Incredible!! You had to be there at the time! There was nothing like Queen, anywhere! 4 brilliant musicians, 4 incredible songwriters, and live they could never be beat! The only music fans I have ever heard who didn't like Queen, didn't know Queen, in my opinion. Great reaction, thanks!
Queen II has remained my favorite Queen album ever since I bought it when it came out. It was definitely a progressive album, with side White (all songs written by Brian except for one written by Roger) and side Black (all written by Freddie). With songs blending into each other, each side benefits from being listened to in its entirety. In the proper order on vinyl, with proper stereo separation. It was Queen playing with all the studio toys and being free and creative with their songwriting. Their next album kept some of that progressive bent and led to their breakout 4th album A Night at the Opera, a much more polished effort but still retaining their eclectic sound.
Yeah, I get so tired of hearing the same 5 or 6 songs from them on the radio. They are so awesome and most people don't know any of their other songs. So many of them are absolute masterpieces. Like this one!
My personal favorite Queen song. Legendary in every conceivable way! Not enough people reacting to such a brilliant song. Thank you for doing your part in spreading the music of Queen.
Oh yeah some Queen!! This is a band you shouldn't abandon and keep on reacting to their songs. Yes I agree, Queen's beginnings where pretty proggy I'd say... So...recommendations : Liar, Ogre Battle, The Millionaire Waltz, and the medley made up of songs which transition perfectly into each other and should be listened to as one song: Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lilly of the Valley
Oh definitely the medley - it covers like three phases of a musician’s disillusionment: the desperate need to make something of yourself (kind of autobiographical for Roger specifically), the angry phase where you realize you’re exploited, and then the point where you’ve lost sight of what your goal ever was. It comes at least partly off the fact that their management at the time was really shitty to them, so it’s all heartfelt.
Queen Blew up in the US after A Night at the Opera although they were building the fan base from Sheer Heart Attack and the song Killer Queen. The strength of the musicianship and unique vocals was different from most everything else at the time. And that was with extreme competition in the rock genre in the seventies. They stood out for the musicianship, songwriting soaring vocals and Freddie’s showmanship. I was fortunate to see them twice in the seventies and they were among the best show’s that I have witnessed. More Queen!!
For me this is the best album Queen ever came out with... Check Ogre Battle/Fairy Feller.../Nevermore (yes the three together), Its just genius. It goes from Heavy Rock to crazy rock to love ballad (best voice ever in Nevermore).
I know, ‘Father To Son’ , ‘Ogre Battle’ , ‘Fairy-Fellers Masters Stroke’ , ‘Nevermore’ , ‘White Queen’ , ‘March Of The Black Queen’ , ‘Funny How Love Is’ , ‘Seven Seas Of Rhye’. Absolute masterpieces. By far my favourite album and definitely the most underrated.
I was exposed to Queen in the mid seventies with their album "A Night at the Opera" and I fell in love with the band. Queen II was the second album I bought and this was my favourite track. I love Freddy's voice and the whole structure of the song.
Awesome song! I love how Queen's early works explored fantasy and mythological themed type of subjects. They have so many underrated gems its mind boggling! I think that part of what makes them so popular and timeless isn't just their pure talent in the studio and even more so on stage, but the limitless range of music genres as well: pretty much whatever kind of music you like, they've sung it!
I know I'm late to the party here, but oh well. I'm here now. You hit the relationship between this song and Bohemian Rhapsody on the head. MOTBQ is regarded as BoRhap's big sister. After Freddie convinced the others to do this song and it turned out to be amazing they never even hesitated about doing BoRhap. Freddie was brilliant in his creativity. Songs that you would think were horrible by any other band just worked for Queen. Once you accept that you can't put Queen in a genre box you're more open to the stuff they did. Queen's genre is Queen.
Queen II is my favorite Queen album by a mile.. The second half of the album (starting with Ogre Battle) is really set up to be one big suite. the cut-off point between songs is a little messed up in all the digital copies. You actually cut it right before the start of Funny How Love Is. Once again you found a gem.
What a great surprise that you are playing this one. This was from the second side, Side Black. The songs on Side Black were more rocking and I suppose from a a darker perspective. Some call this the dry run for Bohemian Rhapsody in that it has multiple movements, the layers of voices and build to a big climax. They learned a lot putting together this album and especially this song. Progressive? Absolutely the early Queen had lots of progressive elements and their songs had a lot of fantasy-type themes. On the title track of Innuendo, their final album with Freddie alive, they went all-in on progressive style.
@@godbluffvdgg I don't think he meant to offend you, he was just pointing out a mistake, not even knowing about the circumstances. I mean maybe he thought you didn't know the actual name of the album and just wanted to let you know the correct one.
One of my favourite Queen tracks. Not everyone likes this but it grew on me and I really love it now. My very favourite part would be from the slower part to Rogers “I’ll Fo and I’ll Fie “and then through to the end. I love them because of their harmonies, lyrics, musicianship, sheer brilliance and talent. . They all wrote great songs, three are great singers and they covered so many different genres. Thanks for reacting to this - I loved what you said about this song and the band in general - such an interesting and articulate reaction.
JustJP I would recommend The Prophets Song too as in it’s a similiar style to this. I don’t know if you have reacted to It’s Late yet but if not, it’s fantastic. I could give you a list of amazing songs actually + i also love Rogers solo work, he’s so underrated and so much more than only a drummer. Cheers and all the best from 🇦🇺
Queen is one of my favorite bands and Freddie Mercury might be my favorite vocalist. Of course I like this! Good choice Rainbow. A good listen for Queen is a song called Innuendo. At the time of recording, Freddie was dying from AIDS and only had a short time left to live. Members of the band said that he could only work for a few minutes at a time before he'd collapse but the sounds that came out of his mouth were superhuman. I agree. Also, there is a guest appearance from Steve Howe, guitarist of Yes, which adds to the appeal of the song. ua-cam.com/video/g2N0TkfrQhY/v-deo.html
My brother thought he bought me the album with "Bohemian Rhapsody" on it but he bought this one for me instead. I love this album more than Night at the Opera. Queen's ability to do anything from rag time to opera to straight on rock is what sold me. Listen to Seaside Rendezvous, then 39 and then Brighten Rock and you'll understand.
