Queen - Dragon Attack | REACTION

[@kendallneason3645]

Geesh if you guys don’t know dragon attack you have not listened to nearly enough Queen! Holy smokes! Listen to In the Lap of the Gods, March of the Black Queen, Spread your Wings, Cool Cat, Seven Seas of Rye, It’s Late.And a must is You take my breath away-live 1976 Hyde Park. That’s a few from my list of 209 favorite Queen songs. Geniuses all!!

[@louhollingsworth1273]

Freddie was the best frontman ever!! There was and never will be another frontman like him! EVER!!

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

Queen doesn't have just "one sound"... They did EVERY music genre; that's why the critics hated them so much!😄

[@adriantrusca1245]

They're versarile but mostly a rock and roll band. Especially live.

[@davebain1982]

That’s not what having a sound means you dohnut. Queen have their own sound, that can’t be replicated again, their sound was unique

[@davidelswick6660]

Pure talent, live, no auto-tune, no filter...just greatness.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Yep David..the real fucking deal 👍👍

[@freddiefreak]

Dragon Attack the most underrated Queen song of all and my most favorite. Up there with Another One Bites the Dust. Nice reaction! Thanks

[@josephinemonahan915]

John Deacon..The standout in this song🤩...Hi John, I hope you’re keeping well🌺

[@debramoore7513]

DRAGON ATTACK was written by Brian May during a drunk jam session. This is John Deacon’s (bass) favorite song to play! I think you guys would love DEAD ON TIME (Freddie’s vocals Wow) and BRIGHTON ROCK (Brian’s guitar is amazing). So glad you’re reacting to one of Queen’s gems!! IT’S LATE is great one, too!! Love it guys!! 😍😍❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Alcagaur1]

Freddie's most versatile instrument, as ever, the audience.

[@leonarae8496]

Every song by Queen is different, so the comment you made that it’s not like anything you’ve heard from Queen before…you can say that about every song they did. This song is so funky, but they did thrash metal before thrash metal was a thing, they did ragtime and music hall, gospel, pop disco, ballads, opera … tell me another band that could do all that. Along with all that musical talent where each band member wrote songs that became hits, each band member also has University degrees. Roger, degree in Biology. John, a degree in electrical engineering as well as looking after all of Queen’s financial aspects (still does to this day), Freddie had a degree in graphic arts and Dr Brian May, is an astrophysicist who has collaborated with NASA on their New Horizons Pluto project. Not your back yard, jamming in the garage type of band for sure. Try White Queen live at Hammersmith. You couldn’t find a song more different to Dragon Attack. It’s not a mainstream hit, it was never released as a single, but it is a firm favourite among Queen fans. You’ll see why if you watch it.

[@debramoore7513]

Great comment, Leona Rae! ❤️❤️

[@leonarae8496]

@@debramoore7513 ❤️❤️

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

I couldn't have described Queen better if I did it myself!🖖💕

[@RB-uh1ss]

That’s what made them great!!

[@ullisfe1039]

”Breakfast cerial”😂😂🤣, Freddie was truly the genius of stagepresence👏

[@acedepth]

Each time I watch this live performance it just gets better the bass is so clean and satisfying especially the part at 7:43 because it shows people who maybe have a harder time hearing the bass how its actually played so they can get an idea of just how good John Deacon the bassist is in this song 10/10 performance because every single member had their moment

[@dianecourtney2724]

Can’t believe you haven’t heard anything like that before… you need more Queen !!!

[@karenj3611]

That was dirty, not like the other Queen stuff. This is why we Queen fans suggest these songs. We know all of the unexpected stuff they did. Enjoy gentlemen, you'll never be disappointed. A beautiful doubleheader would be "You take my breath away " live at Hyde park and then the studio version. The live version is pretty short so a two song review wouldn't be too long. Thanks and you're welcome in advance

[@eileendobbs8009]

A good older Queen banger live is White Queen live at Hammersmith. Freddie really hits it's hard on the keys with a great vocal performance as well.

[@carmemdejesus7415]

Love this performance!!!!! Pure perfection!!!!

