Queen is one of the biggest rock bands in the history. With “Bohemian Rhapsody” comes now a Biopic in the cinemas, which traces the rapid rise of the group, led by charismatic singer Freddie Mercury.
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“Bohemian Rhapsody”: Biopic celebrates Queen
Brian May on stomps twice with his foot, he claps his hands. The guitarist and songwriter of the English rock band Queen wants to convince his colleagues of the band of his Vision: He wants to give the Fans a Song you can perform. So Bohemian “Rhapsody”, the Biopic about one of the most successful Bands of the rock history, the emergence of the worldwide hits “We will rock You”.
In London, the Film on Tuesday evening (23.10.2018) in front of 12,500 spectators celebrates in the Wembley Arena its world premiere. The Arena is opposite Wembley stadium, the Queen 1985 Live Aid concert a legendary Show played. With the appearance of Bohemian Rhapsody”, named after the eponymous Song from the 1975 end of it.” “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the first number One Hit of the Band, the Comedy “Wayne’s World” back in 1992 a monument.
Penetrating voice, extrovert Outfits
The of the still active Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor co-produced the film biography begins with the musicians of the Band Smile will lose their singer in another Band – and the then unknown Freddie Mercury is at the right time in the right place. A stroke of luck, as it turned out, because Mercury has the audience in the performances of the newly formed Band Queen with his voice and the extrovert Outfits in his spell.
Revolutionary Sound
In fact, the Board were bosses at that time sceptical about whether any radio station would play the revolutionary, part experimental Sound of the Band. The BBC – particularly Radio icon John Peel – but showed no fear of contact: the beginning of the 1970s, numerous BBC Sessions the Band emerged. 1975 followed with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the final breakthrough, the Single spent two months at the top of the British Charts. Soon after, the anthem “We are the Champions” – and the Audience play “We will rock you”.
Freddie Mercury died in 1991 of pneumonia, only a day earlier he had informed the Public about his AIDS disease. The Band released a posthumous Album and was, between 2004 and 2009, with the singer Paul Rodgers, since 2012, Queen with Adam Lambert on Tour. Already in 2010, the Film was announced, first of all, the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”), Mercury should play, he left the project due to artistic differences. The task is to represent the legacy of Freddie mercury, took Rami Malek. 25. October Bohemian Rhapsody “” in the German cinemas.