Upcoming 3DVD/1Blu-ray: The Freddie Mercury Tribute

[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b] Real setlist : 1) Queen & Joe Elliot & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down 2) Queen & Tony Iommi - Heaven And Hell & Pinball Wizard intros - MAYBE MISSING ? << Highly doubt these would be cut, they were just never credited on the tracklistings for any of the official releases 3) Queen & Zucchero - Las Pallabras De Amor 4) Queen & Tony Iommi & Gary Cherone - Hammer To Fall 5) Queen & Tony Iommi & James Hettfield - Stone Cold Crazy 6) Queen & Robert Plant - Innuendo/Kashmir - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE 7) Queen & Robert Plant - Thank You - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE << See above 8) Queen & Robert Plant - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 9) Brian May & Spike Edney - Too Much Love Will Kill You 10) Queen & Paul Young - Radio Ga Ga 11) Queen & Seal - Who Wants To Live Forever 12) Queen & Lisa Stansfield - I Want To Break Free 13) Queen & David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure 14) Queen & David Bowie & Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson & Joe Elliot & Phil Collen - All The Young Dudes 15) Queen & David Bowie & Mick Ronson - Heroes 16) David Bowie - The Lord's Prayer - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ? << Again, see above 17) Queen & George Michael - '39 18) Queen & George Michael & Lisa Stansfield - These Are The Days Of OUr Lives 19) Queen & George Michael & the choir - Somebody To Love 20) Queen & Elton John & Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody 21) Queen & Elton John & Tony Iommi - The Show Must Go On 22) Queen & Axl Rose - We Will Rock You 23) Queen & Liza Minnelli & All Stars - We Are The Champions 24) God Save The Queen outro + fireworks - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ??? << Warp ludicrous speed ;) Anyway, it's MUCH MORE COMPLETE than the DVD and probably also than the VHS (I don't remember the tracklist on the VHS right now) << My guess is that this is going to be a digital replication of the double VHS/laserdisc releases, so again I'm doubting they're gonna add more than what the original releases had. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE] [b]inu-liger wrote:[/b] [QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b] Anyway, it's MUCH MORE COMPLETE than the DVD and probably also than the VHS (I don't remember the tracklist on the VHS right now) << My guess is that this is going to be a digital replication of the double VHS/laserdisc releases, so again I'm doubting they're gonna add more than what the original releases had. [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] The Blu Ray info lists the audio as DTS HD Master in 7.1 surround. Does this intimate that they HAVE done a new mix of the audio, or is this just a trick they can pull using some software on the original (awful) stereo mix, like they do now to create their '5.1' mixes on Wembley etc.??

If this release occur, I'll buy it.
By the way, where is Innuendo??? They want me to take offence at this innuendo...

It just does sit right with me. The laser disk version released some years ago is just as good minus the DTS-HD track, and the not so great bonus material. Anybody with a laser disk copy and some decent hardware could release a version to rival this minus the DTS track of course. The up scaling to BD format is the same bullshit done by people on youtube, again the LD upscaled & cleaned up properly by someone could easily rival this release.

Cannot see this being a big seller, collaboration shows just do not sell that well. As mentioned by others in this thread I have this on video and have not watched it for years, I just have no interest in buying this one. At least they didn't crop the video and the DTS might be good if it is from a 24 track recording.

I hope this doesn't flop and shake confidence in reworking and releasing older material, a swing and a miss from QPL/Eagle Rock. I hope the plan is to release all the previously released material on the Eagle Rock label before we get to the good stuff. No offence intended to anyone involved in producing this.

I DEMAND the one and only live version of INNUENDO by most of the bandmembers !

Just give me a BR or DVD with just this song !


Shame they didn't played it live with QPR or Q+AL !

I want the only live recorded version of this song !

INNUENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely understand why they don't want this shit to be released : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlc9GzWL8c
Plant sucked almost as much as he did on Live Aid

I have a CD that has Robert Plant singing Innuendo on it. It also includes '39. Is that hard to find?

This DVD release looks interesting. I think it's time I purchase a Blu Ray player.......

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[b]pittrek wrote: [/b] I absolutely understand why they don't want this shit to be released : [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlc9GzWL8c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlc9GzWL8c[/url]
Plant sucked almost as much as he did on Live Aid[/QUOTE]

I honestly believe this is the exact moment in time where John thought "fuck this, I'm retiring"

The PAL laserdisc is 207 minutes
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3152/vv0k.jpg

The NTSC laserdisc is 175 minutes
http://bimg1.mlstatic.com/laser-disc-the-freddie-mercury-tribute-concert_MLB-F-196836509_65.jpg

Do they contain anything this blu-ray release wont have?

