Freddie Mercury's Complicated Musical Relationship With Brian May

[@madarab37]

So the bonus is the end audio with no video.....that's probably the sound engineer recording the bitching between May and Mercury on the sly. Sneeeeaky.

[@soundandvision5382]

And that segment is what most of the people, commenting here, didn't listen to. People have a limited attention span it seems...

[@xirioslandon8040]

@@soundandvision5382 Freddie was a music genius and Brian too but the song was the most important piece in this puzzle.

[@bveracka]

I'd imagine _a lot_ of engineers and producers have done this over the years. There are probably a hundred hours of these sort of exchanges between our most beloved musicians, but they've never been released because the artists have the master tapes. One can only imagine the things that The Beatles, The 'Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd (Waters and Gilmore fought for sure), and countless other legacy rock bands said in the studio. Between all of them, there are likely miles of tape full of arguments, jokes, and all manner of shenanigans.

[@ianjonas7380]

What's a complicated musical relationship?

[@bveracka]

@@ianjonas7380 One in which business, artistic expression, and friendship all have to coexist. This is one of the biggest reasons why pop music is so screwed up.

[@SEGREDOSPROIBIDOS1]

Whoever’s been in a band knows these confrontations between Freddie and Brian were actually quite civilized

[@-______-______-]

Yeah totally. 90% of bands get more hyped up than this.

[@AntiSCO]

There have been bands who came to literal blows over far less, that's for certain. I recall it being joked about by one or more Queen members that they broke up all the time, only for their need to get another word in squashing whatever it was that was being fought over. Basic human relating, in other words.

[@thebonerfromhell]

Absolutely, this is very civil. I've seen actual punch ups over the dumbest shit in rehearsals.

[@SevanStick]

Absolutely

[@joshwhite9211]

Yeah looks normal to me. Just part of the creative process

[@ModestMidget]

I don't see a complicated relationship. I see two serious, ambitious professionals working properly, producing. This is how it's done folks.

[@Fiveash-Art]

You ever fart in your hand and smell it? "This is how it's done folks." 😂 so pretentious.

[@SaberToothGary]

@@Fiveash-Art Every day, sir... every day. =)

[@jcisme]

Spot on..

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@SaberToothGary They savor their own stench. .... People who pretend to be cool online are insufferable. "No Cap!"

[@bripslag]

@@Fiveash-Arthow much time have you spent in a recording studio? To a large extent, this IS how it's done. Seems to me it's YOU who's trying to be cool on the internet.

[@ClosetoHumanMusic]

I think a lot of people don't recognize how unique it is to have a band where every member contributes not only musically, but *entire* songs. Most of the time, a band has 1-2 primary songwriters, and the other members work solely to fulfill the other's vision. The fact that Queen had 4 members who all wrote songs and worked on them together is truly remarkable.

[@kristianhelgesen4455]

I agree , each of them are musical geniuses, and thats why they made Soo much great music, my all time favorite 👍👍🙌🙌

[@jeffloucks2120]

Which makes them.far more interesting than many who just kinda churn out their signature style.

[@rhabdoviridae]

Agreed! Some of the best hidden gems come from Roger & Brian’s Dragon Attack is one of the baddest songs ever written.

[@IAmThe_RA]

Radio Ga Ga.. even Freddie loved it.

[@RichardWTate]

"I'm in love with my car" is an all time Taylor great

[@jppagetoo]

Sometimes you need somebody to say "That's not good enough, you can make it better." Sometimes that is the producer, sometimes that is your bandmate. The results speak for themselves. Great art isn't an accident.

[@mattdad8429]

Very well said. The trouble bands get into is when they start paying too many yes-men to just stroke their ego all day and night. When everyone is telling you "that's great, that's perfect" every dang take is when bands lose passion and get complacent.

[@brendank5413]

There's a lot of respect that goes with that as well. "I know you're capable of better" isn't an insult at all.

[@tomodlin]

And sometimes it's Freddie fucking Mercury.

[@jadedandbitter]

Tell that to Billy Corgan, lol. The quality of his published output dropped in proportion to his increasing involvement in production and the decreasing amount of external feedback received. Dude made a lot of shit, he just had people around him with good ears who could pick out the good from the bad. When he decided that feedback was "negativity", his ability to make consistently good music evaporated.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Everybody needs an editor.

[@jamessummerlin9516]

I spent 28 years in the studio and on stage, this is what it is. This being in a band and working things out. The songs don’t just write themselves.

[@anthonywallace3830]

Do you mind me asking who you were playing with? Sounds like a great experience!

