WHY IS WEMBLEY GIG SO OVERRATED...?

The people who say Wembley is overrated are the same people who say 'we don't like Bohemian Rhapsody, it's boring' and are the same as the Zeppelin fans who say they don't like Stairway To Heaven, it's the worst song. They are just trying to be differant. They don't want to like what the majority like. Why I'll never know...

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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lord Blackadder wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The people who say Wembley is overrated are the same people who say 'we don't like Bohemian Rhapsody, it's boring' and are the same as the Zeppelin fans who say they don't like Stairway To Heaven, it's the worst song. They are just trying to be differant. They don't want to like what the majority like. Why I'll never know...[/QUOTE]

Thanks, you reminded me what was I going to write here in the first place. I don`t accuse Fenderek of doing that, I just mean that sometimes it looks cool to pick more obscure stuff and then be a real fan. Just like you say.

But it`s difficult to draw deep conclusions. Most Queen fans have Queen II, Innuendo or Opera as the top album. Therefore, if your fave record is one of those you can be accused of "following the masses", and you just choose to like `The Works`, for instance. But what if you really like `The Works` (which is my least favourite btw)?

Same case. That time will come when it`d be "cool" to hate `March Of the Black Queen` because a lot of people love it. Still there can be people who geniunely hate it, and not because it`s the "most overrated track".

Stairway is, in my opinion, the greatest rock song ever (even though it`s not my favourite, not even in the A side of the album). Yeah, millions of guitarists (or guitar apprendices) play that intro thousands of times in a lifetime. Millions of people know the track, and like it. Is it overrated or overplayed? In my opinion, no. We can`t blame LZ for making such a wonderful record.

Are you serious? I completely disagree. I thought Wembley (well I wasn't there I wasn't even born but from what I saw on the DVD) was an amazing performance. Every time I watch it I feel like there's something magical about it. I feel like I'm there. That is my favorite QUEEN DVD.

I love Wembley, but I think it's so celebrated because it's the one of the most well-known Queen performances. Maybe it's because of the DVD, or because it was a huge gig on their last tour.

I agree with Sebastian here...

Every time ppl start to discuss about music there's this argument about following masses / being original for the sake of it- which kills the discussion IMO...
It's not because it's "cool" not to like WEMBLEY- I honestly think that around 50 other gigs I've heard are far better than this show... Friday night was good, but Saturday... I'll never say a bad word about Queen II or ANATO- am I following masses? I really can't stand 82-86 period- am I just trying to be cool...? F**k it- this way we'll never say what we think about this and that... It's of course easier to say that whatever Queen did was sheer genius and every single release is brilliant; all their decissions are fantastic; that I don't have favs- I love all the albums equally, I love the whole thing, I love Wembley, I love every single note they ever played- I'm the real fan... pretty dull, isn't it?

I like "Stairway To Heaven"... It's not (IMO) one of the best songs ever... It's not even the best Zeps song (I really prefer "Gallows Pole" or especially "No Quarter")- but it's defintely not the worst... "D'yers Mak'er" is the one...:) And what- can't one say sth like that? What about those who really can't stand "Stairway..."? I for instance really, really can't stand "Radio Ga-Ga" and "We Are The Champions"- I REALLY CAN'T!!!! And what- can't I express it, because ppl will accuse me of trying to be cool...? Can't I criticise Wembley without being accused of desperately trying to be different...? I do believe it's the best quality Queen live document avaliable (not for long, I hope)... But I prefer to watch Budapest, simply because the performance is much better! And I'm really looking forward to Milton Keynes release, because than- if sound and picture quality will be similiar- I'll have an ultimate (well, almost) Queen performance out- and believe me, if the whole world is going to say it's awesome, I won't start to criticise it just for the sake of it....

At all, there is one conclusion: Everybody has a different taste. The first one loves Wembley ande the other one thinks it´s a average concert.

My opinion is: I Love the concert

I see Fenderek's post is over the heads of most here. Good show, F. I've always liked your sense of individualism.

"Stairway is, in my opinion, the greatest rock song ever (even though it`s not my favourite, not even in the A side of the album). Yeah, millions of guitarists (or guitar apprendices) play that intro thousands of times in a lifetime. Millions of people know the track, and like it. Is it overrated or overplayed? In my opinion, no. We can`t blame LZ for making such a wonderful record".

No,i agree. I wasnt saying i dont like Stairway. I was saying that some people say they dont. I do, it's just not quite as good as Bohemian Rhapsody. Or am i just following the masses???...

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles79 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Budapest was in terms of performance probably better than Wembley, yet still it hasn't been as commercialized because the audio and video quality wasn't as good as the Wembley show. I'm sure Budapest has been considered to be released and perhaps it will, but they can't release just one video after the other because production companies don't want their releases to compete against each other.[/QUOTE]

But Budapest was the original release on VHS at the time from the tour and Wembley released later (due to popular demand? or money?). What does this say about what the band thought about the two performances?

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]No,i agree. I wasnt saying i dont like Stairway. I was saying that some people say they dont. I do, it's just not quite as good as Bohemian Rhapsody.
[/QUOTE]Make a "Best Ever!! Round1 (Final 2)" to solve this...

*double post*

"Budapest was in terms of performance probably better than Wembley, yet still it hasn't been as commercialized because the audio and video quality wasn't as good as the Wembley show. "

Isn't the Budapest video better quality that wembley...? Sth to do with 35mm/70mm film tape...? And is really Wembley's sound better than Budapest's...? I know Wembley is in 5.1 but after doing the same with the other show- would it still be better...?

I've never been a fan of the Magic Tour setlist (too many songs from "The Works") but the Wembley gig is still good.