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Tag Archives: Freddie Mercury
Book review: QUEEN in the 1970s by James Griffiths
Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 30.03.23] This book scores highly on two counts. Firstly, the author is a big Queen fan and that comes through in the writing, as opposed to a dry biography written by a jobbing writer. Secondly, in … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Brian May, Classic Albums, classic rock, Freddie Mercury, James Griffiths, John Deacon, live albums, pop rock, Queen, Queen in the 1970s, review, rock, Roger Taylor
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Album review: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – Live Around The World
EMI [Release date 02.10.20] Live Around The World presents a compilation of concert highlights captured the world over personally selected by Taylor, May and Lambert from over 200 shows they have performed and it is also the first release under … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lambert, album, Brian May, classic rock, Freddie Mercury, Live Around The World, melodic, Queen, review, rock, Roger Taylor
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Gig review: P!NK – Wembley Stadium, 30 June 2019
P!nk may not be a name you’d necessarily associate with rock, however the warm-up DJ KidCutUp mixed a fair few classic rock tunes into his set plus a nice touch to have Freddie Mercury’s ‘Ay oh’ in the mix, made … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Briggs, Cyndi Lauper, Freddie Mercury, gig, indie, P!nk, pop, review, rock, Wembley Stadium, Whitesnake, Wrabel
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Book review: QUEEN – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Andrew Wild
Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 08.11.18] Nicely timed by this new publisher Sonicbound (future titles in the series include ones on Blue Oyster Cult, Yes and Roy Wood & The Move), a book on Queen and their music as the film … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wild, book Queen, Brian May, classic rock, Every Album Every Song, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, melodic, On Track, pomp, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Roger Taylor
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Book review: Somebody to Love: The Life, Death & Legacy of Freddie Mercury
Matt Richards & Mark Langthorne Blink Publishing There have been many books published on both Queen and Freddie Mercury, so why another one and what is its hook? Well the two authors here have included the usual Queen story of … Continue reading
Album review: QUEEN – On Air
Virgin EMI [Release date 04.11.16] Queen have always given the fans a treat around Christmas time in recent years with live releases and now we have the complete BBC radio sessions. There is this, the standard 2CD version and a 6CD … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BBC, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, On Air, Queen, radio, review, Roger Taylor, Virgin EMI
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Album review: MIKA – No Place In Heaven
Republic Records/Universal [Released 13.11.15] Now a quick rant about guilty pleasures in music. For me there is no such thing, music is either good or bad and is there to be enjoyed and share. I know we like genres and … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s music, album, CD special edition, ELO, Freddie Mercury, melodic, Mika, No Place Like Heaven, pop, review, rock
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Gig review: QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT – 02 Arena, London, 18 January 2015
The benchmark for live rock performance was surely set by Queen in their heyday, the way they stole the show at Live Aid perhaps being conclusive proof. While there were many aspects to Queen’s success, the larger than life routine … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 January 2015, Adam Lambert, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, gig, London, O2 Arena, pop, Queen, review, rock, Roger Taylor
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Album review: QUEEN – Live At The Rainbow ‘74
Virgin/EMI [Released 09.09.14] Previously unreleased two live concerts from March and November 1974 recorded at the legendary Rainbow venue in London. These are available in numerous formats, from the single CD (of the November gig reviewed here) through to an … Continue reading
Gig review: EXTREME – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 5 July 2014
Extreme are a band who eluded me back at their peak. I had all the albums but never had a chance to see the band live, which I have always regretted, so a chance to see the guys playing the … Continue reading
DVD review: QUEEN + – The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Eagle Rock Staged back on April 20th 1992 this was a the all star tribute concert held in honour of Freddie Mercury who had died the previous November as well as raising awareness of AIDS and funds for Mercury Phoenix … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Brian May, David Bowie, DVD review, Elton John, Extreme, Freddie Mercury, Gary Cherone, George Michael, Guns 'N' Roses, Ian Hunter, John Deacon, Mick Ronson, Queen, Roger Taylor, Slash, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Tony Iommi
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Interview with RHYS THOMAS
Rhys Thomas is a comedian (‘The Fast Show’ and ‘Down The Line’ to name but a few) and has directed the new documentary on Freddie Mercury, ‘The Great Pretender’. He is a massive Queen fan and was also involved in … Continue reading
Posted in INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Backstage Heroes
Tagged Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Rhys Thomas, Roger Taylor, The Great Pretender
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Queen Nation A Tribute To Queen gig review
Now that is how you pay tribute to one of the greatest bands ever. For months I have waited to see Queen Nation live, having only heard brief snippets of a couple songs they performed I had a feeling I … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Martin, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Queen Nation A Tribute To Queen
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