[@Vortigan07]

Exactly!! I was only in a low level, local gigs, weddings, birthdays and cover type of band but even we had a lot of squabbles in rehearsals! Usually started when when the lead singer/rhythm guitarist and the lead guitarist went off into a huddle to work their harmony parts out and me (bass) and our drummer got bored and started acting out a bit. Our drummer was actually a really good lyricist and wrote a lot of what I thought were good songs, or songs that were at least worth trying to work on but our lead singer always rejected them out of hand without even trying...still irks me a bit, that, cos he had all the melodies in his head and it wouldn't have been too much to ask to at least have *tried* to work on a few arrangements instead of doing "Crocodile Rock" for the thousandth time! Sorry, don't know why I launched into that long winded and probably quite boring story as a reply 😂

[@BZB33]

@@anthonywallace3830 Metallica's Speed of Sound tour.

[@JeffSal999]

Actually, SOME do! (Or I should say, "someone/something" writes them THROUGH the musician/singer!)

[@Seaby41]

I thought they were written in their entirety in 10 minutes on the toilet on a roll of 3 ply?

[@AliceBowie]

Being able to argue is the sign of a good relationship. If you're afraid to disagree with someone, you aren't close.

[@Motown-1966]

Agreed!

[@trevorallen7611]

I disagree.

[@KB-ke3fi]

depends on if you're married. If you're a man you lose.

[@gummel82]

What a load of bs

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@-mattwood]

Imagine two or three master artists painting one picture together on a single canvas - can you imagine how awkward and difficult that would be? Welcome to making music together as a band. The fact that it EVER works out is testimony to the greatness of the people and the process they managed to put together.

[@litlrikd]

Absolutely brilliant way to make sense of this!

[@boyinblack80]

well put!

[@kahlesjf]

No, this is an example of why many bands break up. I give credit to Brian May for putting up with that crap. Mercury's ego was out of control. He did not collaborate with May in this clip. He treated him like a child. It came off as putting May in his place for no reason...just picky, control-freak bullshit.

[@kahlesjf]

@@litlrikd Yeah, "Welcome to making music together as a band." Seems that those who have no problem with how Mercury acted are as pompous as he is.

[@-mattwood]

@@kahlesjf Someone woke up on the wrong side of the tour bus.

[@AlmostEthical]

That sums up the difference between Freddie and Brian. Brian was a rocker through and through. Super versatile, but always staying true to the hard rock ethos. Freddie and Roger became more pop oriented over time. The blend of the pop and hard rock gave Queen a unique quality that people obviously liked.

[@soundandvision5382]

Well summed up!

[@fleatactical7390]

And John was the glue that held them together. None of them could have survived on their own. This band made them better.

[@AlmostEthical]

@@fleatactical7390 I don't know much about John Deacon. There was definitely a great synergy in the band. I've played in bands with musicians interested in different genres. I think that kind of variety makes music interesting and unpredictable - and that describes Queen.

[@joeyoungs8426]

I agree. One of the quirks of Queen was a handful of their albums were all over the place but assembled in a way that made them cohesive. A lot of folks overlook the careful ’assembly’ that elevates certain albums. XTC’s Skylarking and Pink Floyd’s DSOTM immediately comes mind. Great albums that would have likely been less so if assembled differently. I wasn’t necessarily a big rock fan back in the day but I absolutely loved and admired Queen for a multitude of reasons.

[@guyprovost]

Exactly... I remember well the musical slip Queen went to in the early 80s. I was so sad!

[@rsu5327]

Freddie's a perfectionist. Plus, it's very difficult when he's also a genius too! We love & miss you so much Freddie!!! 😇💯💘

[@QuinnoftheNile]

Brian is also an artistically and intellectual genius

[@seriousmonkey5654]

He was gay.

[@rsu5327]

@seriousmonkey5654 Yeah, everyone knows that. You got anything else?

[@ComradeStiv]

Seeing two of the most beloved musicians of all time quibble over their visions while they're creating, exactly like any of us do, is quite a treat 😄

[@carolgebert7833]

Freddie was a demanding guy. He wants a lot of things. He wants to break free. He wants you to let him go. He wants to ride his bicycle. He wants to find somebody to love. So many wants!

[@frankieflannelette557]

Haha! Brilliant points you’ve raised! 👍🏼😄👍🏼

[@nunyabiznes3901]

This comment made my day 😂

[@joeschannel7776]

He wanted it all and he wanted it now!

[@kris2k]

Cool Cat

[@mightyluv]

He wanted to get dowwwwwwn, make lovvvvve 😮

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

This is how hits were made. It is not just writing, it is not just having an idea... it music making. At this point they were brilliant.

[@kilvapkram4302]

"hits were made"? "Brilliant"? 3 songs 40 years ago? Ceskoslovenska.

[@Motown-1966]

@@kilvapkram4302 What do you mean by: "3 songs 40 years ago?"

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

@@kilvapkram4302 It is more about 40, 40 years ago. 😉

[@paulrhodesquinn]

@@kilvapkram4302Are you ok? Nurse will be along with the meds shortly.

[@SeattleMartin]

Let´s not go overboard with the praise here. They were just doing what they do.

[@brettmarlar4154]

It was the pressure between these two strong willed artists that gave us so many musical diamonds!

[@jodylowe8476]

Brian May had one of the greatest tones in rock history.

