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Author : Francesco Colafella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788892811508
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book The game of Freddie Mercury. A kind of magic written by Francesco Colafella and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Blake
Publisher : Omnibus Press
ISBN 13 : 1783237783
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)
Download or read book Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic written by Mark Blake and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Mark Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783868738513
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book Freddie Mercury: A kind of Magic written by Mark Blake and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Melville
Publisher : Polaris
ISBN 13 : 191353815X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Kind of Magic written by Jonathan Melville and published by Polaris. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic 1986 fantasy action-adventure film, featuring insights from the cast and crew. The story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a high-concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen’s explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic. When two American producers took a chance on a college student’s script, they set in motion a chain of events involving an imploding British film studio, an experimental music video director still finding his filmmaking feet, a former James Bond with a spiralling salary, and the unexpected arrival of low-budget production company, Cannon Films. Author Jonathan Melville looks back at the creation of Highlander with the help of more than 60 cast and crew, including stars Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown, as they talk candidly about the gruelling shoot that took them from the back alleys of London, to the far reaches of the Scottish Highlands, and onto the mean streets of 1980s New York City. With insights from Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor on the film’s iconic music, exclusive screenwriter commentary on unmade scripts, never-before-seen photos from private collections, and a glimpse into the promotional campaign that never was, if there can be only one book on Highlander then this is it! “A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander tracks down an astonishing number of the film's cast and crew to give an unparalleled account of its creation . . . if you’re one of the film’s many fans this is the perfect companion.” —The Courier, Book of the Week, 9/10 As well as being the story of the Highlander film itself, it’s a fascinating look at the film-making process . . . Jonathan Melville’s A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander is an absolute joy to read and an absolutely essential purchase for any Highlander fan.” —We Are Cult
Author : Mark Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782809914399
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book Freddie Mercury written by Mark Blake and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Ross Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874130017
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Kind of Magic written by Ross Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phil Chapman
Publisher : This Day In Music Books
ISBN 13 : 178759050X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Dead Straight Guide to Queen written by Phil Chapman and published by This Day In Music Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few bands embodied the pure excess of the Seventies like Queen. Theatrical, brilliant, even mercurial – there has never been another band like them, or a frontman like Freddie Mercury. Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid Concert is the stuff of legend and 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have become anthems at sporting events around the world. With one of the most iconic videos ever, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ achieved even greater recognition through inclusion in the movie Wayne's World. Their 1981 Greatest Hits album has sold more than 25 million copies to date. Queen were one of the biggest Eighties stadium rock bands of the Eighties but the death of frontman, songwriter and producer Mercury at the start of the Nineties brought the band to a premature halt. This book tells the full story of the band and its members from pre-Queen to post Freddie.
Author : Andrew Wild
Publisher : Sonicbond Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789520258
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book Queen written by Andrew Wild and published by Sonicbond Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to analyse every Queen song - giving equal weight to album tracks alongside the hits . * Includes analysis of about 20 classic songs using the original 24 track master tapes. * Queen remain ever popular and active, and continue to tour despite the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991. This book examines Queen's music, album by album, track by track, in detail. Where possible, recourse to the original multi-track master tapes has provided extra insight. Those familiar hits are revisited, but those classic album cuts - like `Liar', `March of the Black Queen', `Death on Two Legs', and `Dragon Attack', `are given equal precedence. The book also examines the changes that these same four musicians went through - from heavy and pomp rock to pop as the chart hits began to flow - with a keen and unbiased eye. Whether as a fan your preference is for the albums `A Night at the Opera', `Jazz' or `Innuendo' this detailed and definitive guide will tell you all you need to know. Queen had strength in depth. These are the songs on which a legend was built. Andrew Wild is an experienced writer with several books to his credit. HIs previous works include official biographies of the bands Twelfth Night (Play On, 2009) and Galahad (One for the Record, 2012) and more recently Pink Floyd Song by Song (Fonthill 2017). His play The Difficult Crossing was published in 2016. He lives in Rainow, Cheshire
Author : Alfonso Casas
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477321276
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book Freddie Mercury written by Alfonso Casas and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated biography of the iconic lead singer of the British rock band, Queen. The music of Queen and powerhouse lead singer Freddie Mercury are best experienced with the volume turned all the way up. Alfonso Casas’s Freddie Mercury delivers a sonorous homage to the formidable singer and the turning points that produced a game-changing body of music that continues to inspire fans around the globe. First published in Spain and now available worldwide, this luminous work covers Freddie’s three “births:” his birth as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar; his adoption of the last name of Mercury and the launch of Queen with Brian May and Roger Taylor; and the emergence of the lasting legend after Freddie’s death at the age of forty-five. Casas’s evocative illustrations highlight the key moments in the singer’s transformation from child prodigy to superstar, bringing to life the bold innovator who broke free of his conventional upbringing. Chronicling events from Freddie’s marriage to Mary Austin and early fame in London’s 1970s glam scene, to the making of multiple megahits (including the six-minute chart-topper “Bohemian Rhapsody”), to his final years in a lasting relationship with Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury is an exhilarating, poignant portrait of a creative genius who lived life to the hilt. “Through Casas’ evocative and vibrant illustrations, [Freddie Mercury] tells the story of Freddie Mercury’s three “births:” from his childhood, growing up as Farrokh Bulsara in Tanzania, to Queen’s launch to his death at 45.” —Alcalde “A beautifully illustrated biography of Freddie Mercury . . . Casas lovingly presents a creative take on the life of Freddie Mercury through the use of dozens of vibrant drawings.” —OutWord Magazine “[Freddie Mercury] is an appealingly modest book: Casas aims to let Mercury shine, but his striking illustrations shine in their own right as well.” —The Current
Author : Matt Richards
Publisher : Weldon Owen
ISBN 13 : 1681884097
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book Somebody to Love written by Matt Richards and published by Weldon Owen. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the final years of one of the world's most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury's closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the great man. Here are previously unknown and startling facts about the singer and his life, moving detail on his lifelong search for love and personal fulfilment, and of course his tragic contraction of a then killer disease in the mid-1980s. Woven throughout Freddie's life is the shocking story of how the HIV virus came to hold the world in its grip, was cruelly labelled 'The Gay Plague' and the unwitting few who indirectly infected thousands of men, women and children - Freddie Mercury himself being one of the most famous. The death of this vibrant and spectacularly talented rock star, shook the world of medicine as well as the world of music. Somebody to Love finally puts the record straight and pays detailed tribute to the man himself.
