First Time Reacting To Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

[@TheAJCReacts]

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[@hkynuts11]

Never end a Queen song early. You will miss some surprises.

[@TheAJCReacts]

hahah for sure!

[@timnotbrianmay]

He missed the gong!!!!!!!! 😸😸😸

[@KenD-s1p]

@@timnotbrianmay and the Chuck Barris cameo! (The Gong Show) lol

[@juliannetomlinson]

This was Freddie age 29 in 1975.

[@TheAJCReacts]

WOW THATS SO COOL!

[@ellet6560]

The opening a cappella harmonies are all Freddie’s multitracked vocals. The operatic section choral effect is achieved using 180 overdubs. The song took three weeks to record. “Inside the Rhapsody” is an interesting, short documentary about the recording and filming of BoRhap. In 1987, Freddie co-wrote and recorded, with internationally famous opera singer, Montserrat Cabelle, the Opera album "Barcelona". The title song was the anthem for the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona (seven months after Freddie's death.) You missed the gong at the end! RIP Freddie & Montsy

[@dianecourtney2724]

Bohemian Rhapsody is the Most Streamed Song of the 20th Century

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow thats insane!

[@scottclark7309]

This song is a masterpiece

[@TheAJCReacts]

it really is!

[@KenD-s1p]

"it's like different song styles in one" - thus, the word 'Rhapsody' which means precisely that. :)

[@blackcatmom2996]

Since you’re a guitar guy, some interesting trivia about Brian‘s guitar is that when he was 16 years old, he and his father built it. He calls it the red special and it was built with a piece of wood from over the fireplace and his mother‘s knittingneedle along with other things and it’s a one of a kind obviously and he plays it with a British six pence coin as a pick

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow this is such a cool story thank you for sharing

[@mareky1234]

​@@TheAJCReactsThere are dedicated videos about the Red Special. And it's very special indeed, in can make sounds that no other guitar can make. In fact Bohemian Rapsody uses every single option that the Red Special provides. This is clearly heard when you hear people do covers of his solo section as it never sounds quite right. This has nothing to do with any lack of skill, but it's the guitar itself that's lacking. Their had been a series of authorised replicas Red Specials too, and there are a whole lot of videos about that as well.

[@hellsbells8689]

The Red Special also has her own bodyguard when out. I believe it's on the insistence of the insurance company. The rumour is she is insured for £1Billion. As a one off masterpiece, she's worth it. Brian May also uses The Deaky Amp, invented by John Deacon, the bassist and electrical engineer. John found an old radio in a skip one day and made it into a one of a kind amp to work with the Red Special. In the early 2000s they gave companies permission to study the amp to replicate it. At one point it meant taking it apart to find out just how it worked. I believe there were a few hundred made to the specs.

[@Mikey-DiLo]

Great reaction. Love how you appreciate these guys. Just so you know you missed the gong at the end. Don’t end the video early because you may miss something with these guys. This track is often rated as the best song ever. The video was groundbreaking for its time and revolutionized the way videos were made and used paving the way for tv channels like MTV. It took 4 hours to make. The beginning part was just Freddie on harmonies but Brian and Roger (maybe John) were on the rest. Roger the drummer is the one hitting the high notes. They had 180 overdubs and had to stop because the tape was getting too thin. It took them 8 weeks and 4 studios just to record the operatic part.

[@TheAJCReacts]

thank you so much for all the love!

[@lidiavilasecaperramon6983]

Oh, you've missed the final gong!

[@sherryheim5504]

Iconic song with a huge number of covers but Queen's version is still the best one. The intro acapella is just Freddie multi-tracked to create the sound of several singers harmonizing. There are places on this song with 180 multi-tracks of three voices (Fred, Brian and Roger) to create the sound of a 100 person choir. This was all accomplished on 24 track tape. You stopped a moment too soon and missed the gong smash at the end of the song. It gives such a finality to the whole thing. Thank you for your reaction.

[@Maryellen-t3p]

A groundbreaking masterpiece. Freddie had a vision, and everyone did their part, but it was all in his head and the rest of the band did in their genius ways what he said, it was all put together over and over until the reel to reel tape was see through, parts they recorded over and over, until it was perfect…it was a huge gamble that paid off. Big story about that…you’ll find out in time. Great reaction!!

