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Freddie Mercury A Kind Of Magic
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Author : Mark Blake
language : en
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Release Date : 2016-09-12
Freddie Mercury A Kind Of Magic written by Mark Blake and has been published by Omnibus Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Freddie Mercury was rock’s most dazzling showman, a legendary entertainer who in 1991, at the age of just forty-five, became the first major music star to die of AIDS. Mercury’s soaring four-octave voice was a defining element in Queen’s unique sound, crucial to the success of the band’s fifteen studio albums, from Queen (1973) to Made in Heaven (1995). He was also a supremely talented songwriter and musician who wrote many of the band’s greatest hits, including ‘Killer Queen’, ‘We Are the Champions’ and their biggest triumph, the epic anthem ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. As a solo artist he released two acclaimed albums: Mr. Bad Guy in 1985 and the operatic 'Barcelona' with Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé in 1988. Mercury’s extraordinary charisma was perhaps best seen in his imperious live performances, in which he’d hold vast stadium crowds to rapturous attention. His outrageous theatrics, physicality and over-the-top costumes led one commentator to describe him as ‘a performer out to tease, shock, and ultimately charm his audience with various extravagant versions of himself’. He pushed the limits of camp in everything he did. His extreme behaviour, in a society in which being gay was only starting to be accepted, just added to Freddie Mercury’s allure. With expert understanding, Mark Blake traces Mercury’s life from his childhood in Zanzibar and India to his untimely death, and charts his astonishing achievements including in Queen’s world-conquering performance at Live Aid in 1985. In the year that marks what would have been his seventieth birthday, Freddie Mercury: A Life celebrates a remarkable life, lived to the fullest. Featuring revealing interviews with fellow musicians, producers and collaborators, and a detailed discography and timeline, this is a memorable tribute to a unique recording artist and an irreplaceable performer who rocked the world.
Freddie Mercury
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Author : Mark Blake
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-06
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Vingt-cinq ans après sa disparition, le sortilège jeté par Farrokh Bulsara alias Freddie Mercury sur des millions de fans n'a toujours pas été levé. La faute à un vibrato envoûtant, une technique de chant et des capacités vocales surnaturelles, une théâtralité excentrique, des tenues outrancières, un pied de micro scié en guise de baguette magique qui ont frappé à jamais les coeurs et les esprits. Si le grand nombre de tubes à la tête du groupe Queen - tels "Killer Queen" (1974), "We are the Champions" (1977) ainsi que l'épique "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) - ou dans le cadre de sa carrière solo - le lyrique "Barcelona" (1988) avec la soprano espagnole Montserrat Caballé -, a révélé un auteur-compositeur prodigieusement talentueux, son extraordinaire charisme l'a aussi classé comme "un show man fait pour provoquer, choquer et finalement charmer son public avec diverses versions extravagantes de lui-même". En cette année qui marque ce qui aurait été le soixante-dixième anniversaire de ce prestidigitateur du rock, Mark Blake retrace la vie du complexe Farrokh/Freddie depuis son enfance à Zanzibar et en Inde jusqu'à sa mort prématurée en 1991. Entre postures scéniques et impostures pudiques, extravagance et intimité, il passe en revue ses étonnantes prouesses avec comme point culminant une performance miraculeuse au Live Aid en 1985. L'hommage inédit à un interprète unique et un performer irremplaçable qui ensorcela le monde entier.
A Kind Of Magic
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Author : Ross Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Kind Of Magic written by Ross Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Rock musicians categories.
The Game Of Freddie Mercury A Kind Of Magic
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Author : Francesco Colafella
language : it
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Game Of Freddie Mercury A Kind Of Magic written by Francesco Colafella and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Queen The Secret Revealed A Kind Of Magic
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Author : Melina Richmond
language : en
Publisher: Magic Publications Ltd
Release Date : 1997-10-01
Queen The Secret Revealed A Kind Of Magic written by Melina Richmond and has been published by Magic Publications Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The tragic death of Freddie Mercury at his home in Kensington, London on 24th November 1991 heralded the beginning of an interest which was to continue to grow, in whether there was a well-kept secret to Queen, hidden in the lyrics of their many songs. In the years since Freddie Mercury’s death, Queen fans, the media around the world as well as the general public have taken a consistent interest in the life and loves of this man who became the Greatest Rock Star ever known and who has remained an enigma. This book provides an insight into the origin of some of Freddie’s lyrics through a psychic experience when Freddie returned to speak to me.
