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  • @GreatestFrontman
    @GreatestFrontman 10 місяців тому +3

    It seems like, only those who truly love and understand music can appreciate Queen’s versatility in their songs. What really separates Queen from other bands is that they are 4 extremely intelligent genius musicians, song writers. They all have different backgrounds, and so diverse in their musical writings. There’s just not enough words to describe the amazing talents among each of them and their unique creativity in their musical styles… They’re truly the greatest musicians!!

  • @kvassrock
    @kvassrock 11 місяців тому +19

    Why do we talk about Queen today? Because they did change and kept going in the 80s. To keep themselves interested they had to change. Without the 80s we would have no Live Aid or Magic Tour. There would be no Another One Bites the Dust or "Ice Ice Baby". Queen were smart. The hits they made in the 80s cemented the group as one of the biggest in history. Live Aid and The Magic tour took them to a new level. They would most likely have broken up if they didnt change. Freddie talked about it several times.

  • @davidpartlow6188
    @davidpartlow6188 11 місяців тому +12

    My mom became a huge queen fan at around 60, blow up a couple speakers playing it do loud lol. She passed at 70 and wanted to have this song played at her funeral, but family said no.. I really wish we would have.

  • @betseyclark2832
    @betseyclark2832 11 місяців тому +8

    This huge hit added a lot to Queen's fan base world wide. The single sold 3 million copies in the US alone hitting #1 in a half dozen countries. It was a live favorite in which Freddie engaged the audience successfully as usual. It doesn't matter what genre you attach to it, they made it work for them. Enjoying your reactions, still.

  • @dwgrly
    @dwgrly 11 місяців тому +9

    Fans liked putting a Queen album and having a mixofsounds, just as we Zeppelin fans liked a mix. Hearing bands stretch themselves, and do it well, was fun. Place an album on the turntable, and let it play! Queen MELODIOUS, QUEEN STADIUM ROCK, QUEEN FUNK... I found it all a joy as tracks unfolded.

    • @deboraclark5791
      @deboraclark5791 11 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely! Zeppelin was a band who always kept you interested because they also were unafraid to change up their sound, they're a great band.

  • @deboraclark5791
    @deboraclark5791 11 місяців тому +4

    I just wanted to add, this song was used to train people in CPR classes for several years, the beat was good for the training.

  • @deboraclark5791
    @deboraclark5791 11 місяців тому +6

    The black stations thought they were a black group, Roger said black folks were showing up at the concert and were shocked they were white English men. Freddie sang this over and over in the studio till his throat bled just trying to get perfect for John's song. I like the song. Great reaction

  • @irenedownie6559
    @irenedownie6559 11 місяців тому +6

    I’ve been a fan since I was 19, which wasn’t yesterday, along with my sister, mum and my GRANNY, and I’ve loved them through all their changes!

  • @susanp.7954
    @susanp.7954 11 місяців тому +11

    Queen never wanted to stay in a rut.... always moving forward.... always changing their image....John's biggest contribution to the band and their biggest seller..

  • @joebabe302
    @joebabe302 11 місяців тому +3

    This is why you need to see your way through to the end of the Queen catalog to witness the return to the old Queen formula(after the Hot Space album) that was applied. I did always like this song and once again Freddie’s vocals are ridiculous!!

  • @scottcabler5843
    @scottcabler5843 11 місяців тому +1

    I remember roller skating to this song when I was a kid. Every time we went to the roller skating rink, I would request it from the DJ. I loved it.

  • @ManChan-w5p
    @ManChan-w5p 11 місяців тому +3

    I grew up in NYC starting in 1978 possibly and recall as a youngster that the black radio station thought this song was from a black group. Back then there no wikipedia. WBLS is huge up north.

  • @yar9333
    @yar9333 11 місяців тому +5

    In real time this was viewed as just Queen doing their thing and changing things up. Everybody loved this album, it fit in with what was going on in the music industry at the time but in a Queen way. I never heard anyone complain about them changing styles. Hot space is the album that I went “WTF” , though I did and do like it it took a little bit of getting used to.

