I fondly remember reading ' The Godfather ' in '83 and , anyone familiar with the novel can recall when Michael, during his exile in Sicily, happened upon Apollonia and was immediately 'Hit by the Thunderbolt' - instantly and unconditionally , smitten and in love with her.
I drew a parallel with my Queen love / appreciation and recall my Queen 'Thunderbolt ' moment. Although familiar with them at this point due to 'Seven Seas of Rhye' and Freddie's image being vaguely similar to Alice Cooper, it wasn't ' til I tuned into that 1974 Top of the Pops edition and 'Killer Queen' came on.
By the end of the first chorus I was hit and knew life would never be the same from then on !
A bit profound, I know, but any of you guys n' gals have such a defining 'Thunderbolt ' moment or was your appreciation a 'gradual graduation' (thanks 10 CC).
I saw take the stage in his garish outfit and blinking lights, fat man sweating under stage lights.
He sang a song called DRAGON ATTACK, and it rocked the boogie beyond my understanding... He is my hero, He is my IDOL... IN FACT He ROCKED ' AMERICAN IDOL!'
That man's name is. ...
Back to the point of the post, it was watching the video for Bo Rap on Countdown in 1975/6 and I was mesmerised by all of it, but I still remember the rush when it transitioned from the opera to the rock section. 2nd great moment was seeing them live soon after in April of 1976. Spectacular.
True. ^ Cruella.
Can't pinpoint any of those experiences truly. But watching an underground music video show on a public access channel gave me a peek of the Queen video for I WANT IT ALL.
That and the 976- ads that came up in between breaks. But for the tune and image to standout amidst T&A revenue garners and other 90's music was impressive.
I'd also enjoyed the hell out of side 1&3 of LIVE KILLERS on half a cassette version that my brother had. Falling in love with the goofy patter of DREAMERS BALL and the rock of WWRY and LMEY. ..it'd be YEARS until i was disappointed with the mix of JAZZ
I wouldn't know QUEEN nor their history until junior high when i gotf a few bucks and picked up their Hollywood records GH then ROCKS at a secondhand store.
They'd planted seeds all along. Can't pinpoint but those are seminal moments. Grew up without many activities (*won't say we were poor,but i don't know what went on financially). So although it would've been prime time for me, I'd seen WAYNE'S WORLD (*Saturday night live segment) for years but I don't think i ever saw the FILM until years later. They DID get plenty of Radio play at the time AND I'd always thought the opening theme to HIGHLANDER (*who's concept i didn't understand at that age) was BAD ASS!!
*Once again, it'd be YEARS until I was disappointed with the entire song.