[@sherryheim5504]

This song is so great and the bassline is beyond incredible. Often overlooked, this song is the Bomb! Queen had four very different songwriters in their band so a lot of different sounds. Brian wrote this one.

[@johnwhitworth2090]

It's amazing how one song can encapsulate Queen. If someone has never heard them before this performance shows their groove energy musicianship and live performance

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

NEVER heard this before...FUNKY! They could have continued that groove for 10 minutes and I would have been ecstatic!

[@johnnie3Chords]

The most versatile band EVER !

[@bethford6007]

First 2 minutes is Freddie playing with the crowd. My favorite part is Freddie's walk across the stage as the song actually starts. He drags the tops of his back foot and kicks his legs out at the knee bobbing up and down in height with long strides while his shoulders strongly swaying left right.... NO ONE WALKS like that and WOW I can't help but notice. And then the long note 🎶🎶🎶 love love love this song. Things I've read = Roger has said this is the hardest song on his wrists. Song is about drugs (colored pills). This was a 2 night gig (not part of a tour) and filmed for a music video. The band was furious with the film crew who kept the audience in their seats and quiet (opposite of what Queen wants) ..... 'come on do it to the beat'..... and after the first night the film crew wanted the band to perform everything exactly the same (RED FLAG to the band - to them each concert is unique by design and this angered Freddie so he wore SHORT SHORTS during the encore to screw with the continuity from the first night).

[@valerielansford565]

Studio and live are like 2 different versions of each song, and each live version is different from others. The band never wanted to, and sometimes couldn't, do songs just like the studio version. They said "If we do it just like the album, we might as well use cardboard cutouts and play the album and send the people home"! Their philosophy was "Deafen them & and blind them and leave them wanting more!" So whether you do studio or live it will be like hearing a different song. Do both!! Queen fans will LOVE it!!

[@RB-uh1ss]

I have to say the best rock band!! with Freddie the best showman👍🏻❤️

[@pinkey943]

Don't you just love Queen and Freddie, timeless music, legend band. Nothing more beautiful than natural beauty

[@marcelpop5840]

Freddie you are Nr One. 🤟❤️

[@gabrielcarreon7720]

Well, alright! FM, what an entertainer. He was truly one of the greatests.

[@dhx7749]

The Show Must Go🙏🙏🙏 "Dimash" doing his tribute to Freddie and Queen👍 Also Stranger...Dimash rules 🇰🇿

[@anthonyperrault1805]

Another hard rocking Queen Song is "Tie Your Mother Down"

[@nickwilbers5266]

I would say Stone cold crazy is better

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Sheer Heart Attack is a belter too x

[@innosanto]

Live Wembley is my favorite version.

[@rozhunter7645]

All of them were incredible musicians

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

Another unexpected vibe is Dreamers Ball from 1979 Paris live.

[@manuelpedroza5042]

Mercury is a “Performer for the Ages!”

[@jeffnorbert1871]

This song gives me the same feeling I get when a fight is about to begin where I face overwhelmingly odds. And the title is appropriate.

[@ursabobsage351]

This song was big when I was a teenager in the 80’s. Yes, I’m old. Try Stone Cold Crazy at the Rainbow for an awesome thrash song by Queen.

[@scottscott5827]

This is the best ever live footage of Queen. It was filmed in Montreal in 1981. Moblevision developed technology to create a traveling IMAX show with a 5 story movie image. They approached Queen about filming them and eventually Freddy agreed. They wanted to shoot all band members so they used 8 cameras. They had to rotate 3-4 of 8 cameras each filled with with a 10 minute roll of 35 mm Kodak film. They also had people running back and forth to the cameras and a guy next to each cameraman to load the film and pull the focus. The cameras used double anamorphic lenses to squeeze as much detail onto the film as possible. There was no way to say take 1, take 2, etc. when filming so automatic slating was used to create an ID tag for every shot of film. It was the first time automatic slating was ever used. Many years later 700 Apple Mac G5’s spent one MONTH processing the film. A computation compared each frame with the ones before it and the ones after it to remove dirt, scratches and some of the defects of the original filming.

