Queen - Stone Cold Crazy (REACTION!) 

MetallicA's cover of this song is lit. When James did this Tony Iomi and the rest of Queen @ The Freddy Mercury tribute concert, it was electric.

There was absolutely no limit to what Queen created. They were a hugely versatile band.

"Thrash? Queen?" YES!.. That's the thing about Queen, they were unbelievably versatile and eclectic but also just so damn talented that they could do it all and kill it every time!

This song totally bangs, its basically a precursor to thrash and def one of my own personal favorite queen songs. BTW, I suspect you don't get more Queen requests because of public perception of the band. Queen has like 10 or 20 songs that are considered to be some of the most classic rock songs ever made, so much so that they are overplayed to DEATH, enough that many people are actually tired of hearing them even despite them being so good (looking at you "We are the Champions"). The reality is that Queen has 15 albums, most of which people have never actually heard, and are a far deeper and more interesting band than many people give them credit for.

The song Dragon Attack off of The Game, is a killer riff on bass and guitar. In my opinion one of Queens top songs.

"I want it all" another great song from Queen! Pure hard rock. Must do!

Kinda crazy that I see more comments about the Metallica cover than about this original version of the song. Metallica’s version is great, but I think Queen (and probably Brian May in particular) deserve some credit for basically writing a Speed Metal song in 1974! Killer stuff right here 🤘🤘 Thanks Ryan and George for the great video as always!!

I think people sometimes forget, largely due to how larger-than-life this band was, that Queen is at their core a rock band. Plenty of their early songs were written by Brian May and therefore were primarily rock/metal songs.

Queen actually did a punk song called 'Sheer Heart Attack' a few albums later.

I love the harder sound of earlier Queen. Tie Your Mother Down and Keep Yourself Alive are other really good early Queen songs. I also like Fat Bottomed Girls. I hope that you do more Queen.

When it comes to hard rock: this album is Queen's zenith. They are more overlooked than their contemporaries regarding pioneering hard rock and metal.

Next Queen songs you should consider are: “Somebody to Love” and “Innuendo”. Another two very different and brilliant songs I know you would enjoy.

Even as an old school hardcore punk I could never not respect Freddy. I love this damn band. Might be time for a Queenfest

Queen was an insanely versatile band. Dig just a little deeper into their catalogue beyond what’s on Greatest Hits and there’s a wealth of really, really good music. Check out Millionaire Waltz, Death on Two Legs, Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) or, if you don’t mind hearing a man sing about his own death and collapse, The Show Must Go On.

You guys should check out "Princes of the Universe". It's the theme song for the Highlander franchise and is also a banger. The intro is instantly recognizable and mandatory to sing along to when you hear it. *HEEEERE WE ARE!*

Some great, but lesser known songs: - My Fairy King - Liar - Fairy Feller's Masterstroke - The Prophet's Song - The 3 songs: Tenement Funster, Flick of the Wrist and Lily of the Valley - Was it all worth it? - Bring back that Leroy Brown (This one might really surprise you)

Queen as you are finding out was a very versatile band. They have multiple songs that were considered heavy metal at the time and could write the pop hits as well. Brian May on guitar was amazing.

"White Man" on the album "A day at the races" is a crushingly heavy song. Highly recommended!

You need to do "Fat Bottom Girls". It's the original Baby's got back.

"One false move and this shit gon crumble" that's what I love so much about music like this, it feels like you're driving a racecar, if you stay on the road it's glorious, but one tag of the guardrail, and it comes to a screeching halt.

If that one caught you guys off guard, you gotta hear "Dead On Time", off the Jazz album. It's right in that same wheelhouse of proto-thrash.

Queen owns all kinds of genres Rock: We Wil Rock You/Hammer to Fall Rock 'n roll: Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Tie Your Mother Down Ballad: We Are the Champions/Somebody to Love Musical: Innuendo Upbeat: Fat Bottomed Girls/You're My Best Friend Classic Queen weirdness: Bicycle Race/Bring Back that Leroy Brown Them getting high with David Bowie: Under Pressure (intro used by Vanilla Ice)

Death on Two Legs must also be one of heaviest songs Queen ever did.

