DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Queen

And before anyone calls it out I don't know Jojo or why his adventure is so bizzare

Let me know your favorite Queen album/song/related thing in the comments!

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:24 Prologue
02:05 Queen
03:15 Queen II
05:03 Sheer Heart Attack
06:45 A Night at the Opera
09:16 Bohemian Rhapsody
11:58 A Day at the Races
13:34 News of The World
15:33 Jazz
18:30 The Game
21:29 Flash Gordon
22:37 Hot Space
25:15 The Works
27:32 A Kind of Magic
31:01 The Miracle
33:19 Innuendo
35:09 Made in Heaven
38:42 Queen After Freddie
40:38 Conclusion

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BACKGROUND
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970. The band comprised Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals) and John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Queen's most famous songs include "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Don't Stop Me Now," "We Are The Champions," "We Will Rock You," "Somebody to Love," "Killer Queen," and many more.

DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Queen

[WickeDaWitch]

14:06
My favorite part of the Sid Vicious story is the fact that Freddie insistently called him “Simon Ferocious”.

[DeHumaneVestisFabrica]

Queen's probably the only band where the Greatest Hits album is worth mentioning in its own right. That thing is and was ubiquitous in a way that no other Greatest Hits has ever been. As Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman wrote in Good Omens, "All tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums."

[torak]

The thing I've always been most impressed by with Queen, is how they always felt like a complete band, even with a frontman like Freddie Mercury. You'd imagine they would feel like Freddie Mercury and some randos but the efforts of May, Deacon and Taylor are clear and important in their discography.

[ileutur]

As someone who isn't a huge Queen fan, I had no idea their biggest hits were so spread apart. I thought they all came from one or two albums, but damn they have at least one banger on every release

[jamescarlisle]

I'm surprised you didn't touch on The Show Must Go On off Innuendo. Incredibly powerful song, especially given what Freddie was going through. The story goes that Brian May told him he wasn't sure if it would be possible for him to sing the song, but then Freddie just put his vodka down, said "I'll fucking do it, darling", and nailed it in one take.

[turnerIott]

Innuendo is honestly my favorite Queen album, and it’s very disappointing to see that The Show Must Go On wasn’t even mentioned. It’s an extremely powerful song, and I like to see it as Freddie’s goodbye to the world, saying that even after he passes, the show must go on.

[thrbrandao]

Surprised that Mic didn’t mention “Save Me”. It’s one of the most beautiful Queen’s songs imo

[cooljma]

Okay, so this video revealed something particularly interesting to me. In the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the low point of Freddie's life and career ('cause you have to have one of those in a music biopic) centers around his manager/maybe lover coercing him into signing on for a solo album and ripping his bandmates' hearts out in the process. It's simple, obvious film writing, but I can see why it'd be effective with a lot of the audience. But while watching this video, I learned something interesting. That solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, came out in 1985. The year before that, Roger Taylor released his *second* solo album. He already had two of 'em! The movie doesn't mention that at all, and that's understandable given how it'd completely break the narrative structure of the film, but the more I learn about Queen, the more fascinated I am by just how much of the movie feels like a complete fabrication. It's not quite out of whole cloth, but it's consistently deceptive about so much of the history of the band and Freddie.

I also really don't like the film for a host of other reasons but I've gone on long enough already. Lovely video as always!

[Metalteeth]

It was just quickly mentioned in the beginning, but Brian May went back and got his PhD in Astrophysics. In addition to music work, he continues to do scientific work.

[dannyregan]

Queen’s deeper discography is what truly solidifies them as one of (if not THE) greatest band of all time. Their hits are just the icing on the cake.

[bigwilliestyle]

A Talking Heads DDD would be sick! Their discography and evolution would be cool to hear broken down.

[chrislewis]

A Stevie Wonder episode would perfect for this series. One of the best and vast discographies in music.

[MicTheSnare]

1. Captions are still being worked on, they should be available by the end of the weekend. (EDIT: They're available now!)
2. Thanks to everyone who voted in last month's poll! I’m picking the DDD for next time, but feel free to suggest artists to cover in the comments.

Thanks for watching!

[DanielTGaming]

Yessss, I've been looking forward to this DDD. Nice to finally see someone go in-depth about Queen's discography.

[phelanii]

I didn't particularly like the Bohemian Rhapsody movie either, but I watched it in the cinema with my friends and I just started crying at the Live Aid recreation. I know it's just a pantomime, but the music blaring out of the speakers and literally shaking me to my core really dislodged something in me and the tears just kept coming.

[kumail]

"They're night and day" is a fucking amazing line.

[AKawasaki]

Glad to see one of my favorite bands covered on the DDD. A suggestion for an artist/band to cover for the future is Electric Light Orchestra (ELO for short). They have been dubbed by John Lennon as “sons of the Beatles, ” taking into consideration they have a Beatlesesque influence to them. Their history is also interesting to get into.

[dusanstanisic]

I remember freddie once said that he never wanted his songs to be something you think about or dwell over. He said he wanted his music to be heard, enjoyed and then forgotten about the next second. And in a weird way it's true. After hearing a queen song you do quickly move on. But there's never a bad time for a queen song, and you can always count on a queen song to make you feel better, to pump you up. To just appreciate music at its loudest, most outrageous, most cocky and confident, heck even overconfident. Their melodies are so insanely complex, and in my opinion you can't sing queen songs, cause you are always comparing yourself to freddie and you know no one in this galaxy will ever hold a candle to him. But at the same time they are remarkably easy to sing along to. And that is my favourite thing about queen. Are they the best band ever? In my opinion yes, but I know people will rightfully disagree. But the way a queen song makes you feel is something no other band can emulate. And the amount of hits that they made that broke into the mainstream and can still be heard on the radio today is probably the greatest compliment that queen can get. Queen truly is timeless.

[benfreedman]

I love how the 2 songs that have gotten their own segment in a DDD are Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen…and I’m Ready by AJR 😂

[finnjacobs]

Had it not been for live aid, Queen would've had their last show in Japan a few months earlier. They were ready to quit, a lot of problems backstage between the members of the band and individual problems. Listening to brian's speech right before love of my life at that concert is a bit telling. But luckily live aid happened, which gave new energy to the members and caused them to stzy together. Yes, they were planning on splitting the band and quitting with it, but luckily the timeline worked in our favor