Queen - From Rags to Rhapsody

Thx, pretty quick download!

Was the Odeon gig broadcast afterwards the current DVD/blu Ray edition, or was it the BBC version from a few years ago? My Sky planner listed it as 'The Legendary 1975 Concert' rather than 'Live at The Odeon' and the write up was exactly the same as before; don't know if it actually therefore the new version or just laziness them not changing the synopsis and title details.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

Was the Odeon gig broadcast afterwards the current DVD/blu Ray edition, or was it the BBC version from a few years ago? My Sky planner listed it as 'The Legendary 1975 Concert' rather than 'Live at The Odeon' and the write up was exactly the same as before; don't know if it actually therefore the new version or just laziness them not changing the synopsis and title details. [/QUOTE]

It's the new Night At The Odeon! :)

-Chin

One thing i did notice, is in the Earls Court DOTL clip, the mic problem at "nasty old man that I used to know" is there.

And they overdubbed his squeak at "overgrown school boy"! :)

-Chin

Thanks for DJGreg for the download. Couple of notes. It was interesting to see different editing in BR at Wembley. They also had footage of the preparing for Rainbow in 1974 that wasn't on the released version. It was great to see Liar during the power cut. That bit also demonstrated how good Roger's drums sounded when they hadn't been compressed to hell. When Liar ends in that clip they sound liks shit again as that was taken from the official Rainbow '74 release. I'd think they're already preparing Earls Court 1977 as that shitty compressed drum sound was there again in Death on two legs and they had patched some stuff. And damn Brian's acoustic guitar sounded horrible during '39. The way they treat the sound makes the acoustic lose all the character and the actual sound of the strings. It's almost like you only hear the pick hitting the strings, not the actual sound. Hyde Park drums sound compressed too so they'll probably release that as well. It's funny how Brian refers to the BR opera section as all four of them singing, while Roger got it right. It was nice to see those unreleased 1977 interview clips. They varied in quality, so I guess even QPL don't have all the footage in full.

I thought the Earls Court mix was weirdly quiet. Drums were really low and muddy, I actually prefer the previous mix.

[QUOTE] [b]DJGreg wrote:[/b]

https://mega.nz/#!mVVDTQTK!nLUUdUbtKt2ZRVB5y4xn0xU4_hT7RDuNdCmsza_YEwc - here you go. There're a couple of moments, when the video paused because of not perfect internet connection, but there're just a couple.[/QUOTE]

Excellent, Greg - many thanks !

[QUOTE] [b]DJGreg wrote:[/b]

By the way, I'm shocked of the perfectly clear stereo instrumental version of the "Polar Bear" song that was played on the background. Should that mean they own the original multitracks, or it was just a cover made by nowadays?[/QUOTE]

Nah, it's the same version we've had for years.

[QUOTE] [b]Chinwonder wrote:[/b]

One thing i did notice, is in the Earls Court DOTL clip, the mic problem at "nasty old man that I used to know" is there.[/QUOTE]

It's not so much a problem as it's the front of house guy simply turning up his mic.

But I'm not sure why that's on the recording, as what's being fed to tape tends not to be what was heard in FOH.

The mysteries of life.

[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]

I thought the Earls Court mix was weirdly quiet. Drums were really low and muddy, I actually prefer the previous mix. [/QUOTE]

I actually think it sounds great.

I'm fine with it being quiet - it's means it's not brickwalled. It's the way it should sound.

If this is the way they release it on DVD, then great - turn it up a bit.

You can't remove loudness war compression, so this is by far the lesser of the two evils.

[QUOTE] [b]Chinwonder wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

Was the Odeon gig broadcast afterwards the current DVD/blu Ray edition, or was it the BBC version from a few years ago? My Sky planner listed it as 'The Legendary 1975 Concert' rather than 'Live at The Odeon' and the write up was exactly the same as before; don't know if it actually therefore the new version or just laziness them not changing the synopsis and title details. [/QUOTE]

It's the new Night At The Odeon! :)

-Chin

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Cheers; just catching up on my planner now. Bizarre that it was shown on an HD tv channel yet the broadcast doesn't seem to be HD; the audio is not multichannel and the picture quality is really iffy.

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"the picture quality is really iffy". [/QUOTE]

I suspect that the "A Night At The Odeon" footage has gone from PAL to NTSC (for the official release) and then been converted back to PAL (for this UK broadcast) hence the blurry/jerky movement.

I thought that everyone knew that these standards conversions should be avoided if at all possible but this fact seems to have bypassed Queen Productions?

Does anyone know if you can buy a PAL version of "A Night At The Odeon" my copy is NTSC but I live in a PAL region?

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[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]

I thought the Earls Court mix was weirdly quiet. Drums were really low and muddy, I actually prefer the previous mix. [/QUOTE]

I actually think it sounds great.

I'm fine with it being quiet - it's means it's not brickwalled. It's the way it should sound.

If this is the way they release it on DVD, then great - turn it up a bit.

You can't remove loudness war compression, so this is by far the lesser of the two evils.
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Yes, but it wasn't so much the compression, but rather the balance between the instruments, and the excessive reverb (especially on the drums) IMO. The old mix sounded better.

For some reason youtube clips are all being blocked.

Ayone else noticed the alternate takes on Earls Court footage and the overdub in "overgrown school-boy"?
That makes me believe they will release Earls Court some time. :)