#Gallesa

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

Today, on August 24th, 1975 – Queen Story!

Queen starts recording ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at Rockfield studio’s in Galles.

🔸THE DAY QUEEN BEGAN RECORDING THEIR MASTERPIECE, ‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’

- Ultimate Classic Rock, August 24, 2015

by Eduardo Rivadavia

If you were to write a history of the recording studio and, specifically, its usefulness as a laboratory for musicians' most ambitious creations, then an entire chapter might well be devoted to "Bohemian Rhapsody." The members of Queen began recording the song on Aug. 24, 1975, redefining the known limits of popular music in the process.

Suffice to say that, whatever Chuck Berry had in mind when he asked Beethoven to roll over, "Bohemian Rhapsody"'s jaw-dropping pastiche of rock and opera sure wasn't it. But then, Queen's flamboyant and unpredictable brand of art rock had been simultaneously stumping and amazing all those who'd heard it well before "Bohemian Rhapsody" came along. It continually morphed over the first three albums of the group's career, until 1974's Sheer Heart Attack started connecting all the dots.

During the first months of 1975, Queen toured the U.S. as headliners for the first time (alternately supported by Styx and Kansas), making their first trip to Japan (where they received a Beatlemania-type reception), and, in singer Freddie Mercury's case, receiving the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for his work on "Killer Queen."

All of these accomplishments no doubt boosted the band's confidence (and courage) as they started working on new material, both in unison and individually, for the album they would soon name A Night at the Opera. This was to be produced by their engineer Roy Thomas Baker, and it's safe to say neither band nor producer could have guessed what Mercury had up his sleeve as he started cobbling together both new ideas and spare song parts he'd been lugging around for years in the privacy of his Kensington apartment.

According to Baker, in an interview with Sound on Sound, his first inkling of what was in store only came when he visited Queen's singer at his home, and Mercury first played him "Bohemian Rhapsody"'s initial ballad section, concluding it by casually quipping, "And this is where the opera section comes in!" Mercury, Taylor and the other members of Queen -- guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor -- then entered the studio following three weeks of rehearsal to help bring Freddie's madcap magnum opus to life.

Together, the foursome and their studio hands spent as much time arranging, re-arranging, adding, subtracting, and adding some more to "Bohemian Rhapsody"'s bulk as most bands of the time spent on entire albums. In the end, Mercury's central ballad wound up preceded by one of Queen's patented, multi-tracked a capella choirs and was followed by a tasteful solo from May, a minute-long opera section, then a heavy metal instrumental passage and finally a reprise of the core melody, fading gently back into wherever it came from.

All these years later, it's the song's operatic climax that remains its most stunning, almost superhuman, accomplishment, as it required them to clock as 10-to-12 hour days over a three-week period. They reportedly needed nearly 200 vocal overdubs in order to flesh out an entire choir. And then, when they were finally done, their label EMI was, to put it mildly, quite unimpressed.

Although, to be fair, the suits' reasons were typically business-oriented, as "Bohemian Rhapsody's" edged close to the six-minute mark, well beyond the limit favored by commercial radio. Instead, the label suggested they release Deacon's excellent "You're My Best Friend" as first single from A Night at the Opera, but Queen wouldn't hear of it, and it only took a moment for the immediate support of DJs across Britain to prove EMI wrong.

Released in the U.K. on Oct. 31, 1975, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would be No. 1 by Christmas and then hold the spot for nine weeks. Its commercial fortunes were undoubtedly helped by the pioneering music video shot by Queen to stand in for them on Top of the Pops while they were already back on tour by the time they were invited to appear. Meanwhile, their single was also on its way to No. 1 in Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Belgium, earning Top 10 honors in multiple other countries and peaking at No. 9 in America, where it eventually became a million-seller.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" stands as one of the best-selling songs in rock history, prone to repeat visits to global charts anytime it is revived for a movie, commercial or other event, and frankly unique as nothing since has come close to matching its sheer heights of excess, bravura, and, oh yeah, inspiration.

(Source ↘️ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/)

📸 Pic: 1975 - Recording 'A Night At The Opera' album with co- producer Roy Thomas Baker

[its-tea-time-darling]

if your ship hasn't threatened or actually tried to kill each other at some point then what even is the point, honestly

[toby-du-coeur]

[just--a--random--human--being]

Ladies, gentlemen, enby's, aliens, whatever you identify as

I have been into a few ships recently:

Gally x Minho (Minally)

Gally x Teresa (Gallesa)

Gally x Brenda (Brenally)

Minho x Brenda (Brinho)

Minho x Teresa (Minresa)

Teresa x Brenda (Brenderesa)

So now I present:

Gally x Brenda x Minho x Teresa

Edit:

Lets add Ben bc Benally/Gallen (Ben x Gally) and Benho (Ben x Minho) are awesome ships too

✨Gally x Brenda x Minho x Teresa x Ben✨

(i know Ben never met Teresa and Brenda but im delulu)

[directionerplusgleek]

Gally had been wondering how long it would take before he finally broke his silence. It was a thought that tended to cross his mind at night, as he tried fruitlessly to find some rest. How long before he finally said something?

