Bohemian Rhapsody [VINYL]

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A very welcome addition to my collection which has positive and negative points. On the plus side - it's not a bad collection for Queen, though lacking some key tracks and featuring some lesser hits. On the negative side - it does serve to reinforce 'the critics' view of the film - in that there does seem to be some resentment towards Freddie Mercury here; with Brian May seemingly (and impressions do count) forcing a 'May' track for every 'Mercury' track (much like McCartney re-released The Beatles Anthology with all songs penned by 'McCartney & Lennon; vice Lennon & McCartney). The unfortunate truth for Dr May is that Freddie simply had more 'greater' hits which is by no way a reflection of song-writing prowess or originality; as May has that in spades too. It just 'is.' Sampling some of the tracks; 1.20th Century Fox Fanfare (Arr.May): I'm sure the film-goers will tear-up, get goose-bumps or just plain cheer; though in many ways this feels like a missed opportunity for Brian May. Whereas 'God Save The Queen' on 'A Night At The Opera' was beautific, orchestral & magnificent just as 'The Wedding March'on 'Flash Gordon' was majestic - 20th Century Fox Fanfare is thin; under played; under-produced and lacking in depth. To be honest - it sounds almost whimsical... an after-thought... 3. Doing All Right (May/Staffell) performed by a reformed pre-Queen 'Smile' featuring Tim Staffell (Bass & Vocals), Brian May (Guitar & Vocals) and Roger Taylor (Drums & Vocals) is a very welcome refinement of a great track which appeared also on the first Queen Album (though woefully raw and under-produced with a 'thuddy' feel to it rather than a 'bang'). This finally does the original Smile composition great justice. A wonderful look back at the founding members of Queen and their earliest capabilities. 4. Keep Yourself Alive (Brian May); This live version from 'The Rainbow' may be chronologically accurate but first of all really didn't hit as a single despite being a cracker - clearly much to the chagrin of Brian May. 5. Killer Queen; This doesn't mention ...revisited - but absolutely should. A classic Freddie Mercury Pop Song which was perfect in every way when first recorded - Brian May has let his ego step-in by adding some woeful guitar chord accompianment to the verses. Why? Why would you 1. desecrate a perfect track and 2. demonstrate your input in such a banal manner? With 8 other tracks he had every right to play with - why would you do that to Freddie? 6. Fat Bottomed Girls (Live In Paris (Brian May)); Another somewhat forced feeling Brian May track - it was both a double-A-side hit for Queen and serves well to showcase their live vocal harmonies; but of course, in terms of originality for singles, pales in comparison to the better known and loved 'very-Queen' track 'Bicycle Race.' 7. Bohemian Rahpsody (Freddie Mercury): The third best selling UK Single of all-time and consistently voted best-song-ever in surveys and polls; and of course the name-sake of the movie - it had to be included; but why is it 'lost' in the middle of the album? Surely it should open or close it? Let's face it - the listing is not chronological by date... It's almost as if the remaining members have purposely 'tried' to lose it in the running order.... 8. Now I'm Here (Live at Hammersmith (Brian May)): Again a killer Brian May track - it is a decidedly un-Queen track that generally speaking live goes 'on-and-on-and-on-and-on'. But I guess Brian has to get his songs in against Freddie's. There's a good question here.... is it that Freddie, Roger & John wrote those distinctively progressive 'Queen' songs while Brian (despite being the unequivocally unique guitar sound of queen) wrote 'Brian May songs'? 10. Love of My Life (Rock In Rio): One of Freddie's most beautiful and heartfelt compositions that was released unsuccessfully as a 'live' single in 1977; this Rock In Rio version comes so much later (1985) and interestingly has a patch of the 330,000 live audience singing 'Brian! Brian! Brian!' whie he does a short, soft guitar solo between the crowd singling the first verses and Freddie taking over. There are many great live-versions of this number where the crowd sing-along so it does feel hugely indulgent (or pretty needy) that Brian May would bypass them all for one where the crowd are shouting for him over a Freddie composition... 