Very good analysis and reaction. It is nice to see someone who understands composition. Some more songs to react to would be Liar live in London 1977, The Great King Rat live at the Rainbow 1974, Ogre Battle live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975, See What A Fool I ve Been at the BBC. A good studio song is It’s Late. I suggest these live performances because they are simply much better then the studio versions. This is progressive rock, the album on which this song came from was somewhat of a progressive rock/ proto metal album. Queen is the best selling band of all time behind The Beatles. And perhaps just like The Beatles, I believe a big part of their success comes from the fact that their music is very melodic. A lot of music these days are not made to be melodic, on purpose. A lot of music that has been the most successful are also melodic. They also did practically did every style of music, so there is a lot of variety, and something for anyone.
Everybody loved Freddie. the band are great but Freddie was frontman extraordinaire, they were a live band, that's where they shone. Check out their contribution to 'Live Aid' at Wembley.
There are not many bands that have such a wide musical range. That made them stand out of a specific genre if not the genre of queenmusic. If you first listen to one of their songs you never know what to expect. I love that. The music of this song is unpredictable but the vocals and the guitar are unmistakeable. So, although it seems paradox this song is typical Queen. Another thing that I love about their music is their ability to be ironic especially some Mercury songs. Some times i have the feeling they took things serious enough to do them as good as possible but not too serious to leave the fun behind. Best shown to my opinion by "Mustapha" on the "Jazz" album what is like Buster Keaton in tones.
As a true Queen fan, this kicks the crap out of Bohemian Rhapsody! The whole second side of Queen 2 is their best work, only other album they did this type of work was on A Night At The Opera. Both albums and Queen 1 are total masterpieces!
They were popular because they were unique, had a recognisable sound and eventually all members wrote, and more importantly all of them had number one hits.
Queen were incredible live. Brian May's homemade guitar is the unique Queen sound. John Deacon's bass and Roger Taylor's drums are a killer rhythm section and Freddie Mercury was an incredible musician, vocalist and performer. Roger, Brian and Freddie's voices blend perfectly and they had a secret weapon in Roger Taylor who could sing throughout the show backing Freddie and hitting incredibly high notes. They all wrote hit songs and were all inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. No other group did that. Check out Somebody to Love Live in Montreal 1981 for a great live performance. They covered every musical genre you can imagine and never got boring. Love this song. This album is prog with Brian's white side (he wore white nail polish on his left hand in concert) and Freddie's black side(he wore black nail polish on his left hand). They were very glam in those days. Watch Live at the Rainbow 1974 for great early Queen.
fun fact this song when it was recorded, the tape went transparent due to it's massive layering. Still a masterpiece. im probably sure that most of their songs with massive layering in the Queen II album and Sheer Heart Attack had their tapes transparent.
The first Queen song I heard was Keep Yourself Alive, great rocker from the first album. Must have heard it on the radio first but I definitely heard it in more detail at a favorite rock club. Also Killer Queen was next. This was late 1974 before discos which this club later became. It had everything a decent disco needed, lights, dance floor, great sound system, drinks but, no disco music yet. So, they played rock, Money by Pink Floyd, Stairway to Heaven, Rock Candy by Montrose, really, all the first Montrose album, and Queen. All sounded stellar sitting at a little club table with a pitcher of cold beer. People would attempt to dance to Stairway to Heaven , starting as a slow dance then confusingly breaking up to dance fast... hilarious, especially after a couple pitchers. Good times... Peace and Music
I see this as Freddie’s first draft of trying to create an epic, something that culminated with Bohemian Rhapsody. Compared to BoRap, it is rawer, gutsier, weirder, more experimental, more full of youthful energy and defiance, and more demanding of the listener. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s not intended to be. It’s a song for the fans. Many hardcore fans Ive spoken to cite this as their favorite queen song, but you couldn’t play this to your grandma (unlike BoRap). It’s the closest queen came to prog Rock. You could even say it IS prog rock - it ticks the boxes in terms of music, lyrics and form. I loved this song when I discovered it at 14. It was my favorite. I bought more queen albums hoping to find more music like this, but there weren’t any more songs like this. It was only when I discovered Yes’ Close to the Edge at 17 that I found something that quenched that particular thirst, and then some. I haven’t heard this song in ages. It was nice to revisit it. Now, at the age of fortyhrrmph, with more experienced musical ears, I can now say that it is an ambitious song with many beautiful parts, and that it could be an even better song with a few tweaks. Alhough part of the charm with this song is that it is very “busy”/dense/crowded, I think the song would benefit if a few sections were less busy. Some bits could benefit from being cut down from 4 bars to 2, and some bits could be extended a bit. I hope I’m forgiven for not having the energy to list these tweaks in detail - I can if someone requests it. Sometimes artists revisit their early material later in their careers. It would be interesting to see how Freddie would reimagine this song at if he was alive today. Although queen never played this song live, there is a live version by a Swedish queen cover band, which is excellent. There are probably 10-15 performers on stage. The arrangement is identical to the studio version but with today’s recording technology it sounds clearer than the studio version, making it a nice listen. I also think that Queen’s official tribute band recorded a version, also with an arrangement identical to the studio version.
Queen does a few prog rock songs. I would say Liar was Freddie first prog rock type of song. The Prophet Song is also an obvious prog rock type of song, and then there is obviously Innuendo. The prog rock forums lists the Queen II and Innuendo album as prog rock. The live version you mentioned is very good.
It never ceases to amaze me how you manage to land on the bands, albums, songs that were important to me as a young person. You are getting good advice! I was a huge fan of Queens first two albums, probably because they were the most progressive sounding in the catalog. The vocals and especially the guitar playing captured me. They were unique and powerful! For my money from Shear Heart Attack on they went more, pop, camp, and operatic, I continued to buy the records but found myself not listening to them much. For my money Liar and Keep Yourself Alive from the first album and Seven Seas of Rhye are among the best songs they did. Oh yeah, don't forget Metamorphosis by Curved Air!!
Queen II is Queen at their most ferociously inventive and ambitious, before they learned to reign things back just a little and come up with more commercial and accessible material. I think a lot of credit should go to the producer Roy Thomas Baker. He was the guy with as much vision as anyone, and the technical knowhow to make it happen. The early Queen albums with him at the helm are my favourites. They were never again so bold, outrageous or interesting without him, and I began to lose interest in the band once he left. Liar from Queen's first album is probably my favourite track of theirs.
