Any responses from the NJ show? Any new songs? TELL US ALL!
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Fantastic.
It was a sold out show at first then they realeased tickets on Friday. I guess they sold most of them because I was hard pressed to see any empty seats.
Same set list of Aruba. Brian May was genuine when he said tonight that it's a dream come true to come to America and play in a big way.
I think Brian May seems to like playing big places...and who can blame him.
Critiques:
Paul Rodgers was barely audible.
Bass player was awful.
Sound was sporadic. Volume would go up and down.
Brian always screws up the end of Bohemian Raphsody live..he did it again.
Roger Taylor sang too many songs.
The show ran about 2 or 3 songs too long.
Good stuff:
Song selection was fantastic.
Bad Company songs were on par or if not better performed than the bulk of Queen songs.
Free songs and Bad Company songs had an amazing reception.
Brian May ran like a mad man...looked like he was at his peak.
Roger Taylor played well but should stick to playing drums.
They're going to have a hard time filling arenas next year. They should stick with sheds and they should be fine.
I mean if Journey and Styx can tour...Queen should do fine.
Trust...they're not playing The Garden in NY anytime soon.
It looks too much of a novelty tour, sadly.
I hope Paul Rodgers does some original material with Queen to get the juices going.
It was a sold out show at first then they realeased tickets on Friday. I guess they sold most of them because I was hard pressed to see any empty seats.
Same set list of Aruba. Brian May was genuine when he said tonight that it's a dream come true to come to America and play in a big way.
I think Brian May seems to like playing big places...and who can blame him.
Critiques:
Paul Rodgers was barely audible.
Bass player was awful.
Sound was sporadic. Volume would go up and down.
Brian always screws up the end of Bohemian Raphsody live..he did it again.
Roger Taylor sang too many songs.
The show ran about 2 or 3 songs too long.
Good stuff:
Song selection was fantastic.
Bad Company songs were on par or if not better performed than the bulk of Queen songs.
Free songs and Bad Company songs had an amazing reception.
Brian May ran like a mad man...looked like he was at his peak.
Roger Taylor played well but should stick to playing drums.
They're going to have a hard time filling arenas next year. They should stick with sheds and they should be fine.
I mean if Journey and Styx can tour...Queen should do fine.
Trust...they're not playing The Garden in NY anytime soon.
It looks too much of a novelty tour, sadly.
I hope Paul Rodgers does some original material with Queen to get the juices going.
Hey there,
In a word AWESOME. Stood through the whole show...sang every song. It was great. The newer songs were received really well I thought. The Free and Bad Co. songs were well received.
My only disappointment was no It's Late. I realistically didn't expect it...but it would be a dream come true. It would be perfect after BoRhap before the classic rock fest that is the encore.
PR's sound did drop out from time to time. Nothing too distracting though(and I've yet to go to show with audio glitches).But from where I was I thought it was a pretty good audio mix.
I believe this show could have legs. With the wealth of material from both artists, there is no reason why they can't do another couple of tours.
I have to respectfully disagree with the comment about them not being able to do MSG. Had Paul McCartney, U2 and the Stones not monopolized the place this month I think a MSG show would've outsold a NJ show. I think the sheds is what they should aim for...but with the ocassional large market arena thrown into the mix.
This was a lot of fun...let's do it again next year 8-) Goodnight everyone...hope you had as much fun as I did tonight.
Thomas
In a word AWESOME. Stood through the whole show...sang every song. It was great. The newer songs were received really well I thought. The Free and Bad Co. songs were well received.
My only disappointment was no It's Late. I realistically didn't expect it...but it would be a dream come true. It would be perfect after BoRhap before the classic rock fest that is the encore.
PR's sound did drop out from time to time. Nothing too distracting though(and I've yet to go to show with audio glitches).But from where I was I thought it was a pretty good audio mix.
I believe this show could have legs. With the wealth of material from both artists, there is no reason why they can't do another couple of tours.
I have to respectfully disagree with the comment about them not being able to do MSG. Had Paul McCartney, U2 and the Stones not monopolized the place this month I think a MSG show would've outsold a NJ show. I think the sheds is what they should aim for...but with the ocassional large market arena thrown into the mix.
This was a lot of fun...let's do it again next year 8-) Goodnight everyone...hope you had as much fun as I did tonight.
Thomas
THAT WAS THE FUCKING BEST FUCKING CONCERT OF MY FUCKING LIFE !!!!!!
BRIAN PLAYED '39 AND THEY SHOWED FREDDIE SOO MUCH!
SEE THE THING IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE TICKETS I THOUGH I WOULD BE GETTING JUST THE PAUL ROGERS EXPERIENCE BUT IT WASNT IT WAS GREAT I LOVED IT I NEED THEM TO DO A TOUR AGAIN IN THE US !!!!
BRIAN PLAYED '39 AND THEY SHOWED FREDDIE SOO MUCH!
