Few bands embodied the fearless creativity and attitude of 1970s rock like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal and the quaintness of vaudevillian music hall in equal measure, the British quartet colored their complex arrangements with camp and bombast, creating a huge,…
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On October 31 marked 40 years since the launch of "Bohemian Rhapsody", one of the most emblematic of the historical band Queen issues. To celebrate this iconic date, the English group posted on its YouTube channel a documentary called "Inside the Rhapsody", where the process of creation and production of acclaimed single is told.
The British band, formed by the late singer Freddy Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, he shared the documentary, although already had been published in 2002 as part of a DVD called "Greatest Video Hits 1", remained almost secret for fans of the band, becoming an audiovisual jewel that is now available to all fans.
The video lasts 44 minutes and in it you can see the members of Queen themselves explaining how was the process of recording the hit. Curiously, it is clarified that the historical guitar riff of the song was not composed, as everyone would think, by guitarist Brian May, but by the very Freddy Mercury.
Bohemian Rhapsody was published on October 31, 1975 as a promotional single from the album "A Night at the Opera", the fourth album of the band. The song, of 5 minutes 55 seconds long, sold about 7 million copies, which made her one of the most successful productions in the history of music.