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Bohemian Rhapsody Review<br />
By: Suzanne Oswald<br />
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Recently the popular film Suicide Squad has been in the media frequently, and<br />
not only because of its star-studded cast. The movie is also known for its fantastic<br />
soundtrack. One of those songs is ?Bohemian Rhapsody? by Panic! At the Disco. If you<br />
know anything about classic rock, you know that the original song was by Queen, and<br />
Panic! remade it for this movie. It came out this year on July 31,almost 40 years after<br />
the original. Panic! At the Disco has won 8 awards, but still, many ponder a question:<br />
Which band did it better?<br />
While people usually stay with the classics, Panic! did a fantastic job of capturing<br />
the retro sound while simultaneously adding a modern touch. This could, in turn,<br />
change some people?s opinions.<br />
At the beginning, the new version sounds almost identical to the older one, which can<br />
be very confusing at first. Panic!?s harm ony is very similar to Queen?s in many ways;<br />
that?s why they sound so<br />
similar at first. Although as the<br />
song progresses, you can<br />
hear the difference in the bands?<br />
lead singers Brendon Urie<br />
and Freddie Mercury.<br />
Throughout the entire<br />
new version, you also hear more<br />
electronically generated noises that the 70?s didn?t have<br />
when the original came out.<br />
For example, towards the end<br />
they use a synthesizer, and it<br />
is very obvious. This came as a<br />
surprise because the song is<br />
very well done, and adding this<br />
momentarily made it sound<br />
very tacky. The rest of the song<br />
does, however, make up for it. The breakdown-type part at the end was fantastically<br />
done, and the guitars sounded superb! This was the perfect part to ease all the rock<br />
fans that were listening to the song . Compared to the original, this particular part<br />
could even be better than the old.<br />
Now we get to the end of the song. The ending is one of the most memorable<br />
parts because Queen (original) fades out in this eerie, unique way that adds to the<br />
effect of the entire piece. Panic! does a wonderful job of capturing this eerie ending<br />
and fades out, perfectly ending the song.<br />
Overall, the new version of the song was not done halfway. Panic! At The Disco<br />
did a very good job of remaking it without ruining it like other groups have done in the<br />
past (example: Purple Rain by Prince redone by Dwight Yoakam). I feel as though<br />
Queen would approve of their song. This, however, does not mean that I like the new<br />
version better; I will always be a person that sticks to the classics!
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