| musicland munich 15.03.2016 11:32 |
Ok...I'am not dead serious about it..so it's just some light heart fun I guess ;) Maybe I've watched the "It's a hard life" Video too much in the past. But do you think he was a bit humiliated in the course of the Video ? Maybe for his asshole-ism during The Works production ? Pointless acting with that skull-guitar :) btw. Rog and John having their scuttlebutt behind Freddie purely for artistic reasons I think. Focus on Bri ( well the few spots he's in) Official Video link |
| The Real Wizard 15.03.2016 11:45 |
I'm not sure if wanting a guitar on Break Free is "asshole-ism" ... But he's openly stated many times how much he hated that video. I wonder if John and Roger feel as strongly about it. What did Rog have to say in the commentary on the Greatest Hits dvd? |
| Sebastian 15.03.2016 11:47 |
The Real Wizard wrote: I'm not sure if wanting a guitar on Break Free is "asshole-ism" ...But asking for a guitar on 'Break Free' was not the only thing he did on 'The Works' sessions. Moreover, there are quite a few guitars on that song ... only not a guitar solo ... and several of the guitars are not played by him, but anyway, there are guitars there. As for Roger's views on 'Hard Life', he said he loved the song and hated the video. |
| musicland munich 15.03.2016 12:27 |
The Real Wizard wrote: I'm not sure if wanting a guitar on Break Free is "asshole-ism" ...^ Exaggeration illustrates ;) |
| Vocal harmony 15.03.2016 12:33 |
musicland munich wrote: Ok...I'am not dead serious about it..so it's just some light heart fun I guess ;) Maybe I've watched the "It's a hard life" Video too much in the past. But do you think he was a bit humiliated in the course of the Video ? Maybe for his asshole-ism during The Works production ? Pointless acting with that skull-guitar :) btw. Rog and John having their scuttlebutt behind Freddie purely for artistic reasons I think. Focus on Bri ( well the few spots he's in) Official Video linkBut then look at it the other way. Four musicians, but only one is filmed holding an "instrument" sp maybe he actually wasn't humiliated. Of course all this could be people looking to deeply for problems. The video is just maybe an attempt to be as over blown as possible and the character BM plays carrying the case up the stairs is the perfect visual lead into the solo from which point everyone begins to leave Freddie on his own. |
| musicland munich 15.03.2016 12:51 |
Vocal harmony wrote:Of course...for the dramatic aspect,the video was well planned. Bri starts on the left stage side( at the beginning), walks upstairs ( at 1.00 minute), having his" moment" during the solo and then ended up on the right side of the stage.musicland munich wrote: Ok...I'am not dead serious about it..so it's just some light heart fun I guess ;) Maybe I've watched the "It's a hard life" Video too much in the past. But do you think he was a bit humiliated in the course of the Video ? Maybe for his asshole-ism during The Works production ? Pointless acting with that skull-guitar :) btw. Rog and John having their scuttlebutt behind Freddie purely for artistic reasons I think. Focus on Bri ( well the few spots he's in) Official Video linkBut then look at it the other way. Four musicians, but only one is filmed holding an "instrument" sp maybe he actually wasn't humiliated. Of course all this could be people looking to deeply for problems. The video is just maybe an attempt to be as over blown as possible and the character BM plays carrying the case up the stairs is the perfect visual lead into the solo from which point everyone begins to leave Freddie on his own. Can't say I disagree with your alternative opinion. |
| Chief Mouse 15.03.2016 12:55 |
^ I think in the commentary Brian said something along the lines of being relieved that he had the chance to hold onto something (the skull 'guitar'). |
| Chief Mouse 15.03.2016 13:51 |
Here's the DVD commentary. |
| musicland munich 15.03.2016 15:48 |
