Queen Deep Dive: In the year of "'39"
Brian's ode to astronomy, space travel, relativity, and nostalgia is a rich soundscape of acoustic guitars, and more acoustic guitars. In a surprising twist, "'39" features muted and softened electric...
7 Juli 202121min
Queen Deep Dive: (Ooh) oh, "You're My Best Friend"
John brings it with his second contribution to a Queen album, "You're My Best Friend". This instantly recognizable song (thanks in large part to John's inclusion of electric piano) became a big hit fo...
6 Juli 202123min
Take it Off
I wasn't planning this little episode, but as I got home from a great day and began unwinding, I simply had to talk about that wonderful feeling of coming home and sinking in.
3 Juli 20217min
Queen Deep Dive: "I'm in Love with My Car", got to feel for my automobile
Roger's sole contribution to Queen's A Night at the Opera is one of their most enduring numbers, and easily Roger's greatest lead vocal moment. "I'm in Love with My Car" is an ode to ones automobile a...
29 Juni 202120min
Queen Deep Diversion: He stole my attention when he...
As an additional facet of my Queen obsession, I thought it would be fun to pick a member of Queen who steals my attention the most on every album. Yes, there are breathtaking moments of skill and expr...
23 Juni 202119min
Queen Deep Dive: I'll be "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
Bouncy, bubbly, totally vaudevillian happy..."Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" feels nothing like the vicious number before it, which was also Freddie's composition. But this wasn't just a silly joke of ...
23 Juni 202113min
Queen Deep Dive: "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" you're tearing me apart
What do you do when you're finally (sort of) free from a constricting contract? You write a song about it. Freddie didn't hold back on this one. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" is vicious and te...
19 Juni 202128min
Queen Deep Dive: Ladies and gentlemen, A Night at the Opera
This is one of the best albums ever. That's all I really need to write about this episode. But there's so much more. A Night at the Opera has been recognized, praised, and celebrated as a massive insp...
17 Juni 202137min