11. We Will Rock You (Movie Mix): Now this is a proper 'Brian May Queen' Song - and one known the world-over probably raking in as much in Royalties or more than Bohemian Rhapsody. What amazes me is that it has taken more than 40 years for Queen to release a 'studio to live' version when I myself have been cutting it up like that on tapes since the early eighties! Notwithstanding that it's great to finally hear this done properly - it amazes me that Queen haven't released the brilliant Queen & John Farnham version that exists and rightly goes on for rather more than the oroginal 2 mins 50 seconds. What also amazes me is that this song doesn't open the album or slide in between Hammer To Fall (Track 19) and We Are The Champions (Track 20) where it rightfully belongs... 15. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian May): From the 'Highlander' Soundtrack and released on 'A Kind Of Magic' this is a beautiful Queen track that Brian could justifiably have... revisited - not that it needed it. However it's notable that the track was a minor hit whereas Roger Taylor's 'A Kind Of Magic' was number one in 40 countries... Hmmm... I don't see that track on here.... 16-19: Live Aid: Fantastic to hear the Bohemian Rhapsody / Radio Ga-Ga medley that blew-away Live Aid here and on this album containing the abridged version of Radio Ga-Ga (3 mins vice 6) written by Roger taylor and Number One in 19 countries. Also good to see a live version of We Are The Champions though I remain stumped as to why 'Hammer To Fall' appears except that it's a Brian May number. Personally I would have removed it and added in somewhere else perhaps 'Flash' which was a proper 'May-Queen' song that everyone would recognise instantly. 21.Don't Stop Me Now... revisited: Brian May has already introduced us to the 'long-lost-guitars' version of Don't Stop me Now on the 2nd disc of the 'Deluxe' version of Jazz - which like all of the Bob Clearmountain reworked releases was already overly heavy on guitars. That makes me slightly annoyed; this desperate need for Brian May to force guitars into places where they don't need to be. Yes Queen are bombastic and heavily produced in the studio - but sometimes less-is-more. By the way - I play guitar!!! Notwithstanding all of this - I can't help but like this 'rocked-up' version of what I believe remains the No1 Queen download and firm favourite for everyone. Thank you for admitting it's been ...revisited! 22. The Show Must Go On: I can only presume this is from the end-titles. What I do find a little disappointing is that 'One Vision' (provoked by Live Aid and released shortly after); 'Was It All Worth It?' - a rip-roaring stomping orchestral roak closer to The Miracle; 'Scandal' - a very 'Queen' single release from The Miracle which tears into the sickening tabloid press; the Led Zeppelin inspired "Innuendo" or distinctly Roger Taylor "These Were The Days Of Our Lives" No1 singles didn't make the cut. Or indeed the stunning epilogue 'Mother Love' from 'Made In Heaven.' Let's face it - just as we aren't going to see 'We Will Rock You 2' The Musical - we aren't likely to see a follow-up to the Bohemian Rhapsody movie... I've ommitted specific commentary on the remaining tracks on this album NOT because they are unworthy; the opposite - they're most worthy and have been remixed to bring forward the Drums and Bass to where they rightfully belong. I have little doubt that Freddie would absolutely agree. All in all - Bohemian Rhapsody is a much flawed gem of a chronology that doesn't seem to quite know if it's a 'best of' collection, a 'chronological collection' or a 'Brian May wish-list' which begrudgingly admits Freddie Mercury was actually a damn good song-writer and fails to recognise Roger Taylor's contribution. A much flawed gems-tone in Queen's very heavy Crown which seems to have removed some of the real gems and replaced them with a mixture of 'paste' and cubic-zirconiums...