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

Check out Rory Gallagher, May credits him for his tone and sound.

[@tosspot1305]

Mark Knopfler

[@danvelgtr]

@@randomguyontheinternet7940 So so true . The Vox AC 30 and the Treble Booster both came from Rory's advice.

[@Juno58]

True!

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

I thought the special sound came from the box John built for Brian? Or did he built it per Rory's advice?

[@matthewwalker6621]

I have been in a few situations when its a struggle to understand what someone exactly wanted me to play and was lucky enough to have a keyboard player who happened to have a doctorate in music and could show us cavemen how to make fire when he could see what each of us ment but struggled to put into words. Thank you Neil for your brilliance

[@bettygreenhansen]

And that song ROCKS because of the collaboration between amazing musicians. Once in a lifetime. So glad I was alive.

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@elinzmeyer3550]

This shows the WORK that went into writing and recording all those fantastic songs. Two geniuses pushing each other to the limits. RIP Freddie.

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@bluebell3720]

This was a collab song As Freddie said he got more involved with John and Roger songs but songs wouldnt normally be worked on like this

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

@@bluebell3720 Yes !

[@cobaingrohlnovo]

Yeah rip his butthole lmfao

[@walshy2116]

I could watch hours of this! Hours and hours. They're so different in the studio than their stage personas are. It's almost like a bickering old couple lol. Just fantastic!

[@jackroller8237]

Blessed are those who decided to catch this on film!!!!! 🙏🏻 Great Band.... Great Music.... Great times!!!

[@leonorarosales2694]

This is what I like to see the creative side,the work just love this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

John looks so happy and relaxed in these videos it actually crushed him that Freddy died. 32 years later he clearly hasn't recovered. Interesting to see Rodger in his Miami Vice phase I love it

[@Motown-1966]

*Roger w/o the 'd' & *Freddie with an 'ie' if you please 😉

[@Thebuilderofthings1]

@@Motown-1966 Weewees Wadja.

[@Motown-1966]

😜Sorry @@Thebuilderofthings1 It's compulsory 😂

[@montanabonita]

Miami Vice face??...😂😂😂😂

[@montanabonita]

I read ir again! You ve said Phase, I understood "face" ..😂

[@jrusovich]

Fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of Queen. People think great songs just somehow happen. They don’t. They require hard work to properly hone. The bickering is nothing more than artists trying to carve a vision through one another. Brilliant musicians, all. Freddie’s a trip. He sees what he sees, knows what he knows and that’s that. LOL Sorely missed. RIP

[@ManChan-w5p]

Very good. Hip hip hoorah.

[@loganm15]

Sometimes they do 'just somehow happen'

[@sarkycutt9611]

It helps if they have One Vision though 🤪

[@fdea]

@@sarkycutt9611 good one!😆

[@Xander1Sheridan]

@@loganm15 no they don't. They take lots of work and effort and practicing.

[@charleneinman3625]

One Vision is one of my favorite Queen songs .That is one group that can never be repeated .

[@freedoms2010]

Anybody who has been in a band knows that there is a dynamic of power where everybody tries to push the others boundary. That is how you make magic happens, through hard work and tough times. I don't see anything complicated about this.

[@Queen71373]

Thank you very much Sound and Vision for this video. Freddie and Queen always strived for perfection. When they had differences of opinions, they worked them out. Freddie was a perfectionist. And when he had an idea, he said it. Through the 20 plus years, there were many ups and downs. But they were like family. And through it all, Freddie and Queen succeeded because they all were aiming with one solution! Because each of them gave 100% of their talents, energy, devotion, patience and persistence. This was the result of our Legends Freddie Mercury, 👑🎶 🎹 🎤 Brian May, 🎶 🎸 Roger Taylor 🎶 🥁 and John Deacon 🎶 🎸 From Illinois USA September 16, 2023

[@walterevans2118]

I think both Freddie AND Brian could be 'perfectionists' but occasionally their perfectionisms were moving in different directions....Freddie's vocals had so many diverse roots & influences & Brian was so into that cutting Power Rock sound with melodic liquid tones harmonies.

[@Queen71373]

@@walterevans2118 Brian said many times that Freddie wanted every song and instrument synchronized in very special ways. During the 20 plus years that Our Legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen worked together, they did perform as perfect as they did!!

[@walterevans2118]

@@Queen71373 Yes

[@Queen71373]

@@walterevans2118 This was just my opinion of how I saw Freddie and Queen through their careers and lives.

[@stephen1562]

I think this shows very much that the dominant forces in the band were Mercury and May. I know Taylor and Deacon wrote great songs but often with a lot of help from Mercury. Obviously May didn't want or seek that help

[@BaronessFahrenheit]

Thank you! This is my favorite clip and I think people remove it because they think Freddie was being nasty to Brian behind his back. I think they all have thicker skins than that especially after 15 years, and this is the creative process.

