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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... vocals are an essential part of Queen's sound. Whatever Freddie Mercury's bandmates do over the next twenty-two minutes, they rarely divert attention from, as Geldof calls him, 'that outrageous lead singer'. At the very beginning ...
... vocals are an essential part of Queen's sound. Whatever Freddie Mercury's bandmates do over the next twenty-two minutes, they rarely divert attention from, as Geldof calls him, 'that outrageous lead singer'. At the very beginning ...
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... vocal cords with some call-and-response banter, before launching into 'Hammer to Fall'. A modest hit, its comic-book heavy metal is still made for stadiums such as these. A visibly more relaxed Brian May whips out the riff, while ...
... vocal cords with some call-and-response banter, before launching into 'Hammer to Fall'. A modest hit, its comic-book heavy metal is still made for stadiums such as these. A visibly more relaxed Brian May whips out the riff, while ...
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... vocals, but his thing was still the piano. He also had this quirky way of moving onstage, which you could see a little of later with Queen. We never played outside the school, except one time when I was visiting my aunt in Bombay and I ...
... vocals, but his thing was still the piano. He also had this quirky way of moving onstage, which you could see a little of later with Queen. We never played outside the school, except one time when I was visiting my aunt in Bombay and I ...
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... vocals and guitar. Their repertoire included Manfred Mann, The Beatles and The Moody Blues. Richards' tenure in the group was short-lived, after May politely told him that his guitar wasn't up to scratch and that he would have to buy a ...
... vocals and guitar. Their repertoire included Manfred Mann, The Beatles and The Moody Blues. Richards' tenure in the group was short-lived, after May politely told him that his guitar wasn't up to scratch and that he would have to buy a ...
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... vocals during the bedroom taping sessions, the group needed a dedicated lead singer. A Saturday night trip to a local dance would prove fruitful. 'We turned up to watch this band playing at Murray Park Hall in Whitton,' says Dave. 'They ...
... vocals during the bedroom taping sessions, the group needed a dedicated lead singer. A Saturday night trip to a local dance would prove fruitful. 'We turned up to watch this band playing at Murray Park Hall in Whitton,' says Dave. 'They ...
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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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