First-Time Reaction to Queen "It's Late"
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2023
- Queen fans know good music, and this one is no exception. This was a great recommendation, called "It's Late" and we both enjoyed it.
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The best Queen songs were the ones that made no success or that most people don't even know they exist. That's why Queen's work is so underated.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… ‘70s Queen, the best! Saw them do this live in ‘77… Fantastic!
I love how Freddie put his all into songs the other guys wrote too.
I said it before, you should really watch/listen "was it all worth it"
Definitely one of my favorites amongst the bands underrated gems in their discography
This song is a perfect reason way I recommend people react to more than just live performance footage. The deep cuts are full of awesome treasures like this one. An interesting song to react to that shows a completely different sound is their song “Mustapha”. It brings together some of the sounds Freddie grew up hearing in Zanzibar.
Ah, very interesting. We'll keep that in mind.
I bought this album in 1979 and wore it out.
No bad songs on this record.
It's Late is my favorite song on this album.
Queen can play anything and make it their own genre.
Fun stuff.
imo Freddie's voice was at it's peak on this album. Power, range, and just the right amount at raspiness.
Freddie's voice was nowhere near it's peak at that point in time. Early to mid 80's was when it was at it's peak.
Like I said, imo@@vinniedixon1140
@@vinniedixon1140 I'd argue that in studio, from the early 70s up until his death his voice was in it's peak. But live, he started really getting the high notes from the Crazy Tour (December 1979) up until the Milton Keynes show (June 1982)
@@vinniedixon1140 mid 1977 till mid 1982 is freddies vocal peak, as far as live performances. His actual live vocal peak was on the crazy tour at the end of 1979.
Glad you liked it, always been one of my favourites, an old classic that slipped under the radar for some reason , deserved so much more airplay back in the day
It is fantastic! We can see why it's a favorite!
This song was on the news of the world album & was overshadowed by we will rock you & we are the champions. Spread your wings is another under rated song off this album.
Spread your wings is a fantastic song and I remember the interview after they made the video. Roger Taylor didn't mince his words saying how cold it was when filming. You can see how cold they look in the video
@@tonyhughes27 rogers back garden too lol, also filmed on same day as we will rock you
In my mind the album 'News of the World' was where Queen decided to completely change their sound and pretty much express their versatlity to the global world. I find many of the songs on here were directly written towards an American audience, Spread your Wings and this song especially... Love your reactions as the song grew. What a track, eh! This could have been the finale but was the penultimate track to the album finale. The closing track could not be any more different to 'Its Late, it is called My Meloncholy Blues and it is beautiful...
Yes, it was fantastic!
Probaly my favourite queen song, and I been a massive fan all my life
Hi Guys This was released in 1977 and is from their News of the World album, guitarist Brian May, now 76 and drummer Roger Taylor, now 74 are still touring as Queen, bassist John Deacon has retired following Freddie Mercury's passing in 1991 😄😄
RIP Freddie 🙏🙏
This probably my favorite song off "News of the World". There's other really good ones, but this one got me first time I heard it.
It was a single released in 1978. It was the "A" side, the "B" side was "Spread Your Wings".
that whistle note you heard towards the end of the song was one of Freddie's highest notes ever! E6!!
Wow!
@@CoachCastTV speaking of high notes..If you wanna check out some INSANE falsetto high notes from Freddie, check out either Rock in Rio Blues 1985 or Impromptu from Wembley 1986.
He had such a versatile falsetto, and it was all improv'd melody that he was making up on the spot, with the band supporting him and even kinda improvising on their own as well. Also shows how incredibly tight they are as a band.
It also features an early example of electric guitar tapping. Tapping was done by Steve Hackett and Ace Frehley too, but it was EVH who really took it to a new level
@@user-qb1sm3rk9r EVH is Coach's all time favorite guitarist.
One of their greatest hidden treasures..,..
Love this song. Also from this same album: SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY AWAY by John Deacon. you will not regret it !!!!!!
My favourite Queen track ..if you listen to "who needs you" Deacon following into "its Late " May it sums up the diversity of sound which is Queen
Queen has so many great "unknown" songs that i listen to more than the "hits". Record companies used to push only 2 or 3 songs from an album , then it was on to the next album.
I would never tell you what to do, but you might like Queen - White Man. Another deep cut.
