I saw the "Return Of The Champions" tour in Worcester, MA. Great show. Not sold out (which surprised me), but a good size crowd. I had floor seats not too far from the end of the ego ramp.
We did not get "'39". Brian had fallen into the piano pit at the show before ours and was still hurting from it, so this song was elimitated from the setlist. Bummer. Was looking forward to hearing it.
The band was excellent. The vocals were excellent. Much stronger with 5 people vs. 3 people. You could tell that there were recorded vocals for the "We Will Rock You" chant.
Most of the same setlist as "Return Of The Champions". They did play "Dragon Attack". I'd have to look for the setlist to see if there were any other surprises played.
Don't remember any flubs.
I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan. He has a good voice, but I was never into Free or Bad Co. He did a great job in Q+PR. He gets a thank you for doing it. Otherwise I would never have heard those Queen songs in concert and I would never have seen Brian and Roger play.
No photos or video/audio. Sorry. =================================================================================
All lies. Transvestite hillbilly homophobes aren't allowed into Queen concerts. My guess is you never got past the car park before security called the police and they returned you to your trailer park.
Hangman_96 · Member since
jpf wrote:
I saw the "Return Of The Champions" tour in Worcester, MA. Great show. Not sold out (which surprised me), but a good size crowd. I had floor seats not too far from the end of the ego ramp.
We did not get "'39". Brian had fallen into the piano pit at the show before ours and was still hurting from it, so this song was elimitated from the setlist. Bummer. Was looking forward to hearing it.
The band was excellent. The vocals were excellent. Much stronger with 5 people vs. 3 people. You could tell that there were recorded vocals for the "We Will Rock You" chant.
Most of the same setlist as "Return Of The Champions". They did play "Dragon Attack". I'd have to look for the setlist to see if there were any other surprises played.
Don't remember any flubs.
I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan. He has a good voice, but I was never into Free or Bad Co. He did a great job in Q+PR. He gets a thank you for doing it. Otherwise I would never have heard those Queen songs in concert and I would never have seen Brian and Roger play.
No photos or video/audio. Sorry.
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Thanks for telling the story! Always nice to hear about Queen concerts from people who attended them. I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan too, he's a good singer but I think that Freddie was the best and no-one can replace him.
Did you hear about the concert in Kharkov on September 12, 2008? I live in that city. They gathered their biggest audience ever on this concert (350,000!). I was gonna attend it but unfortunately it had failed and I couldn't. I was watching the live TV broadcast. Still remember like it was just yesterday. Great concert! I recommend you to see!
GratefulFan · Member since
jpf wrote:
Since this discussion board doesn't have an Ignore feature, consider yourself ignored.
You're a fucking cunt, bring nothing to the table, and you're not worth my time.
Bye, bye, shit head. ===========================
Oh boy this made me laugh. Is this the jpf that vowed to 'call out assholes' until the end of time and routinely left 18 inane posts in a row so as not to leave a single one unaddressed? I'm actually reluctantly impressed. Knowing when you've been thoroughly beaten is wisdom I wouldn't have credited you for. LOL
GratefulFan · Member since
GratefulFan wrote: With regard to songs about American events/themes by foreign artists, it was funnyish because when I read the posts this morning 5 songs by Canadian artists or bands popped into my head without even trying. I've since forgotten one of the songs, but the others are Ohio and Southern Man (Neil Young), Armageddon (Prism) and American Woman (The Guess Who). None of them are very flattering. I'm sure there are others. I've been trying all day to think of Canadian songs about social issues in any other part of the world outside the African charity singles of the 80's. I've only been able to come up with one 1984 song that referenced the conflict in England/Northern Ireland, and it's a sketchy one because the band had one and eventually two British expats in it. I'm trying to figure out if that's odd. Why are we all singing about America?