[@terrifitzpatrick1768]

You were sooooooo fuuun! Imagine an entire generation having your "wow" reaction simultaneously. It was w.i.l.d living through this in real time en masse.

[@teresapilkington8088]

This song is one in a million you won't hear anything like it again

[@TheAJCReacts]

for sure! it is one of a lifetime experience

[@B4Veganwascool]

Boh Rhap is on the album "Night at the Oprah" its v story telling. Queen never stayed in one lane. At the same time made some of the GOAT music that will last forever.

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow insane! ill check it out!

[@inekebaalman3320]

A Night at the Opera😀🧐!

[@hkynuts11]

For once in your life listen to opera. Freddie and Montserrat Caballe singing Barcelona will change your mind. Yes, Freddie sings opera.

[@TheAJCReacts]

woooow amazing!

[@Tom-pw2ni]

so love your appreciation for this masterpiece

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

👏👏👏 “I remember Freddie coming in with loads of bits of paper from his dad’s work, like Post-it notes, and pounding on the piano,” May said in 2008. “He played the piano like most people play the drums. And this song he had was full of gaps where he explained that something operatic would happen here and so on. He’d worked out the harmonies in his head.”

[@TheAJCReacts]

amazing!

[@MaryEllen-v6k]

Thank you! Loved your reaction. It’s my favorite song of all time since its release in 1975. BTW, the first section before the piano & you see Freddie playing it was all Freddie harmonizing with himself, though they show all 4 singing it. The operatic part is all of them, that high falsetto is the drummers, Roger. Back in 1975, this totally broke the mold, and is Freddie’s masterpiece. Enjoy!

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow thank you so much for all the info love to learn more and more!

[@hkynuts11]

Welcome to the Queendom. For a Change of pace with your Queen songs try White Queen Live.

[@TheAJCReacts]

love it!

[@PamArtsValentine]

One of the greatest of all time!

[@GinMae]

Thanks, AJC - others below will give you some details.. most important that you listened with headphones! appreciate your reaction!

[@TheAJCReacts]

will check it out!

[@charlieb.7028]

Freddie is singing all the Parts; but, with different physical features. Intentionally! They recorded each layer of different Octaves. Which he had an Ability to go from 1 Octave to the next effortlessly.

[@BriRog68]

Somebody To Love live in Montreal 1981 is mandatory viewing. Ranked as the second greatest live performance with Live Aid still holding the title of greatest live performance in Classic Rock history. Queen live were untouchable. Check out anything from Wembley 86..they were at their pinnacle.👑🥁🎹🎸🎤

[@arachne1960]

When this came out in the UK in 1975, I was 15. It entered the charts at number 9, then the following week hit number 1 and stayed there for 9 weeks over Christmas 75 into January 76. I thought they'd never have another song after this because they couldn't beat it but they had many many more. When Freddie died, it went back to number 1 for six weeks.

[@georgiacoombes699]

Great reaction again, thank you! IMHO the best song ever written!

[@TheAJCReacts]

for sure! and i agree! thank you again!

[@HaraldOliwen]

Der Song wurde 1975 gemacht! Queen hat etwa 200 Songs geschrieben, da haben Sie noch sehr viel zu hören, sehen.

[@TheAJCReacts]

thank you!

[@charlieb.7028]

Brian developed his own part for the Guitar Solo.

[@TimothyDouget]

Would strongly recommend would love to see your reaction to Queen: Who Wants To Live Forever

[@Mikey-DiLo]

Being a guitar guy yourself you may enjoy some of these performances by Brian: Queen - Brighton Rock Solo. Should be 9 minutes 11 seconds long. I Want It All official video. Bijou. This song is done by Freddie and Brian in an hour and done “inside out” whereby the instrumental is where the lyrics usually are and the lyric where the guitar solo usually is. In my opinion Brian’s best work.

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow thank you so much! will give them a look!

[@Mikey-DiLo]

@ Brian having a PhD in astrophysics he had a very scientific mind and enjoyed pushing the envelope with what his guitar could do. When he and his father made the guitar he knew while making it that he wanted it to sound different. In the Brighton Rock video he was experimenting with delays and it is an awesome performance.