The Little Guide To Freddie Mercury
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Author : Orange Hippo!
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-10-12
The Little Guide To Freddie Mercury written by Orange Hippo! and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A charismatic performer and frontman to Queen, Freddie Mercury is regarded as one of the greatest rock singers in music history. Bursting with all the famed wit, wisdom and wisecracks that made the late, great showman's larger-than-life career so compelling, this tiny tome is home to all of Freddie's most famous, infamous, and funniest flights of spoken fancy. From controversial interview quotes to candid life philosophies, through his legendary performance at Live Aid in 1985 to his final days as a solo artist, everything he ever said (almost) is here. "A lot of people slammed 'Bohemian Rhapsody', but who can you compare that to? Name one group that's done an operatic single." Freddie, on 'Bohemian Rhapsody', interview with Circus magazine, March 1977. "I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film – after that, people can go away, and go back to their problems." Freddie, on the magic of his band's songs, interview with Melody Maker, May 1981.
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Author : Lesley-Ann Jones
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-10-13
Bohemian Rhapsody written by Lesley-Ann Jones and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted' SPECTATOR 'No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury' THE TIMES 'Truly definitive, truly Freddie, an energetic, entertaining and essential account' SIR TIM RICE 'This book grabs you with its opening, then builds. Insight and anecdote in perfect harmony' SIMON NAPIER-BELL 'At last a massive tribute to a massive talent' STEVE HARLEY, COCKNEY REBEL This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist, Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those who were closest to Freddie, from childhood to death, Lesley-Ann has written the most in depth account of one of music's best loved and most complex figures. Meticulously researched, sympathetic, unsensational, the book will focus on the period in the 1980s when Queen began to fragment, before their Live Aid performance put them back in the frame. In her journey to understand the man behind the legend, Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India. Packed with exclusive interviews and told with the invaluable perspective that the twenty years since Mercury's death presents, Freddie Mercury is the most up to date portrait of a legendary man.
Queen
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Author : Queen (Musical group)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Queen written by Queen (Musical group) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Music categories.
(Book). In 2011, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of Queen one of the most innovative, glamorous, and influential bands in history. Over the course of the band's career, they have grossed 170 million album sales worldwide, have written 18 number one hits, and performed 700 concerts. While some acts enjoy a forte of incredible showmanship, a virtuoso instrumentalist, a strong, charismatic leader, or a prolific sole songwriter, Queen beholds all of these strengths. Although Freddie Mercury and Brian May are recognized as the prime songwriters, each of the members have penned number one hits, including classics such as "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Freddie Mercury), "Another One Bites the Dust" (John Deacon), "A Kind of Magic" (Roger Taylor), and "We Will Rock You" (Brian May). The fates brought the four creative and cerebral youths together in London in 1971 (Mercury was by then an established fine and graphic artist, May was enveloped in the study of astrophysics, Roger Taylor enrolled in dental school, and John studying electronics). Since then, they have made history with their sophisticated fusion of operatic expression, theatrical performance, symphonic melody, and raw rock-and-roll. Beginning with their debut Queen in 1973 (EMI/Electra Records), the band took the UK by storm, then conquered the United States along with rest of the world, serving as pioneers of stadium rock and enjoying commercial success and momentum well into the 1980s (marked by the famous Live Aid appearance in 1985) through the early 1990s. The whirlwind took a startling pause when singer Freddie Mercury passed away from AIDS on November 24, 1991. The living members have forged ahead and remain great music makers. The Complete Illustrated Lyrics is the first book of its kind. Never before has there been a complete Queen lyric book. The hundreds of images that accompany the songs range from handwritten lyrics to rare photographs from the stage to the studio. Also included is a complete discography, pairing each song to the album on which it was originally released. Designed by the band's longtime creative director, Richard Gray, the book is as true to the band as can be, carrying with it the flamboyance, expression, and depth that Queen embodies as writers and performers. If there is one book for a fan of the band to possess, this is the one.
