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should of known what was gonna happen as soon as i saw that ITV was covering it [think of the crap job they do with Formula1 folks].
no LIVE bands[all on a time delay] Philip Schofield making up 'facts' as he went along..i didnt know Queen headlined the 1988 concert for Mandela at Wembley,did you? according to Philip Schofield they did..
Stephen Fry getting on Brian's soapbox in the studio with Schofield and trying to lecture the world on how to be humble and getting rightly drowned out by 'tie your mother down'. stick to QI Stephen,its what you do best.
ITV spent more time with Fearne Cotton freezing her tits off backstage and showing clips of Will Smith making an ass of himself frontstage than they did with showing the performance acts.
what we saw of Q+PR on the tv sounded excellent,the other acts 'phoned it in' though by the looks of it [maybe it was ITV making it look like that] but it didnt look great.
and,why on Gods green Earth did they make a virtually immobile 90 year old man walk across the stage to make a speech,he could barely get to the podium,they should of brought the podium to him.the bugger nearly died right there and then on the stage.
and if Amy Winehouse is suffering from Emphyzema then im a monkeys uncle...
no LIVE bands[all on a time delay] Philip Schofield making up 'facts' as he went along..i didnt know Queen headlined the 1988 concert for Mandela at Wembley,did you? according to Philip Schofield they did..
Stephen Fry getting on Brian's soapbox in the studio with Schofield and trying to lecture the world on how to be humble and getting rightly drowned out by 'tie your mother down'. stick to QI Stephen,its what you do best.
ITV spent more time with Fearne Cotton freezing her tits off backstage and showing clips of Will Smith making an ass of himself frontstage than they did with showing the performance acts.
what we saw of Q+PR on the tv sounded excellent,the other acts 'phoned it in' though by the looks of it [maybe it was ITV making it look like that] but it didnt look great.
and,why on Gods green Earth did they make a virtually immobile 90 year old man walk across the stage to make a speech,he could barely get to the podium,they should of brought the podium to him.the bugger nearly died right there and then on the stage.
and if Amy Winehouse is suffering from Emphyzema then im a monkeys uncle...
Well, she said she was going back to hospital straight after the gig. I thought she was great. She didn't even look like she'd taken a load of drugs. Amazing voice.
...And I forgot to watch Queen.
...And I forgot to watch Queen.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freya is quietly judging you. wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Well, she said she was going back to hospital straight after the gig. I thought she was great. She didn't even look like she'd taken a load of drugs. Amazing voice.
...And I forgot to watch Queen. [/QUOTE]
did anyone else check their contrast and brightness controls on the tv during Amy's interview with little Fearnie Cotton?
...And I forgot to watch Queen. [/QUOTE]
did anyone else check their contrast and brightness controls on the tv during Amy's interview with little Fearnie Cotton?
Well, here (in holland) they showed the whole show (I think).
All the Queen songs.
One Vision sounded a bit weird, with some little mistakes a weird timing from Roger.
But I have to say that Paul's voice sounds great, and hope that it will be still that good in Rotterdam (7th of October).
All the Queen songs.
One Vision sounded a bit weird, with some little mistakes a weird timing from Roger.
But I have to say that Paul's voice sounds great, and hope that it will be still that good in Rotterdam (7th of October).
oh and while im thinking of it:
Oprah Winfrey,Forrest Whittaker and a host of other major stars and world leaders were there so who did Philip Schofield have in his studio for a chat about Mandela?
yep,that mental midget and self-publicist Geri f*cking Halliwell!
Oprah Winfrey,Forrest Whittaker and a host of other major stars and world leaders were there so who did Philip Schofield have in his studio for a chat about Mandela?
yep,that mental midget and self-publicist Geri f*cking Halliwell!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Zebonka12 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Paul Rodgers was pretty good, flubbed lyrics aside. Whoever said "One Vision" was a mess needs to hear the Wembley version without overdubs.... there's a similar amount of stuff-ups.
I for one won't hold it against Paul Rodgers simply because he isn't Freddie Mercury. :/[/QUOTE]
I didn't say they played it worse than on some random night more that two decades ago. I said the song was a mess and that's how it sounded in my ears. Espeacially the beginning of the song was terrible. Danny missed his cue (but can you blame him 'cos Bria was all over the place and missed more than a note). Roger's backing vocals were out of time (well, not in sych with Paul anyway). Paul forgot a line or two in the second verse. Needless to say the "cold wind blows/hard rain falls" part was a disaster.
The rest of the songs were great but One Vision wasn't that impressive. Paul was great and I think he had more confident fronting Queen now that in 2005.
Paul Rodgers was pretty good, flubbed lyrics aside. Whoever said "One Vision" was a mess needs to hear the Wembley version without overdubs.... there's a similar amount of stuff-ups.