SEE THE THING IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE TICKETS I THOUGH I WOULD BE GETTING JUST THE PAUL ROGERS EXPERIENCE BUT IT WASNT IT WAS GREAT I LOVED IT I NEED THEM TO DO A TOUR AGAIN IN THE US !!!!
was a great show.Paul was under the sound most of the night which was hard to believe with the rest that he has had.Bo Rhap brought the house down.complete sellout!anyone who thinks this band sellout here is missing brain cells for sure.downer-my wife who loves Queen was pissy and did not come.but-The Show Must Go On!you UK queenies would have been proud,we did a great job singing and the band seemed amazed by the response.later
After seeing them at brixton and seeing them now, boy have they matured. Brian was on tonight, looking to be very into it. I have not seen him into any shows like he was tonight. He nailed almost every solo on cue. he was awesome. He sums the night up. Roger was amazing to. Paul was off tonight in the beginning. Sound was off a tad, a few technical clitches, but Brian stepped up tonight like a man possessed. Nice seeing them sell it out. Didnt see an empty seat. What a time!
Awesome show, just awesome. These are the Days of Our Lives was especially poignant.
Oh... oh... the night comes down...
so many thoughts... about lost youth... and lost friends... this is a special band with fans that share a special kind of "kinship"... I wasn't sure how'd they pull it off without turning it into a funeral... ot totally embarassing themselves... it was tasteful and thoughtful... well done if not exactly Queen of '78... still... I felt the thrill of my younger days... my Queen days... and I could close my eyes as Tie Your Mother Down filled the arena... close my eyes and fancy myself a would be rockstar again... like so many others I am sure... and it felt good... and it was good company.
so many thoughts... about lost youth... and lost friends... this is a special band with fans that share a special kind of "kinship"... I wasn't sure how'd they pull it off without turning it into a funeral... ot totally embarassing themselves... it was tasteful and thoughtful... well done if not exactly Queen of '78... still... I felt the thrill of my younger days... my Queen days... and I could close my eyes as Tie Your Mother Down filled the arena... close my eyes and fancy myself a would be rockstar again... like so many others I am sure... and it felt good... and it was good company.
"Same setlist as Aruba" vs. "Brian played '39" - so, who's right? Does that mean it was the same setlist as Aruba except that Brian also sang '39 before LOML just like during the EU tour?
This was my dream come true... first time EVER. Brian was fantastic, Roger too (Paul - well I had no idea who he was, I didn't like him doing Freddie's moves with the microphone stand). I loved Last Horizon a lot... I promise pictures later (if they come out... I was sitting way too far). DREAM COME TRUE!!!
PS - Roger still can not write good lyrics ;) but we love him just as much, don't we!!!
PS - Roger still can not write good lyrics ;) but we love him just as much, don't we!!!
GOOD GOOD GOOD glad it all went well remember brian and roger did their best and paul help along good for them and you all
Scully: yes, same as Aruba plus '39 before Love of my Life.
as for the show...I was expecting it to be nothing short of amazing, and I was still blown away! Live recordings really don't do their show justice.
as for the show...I was expecting it to be nothing short of amazing, and I was still blown away! Live recordings really don't do their show justice.
these are the days of my life made me SO CLOSE to crying and I really never do cry, good news for all u people i videoed some of the songs! And i got A LOT of pictures anyone want????
That was an AWESOME concert!
I brought a bunch of my friends (mostly casual Queen fans) and they said it was the best concert they've ever seen--even better when we all went to see the Eagles last year in the same venue!
Definately the best concert I've ever seen. I wasn't looking forward to Brian's guitar solo (I thouht they'd scrap it) but it was actually quite good, going from the old solo to Chinese Torture to an instrumental guiar version of A Winter's Tale--during that part they displayed the night sky on a screen and a disco ball shed hundreds of beams of light across the arena, making the whole crowd look like a bunch of stars.
There was so much energy going on there, I loved being able to take part in the hand motions of Radio Ga Ga, and because I had awesome floor seats (6 feet or so away from the catwalk!) I could stand up the whole time and see Brian and Roger really up-close!
Does anyone have a track listing from last night?
(AHH WHAT A GREAT CONCERT!)
I brought a bunch of my friends (mostly casual Queen fans) and they said it was the best concert they've ever seen--even better when we all went to see the Eagles last year in the same venue!
Definately the best concert I've ever seen. I wasn't looking forward to Brian's guitar solo (I thouht they'd scrap it) but it was actually quite good, going from the old solo to Chinese Torture to an instrumental guiar version of A Winter's Tale--during that part they displayed the night sky on a screen and a disco ball shed hundreds of beams of light across the arena, making the whole crowd look like a bunch of stars.
There was so much energy going on there, I loved being able to take part in the hand motions of Radio Ga Ga, and because I had awesome floor seats (6 feet or so away from the catwalk!) I could stand up the whole time and see Brian and Roger really up-close!
Does anyone have a track listing from last night?
(AHH WHAT A GREAT CONCERT!)
Good morning, America!
Good to see you all had a great time. Some of you describe some familiar feelings :-)
Hey Jamie, those recordings would be great! You filmed with you photocamera?
Good to see you all had a great time. Some of you describe some familiar feelings :-)
Hey Jamie, those recordings would be great! You filmed with you photocamera?