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NOVEMBER 8,
2018  am
riding the QUEEN wave for attention by giving my take on the two solo
albums that were released by FREDDIE MERCURY. The first being MR. BAD
GUY released on APRIL 29th, 1985, the second being BARCELONA which was
released OCTOBER 10th, 1988. I don't know if BARCELONA counts since it
was technically recorded with MONSTERRAT CABALLE. MONSTERRAT CABALLE
was
a Spanish Operatic Soprano who passed away on OCTOBER 6th of this year.
Which I have just learned from googling her.This is my first time listening to the albums and don't know much of the history behind them. I believe that BARCELONA was recorded after MERCURY was approached to sing a song about BARCELONA for the OLYMPICS. I may be wrong but I blame movie "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" because you don't have to tell history as it was.  Starting
off with the 1985 release of MR. BAD GUY, FREDDIE MERCURY is astounding
on this album however it is a very 80's driven album and a relic of the
time that it was released, it doesn't really do much to pioneer forward
in music but definitely allowed MERCURY the ability to experiment with
the sounds of the era. With that said, I think that MR. BAD GUY is
probably the best track on the album but ultimately this album is
easily forgotten which is why a lot of people probably don't even know
that it exists. Overall it was decent, it didn't blow my mind or
anything crazy. It's not something that I would willingly revisit and
listen to over and over again but may pull it out if I'm trying to
impress someone with my superior music knowlege and lack of a sex life.Rating: 5.6/10
 Next
up his second album, 1988's BARCELONA with MONSTERRAT CABALLE. I
thought this album was amazing. I didn't do any research and had no
knowlege of the album before going into it, in fact I had just learned
about it maybe 2 hours before writing this but it was an entire opera
album. FREDDIE MERCURY singing opera! FREDDY and MONSTERRAT singing
together was beautiful. I don't know anything about opera to give it a
fair comparison to anything but the album was aesthetically pleasing to
the ears. While I really enjoyed the album, it also isn't an album that
I would necessarily listen to over and over again but it was definitely
worth the listen and I may revisit it at a later point just to have
something a bit different to listen to but it's understandable why you
don't really hear about this album, it's opera. How many people who
don't have something up their ass brag to you about how they listen to
opera? Not that many. Rating: 8.0/10
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  ello my name is
Jeremy. I'm a Virgo and like
long walks on the beach. I also have a tendency to be very crazy, you
could say insane. You know, restrained by a straight jacket with a
muzzle on my face but isn't that what ROCK N ROLL is about? Going
fucking crazy and having a good time despite what others may think or
even creating revolutions? This is why Rock N Roll best sums up my
life. If that bothers you then please feel free to write it down on a
piece of paper, fold it up real nice, and shove it up your ass!"
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