[@laurentiurudeanu4102]

He can't possibly be nasty behind Brian's back with the camera rolling :)

[@BaronessFahrenheit]

@@laurentiurudeanu4102 I think they forget anyway lol and I agree with you, but anyway the first clip is hard to find now and I saw a lot of complaints in comments before that.

[@laurentiurudeanu4102]

@@scottcrawford7674 yes and I think the small impromptu audio fragment ar the end captures that very eloquently; how their working relations actually were, how perfectionist, serious, driven and passionate they were when it came to their music. It wasn't all fun and games as it appeared in the live shows when everything had already been sorted out, polished & perfected

[@ManChan-w5p]

As Elton John mentioned, he could never be in a band. It takes incredible patience and flexibility and many other things to be in a band.

[@ManChan-w5p]

@@scottcrawford7674 I respect your opinion. I like what Norman Sheffield said about Mercury. Everyone started to treat him like a god and he began to behave like one. You will not find a bigger Freddie fan than me. By the way I got to meet Brian, Jer , and Kashimira April 2001 NYC Walforf Astoria Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Induction ceremony.

[@AlineDo]

Just work. Don’t make more out of it. The chemistry, the different personalities and talents made the magic.

[@ytr3488]

A little too late for that now isn't it?

[@EdwardScissorhands1990Film]

It's a kind of magic.. kinda magic..

[@Motown-1966]

@@ytr3488 I don't understand your comment here. What do you mean by: "A little too late for that now isn't it?"

[@clintlandrum9498]

Oh, I think you understand. Its not that complicated.

[@leechild4655]

Ya, it seems like the normal process of writing and recording. Butting heads is just a healthy part of it. They all do this. Plus those English chaps are just born snippy and a bit egotistical. When the dust clears they have magic, and some bruised egos but, they either forget and move on or leave or get kicked out. Its rock n roll

[@mlfilion]

It's fascinating watching these legends work on their music. They know exactly what they want. It's in their soul

[@Александрэ-ы2ш]

Вот так и становятся группами легендами..когда вся команда работает на все 💯 процентов 💪💪👍👍👍☺🥰💪💪☺

[@TMoody]

This is what makes a great band..... pushing to the point of greatness.

[@r.d.stevens9482]

How cool! Their music is timeless. Forever in our hearts. Thanks for sharing this! Peace

[@donaldturcotte]

Wow..I never knew that they had the same issues in the studio that other bands have.and through it all they made perfection.

[@harryiskandar2304]

Freddie was genius and perfectionist

[@tube33139]

LOVE watching bands working in the studio. Making-ofs are my guilty pleasures since watching “Funky Monks”.

[@kevinstaggs5048]

This tension created a lot of great music.

[@igorjajic2726]

Hahah exactly.... They i better one oa other d3finetevly

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@marklloyd1587]

Awesome to see Queen 👑 in the studio working

[@deansusec8745]

This is why they worked. Brian and Roger pulled towards the heavier rock stuff, and Freddie and John went opera/dance/R&B

[@chrissmith7669]

The operatic bit? Lol

[@deansusec8745]

@@chrissmith7669 xep

[@mojito6629]

When we see musicians who are very popular, so it made them as celebrities, this is the kind of video we should also be provided and watch too, how they work hard, especially, in creating their music, so we can understand why they can go to the top, so we can appreciate them more, more than just seeing their glamour/celebrity/party/show sides.

[@fndjufri]

Roger laid the foundation. Brian brought the rock. John added grooves to it. Freddie sprinkled stardusts on top, and the world was a better place for a while.

[@mariazuffanti199]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@73challenger5031]

The thing that made me a Queen fan was they managed to record different genres of music while still retaining their hard rock persona. All of that campy stuff they did in the 70's was awesome!

[@frederickball2969]

It worked. Songs can be like the birth of a child, there's a hell of a lot of pain, then you love it.

[@annabelej8021]

@@frederickball2969 🤣😂Oh!!!! Perfect comparison👍🏻.

[@DrTWG]

@@annabelej8021 Say 2 blokes.

[@ZeroChannelZero]

All great artists will have their own signature, their own way of doing things. What makes a great band is when they each stake their territory, letting others stake theirs. Vocals are Freddie’s domain, guitars are Brian’s. I’m glad Brian didn’t back down or change his style. Brian is one of the greatest, most identifiable guitarists in rock history, like Eddie Van Halen, you don’t mess with that. Brian’s signature guitar style is as much of Queen’s personality as Freddie’s voice, and that’s what makes them the Queen we all love.

[@montanabonita]

You are absolutely right!...This is what make the huge difference between Queen and most if rock bands! ...memorable...amazing...fantastic rock ever!❤❤❤❤

[@niallmillar6621]

Eloquently put, ding dong

[@cyndymosher2233]

I'm so grateful I got to see them in concert 3 times. So much fun!

[@spookytkid]

Its just so much more than a recording of a song. These ppl were making history! It would be contentious at best. Just happy they did it.

