@SnowyCamel i know there are heavy and loud bands in the 70s like one of my favorites blue cheer and others, but what i mean is that, that is what i always say to other people here in our place and my acquaintances and school mates that says "oh, i prefer the 70s because they have nice music.." (and i know when they say NICE it means slow and not loud and mellow) so thats it, thas what i always say to them, "i guess thats too heavy for the 70s ey?" thats why i had a real laugh when i posted it
Aha Owkay ....yeah in that case, if listening to Dreamer Deciever, Run of the Mill or the Stained Class Album or the more earlyer stuff like Sad wings of Destiny and so on, yes then its possible. But I thought you mean doing it now,while this Epitaph Tour. Wich I personally think is a Farewell to the Fans tour.....the last one ever. But annyway lets stick to the Topic....LOL !!
@ChristianU2ubeh Sorry...but I dont think Rob Hallford can handle this.... nothing wrong about Halford ,I mean I love the earlyer Priest. But this is a totally different Ballgame !!!
@Hanzey666 I don't know who had a higher vocal range to be honest. Two of the most powerful voices in rock music though, no doubt in my mind. Rob can't do this type of stuff anymore (he's 60 now, and his voice is incredible, still has a 4 octave range after all these years) but in Rob's prime (74 - 79) he probably could nail this.
@zephranna01 I disagree. Brian and Roger Meadows have turned shit. You wouldn't see Freddie 'rockin' with FIVE, or 5IVE, or Fiv5 or whatever the fk it was... and x-Factor. Freddie had intergrity, so does John. The other two have let me down to be honest. So there.
@D0W666 I disagree..Freddie always liked moving on with the times rather than sticking in the past (which I would prefer,don't get me wrong).Proof of it is not only the majority of his latter songs,especially those of his solo career,but also the fact that he had said it himself!Of course speaking hypothetically won't change things so who knows who would be right..?
@porock21gr Good point actually. Freddie would've bummed all the members of 5IVE given half the chance. And Jedward, he would've bummed them two into oblivion. I can picture Mr Bulsara saying to Simon Cowell ''OK Darling, I'll do it, I don't want any money, I have enough of that, make sure I have a cup of tea darling, midgets with cocaine on the top of their top-hats... and the fresh young peachy pink bottoms of John and Edward that'll do nicely DAAARRLIIINNG''. Then Simon would would say 'Yes!'
@D0W666 Haha..yeah!That sounds like Freddie!Although if I were him (I wish :P),I'd give Jedward a really hard time after daring to mix Under pressure with Ice Ice baby.What a blasphemy!I mean it!!
@porock21gr Agreed. Freddie would make Jedwards arses look like a stuntmans knee. Fuckin sacrilege the way those two little homo puppets raped 'Under Pressure'... Freddie would rape them for raping that song.
@porock21gr Good point actually. Freddie would've bummed all the members of 5IVE given half the chance. And Jedward, he would've bummed them two into oblivion. I can picture Mr Bulsara saying to Simon Cowell ''OK Darling, I'll do it, I don't want any money, I have enough of that, make sure I have a cup of tea darling, midgets with cocaine on the top of their top-hats... and the fresh young peachy pink bottoms of John and Edward that'll do nicely DAAARRLIIINNG''. Then Simon would would say 'Yes!'
@gwyar1953 thats a bit of an understatement. Roger Meadows makes me cringe, I can forgive Brian a little bit more, but not much. Integrity seems to be a forgotten concept.
@Frobe1357 I agree. Not only to the sound but also to the harmony. If it weren't for medows taylor they would be missing the high pitched vocals in this very song, not to mention the drumming. One of the most proliffic and inspiring drummers of our time. John was the one that wrote you're my best friend, one of the most beutifull love songs ever written. He constructed brian mays Deacy amp and treble booster that made bians sound so unique in combination with his self made guitar...
SIMPLY BRILLIANT.Freddie Mercury had the most purely perfect voice I have ever heard.Amazing song writer he designed Queens logo.chose their name in part because it is regal and absolute.he was the Greatest Frontman EVER. was loyal to his friends shy and sweet in his private life..he was part of something so rare Queen .Brian May guitar master Roger Taylor extrodonary drummer John Deacon fantastic bass I was lucky saw them in concert '77 and'78 nothing like them.will always miss Freddie
@TurkishHegemony I haven't played that, but I think the man who created those games must've been a Queen fan. There are, apparently, references to several Queen songs throughout the series. Seven Seas of Rhye, March of the Black Queen, Teo Toriatte(Let Us Cling Together). Assuming you've played it, do those sound familiar?
great song for 1974, from the Album Queen II, i only have 20 years and i hear Queen every day i wish freddie was a live to bring more of the best music that he made with john deacon, brian may and roger taylor
This were times of pure genius creation along with Sheer Heart Attack and of course ANATO. Just when they were hurried to finish an album was when spontaneos master gems were created, of course , there was also a lot of perfectionism and overdubbing. Personal favorites: Now I´m here, BoRhap, Killer Queen, Love of my Life.
Second favourite Queen album after Night at the Opera. But for shear musical art, then Queen's first album must take that compliment!... Four pure genius writers, performers and musicians!