I for one won't hold it against Paul Rodgers simply because he isn't Freddie Mercury. :/[/QUOTE]
I didn't say they played it worse than on some random night more that two decades ago. I said the song was a mess and that's how it sounded in my ears. Espeacially the beginning of the song was terrible. Danny missed his cue (but can you blame him 'cos Bria was all over the place and missed more than a note). Roger's backing vocals were out of time (well, not in sych with Paul anyway). Paul forgot a line or two in the second verse. Needless to say the "cold wind blows/hard rain falls" part was a disaster.
The rest of the songs were great but One Vision wasn't that impressive. Paul was great and I think he had more confident fronting Queen now that in 2005.
yep ITV did a right shit job of that.
and did anyone see Amy Wineo laughing like a goon thru Mr Mandela's speech?
and did anyone see Amy Wineo laughing like a goon thru Mr Mandela's speech?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]intimate rush wrote: [/QUOTENAME]yep ITV did a right shit job of that.
and did anyone see Amy Wineo laughing like a goon thru Mr Mandela's speech?[/QUOTE]
Missed that, but from what I saw of her performance I cant see why anyone could possibly say she was good?
She mumbles her way through her songs, and gets the timing of the lines all off, she is genuinely frightening to look at - not just her face, have a look at her legs, their horrible, and look as though they'll snap at any second, and dont even get me started on how off key and appalling she was during "Free Nelson Mandela" !
QPR were awesome apart from One Vision, which Brian needs to practice more to tidy it up!
and did anyone see Amy Wineo laughing like a goon thru Mr Mandela's speech?[/QUOTE]
Missed that, but from what I saw of her performance I cant see why anyone could possibly say she was good?
She mumbles her way through her songs, and gets the timing of the lines all off, she is genuinely frightening to look at - not just her face, have a look at her legs, their horrible, and look as though they'll snap at any second, and dont even get me started on how off key and appalling she was during "Free Nelson Mandela" !
QPR were awesome apart from One Vision, which Brian needs to practice more to tidy it up!
Well here's the entire performance by Queen on youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o9TIZQFMexY&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YXtzLzySHUY&feature=related
Also the entire event will be rebroadcast on
Sunday, June 29
Wednesday, July 2
Friday, July 18
at
http://www.46664.com/mediaplayer.html
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o9TIZQFMexY&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YXtzLzySHUY&feature=related
Also the entire event will be rebroadcast on
Sunday, June 29
Wednesday, July 2
Friday, July 18
at
http://www.46664.com/mediaplayer.html
Also on youtube Is This The World We Created with Andrea Corr....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4oB8yo4Ok
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4oB8yo4Ok
Well it is obvious that Paul was mistaken after the first verse end thought they where going to the middle part of the sons, but he even the great artists can be a little bit nervous. but what a blast, I just wtached the concert back on Youtbue with hedaphones and I think it's great they rock I can't wait to the 7the of october
The performance was pretty good in my opinion. One vision was a bit I guess but maybe with a few more run outs they'll nail it. Perhaps its not going to be used on tour anyway, maybe they just thought it would be fitting for the Mandela show you know, one man, one goal, one mission etc!! I certainly hope they do use it as its such an awesome opener to a show and will no doubt get much better with time.
Excellent - from what I've seen so far on Youtube! Thanks for those links.
Very exciting to see them again. Those lucky audience members!!!
I like One Vision a lot - I hope they keep it in for the tour.
Very exciting to see them again. Those lucky audience members!!!
I like One Vision a lot - I hope they keep it in for the tour.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Absolutely fantastic. One Vision sounded as triumphant as it did back in 1986, and Paul's interpretation of it was nothing short of brilliant. They all looked and played great. Who cares about a couple missed notes? Rock and roll is all about the feeling conveyed... and it'd be hard to have more feeling than what that set had. Champions was the most powerful version I've heard in years, and Brian's solos were all right on the money. Excellent performance.
An interesting note:
I just watched the show on CBC, and in the credits it said that Spike Edney was the musical director. If anyone has ever doubted Spike's abilities and respect he has from those around him... there's all the proof you need.
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Right on spot! I really thought that they were great, and Brian was playing with such a feeling.
And Roger was fantastic too! Paul Rodgers was outstanding, and he his 58(?) if i´m not mistaken. What a source of energy.
Well said SirGH.
Take care
An interesting note:
I just watched the show on CBC, and in the credits it said that Spike Edney was the musical director. If anyone has ever doubted Spike's abilities and respect he has from those around him... there's all the proof you need.
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Right on spot! I really thought that they were great, and Brian was playing with such a feeling.
And Roger was fantastic too! Paul Rodgers was outstanding, and he his 58(?) if i´m not mistaken. What a source of energy.
Well said SirGH.
Take care