#keep yourself alive

[shrubdrawsalot]

hard launching my art fight career

Daisy is from my story Keep Yourself Alive

[kill3r-queen]

Song Number 1

Keep Yourself Alive

1973 Queen

Written by Brian May

3:47 minutes long

A side: Keep Yourself Alive

B side: Son and Daughter

"Selected by the group to lead off its first album, "Keep Yourself Alive" was released as a single in Great Britain and the rest of Europe on July 6, 1973, a few days before the album itself was released. Promotion was handled by EMI, which sent a copy to the BBC, but the disc, presented in the traditional white sleeve used to hold copies meant for the press, bore no inscrip-tion. The label had failed to include the name of the group and the title of the song. The single landed in the hands of Mike Appleton, producer of the famous show The Old Grey Whistle Test, broadcast on BBC2, and its host, Bob Harris, both of whom were seduced by the energy it gave off. Since there was no existing video clip, they took the liberty of illustrating the song with images taken from Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 presidential campaign film and played the single on July 23, 1973. The next day, the BBC2 switch-board was inundated with calls from viewers intrigued by this mysterious song. If this was a ploy on the part of EMI to whet the curiosity of radio programmers, then the tech-nique certainly worked. EMI informed Harris and Appleton that they had the first single from a new band called Queen, and a promotion campaign was finally put in place around the group's first album." Queen all the songs (Page 32).

Production:

"The first version of "Keep Yourself Alive," was recorded during the De Lane Lea sessions in 1971, and it was always the group's favorite. The intro was played on acoustic gui-tar before being dubbed by May's Red Special, which had been plugged into the wall of Marshall amps deployed for the occasion by Terry Yeadon and Geoff Calvar. Brian, who was the composer, argued at length during the sessions at Trident Studios to have the original version appear on the album, but had to give in to opposition from producer Roy Thomas Baker, who was satisfied with the current produc-tion of the track. Queen then suggested that Mike Stone, Baker's assistant, present his vision of the track by carry-ing out a new mixing to his taste. This latter version won all the votes, and so it was Stone's version that was kept for the album. Brian May was never satisfied with this choice, and had to resign himself to the fact that the magic that had worked so well on the original demo was lost forever.In the introduction to "Keep Yourself Alive" we find many of the elements of the future sound of Queen, such as the phaser effect used on the guitar played in palm mute, accompanied by the Premier New Era bell on drums (also present in the introduction to "Liar"). The hi-hat roll is also a signature found in many Roger Taylor drum patterns. This introduction to the song works extremely well and effectively draws the listener in-so much so that when listening to the 1981 hit "Edge of Seventeen," sung by for-mer Fleetwood Mac member Stevie Nicks, listeners can clearly hear Taylor's influence on that track's producer, Jimmy Lovine." Queen all the songs (Page 32 -33).

Music Video:

The filming of a promotional music video was planned at the Brewer Street Studios, located thirty kilome ters west of London. Mike Mansfield, who would soon become famous for his gigantic concert recordings, was chosen for the production on August 9, 1973. Tensions ran high between the group and the filmmaker, who, in response to each of their suggestions, politely thanked the musicians and reminded them of their inexperi-ence. In the end, the group fired Mansfield and dumped the video, which seemed to them to not be in keeping with their creative world. It is true that the psychedelic visuals do not present the musicians at their best, and they give the group a very dated look. All that's miss-ing is a kaleidoscope effect to make you believe you're back in 1968 in an Iron Butterfly video. It was the oppo-site of what Queen was going for. Refusing to use the images filmed by Mansfield, the boys took matters into their own hands (as usual) and took over production on October 1, 1973, at St. Johns Wood Studios, accom-panied by Barry Sheffield, one of the bosses at Trident. Technician Bruce Gowers ensured the smooth run-ning of the day, and created a friendly relationship with the musicians that would lead to them working together again, most notably on the video for "Bohemian Rhapsody," which Gowers directed in November 1975. The shooting of "Keep Yourself Alive" was a great suc-cess. This film would be included in the double version of the Greatest Video Hits 1 DVD in 2002. (Page 33).

Fun facts:

1: Guitarists wanting a precise and regular palm mute like the one in the intro to "Keep Yourself Alive" use a flexible pick in the right hand to make it easier to go back and forth. May chose the opposite option, preferring the thickness of a sixpence coin that barely protrudes from his right thumb, and using its grooves to accentuate the attack on the strings. (Page 33).

2: On the compilation The Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits, released in 2003, the group Pantera modified the intro to their hit "Cowboys from Hell" by adding a detuning effect on the first beat, which was absolutely identical to what May played on the "Keep Yourself Alive" attack. The trick made the two introductions extremely similar.(Page 33).

All information from the book Queen: all The Songs The Story Behind Every Track

[cosmonautroger]

Queen, Keep Yourself Alive, 1974

[princess-m-81]

Sveglia che è mattina 😎

[manouk32]

Do you think your better every day?

no, I just think I’m just two steps nearer to my grave

[freddie-mercuryy]

Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (1973)

[greyfieldsys1937]

hey. queer person here.

if a queer person chooses to hide their gender or sexuality for their own safety, they aren't traitors.

if a queer person chooses to avoid openly queer people for their own safety, they aren't traitors.

if a queer person chooses not to go to Pride parades or GSA clubs for their own safety, they aren't traitors.

if a queer person chooses to pretend to be cishet , allo , and uninvolved in the queer community, for their own safety, they aren't traitors.

stop being fucking COCKS to everyone who isn't as openly queer as you.

I live in america. It isn't safe for me to be openly queer in person and it's slowly becoming worse online, too. I used to be very open about sexuality and gender and I can't anymore. I told my friends that I was quitting our GSA and didn't want to be associated with LGBTQ+ for a little while for my own safety

You know what I got? A three minute scolding about standing up for my rights.

WE ARE TEENAGERS. WE SHOULDN'T FUCKING HAVE TO.

All this being said.

My dears. If you ever feel unsafe being queer in this horrid world, you have every right to take the precautions to keep yourself safe. You aren't betraying anyone. You aren't backing out of everything. Your first priority is yourself and your safety. Do what you need to stay safe.

Reblog this if you support the fact that health and safety >>> upholding a social community image

If you wanna argue with me or disagree with me openly do it to my face <3 I'm willing to debate about it but if I find you talking shit about me I will block

[miitroallakk]

update

i’m okay. i’m doing great, in fact.

i ran a 2k the other day and recently i’ve never felt more happier to just be alive. i’ve been traveling recently and found out a lot about me.

i’m still a little broken down but right now i think i’m climbing back up. i don’t want anyone to worry about me; know i am doing good on my own.

to my friends, i love you all and miss you so much but this break has been exactly what i needed. i was so focused on everyone else that i happened to neglect my own mental challenges.

while i was doing that, i was in a tough situation in my life that was also bringing me so much stress. i just couldn’t handle it.

i know this comes off as some stupid main character bullshit but it’s real. i urge everyone to be able to step away from their online spaces and just look around at what they have in the world right now.

not everyone will feel the same way i did, but the routine of getting online and chatting with people endlessly can be rather overwhelming for introverts or people like me-

so treat yourself to a break and keep yourself healthy.