favourite song of all time since its release 40+ years ago. Freddie also said it is a much better song than Bohemian Rhapsody but not everyone agrees with Fred and myself.
Brian May was absolutely crucial to the band's success because it was his innovations of multi-layered guitar harmonies and heaviness with one of the most unique guitar tones in Rock that helped give Queen their most signature sound. Brian is insanely influential to the world of guitar. Had it been some other more casual and less experimental guitarist, Queen wouldn't have gotten past their first few albums because those albums were heavily guitar focused and helped to pioneer loads of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal to come.
We also have to give John Deacon some props for enhancing Brian's unique sound by creating the Deacy Amp, which partnered with Brian's homemade Red Special Guitar, allowed for some truly unique "orchestral" type sounds . Just think, TWO of the most important pieces of Queen's equipment were homemade and utterly unique to them alone -- both "cheap" and yet ultimately "priceless" !
Thank you...great reaction...the laugh out loud moment was when you said, “I’m secure in my masculinity, but that’s a good looking dude”..join the club...it’s what all the Queenies think....yes, the face on the drum belongs to Roger Taylor, the drummer....an “in joke” because he was hidden behind the drum kit🤩
Outstanding performance!! I love this song. Queen's lead guitar player is Sir Dr. Brian May, CBE, PhD. He holds a doctorate in Astrophysics and built his guitar (he still uses it almost exclusively) with his dad when he was a teen, with junk they had laying around the house. The members of this band are all college graduates. The face on the bass drum is Roger Taylor, the drummer. His kit is so big that most of the time you cannot see him. Freddie felt that the drum needed to have Roger's face on it so the audience could see who was hiding back there. To answer your question, NO, there would be no Queen without Brian May because Brian had a band called Smile that he formed with his friend Tim Staffell. When they needed a drummer, Brian advertised and Roger ended up as the drummer of Smile. That band landed a recording contract and cut a single but due to poor management, it went nowhere. Later, Staffell left the band and moved on in another direction. Freddie was a friend of Staffell and had a little business with Roger. Freddie really liked the band and when Staffell quit, Freddie asked to be the singer and to join the band. At that time, Freddie had not honed his vocals yet but he landed a position in the band on his piano skills. Roger and Brian weren't all that concerned about the vocals because they both are very good singers and were lead singers in their solo careers. So, all they needed now was a bass player (Staffell played bass and was the lead singer of Smile). They tried several bass players before finding John Deacon who seemed to be the perfect fit for the band. They cut a demo tape and when Freddie heard his vocals and hated them so he kept recording until he was happy with the way he sounded. They then changed the name of the band to Queen, which was Freddie's idea. He thought it was edgy and regal so finally Brian and Roger agreed. It was Freddie who joined Brian's band in all actuality. You are thinking of a different song. Jefferson Airplane did a song called Somebody To Love also. Grace Slick was their female vocalist. She has one of the most haunting voices I have ever heard. Thank you for your reactions.
Queen was the first rock band to have all their band members inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 2003. All members penned hits. Had the pleasure of seeing them in 84, sheer class.
Thanks gents. That is probably my favourite Queen live performance. And the bar is set pretty high by their others. I’m surprised you didn’t mention Roger Taylor on the drums. His “second” vocals performance behind Freddie, while playing the drums was fantastic. Did you hear how great his voice was too? Finally, Could Queen be Queen without Brian? Maybe if Freddie was still around and they could find another guitarist who could re-create his sound well enough. After all Queen is still Queen without Freddie, when fronted by the astonishingly good Adam Lambert. Not the same Queen but I’d pay to hear those songs played and sung by the remaining guys and Adam. One day they’ll all be gone, so let’s enjoy them while we can.
Brian is not just one of the greatest guitarists - he also built his guitar with his father when he was in his teens - but he is also a great composer not just a songwriter so I think it’s hard to think of Queen without him. And he has written a lot of the songs too.
The sound of Brians guitar is so unique. He built it with his father, shredding the mahagoni fireplace at their home. The mahagoni is what creates the special sound of the "special red".
Queen were so good because they had three great singers (Roger/Brian and Freddie) and all four members wrote songs. John Deacon, the bass player wrote Another one bites the dust and You're my best friend
Thanks, guys - this is iconic live Queen - not just Freddie (which goes without saying how amazing he is.. but yep, still sayin' it) - but check out Brian May on guitar and vocals and Roger on drums - and CRAZY high vocals.. and of course John Deacon slappin' the bass, mon... this entire 1981 concert in Montreal was astonishingly good... hope you listen & react to more...
Guys!!! You REALLY REALLY REALLY ned to react to the Live Aid Queen performance in its entirety! One of the most spectacular shows you will ever see or hear!
When you react to their Live Aid set, look for the video that is 22min30+seconds long. This starts with them being introduced by a comedy duo and ends with Freddie saying "good night" and everything in-between. There are slightly shorter versions, but at least one of them has been sliced to pieces.