Queen Magic
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Author : Jim O'Donnell
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-08-09
Queen Magic written by Jim O'Donnell and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-09 with Music categories.
QUEEN GETS ROYAL TREATMENT! The English rock band Queen gets the royal treatment from the English language in a book called QUEEN MAGIC. The world class group is brought to life through amazingly vivid detail in two pieces of writing from longtime rock music author Jim O'Donnell. The first piece is O'Donnell's landmark review of 1992's Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, London, watched on TV by an estimated billion people. In the process of telling the story of the show, the piece tells the story of Queen in language fit for a king. Written in a lively style with many comic touches, the review steps far beyond center-stage and into the realm of fresh insight. The second piece is a deeply felt interview with Queen guitarist Brian May that O'Donnell conducted shortly after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. The interview is a genuine, personal glimpse of the guitarist's feelings about his lead-singer and his band. All in all, QUEEN MAGIC uses the written word to discover and reveal the essence of this legendary band. FROM THE LATE RAY COLEMAN, FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF MELODY MAKER:“Jim O'Donnell's extraordinary piece on the Mercury farewell concert is the best writingI've ever seen on Freddie or, for that matter, on Queen.”EXCERPTS FROM QUEEN MAGIC:On a post-concert interview: "After the concert, I had to pick my way through a courtly gathering of rock royalty backstage. It had been a long evening of deep feeling and I wondered what this lead-singer had on the tip of his tongue about the lead-singer who was missing. In a voice thick with emotion, the Who's Roger Daltrey told me: 'When we lost Freddie, we not only lost a great personality, a man with a great sense of humor, a true showman, but we lost probably the best, the really, the best virtuoso rock 'n' roll singer of all time. He could sing anything in any style. He could change his style from line to line and, God, that's an art. And he was brilliant at it.'"On Freddie Mercury's legend: "Mercury, the element, may be Number 80 on the Periodic Table, but Mercury, the musician, is closer to Number 8—probably higher—on the table of all-time great rock 'n' roll singers."On Freddie Mercury's vocal range: "He sang every form in the business—rock, pop, blues, country, soul, disco, opera—without disgracing any of them. Music loves to dance in the voice of a great singer and Mercury had a superlative voice. It was as if he didn't really 'hit' notes: he would more or less sweep them. As rock 'n' roll landmarks go, the Mercury voice had the range of the Matterhorn and the complexity of the Eiffel Tower.”On the latter half of the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: "Twilight began to settle on England. The evening sun dappled the stadium with flecks of zodiacal light as the three bandmates kicked the concert into warp-drive. Admirably as they played, the trio seemed jangled to be performing without their missing friend."FROM MICHAEL LYDON, A FOUNDING EDITOR OF ROLLING STONE:“Jim O'Donnell has a reporter's curiosity, a rock 'n' roller's heart, and he writes like a lyrical Irish poet.”
Freddie Mercury
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Author : Sean O'Hagan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Freddie Mercury written by Sean O'Hagan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Rock music categories.
Music legend Freddie Mercury was the face of Queen for 20 years and this lavishishly illustrated book celebrates his life and music. Freddie Mercury was an iconic singer who was hugely popular throughout his brilliant music career, as the singer of Queen and as a solo artist. The world mourned his untimely death in 1991 but he was incredibly prolific and left behind a rich legacy of recordings, not all of which have been released to date. 2012 is Freddie's twentieth anniversary year and sees a reissue of the ground-breaking album he recorded with Montserrat Caballe, Barcelona, everyne is talking about the forthcoming movie that stars Sacha Baron Cohen as the great man, and Queen is still one of the most popular bands around! This lavishly illustrated book celebrates one of the key players in the makeup of the influential British music scene, and his colourful life is lovingly and painstakingly recounted in pictures and insightful text. Famed as an electric showman with no equal, these images capture the man in the moment thorugh many stages of colourful life.