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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Lord, please don't let me offend anyone like I did with Abba, but I think Queen was one of the most outstanding performing bands of the last 40 yrs. Freddie was unbelievably sexy. We have two of his DVD's.....God, he was so into his moves and songs. Is there any more exciting song than "Bohemian Rhapsody?"
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That depends on whether you like a little rock with your bombast.
Personally, I liked earlier Queen, back when it was a power trio backing Freddie, and the album notes said "Nobody played synthesizer". Given Brian May's guitar pyrotechnics, nobody had to. (And note that Brian May is now Dr. Brian May, having finally completed his PhD thesis in Astrophysics and had it accepted. He took a little haitus from his studies to play guitar in this glam band...)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was a bit too over the top for me. But then, I felt the same way about much of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and much preferred Keith Emerson's previous band, The Nice.
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I"m 60 yrs old and STILL bang my head to that one movement.......... And "Fat Bottom Girls" And the "Bicycle Song" He strutted like cock'o the walk, (its a phrase, people) and yet, according to all reports, was rather shy in real life.
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He was also a practicing Zoroastrian.
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His death was a real loss. 'sigh. rest well, Freddy. 
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I know people much younger than 60 who mourn Freddie's passing.
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Dennis