[@johnsykes9795]

Green Day did a concert in London in 2017. During a break the entire 65,000 audience sang the entire 6 minutes of Bohemian Rhapsody a capella. I can only imagine how pissed off and in despair Green Day must have been that Freddie got the audience used to singing along with him.

[@CB-kj6xw]

Enjoying your reaction! This concert was filmed in 70mm to be played as a touring movie across the US. It played in sports arenas, concert halls. Saw the movie in 1981 at San Diego Sports Arena. 😁

[@carlosaaramos]

Studio version? "Who wants to live forever"( so beautiful and powerful song), "friends will be friends", " another one bite the dust"

[@DSBac]

The image quality is really good because this concert was shot on 35mm film, which converts well up to 4K resolution video. Most concert videos for bands in this era were shot on video which doesn’t scale well beyond its original standard definition. So glad this was shot on film!

[@Chloe_134]

You guys need to watch I'm In Love With My Car from this concert. Roger sings and drums amazingly the whole time!

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

Personally, I prefer the studio cut of this one. If you guys are looking for studio cuts to check out, might I suggest 'Death on Two Legs', it's aimed at a former manager who was robbing the guys blind and Freddie was NOT happy!

[@davidburn4601]

The studio cut does have some extra dimensions, particularly Brian's riffs. But this is a seriously cool version, with Freddie absolutely controlling the crowd, the transition from the build up to the song proper, and the interaction of Brian and John in the middle. Both versions have a place (should have a permanent place) in our souls.

[@sigridschulz3201]

Such a powerful song, queen are the BEST!

[@cristiona22]

Seen them do this live and I just screamed all the way through it .

[@barbarasaracini1271]

Yes, you really need the Montreal concert on Blu-ray. It's absolutely fantastic!

[@nedrini1387]

I’ve always loved this song. Another hard one they do is Sheer heart attack

[@rosariotipanjacho8932]

SIMPLEMENTE FREDDIE MERCURY Y QUEEN SON DE OTRO PLANETA ..ME ENCANTA ESTE VIDEO. .. FREDDIE ERES ÚNICO ❤❤❤❤ HERMOSO

[@queenmiriam3058]

Yesyesyes🔥🔥 Thankyou guys. Love this performance, Queen was so versatile. Please check out some 70's Queen, I suggest Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow. Much bless guys and keep up the good work.

[@deborahallen3318]

Did you know that that Lady Gaga picked her name from the Queen song "Radio Gaga" from the Live Aid concert if you want to see just how much Freddie could have the entire audience in the palm of his hand. 😉 Brian May and his father hand made his guitar, there's a peice of the fireplace mantel from his childhood home, this is why it has such a unique sound!

[@i-churchcafe9136]

on the album, this song featured drum, bass and guitar solos... major tight!!

[@MrUnderdog-vn3zf]

One of my favs..Hard to sit still and listen to this banger!!

[@nnmrtin8426]

I swear i didnt realize the way we're bobbing our heads to this song is exactly the same😂

[@kuntumhapsari5364]

More Queen please, thank you 👑

[@Danielik25]

Some performances from Wembley would be great, One Vision, Now I ´m Here, Kind Of Magic ... And Liar live from Rainbow 74. Love your Queen reactions

[@RoverWaters]

Saturday show ones

[@xnda8385]

@@RoverWaters Heck no, Friday ones

[@cjoyce_1240]

Queen forever!!!!

[@marvalstith2749]

Master musicians, all keeping me thrilled . . . Roger has said this is one of his toughest numbers or some such words. . . . .EDIT: it seems Freddie's movements and vocals give perfect attn to each musician, guiding focus to Roger's percussion solo, Brian's riffs, and Deaky's steady bass underpinning. An exciting jam session. loved your convo....(I always thought a gambling hall was the setting.)

[@thirty2wins]

STONE COLD CRAZY.....some of the earliest "trash style" ever recorded...studio is good...but usually go LIVE to see FREDDY!!

[@korribanshee]

Y'alls synchronized head bops are the best

[@deboraclark5791]

Queen early years had a lot of hard/progressive rock.

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

Very TRUE.