[@Normandy_Mike]

Love this peak behind the scenes to see the grind of the creative process. A normal work day for your typical musical colossus

[@pierreparadis5143]

Totally normal chemistry, no drama there

[@fleatactical7390]

I never really got into Queen's music, but I will absolutely say that, as a musician, they were geniuses. And as showmen, they had no peers.

[@jasongaylor2232]

You should at least check out their 70's output. It's some of the best rock music ever made. Excellent albums. Queen 2 is one of my favorite albums of all-time.

[@fleatactical7390]

@@jasongaylor2232 I've listened to every single album and song they put out, I just never found myself wanting to listen to it again. Just didn't get into it like I did other music.

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@fleatactical7390 I think their 70's catalog is extremely consistent and can easily rival any other great artist that put out a string of great albums. I constantly listen to those albums because they are so good. And the diversity helps.

[@christinepoilbois6759]

Perfectionist Freddie 😂 I LOVE YOU FREDDIE FOREVER MY BEAUTIFUL LOVE ETERNAL 💔🤍🌹🕊️🔥🙏

[@joanne4692]

I love Freddie s voice. Seeing Queen always makes me happy.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@alienautopsy9326]

This is amazing. Brainstorming the dynamics of the song. Shows how the passion towards their craft went into the music.

[@taccamine8312]

It's called passionate, creative collaboration. That's how magic is made. To me, they appear surprisingly diplomatic and well-behaved here. I'm sure there were much worse occasions

[@trunkmonkey9417]

Yes. It's complex, not complicated.

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Yes probably more in the 70s though when they were under pressure , getting ripped off etc. By the mid 80s they were financially secure and older and obviously huge. The audio at the end where they have an argument is 1977 I think.

[@Nebulasecura]

​@Mysterywhiteboy78 yup and by the miracle album things got even closer for them, especially as they knew freddie was dying, plus the sharing of credits was a major breakthrough.

[@mr.logicpants2835]

They were all so talented. Although Freddy and Brian get most of the credit as songwriters, John and Roger also wrote some of queens greatest hits.

[@castleanthrax1833]

John wrote their biggest.

[@hardlines2635]

Each member has written a number 1, only band to do that.

[@debra2700]

@@castleanthrax1833 Freddie wrote it and gave John the credit. Brian said in an interview that John told Freddie that he had an idea for a song and Freddie went with the idea. Brian said Freddie was in the studio until his throat bled to get the song perfect. Freddie had great affection for John and I believe actually wrote John's song after he told John that he needed to write some songs to make money money.

[@attilapataki8030]

I'm in love with my car 🤩

[@debra2700]

@@attilapataki8030 The machine of a dream!

[@HF1600ie]

Freddie : "More rhythm!" Brian May : plays it exactly the same 😂

[@shiroumxm2052]

no he did not!

[@filipeleite5174]

No, he didn't.

[@jamescarter3196]

@@filipeleite5174 Watch the video again so you can stop being an idiot saying 'no' at the wrong time

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@filipeleite5174 Yes he did

[@filipeleite5174]

@@KB-ke3fi I don't discuss with young people.

[@ИринаОвчинникова-й1л]

❤ Фредди классный лучший всегда милый наш! Голос! Браво!!! Мы любим тебя очень сильно! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TvMacfly]

The band that made me become a musician in my teens over 32 years ago and I will always love them

[@gilliantracy7991]

And yet they made some of the greatest Rock and Roll music ever. Also this could be a biography of every legendary band that ever existed!

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Freddy and John were the R&B guys. Roger and Brian we’re the heavy metal guys. Yeah, they fought, but what they came up with was pure genius.

[@carlosalbertogomez1391]

the thing is freddie wasn't only the "flamboyant singer".he had lots of musical ideas and knew how to go from A to B.that's what makes queen so great,the four of them had imput on the music

[@marcelgommans2020]

Freddy complains about Brian still playing "heavy metal" where he wanted to move on, for example towards disco. I am team Brian here. I really hate I want to break free and Radio Gaga. The period that nearly ended Queen. Innuendo turned things back to better music.

[@Motown-1966]

