Dragon Attack - Queen
Mar 1, 2013 8:11:41 GMT -5
Post by talon on Mar 1, 2013 8:11:41 GMT -5
Dragon Attack
Written by: Brian May
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- A very rocking, funky song that was unlike what the band had done before.
- It was a signal of Brian trying to accomodate John and Freddie's more experimental side while grounding it in a rock format.
- Played live through 1985 and then brought back for Queen + Paul Rodgers in 2006 and again with Adam in 2012.
QUOTES:
- "It's my favourite song." - John Deacon - 1982
- "Done very late one night probably to the morning, probably very drunk." - Brian May - 1984
- "As a drummer, you need a sense of time, a sense of rhythm, a sort of inner clock and that you really need naturally. You have to have aggression and lastly I would say you definitely need stamina. But you do learn tricks, apart from the fact that you develop more stamina, your muscles get more used to what's demanded of them. We used to do a song called 'Dragon Attack' that was very hard on the right wrist." - Roger Taylor - 1993
- "It was put together in an unusual way. We just jammed for a while and put down the basic riff." - Brian May - 2000
ALTERNATIVE RELEASED VERSIONS:
1991 HOLLYWOOD REMIX
- ESSENTIAL listening.
- Okay, I shouldn't like it. I should hate it...but I don't! The added rap works well in context and it maintains a very rock feel to it.
DAVE OGILVIE REMIX
- Couldn't find a YT video.
- It was an alright remix. Nothing spectacular.
OFFICIALLY RELEASED LIVE VERSIONS:
ROCK MONTREAL VERSION
ON FIRE AT THE BOWL VERSION
- Both versions are similar, with Freddie working it with the audience. High speed and funky. Freddie commanding the audience.
UNRELEASED LIVE VERSIONS:
QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS - LIVE IN WORCESTER 2006
- Done much like the original version, but Paul is more straight forward with it. It was so great to hear this underrated track but it does miss a bit of playfulness. Still awesome though.
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT - LIVE IN LONDON 2012
-Done very differently than the original version. Some Queen fans complained that it was done too slowly and that perhaps Brian and Roger were getting older and so it was a bit tired. Myself, I kind of thought it was intentional and that it was done so to suit Adam. It was done much more slinkily that way and it did work very well.
PERSONAL NOTES:
- One of my favs. A very underrated track that I was glad to see them resurrect with Adam. I wish Queen had attempted a bit more in this vein than committing themselves more fully to the dance rock they tried on the next album
Written by: Brian May
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Take me to the room where the red's all red
Take me out of my head, that's what I said yeah
Hey take me to the room where the green's all green
And from what I've seen it's hot it's mean
Gonna use my stack
It's gotta be Mack
Gonna get me on the track
Got a dragon on my back
Take me to the room where the beat's all round
Gonna eat that sound (yeah yeah yeah!)
Take me to the room where the black's all white
And the white's all black take me back to the shack
She don't take no prisoners
Gonna give me the business
Got a dragon on my back
It's a dragon attack
Get down, I said so
Hey hey, All right
She's low down
She don't take no prisoners
Go down
Gonna give me the business
No time
Yeah chained to the rack!
Show time
Got a dragon on my back
Show down
Go find another customer
Slow down
I gotta make my way
Take me out of my head, that's what I said yeah
Hey take me to the room where the green's all green
And from what I've seen it's hot it's mean
Gonna use my stack
It's gotta be Mack
Gonna get me on the track
Got a dragon on my back
Take me to the room where the beat's all round
Gonna eat that sound (yeah yeah yeah!)
Take me to the room where the black's all white
And the white's all black take me back to the shack
She don't take no prisoners
Gonna give me the business
Got a dragon on my back
It's a dragon attack
Get down, I said so
Hey hey, All right
She's low down
She don't take no prisoners
Go down
Gonna give me the business
No time
Yeah chained to the rack!
Show time
Got a dragon on my back
Show down
Go find another customer
Slow down
I gotta make my way
- A very rocking, funky song that was unlike what the band had done before.
- It was a signal of Brian trying to accomodate John and Freddie's more experimental side while grounding it in a rock format.
- Played live through 1985 and then brought back for Queen + Paul Rodgers in 2006 and again with Adam in 2012.
QUOTES:
- "It's my favourite song." - John Deacon - 1982
- "Done very late one night probably to the morning, probably very drunk." - Brian May - 1984
- "As a drummer, you need a sense of time, a sense of rhythm, a sort of inner clock and that you really need naturally. You have to have aggression and lastly I would say you definitely need stamina. But you do learn tricks, apart from the fact that you develop more stamina, your muscles get more used to what's demanded of them. We used to do a song called 'Dragon Attack' that was very hard on the right wrist." - Roger Taylor - 1993
- "It was put together in an unusual way. We just jammed for a while and put down the basic riff." - Brian May - 2000
ALTERNATIVE RELEASED VERSIONS:
1991 HOLLYWOOD REMIX
- ESSENTIAL listening.
- Okay, I shouldn't like it. I should hate it...but I don't! The added rap works well in context and it maintains a very rock feel to it.
DAVE OGILVIE REMIX
- Couldn't find a YT video.
- It was an alright remix. Nothing spectacular.
OFFICIALLY RELEASED LIVE VERSIONS:
ROCK MONTREAL VERSION
ON FIRE AT THE BOWL VERSION
- Both versions are similar, with Freddie working it with the audience. High speed and funky. Freddie commanding the audience.
UNRELEASED LIVE VERSIONS:
QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS - LIVE IN WORCESTER 2006
- Done much like the original version, but Paul is more straight forward with it. It was so great to hear this underrated track but it does miss a bit of playfulness. Still awesome though.
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT - LIVE IN LONDON 2012
-Done very differently than the original version. Some Queen fans complained that it was done too slowly and that perhaps Brian and Roger were getting older and so it was a bit tired. Myself, I kind of thought it was intentional and that it was done so to suit Adam. It was done much more slinkily that way and it did work very well.
PERSONAL NOTES:
- One of my favs. A very underrated track that I was glad to see them resurrect with Adam. I wish Queen had attempted a bit more in this vein than committing themselves more fully to the dance rock they tried on the next album