So you say you’ve heard their hits and you’ve reviewed this and Innuendo - two excellent choices - but for why they’re so successful I’d have to say three things: 1. Their live performances are absolutely incredible (yes even the recent ones with Adam Lambert) 2. Their back catalogue is EXTREMELY solid and a lot of their lesser songs would have been singles in another band 3. They switch styles all over the place without sacrificing quality. You should definitely try more of their obscure stuff. The Prophet’s Song (by Brian May) is good for another complicated harmony thing, or Brighton Rock (a live version) if you want his best guitar work. Liar has great bass and ‘39 shows off Roger’s high falsetto. For a few moments of “wait wtf this is Queen?!” fun, I recommend Sleeping on the Sidewalk, Bring Back That Leroy Brown, Man On the Prowl, See What a Fool I’ve Been, Delilah, all should just utterly confuse you.
The Queen formula for success is quite clear I think. You're completely right, in that they are unique, and despite the obvious sophistication in their music it was also radio friendly enough to allow for commercial success, the vocals are epic etc etc... but these are rare qualities for one band to possess under one roof. I think Queen were extraordinarily talented and in class of their own. I actually don't think any other band, post Beatles can genuinely claim this. Zeppelin were fantastic, but they were essentially a blues rock band. Rush - my favourite band of all time - were unique in their own right, but essentially a progressive rock band. Genesis were amazing, but, again were a prog band, with pop and middle of the road rock leanings later on, but Queen were everything. On one album you'd have a hit single, alongside a prog rock mini epic, alongside some ragtime or jazz. Freddie Mercury could transition from heavy metal, to pop to opera effortlessly, and of course you had three people in the band who were excellent singers, with different voices that all harmonised perfectly. They have a unique, unmistakable sound, and the ability to make complex, sophisticated music which was always easy on the year, and very accessible. That in itself is testimony to their skill as song writers and musicians.
Agreed. Very good answer. People often don't realize how complex some of their music was especially some of Freddie's songs. We Are The Champions is a good example, it sounds simple and catchy, but the songs is full of key changes, and very interesting chord progressions. In reality it is actually quite a complex song, but it doesn't sound that way, when you listen to the song casually. It is a skill to make complex music that is still accessible to everyone.
@@ZENOBlAmusic Spot on, and it's a great thing when enough people recognise this talent in an artist, to allow them the success they genuinely deserve.
Never performed live because it was too complex. A lot of die hard fans consider this their best album. I think it’s Sheer Heart Attack. If you’re curious, the guitarist has a signature solo he does every concert. It’s from Brighton Rock (if you saw baby driver you’ve heard it). It’s my all time favorite queen song.
Queen was unique, they were fearless in their music, they didn't want to be put in a box, freedom to move into all genres. Queen was the band of the people, critics disliked them most of the time, but Queen didn't really care what they thought. They cared about the fans, they put us first and appreciated us. Freddie always made it clear to us fans that they loved us, and we sure loved them, and still do.
A couple of things about their popularity, their first album was a minor success in the charts but its two singles failed to chart, but they worked hard to hone their live performances and built popularity around the colleges at first. Not giving up the band worked tirelessly to release two albums in the same year 1974, Queen 2 produced their first hit Seven Seas of Rhye (no.10) and the later album Sheer Heart Attack had their first major hit Killer Queen (no.2). Queen's singles were designed to be radio hits while promoting the albums which delved into many areas of experimental rock/pop. They became the flavour of the day in 1974 and most bands would have rested on their laurels at that point with a familiar sound but Queen always wanted to go farther, to push the envelope and with that their sound started to evolve, their fans stuck with them and they gathered new fans with every album release until peak 1980s. However they almost broke up on three occasions 1979 (infighting over Live Killers album), 1983 (relative failure of the Hot Space album) and 1985 (tour exhaustion and Freddie going solo). Live Aid July 1985 was credited for injecting new life into the band with a stellar performance and renewed enthusiasm to carry on with Freddie dedicating his future to the band.
White queen I prefer most on this album, ogre battle second. This song is a pre epic unconscious tryout for bohemian rhapsody. Got it on vinyl since 1976, like Queen I and sheer heart attack that was my first lp in 74, awesome.
Excellent song, excellent album. Maybe my favourite by them (or maybe is A Night at the Opera, who knows?) Edit: the usual audio issues are still present anyway
The album Queen II was a real turning point for the band. You really should listen to the whole thing. If not, at the very least listen to something from the "white" side of the album (predominantly written by Brian as opposed to "black" which was mainly Freddie). The obvious choice for comparison would be "White Queen", but I have a particular fondness for "Father to Son" too. As an aside, I do consider this to be their most progressive album, if not "Prog" as such. I love the way the majority of the songs segue into each other beautifully.
Hope you do more Queen. What makes Queen so good watch them live and then ask your question. Each member of Queen wrote hit songs they are all very very talented.
My Chemical Romance has taken pretty much every section of this song - and probably the whole album - and distributed them over all the songs on The Black Parade.
They have such a good catalogue. Really nice to see a reaction to a track you won't hear incidentally there's lots more than just the hits and I have heard Eartha Kittl live years ago.
Thanks for the review. Queen were my favourite band in my last year of primary school. In high school, I moved on to Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator, and left Queen behind a bit. I haven't heard this song since the mid seventies, but I still remember it well.
Some songs take a few listens before you ‘get it’. This is one of them. I didn’t like it the first few times I heard it, but now it’s one of my favourites. Check out Somebody to Love, live at Montreal. It’s one of their best, and you get to enjoy watching them as well as listening
For me those early albums had the catchy singles as selling points, the rest was more wide ranging. I didn't always glom onto the music hall songs but I like the complex, layered ones like this.
Queen was popular with the people, and that IMO was the reason they stayed as long as they did. They also had four separate songwriters so it never became boring. They could do any genre of music and never sound the same. The critics were not so welcoming to them, especially in the beginning of their run.
Depends on who you ask, and what your taste is. Queens catalog is so diverse, something for everyone. This song is a little too busy and scattered for my taste. Try Save me or Dragon Attack live from Montreal, or anything live from Wembley,
Great band...especially the early stuff...this one possibly a tad over complex...to the point I didn't know which melody to hold on to...vocals comin down like a meteor shower...have to really appreciate the ambition behind the complexity though!!...check Death on Two Legs!...now....DUDE.....Its TIME!!!!!....Close to the Edge!!!!!