You should check out George Michael doing this song with Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. The audience response at the end of the song will leave you in tears.
Queen live Aid performance (20 minutes set) voted the MOST ICONIC festiwal moment in the music history Freddie is the greatest frontman of all time Sir Dr Brian May has been named the greatest rock guitarist of all time, voted by the readers of Total Guitar magazine I
Thanks for acknowledging the whole band. Freddie would be the first to say that they were 4 equals. Roger Taylor's backing vocals are epic on this song. Also see Under Pressure and Spread Your Wings and Dragon Attack from this concert. Under Pressure also has Roger's outstanding backing vocals. Freddie's high notes are perfect as well. Brian May made his own guitar with his father when he was a teenager so that's why it has a distinctive sound. Also John Deacon made an amp to give it even more distinctive sounds. Roger Taylor also sings lead in this concert to his own song I'm In Love With My Car. It's a fan favourite. Enjoy!
The guitar you love so much is played by Dr. Brian May. He's an astrophysicist. For real. He happened to be part of the biggest band of all time in his spare time. A f*cking legend. 👏🏼 Freddie and the whole band are legends. ❤
Freddie had a voice like no other human being. There was even a scientific research study that proved it. These 4 geniuses All were great songwriters and that’s what made them such an amazing band you should do more queen their live performances were out of this world try Hyde Park, 1976 and listen to Freddie bear his soul with you take my breath away. Thanks. By the way, the face on the drum was drawn by Freddie. It’s a picture of Roger Taylor the drummer who people said they could never see because he was behind so many drums. He also has an incredible voice. The brilliant guitarist is Brian May the brilliant bass player is John Deacon.
Ohh calm down ffs, Freddie had a vocal range of 4 octaves, that's nothing special, plenty singers out there with greater ranges. What made Freddies voice so special, was his tone, his natural vibrato and his ability to sing from falsetto to normal and vice versa in a second, Freddie knew how to control his singing voice
Often cited as one of the greatest live performances of all time, Queen at the Live Aid Concert is absolutely worth your time. You will see the amazing skill of Freddie Mercury as a showman and never doubt him as the best again.
AWESOME REACTION, GUYS💕 These are live Queen performances that show why Freddie is the BEST Front Man EVER… 👉🏻 Queen’s 20-minute LIVE AID SET, 1985 👉🏻”I WANT TO BREAK FREE” at JAPAN, 1985 (Freddie DRESSED IN DRAG!) 👉🏻”UNDER PRESSURE” at WEMBLEY STADIUM, 1986 👉🏻”NOW I’M HERE” at WEMBLEY STADIUM, 1986 👉🏻 Opening segments of Queen’s MILTON KEYNES “Fire At The Bowl”, 1982: “THE HERO” plus “WE WILL ROCK YOU” FAST VERSION 👉🏻”FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS” at MILTON KEYNES, 1982 (Freddie POLE DANCING!) 👉🏻”PLAY THE GAME” at MILTON KEYNES 👉🏻”SOMEBODY TO LOVE” at MILTON KEYNES, 1982 (THIS is the version in Queen’s compilation of: BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES… Totally DIFFERENT from Montreal!) 👉🏻”DRAGON ATTACK” REPRISE VERSION at MONTREAL, 1981 👉🏻”WHITE QUEEN” at ODEON HAMMERSMITH, 1975
Queen était effectivement quatre éléments inséparables des voix qui se compietaient merveilleusement. Des musiciens artistes de leur instrument. Des légendes !!! ❤😢
Each member of queen were masters at their craft they all could sing and were great at singing but they all wrote music too. And huge hits. You will be hard pressed to find a band with this much talent. It is really staggering the amount of talent in this band. Welcome to the queen universe where queen rules. R.R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
Man I cried so much when Freddie passed. He knew his days are numbered and he refused to leave the studio until he collapsed. He wanted to leave behind as much as possible from his singing. I recommend "Mother Love" he sounds defeated and saddened and the last part of the song is sung by Brian May because Freddie was too sick to come back to finish the recording.
Freddy died in...what...1991 I think? I was just starting Junior High, and had recently seen Wayne's World, which had "Bohemian Rhapsody" in it. Junior High was my first experience with sporting events and "We will Rock You" and "We are the Champions" featured every game. Occasionally, Another one Bites the Dust would play too. So since he died that year they played Queen a LOT, and I became a HUGE fan.
I was fortunate to see Queen in concert during this tour at the Baltimore Civic Center in August of 1980. Freddie owned the crowd from the moment he stepped on stage. I was 17 at the time and that concert still stays with me today. Definitely one of "those shows" to remember.
Probably the tightest band in rock. Each member contributed to their catalog of songs. Freddie and Brian May were the melodies, and Deaky and Roger were the driving force pushing the songs along.
This is the cool thing about UA-cam. I grew up listening to Queen and all the other Rock/Metals bands from the 70s. To hear all your questions, which are second nature to me, makes me realize that we all are so different. Great job and keep it up!
