I went to both performances & to be honest I enjoyed them both (evening show, more atmosphere) No, it was not "Queen" but we all knew what it was going to be like when we bought the tickets, so can't really complain about all the theatrics, can we. Without sounding negative, Brian's 63 years old, so lets be realistic, how much longer will he be doing this before he hangs up his guitar?? so personally, Try & enjoy every chance you get.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the tour, will be nice to hear the songs without the backing Choir & Orchestra :-)
queenboot · Member since
Setlist 1st May:
ROYAL ALBERT HALL - 1 MAY 2011 SET LIST PART 1 Fanfare: City of London Philharmonic:
The Show Must Go On: The West End Chorus BRIAN MAY - speaks ADAM PASCAL: Flying Home Whispering / The Song of Purple Summer You'll Never Walk Alone One Song Glory Seasons of Love ESCALA: Sarabande Live and Let Die Feeling Good CATHY GILMAN - speaks (Chief Executive of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research)
Love Changes Everything: The West End Chorus INTERVAL PART 2 KERRY ELLIS (vocal) & BRIAN MAY (guitar) Dangerland I'm Not That Girl I Can't Be Your Friend Diamonds Are Forever Somebody To Love Last Horizon - Brian Love Of My Life - Brian acoustic guitar + vocal Once I Loved A Butterfly - acoustic Save Me No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) You Have To Be There I Love It When You Call - Kerry + Dan Gillespie Sells We Will Rock You We Are The Champions + EDIT: Anthem Defying Gravity
Wijnand · Member since
Does somebody have a full audio recording of the concert?
I'm very interested!
masterstroke_84 · Member since
That set-list is incomplete..
"Anthem" and "Defying Gravity", both performed after Champions.
Cheers!
queenboot · Member since
masterstroke_84 wrote: That set-list is incomplete..
"Anthem" and "Defying Gravity", both performed after Champions.
Cheers!
This Setlist is from Brainmay.com :-) ok the man is old and forget a lot....... :-)
Wijnand wrote: Does somebody have a full audio recording of the concert?
I'm very interested! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, Both Shows on audio. Looking to Trade for other recordings from the tour, Tonights Liverpool maybe. + still looking for Q+PR 2008 "14th November, Dubai" & "29th November, Rio,"
Anyone wants to trade, please PM me. TRADE only, No Selling!!!
YourValentine · Member since
I was at both shows on Sunday because a friend of mine had a spare ticket for the matinee and invited me. I met "A Word In Your Ear" and brians_wig and some other friends from Holland, Germany, Belgium and Hungary, it was a fun day and very, very enjoyable. Thank you guys for making it such a special trip for me.
As to the show: we knew it was not supposed to be Queen show, so there is no need to complain that it was not a Queen show. When I booked my ticket in December, however, it was announced as "Anthems" - not a 3 hour charity show with some support acts.
I really hate it when an orchestra is sitting on the stage but the music comes from the tape as happened with "Escala" who played live but the complete orchestra was from tape. I do not follow musical theater much, so I did not know this other guy who sang "You Never Walk Alone" in honour of his mother who has cancer - in Germany it's a football anthem and I felt like bringining out the scarf to wave:-) The choir and the orchestra were excellent.
As to Kerry Ellis' costumes - yes it's all a matter of taste but I would not mind if a singer dresses when she sings. It was not "Burlesque" and when she sang "All that glitters can't be gold" in a glimmering red sequined bodice I had a feeling that the irony of that performance was totally lost on her :-) But the dresses she wore later in the show were even worse. so I can only assume that Mrs. Ellis has no style but I cannot say I care much. She has a huge, huge voice and if she learns some fine tuning instead of just belting out her songs, she might become a real great singer.
Brin May, on the other side, looked very out of place imo. On the QPR tours he was always the big star of the show and was very present and dominating the moment he entered the stage. In the RAH he looked like a member of the band who gets a special spot on the stage because he is such a deserving veteran. It was only during his guitar solo that his genius showed - much to the relief of the Queen fans who cheered him for that. In the matinee nobody sang during LOML which was embarrassing for Brian, so we did our best to make it better for him in the evening show :-)
Oh - and Rufus Taylor was really, really good. He is a great drummer imo.