THIS is the Queen that I love and am inspired by. I like a little bit of their later material, Innuendo especially, but this is when they were truly brilliant.
freddie mercury may have passed, but the music, influence, and impact he has made on the music industry will live on forever. his impact is more than any other singer in history. in the studio or on the stage, he always had a good performance and sang like no other sang. this, and white queen, are my two favourite queen songs, and the live performances are even better.
congratulations freddie mercury, you will forever live on as the greatest voice in music history
First heard this band in the early 70's....it was love at first listen..Pure Genius! I was lucky enough to see Queen live a few times..took my breath away . ..I will alway be a fan of this Brilliant music. ..4 Amazing men..Brian May Guitar master..Roger Taylor outstanding drummer..great fallsetto..John Deacon loved listening to him play bass..Freddie Mercury you were a gem....Farrokh Bulsara....this music..this band is your legacy...I miss your presence in this world...RIP sweet beautiful man
@peesyweesy thanks.. saw them in concert MSG '77 and "78 last time '82 they were just brilliant..Freddie Mercury was one of the best front men ever..live shows were amazing from the first cord they just grabbed you and took you on an awsome musical journey..
@helga284 You're more than lucky!!! I had no such a chance to visit Freddy at his concert and listin to his masterpieces live. I envy you. When and which concerts did you visit? Maxim/ Prague
@Nickamarefortis I saw Queen in NYC at Madison Square Garden in 1977 and again in 1978 and i can honestly say no band came close the them Freddie Mercury was the best front man ever! Brian May's guitar solo's were killer combine that with John Deacon on bass brilliant and Roger Taylor on drums he was amazing you had this perfect storm of musical genius there will never be another band like them I have the best memories from those shows..
@bigman61us Couldn't agree more, most of their contemporaries failed to make the transition over to the "80's sound" Whereas Queen defined it. It's just sad that their time together was cut short.
Farrokh Bulsara....the world is a darker place without you....so glad I grew up in the 70's and had a chance to see Queen live..... ! Each time I saw them was an Amazing ride...Freddie Mercury a voice that was a close to perfect as you get a sexy,beautiful soul ,Brian May guitar master, Roger Taylor amazing drums and that falsetto! John Deacon great on the base and wrote some of Queens most memorible songs...So glad I can now share your music with my own kids...The Show Must Go On....
@zephranna01 depends on what impresses you the most about "the Queen sound" I guess. Resurrection probably sounds "more" Queen than say, Barcelona - but both are spirits of Queen which is multi-faceted. Brian said he never worked better w/ any1 than Freddie, & he did write songs w/ Fred's voice in mind to sing. Both x-referenced each other esp Q2, Jazz/NOTW singles & Bijou.
@Canaveral305 But all 4 guys were a bit of all,if you take several albums you will see some taylor´s compositions and may compositions,as the simply incredible 49,freddie used to think a lot but all those notes are brain too and some vocal melodies heart as well
I think from the 4 john deacon was the 4th guy,but did a good job with the 4 stringswell,this is not a debate,i just had to write something about the great majesty of Queen,hugs,man!
Queen II my fav album. amazing everything on this album, it takes you on a journey. this disc inspired me to play guitar, then to build em just like brian may and his dad did. his sound is one of a kind.
@zephranna01 I will never forget the first time I saw them in concvert MSG 1977 there was a part of the show where they were talking with the audience and Freddie and Brian were both comenting on how there was no lead or stand out they were a group ...everyone has their favorites but each time I saw them live they would all take turns highlighting each others talents...they were band mates and friends and I feel so lucky to have seen them live and expierence all that was Queen.
@krebly1 Disco yea well .... As for Brian May ....dare I say the greatest guitar player of all time!! As you know from seeing them live all he needed to do was stand there and play his music...He is Amazing! Roger Taylor on drums, John Deacon on base.. Just Brilliant!! Freddie was always my favorite..His voice was as close to perfect as you could come...He never disapointed...He gave all he had, everytime..He was...delicious!! A beautiful, sexy, gentle soul...he left us way too soon.
@helga284 yeah true in 70s - their peak, hungriest, etc - the focus was quite evenly spread (Leroy Brown is awesome for this.) brian's probably more technically proficient first (tho he said he peaked @ '74 - thereafter it's about staying fresh.) by 80s the spotlight definitely shifted toward freddie. brian's none too pleased most footage stays on freddie, ha!
@edmame I always saw Brian as a master guitar player. Keeo Yourself Alive is just one example where he shines and Brighton Rock just Brilliant! Peaked in '74? I dont know I saw them in '77 and his solo time blew me away! Freddie was such a gem. He always seemed to be having such fun...live he just nailed it and the videos....the camera loved Freddie Mercury! His voice was....perfect.Those 4 guys at that moment in time were an unbelievable combination of talent.
@zephranna01 one would not work without the other they were all a perfect combination can you really see anyone else singing the songs Brian wrote? they were each one brilliant part of the whole amazing package!!
@Ajchimek I know when rock started I was talking about Metal which would be the late 70's and early 80's with bands like Metallica and Motley Crue! Elvis was the true creator of rock music thats why he is the king!
@Michael13776 True Heavy Metal started in the later 60 with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. These bands, with other ones like UFO, Uriah Heep, the early Pentagram, Blue Cheer, Nazareth, Necromandus, and some years later Scorpions and Rainbow played a genre called Classic Metal. Queen is more Classic Hard Rock (like KISS, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen) but they have songs that realy influenced 80'sMetal, like Bohemian Rhapsody, this one an Stone Cold Crazy, first Thrash Metal song ever
@zephranna01 That is rough! Bug your friends for some Ramen or something, man!
A colonoscopy is when, after days of a strict diet free of red meat and red food in general, they poke around in your colon to see if and what's wrong. TMI, I'm sure, but I'm a complete stranger, so.....
@zephranna01 What are you doing that keeps you from eating? I've had days like that, myself. And I'm getting a colonoscopy in a couple days, and I'm only 30!
@zephranna01 I'd say he was the brown sugar that made the chocolate chip cookie, Roger the butter, Freddie the chips, and John everything else. The Queen Sound can not be attributed to one single member of the band. If they didn't have Freddie, they'd just be another rock band from the '70s. A great one, but still just another one.