Makes me sad when watching reactors watching Queen of course Freddie is the greatest frontman Roger said he had the best seat for 20 years watching the best frontman ❤ but there are 3 other fantastic musicians on that stage playing fantastic music John with his solid bass playing keeping the tempo with Roger’s brilliant drumming also his great backing vocals & Brians brilliant lead guitar playing ❤ all four equal band members all four multi instrumentalists all four inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame ❤ Freddie has a diploma in Graphic Art and Design, Roger has a degree in Biology after changing from Dentistry, Brian has a PHD in astrophysics & has just recently been knighted so is now Sir Dr Brian May 😮 John has a first class honours degree in electronics what an AMAZING band love them all ❤❤ great reaction guys ❤
It's sad that I wasn't born earlier, I would have loved to see Queen live ❤ Amazing performances and that voice Freddie had! I sadly do remember when Freddie died and that was the time I got interested of their music.
From that iconic Queen show in my hometown of Montreal, Canada 🤘😎🤘 And the members of Queen were Freddie Mercury obviously on vocals, Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drums and John Deacon on bass.
This was live in Montreal, the whole concert was amazing. Also Wembley in 1986 was very good. There would be no Queen without all 4 members, they all contributed to make that unique sound
Omg!😄 The other "Somebody Love" is by Grace Slick with the 60's group Jefferson Airplane. You guys should check it out too--it's awesome!🎼💕 By the way, that drawing on the drums is a tribute to their idol John Lennon, who had tragically been assassinated a few months earlier💔💔💔💔 Great reactions, as usual!!!
I saw them on one of their first stops on this tour in Portland, OR in 1980. A show I have never forgotten all these decades later. Still makes me tear up. Freddie was amazing. If you have ever wondered if singers sounded the same live back then...yes they did.
All four sang, and each of them wrote at least one No.1 single. Freddie tried a solo album which only sold 100,000 copies - a fraction of what any Queen album sold. As he once said, "I'm not the leader of the band, I'm just the lead singer."
Don't You Want Somebody To Love was done by Jefferson Starship. The singer was Grace Slick. To the best of my knowledge Jailhouse Rock was the only cover Queen did. They say that Superman wears a Freddie Mercury shirt. Thank you thank thank you for giving the other band members the credit that they deserve! That doesn't always happen.
So happy you did this.. made my morning! I Love Queen! You guys are one of my favorite reaction channels. You guys are so real and honest!! I literally only watch three and you guys are one of them. Wishing you both a blessed 2023.
Some of my best memories is while listening to this band. It hits a bit hard especially since the uncle who showed me queen is in the hospital right now. I remember being e sitting next to my uncle on his bed at my grandparents hiuse listening to the single bohemian rhapsody and the b side was we are the champions. Alot of my good memories revolve around good music.chilling with mom at home listening to Janis or in her 68 bsracuda fastback jamming to van halen panama, watching my dad and his friends jammin during weekends on songs like eagles,Joe walsh, Molly hatchet, alot of southern rock. Dad was pretty decent on the drums and these were all work buddies.just some friends shoot in the shit playing some beloved songs while chilling with the families on a weekend. Music and good memories go hand in hand with my life it seems.
Magnificent Freddie Mercury, vocalist supreme, pianist extraordinaire - plus the other three Queen legendary musicians, Roger Taylor, his percussions and his vocals also, yes and Brian May's guitar plus John Deacon (Deaky)'s bass, undergirding it all --- It takes all four of then to be fabulous Queen. Thanks guys...it was fun watching with you.
He really is a good looking guy, there was just something about him that you had to love him, men and woman alike, charisma, magnetism, charm, passion, you name it, he had it, A life gone too soon…❤
For me I think Queen and Freddie is the greatest, Freddie can sing any genre of music which why Queen can't be known as one genre. they have a bit of everything in their catalog. I also think Queen are another level when you hear or see them Live. I love Another one bites the dust Live at Wembley or Dragon Attack Live at Montreal
Queen wouldn't be Queen without any of them. Remeber that the high voice in this song is Roger Taylor, who's a great drummer. John Deacon knows exactly what to do each moment of a song, he's bass playing is solid, groovy, and immediatelly recognisable. Brian May has his own recognisable sound (he built his guitar with his father using wood from an old fireplace, and in studio used an amp built by John Deacon who has a degree in electronics, out of the remains of a radio he found in the rubish) and on top of that is a great guitar player in his own merit. There's absolutely no replaceable parts in Queen, all of them were important pieces in the final result.
Freddie is the GOAT. It wasn't just Brian May that helped with making Queen, the drummer Roger Taylor and bass Player John Deacon were equally important. In ths performance Roger Taylor was instrumental as his higher backing vocals complimented Freddie as they both worked so well with each other. To me they are they greatest band ever due to their versatility and when they played live, nobody was on their level as you didn't just go to see 4 people perform like you did with The Beatles whereas with Queen you got a whole show with lights etc. as Freddie was very hands on with what he wanted for their live performances. Queen simply were the best there was and ever will be.
