This is perhaps my most favourite concert from queen. Great setlist, great drumkit and those "wonderfull haha" costumes Freddie wore. I wonder : is somebody here , a member, that was there at earls court back then ? It most have been a great experience.
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I wasn't there but my cousin was. He was their lighting engineer for a few years and said that after those two gigs, the crown lighting rig that was used was so big that they had to cut it up just to get it out of the venue. He designed another one that was smaller and was used for the NOTW tours of the States and Europe.
I STILL don't get why QPL thinks this isn't worthy of releasing on CD/DVD. It's Fabulous!
What do they (Brian, Roger, Jim Beach) not like about it?
What do they (Brian, Roger, Jim Beach) not like about it?
I STILL don't get why QPL thinks this isn't worthy of releasing on CD/DVD. It's Fabulous!
What do they (Brian, Roger, Jim Beach) not like about it?
possibly because there were some microphone glitches here and there on a few songs? thats the only reason I could think of.....I was just listening to that one a few days ago myself, and it certainly is great, though!
I agree with you! Queen fans don't really care if there are any glitches or mics dropping in and out of the mix. We just want the footage. AND any extras that were filmed over those two nights. It would be a nice package if they were to interview people that were there including crew members, fans and the band members themselves. That would make up for and poor audio.
aside from the mic glitches, the audio quality is excellent though....and presumably any official release would be better quality than a bootleg...
It has no more glitches than MK. Apparently theres a problem with the piano mics or something, so they just need to patch in the soundbaord recording. The actual audio quality is better than MK, as is the picture quality.
The actual audio quality is better than MK, as is the picture quality.
Really? I wonder then why they didn´t release Earl Courts instead of MK.. :/
There are several problems I can think of:
1.the way the concert was filmed. The camera angles are quite strage.
2.the acoustics of the venue are/were apparently horrible.
3.Maybe they think that the setlist could be uninteresting for newer fans, as there is no WWRY, WATC, CLTCL etc.
I wonder what about the second night at Earls Court. Did they have the same problems with the mics again? Was the audience better that night? I think these mic problems are more or less just an excuse for not releasing it. When planning to release this show they are most likely going to add some overdubs or patches anyway, so that shouldn´t be any serious problem really.
1.the way the concert was filmed. The camera angles are quite strage.
2.the acoustics of the venue are/were apparently horrible.
3.Maybe they think that the setlist could be uninteresting for newer fans, as there is no WWRY, WATC, CLTCL etc.
I wonder what about the second night at Earls Court. Did they have the same problems with the mics again? Was the audience better that night? I think these mic problems are more or less just an excuse for not releasing it. When planning to release this show they are most likely going to add some overdubs or patches anyway, so that shouldn´t be any serious problem really.
I have no problems with the way its filmed whatsoever - and it is archival footage, not a cutting edge production... the actual picture is a LOT sharper than MK. As for audio and the venues less than desirable acoustics... has little affect on the finished product - they have the multitracks to create the mix they want... people often comment on how quiet the crowd are at Earls Court... this is because the video circulating is merely a rough cut and doesn't include any of the ambience mic feeds, in fact it may just be the soundboard recording.
Yes, the circulating video is quite lacking audience noise and doesn´t have a lot atmosphere, but I think there is no genuine sbd recording of the show circulating, all the audios are actually ripped from the video. But you are right they can mix what they want, so that shouldn´t be the problem. However the argument still remains that Earls Court doesn´t include many "big hits", so maybe they fear it could fail to sell well for that reason.
Yeah, but Queens 70's output is highly rated (much more so than their 80's output) and any such release would get great reviews and WOULD sell extremely well. It probably wouldn't sell quite as well as Wembley as it is basically a greatest hits set and is the erm... image of Freddie QP like to promote these days for the benefit of the typically non music buying public who have little knowledge of Queen as a rock band. QP to some degree have decided that 80's Queen is the most saleable, which I don't believe is the case whatsoever. A 70's release would also go down a LOT better in the US.
Yeah, but Queens 70's output is highly rated (much more so than their 80's output) and any such release would get great reviews and WOULD sell extremely well. It probably wouldn't sell quite as well as Wembley as it is basically a greatest hits set and is the erm... image of Freddie QP like to promote these days for the benefit of the typically non music buying public who have little knowledge of Queen as a rock band. QP to some degree have decided that 80's Queen is the most saleable, which I don't believe is the case whatsoever. A 70's release would also go down a LOT better in the US.
Totally agree. I want something that does NOT have all the same old hits and 80's rehash stuff. Queen were at their artistic peak in the 70's and the Earl's Court setlist is fabulous, as is are the band's entire performances, the costumes, the sets, everything. It's WAY better than MK..and I love MK...
They can remix and correct any glitches. Just release the dam thing.. I'd bet the farm, it would probably turn out to be the best selling project QPL has put out to date...if they would think from a fan and artistic perspective...instead of a typical beancounting commercial perspective.
I love MK and Live At Wembley...but let's start seeing some definitive, artistic product now and stop repackaging the 80;s concerts over & over, which I love..but it's basically the same stuff, over and over.
Go back to the GREAT influential days/years of Queen...that defined them as one of music's most pioneering, innovative, and influential bands...in the 70's. Geez Louise!
Great show, but IMHO Hammersmith '79 was better.
So release that too! Again, what are Brian's, Jim Beach's & QPL problems with releasing the MOST wanted, respected, and loved material by fans who WILL pay for this material on CD/DVD from the vaults?
It's like they are totally clueles on this matter.
I KNOW they read QZ and various fan sites, and get letters emails. They are very much aware of what IS in demand and waht WILL sell. So what's the damn problem?
P.S. Brian, Roger, Jim Beach, if you read this, you can quote me!
They should release Earls Court !!!! But I also thought a double "Hammersmith dvd" should be interesting with the concert from 1975 and the concert from 1979 + some extras (if they excist). What do you think of that ???
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