Writing about Queen II makes me extremely happy – along with A Day At the Races, this is an album that I can always listen to without getting tired. I take a deep breath at the beginning, synchronizing my heartbeat with the rhythm of “Procession”, breathing out only at the end, after the jolly singing of “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside” is … Continue reading Queen II
As I was putting Christmas lights on our porch today, I caught myself murmuring “Las Palabras de Amor,” a song that matches this holiday season so well, with cold weather raging outside, and us huddling together in the safety of our houses and apartments, close to our family and pets, grateful for this warmth, in both literal and figurative sense of word. I feel this … Continue reading Hot Space
As we move more and more into winter, with the news being a mix of hope and desperation, and the days growing darker and shorter, I am trying to think of Christmas and New Year – that in a couple of weeks I will bring a tree into our house, and we at least have a bit of a holiday spirit in a tiny circle … Continue reading One Beautiful Christmas Day
“Innuendo” is one of the few Queen albums I knew for my entire life. I first heard this record in 1991, and it became inseparable from my coming of age. When I decided to dedicate this Tiny Essay to Freddie’s memory, I found out that my perception of “Innuendo” is split into two levels: I see these songs through the prism of my current knowledge … Continue reading Innuendo
Queen’s “A Day At The Races” (1976) was probably my greatest discovery as I plunged into the world of this magnificent band three years ago. I think that in part it happened due to the fact that I missed this album as a teenager, when I fell in love with Queen songs for the first time. And so, besides the hits, I knew nothing, and … Continue reading A Day At The Races
I thought of a project that would give me a relief from bad news and anxiety, and hopefully would entertain my friends, fellow Queen fans. It has been three years since the doors to this colorful and joyful world of Queen music opened for me, and I thought that now it is a perfect moment to write a series of essays, each of them dedicated … Continue reading Let Us Cling Together
I was planning something entirely different for this date. But the workload and general tiredness got hold of me, and I decided to keep my tradition of summing up a year with a usual playlist. And here is the first problem: of course, my birthday is in October, which means that this year did not consist entirely of pandemic and lockdowns. But however hard I … Continue reading In Search of Lost Tracks
Three years ago, somewhere around your birthday, you came into my life through the young voices, through your greatest song. I do not believe in accidents, it probably was meant to happen. Two months later I opened my first (Russian) blog page and started writing about your music – because I just needed to verbalize this overwhelming feeling. Six months later I became a follower … Continue reading For Freddie
Our scorching heat and stuffing humidity are coming to an end. Yesterday our city was surrounded by the most intimidating clouds, and then swept by pouring rains. While running my usual errands, I was driving slowly through this weather, and suddenly, a huge rainbow appeared over the horizon. And as trivial as it sounds, it gave me hope and relief, and a sense that the … Continue reading Rethink, Rewind
In honor of the upcoming Virtual 3D-Con, I would like to repost one of my essays that I wrote last December for my stereo pals. If you are interested in more information regarding stereo photography, visit The Stereoscopy Blog, The London Stereoscopic Company website, or the newly opened Stereosite. Click here to read my essay! Continue reading Beauty In Depth
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