I’ve liked the last few days of classical strings as the focus of the sound.
Yet, this song, the whole time, I was comparing it to my minds remembrance of the band Queen, doing the same music in Rock. Surprisingly similar. I bought that vinyl album in either late ’69 or early ’70, on the basis of radio play. I wish I still had it, (and equipment to play it on).
Queen added lyrics to the music, but played the music faithfully enough that I can both remember my first introduction to this music, and listen to this version of music only, and still be thrilled to hear it.
After 48 years, that has to be one definition of classical music. Same music, totally different instruments , and style, still, even with added lyrics, the same.
Wonderful!
Have you ever heard Tolga Kashif’s ‘Queen Symphony’? Amazing stuff. I have the album so I can’t vouch for this particular youtube edition, but give it a shot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUddzEkG89o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN7HQrgakZU
I’ve liked the last few days of classical strings as the focus of the sound.
Yet, this song, the whole time, I was comparing it to my minds remembrance of the band Queen, doing the same music in Rock. Surprisingly similar. I bought that vinyl album in either late ’69 or early ’70, on the basis of radio play. I wish I still had it, (and equipment to play it on).
Queen added lyrics to the music, but played the music faithfully enough that I can both remember my first introduction to this music, and listen to this version of music only, and still be thrilled to hear it.
After 48 years, that has to be one definition of classical music. Same music, totally different instruments , and style, still, even with added lyrics, the same.
Wonderful!
Have you ever heard Tolga Kashif’s ‘Queen Symphony’? Amazing stuff. I have the album so I can’t vouch for this particular youtube edition, but give it a shot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUddzEkG89o
I have not, thanks!
The Bohemian Rhapsody section starts around 35 minutes, but it’s all great.