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Post by jono1uk on Mar 5, 2019 12:14:39 GMT
Well ..just got arount to watching the film ..really enjoyed it ... too me back to the 2 queen concerts i went to in 1986 ... Main Road Manchester and the amazing Knebworth gig ..120,000 people all clapping in unison to "Radio Ga Ga" and We will Rock you"
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 5, 2019 14:39:16 GMT
In 1972 I was taken by someone I worked with to the Pheasantry Club on the Kings Road, Chelsea, to see a new band called Queen that everyone was talking about. The Pheasantry was a very cool hippie druggy fashionable place where lots of famous bands hung out and got wrecked. I believe it was an industry showcase type of gig. It wasn't very good and apart from a couple of songs, I never really got into anything they did. They certainly became a very polished, skilled and unbelievably successful band and really didn't care if I liked them or not. I never really got it, or understood their success. I did buy A Night At The Opera when it came out, but probably only played it a couple of times. They have Kenny Everett to thank for their first exposure of Bohemian Rhapsody on British radio. Of course their performance at Live Aid was their defining moment and it was stunning, mainly because they had arranged and rehearsed a perfect 15 minute medley of their hits, when everyone before them, full of too much backstage hospitality, had staggered on and winged it. If I had to pick a favourite Queen record it would be Another One Bites The Dust. I like the Bernard Edwards 'Chic' style bass line and Reinhold Mack's production, and that German approach to making disco records. Such a great sound. It's a very cool record. I admire their over-the-top multi-layered recordings, but just not my cup of tea. When Bohemian Rhapsody or Radio Ga Ga come on the radio I run away very fast! My daughter, Jessie, has met Brian May because he is a supporter of the 'Hearing Dogs for Deaf People', which is where she works as a trainer. She said he was very nice and loves animals. So he's alright. Shine On Michael
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Post by jono1uk on Mar 5, 2019 14:47:20 GMT
Thanks for the memories Michael ..my musical have changed somewhat since 86 ..i was only 20 ..never heard of the blues or thought about picking up a guitar..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 15:20:29 GMT
That same year ('86) I was working for a late Irish guitarist (not Rory Gallagher alas) supporting Queen at a festival in Sweden. It was a cloudless sunny day and the stage was uncovered. All of a sudden during Queen's soundcheck a freak cloudburst lasting just a few moments occured but enough to liberally soak the (king size) lighting rig. The band also had a large grey carpet which covered the stage at all their gigs. Freddie Mercury,oblivious to the potential danger of water mixed with electricity immediately started screaming 'the carpet,the carpet Oh my God,cover it up' I can confirm Brian May was an unassuming chap and a complete gent,happy to speak to all and sundry, but like you Michael they are a band I respect rather than listen to.
(It's anecdote Tuesday in my house)
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Post by bonzo on Mar 5, 2019 17:08:03 GMT
Is anecdote a type of continental pancake! (One track mind today!)
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by mitchfit on Mar 5, 2019 21:45:14 GMT
agree with those who like various songs in the music the band created.
"rhapsody" was a ~great~ piece of music.
hope this doesn't reopen any feelings that may relate to me band bashing in a prior Wilson brothers/cousin band posting, but the lyrics of that song do very little to promote [again] what i feel was great music.
$0.02, mitchfit
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