Ive not seen an awful lot of em so id like to hear others opinions. Lots of people dont like wembley but since i love it, i cant see why.
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I really can't imagine there being a bad Queen show, even if the band made a mistake or Freddie forgot the words to a song. If you were their thats the kind of thing that makes that particular show unique.
However having said that, I did see Bowie in concert in Sunderland and he was dire.
However having said that, I did see Bowie in concert in Sunderland and he was dire.
Prolly their first Suncity gig where Freddie's voice fell out in "Under Pressure" and he went running in tears off stage.
A few contenders:
Hyde Park 9-18-76. They were nervous as hell, and it particularly showed in Brian and his playing.
Sapporo 5-6-79, and the few shows before it. After singing pretty much for the past 6 months, Freddie's voice was almost completely chewed. I can't believe he actually somehow pulled these shows off.
Puebla 10-16-81 and 10-17-81. Stuff was constantly being thrown at the band. Brian said this was one of their worst experiences, and the band vowed never to return to Mexico.
Tokyo 11-3-82. I can't believe that of all concerts, this one was released on video. The band were clearly tired of touring, and so their complete lack of enthusiasm pours out of the TV screen. This same vibe comes out of all of the Japan 82 shows.
And the first Sun City 84 gig sounds like one as well. Freddie did indeed lose his voice worse than ever at that show.
Interesting how the '73 shows were brought up. Learning from Mott The Hoople was certainly not a bad thing. The feeling of being an up and coming band and feeling closer and closer to stardom surely was enough to keep Queen going in those days!
I'd like to pick on some more Hot Space and Works shows, but I'm sure I've caused enough damage to Stepfordhood by not saying Queen were perfect. But if anyone wants to hear more, just say so, and I'll see what I can come up with.
Remember folks, the truest fans are the ones who can see a band's strengths as well as their shortcomings.
Hyde Park 9-18-76. They were nervous as hell, and it particularly showed in Brian and his playing.
Sapporo 5-6-79, and the few shows before it. After singing pretty much for the past 6 months, Freddie's voice was almost completely chewed. I can't believe he actually somehow pulled these shows off.
Puebla 10-16-81 and 10-17-81. Stuff was constantly being thrown at the band. Brian said this was one of their worst experiences, and the band vowed never to return to Mexico.
Tokyo 11-3-82. I can't believe that of all concerts, this one was released on video. The band were clearly tired of touring, and so their complete lack of enthusiasm pours out of the TV screen. This same vibe comes out of all of the Japan 82 shows.
And the first Sun City 84 gig sounds like one as well. Freddie did indeed lose his voice worse than ever at that show.
Interesting how the '73 shows were brought up. Learning from Mott The Hoople was certainly not a bad thing. The feeling of being an up and coming band and feeling closer and closer to stardom surely was enough to keep Queen going in those days!
I'd like to pick on some more Hot Space and Works shows, but I'm sure I've caused enough damage to Stepfordhood by not saying Queen were perfect. But if anyone wants to hear more, just say so, and I'll see what I can come up with.
Remember folks, the truest fans are the ones who can see a band's strengths as well as their shortcomings.
I'd love to hear more GH, always god to learn about whihc gigs are worth a listen ;)
Although in all seriousness I find that sort of thing interesting and if you've got the time to give those of us who do give a flying continental more info than by all means go for your life!
Although in all seriousness I find that sort of thing interesting and if you've got the time to give those of us who do give a flying continental more info than by all means go for your life!
i've yet to see or hear anything from puebla - anywhere to obtain the audio from it or purchase a copy if available?
GH, I absolutely want to hear more. Queen weren't perfect but then again, was any other band perfect? :)
GH, I absolutely want to hear more. Queen weren't perfect but then again, was any other band perfect? :)
Not that I can recall! Alright, let's see... some other questionable Queen concerts...
Toronto 82. Queen's popularity was slowly dying away, as does just about everything in pop culture on this side of the pond. I've heard from several people who attended the show that the audience was pretty subdued until BoRhap. And then when Brian went into TYMD, everyone ran toward the stage... but the excitement didn't last for too long, as the show was over within 15 minutes. The general message from these folks was that the audience was disappointed because Queen didn't play enough old songs. Come to think of it, aside from 6 or 7 songs at each US/Canadian 82 show, everything in the set was from The Game and Hot Space.
