MadTheSwine73
Was it ever performed live? According to queenlive.ca, it wasn't, but according to ultimatequeen.co.uk, it was. Any help?
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MERQRY
The Fairy feller´s master stroke WAS NOT performed live... i belive cause it´s a very complex song to played live and would be almost impossible play it with only 4 persons...
dysan
It isn't complicated at all!
My thinking is in those early days, for the band to have rehearsed up songs as tight as that they would've been playing it for a while, it must've had a trip out of the house at somepoint in whatever form. Alas, I guess we'll never hear it.
My thinking is in those early days, for the band to have rehearsed up songs as tight as that they would've been playing it for a while, it must've had a trip out of the house at somepoint in whatever form. Alas, I guess we'll never hear it.
Holly2003
dysan wrote: It isn't complicated at all!
My thinking is in those early days, for the band to have rehearsed up songs as tight as that they would've been playing it for a while, it must've had a trip out of the house at somepoint in whatever form. Alas, I guess we'll never hear it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the record Fred's vocals overlap, which is something he would have a have time replicating on stage.
My thinking is in those early days, for the band to have rehearsed up songs as tight as that they would've been playing it for a while, it must've had a trip out of the house at somepoint in whatever form. Alas, I guess we'll never hear it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the record Fred's vocals overlap, which is something he would have a have time replicating on stage.
Mr Mercury
Replicating Freddie's overlapping vocals on stage would have been easy by having Brian or Roger stepping up to the plate and singing those parts.
Your Fairy King
replicating difficult recordings live on stage never stopped Queen.
Holly2003
Brian and Roger are much weaker singers than Fred and on stage they usually sound pretty crap in comparison to him e.g. Brian's singing on One Vision during the Magic Tour. Why do you think Fred did all the live vocals on WWTLForever? Besides, can you imagine Roger trying to sing the lyrics to Masterstroke lol! Can you imagine him trying to replicate Fred's phrasing! What a hoot.
As for difficult songs live, Queen never really tried to replicate them: instead they adjusted them for a live sitiation. It would've been hard to do that with Masterstroke given the overlapping vocals. Not impossible: difficult. So why bother when other songs are much more suited to a live performance. Fred would've had to push hard for it to happen and I would guess he realised the difficulties involved.
As for difficult songs live, Queen never really tried to replicate them: instead they adjusted them for a live sitiation. It would've been hard to do that with Masterstroke given the overlapping vocals. Not impossible: difficult. So why bother when other songs are much more suited to a live performance. Fred would've had to push hard for it to happen and I would guess he realised the difficulties involved.
GT
In at least one concert in 1978 Freddie said that he thought 'It's Late' was a great song but a fucker to sing live.
Somehow I think 'Fairy Fellers' would of been even more difficult to perform live, so why bother. It was never deemed to be a live song, but a pure studio creation. They couldn't of done it without the harpsichord anyway, let alone get away with the vocals - so no it was never performed live as far as we know.
Somehow I think 'Fairy Fellers' would of been even more difficult to perform live, so why bother. It was never deemed to be a live song, but a pure studio creation. They couldn't of done it without the harpsichord anyway, let alone get away with the vocals - so no it was never performed live as far as we know.
Sebastian
>>> They couldn't of done it without the harpsichord anyway
Of course they could've ... it's called re-arranging the song. That's why, live, they did:
* Love of My Life without piano.
* Play the Game without synths (in 1980-1981).
* Who Wants to Live Forever without orchestra.
* Somebody to Love with only three (four?) voices.
* Sheer Heart Attack without Roger playing everything.
* Killer Queen without windchimes or jangle piano.
* Leroy Brown without woodblocks, castanets or jangle piano.
* FOTW, DSMN, SSOR and Teo Torriatte without tambourine.
* Teo Torriatte without harmonium or e-piano.
* White Queen without acoustic guitar(s).
* Liar without acoustic guitar and organ.
* Best Friend without e-piano.
* Etc, etc, etc.
So ... they COULD HAVE done TFFMS (or any other song from their catalogue) live, by adapting it on-stage (in this case, having piano, bass, drums, guitar and some overlapping lines cut or done by Roger). They probably decided not to bother anyway, but that's a different matter.
'They chose not to' is NOT the same as 'they couldn't.'
Of course they could've ... it's called re-arranging the song. That's why, live, they did:
* Love of My Life without piano.
* Play the Game without synths (in 1980-1981).
* Who Wants to Live Forever without orchestra.
* Somebody to Love with only three (four?) voices.
* Sheer Heart Attack without Roger playing everything.
* Killer Queen without windchimes or jangle piano.
* Leroy Brown without woodblocks, castanets or jangle piano.
* FOTW, DSMN, SSOR and Teo Torriatte without tambourine.
* Teo Torriatte without harmonium or e-piano.
* White Queen without acoustic guitar(s).
