In London they did anyway- Death On tWo Legs
Gig was AMAZING!!! They changed old arrangements (pre- Rudess tracks; "Another Day" was for instance 7-8 minute long...!) and they played except this one only epics (nothing shorter than 15 minutes)
3.5 hour show!!! And this Queen surprise...
The best gig I've ever seen so far. If anyone still has a chance to see them- GO!!! Oh, and they promised to be back later on this year- can't wait...!
Hitman · Member since
:) wow...it has to be a great show!!!
Bob The Shrek · Member since
Yep, they opened the 2nd half of the show with DOTL - even had the Queen logo from ANATO on the big screen - was hoping they might have done Bo Rhap too as they have done that live before.
I took my nephew as a Xmas prezzie and it was his first proper big gig - now just waiting for Rush to come over later in the year.
Stephan · Member since
I'm gonna see them next Tuesday in Cologne. A friend from GB told me that James LaBrie sang as well as he did on the "Live at the Marquee" album which was recorded back in 1993. At the last tour they covered both "The Number of the Beast" and "Master of Puppets" in its entirety. So ANATO is probably the next one.
Queenfans, be more open to the music of Dream Theater!!!!! Their music ist just majestic and excellent.
Fenderek · Member since
LaBrie was better than ever- he hit ALL the high notes, it was incredible!!!
And Portnoy- this guy can do absolutely everything with his kit (can U believe it- he needed THREE bass drums for the whole kit was so huge and therefore wide!!!)
Stephan · Member since
So James would be perfect to perform with Roger and Brian?! Do you know Dream Theater's version of Bohemian Rhapsody? It's part of a rock medley included on A Change Of Seasons. I think that he's really the only one who can replace Freddie as a vocalist. Did you know that Goodnight Kiss from Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence is his personal tribute to Freddie??
monster · Member since
Hahahaha, JAMES LABRIE!!!??? HAHAHAHA, he's bad! Incredibly unstabile live, sings OFTEN badly out of tune, has a horrible-sounding Michael-Bolton-sings-a-rock-opera voice, has a stagepersona of a legless blind horse and has 0 creativity in writing songs.
Spisso · Member since
I'm a huge DT fan, but i have to admit that monster is all right... He's got an outstanding range, but his voice is now kinda boring, and nothing near to Freddie's anyway. And sorry, but in this concert you're talking about James could have been good, but his live performance at the Marquee was his best ever, and from then he's gone a little worse on every concert. Damn, i'm not underrating him, it's NATURE, guys...
Stephan · Member since
As a professional singer myself I can assure you that your opinions on James Labrie are not true. Songs like "A Change Of Seasons", "Anna Lee" or the high parts in "Learning to live" are extremely hard to sing. Listen to the Metropolis 2000 DVD. Do you really think that Freddie could perform "Carpe Diem" (Part: but those days are gone) or the end of "The Crimson Sunset"? Or maybe "The Killing Hand" from the Marquee album? I doubt that. At the last Queen tour in 1986 a lot of the keys had to be changed because Freddie couldn't do it in the way the songs were originally written. And again: In London and Manchester, James' performance was as perfect as on Live At the Marquee.
monster · Member since
La Brie should have done the same thing as freddie; transpose. That is way better than singing as badly as a crow with a whiskey-voice. Out of tune should be James's middle name, cause he's horrible at times. Why try every night singing something you only achieved in a studio sometime many years ago? Freddie was 1000 times more proffesional then mr La Brie, had a better, stronger voice, was more of a showman, and a hell of a better singer.
James is weak, has an annoying voice, his high-voice sends shivers down my spine (in a bad way) and has zero karisma.
Stephan · Member since
More professional? Don't be ridiculous! James has trained from the beginning, for his first years with the outstanding opera coach Rosemary Patricia Burns.
Fenderek · Member since
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Queenleaf · Member since
that's awesome! Wish I could have seen it!
Bob The Shrek · Member since
Was disappointed with Portnoy's drum solo - all those drums and accessories and I thought it was 'average' at best.
