Keep Yourself Alive

It is strange they cast the net so far back to KYA for the US single. Perhaps they had noted it's position as a concert favorite - something that IMO never made sense with any studio versions.

[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]

It is strange they cast the net so far back to KYA for the US single. Perhaps they had noted it's position as a concert favorite - something that IMO never made sense with any studio versions. [/QUOTE]

Back then without the instant access point of the Internet, the only real way to gauge what fans thought of songs was by the reaction at gigs.

Keep Yourself Alive was certainly well liked, at the time.

What there was no internet?????

In fact, there was (then called inter-networking, which is what eventually gave rise to the term), but it was still in early stages and used satellite connexion rather than the high-speed instant access we've got now. Moreover, it was, then, only accessible to a few dozen scientists, tops, who would probably have other interests besides which song by a (still relatively unknown) rock band was more effective when performed at small venues in a handful of places.

So, in fact, there wasn't.