We will rock you! Freddie Mercury back to get stadium rocking at Olympic cl

I was expecting a timpani solo :(

So the U.S. once again were shut out of Queen by NBC not playing their performance on air, right? I have no respect for the media in our country.

Brain was on top form. His guitar was literally singing as he walked to the centre of the stadium. Good stuff.

Poor Roger Taylor.

You know...  The guy that played the drums for that band Queen....

Since youtube is taking links down, here is the NBC link for the closing music segment:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/2012/closing-ceremony-musical-performances.html

Freddie's sing along begins at 1:04:33

Comments: nice that BoRhap was used yet again, this time to start. But NBC does not include it here (figures).

Don't know why they had to cut out part of the sing along to Wembley (Live Aid?!?....oy) The crowd really enjoyed it and played along. Dave Grohl was right, only the Pope and Freddie can have such mastery and control over a large crowd.

We were floored by this bit and the performance. Had the stereo on for this part. Jessie J did not go all crazy with
too many ad libs, her performance was more than fine and fit in quite nicely. Brian.....I wish he would use just a touch of Grecian Formula, as the all gray is still a shock, but.....damn......great outfit, a short (for him) Brighton Rock solo, Roger with the timponis..........

To see them 'live' again, ...an unexpected thrill.

But, of course, no comments in our local paper, and very little in the States of the show stealing moment. Just like Live Aid. Overlooked here, but the tops everywhere else.

Even now, there is still a special kind of magic....

You got to laugh at Brian saying beforehand he'd be doing something 'live and dangerous without a safety net'.

I presume by that he means a snippet of the guitar solo he's been playing live to hundreds of thousands of people for the last 40 years?!!

NBC showed Queen here in the midwest and then they went through the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. Then they ran a stupid new shit-com with a grinning monkey in a lab coat and the local news for an hour and then they came back and had the Who performing. At what point were they performing in the closing ceremony? NBC has done some real lame things lately.

And what did you think of that illuminated Phoenix over the Olympic flame as they went into the extinguishing of the flame part? I couldn't help but see it as Freddie's presence - it made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Surreal.

The Who played right at the end.

[QUOTE] [b]Dubroc wrote:[/b]
What the hell was wrong with the sound? Brian sounded messy an Jessie J. had a delay on her microphone.[/QUOTE]
It must have been a TV thing, sounded perfectly fine in the stadium. In fact Brian's solo was one of the stand out moments in terms of sound at the venue itself.

[QUOTE] [b]MadTheSwine73 wrote:[/b]
I think Brian playing the solo was the highlight of the set.[/QUOTE]
the same fucking solo he's been playing since 1968!!!!
yes, very amazing....there was no place for it and it meant nothing to the masses....

mentions of an extra song were spot on...that time coulda been a nice little segue of rock you/champions

as for teh ceremony itself...fuckign excellent....absolutely showed the rest of the world what Britain has always been best at:
the "literature catwalks/gangways" were inspired
the lighting was stunning - reminded me of a trip to freemont street in vegas
the music and fashion mashups - brilliant
the setlist was exactly what it needed to be - a blend of originals with current artists - showing the world that we lead musically, always have always will
ending with the who? superb

[QUOTE] [b]DragonOnMyBack wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Dubroc wrote:[/b]
What the hell was wrong with the sound? Brian sounded messy an Jessie J. had a delay on her microphone.[/QUOTE]
It must have been a TV thing, sounded perfectly fine in the stadium. In fact Brian's solo was one of the stand out moments in terms of sound at the venue itself.[/QUOTE]

You're right. I saw it on tv (with voiceovers). Most performances sounded bad. All was a bit like they recorded it trough the speakers. Like a total ambiance sound.
I watched Nederland 1 HD channel.

[b]DOMB said:
[i]The Who played right at the end.

[/i][/b]Thank you.
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Well, since i live in the US i didst watch it live but luckily found a video stream online. First of i am an old/long time Queen fan and in general excepted the fact that there is no Queen without Deacon/Mercury so i haven't heard or watched any of the Paul Rodgers stuff. For me Queen is retired. Now for something as the Olympics i don't mind if they perform with somebody else. The Freddie thing from 86 Wembley was nice and i expect it to go over well with a London audience, Brian's solo was nice of course based on Brighton Rock we heard and seen it many times but he is a great player. As far as We will Rock you goes it was terrible, couldn't they find a more rocking voice gosh a rock singer?? Bruce Dickinson is a Brit aint he? Overall i understand that the ceremony was going to show British culture and Rock music is a big part of it but it's about time that these dinosaurs are retiring. Ive seen the Stones and Who at super bowls and i love and admire them but please yall suck now just stop playing " hope i die before i get old" sheesh Townsend listen to yourself, it's embarrassing . Of course i was saddened, very saddened when Freddie passed on but there is something about not being able to ruin your legacy . The next time i want to see Elton, Queen , The Who , McCartney is when England gets the World Cup and since that might be decades away we might be spared. Btw, am i the only one who is a bit afraid that Roger Taylor is in danger of a Sheer Heart attack being behind these drums???

Oh, i forgot they blocked out Freddie's "fuck you" from Wembley 86.. Too bad

The Sun newspaper (reporter Oliver Harvey) on the ball factually as usual:

"Carrying the torch for British rock, Brian May and Roger Taylor performed Queen classic Brighton Rock".

So - just to recap, they didn't mention that they played We Will Rock You, and the snippet of guitar solo based loosely on parts of a not widely known Queen song, now becomes a 'classic', played in full, with Roger on it.

Oliver Harvey - you dick.