Ultimate professionals. Go back & watch carefully. When Freddie turns on the piano bench toward Brian, only 1 note comes out of his guitar. It's obvious that there was supposed to be 1 of his great solos there. Instead you see him unplug his guitar just before the camera cuts to Freddie. Roger immediately starts drumming & Freddie immediately starts toward the front of the stage while he watches Brian go backstage (to the guitar technician). He starts working the audience &, in very short order, he turns to see Brian returning & they just slip right back into it. Freddie has a right to pound the piano. They didn't just hold it together, they killed it!
I love to hear your reaction to ‘White Queen’ live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975. That’s one from their early days and it’s sensational to say the least.
Both of those are essential listening, along with: Who Wants To Live Forever - Wembley 86/Budapest 86, Love Of My Life, Rock in Rio 85... All of Rainbow 74, Hammersmith 75, Montreal 81, Wembley and also Budapest 86! Will leave you in no doubt as to how great a live band Queen really were!
Live nobody today performs like Queen. There are great musicians today but I truly believe auto tune and recorded back ups have set music back. Try Hyde park 1976 You Take My Breath Away. Also watch Queen live in RIO. Their live shows were a revelation. No one has the energy and charisma that Freddie had. On Montreal 1881 check Save Me and DragonAttack!
Interesting to note. In the commentary for this concert video, Brian and Roger mention that Freddie had to work the crowd extra hard because security was telling people to stay in their seats. Plus, Freddie was pissed at the camera crew as they kept getting in his way.
The drummer is Roger Taylor and yes , he regularly hit high notes but nothing like he does on My Fairy King , which I'd highly recommend 😁👌 , especially as all early Queen is just out of this world .. More live reactions... Dragon Attack Under Pressure You take my breath away
Excelente reacción!! Queen en lo personal fue la mejor banda dentro del Rock, grandes músicos, grandes letristas, grandes vocalistas y la lista sigue. Gracias y saludos desde Uruguay 🇺🇾
The greatness of Queen can be described in three words... Bang bang boom... Quite a lot of people recognise that. But what a performance. Warts and all...
This is my favorite performance of this song, the whole band totally smashes it. Brian is perfection, John is killing that bassline and Roger doesn't miss a beat while he is singing throughout the entire song. My favorite live Queen performance, actually probably my favorite live performance ever is Queen: White Queen live at Odeon, Hammersmith 1975. You will see Freddie in incredible voice and a 1 minute 45 second instrumental portion with Freddie and Brian absolutely killing it. It is truly mind blowing. Another amazing Freddie live moment is live at Hyde Park, You Take My Breath Away. It is just Freddie and the piano but his vocal control on that performance is outstanding. Of course all live Queen is great but those two will definitely get your juices flowing. Thank you for an excellent reaction to this fantastic performance.
After discovering all the clips on youtube of their live performances I tend to lean toward the lives over the studio versions. There's a vibrancy and electricity in all of their live performances.
I LOVE sooo much Queen, this gig was incredibile with Freddie simply out of this world (as usual, is the goat). The crowd was a little cold and Freddie was annoying. This concert was recorded in high quality (were 2 dates mixed in one concert and the organization asked to Freddie to dress the band with the same outfits, but Freddie did as he wanted ahahah). Dragon attack version in Montreal was fantastic. I miss Freddie so much and on 24th of november is 30 years he died. Never ever will born a voice and with stage presence like Freddie. And the whole band, Brian, Roger and John, was simply stratospheric. This version of somebody to love is dazzling, the other version i love is that in 1982 at Milton Keynes bowl. FENOMENO. As italian, i'd like so much if Måneskin play a cover of them. Maybe Another one bites the dust, why not. Ciao Freddie
You can't watch Queen live without smiling. You just can't! They are truly amazing live. Wembley 1986. Montreal 1981. Milton Keynes bowl 1982. The Rainbow 1974. Pick one, any one, they are all fantastic.
Please more more live Queen!!!!!!!! Freddie was something else. 👑 I really love Queen’s diversity and musicality. May I suggest Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow or Who wants to live forever live at Budapest. Much bless guys and keep up the good work.
Please, please more Queen - Many of their less well known songs are amazing! You will love White Queen, live 1975 Hammersmith, In the Lap of the Gods, live at the Rainbow.
