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Bigfish
spandan wrote: Staying Power is much more awesome on Leeds '82 than on Milton Keynes '82. That's one heck of a song live.
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
spandan
Bigfish wrote: spandan wrote: Staying Power is much more awesome on Leeds '82 than on Milton Keynes '82. That's one heck of a song live.
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
I wish I was!! But I really do love that show, its specially much better than the more-popular Milton Keynes '82.
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
I wish I was!! But I really do love that show, its specially much better than the more-popular Milton Keynes '82.
Bigfish
spandan wrote: Bigfish wrote: spandan wrote: Staying Power is much more awesome on Leeds '82 than on Milton Keynes '82. That's one heck of a song live.
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
I wish I was!! But I really do love that show, its specially much better than the more-popular Milton Keynes '82.
If you weren't there it's rather difficult to discuss with a common frame of reference.
Play the game is also better on Leeds '82 show, heck I also prefer Somebody to love from this show.
Queen's 80's song in particular were much better live (Hot Space songs in particular).
I also love these:
Great King Rat performed in full. 1st May 1975 Tokyo, Japan.
Dragon Attack. This I love from Milton Keynes '82.
Stone Cold Crazy. Rainbow '75.
Ogre Battle. Hammersmith '79.
White Man. Earl's Court '77.
Where you at the Leeds show ?
I wish I was!! But I really do love that show, its specially much better than the more-popular Milton Keynes '82.
If you weren't there it's rather difficult to discuss with a common frame of reference.
MercurialFreddie
To Gregsynth:
I think that Freddie in Stuttgart 84' nailed "searching for love..." in contrast to Brussels which is an excellent performence if you compare the reproduction of the song sections etc. than Brussels is like 1:1 except for the one small minus mentioned.
I think that Freddie in Stuttgart 84' nailed "searching for love..." in contrast to Brussels which is an excellent performence if you compare the reproduction of the song sections etc. than Brussels is like 1:1 except for the one small minus mentioned.
lifetimefanofqueen
who wants to ive forever live in budapest,
so emotional :(
makes me cry when i think of how freddie was ill and brian was depressed (hence the song)
its very sad, wanna give them both a biiig hug
so emotional :(
makes me cry when i think of how freddie was ill and brian was depressed (hence the song)
its very sad, wanna give them both a biiig hug
Gregsynth
The Brussels and Stuttgart performances of Somebody To Love are some of the best on the tour (along with Dublin and Tokyo). The Brussels version sounds like a Hot Space version (timbre and phrasing wise), while Stuttgart has beastly power!
As for Staying Power: Milton Keynes by far, is the best: Freddie nails ALL the notes in the verses (the only time he ever did that), and is the closest you are going to get to the studio version!
As for Staying Power: Milton Keynes by far, is the best: Freddie nails ALL the notes in the verses (the only time he ever did that), and is the closest you are going to get to the studio version!
Bigfish
Gregsynth wrote: The Brussels and Stuttgart performances of Somebody To Love are some of the best on the tour (along with Dublin and Tokyo). The Brussels version sounds like a Hot Space version (timbre and phrasing wise), while Stuttgart has beastly power!
As for Staying Power: Milton Keynes by far, is the best: Freddie nails ALL the notes in the verses (the only time he ever did that), and is the closest you are going to get to the studio version!
I agree that fred nailed it completely - and the whole band were just so spot on. At the end of the song I got the impression that everyone had been won over by that performance. "F**king amazing" was the repeated phrase from people around me - I'll never forget it. As for it being close to the studio version I'm presuming you just mean Fred as it's clearly arranged very differently. I never worried about Fred hitting all the notes as per the recording - let's face it - he had the kind of voice which could tire easily as he was almost always using his full pitch at least on the high energy numbers. I just wanted him to sing it like he meant it and he was good at that.
As for Staying Power: Milton Keynes by far, is the best: Freddie nails ALL the notes in the verses (the only time he ever did that), and is the closest you are going to get to the studio version!
I agree that fred nailed it completely - and the whole band were just so spot on. At the end of the song I got the impression that everyone had been won over by that performance. "F**king amazing" was the repeated phrase from people around me - I'll never forget it. As for it being close to the studio version I'm presuming you just mean Fred as it's clearly arranged very differently. I never worried about Fred hitting all the notes as per the recording - let's face it - he had the kind of voice which could tire easily as he was almost always using his full pitch at least on the high energy numbers. I just wanted him to sing it like he meant it and he was good at that.
Gregsynth
Yeah, I was just mentioning Freddie's vocal performance on the song :D
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
Bad Seed
Gregsynth wrote: Yeah, I was just mentioning Freddie's vocal performance on the song :D
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
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I really dont think he did nail it at MK. Quite possibly the best version but he is way off in the chorus'. The only one he gets is the very first one.
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
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I really dont think he did nail it at MK. Quite possibly the best version but he is way off in the chorus'. The only one he gets is the very first one.
Bigfish
Bad Seed wrote: Gregsynth wrote: Yeah, I was just mentioning Freddie's vocal performance on the song :D
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
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I really dont think he did nail it at MK. Quite possibly the best version but he is way off in the chorus'. The only one he gets is the very first one.
Oh dear this is getting ridiculous...don't tell me, how many fractions of a semitone was he out then ?
On all the other performances of the song, Freddie would either change the verses' notes around, or miss the notes (it's a very difficult song to sing). At Milton Keynes, he went for it all--and nailed it!
I wish his voice was still tops after Milton Keynes, though!
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I really dont think he did nail it at MK. Quite possibly the best version but he is way off in the chorus'. The only one he gets is the very first one.
Oh dear this is getting ridiculous...don't tell me, how many fractions of a semitone was he out then ?
Gregsynth
Regardless of any pitch problems (I probably have to go back and analyze the song), it's still the best version of the song: I have never heard any other version where he goes for all the B4s in the "I wonder when" parts.
For laughs, the worst version is from 4/17/1982 (2nd Zurich) :D
For laughs, the worst version is from 4/17/1982 (2nd Zurich) :D
Gregsynth
OK, I just listened to the chorus parts (all the "I wonder When" lines). All the B4s are fine. The only parts that he's "off" on are those sustained notes after them (Make It or the "shake it" lines). But he brings them back up to the original pitch towards the end. They aren't even that off (maybe 15 cents at most).
Gregsynth
Now that we've got Staying Power out of the way (lol), here's another "best live performance" of a song:
We Are The Champions from Live Aid
Reasons:
1. Hits both Bb4s before the chorus (though he had to adjust the pitch on the 1st one)
2. Gets the C5 in the first chorus
3. Gets all the chorus notes (only time he ever does that)
We Are The Champions from Live Aid
Reasons:
1. Hits both Bb4s before the chorus (though he had to adjust the pitch on the 1st one)
2. Gets the C5 in the first chorus
3. Gets all the chorus notes (only time he ever does that)
Gregsynth
Here's another mention:
Need Your Loving Tonight (Oakland 1980)
Need Your Loving Tonight (Oakland 1980)