And how would Teresa react when he did?

Submission for AU-gust - 1 Canon Divergence

[medjackjeff]

what the hell, he was sexy. when did gally become sexy even. omg. he was. #GALLESA MOMENTS I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE #very welcomed

………..absolutely same tho??? Like, the way he handled that chair in the interrogation scene?? The way his hand runs down Teresa’s arm when he keeps her from reaching for the knife?? That made me Feel Things™which I was NOT ready for. I also don’t know when that happened.

[onlytmrminho]

Can I also say that The Death Cure movie had me shipping Gallesa again? Teresa and Gally in this movie were brilliant. 

[crestfallercanyon]

4, 10 and 27 for gallesa — but i had amazing leigtweight!teresa hcs already just reading the list, so 🤩

OH MY GOD YES BELOVED SHIP FROM MY BELOVED TEA LET'S GO (for those who don't know, Galesa is Gally and Teresa and I am HERE for it)

4. Which one is more protective? Who needs to be protected?

These two are my post-apocalyptic babies and I love them. I would say that they actually are pretty even-handed here, I think they're both protective but in different scenarios. I think predominantly they help the other protect them from themselves.

Gally tries not to tread on Teresa much because Teresa does not need him to protect her much at all, but every once in a while someone does something he won't stand for. Either they find out about her history with WICKED and try to hold it over her head, or they won't listen to her, or sometimes they just get too handsy, and that's when Gally gets pissed. That's when he stands up and juts his chin out and he usually doesn't say much at first, usually that's enough, but he has thrown a few people out on their ass or given a verbal berating. He always quips after "I know you didn't need me to do that, but I just got pissed off," and she will respond "I didn't... but thanks."

Teresa is there most often to protect Gally from himself. Gally gets down a lot, or worries about his own effectiveness, or has hallucinations about Chuck and she'll talk him down. She also hates whenever someone tries to insinuate that he's just some dumb pitbull she keeps around to look tough. Gally is smart, handy, and she enjoys his company, and fuck anyone who dares insinuate otherwise. Occasionally it gets bad enough that she'll draw a gun, but she never shoots and never will because her and Gally's little secret is: she's a terrible shot.

10. Describe their first date

Their first date wasn't meant to be a date at all, I think. Or, at least, from their perspective it wasn't (I could totally see Brenda setting something up with the two of them). They're dressed up. They're somewhere that they'd never go without their group, like an art museum (Teresa's more into sciences and Gally's more interested in the architecture of the building than the art itself). Their tickets are timed so they decide that they'll go inside and they can start on the exhibits and when their friends show up they can double back, they don't care. So they go inside.

At first they just kind of nod along and look at paintings, simple "I like this one's," and, "this one's kind of neat." Then they get to some art that looks kind of silly and looks like it was drawn with crayon. And Gally quips, "huh, I think this used to hang in the Sistine Chapel." And Teresa laughs. She riffs off of it. "Michaelangelo learned from him, it says right here," and Gally laughs along with her.

And Gally realizes he kind of likes Teresa's laugh. Her real laugh, not this light and airy thing, but this laugh that's tight and closed around her throat and chittering. And Teresa realizes Gally's got a wicked sense of humor, and they may be able to keep up with each other.

Then it really begins. They go all over the museum. Some exhibits are simple little jokes, but then they get to tapestries that are amazing feats of work ("can you imagine the hours it took to make this? the detail. It's amazing." and "it is fucking impressive. Also the dedication. I know I wouldn't want to weave someone getting decapitated on a loom. And they wove this -- it's better than some pictures." And then they get more serious. There are some art exhibits that require neat science that Teresa knows way more about than what's on the epigraph, and they get to exhibits of old century homes and Gally explains some of the choices in architecture and why they'd use certain tools (some stuff very impressive, some stuff not so much). And it's fun, and informative, and funny. And they get to a painting they both really really enjoy, and they sit there for a long time.

Gally is the first to say that he doesn't think the others are coming. Teresa admits that when they first were alone she was nervous, but she had a really nice night, and thanks. And then, Gally offers to buy dinner, and Teresa accepts, but only if she gets to choose the place. Gally agrees.

They leave and, dressed up in their nice clothes, Teresa brings them to the world's dingiest taco stand and Gally snickers (though it does have some amazing tacos). They end up walking along the riverside and just talking and enjoying each other's company until it gets very late, and Gally walks Teresa to her car. Before she gets inside she says "Next time you should wear your tuxedo, and I'll take you to the Halal food truck on seventh," and Gally laughs and says he's there. Then, after a moment of lingering, they kiss.

Then yeah, they start dating after that.

