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  1. The origin of We Are The Champions?

    Thanks Sebastian. I don't have that DVD, so I'd be interested to know the specific quote if anyone has it. Does he actually say 1975, or does he just say he generally had the song knocking around for a bit before he r...

  2. The origin of We Are The Champions?

    Heard many times that Freddie wrote WATC in 1975ish and then pulled it out for News of The World, but not sure I've seen it confirmed. Does anyone have an actual quote?

  3. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie reviews & impressions

    This video gives quite a good analysis of the two recordings, Freddie's and Marc's: https://youtu.be/MzhF65YBxs0

  4. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie reviews & impressions

    @runner_70 It was never confirmed who sang that vocal improv in the trailer, but from the moment I heard it I thought it wasn't Freddie. If it is his Live Aid vocal then they have put a VERY weird cleanup effect on it...

  5. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie reviews & impressions

    Just downloaded the Live Aid segment of the film off of YouTube and compared it to the real thing, audio wise. It IS Freddie's voice (and the others' instruments), which means, as Brian claimed on Instagram, they foun...

  6. Brian May on BBC Radio 2, 2 Dec 2018

    It's funny, he complains about critics 'wanting the film to be a documentary', and argues that what really matters is the emotional truth of the film; then, he can't bare to acknowledge that a technical detail of the...

  7. Bohemian Rhapsody Live Commentary Thread

    Great thread! Terrible film.

  8. "The real Freddie Mercury" - excellent Lesley Ann Jones article on BR

    Because it is. Research the 1970s-80s gay scenes in NYC and Munich. That was Mercury's life from about 1978-85. He found his identity, and music became second place. There's a reason why most of Queen's hits in the 80...

  9. "The real Freddie Mercury" - excellent Lesley Ann Jones article on BR

  10. "The real Freddie Mercury" - excellent Lesley Ann Jones article on BR

    Completely agree that Sacha Baron Cohen's version of the film would have been poor. He likes shock humour. In his last film the main characters hid inside an elephants vagina before being ejaculated on by a male eleph...

  11. Greg Brooks to reveal BohRhap Official Soundtrack album/Jazz Outtakes

    So, the We Will Rock You mix is the studio version followed by a HEAVILY autotuned live performance (Earl's Court?). Don't Stop Me Now is clearly how Brian would have mixed the song. Good fun, but the original works b...

  12. Marc Matel in Bo Rap Trailer?

    Definitely sounds like Marc to me. It's funny how he can do a very good 'impression' of Freddie, but still sound nowhere near as good.

  13. Queen 2

    Thing is, I wouldn't say catchy melodies and depth are mutually exclusive. My favourite Queen songs are probably the ones that have both. I agree that Queen II paved the way for the stuff that came after, but it does...

  14. Queen 2

    I'm in the minority here, but I don't think it's THAT brilliant. It's really ambitious, and brave, and wonderfully creative, but I don't think it's as melodic as the stuff that came shortly after, and ultimately great...

  15. News Of The World 40th Anniversary Box Set - ITS OFFICIAL!

    God, they have autotuned him on Who Needs You. Fuckers. Do they really think the kind of people who buy an ultra-expensive box-set to listen to rough demos won't be able to stomach Freddie's singing being rough around...

  16. Creating News of the World?!?!

    The Top of the pops version does have some different guitar bits, so maybe that's what they were doing? As Top of the Pops is a BBC programme, might also explain why this session has been described as a 'BBC' one, eve...

  17. Creating News of the World?!?!

    I should also point out, at 9:57 into the documentary, we have the quote from Freddie which appeared at the end of the raw mix of WATC ("That was a lovely feel. That's exactly how it should be"). To me it seems likely...

  18. Creating News of the World?!?!

    If it's just a 'staged event', the dialogue between Freddie and the engineer is awfully realistic. Fred seems really quite creatively engaged to suggest he's doing nothing of any consequence, doesn't he?

  19. Freddie's voice or Freddie's songs

    So, I was thinking about whether Freddie was a more talented songwriter or singer, and came up with this question. Would you rather live in a world where: a) Freddie never wrote a single song, but you can listen to al...

  20. Heaviest Queen song?

    Gimme The Prize