@zephranna01 That's a bit of a blanket statement, don't you think? Freddie wrote many of the band's songs and lyrics and he and Brian worked very well together. Not to mention Roger and John had a fair amount of input as well. Are you sure you don't hate Freddie and resent him? Brian was an important piece of the puzzle, but he was by no means the entire puzzle. Neither was Freddie.
This is class!! If you have this on vinyl..and a stylus..put the needle on the record just after the intro..revolve the record anticlockwise...then its the end of the song in forward motion..sussed it out 20 years ago :-)
this is fuckin metal from the 70s. Queen is like the godfathers of Thrash Metal and you fuckin know it. While Metallica and Venom may have coined the subgenre, you know the roots came from bands like Queen, Judas Priest, and Elf
i've got to see, i'm a teenager and although i knew their music for my whole life i've only just realised that some of the songs i loved was by them, and i'm trying my best to convert others my age and buy all their albums, because Queen are ten times better than anybody out at the moment to be honest.
Man am I lucky. I love Queens first LP and Sheer Heart Attack but as for Queen 2 Ive only heard it a few times, at my friends house, back in the 70s. Plan on getting it. So this LP will be fresh ,for me. Not many LPs from this time period left that I havent heard 1000 times. Been scouring for obscure prog and krautrock. Just bought Dirt Box by Blackwater Park and,about a year ago, purchased Mournin' by Night Sun on CD. Set me back $45.00! Rare as hens teeth!
Queen never was a metal band - but they could definitely sound heavier than any metal band. Listen to performance of "Let me entertain you" from the 79' Jazz tour and you'll know what I mean.
Fantastic track off a faultless album. But if you want to hear this at its best listen to the original vinyl version. This sound here is cleaned up and sterile in comparison.
The production is something so many Queen fans don't comment on often. The countless hours at the mixing console really made their music come to life.
@violosity I think this is a very good point. I definitely noticed this on Prophets Song from a Night at the Opera. And the song orders and medleys are very strong in Queen albums, Ogre Battle leading into The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke being a good example, (um, these considerations are part of production or are they not?).
Queen was never afraid to be themselves, to make genius music no matter what anyone thought, to forge new paths in rock and music, the most underrated and under-appreciated band ever.
@navworks underrated? how come? sorry but thats not true.they have a huge fanbase all over the world plus they've inspired many arists ...John Lennon started composing again when he's heard Little thing called love
Of course they have a huge fan base all over the world. But as far as mainstream music industry and media recognition of their work, they were underrated. Consider that many albums by artists in the 70s and 80s rose to number one in the charts and stayed there for many weeks-- Queen even had a few, but so many of their albums that deserve to be all time bestsellers at the level of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or Fleetwood Mac's Rumors are not and they should be.
Furthermore, when critics, media and other musicians rated individual band members, such as best guitarists, best drummers, best bassists and best vocalists, the members of Queen were usually farther down the lists than they deserved to be. Brian May averages around #25 on the lists, John Deacon around #30, Roger Taylor around #30, and Freddie is #1 through #5. My pick: May #7 / Deacon #10 / Taylor #9 / and Mercury #1.
@navworks Yeah these are all fair observations but did Fleetwood Mac outsell The Beatles , were they voted best British band ever , did their songs become anthems? no. plus, does anyone give a damn about those bands anymore ?hell no. They live their lives figuring how to make ends meet when Brian Roger and John can just retire. Queen are legends everyone knows that and even Fred lived long enough to see that.
@navworks What you wrote is also very true...I know many people dont realize that Queen's albums from the 70s are sick :P plus i wouldnt mind seeing each of them on the very top of every "best drummer/bassist/guitarist/vocalist list" I love them to pieces but since they couldn't be any bigger I don't consider it a problem:)
This song is just amazing!! Such a rockin song and yet so different!! Queen is truly a phenomenal band!! A band all their own!! Once you hear them, you are hooked! And once you hear Freddie's absolute amazing voice and see him perform onstage, Wow!! Freddie had the most amazing voice and was truly the best front man to ever be!! Oh how I miss him! The tears just flow when I remember him. A true loss to this world without him. ILY Freddie!! R.I.P. friend. Forever loved and forever missed!! ♥♥
@theceilibristol they mirrored the first part of the song. The the first you listen to is the part until before Freddie starts singing, only in reverse, then it again, in normal direction.
No Queen song should ever get a thumbs down. I don't necessarily would die over or LOVE all of their songs, but they honestly have never made a BAD song.
@SlashRose That's what we would like to hold on to, but for exampla, Hot Space contains some stuff that, if you don't want to consider bad, at least should be called "minor"
, god give us Freddie Mercury back!!
take justin bieber !!!!
MrSharko12 4 days ago
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pbJRA 1 week ago
AWESOME GREAT COOL BEST!!!
MichaelHansenFUN 1 week ago
I feel this song would've been better with Roger Taylor on lead vocals. But that's just me.
Total1337 3 weeks ago
rip freddie loves yer loads ANIMAL
milolovesmusic 3 weeks ago
this is the first song on 'side black', right? great song!
HippieChick1776 1 month ago in playlist Queen 2
what crazy rifs in the begining preety hardcore for that time
thesortsakis 1 month ago
ogre battle: march of the black queen was one of the greatest games ever.
Commandie070792pnt0 1 month ago
This is heavy metal. THe guitar riff sounds like thrash actually. I love it!
briana887 1 month ago
9 people disliked this. When will they make a law that prohibits disliking Queen?
mdcowboy15 2 months ago 6
This was for that time heavy metal comparing to Deep Purple/Led Zeppelin and such.
