FLAWLESS Performance | Queen - Somebody To Love | Live Montreal 1981 

No one then or now has ever commanded a stage and an audience like Freddie. No. One.

Freddie Mercury was a Rock god

Yes Freddie had an amazing voice...... gotta say that Roger Taylor (drums) did such an awesome job too on the backing vocals💪❤️ He still does 🙂

QUEEN! I was there...1981...believe me, the place was going crazy!! Never tire of re-living this fantastic concert! The entire band was on on point. The backup vocals by Roger - hitting those high notes - and Brian, too - are pure harmony! With rare exceptions, QUEEN is meant to be heard LIVE. The band always adds something different and very special to their concerts...their energy is amazing. Thanks for your great reaction! Hope you get a chance to see "Who Wants to Live Forever" LIVE in Budapest, 1986. I think you would enjoy it.

No auto tune ..no computers ..no lip sinc..All original talent...

There are groups, there are bands, then there is Queen!!❤❤❤❤

The emotions that cross your face as you progress thru the song are priceless. Half way you picked up a bottle to take a drink and put it down again (I imagine you subconsciously realized it would distract you from what you were experiencing.) Those feelings are what we feel each time we listen too. This performance never gets old no matter how many times I listen/watch. Mind blowing performance by Queen. 🤯

In live, without overdub, without autotune, play-back... Just 4 amazing musicians. Pure sound.

Actually, it was totally, IN CONTROL! Those guys rehearsed to within an inch of their lives. They employed glances, hand gestures, nods, facial expressions to project what would happen next. They each knew every nuance, every subtle gesture. Every live performance you see is ALWAYS perfection. Queen was always in sync. And, that drummer, Roger Taylor, could vocally hit notes that Freddie called his dog whistle. Implying that some notes were so high they could only be heard by dogs. All while shredding his kit.

This is my favourite live performance by Queen. Just so much energy and passion. Freddie’s power and rock star swagger when he gets up from the piano. 😘👌🏻

Roger Taylor, Don Henley, Phil Collins. Killer Singing Drummers!

One of the best things about RU-vid is, I can go back and watch people, discover Queen singing this performance for the first time. 🎉

Talking about ad lib, when Freddie gets up from the piano the second time, you can see Brain May going back to change a broken guitar string🎶💫🎸

Brian May said that Queen were a very well-oiled machine. They rehearsed and they delivered to the best of their abilities and they were very, very good. No dancing girls, no fireworks. Just them.

When Queen burst on the scene they were like nothing we had heard before. My friends and I would sit around and analyze the music and discuss their performances. They had us entranced !

I was listening to Queen in 1976, I was 13 that year

I knew you would be BLOWN AWAY by this one 🔥 Roger Taylor is an impressive drummer but his vocals are also amazing!! 🎸🎼🎤🔥 I also knew you would run it back toward the end to hear Freddie’s vocals again ♥️🎤 Great reaction!!

Everything from the Montreal concert is incredible! Save Me, Dragon Attack, Bohemian Rhapsody.....

Freddie. My first and best love.

Miss Freddie and the guys ❤ But i’m so glad with all the vids there are and footage and RU-vid reactions. This keeps their legacy alive. More Queen please and keep up the good work. Much bless!

There is no one person that can compare or even come close to Freddie. He was pure magic. Rest in paradise ❤❤❤

"Dragon attack" from the same show is a must reaction ... So good !

Their vocal harmony is phenomenal and Freddie is the ultimate showman. You should listen to Don't Stop Me Now.

We had wonderful music 🎶 back in the day. Queen 💓 is wonderful and beautiful and awesome ..❤

Queen was perfection live.

Jamming. Just friends on stage jamming.

Rock in peace Freddie ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🇮🇹

Watch live aid to see just how amazing he was with the audience

The Greatest Band of all time 👑

If you haven't watched them live at Live Aid yet, you must watch it! THE best 21 minutes of live music ever!!

Gone too soon! This whole concert in Montreal is awesome!

Roger Taylor on drums and backing vocals. He slays it.❤❤❤❤

Can you imagine seeing this show then, in the same year, seeing Journey in Houston? What an epic year for concerts!! 🔥🔥

The best singer and frontman in rock history, no , in music history.

Just....What a BAND!!!!!!!!

I love this so much! Rest in Peace Freddie.

And that is a dope a** drum set!

Everyone in Queen knew their roles and did their roles perfectly!!! I am vey Blessed to witness Queen in the Beginning an now!!! But every time I see Freddie I cry because I and others knew he was performing wih AIDS and it's many complications and there was and still is "No Cure." So, I am always Happy and sad at the same time. Great reaction!!!

