When it comes to the ultimate voice in rock, it’s hard to argue that anyone’s better than the king of range himself, Queen’s Freddie Mercury. In fact, Mercury had more than just incredible vocal talent; his technique also meant that he understood how to use the voice as a conduit for emotion. After all, even […]
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It’s that time of year when the nights grow longer, and the wind blows colder, but at least you can warm yourself up with the looming prospect of Christmas. With the festive season upon us, you can count on a few things: drinking too much, eating too much, and spending too much time with the […]
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Brian May has confirmed that Queen are set to unveil a lost Christmas song that the band originally recorded in 1974. The track, ‘Not for Sale (Polar Bear)’, was originally recorded during the making of the band’s second album Queen II, but was ultimately not selected to be on the final tracklist. Since then, it […]
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The main reason I’m starting to believe more and more that Spotify Wrapped is a fix is that every year, without fail, it tries to tell me that ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles is one of my top tracks. Listen, this is not a suggestion of slandering the Fabs, nor an attempt to […]
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When Bryan Singer and Dexter Fletcher’s awe-inspiring biopic Bohemian Rhapsody arrived in 2018, Queen gained a new generation of fans entranced by the band’s unequalled showmanship. The Academy Award-winning film also consolidated Freddie Mercury’s immortal legacy almost three decades after his tragic demise. It seems that the music Queen created in just a couple of […]
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The final installment of the three-part YouTube series looking back at Freddie Mercury‘s debut solo album, Mr Bad Guy, has just been released, and it focuses on the songs on the album. Once again, the clip features archival footage of the Queen frontman’s 1985 interview with journalist David Wigg. When asked what song he finds […]
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“What will I be doing in 20 years’ time? I’ll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?” – Freddie Mercury To select one’s own songs to be played at one’s funeral is a morbid fascination for those afflicted with a lifelong love of music. Some like the thought of a big ballad to act as their […]
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Freddie Mercury is, of course, best remembered as the flamboyant and energetic frontman of the band Queen. The vast majority of the music he put into the world came from that group, though after Queen hit it big, Mercury did find time to record and release two solo albums under his own name. The first […]
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When you hear the phrase glam rock, two musicians immediately come to mind: T Rex’s captivating frontman, Marc Bolan, and the enigmatic David Bowie, who together encapsulated this idea of flamboyant performances that boldly removed gender from musical perception and instead celebrated a more androgynous approach. “At that point in time, rock seemed to have […]
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Many aspects make Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ their definitive song. A distillation of their colourful theatrics, oscillating dynamics, and Freddie Mercury’s power as a songwriter and performer, it brought together the band’s best elements. The song is also a strange topic as, unlike most other chart-topping rock songs, it is brimming with surreal, indecipherable lyrics. Perhaps […]
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