[@headrushindi]

There are only a small handful of rock artists who have been deemed to have legendary status in music , and Queen is on the short list with Led Zeppelin , and a few others. Their music has influenced SO MANY other genres , and artists from Garth brooks, to MC Hammer, to Lady GaGa. And Many Many others too numerous to mention. In Fact Lady GaGa got her name from one of Queens songs " Radio GaGa" which was played in the live Aid Video. Queen opened the live Aid show with THIS song Bohemian Rhapsody. Or at least an excerpt from it. This song is considered the greatest Rock /Pop song of all time. Many bands even today strive for the class, style, and perfection that Queen brought to the music scene , but to this day none have mastered what they were capable of. Virtuoso musicians who found a way to meld classic music styles and techniques with Pop , Rock , Soul and musical theater so seamlessly as to make it magical ! RIP Freddie . There will likely NEVER again be anyone like you .

[@charlieb.7028]

This was Recorded in an Opera type format.

[@janethernandez724]

YES Finally! I am going to watch and comment! OH, AJC, you didn't complete the entire song, you stopped the video seconds too soon! You missed it! This song ends with Roger hitting the big gong at the end, otherwise another excellent reaction! This is the entire song I told you about after you watched the Live Aid abbreviated version of Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie was older as well at Live Aid as the rest of the Queen band members. According to Freddie in some interviews, he mentioned something along these words I will be paraphrasing, that Bohemian Rhapsody is three unfinished songs he put them together and his other bandmates helped put it all together. Yes, in the 1970s, most if not all band members wore their hair long. If I had to guess, Freddie may have been about 38 years old, perhaps going on 39 I think during the Live Aid performance, hair styles were getting shorter by then. I am so happy you were amazed by the full version of Bohemian Rhapsody. it is definitely considered one of Queens best masterpieces they ever created! Looking forward to more! Peace! ☮

[@TheAJCReacts]

oh my goodness i am so sorry about that :( i will make sure to always listen until the video ends. apologies for that! either way thank you so much for the info!

[@ShazzaG-qr8fu]

first part, crime,saying goodbye, second part trial and judgement, third, prison and eventually acceptance, last philosophical look on the events of his life

[@TheAJCReacts]

will do!

[@Michonzzu60]

Saw him in 1975 😢 carry on carry on❤

[@sheilapurcell515]

I would love to know what you think of the song that made me a fan back in 73. What im suggesting is a live performance. It Liar at the rainbow London 74. Each member has a solo so you can see how good they were even a couple of years agter getting together this from their first album Freddie wrote this. Blessings from England

[@carolynhannah8757]

You must react to White Queen. Bryan’s guitar playing is outstanding

[@LyndonJean-Pierre-l1h]

There is a movie based on this song

[@lidiavilasecaperramon6983]

Nice reaction. You've been missed the final gong!

[@TheAJCReacts]

i know i just found out :( i am so sorry

[@desyayutriana7490]

Finally you reaction Bohemian Rhapsody 🥰🥰🥰

[@TheAJCReacts]

of course! hehehhe

[@misiynia]

Queen music deep dive!!! I love queen my favorite band! You should check out Lap of the Gods live at the rainbow, since you were so shocked at how different their music could be! I love seeing reactions on that performance since it’s crazy good!!! Great band to do a music deep dive in, hope to see more in the future!!! 😁😁😁

[@gracemcgahon4331]

Bohemian Rhapsody was 4 songs he was working on. He decided to put them all together & this masterpiece was born. I was 10yrs old when this was released & instantly became a fan. I'm now 60 & when I hear this it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. Queens record company didnt want it released as it was too long in their opinion. Freddie told them that the song was to played in its entirety or not at all. His friend & DJ Kenny Everett played it on the radio multiple times & it became an instant hit! They never looked back.....Queen was well and truly born! Please try & not pause any Queen song.....we don't like it.....especially Bohemian Rhapsody as the beauty is listening to the entire song! Great reaction tho 😊

[@dafyddrhobert2414]

Why did you finish the song before the end? There was a little more for you to hear finishing with the gong.