Listening to this, I can't help but see in this song a draft of Bohemian Rhapsody, much worse. The final part is much better. Somewhere, it reminds me of the main title of the Flash soundtrack. I can't take away from Queen the fact of having been able to create something completely new in the world of music, with the peculiar playing of Brian May, the fantastic voice of Freddy Mercury and the use of these vocal harmonies (which are the signature of the group but which can sometimes be annoying as they are too much used). Besides, we must salute that it is a real tour de force to have achieved this kind of things considering the technology of that time.
Cool tune... Musically, it reminds me where "The Prophet's Song" and "Death on Two Legs" came from... Tech note: Justin, your replays in this video are barely audible... Remember, we are not wearing your headphones. ;-]
There seemed to be a balance problem. One channel was very low. It did emphasize Freddy's voice more, which isn't the worst thing that could happen. But it wasn't right.
I think Queen is still not much popular. I am not talking about popularity of their name. Everybody, literally everybody knows Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions and Crazy Little Thing Called Love (eventhough some people do not know the artist behind these songs but still). I mean everybody knows Queen is big and they have big hits, but that's all. Queen would/will never be as popular as The Beatles maybe, since The Beatles are the legit pioneers (I cannot say they were/are the best but I can say they were/are the biggest), but if people would know Queen's other songs too, I cannot imagine how big they would be. Their hits are very good songs as people call them as masterpieces. But I do not call them masterpieces (except Bohemian Rhapsody) because the real masterpieces are their lesser-known songs. They literally created their own genre and every single song of Queen (at least Queen in the 70's) sounds totally different but you can still tell it is Queen. I mean for most of the bands/artists, if I don't like their one song I don' t like their other songs too because it is just their style, they apply the same style (you know what I mean). But if you don't like one song of Queen, there is definately a different song you would be compulsively listen and another song for jamming and another song for dancing etc. on their discography. I know I talk too much about them (eventhough I am not even a fan of Queen and even do not know all of their songs) and I too discovered this song lately which brought me here. This song really amazed me and I loved your reaction. You should do more Queen's lesser-known songs btw. Another Queen masterpiece I've recently discovered: You Take My Breath Away, you should listen this.
Well, if you’re keen to dive into these deep cuts, you’re in for a treat! This one is not my personal favourite, a bit too progressive for my taste, but there are plenty of hidden gems in their catalogue... have a good journey! ;)
The music critics in the UK hated them when they started out, never giving good album or gig reviews. Even after the success of Bohemian and Night AtThe Opera. It wasn't until the 80's that they started to win the critics over.
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Something seems off with the sound. Low volume is amplified and high volume seems cut down, lessening the actual dynamic of the song. Together with there almost being no reaction by JustJP, it's kinda unnerving when you know how good the quality of the recording actually is.
Not a fan of this one... it's a bit too-much for me. So busy. There are great melodies and strong guitar playing, but somehow it adds up to less than the sum of the parts. I highly recommend Killer Queen, which deals with some of the same themes, and is a certified Banger.
Songs like "The March of the Black Queen" don't get you the first time, because of their complexity. I dare you to listen to it 4-5 times. Then you probably think different about it. :-)
I litteraly listened to this song 5 times and thought it was bad and then I decided to listen to it again like a couple months ago and it's my favorite song of all time.
@@gareththomas9806 u need to get off the hits and on to March of the Black Queen, Innuendo , The Millionaire Waltz, and Prophets song. Btw just my opinion but I like killer queen but it gets annoying if ya keep listening to it
In the Lyrics look for the earliest versions, a certain little N word (""Little nigger sugar then a rub-a-dub-a baby oil"). Queen most certainly would never be thought of a racist band, and well Freddie is from a minority. BUT factor the early 70s in, and a word slipped in. Its been omitted in later versions
@@JustJP My children are starving, JP. They're watching your videos and crying. "Boo hoo! That mean JP doesn't care about us! We're huuungry!!". We had gravel for Christmas and rats for New Year's. What? Never mind how we can afford the Internet connection! 😁
The Prophet's song is probably their most epic track.
I'd definitely recommend It's Late as a song which really allows every member to shine.
Yes, I wish more people would react to It’s Late.
Best-Queen-song-ever. Go side black!
Incredible!! You had to be there at the time! There was nothing like Queen, anywhere! 4 brilliant musicians, 4 incredible songwriters, and live they could never be beat! The only music fans I have ever heard who didn't like Queen, didn't know Queen, in my opinion. Great reaction, thanks!
Ty Lolli :)
Please please please react to White Queen Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1975. It's absolutely AMAZING
Queen II has remained my favorite Queen album ever since I bought it when it came out. It was definitely a progressive album, with side White (all songs written by Brian except for one written by Roger) and side Black (all written by Freddie). With songs blending into each other, each side benefits from being listened to in its entirety. In the proper order on vinyl, with proper stereo separation. It was Queen playing with all the studio toys and being free and creative with their songwriting. Their next album kept some of that progressive bent and led to their breakout 4th album A Night at the Opera, a much more polished effort but still retaining their eclectic sound.
Yeah, I get so tired of hearing the same 5 or 6 songs from them on the radio. They are so awesome and most people don't know any of their other songs. So many of them are absolute masterpieces. Like this one!
My personal favorite Queen song. Legendary in every conceivable way! Not enough people reacting to such a brilliant song. Thank you for doing your part in spreading the music of Queen.
Oh yeah some Queen!! This is a band you shouldn't abandon and keep on reacting to their songs. Yes I agree, Queen's beginnings where pretty proggy I'd say... So...recommendations : Liar, Ogre Battle, The Millionaire Waltz, and the medley made up of songs which transition perfectly into each other and should be listened to as one song: Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lilly of the Valley
Thanks David!
+1 for Ogre Battle :-)
And The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke, and Seven Seas of Rhye, and so many more...
Oh definitely the medley - it covers like three phases of a musician’s disillusionment: the desperate need to make something of yourself (kind of autobiographical for Roger specifically), the angry phase where you realize you’re exploited, and then the point where you’ve lost sight of what your goal ever was. It comes at least partly off the fact that their management at the time was really shitty to them, so it’s all heartfelt.
Queen Blew up in the US after A Night at the Opera although they were building the fan base from Sheer Heart Attack and the song Killer Queen. The strength of the musicianship and unique vocals was different from most everything else at the time. And that was with extreme competition in the rock genre in the seventies. They stood out for the musicianship, songwriting soaring vocals and Freddie’s showmanship. I was fortunate to see them twice in the seventies and they were among the best show’s that I have witnessed. More Queen!!