You should do a Queen marathon. No one is going to complain.

Queen are an amazingly diverse band. They cover so many styles and put their own stamp on them all. Probably comes from having four members who were all very creative and excellent songwriters individually, but still melded together to give that unique band chemistry.

Their bassist John Deacon was really into soul and Motown and he wrote Another One Bites the Dust and You're My Best Friend which exemplifies that. He also wrote another one called In Only Seven Days which would surprise you again with how versatile they were.

THIS is Queen's BEST album. Absolutely incredible from beginning to end. You MUST hit "BRIGHTON ROCK" next... (legendary)... and then "NOW I'M HERE" and "SHE MAKES ME (STORMTROOPER IN STILETTOS).

Queen has such a large and diverse catalog. The live performances at Wembley, Montreal and Milton Keynes bowl are all amazing. Pick one, any one. You won't be disappointed.

That's Dr. Brian May, Ph.D, astrophysicist, member of the Royal Society, playing that badass guitar. He built that guitar, The Red Special, from a piece of a fireplace hearth, and still plays it in every album and show.

James Hetfield sang this live with Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, worth checking out.

They would perform this live even faster & crazier! It was the first song they performed together back in 1970 as Queen (they were called Smile before). Freddie had already written it when he joined the band.

All band members sang, wrote songs, & played multiple instruments. All have college Degrees. May. Guitarist. Has a PHD. In astrophysics. He sometimes works with NASA. He even wrote, & sang a science fiction leaning folk song. About time dilation. Called 39. If you do dig deeper. Especially into the first five albums. You will find their voices were interchangeable. Sometimes within the same song. The fact that Fred could sing any style, & they as a whole. Could play any style. Meant. Four people writing songs. With very different musical tastes, & influences. Could play / sing. What they wrote, & smash it out of the park. Note. Brian does sing lead on at least one track. Sometimes more. per album. That said. Live. He let Fred sing them. While he focused on playing guitar / providing backing vocals. If you want to hear him. You have to react to the studio cuts. Roger sang lead on several songs as well. Its what made listening to their albums interesting. You never knew what, or whom. You were going to hear.

One hidden gem of a song by Queen is "White Queen" a night at the Odeon, Hammersmith 1975! It's beautiful and hauntingly amazing, with the best piano playing by Freddie while Brian's guitar sings back! I guarantee it will be worth the time to hear it! Thanks for a great reaction guys!👏

Brighton Rock has a bit of a thrash feel too. Obviously like everyone else is saying, check out the Metallica version.

Killer Queen!!! Probably the next big rocker in the Queen catalog. Live version is particularly good. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

I think their song The Hitman is also an amazing take on metal.

So glad you guys did this. I am 1/3 of a Queen podcast and we always bang the drum for how diverse Queen were and us being big Metal fans always feel they are overlooked in pushing that genre forward. Check out the Funk of Dragon Attack next please! Thank you!

Their first 3 albums were all superb. Just like this.

One should NEVER be surprised by anything Queen produces. They can literally play ANY style.

Queen has some real ‘hidden gems’ too, seaside rendezvous was always a personal favourite of mine

Stone Cold Crazy” was called “thrash metal before the term was invented.” It was initially written by Freddie and he played an early version in the late 60s with one of his earlier bands, Wreckage (a sort of Hendrix-style, blues band). It underwent many changes musically and lyrically before getting recorded by Queen, resulting in credit going to the entire band. BTW - BoRap 1.5 BILLION not million

All four members of the band, write songs. That's the only way you get that diverse of a sound, without most of it just being weak. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

That is like the most insane fact. Instrumental in this is so ahead of it’s time my mind is blown

I am a huge Queen fan. Freddie Mercury is one of the my all time favorite singers. I love all kinds of rock and metal music

You guys should check out the Metallica cover of Stone Cold Crazy, either their studio version, or the live version with James, Tony Iomi and the surviving members of Queen.

You guys asked about a live performance: Here’s the band playing at the Rainbow theater in London in 1974. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T8Rfb1Jtmic.html This song had been around for quite a while before Queen recorded it for Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. It was originally written by Freddie in 1969, when he was briefly in a band called Wreckage. He was able to join the band Smile in 1970, who later became Queen. It was played live several times in the band’s early shows but not recorded until 1974.

