Queen - White Queen (A Night At The Odeon - Hammersmith 1975) Reaction

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[@sherryheim5504]

This is my favorite live performance by anyone, ever. Every band member is locked in and the instrumental portion with Freddie and Brian is unbelievable. Freddie's voice throughout is fantastic. Thank you.

[@dianecourtney2724]

👍

[@TheCottons]

You are right they were all locked in!!!

[@deborahallen3318]

I was blessed to see Queen live in Syracuse NY 1975 and this is my all time favorite bands, favorite frontman (Freddie Mercury) favorite songs and live performance.....ever! I totally enjoyed your reaction and your enthusiasm in Queen and believe me, once a Queenie, always a Queenie, I've been one 48 years and counting! 💙🌈👑

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

This performance is so captivating, that most of the reactors are fascinated by it. The song structure, Freddie's emotional singing and energetic piano playing, and then Brian with his "singing" guitar, gently drums and bass all these elements together made it so great. They were a band instead of Freddie Mercury and the Queen. Pls, check out Don't Stop Me Now.

[@TheCottons]

It’s sooo beautiful, a lot more Queen coming!!

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

@@TheCottons 🥳

[@Violet-xg4bb]

His long fingers on the ivories does it for me. The piano isn’t as pronounced on the album.

[@dianecomly6132]

Freddie is mesmerizing.

[@TheCottons]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@lcbcreative]

Queen is unique and fascinating for many reasons - one major one is their exotic front man. Born is Zanzibar, went to an English boarding school in India until his family relocated to England when he was seventeen and that's where he earned an art degree. (my facts could be a little off). Freddie was a visual artist along with being a musician. You can find pics of his drawings (especially the ones of Jimi Hendrix) and fashion pieces online. He heavily influenced the band regarding stage presentation. In the early years it was all about the black and white. The outfit he's wearing here has wings - in mythology Mercury was the winged messenger of the gods. Presentation alone would not have turned them into the powerhouse band they eventually became. Hard work and exceptional talent did that. I love revisiting the 70s because I didn't pay much attention to Queen back then. I have a brother who saw them live twice (regrets, I have a few). Forgot to add - I am loving your reactions.

[@TheCottons]

Wow thank you for the fun facts! We will look up those drawings, we had no clue he drew as well! We are LOVING the Queen rabbit hole! Thank you for your support!

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

You got your facts right!💕

[@Sassypaws4927]

@@TheCottons Freddie's degree was in Graphic Design from Ealing College in London where he met Tim Staffell and they became friends. Tim was the lead singer and bass player in a group called Smile along with Brian May and Roger Taylor. Tim invited Freddie to watch Smile perform and Freddie was impressed by the group. He began following Smile whenever he could (he was in a different group called Wreckage out of Liverpool at the time). He became good friends with Roger and Brian. In fact, Freddie and Roger shared a flat and ran a booth in the Kensington Market in London selling "vintage clothing" together. They were poor college students who needed to eat. When Tim left Smile to join another (and more successful) group called Humpy Bong, Brian and Roger were so devastated that they considered quitting music. Their good friend Freddie talked them out of quitting and encouraged them to form a new group. Brian and Roger began looking for a new lead singer until Freddie informed them that who they needed was him. The problem was neither Brian nor Roger had actually heard Freddie sing. So they agreed to give him a chance and Brian booked a rehearsal hall at his University to audition Freddie. Roger claimed when he first heard Freddie he thought he sounded a bit like a billy goat (Freddie hadn't developed his singing to the point that he knew how to properly use his extremely fast and strong vibrato yet). Still, Freddie's singing did impress them but what really snowed them was his amazing stage presence. The Freddie they knew tended to be shy and reserved but onstage a different Freddie emerged. His confidence, chutzpah, and emotional presentation of each song shocked the heck out of them and they loved it. They formed a new group and Freddie insisted it must be called Queen (Glam rock was very big in London at the time). Brian and Roger didn't really like it but, as they soon learned, if Freddie REALLY wanted something, it was nearly impossible to deny him. He just had that way about him. Queen began looking for a bass player and went through 4 or 5 before they found 19-year-old, John Deacon. He not only had the technical skill to match theirs, but his personality meshed with the other three. Freddie, who was 5 years older, immediately took John under his wing and began mentoring him. John and Freddie developed a close big brother/little brother relationship that lasted until Freddie's death.