  • @ericerickson4252
    @ericerickson4252 11 місяців тому +2

    I was obsessed with this song as a kid. I had my Mom run all over town to buy me the 45 single.

  • @muc_michi
    @muc_michi 11 місяців тому +3

    Maybe the shift in style is more noticable on this album because 1979 was the first year since their debut album without new music, meaning the gap between "Jazz" and "The Game" is (up to this point) the longest, by far. I guess their taste in music/whatever was happening in music changed more in those almost two years, compared to the shorter gaps between the earlier albums.
    Btw, iirc, this song doesn't use synths at all, it's all guitar effects, reversed piano, etc.

  • @debramoore7513
    @debramoore7513 11 місяців тому +1

    First verse - Valentines Massacre, machine guns, bullets rip 💥💥
    Second verse - Another lover gone, kicked out on my own, now what?
    Third verse - Ways to hurt a man, but standing on my own two feet 💪
    * John Deacon’s bass line was inspired by Chic’s “Good Times”. Chic’s co-founder Bernard Edwards said, “That Queen record came about because Queen’s bass player - spent some time hanging out with us at our studio”.

  • @peterobrien8399
    @peterobrien8399 11 місяців тому +3

    If they would have kept repeating themselves people would have grown bored of them, yes they pushed the boundaries and was diverse and that’s why Queen have so many fans. Love the next one Need Your Loving Tonight. The Game is in my top 5 Queen albums along with Shear Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, News of the World and The Works

  • @timkazakoff6472
    @timkazakoff6472 11 місяців тому +2

    I keep getting Another One Rides The Bus going through my head.

  • @davidcardoso3525
    @davidcardoso3525 11 місяців тому +4

    The Game was the first Rock album I owned. I played it over & over (& over). I'm sure my parents ended up hating it.

  • @toddmathers5075
    @toddmathers5075 11 місяців тому +8

    Yep, you summarized my immediate reaction to this song when I first heard it. Wtf? For my taste, this is still just an okay song, way down on my list, but you can't argue with the commercial success. I prefer the live version, which is much heavier and more of a rock song with considerably more guitar. Roger didn't like it - especially the tightness of the drum sound, and Brian had minimal involvement with the recording.
    A few responses to your comments. 1. Yes they did alter their appearance with shorter hair (though Deacon's is longer - he had a crew cut on the Jazz tour), but the story behind the album cover is simply that it's a shot taken from the set of the Crazy Little Thing Called Love video shoot, where they were all sporting a biker look. However, on the album's inner record sleeve, this is where fans were first introduced to Freddie with a moustache. Another wtf moment for long-time fans. 2. There were no synths used in this song. What sounds like synths is Brian feeding his guitar through a harmonizer as he did in Get Down Make Love. Although they did use a synth for the first time on this album, it was used sparingly. This changed dramatically starting with Hot Space. 3. The "funky" rhythm guitar in the verses is played by john on a Telecaster; Brian has said in interviews that John played the part better than he did and that he himself found it difficult to play that style.

  • @j0hnf_uk
    @j0hnf_uk 11 місяців тому +2

    I suspect the album cover shot was taken during the recording of the video for, 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love.' Which, if you haven't heard it, (yet), is a rockabilly type tribute to Elvis. As for, 'Another One Bites The Dust'; it's pretty much the Bohemian Rhapsody for the 80's. Or, at least, one of these most stand-out songs that they're known for, along side, 'We Are The Champions', and, 'We Will Rock You.' The only difference being that the funk element within it meant it appealed to a wider audience. Which ain't a bad thing, if you just so happen to want to sell more records/increase the attendances at your concerts. 😉 This was the single that got them the oh-so desired recognition in the US. Which is pretty much every bands ultimate goal, as to do so pretty much means you've made it, big-time. This song did that for Queen. The only problem then, is to try and maintain it. But, that's a different story.
    I don't think any 2 albums from Queen are what you would call the same. Each one is like a snapshot of what the band were doing at the time. So, to compare one from 1974 to 1980 is pretty meaningless. Of course they're going to be different. The band were full of new and interesting ideas in regard to what they wanted to record and perform live, and each album adds to that, as time progressed. Queen, like any band worth its salt, saw the need to change in order to remain relevant to what was going on in the, 'popular music', scene. The 80's heralded the use of synthesizers, and so Queen changed things up accordingly, like any other band who had the ability to do so. It's not going to please all fans, of course, but the old saying about not being able to please all, all of the time, applies. Some all of the time, and all some of the time, but never all, all of the time. What they lose in, 'sticks in the mud', they gain in those open to their new ideas and, to some extent, image change. They didn't want to be seen as a, 'band from the 70's', performing in the 80's. They wanted to be Queen performing in the 80's. And, if things hadn't changed beyond their control, they may well have continued into the 90's and beyond.