@@marcelgommans2020 *Freddie with a 'ie'...never 'y!' Regarding them experimenting in other genres, they'd ALWAYS had done this from the door! Them doin' a song or two that fell under 'DISCO' wasn't even that bad! Firstly, the DISCO era as ppl tend to remember started in the mid '70s in Blk/Gay clubs. The sound morphed to the point where it was everybody's genre (whites/blacks/asians/etc). What made it totally unacceptable was when rock DJ's went on this campaign to kill DISCO so that their targeted teenage audience can get back on track to listing to what they supposed to be listening to! Those aforementioned rock DJs sandblasted ANY & ALL rock musicians that dared dabbled in the DISCO genre (like the Stones & Rod Stewart) were crucified for daring to jump on the DISCO bandwagon. Rock DJ, Steve Dahl declared war on DISCO & burned DISCO Records/LPs at the official DISCO Demolition Night at Chicago's Comiskey Park 12 July 1979; thereby, setting the stage for the genre's demise which occurred in '81. Queen's so called DISCO LP wasn't even DISCO! Hot Space released in '82 (AFTER DISCO's death) had only TWO DISCO-ish songs on it (Staying Power which was Funk, not DISCO & Back Chat with the deafening electric drums). The rest had dance (Body Language), Latin (Las Palabras de Amor), Action This Day (New Wave), Calling All Girls (New Wave), Dancer (Rock), Put Out the Fire (Rock), Life is Real (rock ballad), & of course, Under Pressure (Rock). Queen returned to their rock roots with The Works LP from which I Want to Break Free & Radio GAGA came on. There was NOTHING DISCO about that LP (or A Kind of Magic & The Miracle LPs for that matter). The main differences between Bri & Freddie's style is that Freddie wanted to experiment. He never was satisfied with the status quo. He understood that in order to remain relevant, one MUST change with the times. THIS is where Bri falls short as evidenced by the lack of hits he'd put out as Queen + Paul Rodger's Cosmos Rock LP and now with him not happy with new music in studio as Queen + Adam Lambert. Freddie had that production ear & the ability to stay ahead of the music trend. The main reason Queen were the success they were WAS because of Freddie's producing ears! He wasn't around long enough to see Made in Heaven's production thru, and it shows.

[@marvalstith2749]

This was nice - I like the presentation, the heavy black background giving strength to each musicians viewpoint. I catch important strengths from each, excellent evidence why we have such wonderful music from their time together. They made it work for 20 years . . (yes, tears). Thanks for this structured presentation gleaned from others I've enjoyed also.

[@Nah_no_thanks]

This is my favorite part of music. I love watching the collaborative process in music. The behind the scenes has always been some of the most interesting stories of some of my favorite songs.

[@manxpuss]

Every great band in history goes though this. Because they care so passionately about what they're doing and just want to get it 'right' and in the end they do.

[@mv9787]

Exactly. I found the end part of this video (audio only) quite amusing 😂

[@PositiveVibrationsDJ]

Yes !

[@ksteenkamp2466]

Actually a band consists of individuals. They're all talented. Some individuals are more demanding than others. They need each other, but sometimes their personalities and tolerances and egos could make the band or break it. Passion is a given, tolerance of others impeding on ones artistic individualism in a group context is not always predictable. Thankfully in Queen's case, Brian was tolerant.

[@martaqs2076]

Their musical relationship was indeed complicated but that's why was interesting. When they worked hand in hand amazing things were made Up. IS this the world we created? Is a good example.❤

[@1979GenXdude]

Brian’s sound is absolutely unique and stunning, even when captured by a camera mic. That chorus and chimey guitar.

[@kili1985]

He plays a Gallien-Krueger 250ML amp in this clip.

[@lucanodorsi1519]

Magnifico talento di Mercury

[@stopthatguy5328]

My God, that tone sounds heavenly.

[@kili1985]

He plays a Gallien-Krueger 250ML amp. One of the best solid state amps of the 80s.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

It seems to be the only one he liked.

[@nachtmuis4776]

This is how you create quality. And now listen to there music. There we go folks!

[@jimcameron9848]

From 1961 to 84, I was the lead singer of the renowned pageant rock band King's Orafice. Queen opened for us in their early years and their perfectionism was certainly their trademark.

[@Steve-xl1en]

I read they played every show, whether to 10 people or 10,000 people like they were at Wembley Stadium!

[@lunes-1]

When Queen ruled the world 🌍😊

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

They still do

[@paso193]

Wow...! This was wild! Having an inside look at the workings of one their practices and the dynamics that goes on. I wasn't aware of Mercury's _total_ involvement in ALL the instruments. He knew what he wanted and that was what he was hearing in his head. Even with all of Brian's bitching, it explains a lot of how all their music has stayed so iconic and timeless.

[@bassaniobrokenhart5045]

Excuse me, my friend. That was not "involvement", it was "over control". Their music is iconic and timeless because they were four great musicians. But when they "really" let Freddie take control of things: Hot Space, The Miracle... Until Innuendo you'll find nothing "iconic and timeless" again.

[@paso193]

@@bassaniobrokenhart5045 ……Sorry, ‘my friend’….”total involvement” in the instrumentation does NOT mean total control! It was hearing certain nuances in the ‘iconic’ songs that a lead singer needs to hear from the individual instruments. It’s called quality control, my friend. And, your last comment is an obvious mistaken perception, IMO.

[@bassaniobrokenhart5045]

@@paso193 That's exactly what I said. And I remove the "my friend" bit. Who the hell was Freddie Mercury to exercise "quality control" on Brian May, who's a thousand times a musician as he'd ever been? What rubbish did Mercury produce when he went solo? Any timeless melodies? And I stand by my last comment. Hot Space? BS The Miracle? BS. And about "Brian May's bitching"... Who was the bitch in Queen? Get outta here, please.