[@Mikey-DiLo]

Also react to White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975. This performance is so ethereal between the piano and guitar. Some info on the song so it makes sense. Brian wrote this song while in college about a girl in his Biology class that he had a crush on but was too shy to talk to. When he finally got the nerve she was already dating someone else…..it ends as it began. Brian uses 2 guitars on this one. His Red special and then during the bridge he uses his Hallfredh guitar that he changed himself. He changed the bridge and added some fret wire before the bridge saddle to make it sound like a sitar.

[@TheAJCReacts]

amazing!

[@AstonHowarth-nd7lc]

Enjoyed your reaction, missed the gong at the end, Mike Myers Wayne's world when they all started head banging to it in the car .!!

[@TheAJCReacts]

so sorry ill make sure to do it all the way till the end

[@DK-zd1fx]

Awww. You cut the song short. The gong at the end completes the masterpiece

[@annepinkerton6280]

You'll never hear another like it either! Nobody wanted to do the song for them because they said it could NEVER be a hit! HA HA HA HA Freddie and crew laughed all the way to the bank!!!! Great reaction!

[@curtisain1931]

Google rhapsody and you will understand. I see that you are young and had not heard this song, Here's a Queen song you may have heard - "We are the Champions".

[@TheAJCReacts]

love that song!! didnt know they sang that until now!

[@LindaChambers-gy2zl]

You have to wait for the gong at the end!

[@TheAJCReacts]

im so sorry i missed it :(

[@mc94080]

That was not Freddy Mercury. That was the actor who played him in the movie.

[@DavidBrown-nr9py]

This is what is known as a "rock opera". Like the style? Listen to Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard light, the entire Bat Out of Hell album.

[@SharonLathanNovelist]

Your journey down the Queen path cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody. In fact, your journey into great MUSIC of the past cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody! Bohemian Rhapsody, was released in 1975 on the album "A Night at the Opera" which gives a hint as to the musical genre. Freddie Mercury was a huge fan of opera so this song was written as an operatic suite consisting of five distinct parts: an acapella intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock section, and a reflective coda. Generally it is classified as rock-and-roll, but specifically as a "rock opera" and "progressive rock." Truth is, labeling any Queen song, or Queen the band, is next to impossible! "Bohemian" describes an unconventional, artistic style with freedom and individuality as key elements. "Rhapsody" in musical composition refers to a single work comprised of episodic, diverse pieces arranged into a free-flowing structure designed to heighten emotions. This song came to be because Freddie had pieces of songs he never completed, so he put them together, each section totally different yet masterfully blended into a truly epic masterpiece. It is the band's magnum opus, and is unanimously considered one of the best songs ever written. As for the meaning of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Freddie was purposefully vague. As with most of the greatest songs, the lyrics are written to be poetic and mysterious. Are they literal or figurative? As separate pieces initially, should the song have a singular meaning? Who knows! The meaning is open to interpretation for each listener to decide, based on how the music and lyrics touched them. You will read comments claiming the song's meaning, but the fact is, the entire band has never stating a specific meaning and has been firm that there isn't one, or if Freddie DID have a specific interpretation, he never shared it. Any assertion of the meaning pertaining to Freddie's sexuality are speculative and pushed by certain groups who WANT that to be the meaning. Those people insist one’s sexual preference is the main, if not the only, defining factor to everything one does in life, and therefore Freddie’s artistic talent is secondary and subjective to who he found attractive. This is ludicrous and insulting to one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time.

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow thank you so much for the kind word!

[@sharon32652]

Of course Freddie wrote this and he put three songs together. Just something he wanted to do lol

[@HaraldOliwen]

Der Song ist eine Rock Oper! Sir Brian May, Gitarre & leider wird John Deacon am Bass nicht genannt!

[@TheAJCReacts]

!!!

[@meganmegan7450]

Acapella means no instruments, just voices

[@cliffhaczynski6121]

You are recording in mono instead of stereo. It sounds terrible because of this. Please fix this technical glitch.

[@sabrinavolpiana2363]

This song was written by Freddie and talk about Freddie

[@Walter_Arrecis_Letona]

Te recomiendo que reacciones a Seaside Rendezvous de Queen, no hay presentación en vivo ni video oficial, solo videos que han hecho, pero está a otro nivel, verás la versatilidad de la banda, ponle subtítulos así puedo saber lo que dices. Saludos desde Ciudad de Guatemala en Centro América.