They still tour with Adam Lambert & they do a fantastic show. I saw them a few years ago & i honestly cried it was so amazing

When you talk about Queen and their work over different genres, I always come back to Crazy Little Thing Called Love; a tribute to early Rock 'n Roll/Rockabilly

Queen has several great hard rocking tunes throughout their catalogue. Tie Your Mother Down, Liar, and Now I'm Here are all excellent tunes for you guys to check out.

I think another Queen song worth a video reaction is “The Show Must Go On” which is practically progressive rock. It is epic!

Queen was one of those very few bands that could make almost anything and still deliver extreme quality in whatever the genre it was! That's one of the reasons why they will always rank-up very high as one of my favorite bands ever!

Queen guitarist Brian May and Queen drummer, singer Roger Taylor still tour with former American Idol singer Adam Lambert on vocals. Queen with Adam Lambert. I saw them live 3 yrs ago at Madison Square Garden in NYC and it was an incredible performance.

The birth of thrash, alongside Symptom of the Universe and Achilles’ Last Stand.

WOW, never thought I'd see a reaction to these kind of songs... Queen has a lot of hits to react to but I'm really happy that you went that far back and picked this one instead of "Now I'm Here" or "Killer Queen"... This is one of my fav Queen albums right beside "Queen II". In the same line of thought, reacting to less known Queen tracks, I'd suggest a song with the same title as this album: "Sheer Heart Attack" from the album "News Of The World" from 1977 that has probably a even more punk-rock feel to it... that's the year of Sex Pistols so it makes more sense... but yeah, "Stone Cold Crazy" was at least 3 or 4 years ahead of it's time just considering the uninvented "Punk". Hope to see a few more of these forgotten pearls of the Queen discography... this album has a big load of awesome songs "Brighton Rock", "Tenement Funster" , "Flick Of The Wrist", "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" or "In The Lap Of The Gods" and, of course "In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited)"... it's an awesome album!

I saw them in concert twice, and OMG...they were electrifying...and luckily I was friend's with a bass player in a popular band (who will go unnamed) who brought me to a press party at Tavern on the Green in NYC. I think they had the same record label. Queen was standing around in a circle & being interviewed & there I was standing next to Brian May. All I could say was, "you're a great guitarist." He smiled & thanked me...sigh...LOL...

Their first two albums are pure metal af bliss. Give queen 2 a listen rn!

Got to see Queen in concert way back in 1980 and they opened with "Jailhouse Rock" and went right into the fast version of "We Will Rock You" Then it was a completely unforgettable night of standing and singing. One of my top favorite concerts. The other 2 were of course the great Metallica with my 15 year old daughter and SRV., one of the greatest guitarists to ever pick up a guitar.But Queen was a complete blowout of a show!

My first time hearing this, was the Metallica cover. They are both are great.

Death on Two Legs is basically a dis track to their first manager and record label at the time. Also check out Dead on Time!

I had the distinct blessing of seeing Queen live in 1980 and sat in the 3rd row. That ticket cost me $8 !!! What a great show though.... I think there is a great study to be had on Queen's Live Killers album songs vs. the studio versions of some of the songs. Because of Queen's heavy production and layering in the studio, the live versions can be quite different than the studio version, but both are phenomenal in their own way. Best examples that pop to mind of this are "Death on two legs", "Let me Entertain You" and "Get down, make love". Would love to see some reactions comparing live/studio versions of these.

Yeah Queen is my favorite band ever. It is pretty close, but damnit their greatest hits was a 3 cd deal and I was disappointed that several songs did not make that cut. That is pretty ridiculous when you think about it, how many bands do you know where at least 20+ songs are amazing to you?

Hi guys! You should listen to "Stone Cold Crazy" performed by Metallica and absolutely see the live performance with James Hetfield and Queen during the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, held on 20th April 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

You HAVE to play "The show must go on". It's amazing, it has it all.

