Stage Performance coach reacts to QUEEN 'Someboday To Love' live @Montreal
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Queens backing vocals are better than many bands lead vocals!
Definitely
Queen don’t have or have ever had backing vocals. Their live performances were Roger, Brian, John and Freddie. Four incredibly talented musicians.
@@scorpioguyto2 backing vocals are any vocals that are not Lead vocals, just to clarify what backing vocals are! You need to think before you type, as a performing and recording musician that is what I meant!
@@scorpioguyto2 You are confusing backing vocals performed live by Brian, John, and Roger, which is what @Seanbarker4610 is referring to, with pre-recorded backing tracks. BTW, Queen did use some pre-recorded backing vocal tracks on certain songs in concert. A good example of which would have been the operatic part of Bohemian Rhaposdy and on some occasions, Bowie's part on Under Pressure.
@@scorpioguyto2 Except on the last two tours, their vocals were Roger, Brian, John, Freddie and _Spike._ Spike Edney was hired as a touring musician for the fact that John and Brian would often be well off their mics so they needed another musician to add to the harmonies... and the fact he played keyboards AND guitar definitely helped. (I am almost obsessive about giving credit to touring musicians whenever it's known.) This concert didn't have any backing musicians, though, just the four of them and the tape of Bohemian Rhapsody's operatic part, as I recall.
Roger Taylor's (Drummer) backing vocals are absolutely superb.
And he's doing those vocals while playing those muscular drum parts!
Roger could surely sing most of Queen's songs himself. They never went Genesis' way after what ever kind departure their lead singer took and installed their drummer as the new singer with some new live drummer. But his voice could have mastered most songs, too. Totally underrated.
No Autotune, no ear monitor..... Pure talent
In those days big concerts used monitor speakers on stage aimed at the performers.
@@treetopjones737And now they're all deaf, lol
I'd love to see what you think of Queen's 20-minute set at Live Aid in 1985! It's a masterclass in stage performance from Freddie with even fewer effects than this concert, since it was part of a much larger festival with tons of other performances. Not only did Queen steal the show (from performers like Led Zeppelin, Elton John, U2, and David Bowie, among so many others), but it's consistently voted the best rock performance of all time. No lighting, no effects, tons of crew around to enable the live broadcast, and a crowd who'd bought their tickets before Queen had even been announced as being on the roster. Insane!
And a big thumbs up to Rami Malek for doing that performance justice. A well deserved Oscar.
And they ran over by only 10 seconds.
Pros in the arena, the fact that Queen still rehearsed for their set tells you they took nothing for granted. Again, so tight - even with the mini sound check leading into the first song. Transitions planned and timed. Perfectionists in the studio, they adapted their stage work to create a fresh approach to make the any concert an event.
I dont know what all the fuzz is about on the net. This was his NORMAL performance at all their 100-130 minute concerts ☺️☺️☺️
40 years later and still putting a glow on our faces. Freddy is the epitome of a confident singer. Never be a group like Queen again.
FREDDIE
If Freddy was the star then Roger was the secret weapon with his high pitched backing vocals
I love that you are not stopping the video and give a speech. You just talk shortly through the video without covering what the music is doing. Perfection of a reaction video.
BEST BAND EVER!
Yes, Freddie was the best frontman ever but Queen were the sum of 4 parts, all of them superb consummate musicians! Great reaction, more Queen pls, their 21 min set at Live Aid is widely regarded as the best live performance ever, you won’t be disappointed! Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Freddie was getting over something and not in top singing form for that.
Yea Freddy owned that show !!!Judas Priest tried!,The Clash tried and many other bands but only Freddy got the crowd following and arm waving all the way to the back of the million or so people!
Freddie was the heart and soul of Queen, when they lost him they lost a lot of the fun.
You could seriously watch Queen on mute and it would still be much more entertaining than most bands with sound (either old or modern).
All the band are extremely talented
I do like the people who talk of the whole band, not just the lead singers. They may go off and start a career alone, but they start together.
As many have said, if you want to see a master class in stage presence, you absolutely have to watch Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985. Keep in mind that Live Aid was viewed by nearly 2 BILLION people world wide. And when Bod Geldof, the man who organized Live Aid, was asked who stole the show said, “Queen were absolutely the best band of the day,” the Live Aid organizer said. “They played the best, had the best sound, used their time to the full. They understood the idea exactly, that it was a global jukebox. They just went and smashed one hit after another. It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world.” AN ABSOLUTE MUST SEE!!!