[@Ender77512]

У нас, русских, есть роман, написан потрясающим поэтом Лермонтовым; называется "Герой нашего времени". Роман написан двести лет назад, поэт писал о себе и о том, как он видит себя и свое поколение. Мы в школе им восхищались. После школы прошло почти полвека и появился за полвека всего один герой нашего времени - Фредди. Парень вне времени, эталон героя, эталон землянина - можно посылать сканированного в очередном послании инопланетянам типа послания из Аресибо. Смотришь на него - и гордишься, что ты тоже - человек, представитель того же вида

[@Brentster1953]

I bought The Game as an 8-track when it came out. This was my favorite song on it. Added to the buzz I had while driving around....lol

[@Matt-ep4kk]

my favorite song ever from Queen

[@worldtraveler3773]

Check out more Queen White queen live at the Odeon 75 it's a mind blowing. Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82. Stone cold crazy live at the Rainbow 74.

[@debramoore7513]

YESSSS - FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS live at the Bowl 1982

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

YESSS... to ALL of those! (And Fat Bottomed Girls at the Milton Keynes Bowl 1982 is my FAV Queen live performance, at my FAV Queen concert!)😍

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

@@debramoore7513 😍🤩🥰😘🖖💕

[@debramoore7513]

@@marciebulsaraorcutt Hello my friend!!! Milton Keynes is my FAV concert, too! My fav performance is Somebody To Love! HAH!! Then FBG & Play The Game!!🔥

[@olive2292]

yes the studio version is raw and funky another "unknown" banger : "dead on time"

[@pbrooks4040]

The guitarist, Brian May, has a PhD in Physics.

[@irenedownie6559]

Astrophysics.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Lyric version of Death on Two Legs is much better than the live version also Drowse, Rock It (Prime Jive), The March of The Black Queen & Prophets Song x

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Have you covered Stone cold Crazy? Metallica covered this one by Queen!

[@lynnhoffman247]

And won a Grammy!

[@martinkulkarni3569]

Dave Grohl said it is one of his favourite songs and the earliest heavy metal!

[@jimtatro6550]

Brighton Rock will blow your mind, one of the best guitar solos ever!!!!🔥🔥🔥🎧

[@Ein_Schachdude]

If you're looking for a studio song I can recommend It's Late from the news of the world album. It's an underrated great rock song witch it's in my personal top 5 of Queen (and I know them all). So anyway I wish you lots of fun with Queen. You can not really go wrong ;-)

[@debramoore7513]

ITS LATE ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@dawnmclaughlin5262]

it's late isy favorite Queen song. transitions are amazing in that one!

[@nyima04011]

Great, thanks! This concert was filmed in 35mm over two nights. The band had real issues with the film crew so I'm not sure if it's still available.

[@brianjones8751]

Saw Queen in 1977, at the Oakland Coliseum, fond memories

[@lisafayepranger8561]

one of my all time faves by Queen. There is also a rap version they did which is fantastic. It's on the album also, The Game.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Dragon attack refers to the climate in Munich..24 hr partying.."back to the shack".. the shack is the club.

[@evilvolts]

This song was on The Game same album as Play the Game, Crazy little thing called love, Another one bites the dust and Save Me

[@markblom8039]

From the same concert, "I'm In Love With My Car"

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Looking forward to this ❤️❤️ although probably will be just Dragon Attack shame more people that do reactions don’t do the whole medley as it starts with Now I’m Here then into Dragon Attack then back into Now I’m Here to finish off 😊😊 still love Dragon Attack though ❤️❤️

[@careym3901]

Saw this tour & the one before it, Hard to beat Queen live. Seemed like they came to town twice a year in the late 70's early 80's. Rush is pretty damn great live too!