The best frontman & performer ever❤Freddie Mercury, my number one band Queen ❤

Perfection...

Yup, perfection. Yes the studio is beautiful & has such a great vibe. Queen live is 🔥

Saw Queen and Billy Squire in Philadelphia 1982!! And I feel live at Wembley 1986 is the best!!💜

And yes...even how good they are....they are better live !

His voice blows you away

Freddie Mercury and Queen were the best live performers in music history. No one can top them in live shows and there will never be another showman like Freddie Mercury. Roger's backing vocals were awesome and Deacon & Brian May were great here too. Queen was just the best super group that will never be duplicated. Great reactions!

FREDDIE! Flawless indeed. RIP, sweet talented brilliant man. Roger Taylor was so awesome, they all were...they all loved each other so much, true bandmates and friends.

OMG, I am so excited that you reacted to this. I knew you would love it! I have so many favorite performances of theirs, but this is by far my my number one. you are right, the chemistry and raw talent from all of them together is like nothing else. And I love that you recognized the amazing vocals by Roger. I don’t believe you have reacted to the light versions of fat bottomed girl’s, but that one is really fun, And I absolutely love the live version of another one bites the dust from Montreal 1981.

I'm sure I don't even have to tell you that it is a MUST that you react to Queen's entire set at Live Aid!

You must check out Queen live at Wembley, circa 1988, see Freddie have 100k fans in the palm of his hands. Its awesome

Somebody To Love was the nearest Freddie ever came to the sound of the soul music that he so adored. He later commented that his preoccupation with Aretha Franklin might have grated on his bandmates, but he was undeterred. Freddie himself was even more proud of Somebody To Love than Bohemian Rhapsody. 👊 Boom!

I always think of their hits going #1 not #13. See that Superman Tshirt he's wearing? Dam straight! There will never be another Freddie! RIP 🕊️ 🙏

Queens performance of this song at Milton Keynes 1982, is also so so great!!! Please react to that one too.

Pretty sure one of the only mideastern rockers in the world!! I just love that- his parents were so cute. Very proud of him;)

Yes! Like others have said, you’ve got to react to their live aid concert. It’s half hour long but so worth it!

My favorite performance of anyone. I listen to Queen every day I don’t do the studio version on anything 😊❤

And that’s how it’s done! Legends!!

I think you would love this song performed in even higher energy at Milton Keynes, 1982. Excellent review, totally enjoyed your reaction.

I have SO much respect for you that you went to this live version after already reacting to the studio version. Speaks volumes about your respect for Queen as well as your subscribers. Thank you!

This was an amazing live performance and I loved your reaction!

Wonderful. Personal favorite is Bowie and Mercury "Under Pressure."

Best frontmen evan❤

I was fortunate to see Queen in concert during this tour, at the Baltimore Civic Center in August of 1980. I was 18 years old and I still vividly remember the show. Freddie owned the crowd from the moment he stepped on the stage.

It would be interesting to see you react to the same song at Milton Keynes 1982. Then you have done the three, studio, inside concert and outside venue which gives the Milton Keynes a real wow factor. Love your Queen reactions, keep going, only about 190 to go😂

To me, this is Queen at their very best. I love their Live Aid concert (who doesn't), but their Montreal concert cannot be beat, IMO. You can watch the entire concert on RU-vid, I have a personal soft spot for their rendition of Under Pressure in this concert (sadly no David Bowie, but it still kicks ass).

Thanks, Salvo - glad to see you appreciate the band - Freddie was unique and awesome, but he could not have become that legend without the rest of the group... look forward to more from you...

I knew you would love this! Please do Queen’s set from the Live Aid concert from 1985. You will love that also! ☮️❤️😎

A couple little things about this performance: Something went wrong with Brian's guitar. When Freddie swivels on the piano bench toward Brian, you hear only 1 note. Then, just before the camera cuts away, you see Brian unplug. Roger starts drumming & Freddie starts toward the front of the stage but he's turned & watching Brian go backstage to the guitar technician. Freddie works the audience & Brian is back very quickly. You see Freddie turn to see him coming back. They're such pros, it's nearly seamless. 2nd thing is that Freddie is said to have been put off that the audience wasn't as responsive as Queen audiences usually were. He seemed to have to work a lot more than usual to get them into the chant. Apparently they had been told by security to stay seated during the concert so that's what all those polite Canadians were doing!

