Hi !
I'd like to ask if Roger at any of The Game Tour shows played the excellent drum solo from the album version of the Dragon Attack ?
Cheers !
MercurialFreddie
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inu-liger
I don't he ever did the drum solo at any of those shows
Heavenite
Its an awesome song. Love Brian's guitar in this one. The bass is great too. John Deacon really was on a roll at the time of the game, with bass runs on songs like Another One Bites the Dust. The band was becomingly increasingly commercial, but they were so tight as a unit at about this point.
j0ck3
Dragon Attack was never performed as a whole in the 80's. It always segued in from another section, be it a quick instrumental part after the vocal improvisation in 1980 through the first half 1982 or Put Out The Fire in later 1982. It was also played along with Staying Power when it was in the set during The Works tour. When that was dropped I'm quite sure there were some performances where they just played it right off the bat until they decided to play a Instrumental Inferno before it.
They must have liked it quite a bit since they played it for virtually every show from The Game Tour up until the japanese leg of The Works. A drum solo was never played though and neither was the "Showdown" part. That is up until the 2006 leg of the Queen + Paul Rodgers which I think is the first time it was played in full on tour (unless it had been played in full in any one-off concerts). Dragon Attack also had both a bass solo (which I wonder why they never played, funny thing is that John gets to play a nice solo at the Milton Keynes '82 performance because Brian broke a string) and a drum solo with both Taylors during the mini-tour with Adam Lambert.
But no, I don't think they ever had any plan to incorporate either the drum solo or the "showdown" part in Dragon Attack when playing it live. The first performance was absolutely dreadful but it was played (I think) in the same way as it was going to be played for the rest of The Game tour.
They must have liked it quite a bit since they played it for virtually every show from The Game Tour up until the japanese leg of The Works. A drum solo was never played though and neither was the "Showdown" part. That is up until the 2006 leg of the Queen + Paul Rodgers which I think is the first time it was played in full on tour (unless it had been played in full in any one-off concerts). Dragon Attack also had both a bass solo (which I wonder why they never played, funny thing is that John gets to play a nice solo at the Milton Keynes '82 performance because Brian broke a string) and a drum solo with both Taylors during the mini-tour with Adam Lambert.
But no, I don't think they ever had any plan to incorporate either the drum solo or the "showdown" part in Dragon Attack when playing it live. The first performance was absolutely dreadful but it was played (I think) in the same way as it was going to be played for the rest of The Game tour.
mooghead
"That is up until the 2006 leg of the Queen + Paul Rodgers which I think is the first time it was played in full on tour"
But that doesnt matter/count
But that doesnt matter/count
mooghead
"excellent drum solo"
Overkill I think.
Overkill I think.
j0ck3
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
"That is up until the 2006 leg of the Queen + Paul Rodgers which I think is the first time it was played in full on tour"
But that doesnt matter/count[/QUOTE]
As long as it was Roger Taylor that played it I would say that it counts since we are taking purely about the instrumental aspect of the song.
I'm sure it would have sounded a lot better in say 1980 though. The live version performed in the 80's doesn't suffer that much from excluding the solo though as Roger's drumming is pretty cool after the last chorus.
"That is up until the 2006 leg of the Queen + Paul Rodgers which I think is the first time it was played in full on tour"
But that doesnt matter/count[/QUOTE]
As long as it was Roger Taylor that played it I would say that it counts since we are taking purely about the instrumental aspect of the song.
I'm sure it would have sounded a lot better in say 1980 though. The live version performed in the 80's doesn't suffer that much from excluding the solo though as Roger's drumming is pretty cool after the last chorus.
The Real Wizard
It was a good idea to omit it from the live versions, so the groove could keep going.
No known live version has it. They experimented a bit with the song early in its touring like in August 1980, but they never included the drum break.
No known live version has it. They experimented a bit with the song early in its touring like in August 1980, but they never included the drum break.
dysan
I like the textures on the album cut, but felt it never stood up to being stretched out so long live. The version on the tour this years was mearly unbearable.
mooghead
"As long as it was Roger Taylor that played it I would say that it counts"
Matter of opinion I guess, its like saying Queen+ 'whoever' counts as it is Brian and Roger.
Not true.
Matter of opinion I guess, its like saying Queen+ 'whoever' counts as it is Brian and Roger.
Not true.
cmsdrums
It's one of my favourite queen tracks, but the 2012 version was abysmal. Bizarrely I thought that when they played it in 2006, in full with drum break and 'lowdown.....' vocal piece, it was a real surprise and sounded great.
It was always a strange one live in Freddie's day, in that it was as if they never quite rehearsed it in great depth and left it as a part improvised piece, because it always varied as to how long the solo might be, the solos would come in at different points, Freddie would come in at different times etc....
It was always a strange one live in Freddie's day, in that it was as if they never quite rehearsed it in great depth and left it as a part improvised piece, because it always varied as to how long the solo might be, the solos would come in at different points, Freddie would come in at different times etc....
Heavenite
Hi cmsdrums
I like the sound of those versions in Freddie's day you mention. Sort of a go with the flow thing, the way you describe it. Nice not have everything so heavily scripted and rehearsed I think.
I like the sound of those versions in Freddie's day you mention. Sort of a go with the flow thing, the way you describe it. Nice not have everything so heavily scripted and rehearsed I think.
cmsdrums
Yeah - I also like the 'jam' feel of the original live performances, and the fact that Brian's solo would change regularly and not be so regimented like some other pieces
MercurialFreddie
Thank you all for answering !
dysan
Although to be honest, I did like the red fur coat AL wore during it. Bass solo, not so much.