zahush76 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 You probably know these two versions, but if not - then here you are: [video:youtube] and of course, this: [video:youtube] Vermona Perfourmer mkii, Nord Stage 3 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Have you ever heard a local band do this tune? Neither have I. But we were going to try it for the Corporate Battle of the Bands a few years back. Fun stuff! "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 LOL... the last 10 seconds of the Muppets one is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Benhamou Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I once saw a cover band do this in a club. It was amazing! They nailed all the vocals, they had the theatrical element, everything was in place. So much better than Queen's live show cop out of walking off stage while the recording of the opera section played. Ian Benhamou Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals [url:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTheMusicalBox/]The Musical Box[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Have you ever heard a local band do this tune? Neither have I. But we were going to try it for the Corporate Battle of the Bands a few years back. Fun stuff! When I was a youngster in NJ there was a group called "Sam the Band" who did this FLAWLESSLY tympani, gong and all...nailed the vocals! Best bar band I ever saw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 A previous band I was in did a couple of extended segments of BR as part of a Queen medley. Fun stuff to play! "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I actually used to do it as a solo piano piece in a band I was in back in the 90s. Then I heard a few bands play it live up to the acapella bit. There's a band in Vegas "Yellow Brick Road" that does a pretty darn decent version of it...they play at a locals' casino, Boulder Station I believe. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Pink does it live as well. Not sure if the operatic bit is canned though, my bandmates say it's all live. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 My favourite version: a mixture of a-cappella and brass band. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLm747tyn0 It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Having seen that great Muppetry version of BR, check this out for brilliantness (is that a word???) I was thinking of starting a new thread on the Muppets, but that would just be plain stupid !!!!! [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgZ2GJOeQKA John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. B. Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I saw Queen the second time they played the song in London and figured they would just sequence all the operetic bits, they did not. They had a full symphony behind them and they played it they way you hear it on the radio. Everyone there was really blown away by just how fantastic it all sounded. I was shocked that the drummer really nailed the highest harmony since he does not have a high talking voice. He sounds like a low tenor rather than high. I believe Queen was much better than many gave them credit for being. They were one of the best bands besides Hendrix I've ever heard live and I saw Hendrix at Woodstock which was his hay day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 There's a band in Vegas "Yellow Brick Road" that does a pretty darn decent version of it...they play at a locals' casino, Boulder Station I believe. I've never seen YBR live, but I've heard of them and spent some time visiting their website (CLONK HERE) and youtube videos. Those dudes are amazing. Not quite "Fab Faux" quality in their authenticity, but pretty damn great nonetheless. They set a high bar for cover bands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 There is a band from Central PA named Hybrid Ice. Back in the late seventies and into the eighties they played a lot of clubs and opened for some big name acts doing Queen, Styx, The Who, lots of great stuff. All five of those guys could sing lead, and they did the best rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody I ever heard. Amazing. They nailed all the vocals and did a great job on the music too. They recorded 3 albums of original songs, and one of the songs they wrote was recorded by Boston. The song is called Magdalene. Great original tune. Great band. They reunited a few years ago and I went to see them at an big outdoor gig they were playing in July. They didn't miss a beat, sounded great. Whats more, they ALL still have their HAIR. (They are all in the fifties now, but still look like freaks!) Cheers, Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Surprised someone didn't post this: [video:youtube] 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad gavrilchik Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 And this! A masterpiece over masterpiece! Midichlorian Rhapsody [video:youtube]hpvlTVgeivU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 "Any annoying lead guitarist." WOO! Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Surprised someone didn't post this: That was f***ing epic. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Surprised someone didn't post this I figure there's a reason for that. Estonia 190, Korg TrinityPlus, Yamaha P90, Roland PK-5a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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