Earls Court....? 40th Theme

Being on a island 700kms off NZ with crappy internet sucks at times..!!

So stoked that Queen are finally releasing some good fashioned old heavy metal shit of the 70s!! for a mid twenties dude I can't even imagine how long you old bastards have been waiting for this...! Cant wait to show my mates how heavy Queen can be and why bands such as Metallica consider them a major influence.

With the 1974 40th ann release of The Rainbow and the current 40th theme going for Queen.. got me thinking. I hope they pull another surprise out of the bag and release the Earls Court concert...? We will of course have to wait till 2017... How freaking awesome would that be!

I think that the release of this concert is a must for Brian and Roger! Not taking anything away from The Rainbow concert... But Earls showcases Queen (a band with many peaks over their live careers)...... at, what has to be the very absolute summit of their peak's of the 70s if not their whole live career. Its Queen on the bridge of their live shows, leaving their heavy metal roots and heading into the more radio friendly and trade mark hits of the the late 70's and 80's that Queen will always be known for..

Its an end of the era for many of the songs from their first three albums such as Liar (in full), Lap of the Gods, Ogre battle, March of the Black Queen and many more that dropped off the setlist after that final show, And it's full of the radio friendly hits that Queen are known for to all the casual fans to Queen, songs such as Your my best friend, Somebody to love and Good old fashioned lover boy. This has to be THE best all round live concert that would connect every queen fan from the hardcore fans of Queen, Queen II era to The Game and A kinda magic "pop rock single Queen fans", a little bit of everything for everyone to enjoy.

It's also a concert showcases every member at their individual best and virtuous on their respective instruments and under their own spotlight.
You got John doing his bass solo on Liar, Roger doing his drum solos on Liar and Keep yourself alive, Arguably Brians best solo attempt on brighton rock and last but not least... Freddie and his very touching piano solo on you take my breath away, and at the same time showing the tightness and the professionalism of them as a band. Especially those technical cliches that Freddie had on his mic. At the same time, showing some led zep style very loose jamming on songs such as the middle section of liar before the all day long bits, doin alright and the rock and roll medley. This concert has so many unique events that I would love nothing more than to hear Brian's and Rogers memories on this show and all the unique things that happened such as John Deacons clearly audible out of tune singing and rare songs such as Doin Alright that were played, thats if they do a commentary take.

Hey Rainbow was important and significant for the fact it was one Queens first tour and it show cases them as a heavy metal contender, Hammersmith was an important event as it was xmas eve and of course the release of Bohem Rhap only a few weeks prior. But Earls has to be one of Queens finest selection of songs live.

What do you guys think

maybe next year we'll get hammersmith '75 40th anniversary release, then in 2016. same thing with hyde park, 2017. earls court or houston... which show had technical problems, houston or earls court?

next release coming to your n-ray player in 2024. sorry dudes: MIH 1995, Live at the Bowl 2004, Rainbow 2014... see a pattern yet?

Well first Youtube blocked all Rainbow videos and a couple of days later they officially announced the Rainbow release. A few days ago I noticed I can't find any video from Hammersmith Odeon 75 (just the Rock Masters edit or audio-only posts), and I'm pretty sure I had some Hammy videos on my channel too. I hope it means we'll get a Hammersmith Odeon 75 release soon (next year would be logical, since this was a promotional concert for A Night At The Opera and next year it's 40th anniversary of both ANATO and the concert

[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]

Well first Youtube blocked all Rainbow videos and a couple of days later they officially announced the Rainbow release. A few days ago I noticed I can't find any video from Hammersmith Odeon 75 (just the Rock Masters edit or audio-only posts), and I'm pretty sure I had some Hammy videos on my channel too. I hope it means we'll get a Hammersmith Odeon 75 release soon (next year would be logical, since this was a promotional concert for A Night At The Opera and next year it's 40th anniversary of both ANATO and the concert[/QUOTE]




I hope you'll be right

Didn't Greg brooks say a while ago that several archive concerts were being worked on, for release, 1 every year, and then a box set ? Or did I dream that ?