[@lcbcreative]

@@Sassypaws4927 And this is the history that was missing in the movie! I love reading about their university days. It's fascinating stuff. Much better than the Hollywood version (yes, I'm still complaining all these years later).

[@joanmayfield4791]

The beauty of the eras ... the 80's ... how relatable. This is 1 yr after your reaction you may never see this. I was birthing babies back in the 80's I really did all that earlier music - many live concerts. We didn't have cable TV so I didn't see the MTV that carried all the 80's music. Just had my scratchy car radio and 3 fussy kids. SO during the covid lockdown I really discovered KZbin , and all these reactions. Imagine my surprise with remastered remixed concert videos and a set of headphones!! I was reacting right along with all these youngsters!! Queen being my #1 how did I miss this surprise. I knew who Queen was, I knew their music but I had never 'heard' it like I can now! Likewise my #2 obsession became Dire Straits.

[@DonnaleaSpencer]

The musical interlude, when the piano and stunning guitar play with each other, sounds otherworldly.

[@TheCottons]

It really does!

[@kellycrook543]

There is and never will be another Freddie Mercury!! No one compares to him!!

[@Violet-xg4bb]

💯

[@JK-ld8cd]

imagine they werent even "famous" yet. The beginning of greatness

[@Christine-ry1qq]

It’s now Xmas eve 2022 I was 15 years old when I went to Hammersmith Odeon in 75 Was the first time actually SEEING queen Their first time doing white queen I think ? BEST night of my life!! Was at live aid Was in Budapest etc etc etc Nothing but nothing topped that Xmas eve at the good old Hammersmith Happy Christmas to any one reading this xx 💋

[@christophersmith2793]

Brings back wonderful memories, this was my first time attending a Queen live performance and the the first time I saw them live at Hammersmith Oden , over the years I attended many Queen concerts, and Live Aid was a favourite concert in 1985 where there were 100,000 people and twined with a concert in Philadelphia also 100,000 people,all the best artists and bands at the time attended these concerts and Queen had a 20 minute slot at Live Aid and with there flamboyant performances stole the show, they proved they were the best band ever, 2 Billion people worldwide watched both concerts, on Facebook a few days ago Brian May and Rodger Taylor from Queen were thanking all the fans helping them Achieve 7 million albums sold for Queens Greatest Hits album in the Uk 🇬🇧 which makes the album the best selling album of all time ever in uk 🇬🇧, great reaction thanks 🙏

[@bandmom3505]

Wow! What a privilege you had.

[@zachariah-binyisrayl5570]

Freddie's voice just cuts right to your very SOUL.... and stays with you forever. He was a COSMIC, INTERGALACTIC MUSICAL FORCE in human form... and there is no duplicate or equal. 💎💎💎💎💎

[@debramoore7513]

Brian wrote this Tolkien-vibed song about a crush he had on a girl in his college biology class! Brian’s White Queen had no idea of his affections for her .. lacking the courage to approach .. “So sad it ends as it began” …. Beautiful 🌙🌟⭐️✨☀️

[@DIALSQUARE-iv1ie]

You have to watch the greatest live performance of all time (Queen Live Aid 1985) & watch Queens we are the champions (Studio Version).

[@TheCottons]

Definitely adding to the list!🙌🏽

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Great reaction! Yes, Freddie was not a dancer, but he was a great piano player as well. Rock artists don't dance, if they started doing doing dance moves on stage, the audience would have thrown them with bottles. The biggest aspect of rock music, is about playing your instruments and being a good musicians. You guys should check out Liar - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974.

