Lover Of Life,Singer Of Songs - Freddie Mercury Album Review
Album Review
Week commencing Monday September 18, Freddie Mercury sits nicely at the top of the official Music DVD chart. Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs is almost the visual accompaniment to the double CD of the same title. Mercury wanted it all .Some would say he had it all. When you consider laughingstock Pete Doherty, this DVD will put Freddie's immense all - round talents into perspective. The Lover Of Life... The Untold Story is an award winning documentary about his early days in Zanzibar to his untimely death in London. What a journey it was. A montage of reconstructions, archive footage and interviews with sister Jer Bulsara, sister Kashmira, 'husband' Jim Hutton and a long list of others bring his unique existence to live. It's most moving sequence is, when long-term partner Mary Austin reveals the moment of his sexually and his fatal disease. There's also his final interview.
We learn out about his roots on the island of Zanzibar through to his Indian education at the tender age of 8 in summer 1955, were he was good at art, music and boxing.
Early signs of his theatrical antics began when he dressed up as women in several plays, and he apparently sang O Sole Mio at one school concert. The dye was cast.
During his Queen days he was fascinated as much about the 'package' as much as the 'product'. Possessing a degree in illustration and design, he was aesthetically very savvy. Much of the video footage here confirms that Freddie loved to party at different levels. Having successfully lead Queen to world domination, he embarked on an equally successful solo studio career. He further lived out his various fantasies through his videos, with meticulous attention to detail at every level, even costume and pre-production. His one vision was no barriers, no restrictions. Confessing he was a man of extremes, a man of no half measures, it culminated with duets with opera soprano Montserrat Caballe. His entire solo videos take up DVD 2.
At 45 he was dead. His legacy lives on here. Amazingly, Zanzibar still hasn't recognised his awesome talents.
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