AORCrazy 2 months ago
hmmmmmmmmmmm....
im thinking im gonna make a video of this
with clips from World of Warcraft Orcs battle,
red eyed orcs battling in the Battle Grounds,
and im gonna make this as the soundtrack of the video..
haha! COME TO ORC BATTLE!!!!
SteelHeavenz 2 months ago
@SteelHeavenz That'd be cool--go for it!
HoneyNVinegar 1 month ago
FAST! HEAVY! and EPICCCCCCCCCC!!!
i guess this is too heavy for the 70s! hahahaha!
surely, queen is unique of its style and time..
QUEEN FOREVER!
SteelHeavenz 2 months ago
@SteelHeavenz "to heavy for the 70s!" you had better be joking. otherwise one might suspect you of being incredibly ignorant.
SnowyCamel 2 months ago
SteelHeavenz 2 months ago
@SteelHeavenz fair enough
SnowyCamel 2 months ago
Queen, 1974: Perfection. "Queen II" is one of the best albums EVER.
fMer46 2 months ago 2
Maybe the worst pic of the band, but the best song !
Linedwell51 2 months ago 2
9 people lost the Ogre Battle
BeatMaster0 2 months ago 2
Love this song, pity nothing like this is made today.
thgm2 2 months ago
I like how it starts off going backwards..tht's such a cool effect!!
matco24 3 months ago 3
Great song!
DelilahLou89 3 months ago
this is the time when Queen were a great band...they not put their talents in the serve of MTV and radio friendly listeners
ColdOasisU2 3 months ago
Aha Owkay ....yeah in that case, if listening to Dreamer Deciever, Run of the Mill or the Stained Class Album or the more earlyer stuff like Sad wings of Destiny and so on, yes then its possible. But I thought you mean doing it now,while this Epitaph Tour. Wich I personally think is a Farewell to the Fans tour.....the last one ever. But annyway lets stick to the Topic....LOL !!
Hanzey666 4 months ago
I'd like to hear Judas Priest cover this.
ChristianU2ubeh 4 months ago
@ChristianU2ubeh Sorry...but I dont think Rob Hallford can handle this.... nothing wrong about Halford ,I mean I love the earlyer Priest. But this is a totally different Ballgame !!!
Hanzey666 4 months ago
@Hanzey666 I don't know who had a higher vocal range to be honest. Two of the most powerful voices in rock music though, no doubt in my mind. Rob can't do this type of stuff anymore (he's 60 now, and his voice is incredible, still has a 4 octave range after all these years) but in Rob's prime (74 - 79) he probably could nail this.
ChristianU2ubeh 4 months ago
@Hanzey666 if anyone could pull it off it would be the metal god
TheLoke666 3 months ago
@TheLoke666 Sorry pall, NOTHING against Hallford, but this is way outa his range Nowadays. Read my comments below......
Hanzey666 3 months ago
1974 people! This was some Heavy stuff for that time........ Even today. That guitar sound is Huge!
dutch04 4 months ago
@zephranna01 I disagree. Brian and Roger Meadows have turned shit. You wouldn't see Freddie 'rockin' with FIVE, or 5IVE, or Fiv5 or whatever the fk it was... and x-Factor. Freddie had intergrity, so does John. The other two have let me down to be honest. So there.
Peace, Love and Anarchy
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D0W666 4 months ago
@D0W666 I disagree..Freddie always liked moving on with the times rather than sticking in the past (which I would prefer,don't get me wrong).Proof of it is not only the majority of his latter songs,especially those of his solo career,but also the fact that he had said it himself!Of course speaking hypothetically won't change things so who knows who would be right..?
porock21gr 4 months ago
@porock21gr Good point actually. Freddie would've bummed all the members of 5IVE given half the chance. And Jedward, he would've bummed them two into oblivion. I can picture Mr Bulsara saying to Simon Cowell ''OK Darling, I'll do it, I don't want any money, I have enough of that, make sure I have a cup of tea darling, midgets with cocaine on the top of their top-hats... and the fresh young peachy pink bottoms of John and Edward that'll do nicely DAAARRLIIINNG''. Then Simon would would say 'Yes!'
D0W666 4 months ago
@D0W666 Haha..yeah!That sounds like Freddie!Although if I were him (I wish :P),I'd give Jedward a really hard time after daring to mix Under pressure with Ice Ice baby.What a blasphemy!I mean it!!
porock21gr 4 months ago
@porock21gr Agreed. Freddie would make Jedwards arses look like a stuntmans knee. Fuckin sacrilege the way those two little homo puppets raped 'Under Pressure'... Freddie would rape them for raping that song.
Peace.
D0W666 4 months ago
@porock21gr Good point actually. Freddie would've bummed all the members of 5IVE given half the chance. And Jedward, he would've bummed them two into oblivion. I can picture Mr Bulsara saying to Simon Cowell ''OK Darling, I'll do it, I don't want any money, I have enough of that, make sure I have a cup of tea darling, midgets with cocaine on the top of their top-hats... and the fresh young peachy pink bottoms of John and Edward that'll do nicely DAAARRLIIINNG''. Then Simon would would say 'Yes!'
D0W666 4 months ago
@D0W666 simply that they needed to change with the times--- Brian and Roger each have gone separate ways now
gwyar1953 4 months ago
@gwyar1953 thats a bit of an understatement. Roger Meadows makes me cringe, I can forgive Brian a little bit more, but not much. Integrity seems to be a forgotten concept.
D0W666 4 months ago
The first two albums is what made me like Queen. They had a heavy sound. After that they changed direction and were just O.K. to me.
megashegem 4 months ago
Am I the only one who thinks Brian May was hot?
Brookerdoo 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Queen
happy birthday freddie
MrContendedSkorka 4 months ago 2
The real queen \,,\
QueenOfAllZeppelin 4 months ago
Queen II is a progressive rock masterpiece and should be studied as a CLINIC in guitar playing! JEEZ-US Brian, how the hell did you do that?