[QUOTE] [b]andyb1968 wrote:[/b]

Didn't Greg brooks say a while ago that several archive concerts were being worked on, for release, 1 every year, and then a box set ? Or did I dream that ?[/QUOTE]

Perhaps plans has changed.
Perhaps some of gigs will be released as box set, for example concerts live killers era 1979.

[QUOTE] [b]luthorn wrote:[/b]

next release coming to your n-ray player in 2024. sorry dudes: MIH 1995, Live at the Bowl 2004, Rainbow 2014... see a pattern yet?[/QUOTE]




Lol.

fras444. I was lucky enough to be at the first night of Earl's Court. It was my first Queen gig so I would love to see this more than anything else.

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll see it in its entirety as a release.

I never trust anything that Queen Productions say because they (or rather Brian and Roger) seem to change their minds with the weather so it would be useless relying on anything they say - for or against.

The reason I doubt it will be released is because Jim Beach (Queen's manager) told me so to my face.

I was at a gig in London and YellowWire were supporting. The lead singer is jim Beach's son.

After their set the singer was at the bar and I spoke to him. Not wanting to miss an opportunity I asked him to ask his Dad to get some 70's Queen gigs released.

He said "Tell him yourself, he's over there".

I had a very amicable chat with Jim Beach and (amongst other things) he told me that Earl's Court would NEVER be released due to too many technical problems they have with the recordings, not least Freddie's piano mic being on the blink.

How accurate all that is I don't know but he seemed genuine and quite certain about it.

He did say that the odd song would certainly pop up on other releases.

Personally, after that I've given up hope on it

[QUOTE] [b]splicksplack wrote:[/b]

fras444. I was lucky enough to be at the first night of Earl's Court. It was my first Queen gig so I would love to see this more than anything else.

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll see it in its entirety as a release.

I never trust anything that Queen Productions say because they (or rather Brian and Roger) seem to change their minds with the weather so it would be useless relying on anything they say - for or against.

The reason I doubt it will be released is because Jim Beach (Queen's manager) told me so to my face.

I was at a gig in London and YellowWire were supporting. The lead singer is jim Beach's son.

After their set the singer was at the bar and I spoke to him. Not wanting to miss an opportunity I asked him to ask his Dad to get some 70's Queen gigs released.

He said "Tell him yourself, he's over there".

I had a very amicable chat with Jim Beach and (amongst other things) he told me that Earl's Court would NEVER be released due to too many technical problems they have with the recordings, not least Freddie's piano mic being on the blink.

How accurate all that is I don't know but he seemed genuine and quite certain about it.

He did say that the odd song would certainly pop up on other releases.

Personally, after that I've given up hope on it



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As compilation this gig would be possible release If only technical problems were on one concert.

Hammy 1975 is a boring concert and they weren't in the greatest shape.

Give me Hyde Park 1976 instead.

[QUOTE] [b]Rick wrote:[/b]

Hammy 1975 is a boring concert and they weren't in the greatest shape.

Give me Hyde Park 1976 instead.[/QUOTE]



What he said

I think Hammy 75 would be pretty pointless now given the release of The Rainbow. All the tracks on Hammy are covered by The Rainbow. But Hyde Park? Now that really would be spectacular!

Give me both on multiple format. Ill buy everything

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[b]jondickens1 wrote: [/b] I think Hammy 75 would be pretty pointless now given the release of The Rainbow. All the tracks on Hammy are covered by The Rainbow. But Hyde Park? Now that really would be spectacular![/QUOTE]

I've just searched up Hammy 75 quickly and there's DVD-quality footage out there just from that, so surely that's a plus, and I KNOW I found a full DVD-quality video of the whole concert once. And, much more importantly and agreeing to your point, anyone who has ANATO 30th anniv. documentary will know that there's HQ Hyde Park clips on there! They've been holding out on us waaaaaay too long!