For me this is the best album Queen ever came out with... Check Ogre Battle/Fairy Feller.../Nevermore (yes the three together), Its just genius. It goes from Heavy Rock to crazy rock to love ballad (best voice ever in Nevermore).
I know, ‘Father To Son’ , ‘Ogre Battle’ , ‘Fairy-Fellers Masters Stroke’ , ‘Nevermore’ , ‘White Queen’ , ‘March Of The Black Queen’ , ‘Funny How Love Is’ , ‘Seven Seas Of Rhye’. Absolute masterpieces. By far my favourite album and definitely the most underrated.
I was exposed to Queen in the mid seventies with their album "A Night at the Opera" and I fell in love with the band. Queen II was the second album I bought and this was my favourite track. I love Freddy's voice and the whole structure of the song.
Awesome song! I love how Queen's early works explored fantasy and mythological themed type of subjects. They have so many underrated gems its mind boggling! I think that part of what makes them so popular and timeless isn't just their pure talent in the studio and even more so on stage, but the limitless range of music genres as well: pretty much whatever kind of music you like, they've sung it!
I know I'm late to the party here, but oh well. I'm here now. You hit the relationship between this song and Bohemian Rhapsody on the head. MOTBQ is regarded as BoRhap's big sister. After Freddie convinced the others to do this song and it turned out to be amazing they never even hesitated about doing BoRhap. Freddie was brilliant in his creativity. Songs that you would think were horrible by any other band just worked for Queen. Once you accept that you can't put Queen in a genre box you're more open to the stuff they did. Queen's genre is Queen.
Queen II is my favorite Queen album by a mile.. The second half of the album (starting with Ogre Battle) is really set up to be one big suite. the cut-off point between songs is a little messed up in all the digital copies. You actually cut it right before the start of Funny How Love Is. Once again you found a gem.
Excellent, thank you Sam!
So glad you reacted to this! Not enough people know of this or the album (Queen 2). Kinda makes Bohemian Rhapsody sound like a cake walk!
Thx Kent!
What a great surprise that you are playing this one. This was from the second side, Side Black. The songs on Side Black were more rocking and I suppose from a a darker perspective.
Some call this the dry run for Bohemian Rhapsody in that it has multiple movements, the layers of voices and build to a big climax. They learned a lot putting together this album and especially this song.
Progressive? Absolutely the early Queen had lots of progressive elements and their songs had a lot of fantasy-type themes. On the title track of Innuendo, their final album with Freddie alive, they went all-in on progressive style.
Queen II is probably my favorite Queen album! From 73 to 78 all Queen albums are top quality!
Queen II is one of the band's best albums! 🎸🎶❤️
Wagner Ribeiro de Santana Absolutely the best 💪
One of ...:)...News To the World, I would say...All though Night at the Opera is killer but; overall; NTTW...
@@godbluffvdgg News to the World?
@@ericarmstrong6540 Are you making fun of my dyslexia because I wrote "to" instead of -"of"...That really pisses me on!
@@godbluffvdgg I don't think he meant to offend you, he was just pointing out a mistake, not even knowing about the circumstances.
I mean maybe he thought you didn't know the actual name of the album and just wanted to let you know the correct one.
One of the best songs ive ever heard from a brilliant Band and off one of the greatest albums
One of my favourite Queen tracks. Not everyone likes this but it grew on me and I really love it now. My very favourite part would be from the slower part to Rogers “I’ll Fo and I’ll Fie “and then through to the end. I love them because of their harmonies, lyrics, musicianship, sheer brilliance and talent. . They all wrote great songs, three are great singers and they covered so many different genres. Thanks for reacting to this - I loved what you said about this song and the band in general - such an interesting and articulate reaction.
Thank you Rainbow :) I liked what I'm hearing so far, nice to hear some of their lesser known songs
JustJP I would recommend The Prophets Song too as in it’s a similiar style to this. I don’t know if you have reacted to It’s Late yet but if not, it’s fantastic. I could give you a list of amazing songs actually + i also love Rogers solo work, he’s so underrated and so much more than only a drummer. Cheers and all the best from 🇦🇺
SHEER HEART ATTACK!!!!!!!!
Queen is one of my favorite bands and Freddie Mercury might be my favorite vocalist. Of course I like this! Good choice Rainbow.
A good listen for Queen is a song called Innuendo. At the time of recording, Freddie was dying from AIDS and only had a short time left to live. Members of the band said that he could only work for a few minutes at a time before he'd collapse but the sounds that came out of his mouth were superhuman. I agree. Also, there is a guest appearance from Steve Howe, guitarist of Yes, which adds to the appeal of the song. ua-cam.com/video/g2N0TkfrQhY/v-deo.html
I wanted to mention Innuendo, too. What a great Goodbye.
Sounds interesting, thanks Jay
I like Innuendo too.
@@arielquarante Innuendo is a wonderful song. Definitely JP material!
You guys need to search his channel! He’s already done Innuendo!
My brother thought he bought me the album with "Bohemian Rhapsody" on it but he bought this one for me instead. I love this album more than Night at the Opera. Queen's ability to do anything from rag time to opera to straight on rock is what sold me. Listen to Seaside Rendezvous, then 39 and then Brighten Rock and you'll understand.
Very good analysis and reaction. It is nice to see someone who understands composition. Some more songs to react to would be Liar live in London 1977, The Great King Rat live at the Rainbow 1974, Ogre Battle live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975, See What A Fool I ve Been at the BBC. A good studio song is It’s Late. I suggest these live performances because they are simply much better then the studio versions. This is progressive rock, the album on which this song came from was somewhat of a progressive rock/ proto metal album. Queen is the best selling band of all time behind The Beatles. And perhaps just like The Beatles, I believe a big part of their success comes from the fact that their music is very melodic. A lot of music these days are not made to be melodic, on purpose. A lot of music that has been the most successful are also melodic. They also did practically did every style of music, so there is a lot of variety, and something for anyone.
Thanks Zen🙃
Everybody loved Freddie. the band are great but Freddie was frontman extraordinaire, they were a live band, that's where they shone. Check out their contribution to 'Live Aid' at Wembley.
There are not many bands that have such a wide musical range. That made them stand out of a specific genre if not the genre of queenmusic. If you first listen to one of their songs you never know what to expect. I love that. The music of this song is unpredictable but the vocals and the guitar are unmistakeable. So, although it seems paradox this song is typical Queen.