DeeCeeCT 4 months ago
@zephranna01 I think brian was the brain of queen. soul was freddie and heart was the rythm section
MultiSasQ 4 months ago
@zephranna01 Hey don't underate John Deacon and Roger Taylors contribution to the sound of queen
Frobe1357 5 months ago
@Frobe1357 I agree. Not only to the sound but also to the harmony. If it weren't for medows taylor they would be missing the high pitched vocals in this very song, not to mention the drumming. One of the most proliffic and inspiring drummers of our time. John was the one that wrote you're my best friend, one of the most beutifull love songs ever written. He constructed brian mays Deacy amp and treble booster that made bians sound so unique in combination with his self made guitar...
winnetouch 5 months ago
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SIMPLY BRILLIANT.Freddie Mercury had the most purely perfect voice I have ever heard.Amazing song writer he designed Queens logo.chose their name in part because it is regal and absolute.he was the Greatest Frontman EVER. was loyal to his friends shy and sweet in his private life..he was part of something so rare Queen .Brian May guitar master Roger Taylor extrodonary drummer John Deacon fantastic bass I was lucky saw them in concert '77 and'78 nothing like them.will always miss Freddie
helga284 5 months ago
ESTASI
MrNap100 5 months ago
One great big **** has an ere****n in your direction. Yes dear Freddie you were the mistress of innuendo, boy!
steveabc123xyz 5 months ago
Yes, Yes, Yes!
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71garron 5 months ago
Like it or not some things are just meant to be. This includes Freddy's great voice and the musical talent of the band that is Queen.
cosmictimes 5 months ago
How does this relate to Ogre Battle the game from PS1?
TurkishHegemony 5 months ago
@TurkishHegemony I haven't played that, but I think the man who created those games must've been a Queen fan. There are, apparently, references to several Queen songs throughout the series. Seven Seas of Rhye, March of the Black Queen, Teo Toriatte(Let Us Cling Together). Assuming you've played it, do those sound familiar?
xxkadieexx 5 months ago
As an effect the introduction rumble/whoosh was the noise of the studio air conditioner plus backwards cymbal.
bazbee 5 months ago
@bazbee yes , and the whole stuff on reverse play during around 4 measures
bregues 5 months ago
Powerfull ... yes, is pure rock
KALBARN 5 months ago
@zephranna01
Not forgetting John Deacon and Roger Taylor ;)
MadcapMan 5 months ago 2
great song for 1974, from the Album Queen II, i only have 20 years and i hear Queen every day i wish freddie was a live to bring more of the best music that he made with john deacon, brian may and roger taylor
ReYsSeN28 6 months ago
@zephranna01 4 geniuses, 4 extremely talented musicians. They all 4 were heart, soul and voices of queen.
icetigerist 6 months ago 83
an orgasm,but i had to listen a little bit louder here with the album...if i could i would cover the world with Queen for one day....
you would see buddhas reaching enlightment by the corner
GabrielDhalaman2 6 months ago
This were times of pure genius creation along with Sheer Heart Attack and of course ANATO. Just when they were hurried to finish an album was when spontaneos master gems were created, of course , there was also a lot of perfectionism and overdubbing. Personal favorites: Now I´m here, BoRhap, Killer Queen, Love of my Life.
londonblock 6 months ago
9 people are og...
biodegradacja 6 months ago
one of the baddest tunes out there!
floppedmynuts 6 months ago
Second favourite Queen album after Night at the Opera. But for shear musical art, then Queen's first album must take that compliment!... Four pure genius writers, performers and musicians!
wehatemagz 6 months ago
THIS is the Queen that I love and am inspired by. I like a little bit of their later material, Innuendo especially, but this is when they were truly brilliant.
BlackSabbathory 7 months ago 2
freddie mercury may have passed, but the music, influence, and impact he has made on the music industry will live on forever. his impact is more than any other singer in history. in the studio or on the stage, he always had a good performance and sang like no other sang. this, and white queen, are my two favourite queen songs, and the live performances are even better.
congratulations freddie mercury, you will forever live on as the greatest voice in music history
yoyomeister44 7 months ago
First heard this band in the early 70's....it was love at first listen..Pure Genius! I was lucky enough to see Queen live a few times..took my breath away . ..I will alway be a fan of this Brilliant music. ..4 Amazing men..Brian May Guitar master..Roger Taylor outstanding drummer..great fallsetto..John Deacon loved listening to him play bass..Freddie Mercury you were a gem....Farrokh Bulsara....this music..this band is your legacy...I miss your presence in this world...RIP sweet beautiful man
helga284 7 months ago 46
@helga284 nicely put!
peesyweesy 6 months ago
@peesyweesy thanks.. saw them in concert MSG '77 and "78 last time '82 they were just brilliant..Freddie Mercury was one of the best front men ever..live shows were amazing from the first cord they just grabbed you and took you on an awsome musical journey..
helga284 6 months ago
@helga284 You're more than lucky!!! I had no such a chance to visit Freddy at his concert and listin to his masterpieces live. I envy you. When and which concerts did you visit? Maxim/ Prague
Nickamarefortis 1 month ago in playlist QUEEN forever!
