Does this mean an official release is imminent?
http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/freddie-mercury-official-birthday-party-update-new-hammersmith-1975-film-screening/
Barry Durex
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DepeX
I hope a release like that. ^
thomasquinn 32989
That would be a bummer...
Vocal harmony
Similar set list, but not as extensive as the Rainbow. Check
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
cmsdrums
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
Similar set list, but not as extensive as the Rainbow. Check
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
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Agreed.
When they say 'newly restored' I wonder if that just refers to the restoration they did several years ago and was broadcast on the BBC, or whether perhaps they like the plug ins they used on the drums for The Rainbow release and so have revamped it once more?
ps - I'd love to be at that event to really ask some pointed questions of Greg Brooks and Justin Shirley-Smith........
Similar set list, but not as extensive as the Rainbow. Check
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
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Agreed.
When they say 'newly restored' I wonder if that just refers to the restoration they did several years ago and was broadcast on the BBC, or whether perhaps they like the plug ins they used on the drums for The Rainbow release and so have revamped it once more?
ps - I'd love to be at that event to really ask some pointed questions of Greg Brooks and Justin Shirley-Smith........
mr mason
I have given myself permission to be excited,i suggest you do the same!
Estranged
Well, release the show while you're at it.
Cruella de Vil
Why all tghe negativity? There will be a lot to enjoy in this release (should it happen). Roll on Hyde Park, Houston and Earl's Court.
Biggus Dickus
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
Similar set list, but not as extensive as the Rainbow. Check
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
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This. There's so much more interesting stuff yet to be officially released than Hammy 1975. Unless they throw in Hammy 1979 as well I'm not that interested.
Similar set list, but not as extensive as the Rainbow. Check
Same lighting Rig as the Rainbow, Check
Different stage outfits to the Rainbow oh wow!
Night At the Opera tour, but hardly any NATO songs!
Why have they bothered. This is going to have to feature spectacular restoration of visuals and sound to make it worthy of release in any form and even then I think it will be viewed as a distant option to the Rainbow release.
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This. There's so much more interesting stuff yet to be officially released than Hammy 1975. Unless they throw in Hammy 1979 as well I'm not that interested.
MJDSQ
That's right. We've been waiting for ages for 70s concerts...we're finally getting. Time to celebrate! Queen could play the same setlist and yet you have completely different concerts...I could hear 100 different concerts with 74-75 setlists...Will be a happy man if they find more from that period to release. Maybe some extras from Hyde Park will appear as bonus in a BRD release.
jondickens1
Have to agree with the comments so far. It's merely a smaller set list than The Rainbow but with snippets of Bo Rhap and Brighton Rock. Still,I suppose it's better than nothing. Not sure I'll even buy this unless it has bonus tracks on the cd from A Night at the Opera tour.
Kamenliter
Once again, I am shocked at Queen fans crapping on one of the most sought after releases by the band, which may finally come to fruition.. OF COURSE it would be great if the setlist were a bit different, if Freddie were in a bit finer voice, etc etc etc... is there another show from 1975 they could release? NO!! This is it...are the folks here saying they won't even buy it the type that listen to one show from a tour and that's enough for them?
I seriously don't get it...for years we've been clamoring for anything from the 1970's on video/DVD....they release Rainbow and it's INCREDIBLE...now they might be releasing the next live show from the 70's and because it's got a similar set list to a show from a year and half before it's no good? Come on....if Queen had filmed 10 shows in December 1975 I'd buy every one!! It's Queen on film (video, what have you) from 1975 in the best quality ever for christ sakes!
Sorry for the rant, but I just don't understand the resentment.
I seriously don't get it...for years we've been clamoring for anything from the 1970's on video/DVD....they release Rainbow and it's INCREDIBLE...now they might be releasing the next live show from the 70's and because it's got a similar set list to a show from a year and half before it's no good? Come on....if Queen had filmed 10 shows in December 1975 I'd buy every one!! It's Queen on film (video, what have you) from 1975 in the best quality ever for christ sakes!
Sorry for the rant, but I just don't understand the resentment.
tomchristie22
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
ps - I'd love to be at that event to really ask some pointed questions of Greg Brooks and Justin Shirley-Smith........[/QUOTE]
If anybody here plans on being there, please grill them - Shirley-Smith & co's bastardisation of recent live audio of Queen is beyond reasonable deniability, and some explanation as to their philosophy behind it would be interesting to hear.
ps - I'd love to be at that event to really ask some pointed questions of Greg Brooks and Justin Shirley-Smith........[/QUOTE]
If anybody here plans on being there, please grill them - Shirley-Smith & co's bastardisation of recent live audio of Queen is beyond reasonable deniability, and some explanation as to their philosophy behind it would be interesting to hear.
DepeX
[QUOTE] [b]Kamenliter wrote:[/b]
Once again, I am shocked at Queen fans crapping on one of the most sought after releases by the band, which may finally come to fruition.. OF COURSE it would be great if the setlist were a bit different, if Freddie were in a bit finer voice, etc etc etc... is there another show from 1975 they could release? NO!! This is it...are the folks here saying they won't even buy it the type that listen to one show from a tour and that's enough for them?
I seriously don't get it...for years we've been clamoring for anything from the 1970's on video/DVD....they release Rainbow and it's INCREDIBLE...now they might be releasing the next live show from the 70's and because it's got a similar set list to a show from a year and half before it's no good? Come on....if Queen had filmed 10 shows in December 1975 I'd buy every one!! It's Queen on film (video, what have you) from 1975 in the best quality ever for christ sakes!
Sorry for the rant, but I just don't understand the resentment.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree.
Once again, I am shocked at Queen fans crapping on one of the most sought after releases by the band, which may finally come to fruition.. OF COURSE it would be great if the setlist were a bit different, if Freddie were in a bit finer voice, etc etc etc... is there another show from 1975 they could release? NO!! This is it...are the folks here saying they won't even buy it the type that listen to one show from a tour and that's enough for them?
I seriously don't get it...for years we've been clamoring for anything from the 1970's on video/DVD....they release Rainbow and it's INCREDIBLE...now they might be releasing the next live show from the 70's and because it's got a similar set list to a show from a year and half before it's no good? Come on....if Queen had filmed 10 shows in December 1975 I'd buy every one!! It's Queen on film (video, what have you) from 1975 in the best quality ever for christ sakes!
Sorry for the rant, but I just don't understand the resentment.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree.
tomchristie22
I'd be more excited about the release overall if it wasn't almost certain that they're gonna use the horrendous audio from the fairly recent broadcast.
Furthermore, it's easy to see why people aren't completely ecstatic about Hammersmith 75, in the sense that an official release would give us almost nothing we haven't already seen or heard, except maybe some alternate camera angles. We have had the full video (as in the entirety of what was filmed, not video of the whole concert) in pretty good quality for a few years now, and the full audio of the show in damn good quality for much longer. It isn't a case like that of the Rainbow, where all we'd had for a very long time was a heavily truncated March show, and a heavily truncated November merge.
Furthermore, it's easy to see why people aren't completely ecstatic about Hammersmith 75, in the sense that an official release would give us almost nothing we haven't already seen or heard, except maybe some alternate camera angles. We have had the full video (as in the entirety of what was filmed, not video of the whole concert) in pretty good quality for a few years now, and the full audio of the show in damn good quality for much longer. It isn't a case like that of the Rainbow, where all we'd had for a very long time was a heavily truncated March show, and a heavily truncated November merge.