Queen are just solid throughout, all so talented. SPREAD YOUR WINGS is an amazing song. Great reaction as always guys 😂 KEEP ON ROCKING DUDES 🤟🤟🤟🏴🏴🏴
Grace Slick, the writer singer of (Don't you want)Somebody to Love trained her voice to imitate the sound of an electric guitar. Her vibrato is insane. Or was. She's still with us but put performance behind her many years ago.
Roger Taylor's drumming and background vocals are epic.
He could quite easily have been a frontman, killer voice.
Oh yeah!
It annoys me when some reactors don’t acknowledge Roger’s outstanding vocals on this performance. He’s amazing!
Came here to say exactly that. Roger Taylor’s awesome!
No doubt about Roger Taylor's talents, he has the range, pitch and ability to be a lead vocalist but when you have arguably the greatest rock front man in music as the lead singer in your band, it's tough. Roger is like the vocal secret weapon of Queen!! All of them can sing and Brian May can shred with the best of them!! After seeing this performance and others ,it's very hard to deny Freddie Mercury's talents as a front man!! He commands the stage and just steamroller the crowd with his talents!! The entire band as a matter of fact is just a force of nature!!
I see Queen, I click. Freddie Mercury is THEE best frontman of ALL TIME. GOAT. There will never be anyone that can touch his legendary status...period.
Queen was 4 geniuses, none are replaceable. 4 songwriters with #1 hits. All with college degrees and each had their own flavor. Freddie even did an opera album, several performances are online. And he wrote it too.
Altho they picked a good one with Adam Lambert
Freddie was a one-of-a-kind performer... yes, the face on the drum was a portrait of the drummer Roger Taylor, drawn by Freddie... and yes, Brian May was voted the best rock guitarist by Guitar Magazine... and is STILL playing today, 50+ years later... check out his solo catalogue of songs, absolutely stellar... blessings.
P.S. Just remembered another question you asked... did Freddie play the guitar?? Yes, the only song he ever played the guitar in public was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"... but he did compose many songs on the guitar...
This band was one of the most complete one in this world. I always forget how good singers they ALL ARE.
"Somebody To Love" from Cable Guy was a Jefferson Airplane song from the 60s. The guitarist is Brian May. You can call him Sir Brian now because he was just knighted.
Queen wouldn't be Queen without any of the members. Every single member contributed not only their musical skills, but they wrote songs too. Brian May wrote "Fat Bottom Girls" and "We Will Rock You". John Deacon wrote "You're My Best Friend" and "Spread Your Wings". Roger Taylor wrote "Radio Ga Ga" and "Calling All Girls". Freddie was the most prolific writer, but it was the chemistry between the members of the band that made Queen.
Don’t forget to add Dr as well since he has a PhD in astrophysics
first complete group inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2003 😇
And Roger’s insanely high vocals
The Jefferson Airplane song is (Don't You Want) Somebody to Love.
Freddie always said Queen were four equal members. They all bounced off each other.
They would each write songs and take them to the other members and fight it out as they changed the words around.
There are videos of the making and recording songs. Roger laughs and says something like "he's took my song, changed it and now I don't know what it's about". The camera person asked who changed it and Roger, with his cheeky grins says "that naughty Freddie" and then he laughs.
They had their own sound and knew what makes a great song, even if they had to bicker with each other at times, they were professionals and they did their job, make Queen sound amazing.
Each of them wrote number 1 hit records. They all play multiple instruments and they worked bloody hard to create their sound. Nothing but perfection would do.
Freddie wrote Somebody To Love as an homage to Ms Aretha Franklin because he was such an admirer of hers and the gospel sound. It has been my favourite song of all time since its release 40+ years ago.
Freddie also said it is a much better song than Bohemian Rhapsody but not everyone agrees with Fred and myself.
Gotta give props to Roger Taylor's singing and drums
You need to watch "Love Of My Life" live at Wembley from 1986. Freddie holds 90,000 people in the palm of his hand.
Everyone of them wrote No. 1 Hits for the Band, so all of them are legends.
Brian May was absolutely crucial to the band's success because it was his innovations of multi-layered guitar harmonies and heaviness with one of the most unique guitar tones in Rock that helped give Queen their most signature sound. Brian is insanely influential to the world of guitar. Had it been some other more casual and less experimental guitarist, Queen wouldn't have gotten past their first few albums because those albums were heavily guitar focused and helped to pioneer loads of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal to come.
We also have to give John Deacon some props for enhancing Brian's unique sound by creating the Deacy Amp, which partnered with Brian's homemade Red Special Guitar, allowed for some truly unique "orchestral" type sounds . Just think, TWO of the most important pieces of Queen's equipment were homemade and utterly unique to them alone -- both "cheap" and yet ultimately "priceless" !