@Nickamarefortis I saw Queen in NYC at Madison Square Garden in 1977 and again in 1978 and i can honestly say no band came close the them Freddie Mercury was the best front man ever! Brian May's guitar solo's were killer combine that with John Deacon on bass brilliant and Roger Taylor on drums he was amazing you had this perfect storm of musical genius there will never be another band like them I have the best memories from those shows..
helga284 1 month ago
All four guys were one. Not an ego in the lot. That is why they survived and kept reinventing themselves.
bigman61us 7 months ago
@bigman61us Couldn't agree more, most of their contemporaries failed to make the transition over to the "80's sound" Whereas Queen defined it. It's just sad that their time together was cut short.
digglesMcgee 7 months ago
would have loved to have seen and heard Ronnie James Dio sing Queen, would have been interesting specially all of this early material
SexyYfronts 7 months ago
@zephranna01 Brian is sooooooooooo amazing, talented, and so intelligent! This man is such an icon! He deserves to be knighted!
TheJumpyPopcorn 7 months ago
@TheJumpyPopcorn True, but whether his CBE seals it, who knows?
bazbee 5 months ago
I like some of their 80s stuff, but Queen's 70s material is undeniably brilliant.
BlackSabbathory 7 months ago
It takes the whole band to create what you hear.
sorgasaurus 7 months ago
@zephranna01
if any one had to fill freddies shoes its paul :D
666RiffsOfDeth666 7 months ago
@zephranna01
paul rodgers did amazing job of fronting queen too!
666RiffsOfDeth666 8 months ago
ROCK IT OUT!!!
Drew1165 8 months ago
@zephranna01 A thousand times this! I agree completely - May is what made Queen, Queen.
brightonrock74 8 months ago
Farrokh Bulsara....the world is a darker place without you....so glad I grew up in the 70's and had a chance to see Queen live..... ! Each time I saw them was an Amazing ride...Freddie Mercury a voice that was a close to perfect as you get a sexy,beautiful soul ,Brian May guitar master, Roger Taylor amazing drums and that falsetto! John Deacon great on the base and wrote some of Queens most memorible songs...So glad I can now share your music with my own kids...The Show Must Go On....
helga284 8 months ago 3
@zephranna01 depends on what impresses you the most about "the Queen sound" I guess. Resurrection probably sounds "more" Queen than say, Barcelona - but both are spirits of Queen which is multi-faceted. Brian said he never worked better w/ any1 than Freddie, & he did write songs w/ Fred's voice in mind to sing. Both x-referenced each other esp Q2, Jazz/NOTW singles & Bijou.
edmame 8 months ago
The most under-rated Queen album...EVER! So much to offer. Brilliant!
ljaz0218 8 months ago
roger taylor was hot on this picture...if i were freddie i would fuck him
GabrielDhalaman 8 months ago
@zephranna01 Freddie was the brain, Brian was the heart, Roger and John were the body.
It could only work with the four of them.
Canaveral305 8 months ago
@Canaveral305 But all 4 guys were a bit of all,if you take several albums you will see some taylor´s compositions and may compositions,as the simply incredible 49,freddie used to think a lot but all those notes are brain too and some vocal melodies heart as well
I think from the 4 john deacon was the 4th guy,but did a good job with the 4 stringswell,this is not a debate,i just had to write something about the great majesty of Queen,hugs,man!
GabrielDhalaman 8 months ago
Queen II my fav album. amazing everything on this album, it takes you on a journey. this disc inspired me to play guitar, then to build em just like brian may and his dad did. his sound is one of a kind.
baddguitars 8 months ago
They should have played this song in the Shrek movies
doobiesmoke15 8 months ago 3
@doobiesmoke15
+1. Nice idea :D
Danitovic 8 months ago
you really need to listen to the entire album to appreciate the amazing brilliance of the band
71garron 8 months ago 3
@zephranna01 ya thats true but freddie mercury wrote this song dude
rudebjamaican 9 months ago
They were SO fucking good at one time!
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 9 months ago
@zephranna01 I will never forget the first time I saw them in concvert MSG 1977 there was a part of the show where they were talking with the audience and Freddie and Brian were both comenting on how there was no lead or stand out they were a group ...everyone has their favorites but each time I saw them live they would all take turns highlighting each others talents...they were band mates and friends and I feel so lucky to have seen them live and expierence all that was Queen.
helga284 9 months ago 3
@helga284 I was there, too! Those were the days...
krebly1 8 months ago
@krebly1 Indeed they were! The best memories.......so glad I grew up in the 70's There will never be another band like Queen absolute perfection!!
helga284 8 months ago
@helga284 Yes, I wouldn't trade having grown up in the 70's for any other era--except that we needed to deal with disco!!!
Brian May is still my favorite guitarist. He is a brilliant man.
krebly1 8 months ago
@krebly1 Disco yea well .... As for Brian May ....dare I say the greatest guitar player of all time!! As you know from seeing them live all he needed to do was stand there and play his music...He is Amazing! Roger Taylor on drums, John Deacon on base.. Just Brilliant!! Freddie was always my favorite..His voice was as close to perfect as you could come...He never disapointed...He gave all he had, everytime..He was...delicious!! A beautiful, sexy, gentle soul...he left us way too soon.
helga284 8 months ago
@helga284 yeah true in 70s - their peak, hungriest, etc - the focus was quite evenly spread (Leroy Brown is awesome for this.) brian's probably more technically proficient first (tho he said he peaked @ '74 - thereafter it's about staying fresh.) by 80s the spotlight definitely shifted toward freddie. brian's none too pleased most footage stays on freddie, ha!
edmame 8 months ago
@edmame I always saw Brian as a master guitar player. Keeo Yourself Alive is just one example where he shines and Brighton Rock just Brilliant! Peaked in '74? I dont know I saw them in '77 and his solo time blew me away! Freddie was such a gem. He always seemed to be having such fun...live he just nailed it and the videos....the camera loved Freddie Mercury! His voice was....perfect.Those 4 guys at that moment in time were an unbelievable combination of talent.
helga284 8 months ago 3
@zephranna01 one would not work without the other they were all a perfect combination can you really see anyone else singing the songs Brian wrote? they were each one brilliant part of the whole amazing package!!
helga284 9 months ago
Is this considered rock or heavy metal?
weebleapplesmooooo 9 months ago
@weebleapplesmooooo I would say Rock, Heavy Metal didn't really start till around the beginning of the 80's.
