I stuck the disc in my sterio at my house to listen to it and I told my dad that this was a really good concert. About 5:00 into the CD, my dad literally looked at me and said "Were they stoned when they did this?" It was a pretty good concert, but definitely not their best.
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This was a really great concert, though not their best.
To me, that will always belong to Live Aid. :-)
NTL, do you think you could send your remixed version of this concert to me? My email address is [email protected]
To me, that will always belong to Live Aid. :-)
NTL, do you think you could send your remixed version of this concert to me? My email address is [email protected]
It sounds like youre talking in broken English.
He probably is. Your punctuation isn't up to much. Is English your first language?
"Singing false" is the literal Dutch translation of "singing out of key". I am sure you'd be complaining if he wrote in Dutch too. You just can't win.....
By the way, if we eliminate all those whose first language isn't English, it's going to be a very quiet forum.
Is Houston 1977 really that good ? YES IT IS.
I wonder will we ever be satisfied with only one show Queen ever did? Please don't get me wrong, but... Before we got Houston 1977, there were so many voices claiming this was the best live show ever. Now nobody is satisfied with it. Before the release of On Fire, there were many voices claiming for it to be released. Now nobody likes it anymore and everybody finds lots of faults to that show. I'm pretty sure even Wembley 86 might have been more appreciated, had they never released the show.... Oh well, I hope they'd never release Hammersmith Odeon'75, Leeds'82 or any other show that's actually being appreciated on QZ, cos that's how they'd ruin it for ever!
I'm not saying Houston 1977 is perfect. But how come each and every thing that was once praised in here now gets twisted and criticised harshly?... So Houston might not be the best show. Neither are Milton Keynes nor Wembley. Earl's court is even weaker than Houston. Hammersmith Odeon is good only because it has good audio quality. Hyde Park sounds false. And Live Aid surely is crappy 80s performance. Oh well... so none of this shows is the greatest ever. But then which show is the best? I have no idea so far. Can 90% of this board get to agree on naming a show that might be the best ever? I very much doubt it. So either we are always dissatisfied with everything Queen ever did (is that the new definition of "being a fan"?), either Queen was one of the worst bands ever and nothing they did was any good... Call me stepford if you like, I won't get angry :)
I wonder will we ever be satisfied with only one show Queen ever did? Please don't get me wrong, but... Before we got Houston 1977, there were so many voices claiming this was the best live show ever. Now nobody is satisfied with it. Before the release of On Fire, there were many voices claiming for it to be released. Now nobody likes it anymore and everybody finds lots of faults to that show. I'm pretty sure even Wembley 86 might have been more appreciated, had they never released the show.... Oh well, I hope they'd never release Hammersmith Odeon'75, Leeds'82 or any other show that's actually being appreciated on QZ, cos that's how they'd ruin it for ever!
I'm not saying Houston 1977 is perfect. But how come each and every thing that was once praised in here now gets twisted and criticised harshly?... So Houston might not be the best show. Neither are Milton Keynes nor Wembley. Earl's court is even weaker than Houston. Hammersmith Odeon is good only because it has good audio quality. Hyde Park sounds false. And Live Aid surely is crappy 80s performance. Oh well... so none of this shows is the greatest ever. But then which show is the best? I have no idea so far. Can 90% of this board get to agree on naming a show that might be the best ever? I very much doubt it. So either we are always dissatisfied with everything Queen ever did (is that the new definition of "being a fan"?), either Queen was one of the worst bands ever and nothing they did was any good... Call me stepford if you like, I won't get angry :)
"The atmosphere is better at Earls Court."
WHAT ATMOSPHERE?
You'd be forgiven if you thought they were playing to an empty house.
Thanks to the poor way it was filmed you don't see and hardly hear the crowd.
The only reason why fans think that Houston is the best concert EVER is beacuse of it's rareness and 'mystique'.
The sooner it get's an official release the better. Then the 'Houston myth' wll vanish forever and it will be just another Queen concert on DVD/Video.
From the official clips i've seen it looks like your typica Low-res poorquality 70s NTSC USA TV!
WHAT ATMOSPHERE?
You'd be forgiven if you thought they were playing to an empty house.
Thanks to the poor way it was filmed you don't see and hardly hear the crowd.
The only reason why fans think that Houston is the best concert EVER is beacuse of it's rareness and 'mystique'.
The sooner it get's an official release the better. Then the 'Houston myth' wll vanish forever and it will be just another Queen concert on DVD/Video.
From the official clips i've seen it looks like your typica Low-res poorquality 70s NTSC USA TV!
It sounds like youre talking in broken English.
He probably is. Your punctuation isn't up to much. Is English your first language?
"Singing false" is the literal Dutch translation of "singing out of key". I am sure you'd be complaining if he wrote in Dutch too. You just can't win.....
By the way, if we eliminate all those whose first language isn't English, it's going to be a very quiet forum.
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The only reason why fans think that Houston is the best concert EVER is beacuse of it's rareness and 'mystique'.
The sooner it get's an official release the better. Then the 'Houston myth' wll vanish forever and it will be just another Queen concert on DVD/Video.
I agree with the Houston Myth Theory. But I think the myth could've been born at least partly in '89 when My Melancholy Blues from thet gig was released as a B-side. We also got to see a glimpse of that on Rare live video. That version is absolutely brilliant and (as mentioned before) Fred was on fire that night. Now that we've all heard the whole gig we can say it's not their best gig ever, but very enjoyable NOTW show.
