Queen Deep Dive: Kicking Off Album Three
I'm back and excited to talk about Queen's fantastic and pivotal third album, "Sheer Heart Attack". Dive in with me as we go through the recording process, why this album was created so quickly, Brian...
19 Apr 202118min
Finding Your Happy Place
When you're in a place or a frame of mind where your heart is wide open, that's a happy place. Maybe it's not just a place, but a way of life. You can certainly bloom where you're planted, but if ther...
9 Apr 202118min
Queen Deep Dive: I'll take you to the "Seven Seas of Rhye"
The boys' sparkling closer on Queen II, and their first hit single, "Seven Seas of Rhye" is a short and sweet but impactful and effective rock number. It concludes one of my favorite song triads ever ...
7 Apr 202122min
Random Deep Dive: I am sitting in the morning at the "(Tom's) Diner" on the corner
Recent permeating feelings of alienation have me playing this on repeat. "Tom's Diner", originally by Suzanne Vega, has an interesting and long history. According to one fan on YouTube, it's "the song...
2 Apr 202120min
Queen Deep Dive: "Funny How Love Is" every song in every key
Here's a little gem in a style you'll never hear again from the boys. "Funny How Love Is" makes a vocal statement more reminiscent of The Beach Boys, and there's a big reason for that. Freddie's piano...
31 Mar 202114min
Queen Deep Dive: Now do "The March of The Black Queen"
...and we're doing it. This was an intimidating song to dive into. "The March of The Black Queen" isn't just one of Queen's longest songs, it's one of their most complex, with key changes and chords a...
31 Mar 202124min
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 Mar 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 Mar 202118min