Roger Taylor's voice is also amazing!!
I’m In Love With My Car is wonderful
Yep! In any other group he’d be the lead singer. 😊
As if Freddie wasn't enough with everything he was capable of, Brian May, the guitarist, is also an ASTROPHYSICIST!!! 🤯
Freddie was charisma personified.
Thank you...great reaction...the laugh out loud moment was when you said, “I’m secure in my masculinity, but that’s a good looking dude”..join the club...it’s what all the Queenies think....yes, the face on the drum belongs to Roger Taylor, the drummer....an “in joke” because he was hidden behind the drum kit🤩
Love Roger Taylor's backing vocals on this - added a little extra gravel to Freddie's smoothness.
Queen my favourite band ever ❤ Now that gents is what you call music 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Queen ARE the greatest. Freddie is my idol, my hero - always.
Outstanding performance!! I love this song. Queen's lead guitar player is Sir Dr. Brian May, CBE, PhD. He holds a doctorate in Astrophysics and built his guitar (he still uses it almost exclusively) with his dad when he was a teen, with junk they had laying around the house. The members of this band are all college graduates. The face on the bass drum is Roger Taylor, the drummer. His kit is so big that most of the time you cannot see him. Freddie felt that the drum needed to have Roger's face on it so the audience could see who was hiding back there. To answer your question, NO, there would be no Queen without Brian May because Brian had a band called Smile that he formed with his friend Tim Staffell. When they needed a drummer, Brian advertised and Roger ended up as the drummer of Smile. That band landed a recording contract and cut a single but due to poor management, it went nowhere. Later, Staffell left the band and moved on in another direction. Freddie was a friend of Staffell and had a little business with Roger. Freddie really liked the band and when Staffell quit, Freddie asked to be the singer and to join the band. At that time, Freddie had not honed his vocals yet but he landed a position in the band on his piano skills. Roger and Brian weren't all that concerned about the vocals because they both are very good singers and were lead singers in their solo careers. So, all they needed now was a bass player (Staffell played bass and was the lead singer of Smile). They tried several bass players before finding John Deacon who seemed to be the perfect fit for the band. They cut a demo tape and when Freddie heard his vocals and hated them so he kept recording until he was happy with the way he sounded. They then changed the name of the band to Queen, which was Freddie's idea. He thought it was edgy and regal so finally Brian and Roger agreed. It was Freddie who joined Brian's band in all actuality. You are thinking of a different song. Jefferson Airplane did a song called Somebody To Love also. Grace Slick was their female vocalist. She has one of the most haunting voices I have ever heard. Thank you for your reactions.
Freddie was pure perfection!!!!!
The guitarist is Sir Brian May. He was very recently knighted by the King of England
Saw them in 1980 and it was about as memorable as it gets.
Freddie is undeniably the greatest frontman in the history of rock.
Queen was the first rock band to have all their band members inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 2003. All members penned hits.
Had the pleasure of seeing them in 84, sheer class.
Thanks gents. That is probably my favourite Queen live performance. And the bar is set pretty high by their others. I’m surprised you didn’t mention Roger Taylor on the drums. His “second” vocals performance behind Freddie, while playing the drums was fantastic. Did you hear how great his voice was too?
Finally, Could Queen be Queen without Brian? Maybe if Freddie was still around and they could find another guitarist who could re-create his sound well enough. After all Queen is still Queen without Freddie, when fronted by the astonishingly good Adam Lambert. Not the same Queen but I’d pay to hear those songs played and sung by the remaining guys and Adam. One day they’ll all be gone, so let’s enjoy them while we can.
Queen is no longer. Just rename the band 👍
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Brian is not just one of the greatest guitarists - he also built his guitar with his father when he was in his teens - but he is also a great composer not just a songwriter so I think it’s hard to think of Queen without him. And he has written a lot of the songs too.
The sound of Brians guitar is so unique. He built it with his father, shredding the mahagoni fireplace at their home. The mahagoni is what creates the special sound of the "special red".
Queen were so good because they had three great singers (Roger/Brian and Freddie) and all four members wrote songs. John Deacon, the bass player wrote Another one bites the dust and You're my best friend
All four of them wrote number one hits.
And the ICONIC bass rift that opens the song, was written BY JOHN DEACON, not by that thieving ass VanWinkle.
Thanks, guys - this is iconic live Queen - not just Freddie (which goes without saying how amazing he is.. but yep, still sayin' it) - but check out Brian May on guitar and vocals and Roger on drums - and CRAZY high vocals.. and of course John Deacon slappin' the bass, mon... this entire 1981 concert in Montreal was astonishingly good... hope you listen & react to more...
Guys!!! You REALLY REALLY REALLY ned to react to the Live Aid Queen performance in its entirety! One of the most spectacular shows you will ever see or hear!