However, I've talked to people who attended the New York concerts, and they said they were incredible... and they had pretty much the same setlists. Perhaps it was the overall atmosphere leading to these very positive comments. I'm almost completely convinced that Freddie was high on coke on the second night. He could barely put a sentence together, let alone, without feeling the need to constantly swear.
From a US perspective: I see Queen as being a rock band up to the Jazz tour. Then they became a pop band after they put out The Game. Their audience had largely become fans of their new singles who just came to hear those songs. And the bootlegs totally show it. There are loud cheers only when the hits are being played. That's the difference between US and European audiences, and that goes for most bands. Fans here are generally at the shows to hear the hits, and then there are a few hardcores. I would have loved to be in any Queen audience in Holland. Those were real Queen fans.
Sorry, but I don't really have any more "bad concert" stories, because there really weren't that many bad shows! But any time, if anyone would have a question about Queen concerts, you can come to me.
Perhaps now would be a good time to proudly announce that I'll be contributing largely to Greg Brooks' revised Queen Live book. :) I'm glad to be a part of it.
One I saw in Pennsylvania in 1979, Brian broke a string and walked off briefly cursing to himself. He came back to the stage still pretty miffed. As a result BoRhap's first guitar riff was mucked up but the second riff was better.
After the show he was not around for any autographs, my friend was surprised.
I heard on the second night's show which I did not attend he was very apologetic, typical Brian.
The video We Will Rock You the audience was on Nyquil or drunk as a result their show was dampened by them. No reaction whatsoever to anything FM said, he gets a little PO'd with them and says "Come on you f*ckers!"
Anyone who owns the video knows what I mean.
Kriz ;o)
After the show he was not around for any autographs, my friend was surprised.
I heard on the second night's show which I did not attend he was very apologetic, typical Brian.
The video We Will Rock You the audience was on Nyquil or drunk as a result their show was dampened by them. No reaction whatsoever to anything FM said, he gets a little PO'd with them and says "Come on you f*ckers!"
Anyone who owns the video knows what I mean.
Kriz ;o)
The video We Will Rock You the audience was on Nyquil or drunk as a result their show was dampened by them. No reaction whatsoever to anything FM said, he gets a little PO'd with them and says "Come on you f*ckers!"
Anyone who owns the video knows what I mean.
Kriz ;o)
I own the DVD of the concert in Montreal (I assume that's what you are talking about) and so I had never seen any other live Queen performance. Since then I've gotten the Wembley 2-disc set and wow, that audience knew what they were looking at! But even before I saw Wembley I knew that there was something wrong with the Montreal audience. Poor Brian was like "We're gonna need some help on this one. This is Love of My Life." And they didn't know it! I was so sad. But the "C'mon you fuckers!" made me laugh so hard! I was like "Yeah, Fred! You tell 'em!"
All Queen gigs were superb... Your question should be like that "Which is Queen BEST gig in your opinion"
Yeah, thats right!!!
And something else: I am sure u would give your life, or something like that just to have the opportunity to attend even the "worst" (bad word for Queen) gig. Sure about that :P
Freddie, u rule
Yeah, thats right!!!
And something else: I am sure u would give your life, or something like that just to have the opportunity to attend even the "worst" (bad word for Queen) gig. Sure about that :P
Freddie, u rule
The absolute worse...
THE MONTREUX FESTIVAL GIGS
There's nothing more sad than seeing a legendary band like Queen lipsynching like a crappy fabricated pop act.
Yet again, it wasn't their fault. They were probably forced to lipsynch, and you can tell that they weren't too happy about it.
THE MONTREUX FESTIVAL GIGS
There's nothing more sad than seeing a legendary band like Queen lipsynching like a crappy fabricated pop act.
Yet again, it wasn't their fault. They were probably forced to lipsynch, and you can tell that they weren't too happy about it.
Yeah, i forgot about that :(. But i think that if they would play live in Montreux they were brilliant. Most of their songs are better in live version, dont u think?
Queen concerts were the best concerts. Their concerts weren´t bad. Some were better then the others. In the beginning htey hadn´t the sources as the Magic Tour. But they were good, cause they give their best.
I think the hammersmith 75 concert is very overrated