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[b]The Kurgan wrote: [/b] The PAL laserdisc is 207 minutes
[url=http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3152/vv0k.jpg]http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3152/vv0k.jpg[/url]

The NTSC laserdisc is 175 minutes
[url=http://bimg1.mlstatic.com/laser-disc-the-freddie-mercury-tribute-concert_MLB-F-196836509_65.jpg]http://bimg1.mlstatic.com/laser-disc-the-freddie-mercury-tribute-concert_MLB-F-196836509_65.jpg[/url]

Do they contain anything this blu-ray release wont have?[/QUOTE]

Nope. Pal LD has the same track list as the BD.

Just noticed that the other Def Leppard tracks are missing, as are Spinal Tap; shame as I can't recall much wrong with either performance (after Tap's guitar signal issues were sorted).

Somebody to love on the days of our lives documentary has different angles compared to the version on the official Queen channel on youtube....maybe this bluray comes with a new audio mix and new angles?

I wouldn't hold my breath for alternate video angles.
And the DTS-HD 7.1 info afaik only came from ONE website, so for what it's worth it's best to wait for the press release and take this with a grain of salt for the time being.

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[b]pittrek wrote: [/b] [QUOTE]
TRACKLISTING DISC ONE: OPENING ACTS
1) Intro 2) Brian May / Roger Taylor / John Deacon Introduction 3) Metallica Enter Sandman 4) Metallica Sad But True 5) Metallica Nothing Else Matters 6) Freddie Montage (Insert) 7) Extreme Queen Medley 8) Freddie Montage (Insert) 9) Def Leppard & Brian May Now I m Here 10) Queen I m Going Slightly Mad video (Insert) 11) Bob Geldof Too Late God 12) Guns n Roses Paradise City 13) Guns n Roses Knocking On Heavens Door 14) Elizabeth Taylor Speech
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Well, originally they played
1) Bohemian Rhapsody taped intro
2) Brian + Roger + John introducing Metallica
3) Metallica - Enter Sandman
4) Metallica - Sad But True
5) Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
6) Freddie insert 1
7) Extreme - Queen medley
8) Extreme - More Than Words [b]and Love Of My Life[/b]
9) Freddie insert 2
10) Def Leppard - Animal - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
11) Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
12) Def Leppard & Brian May
13) Insert
14) Bob Geldolf and The Happy Club - Too Late God
15) Spinal Tap - The Majesty of Rock - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
16) U2 - Until The End Of The World - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
17) Guns'n'Roses - Paradise City
18) Guns'n'roses - Only Women Bleed - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ?
19) Guns'n'Roses - Knocking on Heaven's Door
20) Mango Groove - Special Star - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
21) Sir Ian McKellen speech - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
22) Elizabeth Taylor speech

[QUOTE]DISC TWO: MAIN QUEEN SET
1) Joe Elliot, Slash & Queen Tie Your Mother Down 2) Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi & Queen I Want It All 3) Zucchero & Queen Las Palabras De Amor 4) Gary Cherone, Tony Iommi & Queen Hammer To Fall 5) James Hetfield, Tony Iommi & Queen Stone Cold Crazy 6) Robert Plant & Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 7) Brian May Too Much Love Will Kill You 8) Paul Young & Queen Radio Ga Ga 9) Seal & Queen Who Wants To Live Forever 10) Lisa Stansfield & Queen I Want To Break Free 11) David Bowie, Annie Lennox & Queen Under Pressure 12) Ian Hunter, David Bowie, Mick Ronson & Queen All The Young Dudes 13) David Bowie, Mick Ronson & Queen Heroes 14) George Michael & Queen Year Of 39 15) George Michael, Lisa Stansfield & Queen These Are The Days Of Our Lives 16) George Michael, London Gospel Choir & Queen Somebody To Love 17) Elton John, Axl Rose & Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 18) Elton John, Tony Iommi & Queen The Show Must Go On 19) Axl Rose & Queen We Will Rock You 20) Liza Minelli & Ensemble We Are The Champions[/QUOTE]
Real setlist :
1) Queen & Joe Elliot & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down
2) Queen & Tony Iommi - Heaven And Hell & Pinball Wizard intros - MAYBE MISSING ?
3) Queen & Zucchero - Las Pallabras De Amor
4) Queen & Tony Iommi & Gary Cherone - Hammer To Fall
5) Queen & Tony Iommi & James Hettfield - Stone Cold Crazy
6) Queen & Robert Plant - Innuendo/Kashmir - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
7) Queen & Robert Plant - Thank You - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
8) Queen & Robert Plant - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
9) Brian May & Spike Edney - Too Much Love Will Kill You
10) Queen & Paul Young - Radio Ga Ga
11) Queen & Seal - Who Wants To Live Forever
12) Queen & Lisa Stansfield - I Want To Break Free
13) Queen & David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure
14) Queen & David Bowie & Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson & Joe Elliot & Phil Collen - All The Young Dudes
15) Queen & David Bowie & Mick Ronson - Heroes
16) David Bowie - The Lord's Prayer - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ?
17) Queen & George Michael - '39
18) Queen & George Michael & Lisa Stansfield - These Are The Days Of OUr Lives
19) Queen & George Michael & the choir - Somebody To Love
20) Queen & Elton John & Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody
21) Queen & Elton John & Tony Iommi - The Show Must Go On
22) Queen & Axl Rose - We Will Rock You
23) Queen & Liza Minnelli & All Stars - We Are The Champions
24) God Save The Queen outro + fireworks - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ???