Thanks so much. We'll keep that in mind. We know you have good taste!
Now I'm Here Live 1986 Wembly fantastic does not say enough. Coach you will love it.
I love the distortion on guitars on this song
Take My Breath Away, studio with lyrics version.
Don’t stop me now official video is a great one to react
From the first time I heard this song in 1977, I was blown away by it and it has remained my favourite Queen song to this day. That guitar solo is off the scale magnificent!!!! It should have been a world-wide massive hit!
So glad you love it too!😅
Yes, we both thought it was fantastic. Hard to believe this wasn't one of their most popular songs. They have many good ones, of course. But this is one of our favorites.
Fabulous, thx Mr & Mrs Coach, there is no such thing as a bad Queen song but this one is so underrated!
Between me & my brother, this album was ALWAYS on the turntable. Several great songs on this album.
Brian once said they could just be called 'Anthems R Us' or something like that. He was particularly good at coming up with catchy mantras ('The Show Must Go On', for instance, or 'We Will Rock You'). This song was the first one they recorded for its parent album and it led them to switch to a more stripped-down sound than the layered 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sort of thing they'd been doing earlier on. It paid off as they got to explore both sides and get to a broader audience.
Queen has the weird problem that many of their excellent songs are overshadowed by their well known hits.
Like this song is on the same album with songs like "We Will Rock You" or "We Are the Champions". 🤣
Another overlooked song of this album that makes people question why it wasn't a bigger hit is "Spread Your Wings" -> czcams.com/video/uyd6OLyhPJo/video.html
Another great reaction, guys! Now I think you ready to "The Millionaire Waltz". Let´s go for it!!
Thanks, Coachies - this is my guy Brian! (okay, Freddie on vocals, i know) I am still hoping you will listen to a couple of Brian's songs.. (not just with Queen - but solo)..
Welcome to the club coach
This song is one of the (many) great gems you can find buried in Queen's albums. It was not a radio hit but it dang well should have been. I knew you'd like it Coach. So, here is another one of those gems you should give a listen to (you can trust me) ... Fight From The Inside. It's a short song on the same album as Its Late. The entire album is great, one of my favorites.
Appreciate it. We know that you would not lead us astray!
A Roger-written song if I remember correctly. Great song full of attack and meaning!
@@yvonnewakefield7748 Yup, it's a Roger song. He does the vocals so the sound is a bit different.
"It's Late" is a song detailing an ending love affair written by Brian. The song was released as a single in North America, Japan, and New Zealand in 1978, albeit in heavily edited form, and peaked at #74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #66 on the Cash Box Top 100.
The song was Brian's idea of treating a song as a three-act theatrical play, and the verses are called "acts" in the lyrics sheet. It makes use of the tapping technique a few months before Eddie Van Halen's use of the tapping technique on the Van Halen album. Brian told Guitar Player Magazine that his use of the tapping technique was inspired by Texas guitarist Rocky Athas, after seeing one of his performances at Mother Blues, a Dallas club.
I really love this song though it has a rather bittersweet tone to it. Written by Brian, this is a song that many have not heard. It is a solid song and so surprising that it was not a radio staple. Thank you.
If you would like to listen to Brian's amazing guitar solo, please listen to You Don't Fool Me..... one of the most underrated Queen songs!
Great reaction! To see your first impression, just priceless🤗
One of our favorites so far. Thank you!
Reacting with the lyrics sometimes makes a big difference, it's so cool that you read the comments and remember them
Admittedly we only remember some of them...there are so many...but we are trying.
I know you like the different genres that Queen play, try My Melancholy Blues from the same album as it's late. One of my favs when feeling in a somber mood. It's a very stripped back song but I love it, try it.
I second this suggestion
I love song Queen called Play the game
Frst time to hear this song. It was amazing. Queen is a great band. Love them especially Freddie. Thank you Coach for this and thank you for your great reaction. Please do react Love of my life rock in rio. You will never disappointed. Thanks and stay safe!❤😊
It's one of our favorite so far. Great song! Thanks for watching!
One of favorite song since kid until now. Queen is my ninja way.
News of the World was the first album I ever bought with my own money. I was 12-13 and fell in love with We Will Rock You. Had to have the album. This became my favorite Queen song and has been for the 45 years since it came out. I love watching reactors and their first reactions to the song. Thanks for doing it.
Thanks for watching!
