The Queen Thread - How could I resist?

[seismic1]

Let's get the ball rolling with

What's your favourite Queen track?

[seismic1]

You can pick 2 tracks, 'cos I think Bohemian Rhapsody will be high on the lists of a lot of people.

[Negative Spectrum]

my favourite song EVER is "Spread your wings" i want it played at my funeral

[seismic1]

The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody, I thought "what the hell is that?". I was already a fan of Queen, so I knew it was them. I just thought that this couldn't possibly be a single. There was just too much going on. What did I know? After 3 or 4 listens, I fell in love with it, and it's still my favourite Queen track. It's a condensed summation of everything that was good about the band.

Great King Rat is probably no. 2 on my list. Brian May was awesome.

[seismic1]

An additional comment on Bohemian Rhapsody. Listen to the drums on here. They are so well recorded. Their sound is spectacular (1993 digital remaster)

[Negative Spectrum]

i have multitrack stems for bohemian rhapsody and to listen to the parts in isolation is also a wonderful thing

[northstar11]

I have to say "The show must go on". Not the most classic Queentrack, and a bit late in their carriere, but the lyrics and the simplicity of the chords, and the sad atmosphere speaks to me.

[Negative Spectrum]

i love "Bijou" from the Innuendo album, i guess that whole album holds some sad memories for me, my grandad, who basically raised me, ddied in april of 1991 and then freddie in november, so overall its the one queen album i dont listen to as much

[GaryG]

You guys heard the Under Pressure acapella?

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/freddie_mercury_and_david_bowie_isolated_vocal_track_for_under_pressure

Quite spooky in a way, Mercury could certainly soar...

[Negative Spectrum]

if i get a chance i'll post the bo rhap and killer queen acapellas i have, as stated by gary, freddie could definitely soar

[Negative Spectrum]

Bohemian Rhapsody incorporates just about every musical trick in the book, from a theoretical perspective. Absolutely brilliant.

Oh and I'm really enjoying the Tangerine Dream & Brian May concert from 2011, Starmus Sonic Universe recently released on CD. Really good!

how the hell did i not know about this?

[robojam]

I hope you do not mind me modifying the format, but here are my 2 fav tracks off my 3 fav albums;

A Day at the races
Long Away
Drowse

A Night at the Opera
'39
I'm in Love with My Car

News of the World
It's Late
All Dead, All Dead

Interesting that you picked so many with someone other than Freddie singing.

Hard to pick out just one myself too, so I'll pick one from each album (will leave a few albums out):

Queen - Doing All Right

Queen II - White Queen (so hard to pick just one from this fantastic album)
Sheer Heart Attack - Tenement Funster (I love Roger's songs on every album but this one is great - just edges ahead of Killer Queen for me)

A Night at the Opera - 39

A Day at the Races - Somebody to Love

News of the World - Spread Your Wings

Jazz - Fat Bottomed Girls

Live Killers - Tie Your Mother Down (far better than the studio version)

The Game - Play the Game

Hot Space - Dancer (despite the general dislike for this album I like most of the tracks on it and think that this one was Brian proving how versatile he is as a songwriter and performer)

The Works - Radio Ga Ga (never thought much of this album overall, to me it was a dip in form)

A Kind of Magic - A Kind of Magic

The Miracle - The Invisible Man

Innuendo - Innuendo

Live at Wembley 86 - A Kind of Magic (I was there! I just remember this being a standout track with 4 huge inflatable band members floating out over the audience when they played this)

On Fire Live at the Bowl - We Will Rock You fast version

Queen Rock Montreal - Flash/The Hero (fantastic live version of these two songs put together)

[Heaven And Hell]

I love A Kind of Magic. Not just the song, but the whole album. Mark hates it. He prefers the Flash Gordon soundtrack, which I don't care for.

[robojam]

I love A Kind of Magic. Not just the song, but the whole album. Mark hates it. He prefers the Flash Gordon soundtrack, which I don't care for.

Me too. I didn't care much for The Works, and I thought A Kind of Magic was a return to form for them.

[GaryG]

(I love Roger's songs on every album but this one is great - just edges ahead of Killer Queen for me)

I remember picking up his solo album 'Fun in Space' in a WHSmiths sale, 99p I think.

Loved it, thought Airheads was the bees knees at the time, great rock voice for sure, not just good at the high bits.