This is an exquisite album and a joy to listen to on vinyl, even though the first copy was scratched and the second has those funny little marks that show up in certain light but doesn’t effect the sound. Any Queen fan, as I have been since 1974, should own this for the ‘Live Aid’ set alone while every other song just confirms what geniuses all 4 of them are/were. I haven’t seen the film yet, I am waiting for the 4K media release on Monday, but this has set the scene for what I’m sure will be a fantastic evening of entertainment for my wife and I. Long Live the memory of Freddie!

This is a review of the Bohemian Rhapsody Vinyl 2LP set. You all know the music, so my review is about the quality of the vinyl pressings. Once again, someone in the EU plant that pressed this set has finally realised purchasers of vinyl will no longer accept poor quality pressings. I have been returning vinyl to Amazon for quite some time but finally, the quality is improving. This is my second review of vinyl quality in the last two weeks and I feel sure that Amazon are pleased that I am praising the quality, at least my account will not be frozen because of my returns.

Having listened to this album, watched the film and listened to Rami Malek, I don't know if these recordings are the mix used in the movie (Freddie, Rami and some impersonators mixed together) or if they are the original tracks as played by Queen during their illustrious career with Freddie. The Live Aid concert included in this package for the first time, is almost as good as I remembered it from 1985. Welcome back into the limelight Freddie, but when did you leave us? Was it really so long ago as it seems there is a new queen album (remastered anyway) and tour every two years or so. He really was the King of Queen and such an outrageous star on stage but very private off stage. We will never see his like again, which is a shame, but we do have the music, Brian and Roger still tour every so often with different vocalists but none of them come close to our Freddie Mercury in over the top theatrics, costumes and vocals.

Die Nummer Eins Band der letzten 40 Jahren. Unglaubliche gute Musik!

Sin duda, "Bohemian Rhapsody" fue un evento épico, no sólo para el mundo del cine, sino también para el mundo de la música, ya que en una época dónde lo imperante son géneros de dudosa calidad y procedencia, puso de nuevo en el mapa de manera masiva, el gusto por la música de Queen y Freddie Mercury. No entraré en detalles de la cinta, ni sus polémicos cambios en el orden cronológico de su historia, me concentraré en lo que estamos revisando: su soundtrack. Desde el inicio con la fanfarria de 20th Century Fox a cargo de Brian May y su red Special, ¡ya se ponen los pelos de punta! Aunque las canciones agregadas aquí, son de sobra conocidas para los fans de la banda, se incluyen algunas piezas regrabadas, y otras en vivo que son las pequeñas joyas que nos regalan a los fans. La versión de "Doin' All Right... Revisited", original de Smile (la banda previa a Queen), suena grandiosa. O bien, "Don't Stop Me Now... Revisited" con esos arreglos que le imprimen aún más energía que la que ya tenía. Y si hablamos de energía, esa presentación de Live Aid, aunque, incompleta, ¡es insuperable! Sobre todo porque es una versión oficial con un audio increíble (no cómo en diversos boots que abundan por ahí). Y también la versión de "Live At The Rainbow" de "Keep Yourself Alive" y la versión en vivo en París de "Fat Bottomed Girls", son bastante poderosas. Sin mencionar la emotividad de "Love Of My Life" en vivo en el festival de Rock In Rio de 1985 en Brasíl, coreada por toda esa marejada de gente. Además de los clásicos hits cómo "Killer Queen", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Somebody To Love", "Another One Bites The Dust", "I Want To Break Free", o la homónima que da título al filme. Para todo aquel que se inicia en el mundo de Queen, es una excelente opción. Para los Fans from Hell, pues es obligada su compra para nuestra colección. Sin duda, ¡Cinco estrellas de calificación! ¡Recomendable 100 % para toda clase de público!

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映画を観て感動したからレコード欲しくなったと言ってきた夫に買ってあげました。2枚入りで豪華です〜 ライブバージョンもあり、曲を聞いて映画の思い出が蘇ってきます。いい曲は、いつまで経っても色褪せる事ないなぁと思います😌

J'adore Queen mais je n'ai pas eu l'occasion de voir au cinéma le film dont voici la BO. Et le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que c'est une claque! Prise comme un simple album, c'est une fabuleuse compilation pour ceux et celles qui voudraient découvrir Queen, plus accessible que les 3 volumes des Greatest Hits. 22 titres, 80 mn de musique et presque que des tubes, rien à jeter, un son bien puissant. En intro, le thème de la 20th Century Fox est joué par Brian May puis arrive Somebody to love. Ensuite Doing all right, titre de Smile (groupe qui a précédé Queen et dont May et Roger Taylor faisaient partie), Queen l'a d'ailleurs repris au tout début de sa carrière. L'enchaînement des morceaux est absolument parfait, même s'il n'y a aucun inédit, entre classiques en studio (Another one bites the dust, We will rock you, Bohemian rhapsody évidemment...) et versions live sublimes: Londres en 1974 et 1975, Paris en 1979, Le gigantesque Rock in Rio de 1985 et la même année, 5 titres extraits du Live Aid, à tomber par terre. Lors de ce concert monstrueux, Queen a dynamité Wembley en quelques minutes et quelques morceaux seulement! Il y avait pourtant un parterre de stars extraordinaire au Live Aid mais selon moi, seul U2 a rivalisé avec Freddie et sa bande. Je regrette vraiment de ne les avoir jamais vus sur scène! La BO s'achève sur le testament musical de Mercury, The show must go on, extrait du magnifique Innuendo et là, on est saisi par l'émotion. Du coup, emballé par cette BO, j'ai vraiment hâte de voir le film en DVD!