YESSSSS
When you react to their Live Aid set, look for the video that is 22min30+seconds long. This starts with them being introduced by a comedy duo and ends with Freddie saying "good night" and everything in-between. There are slightly shorter versions, but at least one of them has been sliced to pieces.
Don't You Want Somebody To Love is by Jefferson Airplane. The same band that did White Rabbit that you covered a couple months back.
Freddie IS THE best frontman. Ever. And, best vocalist.
Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ RIP to a legend ❤️
Freddie just was EVERYTHING ❤
You should check out George Michael doing this song with Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. The audience response at the end of the song will leave you in tears.
Oh my gosh! This was incredible and Roger asked him to perform this song 🎶 specifically… he nailed it.
I love that you can tell Freddie knows that he killed it 😊❤
Queen at Live Aid is a must.
Queen live Aid performance (20 minutes set) voted the MOST ICONIC festiwal moment in the music history
Freddie is the greatest frontman of all time
Sir Dr Brian May has been named the greatest rock guitarist of all time, voted by the readers of Total Guitar magazine
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Yes, Queen was at the top of their game! Another great song to hear is “Dragon Attack”. The concert performance is amazing and the baseline is funky 😊
One of the greatest live performances ever.
Hey,...I remember this concert like it was yesterday. Well worth the price. What a sound for 1981. live.
Thanks for acknowledging the whole band. Freddie would be the first to say that they were 4 equals. Roger Taylor's backing vocals are epic on this song. Also see Under Pressure and Spread Your Wings and Dragon Attack from this concert. Under Pressure also has Roger's outstanding backing vocals. Freddie's high notes are perfect as well. Brian May made his own guitar with his father when he was a teenager so that's why it has a distinctive sound. Also John Deacon made an amp to give it even more distinctive sounds. Roger Taylor also sings lead in this concert to his own song I'm In Love With My Car. It's a fan favourite. Enjoy!
The guitar you love so much is played by Dr. Brian May. He's an astrophysicist. For real. He happened to be part of the biggest band of all time in his spare time. A f*cking legend. 👏🏼 Freddie and the whole band are legends. ❤
Freddie was on another level. That was above all other levels. An absolute showman.
Everybody in this band was/is on another level. This is "Godmode"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd definitely be up for more queen reactions
Freddie had a voice like no other human being. There was even a scientific research study that proved it. These 4 geniuses All were great songwriters and that’s what made them such an amazing band you should do more queen their live performances were out of this world try Hyde Park, 1976 and listen to Freddie bear his soul with you take my breath away. Thanks. By the way, the face on the drum was drawn by Freddie. It’s a picture of Roger Taylor the drummer who people said they could never see because he was behind so many drums. He also has an incredible voice. The brilliant guitarist is Brian May the brilliant bass player is John Deacon.
Ohh calm down ffs, Freddie had a vocal range of 4 octaves, that's nothing special, plenty singers out there with greater ranges. What made Freddies voice so special, was his tone, his natural vibrato and his ability to sing from falsetto to normal and vice versa in a second, Freddie knew how to control his singing voice
Often cited as one of the greatest live performances of all time, Queen at the Live Aid Concert is absolutely worth your time. You will see the amazing skill of Freddie Mercury as a showman and never doubt him as the best again.
It's not one of the greatest but THE greatest live performance of all time.
AWESOME REACTION, GUYS💕
These are live Queen performances that show why Freddie is the BEST Front Man EVER…
👉🏻 Queen’s 20-minute LIVE AID SET, 1985
👉🏻”I WANT TO BREAK FREE” at JAPAN, 1985
(Freddie DRESSED IN DRAG!)
👉🏻”UNDER PRESSURE” at WEMBLEY STADIUM, 1986
👉🏻”NOW I’M HERE” at WEMBLEY STADIUM, 1986
👉🏻 Opening segments of Queen’s
MILTON KEYNES “Fire At The Bowl”, 1982:
“THE HERO” plus
“WE WILL ROCK YOU” FAST VERSION
👉🏻”FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS” at MILTON KEYNES, 1982
(Freddie POLE DANCING!)
👉🏻”PLAY THE GAME” at MILTON KEYNES
👉🏻”SOMEBODY TO LOVE” at MILTON KEYNES, 1982
(THIS is the version in Queen’s compilation of:
BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES…
Totally DIFFERENT from Montreal!)
👉🏻”DRAGON ATTACK” REPRISE VERSION at MONTREAL, 1981
👉🏻”WHITE QUEEN” at ODEON HAMMERSMITH, 1975
Great list and there are more ✌🏼🥰
Queen's set from the Live Aid concert 1985 is 🔥🔥🔥. Please react to that incredible performance! 💖😎
Queen était effectivement quatre éléments inséparables des voix qui se compietaient merveilleusement. Des musiciens artistes de leur instrument. Des légendes !!! ❤😢
Each member of queen were masters at their craft they all could sing and were great at singing but they all wrote music too. And huge hits. You will be hard pressed to find a band with this much talent. It is really staggering the amount of talent in this band. Welcome to the queen universe where queen rules.