Brian, Roger and John always had Freddie's back.
I agree with your point about the technologies used. What always impress me about vintage Queen performances is how great and full they sounded, being just a simple four piece band, albeit with three vocalists that complimented each other beautifully. I’m sure they had the best sound engineers money could buy with them on tour, but still: This is something exceptional and unique. Truly a master class for anyone who wants to perform music live. And yeah, it's not just all about Freddie, (although he was one of a kind), it's a band thing. It's that thing where the whole exceeds the sum of the parts.
No one before or since has had the stage presence that Freddie had. So sad we lost him so soon.
I always liked that everyone in the band sings.
SHEESH FREDDIE MERCURIE'S VOICE IS SO SO SO POWERFUL
Roger and Brian working a 3 part harmony with Fred is pure Rock n Roll.😎🎸🎸🎸🎸
Queen was the best band EVER, and Freddie was a magical being.
❤️Queen❤️ Freddy, Rock in peace. Alway in my heart.💯🇮🇹🇧🇪🇪🇺
Hi, if you have not reviewed it, try the 1985 live aid concert at Wembley, just make sure you are well and truly strapped in. ❤️❤️❤️
The whole band is JUST. SO. DARNED. EXCELLENT!
Besides the Iconic, Legendary, Inimitable Freddie (R.I.P., darling!)
We have :
- guitarist Dr. Sir Brian May (The Rockstar-Astrophysicist) playing his *homemade* Red Special that he *built* as a teenager with his dad, with innovative capabilities to it . Brian is consistently named as one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, and is a true Renaissance man with a genius IQ. And yes, he really does have a *real*, honestly earned PhD in Astrophysics - he is also an acknowledged expert in 3-D stereoscopic photography and imaging… he combines those two fields to offer his talents to collaborate with NASA and the European Space Agency ! Brian also has a warm and gentle, beautiful singing voice.
- bassist John Deacon, the quiet and somewhat “mysterious” one - calm, precise, *always* on point with perfectly chosen and rendered bass lines, the Financial Wizard of the band who kept a close eye on all things “business” to ensure they stayed in a good place money-wise. The Secret Weapon who wrote the fewest number of songs, but what he wrote was impactful for the band. When he really gets going, he turns into The Dancer while playing. 🙂 - one half of “The Sonic Volcano of Queen”, one of the most respected rhythm sections of the era. A First Class Honours degree in Electronic Engineering, Deacon also invented what is known as The Deacy Amp, a small amp that (they discovered) can make Brian’s Red Special imitate the sound of orchestral instruments. Brian still has the Deacy Amp, which never broke down or needed servicing - but he did have a reproduction one made (it took over ten years to make one that had the same qualities, and the original had to be disassembled to finally get it right!)
- drummer Roger Taylor - he of the golden hair and amazing high notes (which Freddie called “dog whistle notes”) … the other half of “The Sonic Volcano”, he and John Deacon were locked tight to provide the booming, thrumming basis for Freddie and Brian to fly from. He combines the unusual talents of being able to drum at a high level while also singing powerful, piercing backing vocals. Most any other band would be thrilled to have Roger as a Lead Vocalist - but Queen had an embarrassment-of-riches on that front with Freddie AND Brian AND Roger. So Roger also had a solo career and a band The Cross in which he sang lead and played…rhythm guitar !
Yep - 3 bandmates had really good singing voices (John didn’t sing except for rare backing vocals in live concerts, with his mic turned wayyyyy down.) AND all 4 of them were multi-instrumentalists.
Yes it touches your soul doesn't it? The masters always do.
The best frontman in history
Congratulations your one of the first from a younger generation,who just appreciated this band and others for the mastery that they expressed!and the vibe and confident power that they ,especially Freddy Mercury exhibited!!he could take the whole audience and make them feel gread!!God bless his soul ,and what a voice!!!!!!!!!¡!!! Thank you!
Greatness all around..
Freddie is TALENTED BEYOND BELIEF!!!❤❤❤❤
This footage is actually from the concert movie "We Will Rock You". Queen was that huge back then, that they toured not only the whole world, but had a concert recorded in HD (years before it became standard in Hollywood procudtions), newest mutli-channel sound recording (Dolby 5.1 and THX 7.2), so their fans could experience this footage on the big screen at the movie theatre. Be sure the movie theatre room turned into a wild live party with fans singing, clapping and dancing along the show! Really amazing experience and a ton of fun! Queen was always ahead of their time! It's amazing to have access to this high quality production 40 years (!) after its recording! *yeah
Love your reaction here, and perhaps most importantly, your comments at the end about technology not overpowering or dominating the performer, but the performer being centre-stage: their passion, their skill, their emotion, their personality. So true, and one of the best summaries of the difference between music and performance today compared to 30 or 40 years ago and more.
