moonie
This does sound great. And I prefer this mix too. Cheers again mate.
Thread
Posts in chronological order
dive2063
Thanks for this record ) Gotta love Freddie's voice in the foreground
OwenSmith
I'm glad people like it, and that the 19 year old me didn't screw up the recording back in 1985. My dad's Sony cassette deck was a serious bit of gear with seperate record level sliders for mic/DIN inputs and line level inputs, it was possible to use it as a mixer. Also it had a switchable Limiter on it, with previous recordings I'd had the levels set too high and gain pumping could be heard on playback. By this stage I'd learnt to record at lower level, and I either had the limiter off or the levels were low enough it wasn't doing much.
I wish I still had the model number and a picture of that cassette deck, it was one serious bit of mid 1970s audiophile gear. Same goes for the Sony receiver, it was a great bit of kit and had a lovely feel to the controls. I remember the upward acting mains power level and the clonk it made, and the beautiful weighted tuning knob. All the knobs were knurled silver and the receiver was in a nice wooden sleeve case. It all looked really classy and looked and sounded much better than the neighbours's Music Centres.
I wish I still had the model number and a picture of that cassette deck, it was one serious bit of mid 1970s audiophile gear. Same goes for the Sony receiver, it was a great bit of kit and had a lovely feel to the controls. I remember the upward acting mains power level and the clonk it made, and the beautiful weighted tuning knob. All the knobs were knurled silver and the receiver was in a nice wooden sleeve case. It all looked really classy and looked and sounded much better than the neighbours's Music Centres.
onedunpark
Echoing everyone else, many thanks for this great share.
Thistle
Thank you, Owen!
Mr.QueenFan
Owen, thanks a lot for this! I have downloaded the fixed version first, but i want to have both versions.
Thanks to everybody who seeded this, it took me THREE minutes to complete the downloading.
I just want to say about this performance, that Radio Gaga in live Aid is the best introduction to Freddie´s voice that anyone can have. His tone is not only beautifull but strong as well. What an incredible talented person this man was.
It was a perfect performance by the boys. Great stuff!
Thanks to everybody who seeded this, it took me THREE minutes to complete the downloading.
I just want to say about this performance, that Radio Gaga in live Aid is the best introduction to Freddie´s voice that anyone can have. His tone is not only beautifull but strong as well. What an incredible talented person this man was.
It was a perfect performance by the boys. Great stuff!
OwenSmith
It's always surprised me that there was no Live Aid on queenzone, given how many people must have recorded it in stereo off the radio.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.
Ale Solan
[QUOTE] [b]OwenSmith wrote:[/b]
It's always surprised me that there was no Live Aid on queenzone, given how many people must have recorded it in stereo off the radio.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.[/QUOTE]
Status Quo + Queen kick arse big time!
It's always surprised me that there was no Live Aid on queenzone, given how many people must have recorded it in stereo off the radio.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.[/QUOTE]
Status Quo + Queen kick arse big time!
Mr.QueenFan
[QUOTE] [b]OwenSmith wrote:[/b]
It's always surprised me that there was no Live Aid on queenzone, given how many people must have recorded it in stereo off the radio.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.[/QUOTE]
I kid you not man, when i´m in the mood to watch the Queen performance at live aid in DVD, i allways watch the intro with Status Quo. They were the perfect starting to this magical concert. Too bad that they don´t remember being there :-)
It's always surprised me that there was no Live Aid on queenzone, given how many people must have recorded it in stereo off the radio.
When I posted this I thought I would get complaints about it including non Queen stuff (Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, Mel & Griff) but no-one has said a word about that. I think Quo goes well with Queen. They were the support band on the Magic tour (I was at Newcastle) so Quo and Queen always go together in my mind.[/QUOTE]
I kid you not man, when i´m in the mood to watch the Queen performance at live aid in DVD, i allways watch the intro with Status Quo. They were the perfect starting to this magical concert. Too bad that they don´t remember being there :-)
moonie
Back then Queen & Quo were my two favourite bands, so I was quite excited to say the least when Status Quo were announced as special guests on The Magic Tour.. I was at Newcastle as well. Do you remember the German heavy metal band who opened the show? Zeno I think they were called.. Also, INXS couldn't play due to their equipment truck being involved in an accident, or something along those lines.
OwenSmith
[QUOTE] [b]moonie wrote:[/b]
Back then Queen & Quo were my two favourite bands, so I was quite excited to say the least when Status Quo were announced as special guests on The Magic Tour.. I was at Newcastle as well. Do you remember the German heavy metal band who opened the show? Zeno I think they were called.. Also, INXS couldn't play due to their equipment truck being involved in an accident, or something along those lines.[/QUOTE]
I don't remember the German metal band who opened the Newcastle Magic show, though we (myself, my girlfirend and my brother) were there in plenty of time. We were central and quite far forward on the pitch which was a great place to be as we could see everything and the sound quality was fantastic.
I do recall one of the support bands being unable to make it, and I remember it was announced that Status Quo would play a longer set than planned if that was OK. If that was OK?! Of course it was OK! Usual self dreprecation from the beloved Quo. Just like "This is a favourite - I hope" at Live Aid.
Sadly this share has now become a bit of a memorial to Mel Smith who died today of a heart attack. I love the bit about the perhaps older people who "may not be in touch with the latest trends in modern music - like Status Quo for example" which got a huge roar from the crowd. I bet Rossi and Parfitt laughed along if they heard it.
Rest in peace Mel, go and tell jokes to Freddie.
Back then Queen & Quo were my two favourite bands, so I was quite excited to say the least when Status Quo were announced as special guests on The Magic Tour.. I was at Newcastle as well. Do you remember the German heavy metal band who opened the show? Zeno I think they were called.. Also, INXS couldn't play due to their equipment truck being involved in an accident, or something along those lines.[/QUOTE]
I don't remember the German metal band who opened the Newcastle Magic show, though we (myself, my girlfirend and my brother) were there in plenty of time. We were central and quite far forward on the pitch which was a great place to be as we could see everything and the sound quality was fantastic.
I do recall one of the support bands being unable to make it, and I remember it was announced that Status Quo would play a longer set than planned if that was OK. If that was OK?! Of course it was OK! Usual self dreprecation from the beloved Quo. Just like "This is a favourite - I hope" at Live Aid.
Sadly this share has now become a bit of a memorial to Mel Smith who died today of a heart attack. I love the bit about the perhaps older people who "may not be in touch with the latest trends in modern music - like Status Quo for example" which got a huge roar from the crowd. I bet Rossi and Parfitt laughed along if they heard it.
Rest in peace Mel, go and tell jokes to Freddie.