[@Sassypaws4927]

It is true that Freddie couldn't really dance but the Royal Ballet of London didn't seem to care because in 1979, his friend Wayne Eagling, a choreographer and principal dancer for The Royal Ballet, asked Freddie to join them for a charity performance to be held at the London Coliseum to raise money for mentally handicapped children. Though he’s no dancer, Freddie rips around the stage with infectious energy-energy that hopefully raised a lot of money for charity that evening. At a time when the fusion of ballet and pop music wasn’t commonplace, it thrilled-and perhaps shocked-audiences. According to Freddie, “They had me practicing at the barre and all that, stretching my legs … trying to do things in a week that they’d been doing for years,” he told The London Evening News. “It was murder. After two days I was in agony. It was hurting me in places I didn’t know I had, dear.” Yes, there is a video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmaYnakbb94sKc (Unfortunately, this clip doesn’t preserve the performance’s original audio, which featured a seamless blend of Mercury’s vocals and a live orchestral arrangement. )

[@dianecourtney2724]

Agree 100%

[@JanS1]

Most of Freddie's stage moves come from his boxing days. Others...well, it's obvious 😉 (some of his scaffolding work, for example 🔥)

[@Sassypaws4927]

@@JanS1 Some of his moves were from his boxing but not all. Basically, he just let the music guide his moves and his moves were basically unchoreographed.

[@theresarandall7448]

Deaky was a dancer

[@leslieduncan2405]

Have you heard Bohemian Rhapsody? Have you seen Live Aid? Queen KILLED IT!

[@tommullenix9493]

Thanks for doing my request! Glad you loved it ❤️ Now try “the march of the black queen” I don’t think there’s a live version but the studio or lyrical version are both🔥

[@josie3028]

Hi love your reaction you love queen so that's great cause you don't have anything better than queen especially freddie's vocals that are insane out of this world no one can top this man so unique his skills are unlimited this one is perfection so you are listening to the best band ever existed make more queen can't wait awesome reaction thanks

[@GinMae]

Thanks! this is one of the best examples of early Queen LIVE "collaborations" - Brian May wrote this song.. and his guitar is so prominent... but what about that bass and DrUMS?.. they really were a band.. not just "Freddie & his back-up" .. and hell, yeah ... more, please?

[@bandmom3505]

The drums are awesome! So deep and mellow.

[@GinMae]

@@bandmom3505 Yes, indeed.. also, the entire band..

[@peggyh8937]

This is one of my most favorite performances. Thanks for the reaction! Never gets old.

[@kentnottingham9635]

So great! This whole studio album (Queen 2), underrated and unheard by many!!!!

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

GOOD MORNING, GUYS, THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY MORNING! For me, the beauty of this era is the miracle of modern medicine! AND.... (this may sound funny) the internet... BECAUSE of the wonderful people and good friends it has enabled me to "meet", that I never would've otherwise. Also the technology we have now, that enables us to (this will sound contradictory) look back and enjoy/honor/remember the talented folks who left all kinds of amazing legacies for us to discover!

[@TheCottons]

Thank you for watching!!

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

Oh BTW, REQUEST (I think I already requested this?): "WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER" live at WEMBLEY STADIUM FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1986 (I always specify the date because there are TWO Wembley concerts: Friday, July 11 & Saturday, July 12... For THIS song, FRIDAY IS THE BEST!) VERY EMOTIONALLY INTENSE.

[@kellycrook543]

I agree!!!

[@rebeccapalmer2506]

I agree also! Very best version of it.

[@williamwallace5857]

THIS is the version you should have went for. Queen - White Queen (As It Began) (Live at The Rainbow 1974)

[@l3v1ckUK]

That's a song that a lot of people won't have heard before. Mainly because it's not on either of their greatest hits albums, or on the most popular live videos.

[@patriciakent6728]

Queen is celestial, Forever..Liar will freak you out!

[@debramoore7513]

“Feed me more Queen” …. Love it!

[@leslieduncan2405]

You are going to LOVE THIS SONG..