Awwwww Somebody To Love is my favorite Queen song! Written by the great Freddie Mercury inspired by Aretha Franklin! Queen is one of the best artists of all time & their music catalog is nothing short of brilliant! Same song live in Milton Keynes 1982 (my fav concert) plus FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS & PLAY THE GAME! Oh and UNDER PRESSURE & ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST live at Wembley 1986. Umm do them 👉 all 👈
Let's see Justin Bieber do that. As Roger (drummer) has said "You'd think we practiced" Queen live...perfection. Granted there are some of their videos that are fun and really worth watching....you can't beat Freddie when he's playing his favorite instrument. The audience. Also somewhere Superman is wearing a Freddie Mercury t-shirt. People voted for it because it's the best live performance in life ever. And I've seen MANY in my 61 years.
Saw Queen in 1976, 77 and 78 in Rotterdam, the second time standing on the first row. They were on top of their game: Freds voice was immaculate. What a charisma he had: still remember it well. White Queen (RU-vid: live at the Rainbow 1974 is best) was one of my favorites: At the time they were still doing a lot of songs from the early seventies. Somebody To Love was a sort of encore/ last song I believe, one of the many highlights. So thank you very much for this one.
Evidently your October surprise...for yourselves! Freddie was in peak form at Montreal - gift wrapped with a giant bow. Some fans vie for the Milton Keynes version - delivered with such fire and intensity he is just possessed. So lovely to see that appreciation and pure joy. Yes, jump back in time to STONE COLD CRAZY gosh they snap. There are lots of stadium Queen crowd pleasers - WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER Live in Budapest and lots of Wembly giants. But oh those glorious Queen ballad gems, like SAVE ME (Montreal again). When you hear the arc of their foray into just about every genre possible, you can't help but marvel at their appetite to have and do it all!
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This song is bitter-sweet for me. This makes me smile and happy every time but also deep in my soul in weeping for the loss... why oh why is music not like this anymore? Yes, I'm showing my age lol
FANTASTIC REACTION.... What Queen fans know is that their Live Aid set, which is often called the greatest live performance in Rock Music, was Freddie with a throat infection (his Dr. didn't even want him to perform; Freddie said afterwards that his throat felt like shards of glass)! There are SO MANY Queen performances arguably as good as Live Aid... because Queen is the ONLY band who's renowned for being better live than in the studio! This 1981 Montreal concert is one of Queen's best known due to its great HD video; there's ALSO the "Fire At The Bowl" concert at Milton Keynes in 1982 (which is MY FAVORITE... there's a "hard-core" group of Queen fans who love it BEST, for Freddie's insane vocals/energy). For EARLY QUEEN, there are FANTASTIC-quality concert videos at The Rainbow in 1974 and at Odeon Hammersmith in 1975. Later on (post-Live Aid) the 1986 Magic Tour has fantastic concert videos from Wembley Stadium in 1986 (TWO shows, Friday AND Saturday) as well as the "Hungarian Rhapsody" concert in Budapest. DID YOU KNOW THAT FREDDIE ALSO DID OPERA? In 1987, he collaborated with Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe to make the Barcelona album... FANTASTIC! In the late 80s, Queen stopped performing live due to Freddie's declining health, but produced some FANTASTIC music videos and my two FAVORITE albums... Innuendo and Made In Heaven. The title track "Innuendo" is called the 1990s sibling to "Bohemian Rhapsody". SUGGESTIONS: "LIAR" LIVE AT THE RAINBOW, 1974 "WHITE QUEEN" LIVE AT ODEON HAMMERSMITH, 1975 "YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY" LIVE AT HYDE PARK, 1976 "DRAGON ATTACK" (REPRISE VERSION) LIVE AT MONTREAL, 1981 "FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS" LIVE AT MILTON KEYNES, 1982 "LIVING ON MY OWN" (ORIGINAL 1985 version, NOT 1992 remix!) official music video 20-MINUTE LIVE AID SET (MUST BE ALL IN-ONE-GO TO APPRECIATE IT) "IT'S A HARD LIFE" LIVE AT ROCK IN RIO, 1985 "UNDER PRESSURE" LIVE AT WEMBLEY, 1986 "LOVE OF MY LIFE" LIVE AT either ROCK IN RIO or AT WEMBLEY "BARCELONA" LIVE AT LA NIT "INNUENDO" official music video
Eh… Queen is fantastic, and indeed better live. But they are certainly not the only big band that’s better live. Nightwish is also so much more impressive live for instance.
