Awesome Freddie Mercury

An amazing recording of the greatest rock vocalist of all time, captured back in 1986 as part of the 96-track Time. With the help of musician and producer Dave Clark, we now get to hear a stripped-down and cleaned up version, backed only by piano, along with HD footage of Mercury which will send chills down your spine.

This little critter may be small, but his voice is mighty. Thanks to animator Joe Vevers, we now know what Bohemian Rhapsody might have been like if it only starred furry little creatures. Magnifico!

We never had a doubt that Freddie Mercury was the greatest rock vocalist ever, but if you need any convincing, listen to this isolated version of his lead vocals from Don’t Stop Me Now. It’s a much more somber track without the chorus and instruments, but still incredibly powerful.

A fantastic new remix of the classic Queen track All Dead, All Dead, created from a raw session of Freddie Mercury’s lead vocals – which didn’t appear on the album – and the instrumentation from 1977’s News of the World. Pre-order the amazing 40th anniversary box set now.

Watch as artist Juliana LePine painstakingly sculpts an incredibly detailed clay sculpture of musician Freddie Mercury in one of his most iconic and victorious poses. We had no idea that sculptors started by building a skeleton before applying the skin and other details.

We can think of no more fitting tribute to the late George Michael than this incredible performance of Queen’s Somebody to Love that he sang in tribute to another great musician taken from us far too soon.

Just in time for Bohemian Rhapsody‘s 40th anniversary, Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts has released an action figure of Queen’s frontman in his now iconic Wembley concert outfit. It comes with three pairs of hands, two faces, a microphone and a mic stand.

Hear how truly brilliant Freddie Mercury’s vocals were in this clip which extracts only the vocals from his collaboration with David Bowie on Under Pressure – not that Bowie is any slouch either. More here, here and here.