Another thing that I love about their music is their ability to be ironic especially some Mercury songs. Some times i have the feeling they took things serious enough to do them as good as possible but not too serious to leave the fun behind. Best shown to my opinion by "Mustapha" on the "Jazz" album what is like Buster Keaton in tones.
Thanks for the explanation maraboo :)
As a true Queen fan, this kicks the crap out of Bohemian Rhapsody! The whole second side of Queen 2 is their best work, only other album they did this type of work was on A Night At The Opera. Both albums and Queen 1 are total masterpieces!
They were popular because they were unique, had a recognisable sound and eventually all members wrote, and more importantly all of them had number one hits.
Queen were incredible live. Brian May's homemade guitar is the unique Queen sound. John Deacon's bass and Roger Taylor's drums are a killer rhythm section and Freddie Mercury was an incredible musician, vocalist and performer. Roger, Brian and Freddie's voices blend perfectly and they had a secret weapon in Roger Taylor who could sing throughout the show backing Freddie and hitting incredibly high notes. They all wrote hit songs and were all inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. No other group did that. Check out Somebody to Love Live in Montreal 1981 for a great live performance. They covered every musical genre you can imagine and never got boring. Love this song. This album is prog with Brian's white side (he wore white nail polish on his left hand in concert) and Freddie's black side(he wore black nail polish on his left hand). They were very glam in those days. Watch Live at the Rainbow 1974 for great early Queen.
fun fact this song when it was recorded, the tape went transparent due to it's massive layering. Still a masterpiece. im probably sure that most of their songs with massive layering in the Queen II album and Sheer Heart Attack had their tapes transparent.
This is Queen in full flight. Love it. Queen is their best album IMO.
The first Queen song I heard was Keep Yourself Alive, great rocker from the first album. Must have heard it on the radio first but I definitely heard it in more detail at a favorite rock club. Also Killer Queen was next. This was late 1974 before discos which this club later became. It had everything a decent disco needed, lights, dance floor, great sound system, drinks but, no disco music yet. So, they played rock, Money by Pink Floyd, Stairway to Heaven, Rock Candy by Montrose, really, all the first Montrose album, and Queen. All sounded stellar sitting at a little club table with a pitcher of cold beer. People would attempt to dance to Stairway to Heaven , starting as a slow dance then confusingly breaking up to dance fast... hilarious, especially after a couple pitchers. Good times...
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I see this as Freddie’s first draft of trying to create an epic, something that culminated with Bohemian Rhapsody. Compared to BoRap, it is rawer, gutsier, weirder, more experimental, more full of youthful energy and defiance, and more demanding of the listener. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s not intended to be. It’s a song for the fans. Many hardcore fans Ive spoken to cite this as their favorite queen song, but you couldn’t play this to your grandma (unlike BoRap).
It’s the closest queen came to prog Rock. You could even say it IS prog rock - it ticks the boxes in terms of music, lyrics and form. I loved this song when I discovered it at 14. It was my favorite. I bought more queen albums hoping to find more music like this, but there weren’t any more songs like this. It was only when I discovered Yes’ Close to the Edge at 17 that I found something that quenched that particular thirst, and then some.
I haven’t heard this song in ages. It was nice to revisit it. Now, at the age of fortyhrrmph, with more experienced musical ears, I can now say that it is an ambitious song with many beautiful parts, and that it could be an even better song with a few tweaks.
Alhough part of the charm with this song is that it is very “busy”/dense/crowded, I think the song would benefit if a few sections were less busy. Some bits could benefit from being cut down from 4 bars to 2, and some bits could be extended a bit. I hope I’m forgiven for not having the energy to list these tweaks in detail - I can if someone requests it.
Sometimes artists revisit their early material later in their careers. It would be interesting to see how Freddie would reimagine this song at if he was alive today.
Although queen never played this song live, there is a live version by a Swedish queen cover band, which is excellent. There are probably 10-15 performers on stage. The arrangement is identical to the studio version but with today’s recording technology it sounds clearer than the studio version, making it a nice listen. I also think that Queen’s official tribute band recorded a version, also with an arrangement identical to the studio version.
Queen does a few prog rock songs. I would say Liar was Freddie first prog rock type of song. The Prophet Song is also an obvious prog rock type of song, and then there is obviously Innuendo. The prog rock forums lists the Queen II and Innuendo album as prog rock. The live version you mentioned is very good.
Queen II is as prog as dark side of the moon, because it fades in between songs etc
One of the first Queen albums I owned and a huge influence. One of the best.
It never ceases to amaze me how you manage to land on the bands, albums, songs that were important to me as a young person. You are getting good advice! I was a huge fan of Queens first two albums, probably because they were the most progressive sounding in the catalog. The vocals and especially the guitar playing captured me. They were unique and powerful! For my money from Shear Heart Attack on they went more, pop, camp, and operatic, I continued to buy the records but found myself not listening to them much. For my money Liar and Keep Yourself Alive from the first album and Seven Seas of Rhye are among the best songs they did.
Oh yeah, don't forget Metamorphosis by Curved Air!!
Haha, ty Greg! I'm glad I'm hitting home runs with you :)
Queen II is Queen at their most ferociously inventive and ambitious, before they learned to reign things back just a little and come up with more commercial and accessible material. I think a lot of credit should go to the producer Roy Thomas Baker. He was the guy with as much vision as anyone, and the technical knowhow to make it happen. The early Queen albums with him at the helm are my favourites. They were never again so bold, outrageous or interesting without him, and I began to lose interest in the band once he left. Liar from Queen's first album is probably my favourite track of theirs.
The Innuendo album and even parts of The Miracle album definitely harkens back to their earlier days.
So you say you’ve heard their hits and you’ve reviewed this and Innuendo - two excellent choices - but for why they’re so successful I’d have to say three things: 1. Their live performances are absolutely incredible (yes even the recent ones with Adam Lambert) 2. Their back catalogue is EXTREMELY solid and a lot of their lesser songs would have been singles in another band 3. They switch styles all over the place without sacrificing quality.
You should definitely try more of their obscure stuff. The Prophet’s Song (by Brian May) is good for another complicated harmony thing, or Brighton Rock (a live version) if you want his best guitar work. Liar has great bass and ‘39 shows off Roger’s high falsetto.
For a few moments of “wait wtf this is Queen?!” fun, I recommend Sleeping on the Sidewalk, Bring Back That Leroy Brown, Man On the Prowl, See What a Fool I’ve Been, Delilah, all should just utterly confuse you.