Though I may be wrong on the year!
Michael13776 9 months ago
@Michael13776 rock started at around the late 50's, and made its true debut in the 60's
Ajchimek 9 months ago
@Ajchimek I know when rock started I was talking about Metal which would be the late 70's and early 80's with bands like Metallica and Motley Crue! Elvis was the true creator of rock music thats why he is the king!
Michael13776 9 months ago
@Michael13776 look up "Helter Skelter" and "I can see for Miles." There is your precursor to metal.
Skolhed 9 months ago
@Michael13776 Black Sabbath were doing heavy metal in the late 1960s.
clem070605 9 months ago
@Michael13776 True Heavy Metal started in the later 60 with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. These bands, with other ones like UFO, Uriah Heep, the early Pentagram, Blue Cheer, Nazareth, Necromandus, and some years later Scorpions and Rainbow played a genre called Classic Metal. Queen is more Classic Hard Rock (like KISS, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen) but they have songs that realy influenced 80'sMetal, like Bohemian Rhapsody, this one an Stone Cold Crazy, first Thrash Metal song ever
ArturBB20 9 months ago
en la foto de 0:40 brian may se parece a mariano martinez
jcast18k 9 months ago
@zephranna01 That is rough! Bug your friends for some Ramen or something, man!
A colonoscopy is when, after days of a strict diet free of red meat and red food in general, they poke around in your colon to see if and what's wrong. TMI, I'm sure, but I'm a complete stranger, so.....
organs 9 months ago
@zephranna01 What are you doing that keeps you from eating? I've had days like that, myself. And I'm getting a colonoscopy in a couple days, and I'm only 30!
organs 9 months ago
@zephranna01 I'd say he was the brown sugar that made the chocolate chip cookie, Roger the butter, Freddie the chips, and John everything else. The Queen Sound can not be attributed to one single member of the band. If they didn't have Freddie, they'd just be another rock band from the '70s. A great one, but still just another one.
organs 9 months ago
@zephranna01 That's a bit of a blanket statement, don't you think? Freddie wrote many of the band's songs and lyrics and he and Brian worked very well together. Not to mention Roger and John had a fair amount of input as well. Are you sure you don't hate Freddie and resent him? Brian was an important piece of the puzzle, but he was by no means the entire puzzle. Neither was Freddie.
organs 9 months ago
@zephranna01 I wouldn't say that... Freddie was just as much a part of Queen as Brian. And Roger, while we're at it.
organs 9 months ago
is the first speed metal song.
God save the queen
hg421hg 9 months ago
People who bought this back in the day must have thought they had bought a fucked up record
ProcolHarum1967 9 months ago
teehee ogrebattle64
Slayertack88 10 months ago
This is class!! If you have this on vinyl..and a stylus..put the needle on the record just after the intro..revolve the record anticlockwise...then its the end of the song in forward motion..sussed it out 20 years ago :-)
lordinho77 10 months ago
Early speed metal !
tremah05 10 months ago
this is fuckin metal from the 70s. Queen is like the godfathers of Thrash Metal and you fuckin know it. While Metallica and Venom may have coined the subgenre, you know the roots came from bands like Queen, Judas Priest, and Elf
jmiester25 10 months ago
Freddie Mercury is a God of music !!!
zibimark 10 months ago
does anyone else think in the videogame of snes when hearing this song?
ironmaidnfan777 10 months ago
awesome
TheBobson88 10 months ago
Proper Queen!
powderfinger71 10 months ago
Where can i download this
mc1382 10 months ago
eu amo esta banda principalmente o fredemercuri e o meu idolo e amo todas as musicas deles te amoooo frede mercuri
MrMichelle1234567 11 months ago
i've got to see, i'm a teenager and although i knew their music for my whole life i've only just realised that some of the songs i loved was by them, and i'm trying my best to convert others my age and buy all their albums, because Queen are ten times better than anybody out at the moment to be honest.
Ellectro97 11 months ago 3
@Ellectro97 I know where you live. Don't come near me with your converting ways. You need to go and discover other music. Please.
fishy8081 10 months ago
@Ellectro97 you can´t convert, you are either born a Queen fan or not.
TheJumpyPopcorn 10 months ago
@TheJumpyPopcorn yeah, i've learnt that through my friends! but i just find it so annoying when people only know we will rock you and don't stop me.
Ellectro97 10 months ago
@Ellectro97 =P I know, it´s terribly annoying, people should know Queen´s old songs like this one for example.
TheJumpyPopcorn 10 months ago
Man am I lucky. I love Queens first LP and Sheer Heart Attack but as for Queen 2 Ive only heard it a few times, at my friends house, back in the 70s. Plan on getting it. So this LP will be fresh ,for me. Not many LPs from this time period left that I havent heard 1000 times. Been scouring for obscure prog and krautrock. Just bought Dirt Box by Blackwater Park and,about a year ago, purchased Mournin' by Night Sun on CD. Set me back $45.00! Rare as hens teeth!
stomp919 11 months ago 2
Queen never was a metal band - but they could definitely sound heavier than any metal band. Listen to performance of "Let me entertain you" from the 79' Jazz tour and you'll know what I mean.
tremah05 11 months ago
@tremah05 yes! and "gimme the prize" and songs like "stone cold crazy",and a special one thats new on my "heavy list" dead on time =)
lindhos 11 months ago
I love this song and QUEEN a bunch but I would have never imagined that Freddie could make such a sound 3:07-3:20
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sue213ful 11 months ago
7 people lost Ogre Battle.