[@deboraclark5791]

I love this song, especially this live version. Great reaction.

[@TheCottons]

Thank you!

[@keymack2477]

Thank you for another great reaction! From this same concert you could react to "Now I'M Here", "Liar" or "Keep Yourself Alive"! And if you want to react to the most amazing songs that you will not find easily live (or at all) you could give yourselves, and all of your fans, a treat by reacting to Side Black of Queen II. You could do one long reaction video to the entire side or do it a song at a time, but either way it is a trip! It starts with "Ogre Battle", then "The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke", "Nevermore", "The March Of The Black Queen", "Funny How Love Is" and "The Seven Seas of Rhye"! It is amazing, trust me on this one!!

[@deniseleger2683]

Who wants to live forever at Wembley it’s so beautiful please react thank for your reactions

[@lindastodola691]

Freddie wrote this song on his own- Brian added in his guitar time-/ Freddie was in his mid twenties when he wroth Boh Rap- then made the video/ which years later/ set the standard for MTV. All members of Queen were university grads-. All wrote queens songs- all are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. All members played multiple instruments/ these young men were genius! Sir Brian May is also an Astrophysicist -❤ I love yall

[@marykidd2882]

Brian wrote this.

[@ernaanspach473]

For a fun 🎵 song, listen to Killer Queen. One of my absolute favorites is Barcelona. Freddy and the opera singer Monserrat Caballe go head to head. It's a wonderful production.

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful Freddie ❤️ Freddie Mercury ❤️ liked already subscribed 😁

[@chrislewis4163]

Another live nugget to put on your growing list is "Stone Cold Crazy" from Live At The Rainbow 1974 - REALLY good

[@aimfuldrifter]

That's an awesome tip! I sometimes think about these things too. God bless you two.

[@dianecostanza]

Flawless

[@kellycrook543]

"We will rock you "& " We are the champions " live at Wembley July 12 1986. They are sang together

[@larcsivegh1260]

You should react to somebody to love live in Milton Keynes (i like this version better than the montreal one)🥰🥰

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

AGREED!!!

[@TheCottons]

REALLY??? Yikes it must be AMAZINGGGGG!!

[@larcsivegh1260]

@@TheCottons It issss🥰🥰🥰

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

Me too.

[@sharonhalliday3180]

From the same 74 live concert: Liar, Seven Seas of Rhye, and Death on Two Legs, Finishing with In the Lap of the Gods Revisited and See What a Fool I've Been

[@killermay09]

Maravilloso QUEEN 🔥

[@TenCapQuesada]

Technically, the only quibble you could make about the video itself is that they didn't show Brian killing it on the guitar or Roger on the drums. However, who could argue about just watching Freddie in all his glory? And his white suit is the same one he wore in the video of Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@bettybaby63]

“I think God ran out” perfectly put. Pffft, we had way more than the ‘80s 😂 although yes the ‘80s were good.

[@janetschulman7649]

One year of love. But never performed live I don’t believe but in the movie Highlanders. It was written by the bass player, John Deacon

[@kendallneason3645]

Prince and Freddie Mercury will be lauded as the Mozart and Bach of the 20th century.

[@GollumHatesNastyChips]

Prime Freddie here. Nice tour through these deeper cuts. I know i’ve said it before, but you have to react to their Live Aid performance!

[@TheCottons]

Will do!🙌🏽

[@jk-wf7uc]

Ty❣👑🎶

[@TheCottons]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@barrysiewert7386]

Great comments….. I think you both might like a real switch now with Cool Cat (very, very smooth).

[@deniseleger2683]

My favourite thanks 🙌

[@DIALSQUARE-iv1ie]

I'm in London and out of all British bands The Beatles/ The Rolling Stones/ Led Zepplin/ The Who/ Deep Purple/ Pink Floyd/ Black Sabbath/ Iron Maiden/ Dire Straits/ The Clash/ Genesis/ Fleetwood Mac/ ELO/ Def Leppard ETC Queen are Britains favourite band, also watch "Love of my Life"(1985 Rock in Rio 470,000) & Freddie & Cabelle Barcelona at La Nit.

