Did Brian ever listen to/talk about Freddie Mercury and queen?

[barto]

just curious...couldn't find anything googling. Seems like he would have enjoyed songs like bohemian rhapsody, killer queen, bicycle race...

Does anyone know if he has commented on this before?

[KDS]

I've never heard anything.  I think Queen, particularly the early stuff, might be a little heavy for his taste. 

But I'm sure he'd at least appreciate the vocal harmonies. 

Groups like Uriah Heep and Blue Oyster Cult also had nice harmonies. 

[Please delete my account]

He did indeed like Bohemian Rhapsody.
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php?topic=14762.25;wap2

[Mike's Beard]

I did read that Brian and Dennis wanted to do a version of You Take My Breath Away at one point.

[metal flake paint]

Here's what Brian had to say about Queen in a 1988 episode of L'il Arts Poker Party hosted by Art Fein:

AF: "Do you like Queen, at all?"
BW: "Queen, oh yeah, Queen. Queen were not Beach Boy influenced, I mean, you know, but ah, the guy's classical background was immense, I don't have the background he has to create a record like that where it's such a big sound, ya know, not like a wall of sound like Phil Spector but in a class of its own, ya know what I mean. I heard something in it but I kept referring back to the wall of sound. If you're gonna go so far and make a record that's gonna be that great why not go all the way and do a record that sounds even better."

[joshferrell]

I did read that Brian and Dennis wanted to do a version of You Take My Breath Away at one point.

that would have been cool..... also "Love of my life", "My life has been saved" and "Let me live" would have made beautiful Beach Boys songs if they covered them...

[Lee Marshall]

Very glad to see that Brian liked Queen [and Denny too].  I, too, really respect Queen's body of work.  Freddie was just outstanding.  BR was a mammoth piece of art.  And at that time Mike was singing lead with the Boys on Rock 'n' Roll Music.  Kind of a Night and Day difference.  Both decent hits in their own right.  Only one of the two has truly stood the test of time and become a classic.

Yet... ... ...

If only things had evolved differently.  Starting with Smile.

[KDS]

Oddly enough, Queen evolved from a band in the late 60s with Brian May and Roger Taylor called Smile. 

Once Freddie Mercury joined with John Deacon, the name was changed to Queen. 

[joshferrell]

yes and they covered "I can hear music." too.

[KDS]

yes and they covered "I can hear music." too.

Yep, under the name Larry Lurex. 

[wild neon sins]

I did read that Brian and Dennis wanted to do a version of You Take My Breath Away at one point.

isn't this on somebody's fake Cocaine Sessions tracklist?

[Summertime Blooz]

I did read that Brian and Dennis wanted to do a version of You Take My Breath Away at one point.

that would have been cool..... also "Love of my life", "My life has been saved" and "Let me live" would have made beautiful Beach Boys songs if they covered them...

Or how about the Spector-sish  'Funny How Love Is'? That would've suited the BBs to a T.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

Didn't they "scare" him?

[KDS]

I did read that Brian and Dennis wanted to do a version of You Take My Breath Away at one point.

that would have been cool..... also "Love of my life", "My life has been saved" and "Let me live" would have made beautiful Beach Boys songs if they covered them...

Or how about the Spector-sish  'Funny How Love Is'? That would've suited the BBs to a T.

Nice deep cut from Queen II.  My favorite Queen album, and one of the most underrated albums of all time.