The Queen formula for success is quite clear I think. You're completely right, in that they are unique, and despite the obvious sophistication in their music it was also radio friendly enough to allow for commercial success, the vocals are epic etc etc... but these are rare qualities for one band to possess under one roof. I think Queen were extraordinarily talented and in class of their own. I actually don't think any other band, post Beatles can genuinely claim this. Zeppelin were fantastic, but they were essentially a blues rock band. Rush - my favourite band of all time - were unique in their own right, but essentially a progressive rock band. Genesis were amazing, but, again were a prog band, with pop and middle of the road rock leanings later on, but Queen were everything. On one album you'd have a hit single, alongside a prog rock mini epic, alongside some ragtime or jazz. Freddie Mercury could transition from heavy metal, to pop to opera effortlessly, and of course you had three people in the band who were excellent singers, with different voices that all harmonised perfectly. They have a unique, unmistakable sound, and the ability to make complex, sophisticated music which was always easy on the year, and very accessible. That in itself is testimony to their skill as song writers and musicians.
Agreed. Very good answer. People often don't realize how complex some of their music was especially some of Freddie's songs. We Are The Champions is a good example, it sounds simple and catchy, but the songs is full of key changes, and very interesting chord progressions. In reality it is actually quite a complex song, but it doesn't sound that way, when you listen to the song casually. It is a skill to make complex music that is still accessible to everyone.
@@ZENOBlAmusic Spot on, and it's a great thing when enough people recognise this talent in an artist, to allow them the success they genuinely deserve.
Never performed live because it was too complex. A lot of die hard fans consider this their best album. I think it’s Sheer Heart Attack.
If you’re curious, the guitarist has a signature solo he does every concert. It’s from Brighton Rock (if you saw baby driver you’ve heard it). It’s my all time favorite queen song.
Yeah Queen from their proggiest era!
Queen was unique, they were fearless in their music, they didn't want to be put in a box, freedom to move into all genres. Queen was the band of the people, critics disliked them most of the time, but Queen didn't really care what they thought. They cared about the fans, they put us first and appreciated us. Freddie always made it clear to us fans that they loved us, and we sure loved them, and still do.
A couple of things about their popularity, their first album was a minor success in the charts but its two singles failed to chart, but they worked hard to hone their live performances and built popularity around the colleges at first. Not giving up the band worked tirelessly to release two albums in the same year 1974, Queen 2 produced their first hit Seven Seas of Rhye (no.10) and the later album Sheer Heart Attack had their first major hit Killer Queen (no.2). Queen's singles were designed to be radio hits while promoting the albums which delved into many areas of experimental rock/pop. They became the flavour of the day in 1974 and most bands would have rested on their laurels at that point with a familiar sound but Queen always wanted to go farther, to push the envelope and with that their sound started to evolve, their fans stuck with them and they gathered new fans with every album release until peak 1980s. However they almost broke up on three occasions 1979 (infighting over Live Killers album), 1983 (relative failure of the Hot Space album) and 1985 (tour exhaustion and Freddie going solo). Live Aid July 1985 was credited for injecting new life into the band with a stellar performance and renewed enthusiasm to carry on with Freddie dedicating his future to the band.
The Hitman - one of the precursors of heavy metal!
White queen I prefer most on this album, ogre battle second. This song is a pre epic unconscious tryout for bohemian rhapsody. Got it on vinyl since 1976, like Queen I and sheer heart attack that was my first lp in 74, awesome.
Excellent song, excellent album. Maybe my favourite by them (or maybe is A Night at the Opera, who knows?)
Edit: the usual audio issues are still present anyway
finally someone said something!! it's messing with my head. listening to Queen with headphones without one ear is a completely different experience
The album Queen II was a real turning point for the band. You really should listen to the whole thing. If not, at the very least listen to something from the "white" side of the album (predominantly written by Brian as opposed to "black" which was mainly Freddie). The obvious choice for comparison would be "White Queen", but I have a particular fondness for "Father to Son" too. As an aside, I do consider this to be their most progressive album, if not "Prog" as such. I love the way the majority of the songs segue into each other beautifully.
Hope you do more Queen. What makes Queen so good watch them live and then ask your question. Each member of Queen wrote hit songs they are all very very talented.
I hear ya. Thank you Heather
My Chemical Romance has taken pretty much every section of this song - and probably the whole album - and distributed them over all the songs on The Black Parade.
They have such a good catalogue. Really nice to see a reaction to a track you won't hear incidentally there's lots more than just the hits and I have heard Eartha Kittl live years ago.
Thanks Rich! How was Eartha?
@@JustJP She was older as it was the late 80's but she was a great show woman and her distinctive voice was still all there.
Thanks for the review. Queen were my favourite band in my last year of primary school. In high school, I moved on to Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator, and left Queen behind a bit. I haven't heard this song since the mid seventies, but I still remember it well.
Anytime Mark :) Ty
Prophet song.
Some songs take a few listens before you ‘get it’. This is one of them. I didn’t like it the first few times I heard it, but now it’s one of my favourites. Check out Somebody to Love, live at Montreal. It’s one of their best, and you get to enjoy watching them as well as listening
my grandma's favourite song
Great album...Ogre Battle is the best song on there...Father to son is great too...QII
For me those early albums had the catchy singles as selling points, the rest was more wide ranging. I didn't always glom onto the music hall songs but I like the complex, layered ones like this.
👍. My favorite part of Queen is Brian Mays incredible and unique guitar work. Sometimes however the backing vocals are hit or miss for me.
It's been said that March of the Black Queen was the precursor to Bo-Rap...
Early Queen and early Judas Priest are remarkably similar. Especially Priests sad wings of destiny album.
You will be discovering a lot of details everytime you listen to it. It´s amazing, my all time fav Queen song
Thanks Mikela :)
Queen was popular with the people, and that IMO was the reason they stayed as long as they did. They also had four separate songwriters so it never became boring. They could do any genre of music and never sound the same. The critics were not so welcoming to them, especially in the beginning of their run.
I still prefer The March Of The White Queen! 🎶🎧
...or rather "White Queen (As It Began)"
Depends on who you ask, and what your taste is. Queens catalog is so diverse, something for everyone. This song is a little too busy and scattered for my taste. Try Save me or Dragon Attack live from Montreal, or anything live from Wembley,
Great band...especially the early stuff...this one possibly a tad over complex...to the point I didn't know which melody to hold on to...vocals comin down like a meteor shower...have to really appreciate the ambition behind the complexity though!!...check Death on Two Legs!...now....DUDE.....Its TIME!!!!!....Close to the Edge!!!!!
