I kept hitting the guy in front of me on top of his head during the show bc he was seated for a good portion while I stood. I also nailed him good when I was waving like an idiot to Paulie from my seat. He looked at me like he wanted to strangle me!! He got over it though.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lisser wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I kept hitting the guy in front of me on top of his head during the show bc he was seated for a good portion while I stood. I also nailed him good when I was waving like an idiot to Paulie from my seat. He looked at me like he wanted to strangle me!! He got over it though.[/QUOTE]
And then you asked him to take off his shirt. ;)
And then you asked him to take off his shirt. ;)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Crazy LittleThing wrote: [/QUOTENAME]And then you asked him to take off his shirt. ;)[/QUOTE]
*LOL*!!
*LOL*!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Crazy LittleThing wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lisser wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I kept hitting the guy in front of me on top of his head during the show bc he was seated for a good portion while I stood. I also nailed him good when I was waving like an idiot to Paulie from my seat. He looked at me like he wanted to strangle me!! He got over it though.[/QUOTE]
And then you asked him to take off his shirt. ;)[/QUOTE]
Um NO!! He was erm...not easy to look at. I'm trying to be nice!! LOL!!
And then you asked him to take off his shirt. ;)[/QUOTE]
Um NO!! He was erm...not easy to look at. I'm trying to be nice!! LOL!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Deacons 1st Choice wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The audience was awesome right from the start. There was a tremendous expression of awareness right before the show started that must have knocked the band back some upon hearing it before the curtain dropped. I think Brian's comments on his Soapbox prove this.
Folks were singing along with EVERYTHING...even the Free/ BC songs!! It was amazing, and you could tell the Band was getting a high from that unexpected response.
LOML was lovely...though i thought the crowd could have sung louder. The reason they might not have done so is because we all wanted to be able to hear Brian's wonderful vocals. He put his heart and soul into it that night. It was wonderful to behold. 39' was equally wonderful, and the crowd went absolutely mad when he started to play it. This was a show highlight for me.
"Days of our Lives" was also a great sing-along. Roger did a great job vocally...and i don't think there was a dry eye in the place when those retro video images were being shown. Very moving.
Yes, "Radio Ga Ga" had all the trappings it usually has when it is played live ( hand clapping, etc.) and even "I Want It All" had a big reaction, exspecially near the end.
Everything was very well recieved. The only thing i can think of that did not go over big was the Emenim ( or however you spell it!) rap song at the beginning. That had a lot of fans surprised and going WTFudge.
All in all, the crowd was as enthusiastic as any UK/EU crowd at previous shows.
Oh yes....and those girls were there again and threw condoms at Roger while he was up front to sing his 1st solo. I think he was embassared by it all......[/QUOTE]
that was me u heard screaming during '39, and i must say i was one of the people crying their eyes out with TATDOOL
oh and i agree with all u said, my thoughts exactly
Folks were singing along with EVERYTHING...even the Free/ BC songs!! It was amazing, and you could tell the Band was getting a high from that unexpected response.
LOML was lovely...though i thought the crowd could have sung louder. The reason they might not have done so is because we all wanted to be able to hear Brian's wonderful vocals. He put his heart and soul into it that night. It was wonderful to behold. 39' was equally wonderful, and the crowd went absolutely mad when he started to play it. This was a show highlight for me.
"Days of our Lives" was also a great sing-along. Roger did a great job vocally...and i don't think there was a dry eye in the place when those retro video images were being shown. Very moving.
Yes, "Radio Ga Ga" had all the trappings it usually has when it is played live ( hand clapping, etc.) and even "I Want It All" had a big reaction, exspecially near the end.
Everything was very well recieved. The only thing i can think of that did not go over big was the Emenim ( or however you spell it!) rap song at the beginning. That had a lot of fans surprised and going WTFudge.
All in all, the crowd was as enthusiastic as any UK/EU crowd at previous shows.
Oh yes....and those girls were there again and threw condoms at Roger while he was up front to sing his 1st solo. I think he was embassared by it all......[/QUOTE]
that was me u heard screaming during '39, and i must say i was one of the people crying their eyes out with TATDOOL
oh and i agree with all u said, my thoughts exactly
I was RELIEVED by how the audience reacted. I warned everyone around me (section 4 row D) that I was going to spazz considerably- scream, cry, dance, clap- and they all were okay with it. (of course I somehow injured my knee jumping around!)Turned out, I wasn't the only one there going wild. The whole place was ROCKING the whole time! There wasn't even a mass exodus during "Say It's Not True" like I have heard happens at some shows. (bathroom breaks) Everyone "Ready Freddie"'d for CLTCL and clapped in time for Radio GaGa, and sang along to 39 and LOML and cheered WILDLY everytime they showed Freddie on video. Everyone was also into the PR tunes which made him clearly very happy :)
The crowd was hyped the whole time and supportive. I was so happy to see others as into it as I was... Gave me hope for a Spring tour!! I think we gave Q+PR a darn good reason to come back!
The crowd was hyped the whole time and supportive. I was so happy to see others as into it as I was... Gave me hope for a Spring tour!! I think we gave Q+PR a darn good reason to come back!
Hell yeah!!!
I am very relevied and delighted beyond words at how well the show went for the Band...they were clearly moved by the experience, particularly Brian ( see his comments in his recent Soapbox entry from the 17th).
Since we gave them a good time, i'd say it's prety much in the bag that we will have ourselves a official US TOUR come 2006.
Get yer' Party Hats ready people!!!
Wooohooooooo!!!!!