  • @DukeEnlil
    @DukeEnlil 11 місяців тому +3

    Yeah, John in 1976 during A Day At The Races had the longest hair and was the first who made his haircut much much shorter in 1977 during the News Of The World, You can see it in videos for We Will Rock You and Spread Your Wings!

  • @valogden
    @valogden 11 місяців тому

    It was their only song thay went to #1 on the US Billboard charts. John Deacon had spent the day with Niles Rogers and his band and then came to his Queen band members with this. Niles Rogers is well known for the song Freak Out with C'est Chic and he wrote Let's Dance with David Bowie. He actually writes with a lot of artists. I always loved that Queen never had just one sound. It helped that they had 4 different songwriters in the band. They're still as popular as they ever were. They sold out their US tour last fall in a couple of hours.

    • @kilgore1863
      @kilgore1863 6 місяців тому

      Crazy Little Thing? #1

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 11 місяців тому +5

    This was a huge hit in the US because some radios thought they were a black funk group and then they played it a lot.

  • @dianecourtney2724
    @dianecourtney2724 11 місяців тому +9

    Where is it written a band has to do the same thing over and over. Queen were amazing musicians and obviously didn ‘t give a fig what critics said. So why not just try and do everything that they feel at the moment … and do it better than anyone else. I think they did pretty OK ( it was a living 😂🤣 )

  • @maciejkowalski2759
    @maciejkowalski2759 11 місяців тому +1

    Fun fact: there is no synthesizer in this song. All the effects are reached by tape manipulation (what you thoughts were synth is just piano notes played backward).
    Tbh, even though this is the first Queen album to use the synthesizer, it was only used in the intro to "Play the Game" and I think in "Rock It" (Roger Taylor's song). Only their next album would use the synths to the fullest extent.

  • @The1queencollector
    @The1queencollector 11 місяців тому +2

    They nearly binned this song but as you say Michael Jackson convinced them to release it, it is a John Deacon masterpiece and is their biggest hit.

  • @JohnnyLaps
    @JohnnyLaps 11 місяців тому +2

    Justin you being a bass player would like "Hot Space".it's funk rock,not disco Donna Summer/ Bee gees shit.After hot space they returned to rock.The last real record with Freddie, Innuendo, features all the tempo changes and even layered harmonies of their classic sounds.Show must go on is amazing,and Innuendo is art.Thanks bud this is great stuff

  • @HelgeKS
    @HelgeKS 11 місяців тому +1

    Born in the 60s, I grew up with 70s Queen, and this was my first QueenWTF?- moment.the second one -suffice to say - came two years later...

  • @neilloughran4437
    @neilloughran4437 11 місяців тому +3

    Interesting you say Nile Rodgers at the same point I was thinking about it.... those reverse sounds sound like reverse piano chords... I know Chic were a big influence on John Deacon around this time.... gotta love tracks like "My Forbidden Lover"...

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 11 місяців тому +4

    John plays that really funky line on the guitar, while Brian plays his guitar along with the bass.

  • @DonnaleaSpencer
    @DonnaleaSpencer 11 місяців тому +3

    Things evolve. Queen was seldom static. Think this song pissed off diehard fans? Just wait for Freddie's mustache to appear.....and then Hot Space!

  • @bjw0515
    @bjw0515 11 місяців тому +3

    It is different yes, but that does not mean it is not bad. They had transition periods yes and getting more radio friendly. As stated John was heavily influenced by Chic. Thanks for all your reactions!