Chaps, love your intro! Also love the reaction to one of the best live acts ever! As phenomenal as Freddie was as a lead singer, big dues to Roger doing magnificent backing vocals and John and Brian for their brilliant guitar playing. No better musical unit……….ever!!!
It was so fun to see the clip of Brian playing with Roger recently on Rogers solo tour. I am SO HAPPY that Brian has recovered from his heart attack last spring and now has the energy to perform again!
Isn't Freddie wonderful! Isn't Queen wonderful? Roger, John. Brian and Freddie, genius musicians and such a together Band ... put on a show!!! Thanks for this.
Summer 1985 I was a young man, no job, and had just lost my apartment, so I set myself up in a cave in the forest a mile out of town. True story! I went into town to see some friends and we all watched Live Aid from beginning to end, and the unanimous consensus was that Queen won the day by a wide margin, which is very impressive considering the lineup for that event. Great performance. I returned to my cave. I had a great setup, looking back it was a great summer 🍻
Saw Queen early in their career before Bohemian Rhapsody and was blown away. The only band in the last few years that come close is Nightwish with Floor. Glad you mentioned them.
Woaw I subs, I like you both alout. I have been a big Queen-fan since -77. If you whant to see them from the start that I now of it must bee The Rainbow -74, Odeon Hammersmith 12.24.75, Hyde park -76omg it so much. Some songs Bohemian Rhapsody from Montreal -81, Draggon Attac from same consert. Who whants to live forever Wembley 07.11.86, Live Aid 07.13.85 you can only take a song, its never go wrong with Queen. Dont Stop Me Now official video, A winters tale, I’m going sligthly mad from february -91, This are the days of our lives may 30.91 the last video 😢 The Prophet song, the lyric one. Brian Mays Masterpiece, Mother love, the absolut last song he was singing. He was so sick, Brian had to sing the last of it, The show must go on, Cool cat, Anotherone bites the dust, Under pressure, I whant to break free, Love of my life, from Rio. Enjoy so much guys 👑🎤🎹🥁🪕🎸🇳🇴
@@TheThamesmen this is Roger's cameo on the 1975 album Tails of Illusion by Fox. The song is Survivor and our Rog is the one singing literally higher and higher and.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EunYGYNkUFg.html
Just a side note: Dimash is the real deal. The man who has a range of 8 octaves and does the highest whistle tone without any effort. Best singer in the world today, without any doubt.
SO much awesome live footage from every decade! White Queen at Hammersmith Odeon, Liar at the Rainbow, Stone Cold Crazy, Seven Seas of Rhye, In The Lap of the Gods Revisited...same concert. Who Wants To Live Forever, live in Budapest or Wembley, Fat Bottomed Girls at the Bowl (for a little pole dancing Freddie 😉🔥). One Vision at Wembley...really anything from Wembley. Save Me from Montreal for perfection vocals. You Take My Breath Away from Hyde Park.
Queen is great, live Queen is AMAZING! Now I'm Here from Leiden or Wembley, White Queen from the Rainbow or Odeon, Save Me from Montreal and Bohemian Rhapsody from the same show (Bohemian Rhapsody live is amazing), Under Pressure live, Who Wants to Live Forever....and lets not forget I'm In Love With My Car from Montreal!
Other fantastic live performances: For a total contrast, check out the pared-back version of You Take My Breath Away, Live at Hyde Park, 1976) - 100% magical performance; Or tear-your-heart-out with Freddie and Co in White Queen, Live at Hammersmith Odeon...and see Freddie and Brian duelling it out in an incredible piano/guitar duet...
Also to add to the conversation on Bands absolutely fantastic live, Band Maid out of Japan should definitely be considered!!! I am new to your channel therefore I have no idea whether or not you ha e been introduced to those fantastic ladies. If you haven't, I would recommend Domination, Play, Dice and many other songs of theirs live!! And their studio versions are great, they're just so much more to behold live!!! 😉
Freddie owned every stage he appeared on. Queen are the absolute best live rock band best rock band period. Now you know why Freddie stole Live Aid. Queen stole it.
Enlightened by my oldest sister in 1977 with the album A Day at the Races. You can never go wrong with Queen. I can always rely on Queen no matter what I am going through in this sometimes crazy world. Another outstanding reaction/analysis George and Alex. Stay safe and be well!