Queen1973 · Member since
Ok went to liverpool last night and loved it Brian was amazing and kerrys woice was perfect, her customes were dazzling but the stage was like id come to see a queen tribute act........The hall was full the support act was ok if you liked blues. As i said the set list from the show. I now see someone has put a set list from london, well it was the same as Part2, except one extra track at the end. Brian looked to the group and then started to play Tie your mother down, the audience (who were mostly over 50) all got on there feet, it was like being at a Queen concert amazing end to the show, i recorded two tracks, Last horizon and We will rock you. As you can see the tour is more rock than opera. Sorry for the poor sound etc filmed it on my black berry. It was good to see Brian(my eyes were on him for most the show), great hes still touring. I looked at my Brian may tickets from his earlier tours and it made me think OMG 1993 its nearly 20 years since he first toured solo. The concerts then in 1993 he had power moved around sang and rocked the whole concert. But now you can see, (even a few years after Paul rodgers and Queen tour) that hes gettin older............so while hes still playing accept the fact hes a great guitarist and keeps entertaining. So as Roger says Old men lay down........................................................Cheers Brian.
GratefulFan · Member since
YourValentine wrote:
She has a huge, huge voice and if she learns some fine tuning instead of just belting out her songs, she might become a real great singer.
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She's certainly capable of expressing emotion and achieving vocal nuance, but in my observation musical theatre people in expanded genres never really get all that far past the 'big note' stuff as their primary fall back. Adam Lambert is another example. It becomes less dazzling over time and/or the length of an entire album.
Brin May, on the other side, looked very out of place imo. On the QPR tours he was always the big star of the show and was very present and dominating the moment he entered the stage. In the RAH he looked like a member of the band who gets a special spot on the stage because he is such a deserving veteran. It was only during his guitar solo that his genius showed - much to the relief of the Queen fans who cheered him for that. In the matinee nobody sang during LOML which was embarrassing for Brian, so we did our best to make it better for him in the evening show :-)
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I thought these were interesting observations. I wonder how he sees himself in this project? Does he see himself mainly as a co-star in a serious creative endeavor for his own sake, or is it more about continuing to shepherd his protege by lending his name and weight to the effort? From what you described it certainly seems like he's content to let Kerry shine (and glitter ;)) on her own.
People on Twitter mentioned the lack of singing in LOML as well. Glad to hear it was rectified for the second show.
Queen1973 · Member since
Can anyone tell me what they think off the we will rock you upload ive put up? verdict on the concert?
Ale_Pisa · Member since
I can't download... sorry...
koldweather123 · Member since
I was there at the 4pm show.
I wasn't too sure what to expect from it really, any oppertunity to see Brian May is worth it, but I weren't sure about the whole idea of the concert...the crowd was respectable but it was certainly a 'musical' type audience, very reluctant to let themselves go...only really got going for Brighton Rock and from WWRY onwards.
Anyway I think I've changed my mind now and jumped off the fence.Kerry has a hell of a voice, in a live setting her voice is very powerful and she got alot of very high notes...I suppose some people won't like the 'muscial' belt she does do, but she clearly has a great voice there.
Brian and indeed the whole lot of them seemed to be enjoying the occasion of it.
Besides, how many more times will we be able to see Brian do solo's and work his magic....he may have another few tours left in him but nothing on a big scale I dare say.
Highlights for me:
1: Brian's opening clothes, what a throwback to the 70s!
2: Somebody to love vocal improv...Kerry did a superb job with that and sounded amazing.
3: Last Horzion/Brighton Rock...I don't really need to say anymore.
4: Diamonds are forever, I think it works really well in this set-up.
5: WWRY/WATC combo, what a superb way to get the crowd going and to be honest it was a touch unexpected.
A Word In Your Ear · Member since
YourValentine wrote: I was at both shows on Sunday because a friend of mine had a spare ticket for the matinee and invited me. I met "A Word In Your Ear" and brians_wig and some other friends from Holland, Germany, Belgium and Hungary, it was a fun day and very, very enjoyable. Thank you guys for making it such a special trip for me.
The evening performance was a lot better than the Afternoon gig, more atmostphere I thought.
Yes, also great to meet you & all the other Queen Fans. More fond memories, to add to all my Queen Jaunts over the years.
Looking forward to Sheffield Tomorrow :-)
drjones · Member since
Sheffield was exellent ! Kerry nearly blew the roof off the City Hall ! I was ready to be disapointed but wow it was a great show and Brian was on top form !