  • @johncarr2806
    @johncarr2806 11 місяців тому +4

    You will enjoy " Save Me " much more.

  • @martinaalderink7773
    @martinaalderink7773 11 місяців тому +1

    If memory serves, the actual guitar used in this song was donated to a good cause. (no, not Red Special. )

  • @BrendaNelson-p1y
    @BrendaNelson-p1y 11 місяців тому +2

    Love Another one Bites the Dust.The beat is awesome Brenda 😊💜

  • @T-ShirtMagic
    @T-ShirtMagic 11 місяців тому

    Some unremembered reason I'd skipped a few albums but remember wearing-out only the first two below:
    A Night at the Opera - 1975
    News of the World - 1977
    The Game - 1980

  • @jaymez3461
    @jaymez3461 11 місяців тому +3

    Something you need to understand is that most bands dont stay the same and sound the same over time, except maybe AC/DC or Motorhead. The musical climate was very different in 1980 versus the mid 1970s. If they had made another album like A night at the Opera or News of the World in 1980, no one would have bought it. They stayed relevant by updating their sound and image, as many other bands from the 1970s did. Unfortunately, they didn't have the same kind of success with Hot Space. Instead they tried to recapture the success of Another one bites the dust by making an album that mostly follows that style and it didn't work. I'm not really a big fan of their 80s music, with a few exceptions. It seems more bland and less inventive. They did make an artistic comeback with their final album, Innuendo in 1991, but it was short lived as Freddy passed away later that year. The album they released after his death doesn't have the same energy and comes off like a collection of discarded tracks, so I dont count that as a proper Queen album. If you stop going through their discography after The Game, you won't be missing much, but Innuendo is worth giving a listen.

  • @harrywiersum5875
    @harrywiersum5875 11 місяців тому

    I totally understand what your saying. I was a big fan back then, and at this point I wanted my old Queen back.

  • @reggiestan
    @reggiestan 11 місяців тому +5

    Good song but it's the vocal that makes it.

  • @PaddyDixieTheMinerva82
    @PaddyDixieTheMinerva82 11 місяців тому +3

    I think you might struggle with this album, Justin.
    I did when it came out. But when you put it in context of the previous 2 albums, they were liable to do something so different in order to move away from their earlier multi produced and layered sound and style.
    I was a 19 year old Navy lad in a club in Norway when they played this in the summer of 1980. First time I heard it.
    I was stunned that it was my beloved Queen!😢 Then they played Rock It (Prime Jive) a later track on the album....hmm?apart from the intro.
    I got over it all eventually 😂
    I guess in any fashion industry in this capitalist world you need to change and fit with your audience.
    They struggled as a band for a while after this and the next album, I feel, but shit happens and sometimes you have to have a no pain no gain attitude to survive in that environment.
    I think history has vindicated their decisions. But a low point for me just from a personal taste and quality perspective.
    Pleasing the market can go f@$k itself as far as I'm concerned.
    Later albums were more like what they were capable of both in quality, sound and style in my opinion

  • @EnoVarma
    @EnoVarma 11 місяців тому +1

    It's a good one. Really catchy and cool. Not their most creative effort, but done with gusto. Really good reaction.

  • @raymondregis6219
    @raymondregis6219 11 місяців тому +3

    It works. The drums are dull but effective. I like all the other elements. Talking heads have been funkier. I prefer older Queen BUT I understand that they wanted to try new things.

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 11 місяців тому +1

      older Queen was sounding dated at this point... 80s was a time of change... you had songs like Wordy Rappinghood by Tom Tom Club and Queen were fitting with that I think...

    • @Owlstretchingtime78
      @Owlstretchingtime78 11 місяців тому

      The drums are not 'dull'. Dry would be more apt!

    • @Owlstretchingtime78
      @Owlstretchingtime78 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@neilloughran4437Of its time? Certainly. Dated? Not a chance.