[@kuntumlaleanqueezer]

More Queen Please

[@susanechevarria4320]

QUEEN is the ONLY BAND! FREDDIE is the best singer and showman only. Love your reactions. RIP FREDDIE MERCURY 1946-1991, Died 11/24/1991❤❤❤

[@sharonhalliday3180]

MJ was a big fan of Freddie's and came to several of their concerts. Freddie and MJ worked on 3 songs together, and KZbin has 2 of their songs available. audio only. State of Shock is very good. At some point Freddie called his manager and said Michael is bringing his llama into the studio. Get me out of here The second one available is There Must Be More to Life Than This. The 3rd song Freddie worked on with him is Victory. Michael used the title for an album, and their joint work was never released. Michael encouraged the band to release John Deacon's song, Another One Bites the Dust as a single and it became their biggest US hit.

[@dianecourtney2724]

If a person doesn’t have goosebumps during piano / guitar interlude probably needs a pulse check 😂

[@karlmcgowan9375]

Guy'S have you done a reaction to 60,000 fans sing Queens Bohemian Rhapsody at Green day concert.

[@IlianNachev]

If you are a MJ fan, than you may enjoy hearing Freddie and Michael singing together… Check out State Of Shock. 😉

[@Violet-xg4bb]

4:39 mark 🔥

[@Melissa02891]

Freddie and Michael Jackson did collaborate on a few songs that they never really finished, there's a montage video of them singing There must be more to life than this the Golden Duet I know you'd enjoy. The lyrics written and recorded in Michael Jackson's home studio in 1983 are still a message that touches my heart today ❤

[@TheCottons]

Yes so good! We did that one a few weeks ago, check it out!😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWfZi5egpr5ra7s

[@Melissa02891]

@@TheCottons I didn't realize you had, now that I've subscribed I won't miss out on any of them. I'll look before I give more than this suggestion...One Vision live at Wembley 😃

[@gracielahonig]

Do you want to know some fun facts? Freddie was the first to use only one globe in his hand (in the seventies), the beat in the beginning of the official video Another one bites the dust (which Michael ask to Queen to recorded because will be a hit) remind the beat of Billie Jean beginning, that was released in 82 and Another one ..in 80)... There are another fun fact, Michael was in many shows of Queen, he loved Freddie... Another fun fact? They made 3 songs together... Victory, There must be more to life than this and State of shock... Long live the QUEEN 👑 💖

[@goldbrickstudios6903]

please do Queen at Live Aid!!!

[@LindaChambers-gy2zl]

Michael was a big fan of Freddie and Queen.

[@LeroyBrown84]

🎸👑💛🥂

[@ConnieMurphy-b8r]

Notice this is from the same concert as Bohemian Rhapsody. Same outfits...

[@Terri6868]

I’m a new subscriber, Suggest Journey” OPEN ARMS live in Houston. Steve Perry is known as (the voice) 🤘🏼❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@longfootbuddy]

i like when reactors do more than the standards, hurts my soul when they dont.. kind of.. if they dont its ok, its mine all mine

[@belenscolpino2691]

👌💯👑🌠✨

[@marcogiorgi9706]

Please react to killer queen + I’m in love with my car live at Montreal 1981

[@rodrigodioniziodantas5917]

Hey The Cottons, can you react to Gabriel Henrique; He did justice to Whitney and Mariah songs; you need to check it!

[@TheCottons]

oh snap! What song would you recommend?

[@XxThePhantomFreezexX]

cant tell if ur Solluminati one second or NeYo tha next .. or both of em at tha same time

[@TheCottons]

hahaha I get called Ne-Yo once a week. I don't see it.

[@johnledger8270]

Check out die antword...I fink u freely.

[@samfisher6606]

Freddie legit cannot dance. He was hired by a dance company to do a run of shows and they found he couldn’t follow choreography, one of the basic tenants of dance.