[The chorus] sounds like a football crowd singing. It's quite moving.
The explosion's meant to break up. It's totally intentional. We said, “The explosion will be too big for the studio, so tape saturation will be a part of the sound.”
This has a great 6/8 swing and a cool kick drum pattern that feels really good. It's hard to pull off – even though it sounds simple - and Roger does it very well.
In the Lap of the Gods was always one of my favourites, one of Freddie's great outgoing moments.