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Quoting myself because I just downloaded an iTunes album last night relating to a concert I'm going to in May that is in part in support of it, and I found another pretty brutal example. Check out these lyrics:
We don't take no prisoners
For the funk police
We keep our eyes wide open
And we protect the peace
Got a real basic instinct
To use a real big stick
Gonna rewrite history
Get out the good pen quick
Hey, hey, get out of my way
We just came from the U.S.A
We never listen to revisionists
Don't hear a single word
Got our own sense of history
The best you ever heard
Got all the noses to the grindstone
To make a brand new deal
We're taking everything we need to
We gotta oil the wheel
Hey, hey, get out of our way
We just came from the U.S.A
Hey, hey, get out of our way
We just came from the U.S.A
Cut you open for a nickel
Sew you back up for a dime
For a quarter I can testify someone else did it
Ooh, and for a dollar do it one more time
Hey, hey, get out of our way
We just came from the U.S.A
We don't take no prisoners
For the funk police
We keep our eyes wide open
The Real Wizard · Member since
jpf wrote:
I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan. He has a good voice, but I was never into Free or Bad Co. He did a great job in Q+PR. He gets a thank you for doing it. Otherwise I would never have heard those Queen songs in concert and I would never have seen Brian and Roger play.
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Indeed... regardless of what anyone feels for Paul Rodgers' voice or accomplishments, he is the only person to inspire Brian and Roger to tour together again. There is something to be said for that.
qrock · Member since
Hmmm, What was this thread called again? I think it was Queen I vs Led Zeppelin I.
Well you all sure do like to go off at a tangent when discussing Queen and Led Zeppelin. Remember Greatest Guitar Work by Brian May? That sort of thing.
brENsKi · Member since
qrock wrote: Hmmm, What was this thread called again? I think it was Queen I vs Led Zeppelin I.
Well you all sure do like to go off at a tangent when discussing Queen and Led Zeppelin. Remember Greatest Guitar Work by Brian May? That sort of thing. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
ah bless...did "your" thread not go where you wanted it to go? welcome to QZone, ;-) one thing you need to realise....round here WE ALL have ADHD....
now can we please get back on topic....? oh yes
i'd like to add that most bands and artists at least stick to covention...either giving their debut a "i" or leaving it "self titled"....unless you're Peter fucking Gabriel.....then you make your first three albums look like your debut, by calling them all "Peter Gabriel"
qrock · Member since
brENsKi wrote: qrock wrote: Hmmm, What was this thread called again? I think it was Queen I vs Led Zeppelin I.
Well you all sure do like to go off at a tangent when discussing Queen and Led Zeppelin. Remember Greatest Guitar Work by Brian May? That sort of thing. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
ah bless...did "your" thread not go where you wanted it to go? welcome to QZone, ;-) one thing you need to realise....round here WE ALL have ADHD....
now can we please get back on topic....? oh yes
i'd like to add that most bands and artists at least stick to covention...either giving their debut a "i" or leaving it "self titled"....unless you're Peter fucking Gabriel.....then you make your first three albums look like your debut, by calling them all "Peter Gabriel" Hey, I quite enjoy the off topic stuff. It's funny.
I this thread was called Queen vs Led Zeppelin you would think it was about the bands not the albums.
jpf · Member since
Lostman wrote: jpf wrote:
I saw the "Return Of The Champions" tour in Worcester, MA. Great show. Not sold out (which surprised me), but a good size crowd. I had floor seats not too far from the end of the ego ramp.
We did not get "'39". Brian had fallen into the piano pit at the show before ours and was still hurting from it, so this song was elimitated from the setlist. Bummer. Was looking forward to hearing it.
The band was excellent. The vocals were excellent. Much stronger with 5 people vs. 3 people. You could tell that there were recorded vocals for the "We Will Rock You" chant.
Most of the same setlist as "Return Of The Champions". They did play "Dragon Attack". I'd have to look for the setlist to see if there were any other surprises played.
Don't remember any flubs.
I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan. He has a good voice, but I was never into Free or Bad Co. He did a great job in Q+PR. He gets a thank you for doing it. Otherwise I would never have heard those Queen songs in concert and I would never have seen Brian and Roger play.
No photos or video/audio. Sorry.
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Thanks for telling the story! Always nice to hear about Queen concerts from people who attended them. I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan too, he's a good singer but I think that Freddie was the best and no-one can replace him.
Did you hear about the concert in Kharkov on September 12, 2008? I live in that city. They gathered their biggest audience ever on this concert (350,000!). I was gonna attend it but unfortunately it had failed and I couldn't. I was watching the live TV broadcast. Still remember like it was just yesterday. Great concert! I recommend you to see! ---
My not being a Paul Rodgers fan has nothing to do with Freddie. I just never cared for Free or Bad Co. The only Free song that was popular in the U.S. was "All Right Now". O.K. song, but not something I'd go out and purchase. Bad Co. was played far more on U.S. rock radio. Didn't dislike the material, but just wasn't a fan. Guy has a good voice, but since I didn't care for the material, he was never a favorite of mine.
