Queen Deep Dive: Send me to the path of "Nevermore"
Atmospheric piano surrounds Freddie's sadness on this surprisingly poignant and moving number. Even in its brevity, "Nevermore" stuns and overwhelms. The honest and embellished BBC '74 performance was...
27 Maalis 202112min
Queen Deep Dive: He dares to deliver "The (Fairy Feller's) Master-Stroke"
Freddie at his fantastical finest, "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" takes everything Queen is possible of doing and crams it into two and a half minutes of sparkling mythological brilliance. A crown...
24 Maalis 202118min
The Core (Values) of Running
Almost two months ago, I had to take a break from running after I tweaked my back. As I've started to get my running game back, I suddenly realized something I was subconsciously doing during my runs ...
21 Maalis 202117min
Queen Deep Dive: Come to "Ogre Battle" (GONG)
We kick off side two/the second side/the other side/the Black side of Queen II with Freddie's first composition on the album, "Ogre Battle". All fantastical, all mythology, a lot of storytelling and l...
20 Maalis 202115min
Queen Deep Dive: She's got to be "The Loser in the End"
What reads as a harsh song title turns out to be a tender ode to moms everywhere. Roger Taylor's sole contribution to Queen II, "The Loser in the End", is a solid heavy glam rock number with fun licks...
17 Maalis 202114min
Pheromones and Emotion and Fragrance and Nostalgia
I'm fascinated with the human body, its complexity, its miraculous processes, and how despite those consistencies from person to person, we're all so very different. And how things in life affect us d...
16 Maalis 202116min
Queen Deep Dive: But "Some Day One Day"
A little (lotta) love for this beautiful number, which features Brian May on lead vocals for the first time. "Some Day One Day" is a lush, gorgeous trip into folk rock that's much more restrained than...
12 Maalis 202113min
Queen Deep Dive: the "White Queen" walks...
Sad, pleading, wanting and longing. "White Queen (As It Began)" is one of Queen's best ballads, and one of my favorite Brian May compositions. We're still in Moody May territory as we go through the W...
10 Maalis 202116min
