Was the beginning portion of Bohemian Rhapsody ever performed live? I know Freddie mostly just started with the ballad section, but was the "Is this the real life? etc." part ever performed live?
Nathan H · Member since
I believe it never was. They may have tried playing it in tour rehearsals but it seems doubtful. In Q+AL shows now, they play the familiar intro from the album version.
Ale Solan · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Metropolis wrote:[/b]
Was the beginning portion of Bohemian Rhapsody ever performed live? I know Freddie mostly just started with the ballad section, but was the "Is this the real life? etc." part ever performed live?[/QUOTE]
No.
emrabt · Member since
I think the closest we have ever got to the whole song live was The Queens birthday party in 2002 when the middle section was performed live for the first (And only?) time by the cast of the musical with Brain and Roger.
I few tribute bands have attempt the intro, "NIGHT OF QUEEN" being the one that springs to mind as it has about 13 people on stage.
mooghead · Member since
None of them count.
emrabt · Member since
*None of them count.*
The OP didn't actually specify if they meant at a Queen concert.
stevelondon20 · Member since
Not to my knowledge no.
Star* · Member since
No there was a lot of Queen stuff that was never performed live.
"You & I " "Who needs You" "Funny How Love is" etc........... real gems that would have been amazing "Live".
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]WOOF ! wrote:[/b]
No there was a lot of Queen stuff that was never performed live.[/QUOTE]
... that we know of!
A few years ago, many (most?) of us were convinced 'Master-Stroke' and 'Sidewalk' had never been performed live. We were wrong.
Star* · Member since
Sebastian I am almost certain Queen never ever performed "You & I" live in concert. It was one of those Gems like "Soul Brother" that got ignored.
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]WOOF ! wrote:[/b]
Sebastian I am almost certain Queen never ever performed "You & I" live in concert. It was one of those Gems like "Soul Brother" that got ignored.[/QUOTE]
A few years ago many of us would've said the same about 'Master-Stroke' and 'Sidewalk', but they did play them at least once. It could have also been the case for 'You and I' and others, although there's also the chance that, indeed, they didn't play them live.
stevelondon20 · Member since
Would be great if something was to surface.
Marlamir · Member since
I don't think it ever was but on the other hand we didn't have recordings from all shows so there is still extremely low chance that some never heard show before will surface with at least improvised version. But i don't believe in this.
fruhzs · Member since
Also, maybe at some point some of those songs might have been performed in a sound check. Or more likely at your rehearsals and then dropped.
I wish at some point, while it’s still possible, someone would do like a massive in depth interview with them more geared towards “hardcore Queen Fans” interests so we can see a bit of more light into these kind of questions. Even though I suspect, which is understandable, those subjects aren’t really too interesting for Brian and Roger at the time. But who knows until someone tries such an interview?