[@timnotbrianmay]

I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD THIS! 😸😸😸

[@TheAJCReacts]

first time and i was amazed!

[@brianmcafee2269]

❤🎉🎉🎉❤ ❤❤❤❤

[@TheAJCReacts]

thank you!!

[@toodlescae]

This is 1975 Freddie Mercury. 😂 This song blew all our minds back then. I was 13/14 when this came out and we'd never heard anything like it...especially since most songs on the radio were kept within a 3-4 minute time frame back then. This was the first music promo video and was part of the inspiration to create a show that was music video clips. That idea was from Mike Nesmith of The Monkees. He later sold the premise and it became MTV in 1981. Before that any music "videos" were from clips from live performances, movies or TV shows.

[@johnchristmas7522]

QUEEN one the finest groups, watch Freddie Mercury sing with an opera singer Monserrat Cabelle "Barcelona" broaden your music range. He did this when he knew he had aids as did the lady opera singer--they were great friends. Then watch Dire Straits.

[@shirlgirlc6734]

Nooooo, you stopped the video too soon. You missed the gong at the end of the song

[@marcus3261]

You stopped the video before it was fully ended, did not hear the gong being sounded. My you are in a big hurry.

[@TheAJCReacts]

im so sorry :(

[@mazmellem2773]

Try watching the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody at a Green Day concert. It's not Freddie, but the tribute and love for the song is amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYvRc4Grptata8ksi=Yy5gQE1ZqLfji1HT

[@leeyaferguson9019]

Just think, 1975!!!

[@TheAJCReacts]

crazy!!!

[@hellsbells8689]

My God! You turned if off before Roger hit the gong! Who are you, my sister? Now start it over and do it properly.

[@hellsbells8689]

We used to share a bedroom and take it in turn to listen to music. She would always make a point of never finishing one of my songs, just to wind me up but if it was this one, I would make her play it again until it was complete. Then she could force me to listen to Showaddywaddy.

[@mareky1234]

Sorry Mate, the reaction was fine, but you get a down vote for missing the gong😢

[@TheAJCReacts]

:(

[@user-xm3ll3pz5r]

Bro....let the song end...

[@tuwheeler]

thumbs down for cutting off the end.

[@nancyleo3987]

It's not called a rhapsody for nothing. Hence all the different musical switches.

[@bluehill9]

I would have enjoyed it much more if you interrupted less (i know about YT restrictions and so you have to interrupt a song here and there) but, man, you didn’t even get to the end of the song… You missed the final gong (which was also a plot point in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie)… Please be less eager to interrupt and listen with more care to these masterpieces: they deserve more respect from you reactors

[@laurenraubaugh9542]

Great reaction! I'm not sure if you noticed, but this was the first song they performed at Live Aid (just the first part, before the operatic section). In terms of absolute biggest hits, Queen are also behind Another One Bites the Dust (which I'm sure you've heard - I'd recommend the official video!), You're My Best Friend, I Want It All, Killer Queen, Don't Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls, even the Flash (ahh ahh!) Theme song you may have heard during Blades of Glory, haha. But they had an extensive catalog: 15 studio albums and 21 years together until Freddie passed away in November 1991 from AIDS. He was only 45. They made music until the very end. My personal favorite is "The Show Must Go On" - there's no live version, as Freddie was much too sick at that point (he could barely stand, and had to sing sitting down), but the lyrics are all about continuing to put on a show despite knowing he didn't have long left. Despite rumors, the audience didn't know of his diagnosis at the time; he didn't announce it officially until the day before he died. The press were horrible and homophobic to him throughout much of his career, especially at the end, but his legacy lives on and theirs certainly doesn't.

[@TheAJCReacts]

wow thank you so much for the suggestions! will add them to the list right now! got a reaction coming soon

[@patwelch8187]

The intro..ALL Freddy

[@TheAJCReacts]

yes sir!

[@blackcatmom2996]

Since you’re a guitar guy, some interesting trivia about Brian‘s guitar is that when he was 16 years old, he and his father built it. He calls it the red special and it was built with a piece of wood from over the fireplace and his mother‘s knittingneedle along with other things and it’s a one of a kind obviously and he plays it with a British six pence coin as a pick