This song is great, this video is outstanding, but....sitting in the audience when this song came about during the show was outstanding.
I saw them on this tour, for the Game album, at Madison Square Garden in September of 1980.
Wasn't disappointed.
Another great one from this concert was a bew song off the Game called "Save Me".
Jealousy... 🥺
I agree 100%.
Save Me has always been a personal favorite and that particular version/performance from Montreal in 1981 is phenomenal.
This is a stunning live performance, yet your review of it was at least at the same level, Janet. Your reactions are sensational. Please don't ever try to over-rationalise what you are hearing - just tell us what you feel!! Wow! WOW!!! WOWEEE!!!!!
Janet, your reaction was wonderful in that you immediately picked up on Freddie singing his truth; he was not looking for something easy, but something real. The more you delve into Queen, and the multi-layered music they produced, the more it will become very clear all members of Queen were in love with music and collaborated to give their all in every performance. They created so many vibrant and innovative songs; it's difficult to suggest a performance for you to review; however, you can be assured, Queen will embrace the moment. Again, thank you for your excellent review. I did subscribe to your channel and hope to see more of you!
check out " SAVE ME " form the same show in montreal from Queen you will regret it if you dont do its epic
Freddie understood synergism and used it perfectly.
RIP Freddie.
Thank you, great reaction......you talked about Freddie’s posture....onstage he had a boxer’s stance....did you know that he was a boxing champion?......I’ve seen the pic here on UA-cam of Freddie with a huge silver trophy ...Freddie the legend❤🤩
Someboday To Love..... Somebody to love :)
Glad I got to see them live in Glasgow 1979. RIP you absolute legend.
Best frontman ever!!!
He is perfection!!!!
Fun fact. The guitar player (Brian May) 2:57 earned a doctorate in Astrophysics. And he and his father built his first electric guitar, of which the one he is playing is a copy.
Freddie owned a stage like few others. Fearless
Roger Taylor is a singer in his own right. Playing & singing at the same time, genius.
queen for me is the best band in the history of music.. just the fact they can sound this good live before the advent of autyo tune and computer enhancements is amazing.. and freddy had more energy than any other lead singer i have ever seen add also his stage presence and interactions with the audience.. what a magic cocktail...
Yes no auto-tune or pitch correction like today's music. Perfect example of why classic rock is beginning to out sell all other forms of music.
Thnx🤘😎
the greatest vocalist of all time
It is said to master something you need to put in 10,000 hours.....oh, and have bags of talent. This is what you get with four guys with shed loads of talent who have put in so many hours together they can't remember how many!
GOAT. Nuff' said.
Now that you’ve seen this, you HAVE to watch George Michael’s performance of this song at the Concert for Freddie at Wembley Stadium back in 1992. My biggest complaint is that I have a hard time convincing myself that George didn’t do a better job than Freddie. He does that good of a job.
When Freddie is at the piano, he checks for the camera - but once he knows it's there, he releases the song. Not performing for the camera, but being true to the truth of the song. He knows if he trusts that, it will carry him. The crown was more restrained given the ground rules of the film project...but even so, he still reaches out to them for that extra bit of fuel he needs to reach. Queen is so tight at this performance. Clean (your word) is a good one. The performance of this song at Milton Keynes is the wild card - less perfect in the filming, but oh so driven. In theory you can try and teach performers stage presence, but when it is not from their core, it's just technique. But Freddie, he is the natural master class.
Same song live in Milton Keynes is completely different, and maybe better.
As other commenters have said, you need to watch their Live Aid set, it was so good that David Bowie reportedly said to Freddie: "You b******s. How is anybody supposed to follow that!"
Best band in the world ....miss you Freddie RIP.
Just found your channels! Yes. Queen! What can you say?? You must cover the tribute to George Harrison at his hall of fame induction. While my guitar gently weeps. Tom Petty, Prince, Steve Winwood, Billy Preston, Geoff Lynn,George’s son Dhani, and company! Epic live performance. Prince shreds the guitar. Blessings from South Africa!
