Best and worst books about Queen/Freddie.

Which ones have you enjoyed the most, or least?

One's that I own and have read:

Peter Freestone: Freddie Mercury, an intimate memoir by the man who knew him best - and - The Afterlife.
Lesley Ann: The definitive biography.
Jim Hutton: Mercury and me.
Mark Blake: Is this the real life?
Freddie Mercury: A life in his own words.
40 years of Queen.
Queen, on camera, off guard.
The ultimate illustrated history of the crown kings of rock.
Queen The complete illustrated lyrics.
The great pretender (pretty much the same as the one in the FM solo box set).

(I also read the Rick Sky book: The show must go on, but thought that one was a bit naff)

Any others that are worth a recommendation?

I like the old ones (from 1976), a biography by Larry Pryce and another by Georg Tremlett. They're obviousy 'incomplete' in the sense they don't have anything from ADATR onwards, but they're really interesting as they were written before they became legends, so a lot of the stories were kept more realistic (e.g., Kenny's quoted as having played Bo Rhap FOUR times on his radio programme, rather than fourTEEN).

Queen - The Early Years by Mark Hodkinson

is a pretty damn good book. Very interesting read.
Give it a try!

/Yes, that one's the boy, even to an old grizzled veteran like me, it paints a very interesting picture of the early days.very thoroughly written.

Queen Unseen by Ratty was really good

What book has the best and most rare images??

Thanks (Sorry for my english).

queenFoc wrote:

What book has the best and most rare images??

Thanks (Sorry for my english).

You liked it ? I thought it had no "spark".

shannaschaffer wrote:

Queen Unseen by Ratty was really good

You liked it ? I thought it had no "spark".

*sorry for the post above. this is the correct one.

Loved 'Queen Unseen' and Peter Freestone's. 'Mercury and Me' and Rick Sky's 'Show Must Go On' we're sub par

This thread.

Stelios, I liked it because of the behind-the-scenes stories. I had read all the books about the band in general and the ones just on Freddie and Brian. Many of them lacked spark to me because they rehashed the same things over and over (with the exception of Freestone's and Hutton's books which are special because of their first-hand knowledge of things). "Queen Unseen" gave a glimpse of a side of Queen that the others didn't. Sorry to sound cliche, but it actually made me feel like I was a roadie right along with him. Considering Ratty's love of photography, I was hoping for more pictures though. That was the only things that disappointed me about the book.