Season 9 Episode 12 – Queen

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Season 9 Episode 12 – Queen

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🎸 IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? IS THIS JUST FANTASY?This week, Dangerous Dave takes on one of the biggest subjects in Retropodshow history as we celebrate the extraordinary career of...QUEEN!Freddie Mercury. Brian May. Roger Taylor. John Deacon.Four musicians, four songwriters and a catalogue containing some of the most recognisable songs ever recorded.👑 THE HISTORY OF QUEENWe go right back to the beginning — from Brian May and Roger Taylor's days in Smile, Freddie Bulsara joining the band, the arrival of John Deacon and the formation of the classic Queen line-up.From struggling newcomers to one of the biggest bands on the planet, we follow Queen through the 70s, 80s and into Freddie Mercury's final years.💿 THE ALBUMSWe're going through the Queen studio catalogue and rating the albums along the way!From the raw beginnings of Queen and the wonderfully ambitious Queen II through to the breakthrough of Sheer Heart Attack and the masterpiece that is A Night at the Opera.Then it's A Day at the Races, News of the World, Jazz, The Game, Flash Gordon, the controversial Hot Space, The Works, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and the emotional farewell of Made in Heaven.Which albums get the full 5/5?And which one comes out on top?🎵 THE SONGSWhere do you even begin?Killer Queen.Somebody to Love.You're My Best Friend.We Will Rock You.We Are the Champions.Don't Stop Me Now.Crazy Little Thing Called Love.Another One Bites the Dust.Under Pressure.Radio Ga Ga.I Want to Break Free.A Kind of Magic.Who Wants to Live Forever.I Want It All.Innuendo.The Show Must Go On.And, of course...BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY!We rate the classics, uncover some underrated favourites and somehow attempt the nearly impossible task of creating...DANGEROUS DAVE'S TOP 20 QUEEN SONGS!What makes number one?Come on...You can probably guess.🎤 LIVE AID13 July 1985.Wembley Stadium.Around 20 minutes.One of the most famous live performances in rock history.We break down Queen's legendary Live Aid appearance — Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions.And then there's...AY-OH!How did Freddie Mercury take control of Wembley Stadium with little more than his voice?And was this Queen's greatest ever performance?🏟️ WEMBLEY & THE MAGIC TOURWe continue into 1986 with A Kind of Magic, Highlander, One Vision, Who Wants to Live Forever and Princes of the Universe before revisiting the enormous Magic Tour, Wembley Stadium and Queen's final tour with Freddie.❤️ THE FINAL YEARSThe story becomes far more emotional as we reach The Miracle and Innuendo.We discuss Freddie's determination to keep recording despite his declining health, These Are the Days of Our Lives, Innuendo and his extraordinary performance on...The Show Must Go On.We look at Freddie's death in November 1991, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, George Michael's brilliant performance of Somebody to Love and Queen's final studio work with Freddie's recordings on Made in Heaven.🛣️ DANGEROUS DETOURWhy does Queen's music work so incredibly well with huge crowds?From the stomp-stomp-clap of We Will Rock You to the handclaps of Radio Ga Ga and the mass singalong of We Are the Champions, we explore how Queen turned their audiences into part of the band.📺 BACK IN THE ADSWe're travelling back to 1970, the year Queen began taking shape, for another dip into the world of retro advertising.🥊 RETRO RUMBLEThis one could start arguments...QUEEN vs LED ZEPPELIN!Five rounds.Vocals.Guitar.Rhythm section.Musical variety.Live performance.Freddie vs Plant.May vs Page.Taylor and Deacon vs Bonham and Jones.Only one band can win!🌟 DANGEROUSLY UNDERRATED – JOHN DEACONIt's time to give Queen's quiet man the attention he deserves.An incredible bass player who also happened to write...You're My Best Friend.Another One Bites the Dust.I Want to Break Free.Not bad, John.Not bad at all.💿 ONE ALBUM WONDEROur musical variation of One Season Wonder returns as we revisit the Sex Pistols and their one explosive studio album:Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.One album.Massive influence.🧸 TOYBOX TIME MACHINEWe're heading back to 1970 and digging out...ACTION MAN!Uniforms, vehicles, accessories and enough tiny pieces to disappear behind the sofa forever.🎙️ GAZ'S RAPID RETRO REVIEWGaz returns with his rapid review of Queen🚨 THE DANGER ZONEIt's the question we've been building towards all episode:ARE QUEEN THE GREATEST BRITISH ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME?Queen enter the ring alongside...The Beatles.The Rolling Stones.Led Zeppelin.Pink Floyd.The Who.Black Sabbath.We look at the songs, albums, musicianship, versatility, live performances and legacy before reaching our verdict.⭐ FINAL DANGER RATING: 59/60!And with a score like that, there's really only one possible outcome...🏆 QUEEN ENTER THE HALL OF DANGER!But once the stadium lights go out, things are about to get considerably darker...🌫️ NEXT TIME...

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