This wasn't a radio hit, as far as I remember. I've been fan since 1977. Saw them 2 times in Philadelphia. I'm now 61. Great song for sure!!
Love this song one of my favourites.
Pure Class oozing Always loved this song. As every song. ❤ spread the love.
Thank you,....but..but...but..is there no video😁....just to let you know that Freddie’s anniversary is next Friday, 24th November...a very sad day🌹...so glad to have the legacy of his wonderful contribution to music to see and hear, all these years later🤩
It was a single, but shortened for the release
Thanks guys for yet another fabulous reaction... to us real Queenies, EVERY song is a masterpiece...
Mrs. C., the reaction to "Frank" the robot was priceless... it comes off the cover art of the NEWS OF THE WORLD album cover and there are numerous stories about the creation of this icon... as a matter of fact, the recent Q+AL Rhapsody Tour that Queen just completed their U.S. journey was based on the antics of "Frank" by opening the concerts with "Machines, Back to Humans", a wonderfully constructed piece of visual 'machination' that pays tribute to John Lennon in the video, quite remarkable... and yet was visually stunning in the stage version of their most recent concerts... well done, thanks again... blessings.
Thank you so much!
The original picture of Frank the Robot holding the dead body is captioned "Please ... Fix it Daddy?" The album artwork is worth buying that album even if you don't like the music.
My biggest disappointing heartbreak is being unable to attend any of QAL's N.A. Tour this year. I've watched all videos and clips as I can find --their most amazing show to-date! (including original Queen shows) I hope you were able to attend and experience it 💯💯
@@edlargent8383 The original art was done by artist Frank Kelly Freas in 1953 for Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Roger Taylor is a science fiction fan and approached Frank to redraw it for the album. Frank actually liked the bands music even though he knew nothing of them before!
SPREAD YOUR WINGS (written by John Deacon)🦅🕊🦋👑
I wish you would jump over to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe singing Barcelona. It will add another great song to your playlist. Who Wants to Live Forever is another great song. Live at Wembley.
Did anyone tell you that Brian and his dad built that guitar from the ground up using things around their house? They designed it to make the sounds that it can make it was different then other guitars in that way. Brian calls it Red Special. He still uses that guitar today when he tours.
Yes, the Queen fans were quick to mention it. Amazing.
Yesss love this song ❤
If you want to react to Queen live playing at their best as a band covering classic rock hits. react to their rock n roll medley from earls court 1977. Def a must watch, as the energy is off the charts.
Start with their first album 'Queen' and work your way through. sit back and enjoy the journey.
One of my favorite Queen songs. Their lesser known songs are so much better than their mainstream songs.
Correct guys , it was never released as a single , this band was untouchable. Hi ,from Scotland
I love your channel so much since you do a lot of Queen reactions! They are an amazing band with 4 equally tallented members! Pls do Teo Torriatte and You take my breath away (either the studio or Hyde Park version, though I reckon the live at Hyde Park is better). Thank you, love from Australia 💕
Thank you so much!! We love Queen and certainly will continue reacting to them. We appreciate the suggestions!
Totally agree with you and no doubt Mrs Coach will absolutely love these 2 songs !
Thank you for playing this. Never once heard this one on the radio when it was released. Except on album rock stations. It’s one of my childhood favourite albums. I was 11 when this came out.
It's one of our favorites so far. Great song!
Thanks for responding to my request for a reaction. I appreciate you both. Catching up on the rest of your videos. Sending love to you from Canada.
Queenies are never casual listeners😂
LOL...that is true.
This is my favorite song on the News Of The World album. Another awesome track from the same album is Sheer Heart Attack in which Roger Taylor said "it was murder to play live" due to it's frenetic fast pace on drums. I really hope you react to that song. News Of The World is a really good album with a lots of good songs on it. We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Spread Your Wings, My Melancholy Blues to name a few.
Thanks so much, that reminds us that Sheer Heart Attack was one we wanted to do.
Sheer Heart Attack is definitely one you should do 👍 completely different to this one😂.
Another one is
"Stone Cold Crazy" ❤❤❤
Plus Metallica do quite a good cover of "Stone Cold Crazy "👍
Plus Plus there is a version of "Stone Cold Crazy" on You Tube of Queen, Live Freddy Tribute concert with Tony Iommi also playing guitar and James Hetfield from Metallica singing 👍👍
@@matthewmcalley392 We do have one version of "Stone Cold Crazy" on the channel now.