* Liar without acoustic guitar and organ.
* Best Friend without e-piano.
* Etc, etc, etc.
So ... they COULD HAVE done TFFMS (or any other song from their catalogue) live, by adapting it on-stage (in this case, having piano, bass, drums, guitar and some overlapping lines cut or done by Roger). They probably decided not to bother anyway, but that's a different matter.
'They chose not to' is NOT the same as 'they couldn't.'
joesilvey
also, Keep Yourself Alive had overlapping vocal lines in the verse that Freddie sang straight through when they performed it live.
honestly, i'm amazed at some of the ones they DID play live (It's A Hard Life, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon) even if just a few times on a single tour, and even if the recordings we have don't put them in great light.
overall, Queen were a ballsy band when it came to their live shows...
honestly, i'm amazed at some of the ones they DID play live (It's A Hard Life, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon) even if just a few times on a single tour, and even if the recordings we have don't put them in great light.
overall, Queen were a ballsy band when it came to their live shows...
brENsKi
and with other "furiously paced songs" there is another approach...one they used for "leroy brown"
vut out most of the singing....maybe just sing the intro...play an instrumental version and sing the last last twenty seconds of the song....as part of the usual medley they did live
my guess is....they didn't want to do it
vut out most of the singing....maybe just sing the intro...play an instrumental version and sing the last last twenty seconds of the song....as part of the usual medley they did live
my guess is....they didn't want to do it
MadTheSwine73
Thanks for all the replies guys, but no one actually answered the question. Was it performed live, yes or no? One source says yes, one says no (it doesn't actually say no, it just never mentioned that it was performed).
Can anyone give me a definitave yes or no, please? (not trying to sound like an arse)
Can anyone give me a definitave yes or no, please? (not trying to sound like an arse)
Sebastian
> Can anyone give me a definitave yes or no, please? (not trying to sound like an arse)
No, unless we lie.
The thing is ... theoretically, Queen could've tried it out at one gig that didn't happen to be bootlegged. Same for virtually any other song.
Out of the ca. 150-200 Queen concerts that are available in full (or almost full), TFFMS was not performed in any of them. It's also absent from the ca 100+ Queen concerts of which audio fragments are circulating.
Considering their tendency to have (more or less) fixed set lists (from 1974 to mid 1978), considering their tendency to ignore Queen II material (from 1978 onwards ... sans the short bits of SSOR near the end of their touring career) and considering Freddie didn't play piano live before 1974, there's a very strong (though NOT definitive) chance that they NEVER played that song live.
But no, no definitive yes or no unless you get gold of a time machine and watch every single of the 702 concerts Queen had and confirm whether they tried it out or not.
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
No, unless we lie.
The thing is ... theoretically, Queen could've tried it out at one gig that didn't happen to be bootlegged. Same for virtually any other song.
Out of the ca. 150-200 Queen concerts that are available in full (or almost full), TFFMS was not performed in any of them. It's also absent from the ca 100+ Queen concerts of which audio fragments are circulating.
Considering their tendency to have (more or less) fixed set lists (from 1974 to mid 1978), considering their tendency to ignore Queen II material (from 1978 onwards ... sans the short bits of SSOR near the end of their touring career) and considering Freddie didn't play piano live before 1974, there's a very strong (though NOT definitive) chance that they NEVER played that song live.
But no, no definitive yes or no unless you get gold of a time machine and watch every single of the 702 concerts Queen had and confirm whether they tried it out or not.
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
MadTheSwine73
Sebastian wrote:
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
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It references it here on the Opera Omnia page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/discography/operaomnia.htm
And here on the live page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queen1.htm under "1974 Queen II UK Tour"
By the way, thanks for the answer :D
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
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It references it here on the Opera Omnia page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/discography/operaomnia.htm
And here on the live page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queen1.htm under "1974 Queen II UK Tour"
By the way, thanks for the answer :D
MERQRY
MadTheSwine73 wrote: Sebastian wrote:
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
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It references it here on the Opera Omnia page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/discography/operaomnia.htm
And here on the live page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queen1.htm under "1974 Queen II UK Tour"
By the way, thanks for the answer :D
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Hi!
Well... In the second link they say that it´s ROMOURED that queen play these song... also there´s romours about Queen playing Sleeping On the sidewalk, Dead On Time or even 39 with Brian on Vocals... but at the moment nothing was confirmed with a recording.
BTW, where exactly on ultimatequeen.co.uk does it say they played it live?
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It references it here on the Opera Omnia page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/discography/operaomnia.htm
And here on the live page: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queen1.htm under "1974 Queen II UK Tour"
By the way, thanks for the answer :D
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Hi!
Well... In the second link they say that it´s ROMOURED that queen play these song... also there´s romours about Queen playing Sleeping On the sidewalk, Dead On Time or even 39 with Brian on Vocals... but at the moment nothing was confirmed with a recording.