I had no idea who Queen was until I saw the Oscar winning movie titled 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
While bit long in the tooth this biopic showed the ascendancy of a rather unlikely chap from an Indian Parsi family, born in Africa, becoming the rock and roll legend of the 70s and hall of famer after death.
As the voice of the band he formed and what came to be known worldwide as Queen, Farrokh became Freddie Mercury, the lead singer. I do think his success had a bit of luck in that he found the unlikely trio as his support cast to play guitar and drums.
The movie meanders predictably at times to show what becomes of success and yet drives the audience into enjoying with the cast. The guy had preacher like charisma and could get millions to stand on their feet and sway to his voice and music.
While similar in tone and tempo to contemporaries in music at the time like Abba or Wham the music did have a high energy to it. It also tended to not be always predictable and was a good introduction to a legendary rocker.
Dressed largely in white undies and a sweat band while performing he looked more like a Wimbledon tennis player than a band leader. But the music is indeed powerful and memorable.
Good film.
While bit long in the tooth this biopic showed the ascendancy of a rather unlikely chap from an Indian Parsi family, born in Africa, becoming the rock and roll legend of the 70s and hall of famer after death.
As the voice of the band he formed and what came to be known worldwide as Queen, Farrokh became Freddie Mercury, the lead singer. I do think his success had a bit of luck in that he found the unlikely trio as his support cast to play guitar and drums.
The movie meanders predictably at times to show what becomes of success and yet drives the audience into enjoying with the cast. The guy had preacher like charisma and could get millions to stand on their feet and sway to his voice and music.
While similar in tone and tempo to contemporaries in music at the time like Abba or Wham the music did have a high energy to it. It also tended to not be always predictable and was a good introduction to a legendary rocker.
Dressed largely in white undies and a sweat band while performing he looked more like a Wimbledon tennis player than a band leader. But the music is indeed powerful and memorable.
Good film.
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