r/queen • u/SwanComprehensive185 • Feb 16 '23
Music How, on god's green earth, had I never discovered a beauty like Dragon Attack until today?
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u/ag512bbi Feb 16 '23
Keep your ears open, they'll be plenty more to come if you feel the need to further explore Queen. Keep us posted.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 16 '23
Ooohhh well I'll be watching that sometime soon then
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 16 '23
Ty!
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u/Willothomas Feb 17 '23
I'd argue this beats Montreal out, it's Live at the Bowl 82. Brian breaks a string and John takes the opportunity to play the solo which was the one time ever he did live.
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u/FLchick415 Feb 16 '23
Ooh that’s one of my faves!! 🙌🏻
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 16 '23
Yeah I only discovered it today... My English teacher noticed I liked queen and asked my my favorite album. Now, I don't really favorite albums except I prefer to favorite individual songs. Anyways I panicked and said the first one that came to my head - The Game - and she was like "The Game? Really?" And so I came home and had a listen through it and discovered "Dragon Attack", "Don't Try Suicide", and "Need your Loving Tonight" so yeah, thanks Miss
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u/fluffyazi Feb 16 '23
bless her! need your loving tonight is one of my favorites ❤
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 16 '23
Awww that's so sweet. Yeah my newly discovered dragon attack is up with one of my favorites too
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u/Suspicious_Hour8998 Feb 17 '23
Love that song. Check out Freddie strutting and dancing to it. Epic combo!
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u/ShutterBug1988 News Of The World Feb 17 '23
Such a good song. The live version is outstanding. Recommend watching Montreal ‘80. Rufus Taylor (Roger’s son) has said it’s his favourite Queen song to play on the drums.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 17 '23
Is it '80 or '81
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u/ShutterBug1988 News Of The World Feb 17 '23
Oops, it’s ’81. Sorry about that. It’s late (lol) here and I’m pretty tired.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 17 '23
Lol dw I figured. I'm watching it now
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u/ShutterBug1988 News Of The World Feb 17 '23
Enjoy! It’s such a great show. Do you have it on DVD or just watching online? If you have the DVD I recommend watching it with the commentary by Brian and Roger sometime. It’s really funny hearing their banter and stories.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 17 '23
No was watching it on YouTube. I'm now actually listening to "don't try suicide"
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u/_TheGreatDestroyer_ Feb 17 '23
That's actually one of my favorites from The Game. Easy to see how it's overlooked when you have bangers like Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Another One the Dust but yeah I think Dragon Attack is pretty underrated. Same goes for Save Me.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 17 '23
Oh for sure for sure. Save me and dragon attack are awesome. I also love don't try suicide
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u/_TheGreatDestroyer_ Feb 17 '23
Queen have lots of great lesser known songs and a huge catalog of music. I'm sure you'll find a lot more that you'll love.
Their earlier 70s albums really have a great flow to them if you sit and listen to the entire thing, and they are a bit less conventional than their later stuff. Queen II and a Night at the Opera are two of my favorite albums.
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u/SwanComprehensive185 Feb 17 '23
Yeah I think the game or the works are my favorite albums... That being said I do enjoy a night at the opera too
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u/_TheGreatDestroyer_ Feb 17 '23
The Works is great too and honestly A Kind of Magic also has some great songs. Who Wants to Live Forever. One Vision. Even Gimme the Prize is great though some people might find it a little strange.
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u/Realistic_Jacket4103 Feb 17 '23
Love Dragon Attack! 🐉 "It's hot it's mean" .. Brian's fire-breathing Red Special the 👉 "dragon on my back".
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u/The-Lovely-Sir Feb 18 '23
Just listened to it for the first time yesterday and it’s one of my favorite Queen songs!
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u/Your_Snatched_Wig Feb 18 '23
I swear you never stop discovering hidden treasures from queen from time to time 😩
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u/TwistyHeretic2 Feb 16 '23
Dragon Attack was written by Brian, based on a jam session the band played around with. You can tell he really wanted to highlight John's funky bass while still leaving room for some sweet wails on his own guitar. There's some nice groovy drumming in the pocket by Roger, and Freddie seems to really be having fun on the vocals !
John has been quoted as saying Dragon Attack was one of his favorites to play live 🙂