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 11 місяців тому

      @@Owlstretchingtime78 the sound of classic Queen was sounding old by 1980 as was everything from the 70s... I prefer the sound of old Queen, but that's how it was... modern tech synths, drum machines, sampling etc was all very much in.. and now all that stuff sounds old.. :D

    • @Owlstretchingtime78
      @Owlstretchingtime78 11 місяців тому

      Give me the sound of 70's Queen every day of the week. Dated or otherwise, it turns me on like nothing else! 😉

  • @marvalstith2749
    @marvalstith2749 11 місяців тому

    As Ian Hunter said (and many others also --- one way or another), the thing about Queen is they give you good music. Love 'em! EDIT: Who is Parliament?

  • @johnlewis734
    @johnlewis734 11 місяців тому +1

    That is why Queen lasted so long they change to keep going. But I get your view 👍

  • @billboyd9028
    @billboyd9028 11 місяців тому

    When "The Game" came out and I listened, I got the impression they were trying to bridge the rock and Top 40 genre's. It didn't seem to fit neatly into either but their better "rock" tunes had a difficult time getting air play on the radio. I thought they were trying to capture two audiences and increase their air play time. Just my personal impressions of the time...

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 11 місяців тому +2

    Amother One Bites The Dust - by John Deacon
    John Deacon: Electric guitar, synthesizers, piano and bass
    Brian May: Electric guitar
    Freddie Mercury: lead and backing vocals
    Roger Taylor: Eletronic drums and drums

  • @anthonyjd6097
    @anthonyjd6097 11 місяців тому

    Queen would always try to put a couple hard rock songs on each album

  • @coreywilliams923
    @coreywilliams923 11 місяців тому +1

    John has received a bit of grief in the comments lately, this is his redemption. Out sold Bho Rhap by a million copies and their biggest hit at the time. Brian has said that buying their own studio was an influence in their change of direction, as they had a bunch of new toys to play with. The crunching sounds in the middle, are Brian bending the neck of the Red Special (his only contribution to the track)

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic 11 місяців тому

      I don't know why people keep on repeating this. Bohemian Rhapsody is Queen's best selling song. Another One Bites The Dust was perhaps the best selling song in the US, but that is not the whole world.

    • @coreywilliams923
      @coreywilliams923 11 місяців тому

      @@ZENOBlAmusic incorrect, Bohemian Rhapsody sold six million worldwide, Another One Bites the Dust sold seven million. Subsequent releases may have pushed Bo Rhap ahead.

  • @LDDC7080
    @LDDC7080 11 місяців тому

    So when your done with this album you covered what is labelled the Crown Jewels .
    I hope you don’t stop. Although I don’t always agree with your point of view it’s still really cool to hear someone coming into songs for the first time .
    Hot space is not as bad as everyone makes out 5or 6 decent songs in the album

  • @PT9546
    @PT9546 11 місяців тому

    Look I don’t know why there’s even a debate about this. As a band they were together for 20 years spanning three decades. Are they going to be relevant if they still have long hair and makeup and write the same type of music they were writing in the seventies. People would say what wrong with them they’re stuck in a time warp. No they had to grow and change just the the way the world did around them and musical tastes changed too. Freddie once said when he saw old photos of himself he looked ridiculous with the long hair and such but at the time it was relevant and it was something he had to do. Well it’s the same with the music. As a band they have to change and grow. The world around them is changing. I actually like 80s Queen better. Especially in live performances. By this time they are very secure in their abilities, they know each other like the back of their hand and can improvise, and they’re more down to earth, not so theatrical.

  • @peterobrien8399
    @peterobrien8399 11 місяців тому

    Justin, no synths used on Another One Bites the Dust

  • @RayEvans-j1q
    @RayEvans-j1q 11 місяців тому

    Somebody spoofed this song- another one rides the bus!

  • @j_omega_t
    @j_omega_t 11 місяців тому

    Two things about this song. One, I can't hear it without thinking of Weird Al's parody. Two, the first time I took CPR, they said that chest compressions should be done at a rate of 100 per minute, and this song clocks in at 100 bpm, making it perfect to hum while performing this potentially life-saving procedure. Just don't hum it out loud, I guess. When I went for my recert a few years later, they said use "Staying Alive" to set the cadence. But I hate that song.