My first concert as a kid. Freddie was AMAZING!!!!
Thanks, CSinger! This is widely regarded as one of their best live performances.. but I hope you have time & inclination to check out more from the entire concert.. it's not just Fred -- the entire band is so amazing!
Love it! You should really check out “Under Pressure” live at Wembley 1986 and “Another One Bites the Dust” live in Montreal 1981. Both are breathtakingly amazing!
After seeing this I'd love to see you react to George Michael's version at the tribute concert
To appreciate Roger even more please react to Im In Love With My Car from this same concert. His voice just touches your soul. Its actually a melody of Car and Killer Queen...with a shortened version played of Car, but its still fantastic...really genius transition. Love your reactions!♥️
MORE QUEEN 👑😊🔥
Btw: You should try 'Sunny Day' by Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) 🌞
OMG yes I haven’t seen any reactor react to Sunny Day it’s a fabulous song ❤
@@lindsaycrellin4588 That's exactly why! She'll be the first! 💯 😉
Freddie king of rock 🤘 please do live aid queen 85 reaction
I'm new to your channel and you're adorablevin your reactions! Freddie makes me smile and you did too here. Now, you mentioned drummers...i was blown away this week at Eric Clapton performing at LiveAid 85 with 2 drummers!!! 2 sets of drums. Phil Collins was one. I am embarrassed i didnt recognize the other drummrr. i have never seen something like that before. Impressive. The song they were performing was, "She's Waiting"....excellent song. This Montreal song is one of my all time favorites.❤ ❤❤
I'd love to get your reaction to either of these two Queen performances:
White Queen - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1975
You can see Freddie in his earlier incarnation here with long hair and proto-Goth black nails and eyeliner, along with skin tight white satin winged 'Mercury/ Messenger of the Gods' suit. His performance is riveting from beginning to end, in this vaguely medieval/fairy-tale ballad about unrequited love. Also features an extraordinary, ethereal 'duet' (or duel?) between Freddie on piano and Brian May (who wrote the song) on guitar.
Or, from 1976, You Take My Breath Away - Live at Hyde Park.
Same era, but Freddie solo on piano, raising a thin, elegant finger to shush a rowdy crowd at this free concert in the park, in the eerie green twilight. Once he had the audience's attention, you could have heard a pin drop. An intense tale of obsessive love. Raw and straightforward in presentation, but perfectly formed and oh, so powerful. I'd love to hear how you think he did it!
People take Brian May's sound for granted but it is so special.
Just the other day I listened to one of Meat Loaf's songs that is on the "Bat out of Hell III" album. It opens with a 3 triads on guitar. And you recognize immidiately that it is Brian playing. Just from the sound of his guitar. I looked it up in the sleeve notes, and sure, it was him.
Fantastic reaction, as always! Your "stank face" is exquisite!
You are even more beautiful than the last time I warched your videos. I was lucky & saw Queen in concert, early 70s in Chicago.
There will NEVER be an entertainer/singer/front man/woman who commands an audience like that. Miss you Freddie.
Great reaction. Amazing live performance. Nobody like Freddie.
We ate looking at the most iconic band rock with the best vocalist and front man ever genius musician and his voice is outstanding just flawless performance❤
Nobody owned a stage like Freddy!!!!
Except Gord Downey!
Again,all members where so insanely talented and perfect together
🎸🇨🇦👍🏻🍻
Impeccable of course! I would love to see you review "Radio Ga Ga" as performed at Live Aid in 1985 (I believe) and possilby "Under Pressure" peformed live at Wembley Stadium. Queen, perhaps the best live performing rock act ever!
That tour was my first concert!!!
Best Entertainer ever! RIP Freddie
If you love stage Performance look at Rammstein!
Don't get me wrong, I love absolutely everything about Freddie Mercury, from his head to his toes, but I could also look, listen and look some more at Roger Taylor!😁 It was a pleasure to watch your reaction, I enjoy listening to the opion of a professional. Have you ever listened to "White Queen " Odeon,, Hammersmith 1975? This song is hauntingly beautiful and quite unique, a hidden gem from their early careers! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ❤👑🌈
Agree - but no part of it shows the other band members - not even Brian who "dances" with Freddies piano. Sad.
He was born for what he was doing
Legend ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤍🤍
Stage presence coach hey. I suspect even yourself will admit there is nothing you could have taught Freddie. :D Best Frontman and live band of all time in my humble opinion.