R.R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
BohemianRhapsody is the most streamed song in 20 the Century !! Freddie wrote it ✌🏼
I don't think streaming was even a thing before the year 2000, do you? 🙄, seen as how this is the 21st century
Man I cried so much when Freddie passed.
He knew his days are numbered and he refused to leave the studio until he collapsed. He wanted to leave behind as much as possible from his singing.
I recommend "Mother Love" he sounds defeated and saddened and the last part of the song is sung by Brian May because Freddie was too sick to come back to finish the recording.
Freddy died in...what...1991 I think? I was just starting Junior High, and had recently seen Wayne's World, which had "Bohemian Rhapsody" in it. Junior High was my first experience with sporting events and "We will Rock You" and "We are the Champions" featured every game. Occasionally, Another one Bites the Dust would play too. So since he died that year they played Queen a LOT, and I became a HUGE fan.
I remember my parents picking me up at the end of my school day (I was 8, soon to be 9) and my Dad looked super sad that day. Sad times.
I was fortunate to see Queen in concert during this tour at the Baltimore Civic Center in August of 1980. Freddie owned the crowd from the moment he stepped on stage. I was 17 at the time and that concert still stays with me today. Definitely one of "those shows" to remember.
Queen's live performances are by no comparison...they are one of the best
I’m so very grateful to have seen them in concert ! They were great !
Saw them twice!
Probably the tightest band in rock. Each member contributed to their catalog of songs. Freddie and Brian May were the melodies, and Deaky and Roger were the driving force pushing the songs along.
This is the cool thing about UA-cam. I grew up listening to Queen and all the other Rock/Metals bands from the 70s. To hear all your questions, which are second nature to me, makes me realize that we all are so different. Great job and keep it up!
The vocals on Killer Queen have always been my favorites. I just love how he sings that song 😊
Makes me sad when watching reactors watching Queen of course Freddie is the greatest frontman Roger said he had the best seat for 20 years watching the best frontman ❤ but there are 3 other fantastic musicians on that stage playing fantastic music John with his solid bass playing keeping the tempo with Roger’s brilliant drumming also his great backing vocals & Brians brilliant lead guitar playing ❤ all four equal band members all four multi instrumentalists all four inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame ❤ Freddie has a diploma in Graphic Art and Design, Roger has a degree in Biology after changing from Dentistry, Brian has a PHD in astrophysics & has just recently been knighted so is now Sir Dr Brian May 😮 John has a first class honours degree in electronics what an AMAZING band love them all ❤❤ great reaction guys ❤
It's sad that I wasn't born earlier, I would have loved to see Queen live ❤ Amazing performances and that voice Freddie had! I sadly do remember when Freddie died and that was the time I got interested of their music.
I saw them once. 1986, it was my first concert ever at the age of 13. I'll treasure that forever!
Freddy was the best vocalist of all and i miss him very much, Rip Freddy !
I love you bros ! Greatings and love from germany 🥰♥️♥️🥰♥️♥️🥰♥️♥️
Classic from Queen. George Michael did an incredible cover as well
Great reaction to an awesome performance.
My dad was actually at this concert in Montreal 81. He said it was an unforgettable experience!
♡Greatest live performance in history ♡
Queen has a solid discography! Dragon Attack comes to mind.
One of their best performances behind live aid ‘85
Love of My Life is a must watch. Freddie and Brian on stage
Freddie Mercury top three vocalist /frontman all time!!! 💯
From that iconic Queen show in my hometown of Montreal, Canada 🤘😎🤘
And the members of Queen were Freddie Mercury obviously on vocals, Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drums and John Deacon on bass.
This was live in Montreal, the whole concert was amazing. Also Wembley in 1986 was very good.
There would be no Queen without all 4 members, they all contributed to make that unique sound
There'd be no Queen without all 4 members? No shit sherlock 🙄
Omg!😄
The other "Somebody Love" is by Grace Slick with the 60's group Jefferson Airplane. You guys should check it out too--it's awesome!🎼💕
By the way, that drawing on the drums is a tribute to their idol John Lennon, who had tragically been assassinated a few months earlier💔💔💔💔
Great reactions, as usual!!!
um...that's an artistic rendering of Roger's own face on the drums.
yup. Please do.
My favorite Queen song! Great reaction guys! Freddie was just showing off here and I’m here for it!!
You know you’re a great singer when you’re drummer could sing for most bands.
I saw them on one of their first stops on this tour in Portland, OR in 1980. A show I have never forgotten all these decades later. Still makes me tear up. Freddie was amazing. If you have ever wondered if singers sounded the same live back then...yes they did.
*The* Best reaction to one of the greatest Queen songs, ever! Thank you so much🥰
I’ve seen a comment on another reaction. Freddie wears a Superman t-shirt and Superman wears a Freddie t-shirt. ❤❤❤❤
One of my favorite comments. Somewhere in the universe 🦸♂️ is wearing a queen t-shirt.