Anyway, it's MUCH MORE COMPLETE than the DVD and probably also than the VHS (I don't remember the tracklist on the VHS right now)
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[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]


Well, originally they played

8) Extreme - More Than Words
9) Freddie insert 2
10) Def Leppard - Animal - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
11) Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
12) Def Leppard & Brian May
13) Insert
14) Bob Geldolf and The Happy Club - Too Late God
15) Spinal Tap - The Majesty of Rock - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
16) U2 - Until The End Of The World - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
17) Guns'n'Roses - Paradise City
18) Guns'n'roses - Only Women Bleed - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ?
19) Guns'n'Roses - Knocking on Heaven's Door
20) Mango Groove - Special Star - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
21) Sir Ian McKellen speech - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
22) Elizabeth Taylor speech

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I think that they consider "Only women bleed" the intro to "Knocking on heaven door".
Extreme´s "More than words" would be a plus to this release also. Nuno Bettencourt was huge that day on the guitar. Amazing stuff!


[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
Real setlist :
1) Queen & Joe Elliot & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down
2) Queen & Tony Iommi - Heaven And Hell & Pinball Wizard intros - MAYBE MISSING ?
3) Queen & Zucchero - Las Pallabras De Amor
4) Queen & Tony Iommi & Gary Cherone - Hammer To Fall
5) Queen & Tony Iommi & James Hettfield - Stone Cold Crazy
6) Queen & Robert Plant - Innuendo/Kashmir - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
7) Queen & Robert Plant - Thank You - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE
8) Queen & Robert Plant - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
9) Brian May & Spike Edney - Too Much Love Will Kill You
10) Queen & Paul Young - Radio Ga Ga
11) Queen & Seal - Who Wants To Live Forever
12) Queen & Lisa Stansfield - I Want To Break Free
13) Queen & David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure
14) Queen & David Bowie & Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson & Joe Elliot & Phil Collen - All The Young Dudes
15) Queen & David Bowie & Mick Ronson - Heroes
16) David Bowie - The Lord's Prayer - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ?
17) Queen & George Michael - '39
18) Queen & George Michael & Lisa Stansfield - These Are The Days Of OUr Lives
19) Queen & George Michael & the choir - Somebody To Love
20) Queen & Elton John & Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody
21) Queen & Elton John & Tony Iommi - The Show Must Go On
22) Queen & Axl Rose - We Will Rock You
23) Queen & Liza Minnelli & All Stars - We Are The Champions
24) God Save The Queen outro + fireworks - MISSING ON THIS RELEASE ???

Anyway, it's MUCH MORE COMPLETE than the DVD and probably also than the VHS (I don't remember the tracklist on the VHS right now)
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I think that all the intros you´ve mentioned will be included, along with God save the Queen.
Innuendo will be left out because Robert Plant asked the band back in the day to do so. He wasn´t happy with the performance.
I remember an inteview where the reporter asked Robert what happened on Innuendo. He said something along the lines that he went to Morocco with his then girlfriend, and was trying to memorize the lyrics of the song, and couldn´t. He said it was one of those situations where he simply couldn´t do it, and he was very nervous on the day due to that situation. The rest... well, it´s history!

Ten years ago i remember Brian stating that the reason they weren´t releasing the first half of the show was because of all the contracts they would need to get from all the artists and everyone involved, for the DVD release, since they already had the papers for the VHS release.
If indeed they went to all the trouble to get permission for the DVD/BluRay release, then one can assume that they didn´t got the permission from the artist or company to release the full set. If it was a QP decision to not release the full concert (once again) then i simply don´t get it!

Having said this, i´m really excited for this release. This is great stuff, and the first part deserves to be on DVD/BluRay. Metallica fans must be very happy too.