I think Paul did a very good job singing the Queen songs. It wasn't supposed to sound like Freddie. Instead it was a more straightforward rock vibe instead of the glammy vibe that Freddie would bring.
I have the "Live In Ukraine" dvd. It's good. I like the "Return Of The Champions" dvd a bit more.
jpf · Member since
GratefulFan wrote: jpf wrote:
Since this discussion board doesn't have an Ignore feature, consider yourself ignored.
You're a fucking cunt, bring nothing to the table, and you're not worth my time.
Bye, bye, shit head. ===========================
Oh boy this made me laugh. Is this the jpf that vowed to 'call out assholes' until the end of time and routinely left 18 inane posts in a row so as not to leave a single one unaddressed? I'm actually reluctantly impressed. Knowing when you've been thoroughly beaten is wisdom I wouldn't have credited you for. LOL ----
Bring something to the table, bitch.
Otherwise, shut the fuck up.
jpf · Member since
Sir GH wrote: jpf wrote:
I'm not a Paul Rodgers fan. He has a good voice, but I was never into Free or Bad Co. He did a great job in Q+PR. He gets a thank you for doing it. Otherwise I would never have heard those Queen songs in concert and I would never have seen Brian and Roger play.
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Indeed... regardless of what anyone feels for Paul Rodgers' voice or accomplishments, he is the only person to inspire Brian and Roger to tour together again. There is something to be said for that. ----
Without Paul Rodgers I would never have seen Brian May and Roger Taylor in concert.
Now, Brian May and Roger Taylor need to motivate themselves to get Spike, Jamie, and Danny back and do a tour playing their Queen songs. Brian and Roger have the ability to sing lead on all of the songs. Spike, Jamie, and Danny can certainly do a great job with the harmonies and background vocals.
Holly2003 · Member since
jpf wrote: GratefulFan wrote: jpf wrote:
Since this discussion board doesn't have an Ignore feature, consider yourself ignored.
You're a fucking cunt, bring nothing to the table, and you're not worth my time.
Bye, bye, shit head. ===========================
Oh boy this made me laugh. Is this the jpf that vowed to 'call out assholes' until the end of time and routinely left 18 inane posts in a row so as not to leave a single one unaddressed? I'm actually reluctantly impressed. Knowing when you've been thoroughly beaten is wisdom I wouldn't have credited you for. LOL ----
Bring something to the table, bitch.
Otherwise, shut the fuck up. ====================================================
She's running rings around you. You're just too stupid to realise it Cletus.
Kiss suck!
mike hunt · Member since
Why do you people pay so much attention to this kiss fan?...it's really getting old guy's!
GratefulFan · Member since
jpf wrote:
Bring something to the table, bitch.
Otherwise, shut the fuck up. ====================================
Shhhhhh. Shhhhhhh. It's OK. It's over. Are you still in the internationally recognized mammalian surrender position? You can roll over and get up now. It's OK. Shhhhh. It's going to be alright. Hardly anybody will remember watching you get totally checkmated live on the internet in a week. Well except me. But hardly anybody else will.
GratefulFan · Member since
mike hunt wrote: Why do you people pay so much attention to this kiss fan?...it's really getting old guy's! =========================
Bring something to the table, Mike.
Otherwise, shut the f up.
(Yeah, sorry, I don't know what the hell that means either! LOL So, just have a nice day I guess.)
PS. The honest answer to your question is that the kiss fan has said some really, really brutal and contemptible things to and about people on here. Particularly Amazon and 'Holly' when skip thought 'Holly' was a girl. I find it pretty terrible to take in and I'm not really of any mind to forget about it. As for the Kiss stuff I fully acknowledge not having the strength of character to resist the ridiculous notion of a 45 year old Kiss superfan when their nearly offensive lack of actual talent is such perfect shorthand for what an utter asshole this guy seems to be. That having been said, I can respect that it gets annoying for others so I'll cease and desist thread jacking (for now).