Love

Best live performance ever……….. infact the Montreal whole concert is one of their best ever imo. Then again, they are the best live group ever….not that I’m biased much you understand. Queen is unique, all four band members wrote songs and together produced music that is timeless. Still gaining fans with each new generation that discover them. Freddie Mercury was brilliant both as a performer and songwriter. He controlled a crowd so completely that they became part of the performance. I love the original songs, but live, they became something much, much more. RIP Freddie, you was/are still the best!🥰😊

Freddie was definitely a performance artist. I read somewhere he wouldn't have his teeth fixed/altered bc he feared it would change the sound of his singing voice. He had incredible talent, enough to make duets with a couple of opera artists. Those duets are on Utube as well. RIH Mr. Mercury. Great reactions Sal. 👍🏼🙂

Slay Queen! S-L-A-Y-Y-Y-Y!

When I think of great concert bands, there are two that hold the very peak in two different categories. You are right, no one adlibs with such tight perfection as Queen and Freddy Mercury. Freddy was undoubtedly the most charismatic front man of all time, and the band was a collection of musical geniuses coordinating perfectly with him. And yes, Roger Taylor was the crown jewel of backup singers. The only other band for which I would kill to be able to go back in time and see live is entirely different: Pink Floyd. They were the very best at the huge stage production category, and their light and sound shows were a transcendental experience. Check out "Comfortably Numb" Pulse Concert 1994 if you haven't already done so. Your reviews ROCK, and I always enjoy seeing you discover some of my very favorite music.

And that is how it's done...

Thanks for sharing this I haven't seen this in a while It was very enjoyable

It’s my favorite Queen song. For a trip watch the Foo Fighters cover of this song. Taylor Hawkins slayed it

I am absolutely loving your channel.

Props to the roadies who have the mic on the mic stand right there on cue and take it back so he can play.

I saw this tour in NYC when I was 13 in 1980

If you want to hear more of the drummer, Roger Taylor, then from the same concert, watch Killer Queen / I'm In Love With My Car.

There’s a video of GEORGE MICHAEL performing with Queen at Wembley at a tribute concert for Freddie it’s really worth a watch. I really enjoy your reactions

There's a track I thought about the other day that I needed to mention. It's called "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. But has to be the live audio version where the band is introduced by Gladys Knight (w/o tht Pips) I believe it's from 1973. I think it's ahead of it's time with some Prog Rock. Without a spoiler .. expect the unexpected 😉 I don't believe there's ever been another track even close to this one. Hope u can react to this one soon Salvo. B safe & well .. Peace Out 🙂☮️

watching this I can't help but recommend that you watch first the rehearsal and then the live version of "Somebody to Love" by George Michael and Queen for/during the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Different, something else and still keeping the spirit.

You can’t go wrong with Montreal 81 Save Me is even better

The incomparable Roger Taylor on drums and vocals...he is an absolute beast at both! Please also react to his song I'm In Love With My Car..from this same concert. The whole band were so tight, and made every live performance appear effortless! ❤️👑🎤🥁🎸🎹 In over fifty years Queen has never split up. Brian and Roger along with Adam Lambert are planning there final tour together in November...supposedly with some US dates, but nothing official yet❤️❤️

HEY HON… I’M SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVEN’T YET REACTED TO: “UNDER PRESSURE” LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM!

It was the way they rehearsed, most band rehearse until they get it right. Queen rehearsed until they couldn't get it wrong, & it shows. & When he does the high Wooooooo's an Opera teacher friend jumped up... "Those Are Opera notes!.. I Have Students That Work Their Asses Off To Hit Them. & He Casually Throws Them In?" 😳

Not many groups have a drummer who sings well enough to do solo if he wanted to - and he has done several solo albums.

The Lead Guitarist Brian May hand built his own guitar and is also an Astro Physicist that has sent robots to Marz.

You spoke about ad libs, Freddie said there live performances had to be special, otherwise the fans could just stay home and listen to the records

GREETINGS EARTHMAN You can't go wrong building subs playing Queen

There was a Tribute concert to Freddie where guest artist fronted the surviving members of Queen. This song was performed by George Michaels. A one off performance that should not be missed.

Hehehe ..your a Queen fan now hey..yeah..

He’s the only one drinking tea with honey for his sore throat. Also the band practiced and practiced even though the songs had been performed a lot

Roger Taylor. Unbelievably talented. Often lost in Freddie's shine, but not here.

As good as their studio work is their individual virtuosity just jumps out in their live performances.

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Both Roger and Brian could have been lead singers in any other band.

My personal opinion is: If you have not heard this song/this version or "White Queen" A Night At The Odeon (the version you covered) you have not truly heard Queen. Sure. They have some great studio versions of songs where the video is fun and you want to see it.....but 90% of their stuff is better live. And yes. Total shout out to Rodger for the back up for this song! (WHILE playing drums!) When you have a band with 3 guys who could easily front their own bands and put them together....think about it? What other band can claim that? (maybe only the Beatles???)

Freddie

Should react to Roger Taylor’s I’m in love with my car.