Brian May is the most fantastically emotive guitar player in the world

Just a contrapuntal to all the mud slinging that happens here about the man due to underwhelming releases and tour demands from uber-fans


We all wouldn't be here if not for the kind of devoted admiration we all have for the body of work the Band Queen has done.

But his tone. ... the sharpness of sting AND subtlety he gave to tracks like A WINTER'S TALE, SOMEBODY TO LOVE, LOVE OF MY LIFE, SAVE ME even STAY WITH ME TONIGHT and RAINING IN MY HEART.

I nominate a forum to simply extolling praise and admiration for the guys genius (good company anyone? ) and ground breaking work.

Is there any particular song that made your spine cringe with glee or emotion upon first listen?

If so, please share!

Thanks.

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Is there any particular song that made your spine cringe with glee or emotion upon first listen?

If so, please share!

Thanks. [/QUOTE]

It usually takes me a few listens before I 'like' a song etc but the first time I heard "Someone to Die" for I was blown away. Just the whole thing - amazing vocal by Jimmy Gnecco and also the brilliant intelligent guitar solo by BM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ6MSWD4wU

Brian played the single most emotive, heartbreakingly beautiful note ever played on a guitar IMO.
In "The Show Must Go On" the one mournful note after "another hero."

I swear, if one sound could ever bring me to tears that would be it.

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[b]Hoopsie wrote: [/b] Brian played the single most emotive, heartbreakingly beautiful note ever played on a guitar IMO.
In "The Show Must Go On" the one mournful note after "another hero."

I swear, if one sound could ever bring me to tears that would be it.[/QUOTE]

Nice thread - I could pick tens (if not hundreds) of examples, but the guitar in 'You Take My Breath Away' completes what is already a beautifully emotive song - it just couldn't have been imagined and executed by anyone else.

There's some pretty emotive playing on White Queen (take your pick....studio OR live version!)...........

On "WWTLF"..absolutly love it...it`s just spot on and suits the song very well.

Chief Mouse - since we're on that topic:

I cannot possibly overstate the brilliance of these 15 seconds of guitar work, and the profound things it makes me feel, both as a musician and a person who experiences music.

[QUOTE] [b]ludwigs wrote:[/b] [QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b] Is there any particular song that made your spine cringe with glee or emotion upon first listen? If so, please share! Thanks. [/QUOTE] It usually takes me a few listens before I 'like' a song etc but the first time I heard "Someone to Die" for I was blown away. Just the whole thing - amazing vocal by Jimmy Gnecco and also the brilliant intelligent guitar solo by BM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ6MSWD4wU [/QUOTE] Excellent choice. There's this one too. His best ever vocal, as far as I'm concerned, and the guitar solo in the middle 8 is absolutely perfect for the song.

It will be Who Wants to Live Forever and Last Horizon to me. These two tracks...

My favourite ever version of LH is the Super Live in Japan, no crowd noises, almost like an studio track but with the feel of a live show of course.

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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] Chief Mouse - since we're on that topic:

I cannot possibly overstate the brilliance of these 15 seconds of guitar work, and the profound things it makes me feel, both as a musician and a person who experiences music.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. I'm not a musician but I can definitely hear brilliance in his playing :-)

I wish I could play a guitar but it's too hard to place my fingers correctly, and it probably needs hell of a lot of time to practise, so I just can't be bothered :P But I can imagine how good it feels to be able to play.

^As for the basic chords...now that can be done in a few weeks....:) trust me...

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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] Chief Mouse - since we're on that topic:

I cannot possibly overstate the brilliance of these 15 seconds of guitar work, and the profound things it makes me feel, both as a musician and a person who experiences music.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. I'm not a musician but I can definitely hear brilliance in his playing :-)

I wish I could play a guitar but it's too hard to place my fingers correctly, and it probably needs hell of a lot of time to practise, so I just can't be bothered :P But I can imagine how good it feels to be able to play.[/QUOTE]

Playing the right music in the right company is about as much fun a guy can have with his pants on.

Absolute truth.
On every Queen album there is plenty of songs witch have major revolutionary and emotional moments.
Look at ANATO for me his mos emotional moments on Red Special ofcourse not only ANATO,ADATR You Take My Breath Away is absolutely when he was climbing on those moments of emotion witch he revolutioned with also that one and onla sound of Red Special and his hands.
Steve Vai once said that Brian May is the most difficult guitarist to replicate.He is of the planet in terms of tht unique sound.
Steve Vai is also his friend and for me the best guitarist ever on another level.
Of course I love Brian May playing better. He is Brian May!

Great topic!
Brian May is indeed a wonderful musician and guitar player. For me personaly there´s one song that the first time i heard it made an impact because of the beautiful tone Brian used. His tone coupled with his magic fingers just created on of the most sweet Brian May live moments ever!

The song is the live version of "Why don´t we try again" premiered on VH1 in June 1998. And on top of it, Brian delivered great vocals for this song. .
Here´s a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZTnIHsctpM

Others may know this better than me, but i think this is the first time he used this tone live, and it seems to me that this is the same tone as "A Winter´s Tale". But since in the AWT he played through the Deacy amp, i´m not sure if this is the same set up. Either way, it´s very beautiful playing by the maestro.