Queen 2006-01-15
Greatest Flix and Story Of Bohemian Rhapsody, Various, Various
Set 1
Part 1:
Greatest Flix Vol. 1
Killer Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
You're My Best Friend
Somebody To Love
Tie Your Mother Down
We Are The Champions
We Will Rock You
Spread Your Wings
Bicycle Races
Fat Bottomed Girls
Don't Stop Me Now
Love Of My Life
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Save Me
Play The Game
Another One Bites The Dust
Flash's Theme
Part 2:
The Story Of Bohemian Rhapsody
Greatest Flix Vol. 1
Killer Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
You're My Best Friend
Somebody To Love
Tie Your Mother Down
We Are The Champions
We Will Rock You
Spread Your Wings
Bicycle Races
Fat Bottomed Girls
Don't Stop Me Now
Love Of My Life
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Save Me
Play The Game
Another One Bites The Dust
Flash's Theme
Part 2:
The Story Of Bohemian Rhapsody
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
It's nearly thirty years since Queen released the single Bohemian Rhapsody. For the first time ever, here is the full story behind the song that transformed the band into a global phenomenon and secured their place among rock music's elite. It became the band's benchmark and went to number one twice where it stayed for a total of 14 weeks. But it was a song that broke all the rules. It was
six minutes long - and it had an opera section which took an incredible three weeks to record. Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor sang
their vocal parts continually for ten to twelve hours a day, resulting in 180 separate overdubs. The video has been widely hailed as the first true pop
promo, launching the MTV age and the song is still picking up awards
today. In 1977 it was voted the best single of the last 25 years and
in 1991 it embraced a new generation of fans when it was featured on
the hit movie Wayne's World. The song continues to be performed every night
across the world in the Queen musical We Will Rock You which opened in
London more than two years ago and continues to sell out every day. The
musical has also opened in Spain, Australia, The US, Russia and
Italy. Narrated by Queen fan Richard E. Grant, The Story of Bohemian
Rhapsody features exclusive access to surviving Queen members Brian
May and Roger Taylor. For the first time in nearly 30 years they return to the legendary Rockfield studios in Monmouth, South Wales, where the band recorded the song and the rest of their album A Night at The Opera. They re-live their memories of the studios, provide detailed interviews about the song and it's composer, the late Freddie Mercury, and re-play and re-record the drum and guitar parts of the song. The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody is a journey of
discovery and includes exclusive video and audio clips that have never
been seen or heard before. There's previously unheard recordings of Freddie Mercury rehearsing the song at Rockfield and exclusive footage of Queen's
first ever TV performance. The documentary then heads to Los Angeles where the producer of the song Roy Thomas Baker unpicks the mix of one of the most elaborate recordings in history. He strips back the layers of vocal harmonies and rebuilds the song at LA's famous Capitol Records - giving viewers a detailed account of how the song was put together. Then he plays stripped down sections of the track's opera section which have never been heard before. The documentary team tracked down the original director, cameraman and floor manager who recreate the making of the video - showing viewers exactly how they achieved the look of the video which was hailed as the first real pop promo. Then the some of the most brilliant literary minds in the country - professors of English from Oxford University - unravel the meaning behind the lyrics which Freddie Mercury never divulged. Crammed with interviews from Queen contemporaries - ncluding Bjorn Ulvaeus (Abba) and Noddy Holder (Slade) - and the kids who became
rock stars after being turned on to music by Bohemian Rhapsody - Slash (ex Guns n Roses) and Joe Elliott (Def Leppard). The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody is the definitive account of the song which is regularly voted the most loved, most
played and most inspirational song of all time. Queen's former manager John Reid reveals how his other client Elton John told Queen they were mad for even considering the release of a six-minute single. And there's exclusive
interviews with Freddie's mum Jer Bulsara, his sister Kashmira Cooke, and Sir
Bob Geldof.
six minutes long - and it had an opera section which took an incredible three weeks to record. Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor sang
their vocal parts continually for ten to twelve hours a day, resulting in 180 separate overdubs. The video has been widely hailed as the first true pop
promo, launching the MTV age and the song is still picking up awards
today. In 1977 it was voted the best single of the last 25 years and
in 1991 it embraced a new generation of fans when it was featured on
the hit movie Wayne's World. The song continues to be performed every night
across the world in the Queen musical We Will Rock You which opened in
London more than two years ago and continues to sell out every day. The
musical has also opened in Spain, Australia, The US, Russia and
Italy. Narrated by Queen fan Richard E. Grant, The Story of Bohemian
Rhapsody features exclusive access to surviving Queen members Brian
May and Roger Taylor. For the first time in nearly 30 years they return to the legendary Rockfield studios in Monmouth, South Wales, where the band recorded the song and the rest of their album A Night at The Opera. They re-live their memories of the studios, provide detailed interviews about the song and it's composer, the late Freddie Mercury, and re-play and re-record the drum and guitar parts of the song. The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody is a journey of
discovery and includes exclusive video and audio clips that have never
been seen or heard before. There's previously unheard recordings of Freddie Mercury rehearsing the song at Rockfield and exclusive footage of Queen's
first ever TV performance. The documentary then heads to Los Angeles where the producer of the song Roy Thomas Baker unpicks the mix of one of the most elaborate recordings in history. He strips back the layers of vocal harmonies and rebuilds the song at LA's famous Capitol Records - giving viewers a detailed account of how the song was put together. Then he plays stripped down sections of the track's opera section which have never been heard before. The documentary team tracked down the original director, cameraman and floor manager who recreate the making of the video - showing viewers exactly how they achieved the look of the video which was hailed as the first real pop promo. Then the some of the most brilliant literary minds in the country - professors of English from Oxford University - unravel the meaning behind the lyrics which Freddie Mercury never divulged. Crammed with interviews from Queen contemporaries - ncluding Bjorn Ulvaeus (Abba) and Noddy Holder (Slade) - and the kids who became
rock stars after being turned on to music by Bohemian Rhapsody - Slash (ex Guns n Roses) and Joe Elliott (Def Leppard). The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody is the definitive account of the song which is regularly voted the most loved, most
played and most inspirational song of all time. Queen's former manager John Reid reveals how his other client Elton John told Queen they were mad for even considering the release of a six-minute single. And there's exclusive
interviews with Freddie's mum Jer Bulsara, his sister Kashmira Cooke, and Sir
Bob Geldof.
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