[@louisekvernoey3888]

Definitely quality control! Without Fred & John it was lacking, the sparkle & magic had left the band!

[@Jprid]

That was exciting for me. I’ve never witnessed a working band….at work. I’ve always wondered how they build songs. There wasn’t even a brain pause. I was immediately enthralled at their cooperative efforts! I WANT MORE OF THIS!

[@damone70]

Have you lived under a rock most of your life?

[@DevinJuularValentine]

Sometimes one person will bring in a demo and band members will work on that, give their own spin, colour in the sketch. Other times, someone has a riff, and a song is written around that. Just like fine craftsmanship in any art, greatness is achieved through a lot of subtle tweaks and decisions along the way... I've seen absolutely diabolical songs get made halfway decent by the engineer/producer. I've also had inconsolable differences of opinion on how a song should go; I don't like the bridge of that song and just mentally skip it in my head. There are many ways to write music.

[@m.rubland6737]

It exists a youtube video about the making of on vision. It´s a gem!

[@locomike102]

The hook of the entire song was Brian's chord work and the open space around it, almost Keith Richards-esque. That's an underrated Queen song.

[@bakhadurmuslimov9296]

It is actually in greatest hits

[@TheLastOilMan]

Freddy was a creative genius and May was his DS handler, kinda simple really

[@JBRSTTDB]

What's so strange is that i saw Freddie's " Dallas" t-shirt and everything else featued in the videos at the recent exhibition at Sotheby's.

[@chrisbr1969]

They always said they fought like cats and dogs but knew they were all better together than separate.

[@markh3279]

And thank you for all of your hard work and dedication, it will always be appreciated.

[@smolderingtitan]

The complicated musical relationship part starts at 4:16

[@MaterLacrymarum]

I'd be amazed if similar discussions aren't had at just about every recording session. This is how the music is created.

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

John Deacon (King) and Freddie Mercury (Queen). The other two were their room maids. Fred and john were taught musicians. Every composition went through their fingers before it came to put it on tape. May couldn`t stand Fred throughout his life! But he had to give in because he knew that Fred (and John) were responsible for their success. I am a fan since more than 40 years but I have to say that I am sick of May. I can't stand him any longer.

[@tozeoliveira1793]

Foi este grande video que me deu grande motivação para tentar fazer música pela minha imaginação, que Deus esta grande Banda, eles são os grandes ciêntistas da música Rock!

[@Itsakindamagic]

I've always wished I could be a mouse in the corner to watch those magical musicians make magical music. It's a treat to get at snippet of it.

[@JohannesLabusch]

What I appreciate about Queen, in comparison to so many other rock bands, is the musical intelligence paired with their sense of humor. Thank God those two qualities survive in almost each of their songs (I mean, a couple of the later ones, I'm not crazy about ... ). There's always a feeling that they can't bring themselves to take the macho rock thing too seriously. Which remains so refreshing.

[@jasongaylor2232]

Exactly. Well said. And they were extremely diplomatic. They put the band first over their own egos. And they were extremely close and more like a family compared to most bands. I think this is why they never broke up and never even considered it.

[@debra2700]

@@jasongaylor2232 Somebody needs to remind Brian and Roger of that. According to their backstabbing movie, Freddie walked out on the band hurling insults as he left and had to grovel his way back into the band with an AIDS diagnosis he hadn't even received yet. All of it was false. Freddie wasn't the first one to do solo work and Freddie did interviews saying how he never expected Queen to play his Mr. Bad Guy songs when the fans came to hear Queen and how Queen always came first for him. Fans new to Queen believe that crap about Freddie being the wild party animal that the three other choirboys were forced to put up with and what a selfish diva he was and it's all due to Brian's jealousy of Freddie and Roger and John going along with it. The movie really opened my eyes to why Freddie made so many comments about not getting along with Brian and why Freddie felt the way he did about Brian.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

@@debra2700 Everything you said about the Bohemian Rhapsody movie is correct in my opinion, the film sucks. However, you sound like you think that Brian wrote the script of Bohemian Rhapsody and intentionally made Freddie look bad to boost his own ego. Please don`t slander Brian he doesn`t deserve that.

[@debra2700]

@@patepulkkinenvtec2403. Brian and Roger were consultants and Jim Beach was a producer and they had complete authority over the movie. Remember how they spent six years negotiating with Sasha Baron Cohen to play Freddie and he thought they were two clowns for wanting to kill Freddie off in first half of the movie? They fired Cohen because they had the authority to do so and went on to make that horrific hit piece on Freddie. That's why you think it sucks and why I hate it. None of it rang true, none of it was Freddie. Brian told an interviewer once that if one more person asks him what it was like to work with Freddie Mercury, he would throw up so yes, I believe that Brian's actions were deliberate.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

@@debra2700 The way they handled Freddie in the movie was trash but I don't think SB Cohen would have been a great pick either. He would have probably just made Freddie look like a clown, not to say Freddie wouldn't have had his comical side.