Lol! I need a little more time for that one, but I will have more Yes soon!
Listening to this, I can't help but see in this song a draft of Bohemian Rhapsody, much worse. The final part is much better. Somewhere, it reminds me of the main title of the Flash soundtrack.
I can't take away from Queen the fact of having been able to create something completely new in the world of music, with the peculiar playing of Brian May, the fantastic voice of Freddy Mercury and the use of these vocal harmonies (which are the signature of the group but which can sometimes be annoying as they are too much used). Besides, we must salute that it is a real tour de force to have achieved this kind of things considering the technology of that time.
It´s much much better than BR imho
Excellent JP !
Ty!
Cool tune... Musically, it reminds me where "The Prophet's Song" and "Death on Two Legs" came from...
Tech note: Justin, your replays in this video are barely audible... Remember, we are not wearing your headphones. ;-]
👍 Good job. I like your opinion on your review. Please reaction more Queen if you have time.
Thank you Lettuce!
Queen's best song
There seemed to be a balance problem. One channel was very low. It did emphasize Freddy's voice more, which isn't the worst thing that could happen. But it wasn't right.
I hear ya; I think I've possibly figured it out now; hopefully its becomes better soon
I think Queen is still not much popular. I am not talking about popularity of their name. Everybody, literally everybody knows Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions and Crazy Little Thing Called Love (eventhough some people do not know the artist behind these songs but still). I mean everybody knows Queen is big and they have big hits, but that's all. Queen would/will never be as popular as The Beatles maybe, since The Beatles are the legit pioneers (I cannot say they were/are the best but I can say they were/are the biggest), but if people would know Queen's other songs too, I cannot imagine how big they would be. Their hits are very good songs as people call them as masterpieces. But I do not call them masterpieces (except Bohemian Rhapsody) because the real masterpieces are their lesser-known songs. They literally created their own genre and every single song of Queen (at least Queen in the 70's) sounds totally different but you can still tell it is Queen. I mean for most of the bands/artists, if I don't like their one song I don' t like their other songs too because it is just their style, they apply the same style (you know what I mean). But if you don't like one song of Queen, there is definately a different song you would be compulsively listen and another song for jamming and another song for dancing etc. on their discography. I know I talk too much about them (eventhough I am not even a fan of Queen and even do not know all of their songs) and I too discovered this song lately which brought me here. This song really amazed me and I loved your reaction. You should do more Queen's lesser-known songs btw. Another Queen masterpiece I've recently discovered: You Take My Breath Away, you should listen this.
Well, if you’re keen to dive into these deep cuts, you’re in for a treat! This one is not my personal favourite, a bit too progressive for my taste, but there are plenty of hidden gems in their catalogue... have a good journey! ;)
Ty Tero!
Check out the vocals on this live version!
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I would suggest looking at the live version(aat Hammersmith) of the sister song to this called the White Queen. Brian wrote that, Freddie wrote this.
Ah, interesting to hear theres a "sister song" to this one. Ty
The music critics in the UK hated them when they started out, never giving good album or gig reviews. Even after the success of Bohemian and Night AtThe Opera. It wasn't until the 80's that they started to win the critics over.
Appreciate the insight Lemming! :)
Queen originally want to be a pop Led Zeppelin. Unlike most bands, they are all great & varied songwriters.
Why are they so popular? ... Freddie!
I have a first listen for you. This quartet of sisters from the Philippines named 4th Impact have been taking the internet by storm since their appearance on the 2015 X-Factor. They have an album coming out soon, but their cover songs are, in most cases, better than the originals. Here are a few of their songs for your entertainment. I'm sure you will want to look up more of them after you hear their PERFECT HARMONY.
"Never Enough" ua-cam.com/video/8Bu-CKEjJk0/v-deo.html.
"This Is Me" ua-cam.com/video/S9N1FS-08PY/v-deo.html and
"Bohemian Rhapsody" ua-cam.com/video/buFP4t7a05U/v-deo.html.
I know you will enjoy.
Something seems off with the sound. Low volume is amplified and high volume seems cut down, lessening the actual dynamic of the song. Together with there almost being no reaction by JustJP, it's kinda unnerving when you know how good the quality of the recording actually is.
Regarding pronunciation aids - have you come across PronunciationManual ? Try frappuccino.
6:30 - The origins of 'Flash'...
or it's just them going "aa"
@@darqv9358 The same way exactly.
Not a fan of this one... it's a bit too-much for me. So busy. There are great melodies and strong guitar playing, but somehow it adds up to less than the sum of the parts. I highly recommend Killer Queen, which deals with some of the same themes, and is a certified Banger.
Queen 2 was still really early in their musical career. I love the album, but you can see parts of other songs in the ones on Queen 2.
Ty Rhythm! :)
Songs like "The March of the Black Queen" don't get you the first time, because of their complexity.
I dare you to listen to it 4-5 times. Then you probably think different about it. :-)
I litteraly listened to this song 5 times and thought it was bad and then I decided to listen to it again like a couple months ago and it's my favorite song of all time.
@@gareththomas9806 u need to get off the hits and on to March of the Black Queen, Innuendo , The Millionaire Waltz, and Prophets song. Btw just my opinion but I like killer queen but it gets annoying if ya keep listening to it
Why Queen ??? Simple Superior talent … each one of them.
Freddie mercury stage performance and brilliant song writing, but freddie mercury stage presence is just so out going and a focal point of the stage
In the Lyrics look for the earliest versions, a certain little N word (""Little nigger sugar then a rub-a-dub-a baby oil"). Queen most certainly would never be thought of a racist band, and well Freddie is from a minority. BUT factor the early 70s in, and a word slipped in. Its been omitted in later versions
You can React to black star or lazarus by david bowie pease.
its so weird listening to queen in mono sound
COME TO OGRE BATTLE!!!!!
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I much prefer "White Queen" from the same album.
React to man in a suitcase by the police
Good song. Can I borrow some money?
Only if I can borrow some first!
@@JustJP My children are starving, JP. They're watching your videos and crying.
"Boo hoo! That mean JP doesn't care about us! We're huuungry!!".
We had gravel for Christmas and rats for New Year's.
What? Never mind how we can afford the Internet connection! 😁
omg make it stop!
Lol!
Queen 2 that album got me into them back in the day, quit following them after A Night at the Opera. Too much Freddie Mercury.