SiniaDiva 11 months ago
This is still so fresh................
tetraskelion 11 months ago
Yasumi, Yasumi Matsuno, are you here?
QuackingKing 11 months ago 17
Fantastic track off a faultless album. But if you want to hear this at its best listen to the original vinyl version. This sound here is cleaned up and sterile in comparison.
RonniePeterson 1 year ago
All right! QUEEN is the greatest rock band ever! Thank you for upload.
ZrKappa 1 year ago
The production is something so many Queen fans don't comment on often. The countless hours at the mixing console really made their music come to life.
violosity 1 year ago 2
@violosity I think this is a very good point. I definitely noticed this on Prophets Song from a Night at the Opera. And the song orders and medleys are very strong in Queen albums, Ogre Battle leading into The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke being a good example, (um, these considerations are part of production or are they not?).
sdgakatbk 1 year ago
Now then Muse this is how it is done properly LOL The original and best :)
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RuroiniStenchin 1 year ago
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RuroiniStenchin 1 year ago
Queen was never afraid to be themselves, to make genius music no matter what anyone thought, to forge new paths in rock and music, the most underrated and under-appreciated band ever.
navworks 1 year ago
@navworks underrated? how come? sorry but thats not true.they have a huge fanbase all over the world plus they've inspired many arists ...John Lennon started composing again when he's heard Little thing called love
agata521 1 year ago
@agata521
Of course they have a huge fan base all over the world. But as far as mainstream music industry and media recognition of their work, they were underrated. Consider that many albums by artists in the 70s and 80s rose to number one in the charts and stayed there for many weeks-- Queen even had a few, but so many of their albums that deserve to be all time bestsellers at the level of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or Fleetwood Mac's Rumors are not and they should be.
navworks 1 year ago
@agata521
Furthermore, when critics, media and other musicians rated individual band members, such as best guitarists, best drummers, best bassists and best vocalists, the members of Queen were usually farther down the lists than they deserved to be. Brian May averages around #25 on the lists, John Deacon around #30, Roger Taylor around #30, and Freddie is #1 through #5. My pick: May #7 / Deacon #10 / Taylor #9 / and Mercury #1.
navworks 1 year ago
@navworks Yeah these are all fair observations but did Fleetwood Mac outsell The Beatles , were they voted best British band ever , did their songs become anthems? no. plus, does anyone give a damn about those bands anymore ?hell no. They live their lives figuring how to make ends meet when Brian Roger and John can just retire. Queen are legends everyone knows that and even Fred lived long enough to see that.
agata521 1 year ago
@agata521
Good observations. True enough-- those that do not get the "fad" praise of the moment are often the stuff of legend.
navworks 1 year ago
@navworks What you wrote is also very true...I know many people dont realize that Queen's albums from the 70s are sick :P plus i wouldnt mind seeing each of them on the very top of every "best drummer/bassist/guitarist/vocalist list" I love them to pieces but since they couldn't be any bigger I don't consider it a problem:)
agata521 1 year ago
@navworks *crazy little thing called love:)
agata521 1 year ago
This song is just amazing!! Such a rockin song and yet so different!! Queen is truly a phenomenal band!! A band all their own!! Once you hear them, you are hooked! And once you hear Freddie's absolute amazing voice and see him perform onstage, Wow!! Freddie had the most amazing voice and was truly the best front man to ever be!! Oh how I miss him! The tears just flow when I remember him. A true loss to this world without him. ILY Freddie!! R.I.P. friend. Forever loved and forever missed!! ♥♥
queenlivesforever1 1 year ago
i have a feeling they were kind of nerdy, i still love them though!
booboowilson10101 1 year ago
How did they get those effects at the beginning of the song NO Synths! Quality music.
Freddie is very missed and always be!
theceilibristol 1 year ago
@theceilibristol they mirrored the first part of the song. The the first you listen to is the part until before Freddie starts singing, only in reverse, then it again, in normal direction.
baalzaek 1 year ago
@theceilibristol They just turned around the part that comes after that I believe ;)
Frankiee88 1 year ago
This song not just was the closing of Act 1 in We Will Rock You, but it was Shortened to about 32 second long I think
joshuaorro 1 year ago
Ogre Battle underrated song
Queen II underrated album
gemini6179 1 year ago 3
@gemini6179
well said, but those who know..know Q2 is amazing
mkm5150 1 year ago
@gemini6179 - underrated by who?
mkcwebmaster 1 year ago
@mkcwebmaster by everybody that calls himself "rockers"....ogre battle fuckin rocks
LIBERTINEPARANOIC 1 year ago
@LIBERTINEPARANOIC - it does rock I agree with you pal - but personally I've always rated this song very highly. Maybe I'm in the minority.
mkcwebmaster 1 year ago
@mkcwebmaster I'm also in the minority then. This song is top 99% of plays in my iTunes. It's probably one of the top ten fave Queen songs.
DieFatorLiveThin 1 year ago 2
i have an old tape from the studio recording of this song its going on e-bay starting at 3800 THIS SUNDAY
milolovesmusic 1 year ago
@milolovesmusic would you take 5 bucks
vitamincity 1 year ago
At the beginning, I'm thinking, "What the heck is going on?" and then the song gets moving, and my head explodes from awesomeness.
WormYourHonor64 1 year ago
@WormYourHonor64 I agree 100%
Olegstuff21986 1 year ago
No Queen song should ever get a thumbs down. I don't necessarily would die over or LOVE all of their songs, but they honestly have never made a BAD song.
SlashRose 1 year ago
@SlashRose That's what we would like to hold on to, but for exampla, Hot Space contains some stuff that, if you don't want to consider bad, at least should be called "minor"
BilisNegra 1 year ago