[@salesiosilva8133]

É muito bom compor juntos, por isso a música deles tinha muita energia.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

It's so cool to see this. Both of them having their own clear ideas and ways of executing them, but respecting each other and being able to produce something of different natures. It's kind of a creative tension, in which in order for it to work, one has to follow his straight line and the other has to ease off a little. It can create conflict sometimes, but in the case of Queen, it seems that they kind of knew how to handle it, and it helped the overall construction of something bigger. That's the kind of things why Brian is considered like the second leader of the band. It would be different in other cases where there's a stablished band leader and everyone know that you're doing 'his' music from the start (for example, Frank Zappa).

[@karnkarnkarn]

Agreed with Fredie. Didn't aware there re more people think this way. So amazing so much beautifyl works had been done.😁

[@JAFO44]

Is hard to believe it's almost thirty years since freddy's passed.😢 His was a talent the world shall never see again

[@matilderiffelli6082]

More than 30 years actually😢.

[@sandspar]

Thank you for this wonderful gift. May was a scientist, sticking with known good. Another One Bites the dust was about the same time as Moving Out by Billy Joel, both of which represented commercialism. Nothing lasts forever, tho, as Freddie's late work with Monserrat Caballe was spiritual. Anyone who hasn't heard it please do.

[@montanabonita]

This was a historical and unique performance with M Caballet in Barcelona...Freddie was too much in many ways...❤❤❤

[@sandspar]

@@montanabonita If you are a Queenianado you will remember Teo Torriatti, He used the same breathing pauses, and nothing since hit quite the same nerve for me. Then the internet, thank God, and the Spain collaboration was in one of my feeds, and it just completely closed the cycle of his passion. They were soul mates, in an expressive sense, and both as good as it gets. What a delivery, glad to meet you. BEST.

[@postworld1185]

Amazing. Most bands don't survive this. When a band mate writes a part on their instrument and another mate wants to change it - both mates must both agree the new idea is objectively better - or its often the beginning of the end.

[@Xander1Sheridan]

they almost did not survive it. They all did solo stuff to get away from each other. Well John Deacon didn't.

[@galagalaxia6286]

It's a shame there aren't more studio videos like this. Queen probably thought no one would be interested anyway. Fans would probably find studio sessions rather boring, but it's extremely interesting to see how ideas are thrown back and forth, how they tinker with the sound, etc

[@Sixstreetdisciples0420]

I’m so grateful that people back then were able to capture legends scalping and shaping the art we all know and love.

[@hoovesandpawsanimalrescue]

To be able to be a fly on the wall watching these musical geniuses is amazing!❤

[@blackymaijom-lc7mw]

I've been a a lot of bands and I'm telling you this is a professional relationship.

[@englishfrank9801]

I love the fact that Brian May was SO into heavy metal

[@Bumbaclot213]

Well he’s good friends with Iommi

[@marioburku-drummer]

Well, heavy metal is the law😅😅

[@stewmott3763]

@@marioburku-drummer And you won't fuck around no more. ;-)

[@Borna909]

These are completely normal situations in work between musicians. I would even say that such situations occur in all professions. You can't work together effectively if you always agree.

[@ray8304]

If everyone in a band just said that’s fine and didn’t push the envelope for the best possible performances and ideas and,agreeing to disagree, then we would never have the amazing one of a kind compositions that we have all been blessed with over the years!!🤔🙏

[@LeadGuitarTheory]

Great music isn't a hobby, it's professional work. This is just how it's done.

[@tinmak9751]

Same as was written above, I don't see any clear rifts between Freddie and Brian. What these episodes really show me - is how complicated is the creating of good music. Every riff is discussed and polished, untill all becomes a true diamond... Again, it all shows how much work of genius professionals is put together to make the music that is still listened to in decades... ❤

[@ziggypop79]

You can see Freddie was the visionary of the group and pushing them to be better, shaping the other guys songs too. I think that’s why they haven’t done a fat lot since he died, I’m talking about new material.

[@efrenhei4902]

That is not complicated, they are very productive and his gaze is very attentive and precise. That's why it was one of the great bands. They all seem very respectful

[@jamescarter3196]

It's really stupid how people like you are just blurting out 'no not complicated no' out of your bonehead-level ignorance. Your brain "is not complicated".

[@FrankTGuitar]

Sounds quite typical of what bands go through in rehearsals, trying to perfect their parts, getting involved in and critiquing other players' performances. Roger Taylor expressing how Brian should play a rhythm part, that's great because each band member whether they play that instrument or not, have a feel for the music and know what they want to hear. So the bickering is quite normal to my ears anyway, great bands have a friendship and a camaraderie, maybe even a brotherhood where they can be themselves without worrying about hurting each other's feelings. Great to see this.

[@glengamble526]

I believe the way Queen worked was that each writer had final say on his song and how it was recorded/produced.