  • @delorangeade
    @delorangeade 11 місяців тому

    It's like having my teeth drilled.

  • @aukebakker887
    @aukebakker887 11 місяців тому +2

    Believe me, Live Killers is absolutely AMAZING!! Please, dont base your decision not to do LK on a few comments. The guitar solo for example is EPIC. They made a few edits on Death on 2 legs, cause of legal issues with their former manager Norman Sheffield. and they chose the best version of each song from their European live tour. Can anybody confirm they took "get down make love" from 5 different versions?? I dont believe it! thats quite an accusation, actually, so maybe that person can show us some proof of that? and i have never heard that story before and can find no proof of it online. So, please, reconsider, Justin, YOU WON'T REGRET LiVE KILLERS. It is that amazing closing of an era, like you suggested.

  • @kevinapplegate2126
    @kevinapplegate2126 11 місяців тому

    Queen were queen, the best🙂

  • @sophiebernard1983
    @sophiebernard1983 11 місяців тому

    Queen do rock “à la Queen”, do funk “à la Queen”, and Jazz “à la Queen” as we say in France. I thank them for renewing themselves otherwise today no one would know Queen except for Borhap, We will rock you and We are the champions, which would be a shame. I don't really understand your point of view. It's 2024, it's more interesting to consider them from this point of view, not like the fans of 1980. I LOVE Dragon Attack, lol

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head 11 місяців тому

    Personally I never could take this song seriously, and still can't. But Queen were laughing all the way to the bank, so what do I know? And about old fans being pissed, now you know how old Yes fans felt about '90125'!

  • @katskillz
    @katskillz 11 місяців тому

    I don't mind David Bowie's funk with Fame. But yeah, Parliament is still the go to.

    • @JustinPanariello
      @JustinPanariello  11 місяців тому +1

      David Bowie is one of the greatest music artists ever

  • @donnelson6694
    @donnelson6694 11 місяців тому

    Yeah, I was really put off by this one when I first heard it. Even now it's just ok to me. Makes me think of Roll The Bones lol.

  • @zigman63
    @zigman63 11 місяців тому

    Definitely don't understand because you had to be there on that journey, anyone can look back and analyse what doesn't even matter. I was a kid in the 60s a teenager in the 70s and what you young guys don't understand at all is how much new sounds and what they could do in the studio was evolution of music.
    By the way Live Killers was epic.

  • @aukebakker887
    @aukebakker887 11 місяців тому +1

    I only like 3 songs from this album, Play the game, sail away sweet sister, and Save me. 2 songs from May and 1 from mercury. The rest sucks i think.

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 11 місяців тому

    I am totally sick of this song, I don’t care if I ever heard it again. That being said, I will always have a little bit of nostalgic love for because it was the first song I learned how to play on the drum kit.😂

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 11 місяців тому +1

    John plays piano and synthesizers reversed.

  • @rickthestiks9240
    @rickthestiks9240 11 місяців тому +1

    another one ride the bus,,, (weird AL) l.o.l.

  • @sherryheim5504
    @sherryheim5504 11 місяців тому

    I love the bassline on this song but to be honest, for me it suffers from overplay. Great song, but more of an anthem for stadium live shows in my opinion. One of the most iconic basslines in rock, along with Under Pressure. When John gets it, he hits it hard and he scores. This song is the largest selling song in the entire Queen catalog. We all think it would be Bohemian Rhapsody but it is actually this song. Like We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, everyone knows this song.

    • @bluebell3720
      @bluebell3720 11 місяців тому

      Biggest physical sales US
      Bo Rap has diamond us equivalent 10m sales
      AOBTD doesn't

  • @Wes1969YT
    @Wes1969YT 11 місяців тому

    Good song but really overplayed. I don't need to hear that song again.

  • @kennethmckinney2532
    @kennethmckinney2532 11 місяців тому

    Since I don't know many of these songs except for the obvious ones I have been doing a pre- listen to the ones I don't know. Boy Justin is really gonna not like the next one. Talk about a basic borefest...