This whole second side of queen 2 is just a bohemian rhapsody part 2 it is that good.is one of the best things they did. All their tunes are good but... This is a really good piece of music
"The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" is a painting by Richard Dadd (1817-1876) who was in a mental institution. It is a very intricate painting, and the lyrics of the song by Queen do a fair job of capturing the painting.
There's a matching video on here with detailed views of the scenes on this painting. I have known this song all my life but this blew my mind: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-15A0F5aOoPM.htmlsi=3wYsYxR5S09tP_aW
Verdy, it is such a joy to get to watch a young person experience these great early Queen albums for the first time! Side Black of Queen II, which you just reacted to, is one of the most unknown, under appreciated, and unrecognized sides of music ever. Queen made fantastic music on their first three LP's, in addition to so much later, but most people are not aware of these tracks, so hopefully some of your subscribers have had their ears and eyes opened. Please don't take too long to get to the album Sheer Heart Attack! If you thought Roger Taylor's high vocals were something here, just wait until you listen to the next album!!
"The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" is based of the painting by Richard Dadd which was painted while he was incarcerated in State Criminal Lunatic Asylum of Bethlem Royal Hospital AKA Bedlam. It now resides in the Tate Britain Collection. In the Song Freddie basically starts at the top and works his way down the painting describing the characters depicted
The intro to Ogre Battle is the outro played in reverse, which blew my mind when I first worked it out! One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite albums.
My favorite Queen album and the Black side is my favorite side. I was lucky enough to see Queen in 76 from the front row and interact with Brian May and Freddie during the show. Freddie gave me a rose and Brian let me request a song. I would have asked for March of the Black Queen but they played it so I requested Keep Yourself Alive. ✌️♥️🎶
What a great experience! By any chance do you remember where did you see them? If so, there could be a chance that a recording of that show is available here on youtube
@@ddedavid yes, I still have my ticket stub and photos I took. It was February 1, 1976 Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, Pa. And I have looked many times for recordings but nothing so far from that night.
Because of their massive success as a pop rock band in the eighties, many have forgotten or never knew that Queen were known as a heavy band in the seventies. Metallica covered their song 'Stone Cold Crazy' which is on the next album.
I followed Queen from the very beginning . Bought their first album new off the shelf , with Kiss s first album . Wore Queen I out , and quickly lost interest in Kiss . Of all their albums , and of all the sides , this is by far my favorite . Put it on , and let it play . Thank you ! Hopefully others will discoverer it a new .
I think you're right, if I remember correctly that opening is the end of the song played backwards. I kinda remember hearing Brian talking about it in an interview on the recording of this album.
Whoever spliced it together did one hell of a job, too - RTB or (most likely) engineer Mike Stone. What some of those guys back then could do with a razor blade and adhesive tape is mind-blowing.
Hello Verdy... I can't express how much I enjoy watching a young person appreciating the variety and versatility of Queen's music... so I just subbed in hopes you will continue this journey thru the rabbit hole of Queen's catalogue... The talent of these four musicians are beyond compare to any other band... The harmonies and the variety of these guys is what gathered my attention when I first heard them in 1975... and I've been a die-hard fan ever since... Freddie's songs on their first two albums were loosely based on the fantasy stories he wrote for his little sister as a child concerning the Seven Seas of Rhye and the various kings, queens and ogre (cyclops) battles... so entertaining... and different!! Brian May (Sir Dr. astrophysicist) wrote and sang "Some Day, One Day" and Roger Taylor (the drummer extradonaire) wrote and sang "Loser in the End"... all are college graduates and Freddie was an art major and designed and drew the Queen logo and designed a lot of the costumes he wore on stage in their earlier years... Thanks again dear and... blessings. P.S. Yes, you were absolutely correct, the intro to "Ogre Battle" was the outro played backwards... and FYI, both Freddie and Roger had four octave ranges... Freddie let Roger sing most of the ultra high notes as you experience them in later songs, but the "scream" in the beginning of "Ogre Battle" was Roger... so terribly awesome... BTW, Brian and Roger are STILL (after 50+ years) performing with Adam Lambert and just finished their North American tour, I believe they are doing some touring in Japan and elsewhere next year, but at 70+ years old, I believe Brian wants to stop touring... I truly hope he stays home and writes new music, he is such an awesome writer... Both Brian and Roger also have wonderful solo career catalogues of music you may want to check out... just SO talented, like I said, they are the GOATS of rock-n-roll.... LEGENDS FOREVER.... (sorry, I can get a little winded)... blessings.
Excellent! Hope you are able to carry on with these - their 3rd 4th and 5th albums (Sheer Heart Attack, Night at the Opera, Day at the Races) were an absouletly masterful run!
Second lead vocal on "The March of the Black Queen" is Roger Taylor (15:26-15:31). By that time, they didn't use keyboards / synthesizers. Everything was performed on real piano, sometimes they used organs
@vicprovost2561 Yup March of the Black Queen might be my favorite song from them. QUEEN II is my favorite album. Maybe because I'm also a big prog rock fan. Speaking of which, I think they toured with Kansas (Another band I love) at this time.