First 3 Queen àlbums HEAVY after that at least 3 heavy songs on their later àlbums through the 70’s

Heard this song for the first time on Guitar Hero Metallica and couldn't believe that Queen made thrash before thrash.

Queen - Mustapha Another example of a corky but heavy song from them.

Another great example of the diversity of sound Queen has given us is the song "39" from A Night at the Opera. It's an acoustic ballad that leans heavily on the folk music sound of the early 60's, but with futuristic, science fiction, story line.

This was 1974 guys. This style of music was invented by Queen. I said a couple of months ago to listen to Ogre Battle from their previous album, Queen II. Brian May was doing controlled wham bar dives years before EVH... Queen was/is a very versatile band with a ton of different influences and managed to put it all together to make them one of the most revered bands in rock history.

There is nobody that can BEGIN to match Freddie live, but I have really enjoyed the cover band Killer Queen the times I've gone to see them. It's just so much fun to hear those songs played live in an audience full of fans that know all of the words, know all of the dances and glances and costumes and everything that their singer does to play the role... Check them out if you get the chance! And react to more Queen! I think most of us have heard the songs so many, many times that we forget there are people who still haven't heard them. LOL If you somehow haven't heard We Will Rock You + We Are the Champions, then listen to those (must be back-to-back - even on the radio they are played as one song). Tie Your Mother Down is great. Bicycle Race is fun. Fat Bottomed Girls is really fun. Radio Ga Ga. I Want it All. Under Pressure (with David Bowie). There's just soooo many great songs!

you guys gotta react to Dragon Attack by Queen, it rocks! with the funkiest bass line around

Yes they are very versatile. Check out the songs LAZY ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON or '39 for example.

To me one of the greatest Queen songs is Show Must Go On. It was one of the last Freddie recorded before he died and was so sick in the studio that he was propped on a stool very often. It makes the song hit even harder knowing that considering it is one of his best vocal performances and the rest of the band seems to be playing like it is the last time they will ever be able to play for him again.

Since it's a bit empty in here (for now) ... Woods of Ypres - I Was Buried In Mount Pleasant Cemetary! Please! R.I.P David Gold

I know you don't normally do it, but please react to some of Queen's live songs. Obviously Live Aid is the monster performance, but Montreal 1981 is extraordinary.

Most people probably think you have to know Queen’s music. It’s everywhere.

They still play live , Ive been on few gigs Queen + Adam Lambert and they played this song live. One of my fav songs of Queen !

A fantastic Queen song that doesn’t get near enough hype is It’s Late. You guys should check it out!!

Queen have a lot of very proto metal songs, they tended to not be singles though. Great vid!

This song changed everything for me when I was getting introduced to rock and roll ! Under the radar! I got the sheer heart attack album when i was 10 in 1974!!!! I listened to this song over and over again playing on my brother’s hand me down record player!!!! I stared at Freddy Mercury’s black nail polish for hours on the cover of the album and immediately became a big ole rock and roll 🎸 gal!!! Good queen years!!!!!!! Listen to Brighton rock and let the magic happen!!!!

The first ever Rock band to be inducted into the songwriters hall of fame, very rear you get a band where all members penned hit records. One of the reasons their albums were so rich and eclectic. I'd start at their first album 'Queen' and go from there.

Your next Queen video should be Brighton Rock. You’re welcome 😁

@Lost In Vegas If you fellas can disregard that absolutely no one else will make this suggestion, then I got something really good for you. You should do a run through of the entire Queen II album. While it had moderate sales after its release, it has become well revered by the fan base over time, and many (including me) see it as their best album, and that is saying something considering their body of work!! Brian's guitar work is simply stratospheric and of course Freddie and the boys show up hard too. Some of the songs run together so you would actually get 5 or 6 or maybe 7 videos out of the whole thing. Procession/Father to Son/White Queen would be #1 as they all run together. Someday One Day (Brian on vocals) and Loser in the End would be #2 (Roger on vocals) as they do too. That would conclude side White. (yes, they named it that). From side Black, (where Brian *really* rips) Ogre Battle would be #3, a solo video. Then, The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke and Nevermore run together and would be #4. Next is The March of the Black Queen and Funny How Love Is together for #5. Then finally, the only song that got any radio airplay at the time and since, The Seven Seas of Rye for #6. This album absolutely defines the term "hidden gem". You guys may end up putting the whole thing on your playlists. It really is *that* good.