[@simonk7937]

Great reaction again , more Queen please.. If you want album versions I'd recommend Prophets Song It's late Dead on time Another live version you need to check out is Stone Cold Crazy, generally regarded as the birth song of speed metal

[@vincemandarano9607]

You e right the dragon on my back is Brian\s guitar the Red Special...he made his guitar with his dad with wood around the house when he was in his teens. If you want a fast song react to SHEER HEART ATTACK, a punk song that Roger the drummer wrote

[@leonarae8496]

Woo Hoo! I love this one! Can’t wait

[@rosy4370]

Queen LIAR..live at the Rainbow please x

[@thechopperharrispunctualta9885]

great reaction guys 😍

[@maureenwagg5305]

Guitars by the Professor and Rocket Scientist Brian May. Bass by John Deacon and drums by Roger Taylor. The tightest band in the land. Perfection landed in Montreal.

[@kentnottingham9635]

Go way back, queen two album is SO HEAVY! Black Queen and Ogre Battle would rip your faces off! Queen never really did the same thing twice but they were always QUEEN!

[@Danielik25]

Yes, The March Of The Queen Queen, one of the best

[@martinkulkarni3569]

My favourite album and cover ever (RIP Mick Rock)! Grew up with it back then. Never left me. Will always be my favourite album.

[@gregwebb1986]

Amen ! Ogre battle is immense. Another overlooked one is The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke

[@pauld669]

Sounded like the tail end of Now I’m Here before Dragon Attack

[@jimroddy6190]

Again, awesome performance! QUEEN REQUEST--"Tie Your Mother Down," unless you've already played it. Thanks, you guys are AWESOME!

[@LizMercury1992]

It's nice to see you again with Queen ... you're last reaction to Queen was i think that Valentine's Marathon ?... i enjoy and like your reaction with both version of the STL song...😊 and now with another banger song😎 Dragon Attack was conceived after their Night out at the Club in Munich called Sugar Shack, back to the studio of a Drunken session this heavy and catchy Bass Riff a song was born written by Brian May. "Take me Back to the Shack" Another Banger song "Under pressure and Another One Bites the Dust both Live @Wembley 1986... and "Stone cold Crazy" live at Rainbow on their 70's.

[@trego5509]

Good reaction. Studio suggestions: Death on Two Legs(lyric version needed - first blatant diss song), March Of The Black Queen (lyric version. regarded progressive rock).

[@lindalawson7600]

The quality is so good because it was captured on film with film audio.

[@ferrreira]

This song comes just before "Another One Bites The Dust" on the album, which was their second #1 single in the USA.

[@randycomerford2038]

This is my favorite song from them, but check out the studio version too.

[@marilynsmith9758]

Awesome reaction! For some more Queen hard rock suggest you react to Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974. Metallica was awarded a Grammy for their cover of this song.

[@ellenmyers971]

Sheer Heart Attack is a must you need to listen to their early music 🎶🎼🎶🎼♻️🎶🎶🎶

[@jeffnorbert1871]

Dragon Attack and Fun It. My favorites from Queen.

[@041191bh]

Brian wrote this song about being in the recording studio.

[@tomoconnor1731]

The songs about addiction to hard drugs Brian May wrote it after a jam in the studio.. Good reaction..

[@JanS1]

This is an AMAZING song. No doubt. Queen has so many different sounds. It's incredible the things these 4 came up with. Listen to the studio version of this, it's a bit shorter here as we know live performances are always different.

[@vinniemoran7362]

This is early Queen when their music had tons of complex touches... long before it got as simple as We Will Rock You. Wish you could have let it continue, it gets even more amazing. :))

[@KelliViti]

Dragon Attack is not early Queen. This is from their 8th of 15 / 16 studio albums. Depending on what you include. IE Made in Heaven, or The Flash Gordon movie soundtrack. This is the mid point.

[@Irockthere4]

He says, “It’s gotta be Mack” that was the producer. The Game cd is great from start to finish.

[@notanotherenigma7759]

A great studio song that I have not seen anyone react to is White Man, off the Night at the Opera album. Written by Brian May.

[@marggie4129]

Please do Queen LIAR..live at the Rainbow

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Oh yesssssss please Liar fantastic ❤️❤️

[@debramoore7513]

YESSSS YESSSS

[@barrys1342]

Love your honesty & insights guys Thanks Much love ❤️ from Fred

[@zuzauramek9850]

That song wrote Brian May the guitarist. Thats why is full of bass and guitar riffs.