20 years since Freddie died

[Kanifee]

My youngest daughter is 23 and only 2 weeks ago she, her sister & friends were talking and Freddie Mercury came up.
My daughter said 'Isn't he the donkey in Shrek?'.
She paid for it big time on Facebook.

Anyway, I might give Queen 1 & 2 a play - proper Queen when the music press called them the new Led Zeppelin.

Yeh i felt like a muppet for years after, now its a very funny family story, my Dad tells it so epically i really do not do it justice.

My girlfriend called it depressing music (stupid girl) needless to say she paid the price!

 

[SexyGreyFox]

and being amazed at how good he was !

Bit of an understatement.
I'm fortunate enough to have seen virtually all the 'greats' and even back in 1972 Mercury was an amazing frontman and nobody came close except maybe Dave Lee Roth.
Nobody commanded a stage like Mercury.

 

[stoofa]

I'm pleased to say that I was lucky enough to see the great man live.
I was at Wembley for the Magic tour back in 86 and what an amazing gig it was too.

I was quite a youngster, but thankfully had a cousin who was a big fan and took me along.

Freddie's passing is up there (in my eyes) with the passing of a Beatle.
So badly missed - the perfect front man.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Definately without equal and an unsurpassed singing voice.

I hadn't long started college when he died.

 

[taliesyn]

Saw them at Maine Road in '86. Legend.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

A Legend who is sorely missed by all R.I.P

 

[blitzwing85]

Don't have any memories of the event myself as i'd have only been 6.

But I agree that he was the best front man ever. I like countless bands more than Queen, but I put Freddie Mercury up there with Dave Gahan as my favorite front men/vocalists ever. Such an amazing talent.

I grew up listening to Queen a lot as they were my Dad's favorite band.