I was at school when 7 Seas of Rye was released as a single and was impressed! Then Sheer Heart Attack , the third album came out and I was blown away . Bought that and then saved my pocket money to go and buy Queen 2 . Haven't heard it in 40 years , but still have my LPs. Thank you for reminding me how good an album ( with the exception of the start of side two's Oh-Gerr Battle 😉 ) this is . Great to watch your reactions to songs I grew up with as always 🥰
Years ago in High School, when we were deeply into D&D, a friend created a whole adventure based upon this album. with clues included in the lyrics (the climax was when we discovered the White Queen we were helping to reclaim her kingdom and the Black Queen we were fighting were actually two personalities of the same incredibly powerful fairy magic user). I later returned the favor using songs from "In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson and "Point of Know Return" by Kansas.
Any friend of Freddie and Queen is a friend of mine,Hello VERDY my friend. just found your channel.Which Country are you from.,just to add ,you have Beethoven,Mozart, Handel,etc.,and Queen and Freddie Mercury. even my cats seem to listen? Have really loved watching this Album with YOU. need to watch more with you.
Ogre Battle intro is the end of the song (including gong) played backwards indeed! It flips forward seamlessly! All of side 2 (black side) is, IMO, there best work!
The Ogre Battle intro WAS, in fact, being played backwards - if you're listening for it, it's very clear where they switched to playing forward again. This album side might very well be my favorite Queen album side of all time. Just amazingly intricate stuff - heavy rock, artfully done. RE: The high notes - that's typically Roger Taylor, a man who could be the lead singer for any other band (and DOES sing lead on his own compositions with Queen).
Freddie's contributions to this 'side black' of the Queen II album are the movements of an unbound musician. I really can't compare this to anything else in rock music.
Seven Seas of Rhye was supposed to be the first song on the second album because the last song of the first album was a half completed version of it and it would have been a perfect transition. Then Brian May wrote 'Procession' and screwed it all up!
Hi there! It is so much fun to watch people hear this for the first time. Queen had such great harmonies that it was hard to believe. I really do enjoy your channel covering albums that I would not have sat down and listened to on my own. I am a massive Queen fan, so I will be here for everything. Queen were heavier in early years, more so than in the eighties. Roger would be the one hitting the high notes if not Freddie.
Fan fact #1: Freddie Mercury plays the harpsichord on "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", and it's based on the painting under the SAME name Fan fact #2: Freddie did all the vocal harmonies on "Nevermore"
The first (white) side was mainly Brian's work with Roger composing and singing Loser in the End while this (black) side is a string of Freddy's compositions with March of the Black Queen with Roger on vocals as well. Queen never did such a perfect heavy but proggy glam-art album anymore. Artistically this is where they hit their early peak. Before that they were labled Zep-imitators with a touch of Slade and Sweet which were quite popular in the glam rock scene at the time and yes, Queen got a lot of influences by them. But with this album they emancipated from this labeling creating something very original. By the end of the 70s til Freddy's death they were not innovative and proggy anymore but followed more the mainstream music - even though their songs were still good, THIS album was them at the spearhead of the contemporary music. BTW the high notes are by Roger!
Hey girl you have a long way ahead of you if you Listen to All queen Albums but its Real worth it they are the greatest Band in the World ever Was and will be. My favourite Albums are ' innuendo' and ' made in heaven'
Roger Taylor the drummer is hitting all the high notes, so if you like that wait until the Sheer Heart Attack album, which is Queens next album, and the beginning of "In the lap of the Gods" track.
@@kirbywilliamson2942 Yes you are right about that notification i got it mixed up, yet they also didn't use Keyboards at this time. Maybe they should have written "No Keyboards and Synthesizers". They used them only for live concerts. All the keyboard/synthesizer sound was done with analog methods or with The red Special. So if you think you hear Keyboard or Synthesizer on a Studio Album you are wrong.
@@Ezekielepharcelisexcuse me, I'm french and not used to english language. Piano is not a keyboard ? Am I wrong to Heard piano on Queen albums from their beginning?
Another great Queen reaction. You really need to watch their Live concert in Montreal in 1981, especially their performance of "Somebody To Love". Several other channels have already reacted to it, but I'd love to see you respond to this! The original is at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aA2IRoPFIn0.html And of course, Queen's set at Live Aid is another must-see.
Amazing reaction. Would you react to soccer matches too? There was an incredible game in my country (Brazil) in 2011... Santos 4x5 Flamengo. If you weren't familiar with this match, I think it would be cool to see your reaction. Thanks.
It's basically pronounced as if you're saying, OH-grrr. Although, I think they pronounce it Orge (OR-gah) Yes, they started the song backwards. The last moment of the song was the same thing you heard at the beginning but played backwards. March Of The Black Queen is basically Bohemian Rhapsody part 1. Except for piano and harpsichord, there are no keyboards on the first 4 or 5 Queen albums. Yes, it's the same as rye. The h is silent. If you like Queen, try these guys! They're friends of mine from Columbus, Ohio. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axP_iZ1hEbI.html&pp=ygUXbG9sbGlwb3AgZmFjdG9yeSAtIHNvb24%3D
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