27. Who is the lightweight that needs to be taken care of at the end of the party?

Teresa. 100 percent. She's just so tiny, and Thomas or Minho always rope her into challenges like "match me" or "power hours" and Teresa really doesn't drink this much unless they're together and they're all terrible influences. She has zero elegance at the end of the night, is clumsy, laughs so loud, has no filter, and is touchy in a fun way but also like an "oh my god girl". At the end of the night she is aware she needs to get home though and she goes to Gally, "You mind taking me home, stud?" and Gally usually rolls his eyes and says "thought you'd never ask." She almost always falls asleep in the car. When they get home, if Teresa doesn't vomit, Gally takes her to the shower with a bottle of water and gatorade and a protein bar. The two sit, usually nearly fully clothed, in the shower. They sit in there for a long time, her head against his collarbone, and listen to podcasts or soft music until they're both no longer sticky.

She has a favorite sweatshirt of his that he throws over her, and she stares at him with big innocent eyes that she doesn't really get any other time, and is just smiling. And Gally gets all heart-eyes for her, he'd do anything for her, she's so fucking cute. She doesn't talk much for the rest of the night, because honestly, she's worried about vomiting. He braids her wet hair and helps her clean off her makeup and kind of coos at her in a way she'd never let him get away with when she wasn't trashed like this. Then she drags him to bed. Gally's kind of a clinger, and Teresa loves this (particularly when she's drunk), and burrows in and melts into him. And in the morning she wears sunglasses in bed and drinks the rest of the gatorade and Gally and her order the greasiest fast food they can find that will deliver and it's pretty great, actually.

And yeah, that's my headcanons for these two. These got way out of hand, but I just, any opportunity to talk about them and I'm taking it. Fucking love them. Thank you SO much for the ask. <3 (ALSO PLEASE TELL ME YOUR OWN LIGHTWEIGHT TERESA HEADCANONS I HAVE TO KNOW)

[learning-to-think]

2021 is Here!!

So. I’m going to try and make SMART goals because I did not do that for 2020 and I studied making SMART goals last summer, eh. Alright let’s go.

unless specified otherwise, the “deadline” is 31 December 2021

Golden all skills up to Checkpoint 5 of the German tree on Duolingo. (that means 101 crowns, I use shortcuts, out of 365 days, I think I can do it :D)

Finish watching Bioshock (in German, with or without subs).

Learn a whole song in German.

Read Asterix a l’escola gallesa in Occitan. 

Make "Studying Italian" fit in the schedule in a consistent, regular manner.

Do one (1) thing at least to work on taking on a Scottish accent when talking in English.

Participate at least once a week in all of the Langblr Gang discord server activities, except for Weekly topics. Let's say once a month for this one because I simply do not vibe with it.

Read 20 books.

Watch 60 films (that makes 5 a month on average). (I count long and short, animated and Live-Action, cinema and stage)

Get that driver license.

Learn a whole song (see previous point 3 :') )

Being better than last year for taking care of my health. (I have been tracking this on my bujo, so I can compare)

[newtscarf]

Newtmas? Honestly, nah. Yes to Minally, Minresa, Minewt, Gallesa, Thomesa, Fryenda, Trenda.

[its-tea-time-darling]

[Gally + Teresa] // Don't look at him.

@mazerunner-rarepairs 3 sentence fic

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“Don't look at him, look at me.”

Words he's wanted to say ever since she first arrived at the Glade and gasped his name with her first breath, ever since she let him up the lookout tower (sturdy, safe; Gally built it) and talk her down, while she threw rocks on all the other boys; on Gally.

She's looked to Thomas all her life, for help, for approval, maybe more, maybe love, Gally couldn't say--but he knows one thing: when this is all over, he won't waste his shot at finding out how she feels when she looks at Gally instead.

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ao3 / bingo progress:

[toby-du-coeur]

galesa romcom rarepair 2k24

@mazerunner-rarepairs

rating: teen and up

Teresa & Gally are the workaholic, dependable, jilted romcom lovers [with lowkey scully & mulder coded levels of feral domesticity]

Gally's watching the dark-haired woman, the jilted one · She walks away, stiff, clutching her suitcase · doesn't look back

She's going to pass Gally · eyes on the shiny airport floor, shoulders bent, loose hand twisting in the buttons of her navy blazer

Gally should leave her to her sorrows

But, again · implosion imminent

So when she walks past him he says, quiet but he knows his voice carries, "You too, huh?" threadbare and disbelieving

Her head snaps around, mouth tight, traces of anger sparkling in her shockingly blue eyes

[street-of-mercy]

The Maze Runner | Gally & Teresa - My Vampire Heart

[medjackjeff]

punkbrenderesa replied to your post “I want to say a lot about TDC BUTalas it pandered to both my...”

I try to scroll past but GALLESA

Honestly, dude, you will love that part. My heart almost stopped.

[batboysofcolour]

Star wars au

Teresa is padme Gally is anikan Alby is obi-wan Janson is the emperor Ava is dooku Minho is Han solo Newt is Leia Thomas is Luke Brenda is Chewbacca Nick is lando Jorge is Boba Aris is Finn Rachel is rey Sonya is poe Winston is kylo Jeff is nux Beth is phasma Harriet is maz

With help from @newtiegotbooty who had to listen to me babble about star wars for about an hour