If you want to See early Queen I highly recommend The whole Live At The Rainbow 1974 Album. Liar, in the lap of the gods(not the revisited one) and now im here. Ogre Battle, Father To son and many more are great too But that for now
Odeon 75 + Rainbow 74 are good quality recordings for the footage and reasonable sized venues. Most of Freddie's drinks were not alcohol based, some that looked like it were honey based.
hey, "kids" - I'm old, too - had the privilege to see Queen three times in US midwest - when I was 16, 18, & 20... I will never forget... I hope you go with the recommendation from "Twizzler"... White Queen at Hammersmith... astonishing... I really appreciate the appreciations of others when it comes to queen... look forward to more of your reactions... (okay, die-hard Queen fan, but not ONLY a Queen fan.. be interested in listening to other bands/reactions...)
You two are priceless, so I just had to join. So pleased to hear you acknowledge the brilliance of the band. Freddie alone couldn't have created the magic of Queen. It took all four extraordinary men to accomplish this. Do you notice that Queen does not follow the traditional rock band platform? What they do is theatre. Each and every piece of theirs is honed to theatrical quality. The following are good examples of their art. In Liar, you can see each member of the band take center stage to show exactly what it is they contribute to the Queen sound. Liar - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N617biWexk0.html White Queen is ( reminiscent of Olde England, at least to me ) theatre from start to finish. In this one, Freddie and Brian are featured, and they'll take you on a trip you'll remember a long time. On first listen they'll take up all the oxygen in the room, but upon subsequent listens you'll hear the subtle background of bass and drum that give the structure and mood to the piece. ( an aside: Rolling Stone Magazine once called Roger and John the " sonic volcano " of Queen. ) White Queen - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5H3gW5tYoNI.html
Thanks for the great reaction! Your smile makes me smile because I see you listening to real live music.Queen is such a special and versatile band that has never been. All four musicians are so talented musically and all of them also have higher university education. There are few rock bands whose members own it. Freddie had a degree in graphics and design and also designed the Queen's logo. Bassist John Deacon holds a degree in electrical engineering, drummer Roger Taylor has a degree in biology and guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist who has also worked with NASA. This combination of talented and versatile people is a real gift to the entire history of music.
I think the biggest misconception of Queen is that the live aid performance was a one off of excellence from the band. Many don’t realize that’s the way they/he always was, from the beginning….and as a front man Freddie had IT. BoRap from this show is excellent. ETA: early small venue shows, check out various shows at the rainbow or Hammersmith. Freaking full on sound in a 3000 theater. People were likely dead for days. I know I was when I went to rock shows. Lol
Not a Queen fan but I have huge respect for them as a band. The 1979 concert in the Hammersmith Odeon is arguably on of the greatest setlists ever performed live. Would hardly be surprised if one of you two *ankers were there☺.
Guys, here I am (again), from the other side of the pond. Love the way you two are presenting the old and the new and your good taste in music (sometimes recommended by others). Btw. loved Queen and I've seen them (with (RIP) Freddie) in concert in the Netherlands. I know your "list" is getting smaller (😉) every day so ..... I guess I’m the only” requestor” for this on your channel but let’s give it a try (you’ll never know). You're gonna love it. Every year there’s a 12 day during concert (devided over several days) in the Ahoy concerthall in Rotterdam that’s called “Vrienden van Amstel Live” (Friends of Amstel Live (Amstel = beer brand)), where the top of Dutch artists entertain 160.000 people. My “request” is: please react to a 16 minutes performance (in 2020) of 2 of the TOP-bands from the Netherlands who played together, singing well known covers. These bands are Di-Rect and Kensington. The link for this video = ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yFv2TPZag5w.html
Really appreciate you being here. Our list never seems to get shorter but that is a quality problem. We really like the guidance and try and do our best. Just limited hours in the day!
Thanks, thanks, thank you guys for your magnificent Queen reaction! I'm a huge QUEEN and FREDDIE fan, so many years and make me so happy when I see reactions like yours! Queen live is "an experience", magnificent experience! My suggestion for you is the 20 minutes of Live Aid concert, Bohemian Rhapsody Montreal 81, also in Montreal Dragon attack, Play the game Milton Keynes 82, Love of my life Wembley 86 also in Wembley Under Pressure... and more., So much more!!!! Thanks again boys! Long live the QUEEN! ❤️👑
