Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection Part VI (The Untold Story)

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Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection Part VI (The Untold Story)

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There are two different releases of this documentary for sale. The first was

enclosed originally in the Freddie Mercury Solo Collection, and the second was

released seperately, in the Lover of Life, Singer of Songs DVD.



The main differences are the 30 seconds which open the second release, not

available in the first, and the inclusion of subtitles. That's what made me

choose the second release when completing the upload of this series.



Therefore, you have here a subpack including subtitles in English, French,

German, Italian, Spanish, Nederlands, and Portuguese.



Enjoy it.



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A REVIEW (from filethirteen.com)



I don't know if VH1 has done a "Behind the Music" episode about Queen, but

"Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story" seems to assume that they have or they will.

This 68 minute video film includes some interviews with Mercury's bandmates and

other musicians, but the real focal point here is Mercury's upbringing, his

sexual life and his eventual death from AIDS in 1991. There just seems to be a

huge chunk of the man's life; his rock star idol image as the frontman of Queen,

mainly; left out. Of course, filmmakers Rudi Dolenzal and Hannes Rosacher are

concentrating on the man here, not Queen.



Jumping around in time and difficult to follow, this documentary covers

Freddie's birth in Tanzania (where he was named Farrokh Bulsara) to his time in

an Indian boarding school as a teenager. Much delight for fans can be gleaned

when rare drawings by Mercury are shown. The flamboyant singer also flirted with

fashion design and many of these images, including drawings and a few actual

garments, are also shown.



Some time into his late teenage years, Freddie formed a band at school called

The Hectics and then later, when in London, joined the band Smile which

eventually evolved into Queen. Again, there is some interesting recreations and

recorded material used to tell this part of the story.



But the real interesting stuff here is the interviews with Mercury's "wife," a

female whom he lived with for 6 years and eventually came out to, and his final

male lover whom Mercury often introduced as "my husband." The film does not get

"seedy" and really delve into Mercury's sexual peccadillos, however it does show

video footage of Mercury's debauched 39th birthday which apparently went on for

weeks.



Finally, mention must be made of the segment with opera diva Montserrat Caballe

which shows Mercury's wonderful and imaginative musicianship. The interview with

Caballe reflects her deep love for him and through her we are touched by

Mercury's marvellous spirit and creativity.



"Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story" brings forth images and interviews that the

most diehard Queen fan will never have seen before. But at 68 minutes, the film

only glosses over the man's life and legacy. Very little coverage of his

wonderful musical work with Queen is really included and no mention of the

"tribute" concert in his honor following his death is made. This, quite simply,

is only a slice of the pie.





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This is a part of the 10cd+2DVD box The Freddie Mercury Solo Collection



Part I: The Albums

CD01 Mr. Bad Guy

CD02 Barcelona



Part II: The Singles

CD04 The Singles 1973-1985

CD05 The Singles 1986-1993



Part III: Rarities

CD06 Rarities I (Mr. Bad Guy Sessions)

CD07 Rarities II (Barcelona Sessions)

CD08 Rarities III (Other Sessions)



Part IV: Remixes, Instrumentals and Interviews

CD03 The Great Pretender

CD09 Instrumentals

CD10 David Wigg Interviews



Part V: The Video Collection (H.264/AC3 DVDRip)



Part VI: The Untold Story (H.264/AC3 DVDRip)



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