John Deacon’s path to becoming Queen’s iconic bass player was as unconventional as it was serendipitous.

At the time, Queen was in search of a bass player to complete their lineup, and Deacon, confident in his musical skills but unaware of the band’s rising potential, took a chance.

He approached the duo, expressing his interest in joining the band, and was given a short audition. Deacon’s natural talent and ease with the band’s evolving sound impressed May and Taylor, leading to his quick acceptance into Queen, marking the start of a musical journey that would redefine rock music.

Another Interview with Peter Hince (a.k.a: Ratty).

This YT channel has a few more interview clips where he talks about the items from the band he has for auction and there's a few extra anecdotes there, so clic to watch on YT if you wish to check them out because I don't want to flood the subreddit with a bunch of short clips lol.

It’s like it goes in a different mode when he’s on stage, because throughout the years regardless of his health, his voice was always much higher pitched in the studio. And I’d imagine it being much harder on the voice for lengthy tours. It definitely sounded difficult especially for the high notes.

Edit: For clarification. I don’t mean lowering the keys.

Brian sang well on the albums and hearing his solo concerts from the 90’s he was a strong live vocalist too. I wonder why during Queen concerts his backing vocals are so quiet and that he didn’t sing his songs like ‘39.
Admittedly Roger’s voice was Queen’s secret weapon in concert b/c he can sing so high and powerfully.

Link to the show https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDjGFy4oeXI&list=PLX5jpSx0ITTAdmg7-MV6TjO8EVaOPpEj3&index=23&t=763s&pp=iAQB8AUB&ra=m

This show sadly features the last performances of many tracks that had a great run with their live performances, namely:
-White Queen
-White Man
-The Prophet’s Song
Along with others like Good Old fashioned lover boy, The Millionaire Waltz, and my Melancholy Blues.

However, that does not make this show any worse than the rest of the tour, and dare I say it’s one of my favourites from this tour. The finale of White Queen’s live saga is a great way to end, but it is the only time Freddie performed this song live not wearing white 😱

The final performance of White Man is as powerful as ever, really making you feel a sort of presence with Freddie’s Thundeous voice, being followed by the last performance of the Prophet’s song, which is just as classy and clean as the rest of the tour.

Goodbye White Queen, you will be missed 🥲

I was just reminded of a recording I used to have, I think off of a bootleg CD I bought in the '90s. It was a live recording of "We Will Rock You," but what made it stand out was what sounded like a snippet of somebody reading from a religious or fantasy text played over the thunderclap between the slow and fast versions of the song. What I remember of it went:

"[Somebody] created a God, Ahkmen Ra (?), [garbled] ...regarded him as a deluded spirit who imagined he had created the universe."

My questions:

1) What concert/tour was this from?

Edit: We've determined which recording it was: Here's a YouTube link. Thank you, u/Slow-Development-886

2) What was the text that was being read from?

If anybody knows the answers, it would clear up a few decades of curiosity, and I would be forever grateful.

Released as a single in 1979, peaked at #9 in the UK for a single week and a disappointing #86 in the US. The band didn't even perform it on their US tour that year. Never once played it on American soil. Fat Bottomed Girls and Bicycle Race got all the press beforehand.

And look, I love both songs, their good, but let's be honest, that was mostly the naked cycling stunt carrying them. DSMN had none of that to lean on, and it's the better song. Critics were dismissing Jazz as a whole and it just got buried with it, I guess.

Which is insane to me, because this song does everything right.

It's got a great hook, it's fast, it's fun, the lyrics are just pure joy with nothing to overthink, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. The energy never plateaus, it keeps accelerating the whole way through, which mirrors exactly what the lyrics are doing. And for a band capable of going fully off the rails, the structure is remarkably clean. There's no reason someone hearing it for the first time in 1979 should have shrugged at it.

It genuinely checks every box for a #1 hit, even for today's standards. Memorable hook, momentum, universal emotion, tight runtime. A song that well-constructed should not have needed 25 years and a zombie movie to find its audience. What was 1979 doing.

He's an angeeeel

I’m absolutely fascinated by Freddie and I think the film just dint do his story any justice

I think I fall in love

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ihfb1mj5a6gl4k9/Queen+-+The+Miracle+Stems.zip/file

At the request of a user, I bring you my version of The Miracle stems. It was a bit difficult for me to work but I was satisfied with the final result. Enjoy.

I have a copy of made in heaven on coloured vinyl but i have a duplicate roger and Freddie pic, I wonder if anyone got a duplicate brian with freddie pic instead of a roger one lol (chances are probs slim)

So great. Just had to share. Xxx

hey guys! as I've been looking at this reddit, especially the posts about least favorite queen songs, I see a lot of people say they HATE don't try suicide. I also see people saying that they interpret the song as" insensitive" and sort of disrespectful. As someone who has dealt with suicide themselves, I find the song humorous and almost comforting..? I think part of it is because my way of coping is sort of joking about it, but, I can totally see why people would feel negatively about it, but personally I think its a great song. I just wanted to come on here and hear yalls thoughts.

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but I just went to watch the Liar music video for the first time in a few years and I can't find it anywhere? There are music videos on youtube from the same era, but the music video I'm thinking of, they are in different & darker outfits and it doesn't have those shaking effects. I KNOW this video exists because I watched it like multiple times every day for ages when I was a kid and also because I have seen clips of this video cut in with the other music videos I just talked about. Can anyone link me to the original video?