Queen Deep Dive: Hey, it's a "Dragon Attack"
"Dragon Attack" is one of my favorites from Queen. Let's just get that out of the way. I love this creation from Brian. What began as a late-night/early-morning probably drunk jam session became this ...
12 Mar 202229min
Queen Deep Dive: "Play the Game" of love
A lot of firsts happen in "Play the Game", Freddie's opening number for The Game. The first song on Queen's first '80s album. The first Queen song with a proper synthesizer. The first time the guys op...
3 Mar 202226min
Queen Deep Dive: Everybody play The Game
As we kick off the boys' 8th album The Game, we dive into the '80s, and for the first time the guys feature a synthesizer. Gone are the harder rock and elaborate melodies of yesteryear. The guys embra...
17 Feb 202247min
The Challenge of Mission Statements & (Corporate) Identity
Recently, I saw something online that stunned me. You may think that's not a big deal, but what I saw was on a platform that's all about business and employment. It stunned me, yes. But it also made m...
8 Feb 202219min
Queen Deep Diversion: He stole my attention on Jazz...
I'm officially closing out Jazz before we dive into the '80s with Queen by announcing who stole my ears the most on the album. "Dead on Time". That's all it took to win me over. It's my favorite song ...
3 Feb 202218min
Queen Deep Dive: Gimme no more, no "More of That Jazz"
It's ironic that Roger Taylor's "More of That Jazz" is the last track on Queen's album Jazz. But that's the point. Roger's experimental, progressive and distorted rock number is filled with guitars, s...
29 Jan 202230min
Queen Deep Dive: "Don't Stop Me Now", I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball
Freddie's poppin' rocker, "Don't Stop Me Now" just keeps getting bigger. With it's more simplistic song structure (though it does impress with its syncopation and phrasing), it didn't overly impress a...
27 Jan 202237min
Queen Deep Dive: "Leaving Home Ain’t Easy", but may be the only way
In a rare move, Freddie sits one out, and Brian takes the lead on vocals in his own folk-like "Leaving Home Ain't Easy". Brian also provides all backing vocals, with Roger and John holding down the lo...
23 Jan 202226min
