Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of QueenHachette Books, 22.3.2011 - 432 sivua Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Is This the Real Life? draws on eyewitness testimonies -- former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends -- to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at work and at play. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world. Is This the Real Life? looks beyond Queen's public persona to shed light on the legendary band's four wildly divergent personalities, particularly lead singer Freddie Mercury's. |
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... guitarist', says Geldof), looks almost unchanged since the group began. May undercut his guitar-hero posings with a naturally studious manner. For the Bachelor of Science and former schoolteacher, guitar playing is a serious business ...
... guitarist', says Geldof), looks almost unchanged since the group began. May undercut his guitar-hero posings with a naturally studious manner. For the Bachelor of Science and former schoolteacher, guitar playing is a serious business ...
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... guitar solo, and then, without warning, Mercury jumps to his feet, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' cut off at its first big crescendo and before it overstays its welcome. Freddie's roadie Peter Hince hoves into view, passing the singer his ...
... guitar solo, and then, without warning, Mercury jumps to his feet, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' cut off at its first big crescendo and before it overstays its welcome. Freddie's roadie Peter Hince hoves into view, passing the singer his ...
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... guitarist like a matador goading a bull. Then, while May scrubs away, Mercury fixes the crowd with a mischievous ... guitar, proved an experiment too far. Queen's star had waned, especially in the US. There had been numerous problems ...
... guitarist like a matador goading a bull. Then, while May scrubs away, Mercury fixes the crowd with a mischievous ... guitar, proved an experiment too far. Queen's star had waned, especially in the US. There had been numerous problems ...
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... guitar over his shoulders, he addresses the crowd. 'This song . . . ah. . . is dedicated to you beautiful people here tonight,' he tells them. 'Ah . . . that means all of you . . . thank you for coming along and making this a great ...
... guitar over his shoulders, he addresses the crowd. 'This song . . . ah. . . is dedicated to you beautiful people here tonight,' he tells them. 'Ah . . . that means all of you . . . thank you for coming along and making this a great ...
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... guitar solo hurries 'We Will Rock You' to its conclusion, before Mercury returns to the piano. 'We Are the Champions' is the Queen song that has always worked the band's fiercest detractors into a lather. In 1977, the song's shameless ...
... guitar solo hurries 'We Will Rock You' to its conclusion, before Mercury returns to the piano. 'We Are the Champions' is the Queen song that has always worked the band's fiercest detractors into a lather. In 1977, the song's shameless ...
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CHAPTER THREE A Happy Accident | 55 |
CHAPTER FOUR A Strange Vibrato | 94 |
CHAPTER FIVE These Silly Bastards | 138 |
CHAPTER SIX A Vultures Crotch | 167 |
CHAPTER SEVEN BoomBoom Cha | 202 |
CHAPTER EIGHT Four Cocks Fighting | 230 |
CHAPTER NINE Huge Plastic Falsies | 274 |
CHAPTER TEN Sweet Dreams | 306 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN A Ferrari in the Garage | 355 |
Acknowledgements | 394 |
Select Bibliography | 395 |
Index | 396 |
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