Something under appreciated about the Rainbow release...

thomasquinn 32989 wrote:

Rick wrote:

tomchristie22 wrote:

I quite like the artwork. It's still only Freddie, but I guess we just have to accept that that's how they're doing it. Otherwise, it's very straightforward and effective.

Freddie shines on most live releases.

Live Killers is still my favourite live cover. Too bad the release itself is quite disappointing.

How on earth is Live Killers disappointing?

Shitty sound and strange edits/cuts.

'The only thing that is live is the bass drum' as Roger said.

On the subject of "Live Killers" i am disappointed that a Dvd never surfaced from the concerts.
Somewhere in Queen land there will be loads of footage from Queen's 1979 tours!

On the subject of "Live Killers" i am disappointed that a Dvd never surfaced from the concerts.
Somewhere in Queen land there will be loads of footage from Queen's 1979 tours!

The most worthwhile release since Rock Montreal in 2007. The March concert is the sound of Queen raw and on fire. Fantastic. I thought it would be all just hype as I am disappointed again and again with Queen+ and all that malarkey. Live at the Rainbow 2 CD set is awesome and no fan should miss it. I even treated myself to the 4LP box and will have to get the DVD now too! Queen, no band comes near!? There is an energetic urgency to the music. The sound is great and the band dynamics superb. This was a band still slugging away before Bo Rap fame made them world superstars. This is a great release and it makes me very excited about Queen again! A lavish 'Live Killers' now next and we're laughing!

Is there a link to a fuller account or story of Queen's original intent to release Rainbow in 1975?

^ I'd be interested in that too, I'd never heard anything of it until recently.

Well they worked on it in '74, but it was scrapped in favour of working on a new album (SHA), so it would either have been released late '74 or in '75.

perhaps a second edition will have the correct title; Queen Rocks The Rainbow :)

'Queen: Now I'm Here at the Rainbow'

e-man wrote:

perhaps a second edition will have the correct title; Queen Rocks The Rainbow :)

That's how I called my "release" a few years ago :-)

Well i am so relieved that we have finally got out first Queen gig of the 1970s at long last, because they have always stuck to 80s concerts on dvd.
Hopefully to follow "Earls Court" "Hammersmith 1975" and the most difficult to get out of Queen productions "Hyde Park 76" fingers crossed!

The Queen Archivist mentioned (somewhere) on Queenonline that these concerts are not in a state to make individual releases but who knows, if the Rainbow release does well maybe they could put out a set with Hammy 75 & Hyde Park 76 together or something similar.
We can but dream...

I like the presentation of this new release. It's simple and neat.

They had the decency not to slap a witty pun on the title true.

Pity they didn't have the decency not to slap some auto tune on Freddie's vocals. Just a minor annoyance.