Thanks CHIEF ! John as a horse...love that. |
| Costa86 15.03.2016 17:20 |
There was some tension within the band at the time. It's impossible for us to now analyse exactly what was going on. But, yes, I think Brian did have to make an effort to keep his mouth shut when Freddie had certain ideas about what should be depicted in that video. Not sure it's a 'humiliation' though. Don't think Bri would stand for that. I like it though - it's a good example of tastelessness so awful that it becomes artistically passable. |
| Elektra 15.03.2016 19:51 |
Its one of my favourite Videos ..its over the top I love it! |
| musicland munich 16.03.2016 00:38 |
HA ! Now they've blocked that Video for me (snicker snicker) |
| AlbaNo1 16.03.2016 14:49 |
Brian looks immense in that video. Had they gone for a Frankie Goes to Hollywood themed video including a urination scene he would have been distinctly less comfortable! |
| IanR 16.03.2016 21:28 |
I suspect Brian felt far more self-conscious in the video for Body Language: at least Roger seems to be having fun, and John is in the groove. Brian just looks embarrassed. |
| Doga 17.03.2016 03:25 |
"It's a Hard Life" video is not "rock and roll", obviously. It seems like an stage from an opera or some fantasy from old times. I like it exactly for that. The other members probably wanted a more serious aproach but i'm glad in the end Freddie followed his idea. Is like the video from Made in Heaven. If anything, The Works has the most ecclectic variety of videos of any album from Queen. Radio Ga Ga - Sci-.Fi It's a Hard Life - Fantasy Hammer to Fall - Standard Rock and Roll I Want to Break Free - Urban Satyre |
| brians wig 17.03.2016 05:28 |
The Real Wizard wrote: . . I wonder if John and Roger feel as strongly about it. Oh yes, Roger has gone on record somewhere that he hated it. You can clearly see Roger saying to John at the 3.04 mark, "Oh, fuck off", no doubt in response to the director's instructions LOL |
| dsmeer 17.03.2016 09:01 |
Best Works song according to me. Love it, love the video. But it is more a Freddie focused video. |
| Mr.Jingles 18.03.2016 07:31 |
I love the commentary on the Greatest Hits videos. It's basically Brian and Roger taking the role of Beavis and Butthead and poking fun at the cheesiness of their own music videos. |
| Killer_queenIII 18.03.2016 08:49 |
Has anyone thought of extracting the commentary tracks off the GVH discs to mp3? It would be nice to listen to them like on the commentary disc from Absolute Greatest. |
| Chief Mouse 18.03.2016 08:58 |
Killer_queenIII wrote: Has anyone thought of extracting the commentary tracks off the GVH discs to mp3? It would be nice to listen to them like on the commentary disc from Absolute Greatest. You can get the one with It's A Hard Life a few posts above. |
| paulosham 22.03.2016 17:35 |
Doga wrote: Radio Ga Ga - Sci-.Fi It's a Hard Life - Fantasy Hammer to Fall - Standard Rock and Roll I Want to Break Free - Urban SatyreI get the first three, but I couldn't see any mythological woodland creatures in I Want To Break Free. |
| AlexRocks 26.03.2016 17:30 |
I LOVE the "short promotional film" for the song "It's A Hard Life"!!! |
| MercurialFreddie 29.03.2016 16:33 |
Wasn't the whole concept of IAHL video based on some of the Edgar Allan Poe's work ? |
| Day dop 11.04.2016 19:31 |
I always liked that video. I don't see why they had a problem with it. A lot of other rock stars and pop stars looked a lot worse in other videos during the 80s than they did in that one. |
| AlexRocks 11.04.2016 22:32 |
Well for one they did not look bad. They are just ironically trying to cover some sort of demographic by saying they were not in favor of it. They looked amazing. |
| Voice of Reason 2018 13.04.2016 05:45 |
MercurialFreddie wrote: Wasn't the whole concept of IAHL video based on some of the Edgar Allan Poe's work ?I think there is a scene in The Masque of the Red Death and that might remind you of the party scene in It's a Hard Life. |