I love this band! I saw them three times. They truly capture the essence of Queen. And I love that they do the more obscure songs that you never hear on the radio, like "Ogre Battle" and "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy."
Anybody that has a problem with the vocals is out of touch. What you hear on the original recording is a masterpiece of production in a studio. Queen used recorded parts for those vocals live. These guys do a wonderful re-creation of Queen and keep their music alive for audiences everywhere to enjoy. Thank you Almost Queen and I will see you 9-12-09 at Penn's Peak.
I agree -they've been doing this for a while and they are complete professionals as well- plus you can't help if the sound man screws up sometimes! wtf!
Hybrid Ice is still together playing gigs. Although they did an awesome cover of this tune too, I wouldn't go quite so far as to say their cover was 'far better' than this. Almost Queen are *very* good and are the best overall Queen tribute band I've seen to date.
However, Hybrid Ice was doing this song30 years ago when no one (and I mean NO ONE, not even QUEEN themselves did this entire song live as well as Hybrid Ice did). If you doubt this, go do a youtube search on "Hybrid Ice Bohemian"
The reason I say they did this song better than Queen is because the original studio version of this song was heavily multitracked on Freddie's vocals and mixed down to 5 part harmony. Of course, Queen being only a 4 piece band never did the Acapella part live, but simply walked off stage during that part and ran a fog machine + their light show. Hybrid Ice OTOH, was a 5 piece band where EVERYBODY could sing their asses off (including the drummer), and could do this ENTIRE song live.
i am from warren but live in tn now. when did ohio get great tribute bands? lol last i checked the best one in town was the smack daddys they dressed like middlefield people lol i mean amish lol but yeah great tribute bands
Joe Russo is NO Marc Martel. :P
WestrnEcho 5 months ago
I love this band! I saw them three times. They truly capture the essence of Queen. And I love that they do the more obscure songs that you never hear on the radio, like "Ogre Battle" and "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy."
PearTreeEnterprises 6 months ago
Almost Queen rocks! Joe Russo has an amazing voice!
sydnee333 7 months ago
Awesome! One of the best tribute bands I've heard!
sydnee333 7 months ago
going to see them this week
jahtf267 7 months ago
HOLY CRAP! I can't believe how much the lead singer sounds like Freddie when he talks!
xoxDifference 7 months ago
See ya Friday night!
Knowyerfacts 7 months ago
i am going to see these guys in 3 weeks cant wait!!
modestmousefanman 8 months ago
Freddie Mercury's back from the dead...
cometoanend 1 year ago
Is this actually this other guy singing or is it him lip syncing?
hermygagala 1 year ago
@hermygagala he is really singing, I saw these guys 3 times last year, they are amazing.
thisismikesweet 11 months ago
You know... there´s something better. Try hearing "Dios Salve a la Reina". It´s the greatest Queen Tribute.
MicroRayo64 1 year ago
pretty gosh darn good!
92Funny 1 year ago
Freddie's spirit is with these guys...
goxan100 1 year ago 7
@goxan100 Freddie's spirit is NOT with this guys.
ArKiNl 9 months ago
@ArKiNl Actually, he's everywhere where his music is praised and played...
goxan100 9 months ago
Excellent!
AceOfHeart2012 1 year ago
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killerqueen501 1 year ago
These boys are good. Even Queen would not sing this entire song in concert.
LifeIsGood63 2 years ago 5
Altough you're good, I still hate coverbands, they are for me like wannabe-queen
thermans9 2 years ago
@thermans9 Tribute bands. Its like donating but with music!
razer3230 1 year ago
holy crap these guys are AMAZING.......... what I would give to see them live...
somethingtidal 2 years ago
@somethingtidal Im seeing them live in September.
razer3230 1 year ago
@razer3230 same Jaxx?
rypro525 1 year ago
Anybody that has a problem with the vocals is out of touch. What you hear on the original recording is a masterpiece of production in a studio. Queen used recorded parts for those vocals live. These guys do a wonderful re-creation of Queen and keep their music alive for audiences everywhere to enjoy. Thank you Almost Queen and I will see you 9-12-09 at Penn's Peak.
bluesman209 2 years ago
Karaoke. These guys are GOOD!!!!!
W4SYTH 2 years ago
I agree -they've been doing this for a while and they are complete professionals as well- plus you can't help if the sound man screws up sometimes! wtf!
mtietz26 2 years ago
There was a band from Pennsylvania called "Hybrid Ice". They used to do Bohemian Rhapsody. Vocally it was far better than this.
rimgabob 2 years ago
Hybrid Ice is still together playing gigs. Although they did an awesome cover of this tune too, I wouldn't go quite so far as to say their cover was 'far better' than this. Almost Queen are *very* good and are the best overall Queen tribute band I've seen to date.
However, Hybrid Ice was doing this song30 years ago when no one (and I mean NO ONE, not even QUEEN themselves did this entire song live as well as Hybrid Ice did). If you doubt this, go do a youtube search on "Hybrid Ice Bohemian"
mutarasector 2 years ago
The reason I say they did this song better than Queen is because the original studio version of this song was heavily multitracked on Freddie's vocals and mixed down to 5 part harmony. Of course, Queen being only a 4 piece band never did the Acapella part live, but simply walked off stage during that part and ran a fog machine + their light show. Hybrid Ice OTOH, was a 5 piece band where EVERYBODY could sing their asses off (including the drummer), and could do this ENTIRE song live.
mutarasector 2 years ago
Karaoke singer
killerqueen501 2 years ago
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u2god 2 years ago
i am from warren but live in tn now. when did ohio get great tribute bands? lol last i checked the best one in town was the smack daddys they dressed like middlefield people lol i mean amish lol but yeah great tribute bands
patrickpleez 3 years ago
My girlfriend & I drove down from Cleveland for this show. This was my 2nd time seeing them. This show was AWESOME!!!
jws1272 3 years ago
My wife and I were there. This was a fantastic show. Thanks for posting this.
jqfs 3 years ago
Wow! These guys are really good!
Video quality is a little shaky but still outstanding.
woo hoo
mtietz26 3 years ago