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The only reason why fans think that Houston is the best concert EVER is beacuse of it's rareness and 'mystique'.
The sooner it get's an official release the better. Then the 'Houston myth' wll vanish forever and it will be just another Queen concert on DVD/Video.
I agree with the Houston Myth Theory. But I think the myth could've been born at least partly in '89 when My Melancholy Blues from thet gig was released as a B-side. We also got to see a glimpse of that on Rare live video. That version is absolutely brilliant and (as mentioned before) Fred was on fire that night. Now that we've all heard the whole gig we can say it's not their best gig ever, but very enjoyable NOTW show.
Let us be honest. Greg Books is just using it to annoy us. I dunno wether your right about the myth thing. But I know the audio is my favorite. And I've seen those parts of the video and still I think it is magic and loveable.
Houston 77 is good. Ft.Worth Dec 10th was even better. Unfortunately not on tape or vid. My first concert ever. Every time I see that thing at the Breakthru convy it brings back chills and emotion. Great time period for them.
At the time of the Houston show, Queen were at the top of their popularity in the US in 1977 as NOTW hit Platinum(a million in sales) by then. The solo spot of Brian's on White Man was kick ass. He only had one guitar glitch on Liar, other than that he rocked. He had more guitar glitches on Milton Keynes than Houston 1977. Also, some person said Brian destroyed his Burns Red Special duplicate early on the Hot Space tour. He had it for Milton Keynes and I believe he destroyed it on the US leg.
The American News Of The World Tour (1977) was Queen's best seventies tour, IMHO. As I said, Houston is a great show, not the best, but still great. My personal favourite is 1.5.1975 Tokyo, Budokan, Japan.
Why is Houston 1977 so famous??? I've found 3 answers to that:
1) First, that was a rare concert (until QZ realeased it :p), that's why everybody in this forum wanted to have it. In my case, i knew Houston 1977 because many people requested it, some months ago. Otherwise, i wouldn't know anything about Houston 1977 yet. (I swear)
2) Second, It is a very famous bootleg, from one of the best tours of Queen (NOTW 77 in america. There's no doubts about that! Freddie's voice was in the best shape, as well as the others members of the band.
3) And finally, (nobody has any doubts about it), that bootleg has an AWESOME QUALITY. IMO, it's the best bootleg, but IN QUALITY!! It sounds like an official release... Who doesn't like something like that?? i bet nobody :p
Well, that's my point of view.. In my case, Houston 1977 is a great bootleg, BUT NOT THE BEST definitively. IMO, Hammersmith 79, Hammersmith 75, Milton Keynes 82, Earls Court 77, Wembley 80 are at the same level of Houston 77 or even better... IMO the best bootleg ever was Hammy 79 (and far the best). I wish i would have it with Houston 77 quality... :'( In fact, I'd prefer to have the complete Hammy 79 video, instead Houston 77 (100 times!!!!!)... maybe some day it'll be released, and my dream will come true! hehe!
bye! chau!
1) First, that was a rare concert (until QZ realeased it :p), that's why everybody in this forum wanted to have it. In my case, i knew Houston 1977 because many people requested it, some months ago. Otherwise, i wouldn't know anything about Houston 1977 yet. (I swear)
2) Second, It is a very famous bootleg, from one of the best tours of Queen (NOTW 77 in america. There's no doubts about that! Freddie's voice was in the best shape, as well as the others members of the band.
3) And finally, (nobody has any doubts about it), that bootleg has an AWESOME QUALITY. IMO, it's the best bootleg, but IN QUALITY!! It sounds like an official release... Who doesn't like something like that?? i bet nobody :p
Well, that's my point of view.. In my case, Houston 1977 is a great bootleg, BUT NOT THE BEST definitively. IMO, Hammersmith 79, Hammersmith 75, Milton Keynes 82, Earls Court 77, Wembley 80 are at the same level of Houston 77 or even better... IMO the best bootleg ever was Hammy 79 (and far the best). I wish i would have it with Houston 77 quality... :'( In fact, I'd prefer to have the complete Hammy 79 video, instead Houston 77 (100 times!!!!!)... maybe some day it'll be released, and my dream will come true! hehe!
bye! chau!
ficodr, be honest Hammy '75 wasn't their best. Asswel as Earls Court while the vocals of all the three guys just sucked. False notes, man it was bad. Hammy's Bo Rhap was false and the overal show was normal for Queen standards. Your judging to mutch by qaulity (witch indeed plays a big role). Houston hasn't got these wrong false notes. The overal NOTW tour is one of the best (together with Crazy/ Jazz tour). Take Montreux and Berlin as an example. But I think it's difficult to judge the best show of their carreer. Since every tour has a different goal. I mean Rainbow is way more beginning Queen than like the spectacular NOTW/ Jazz tour and you got the funk/black cathegory Hot Space tour. You'd better judge the best show from a tour than the best show from their carreer.
BTW the great sound is remixed by King Rick I.
I have just watched WWRY on the GVH DVD and I think it is awesome, when the sound is mixed and the crowd are loud it changes this show dramatically. A loud audience can 'make' a show, dont judge soundboard gigs when they have not been mixed like Houston and Earls Court, belive me if these were to be released and the sound mixed they would be awesome.