So awesome man ❤🇬🇧
Lol I definitely have a thing for this drummer! The incomparable Roger Taylor was/is a beast on drums and vocals. He was ranked 8th out of 100 best drummers. The whole band is phenomenal. Sir Brian May was ranked #1 as greatest guitar player still living. Rest In Paradise beautiful Freddie 🙏♥️👑🥁🎸🎤🎹
At around 6:15... "Yeah... not bad!" (that was perfect!) 👍😂
Hi there. Everyone has commented on this performance and says how great it is. And I won't argue that. It was filmed with IMAX cameras, hence the sharpness of the video.
I'm not suggesting you react to it, obviously you can if you want but personally I prefer the version recorded at Milton Keynes in 1982. It just seems better to me musically.
Have a great day 😀
Still unmatched by any male vocalist!
My favorite Queen song & speculated to be Freddie’s fave as well. In an interview, Freddie admitted that Bohemian Rhapsody was a well-written song but felt that Somebody To Love was a better composed song!! May I recommend WHITE QUEEN live in Hammersmith .. YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY live at Hyde Park! Stunning vocals!! ❤❤
yes debra, he said himself it was a better song in terms of writing than bo rhap was, freddie rarely wrote simple stuff, his work was usually complex with key changes and tempo changes and incredibly hard vocals which many have tried to replicate and just can't! freddie really was a one off, nobody commanded a stage and a crowd like our fred 👑✊🇬🇧
Freddie never learned stage presence. He always had it. It was born in him. No one, and I mean no one can command a stage audience like. Freddie Mercury. Plus, the fact he was surrounded by talent. All four added something to the mix to make it that much better.
Freddie was born to perform, he was the best, Janet you should do a reaction to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe singing "Barcelona"
Brian Justin Crum does a great cover of this song from America's Got Talent. Worth checking out! Saw Brian sing this live, it was incredible.
What a showman! 👏👏👏👏
Once a stupid interviewer asked Freddie "and what instrument do YOU play?"
Freddie said "the audience."
This was Freddie's favorite song. Please watch their live performance at Live Aid on the 13th July 1985 🙏
Gabriel Henrique's audition on AGT will air tomorrow! Please, check this out too 😊🙏
An interesting piece of trivia I find amazing is that as great of a singer as Freddy was, he was also a smoker.
They're all so talented. Of course all the real high notes in Queen were all Roger.
Frederick Boulsara was one of the best performers ever lived and a great singer/songwriter who unfortunately past away way before his time. I still mourn his early passing.
Every song was at least good, more are great, and some are epic.
i will remind you about some less known songs (not by fans, but those who don't know Queen well) for example: Fat bottomed girls or Spread your wings.
passed away (not past), sorry for the mistake.
Janet, hello from The Netherlands. I really like your spontaneous reactions. Ypure channel is quite a find. Have you ever considered a reaction to the incredible Lara Fabian? This lady (easily on a par with Celine, Mariah and Whitney) was Dimash's inspiration and she is beyond belief. The control, the emotion, her stage presence and the intense bond she had (and has) with her public. I'm very sure that when you start on the Lara Trail, there is simply no stopping! A veritable runaway train.
Same concert Killer Queen/I'm in love with my car you'll see both Freddy and Roger Taylor (Drums/Vocals) is a deadly combo.
I loved your observation about how a "production" can take over the actual talent of the performer..really well said. I think you should do a review of one of the Beatles live performances. I would be interested in your comments. All The Best
Reaja o Gabriel Henrique cantando "Hust da Christina Aguilera" você vai ficar impressionada com seu alcance vocal, ele é fenômenal. Desde já agradeço ❤
You should see him play with the crowd at live aid.
Something from early Queen, please, Liar live at the Rainbow 74
5:42 funny enough, right before you said this, I was watching you and thinking "that's a lady that just felt that in her soul"
I guess I was right 😉
Others noted in the comments, but the Queen segment of Live Aid 1985 is a must watch, even if you just do it for yourself.
Probably the only other singer with a comparable stage presence would be Robbie Williams... He was HUGE in Europe in the early 2000's and an absolute showman!
If you want to check out some performances of him, I'd recommend some songs from his concerts in Knebworth 2003:
"Let me entertain you", "Come undone", "Me and my monkey", "Feel" and "Angels"
A person can learn to play an instrument. A person can learn how to write songs. Average singers can get better with proper training. But to be a performer is a talent that only certain people are born with. It cannot be learned or choreographed. This guy had it all.