You need to hear Death on Two Legs. PLEASE! You will be blown away. Hardest rocking tune and aggressively brilliant choir vocals on the same album as Bohemian Rhapsody.

Great review guys. There are numerous concert videos available if you want to see Queen perform. I was lucky enough to see them live twice. Awesome band.

Queen is indeed a versatile band, covering a variety of distinct genres,. In addition to the ones mentioned in this video, here are a few more: Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Rockabilly Somebody to Love: Gospel (Uptempo) Who Wants to Live Forever: Broadway Ballad Get Down Make Love: Sultry groove Love of My Life: Acoustic Ballad Campy Soundtrack: Flash Gordon (an early 80's movie) What other band could have Metallica, Extreme, Elton John, Axel Rose, George Michael, Robert Plant and Roger Daltry (among many others) play at their singer's memorial concert without any one of them feeling out of place?

The fans are known as the "Queen Army" your sub count will go through the roof the more Queen you do. Especially if you do Live Aid 85 20 minute full set. No one could control a crowd of 70 plus thousand people the way Freddie could. The band was always better live than recorded, the editing equipment of the day took away from their talent, because raw, they were better than the editing equipment. Jump in the Queen rabbit hole, you wont want to come back up because they are going to take you for a ride and across so many genres of music. If you do live aid. please do the full set, not parts, if you do it in parts, you won't get the full effect of what went down in history as the best rock performance in history. The fundraiser was not bringing in much money, then Queen hit the stage and stole the show, and in their 20 minute set, raised 1.2 million dollars. Oh and here is a link to a live version of Stone Cold Crazy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T8Rfb1Jtmic.html

Love to see how you guys' music appreciation has grown and crossed several genres! Love you guys. Keep on rockin!

The three surviving members of Queen have toured with Adam Lambert (of American Idol fame) as frontman-lead singer. They do quite well with Lambert. He's very conscious of not "replacing" Freddie -- because who could? -- and just being a similar-sounding frontman with his own estimable talents.

Queen - Dragon Attack

Apparently, Freddie had the idea for this song 7 years before the album. And I totally agree that it is thrashy. I think the fact that Metallica covered it justifies that statement.

I love this high energy, speed metal song. The whole band aces this performance. Thank you for your reaction.

Queen have a wide breadth of different songs and styles to explore.

Hey, if you like Another one Bites the dust check out Dragon Attack!!! Or if you want something totally out there, Bring Back That Leroy Brown!! :D

Definitely hit up Metallica's cover of stone cold crazy it has just enough Metallica without taking away from queen it hits just right.

Yeah, they're still touring with Adam Lambert - the singer who finished 2nd on American Idol in 09. Someone called Brian May while Adam was performing on the show and told May to check him out. He was impressed and asked Adam to give Queen a try when his contract with AI was up. Gotta have a voice that can go anywhere & do anything as well as a larger than life personality to fill the shoes of the legendary Freddy Mercury. I think Freddy would approve.

Add ‘Innuendo’ to your reaction list. One of my fav Queen songs. Takes you on a journey for sure. Such an incredible song.

Fat Bottom Girls - you wanna do some more Queen, you gotta do Fat Bottom Girls 🤣

This song hits so hard, when Metallica covered it decades later it didn't really get any harder. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

Currently, Brian May (guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums) have teamed up w/ A.I. alum Adam Lambert to tour as Queen+Adam Lambert... Lambert is a huge fan of Freddie Mercury, and he sings Queen hits w/ enthusiasm today. They use a session bassist, keyboardist and percussionist on tour. They recently re-played their Live Aid '85 set in Australia as a charity show for the losses in wildfires. John Deacon (bass) retired from music in the 90's after the death of Freddie Mercury... he lives quietly in England.

Queen are still touring, I seen them on Friday night, with Adam Lambert (from American Idol) singing. They played almost 3 hours and were amazing!