From the 1977 album 'News of the World'
@CoachCastTV live to a hundred-fifty so I can lead you through the Brian May catalog... you have no idea the depth of that man's soul and lyrics❣ Thank both of you for another great reaction 🤗
PS: On social security already, myself lol....Careful what anyone wishes for... 'cuz otherwise I'd support your paypal/patreon at a higher tier 😉
Thanks so much. LOL
A hidden gem, for sure! Listen to “You and I”. That’s why I never liked “Best Of” compilations. The good ones were always left out.
Oh man I love this song and it ranks among my top favorites from Queen. It has a beautiful melody but it's also a rocking song! My favorite line: "It's late ... but not too late." This is one of my favorite songs to jam out to when I get on the road. Yes, indeed Queen's songs that didn't get radio play tend to be among their very best music. Most of my favorites tend to be the songs that were not "hits." As far as I'm concerned that shows what an incredible band they really are. When your random album track is better than most people's radio hits, you're a legend! Queen is legendary!
Agreed!
It is obscure but very wonderful! One of my absolute fav's but they have so many. Another great one to try would be "Spread Your Wings" or "You and I". Both are written by John, the bass player and a different feel and style of Queen than you are used to. Thanks for the reactions! Might want to try out "March of the Black Queen' at some point. You will not be disappointed, early Queen was heavier than later Queen.
Thanks for those suggestions.
Lazying on a Sunday Afternoon. Oldschool.
AMAZING SONG .. Written by gorgeous Sir Brian upon finding himself “stuck between a rock & hard a place”! I love how emotional the lyrics are but in no way do I sympathize with the situation!
Millionaire waltz
My favourite Queen track"it’s got It all.
Love your reaction videos.
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Thank you so much!!
I knew you'd like this one.
If you're going to react to Christmas songs, Queen has 2.
The first is called Thank God it's Christmas, which was released in 1984.
The second is called A Winter's Tale. It was one of the last songs that Freddie recorded. He wrote it while looking out the window at his lakefront property while he was convalescing in Switzerland.
It's a beautiful song that really captures the Mercury May aesthetic. Mercury sings with his beautiful voice while May answers on guitar. It gets me every time.
There is also a video of Freddie Mercury singing White Christmas at a concert in 1977, but the sound quality is poor and it sounds unrehearsed.
Excellent. Thanks for this info!
Hi folks! Re; other reactors-they all seem to do pass the same song around like, well, never mind what I was going to say. But that's one of the things I love about you guys. You don't do the same old thing as everyone else. Queen reactions will bring the eyeballs, but it's nice to have something *different* now and then. Oh, and if you come across it, there's an even more incendiary version of this song on a record called "Queen at the Beeb"-some stuff they recorded for the BBC in "77. Love you guys!
Thanks so much. And just to be clear, we weren't throwing any shade at other channels, just didn't know if anyone was going deeper into their catalog or just doing the more popular ones. We plan on sticking to this for a long time, and Queen will be a regular here. We appreciate you very much!
loved the family guy episode with the news of the world album cover scaring stewie
You should react to Queen "Face It Alone". Freddie was diagnosed with HIV in '87, bits of this song were recorded in '88 but wasn't finished and was shelved. It was rediscovered in 2022, pieced into a song and was released. Therefore, we had a new Queen song, 31 years after his passing, with Freddie doing vocals. Its very emotional.😭 Again, I would love your reaction to Queen "Ogre Battle" ,1975 hammersmith odeon. It has great bass and guitar 🔥 I think you would really like it. (It's Trudy, my name is misspelled up top 🥴)
We'll definitely keep both of these in mind. We owe Queen fans a couple of videos when we return from vacation.
@@CoachCastTV Sounds good. Hope you're having a a great time and be safe😃
@@trudehunnicutt8214 Thank you!
It was a single in North America in 1978 but it didnt get too much support so back in its time it just faded without too much reaction (#74 on Billboard)
Good info. It's one of our favorites so far and hard to understand how this one didn't take off.
Love your Queen reactions! 💛💛And Happy Thanksgiving from Oregon
Thank you! You too!
Coach you should check to see if any of the AMC theaters near you are showing the Queen Monteal Concert. It is an event that is being done in January at selected I-Max theathers. I saw it on Queen Officals site and have my ticket..