All four sang, and each of them wrote at least one No.1 single. Freddie tried a solo album which only sold 100,000 copies - a fraction of what any Queen album sold. As he once said, "I'm not the leader of the band, I'm just the lead singer."
Don't You Want Somebody To Love was done by Jefferson Starship. The singer was Grace Slick. To the best of my knowledge Jailhouse Rock was the only cover Queen did. They say that Superman wears a Freddie Mercury shirt. Thank you thank thank you for giving the other band members the credit that they deserve! That doesn't always happen.
The great pretender is also a cover they did..
@@naturebehindglass6512 I'm pretty sure that was Freddie solo.
So happy you did this.. made my morning! I Love Queen! You guys are one of my favorite reaction channels. You guys are so real and honest!! I literally only watch three and you guys are one of them. Wishing you both a blessed 2023.
One of my favorite live performances ever. I loved your reaction and appreciation.
Freddie was/is THE greatest!!!!! Nobody else could/can compare as a showman. Watch the video of Queens performance at live aid.
Freddie is definitely on the Mount Rushmore of mustaches. Up there with Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, and the guy on the Pringles can
One word TIMELESS!!!!! You're great. Thank you.
The BEST band of all time.
Loved this reaction! I feel like they were 4 consumate talents! I would love to see more of Queen so I have subbed for more!
Some of my best memories is while listening to this band. It hits a bit hard especially since the uncle who showed me queen is in the hospital right now. I remember being e sitting next to my uncle on his bed at my grandparents hiuse listening to the single bohemian rhapsody and the b side was we are the champions. Alot of my good memories revolve around good music.chilling with mom at home listening to Janis or in her 68 bsracuda fastback jamming to van halen panama, watching my dad and his friends jammin during weekends on songs like eagles,Joe walsh, Molly hatchet, alot of southern rock. Dad was pretty decent on the drums and these were all work buddies.just some friends shoot in the shit playing some beloved songs while chilling with the families on a weekend. Music and good memories go hand in hand with my life it seems.
Magnificent Freddie Mercury, vocalist supreme, pianist extraordinaire - plus the other three Queen legendary musicians, Roger Taylor, his percussions and his vocals also, yes and Brian May's guitar plus John Deacon (Deaky)'s bass, undergirding it all --- It takes all four of then to be fabulous Queen. Thanks guys...it was fun watching with you.
He really is a good looking guy, there was just something about him that you had to love him, men and woman alike, charisma, magnetism, charm, passion, you name it, he had it, A life gone too soon…❤
For me I think Queen and Freddie is the greatest, Freddie can sing any genre of music which why Queen can't be known as one genre. they have a bit of everything in their catalog.
I also think Queen are another level when you hear or see them Live.
I love Another one bites the dust Live at Wembley or Dragon Attack Live at Montreal
Queen wouldn't be Queen without any of them. Remeber that the high voice in this song is Roger Taylor, who's a great drummer. John Deacon knows exactly what to do each moment of a song, he's bass playing is solid, groovy, and immediatelly recognisable. Brian May has his own recognisable sound (he built his guitar with his father using wood from an old fireplace, and in studio used an amp built by John Deacon who has a degree in electronics, out of the remains of a radio he found in the rubish) and on top of that is a great guitar player in his own merit.
There's absolutely no replaceable parts in Queen, all of them were important pieces in the final result.
I love your reactions to the music I grew up with. This and Free Bird are my favorite reactions you guys have done. Thank you!
Freddie is the GOAT. It wasn't just Brian May that helped with making Queen, the drummer Roger Taylor and bass Player John Deacon were equally important. In ths performance Roger Taylor was instrumental as his higher backing vocals complimented Freddie as they both worked so well with each other. To me they are they greatest band ever due to their versatility and when they played live, nobody was on their level as you didn't just go to see 4 people perform like you did with The Beatles whereas with Queen you got a whole show with lights etc. as Freddie was very hands on with what he wanted for their live performances. Queen simply were the best there was and ever will be.
Queen are just solid throughout, all so talented. SPREAD YOUR WINGS is an amazing song.
Great reaction as always guys 😂
KEEP ON ROCKING DUDES 🤟🤟🤟🏴🏴🏴
Grace Slick, the writer singer of (Don't you want)Somebody to Love trained her voice to imitate the sound of an electric guitar. Her vibrato is insane. Or was. She's still with us but put performance behind her many years ago.
Mornin fellas! Love queen! I used to sit and listen to my mom's queen records when I was a kid! Great memories!🤓
Brian May is one of the greatest guitarist ever. 🤘😎🤘
The other song “Somebody to Love” is by Jefferson Airplane (who also did “White Rabbit”).
Anyone out there who likes the band Queen but hasn't seen the movie needs to see the movie about the band Queen. It's an awesome movie.
Hollywood reminds me a little bit of Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down. Any Queen performance was awesome. Freddie is immortal.