Appreciate that heads up. We had someone also just post that on our Facebook page. We'll take a look.
You’re right this wasn’t a radio hit but it’s one of my favs.
By the way I think you should check out “Resurrection” by Sir Bri live at the Brixton Academy.
One of our favorites also! Thanks for that suggestion.
Greeting guyz!! Today, I would LOVE to suggest a brand new song entitled "Dissociation", by the French Canadian Death Metal/Classical project named "Disorientation". This is a lyric video* Thank you for your attention and have a nice day ;)
If you want a bit more of a jacked up queen sound listen to "the hitman" from the innuendo album...keep em coming guys!
Thanks!
Yeah , decent song for the rockers out there , good suggestion.
Y’all slay all day
Hey coach, Dodgers fan? Great song and great review. "Hitman" and "Breakthru" keep the Queen reviews coming. Boomer Sooner.
Yeah, I don't even watch baseball anymore but dug the hat out for the jersey. LOL
how how how have yoy not reacted to dont stop me now
LOL, the list is massive...so many songs to do, everyone says their recommendation is the best. We have no idea, so we're just along for the ride. And they've all been good, so we're not complaining.
190th like 👍
Brian wrote about his infidelity and subsequent heartache, confusion and regret more than once.
hes such a quiet sweet man you would never think he went thru so much, though they do say the quiter the man the more he has hiding
Brian's songs usually had a heavier rock style
It was an A side release in the states in an edited form in 1978. Didn't do much in the Billboard charts, but it's still a blistering track. Recommend a Roger lead track from the same album titled "Fight From The Inside".
Thanks so much!
OMG Fight from the inside is incredible. Such a different vibe going on with it. They were all so talented, each member being able to create amazing compositions.
Tomorrow marks the 32nd death anniversary of Freddie Mercury. In honor of him, I would like you to react to "The Show Must Go On", he recorded while he was very ill
Another great reaction thanks ! Please could you react to Spread your Wings written by John Deacon. The best version is IMO the BBC session October 28th 1977 Maida Vale Studio 4.
Thank you. We'll keep this in mind for a future reaction.
The best outro ever!
I'm ashamed to admit that even though I must have heard it, I didn't remember this song!
It feels like heresy, but thank you for reacting to the lyric video, because now I've heard all the words, without being distracted by the guys' antics on stage!
I've googled and found a live version (apparently they only performed it in two tours) so I've bookmarked that to have a look at tomorrow...
With a catalog as large as theirs, it's understandable.
@@CoachCastTV Sadly, the only Live version I found (other than poor quality audio recordings with a photo to look at) is clearly filmed from the audience, and the quality is so poor, I couldn't watch because of the flashing stage lights... and I could hardly hear Freddie's voice anyway. ☹
Please play who wants to live for ever live Brian May song
It was a single but it was cut by about 2 minutes or butchered really so it didnt have the same impact as the album version think it was a double A side with another impressive song SPREAD YOUR WINGS which is classic Queen, By the way Mrs Coach that is a Guitar RIFF
For Queens ultimate musicianship, you have to do Dragon Attack.
That was the very first song we ever reacted to, and it was fantastic.
@@CoachCastTV I'll have to check it out....cheers
It sounds a bit rough and unpolished by Queen standards but their music at that time was a reaction to the punks to prove the "old" bands could still do some raw rock & roll.
"Hi from brazil. I stumbled upon your channel with your Blackpink series. I'm binge-watching all the videos, they are really great and you guys are awesome! Please add to your list the reaction to '2020 EM UMA MUSICA by LucasInutilismo.' It's a cover of the compilation of the most played songs of the year but in a rock/metal version. If you like the series, he also did 2021 and 2022. Thanks and keep being amazing :)"
Hi there! We're glad to have you, and appreciate the compliments. We'll keep this in mind!
when Brian writes a cheatin' song, he writes a cheatin' song!
I'm ur fan over here in the Philippines can you guys make reaction to black sabbath Ronnie James Dio heaven and hell 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks. That one has been mentioned and we'll try to do it at some point for sure.
@@CoachCastTV❤
Add to that suggestion Sign of the Southern Cross. That one is also Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio.
can you please do a reaction to ogre battle by queen i think you will like this one
Checkout BTS 💜💜😊