I am very relevied and delighted beyond words at how well the show went for the Band...they were clearly moved by the experience, particularly Brian ( see his comments in his recent Soapbox entry from the 17th).
Since we gave them a good time, i'd say it's prety much in the bag that we will have ourselves a official US TOUR come 2006.
Get yer' Party Hats ready people!!!
Wooohooooooo!!!!!
Brian really did choke up when he came out to do his acoustic bit.
We like them. We *really* like them.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Daniel Nester wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I was there, and thought the participation was great, especially considering it had been 23 years since people last sang along and clapped with Roger and Brian.
Let's remember that among many other momentous firsts, this was the first -- the first -- "Radio Ga Ga" handclap on North American soil. And everyone did it!
And singing along to songs that didn't even chart in the 80s. This audience participation stuff is no big deal in Germany, Italy, the UK -- but in New Jersey in 2005? 20,000 people singing along to 80s Queen hits? It's a kind of magic, people!
I was -- and still am -- blown away by Sunday. [/QUOTE]
It hadn't occured to me that this *was* the first time "Radio Ga Ga" had been performed in North America. That's quite a momentous thing to be a part of, especially as a fan. And as far as singing along to songs that weren't US hits in the 80s - I suppose that goes to show the power of things like the early 90s "Classic Queen" compilation and the much reviled "Platinum Collection" and "Greatest Hits 3". I mean, people had to have heard those songs *somewhere* to have been able to sing along and it sure as hell wasn't American radio. Those "gateway" not-for-the-faithful releases apparently have served a purpose after all.
Let's remember that among many other momentous firsts, this was the first -- the first -- "Radio Ga Ga" handclap on North American soil. And everyone did it!
And singing along to songs that didn't even chart in the 80s. This audience participation stuff is no big deal in Germany, Italy, the UK -- but in New Jersey in 2005? 20,000 people singing along to 80s Queen hits? It's a kind of magic, people!
I was -- and still am -- blown away by Sunday. [/QUOTE]
It hadn't occured to me that this *was* the first time "Radio Ga Ga" had been performed in North America. That's quite a momentous thing to be a part of, especially as a fan. And as far as singing along to songs that weren't US hits in the 80s - I suppose that goes to show the power of things like the early 90s "Classic Queen" compilation and the much reviled "Platinum Collection" and "Greatest Hits 3". I mean, people had to have heard those songs *somewhere* to have been able to sing along and it sure as hell wasn't American radio. Those "gateway" not-for-the-faithful releases apparently have served a purpose after all.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Ray D O'Gaga wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Daniel Nester wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I was there, and thought the participation was great, especially considering it had been 23 years since people last sang along and clapped with Roger and Brian.
Let's remember that among many other momentous firsts, this was the first -- the first -- "Radio Ga Ga" handclap on North American soil. And everyone did it!
And singing along to songs that didn't even chart in the 80s. This audience participation stuff is no big deal in Germany, Italy, the UK -- but in New Jersey in 2005? 20,000 people singing along to 80s Queen hits? It's a kind of magic, people!
I was -- and still am -- blown away by Sunday. [/QUOTE]
It hadn't occured to me that this *was* the first time "Radio Ga Ga" had been performed in North America.[/QUOTE]
Well, actually that's not true. The Queen tribute band "Queen - It's A Kinda Magic" have this song in their setlist, and they've been touring both Canada and the United States.
If you wanna be technical about it, this was the first time that Queen *themselves* performed it live in US, including hand-claps.
Let's remember that among many other momentous firsts, this was the first -- the first -- "Radio Ga Ga" handclap on North American soil. And everyone did it!
And singing along to songs that didn't even chart in the 80s. This audience participation stuff is no big deal in Germany, Italy, the UK -- but in New Jersey in 2005? 20,000 people singing along to 80s Queen hits? It's a kind of magic, people!
I was -- and still am -- blown away by Sunday. [/QUOTE]
It hadn't occured to me that this *was* the first time "Radio Ga Ga" had been performed in North America.[/QUOTE]
Well, actually that's not true. The Queen tribute band "Queen - It's A Kinda Magic" have this song in their setlist, and they've been touring both Canada and the United States.
If you wanna be technical about it, this was the first time that Queen *themselves* performed it live in US, including hand-claps.
Yes, and by God it was freaking amazing!!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Inu-Liger<h6>-a.k.a. Richard Guilbault- wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
If you wanna be technical about it, this was the first time that Queen *themselves* performed it live in US, including hand-claps.[/QUOTE]
Obviously that's what we were talking about. That's far more than *technical*. Obviously, any cover band could have and surely has performed the song a million times. That really didn't have anything to do with what Mr. Nester was talking about. The significance is that its the first time Brian and Roger performed the song together, on tour, as Queen, before a large paying audience, in North America. That's quite different from a cover band performing it.
If you want to get technical about it, which you obviously do :-)
If you wanna be technical about it, this was the first time that Queen *themselves* performed it live in US, including hand-claps.[/QUOTE]
Obviously that's what we were talking about. That's far more than *technical*. Obviously, any cover band could have and surely has performed the song a million times. That really didn't have anything to do with what Mr. Nester was talking about. The significance is that its the first time Brian and Roger performed the song together, on tour, as Queen, before a large paying audience, in North America. That's quite different from a cover band performing it.
If you want to get technical about it, which you obviously do :-)
It seem like during Radio Ga Ga that to start with around half the audience knew what to do, and by the end of it most of the audience was joining in. At least thats what it looked like from where I was standing.
I looked around purposely at the crowd thtoughout the concert trying to see how the participation was going. All during the show people were on their feet screaming and clapping. I was surprised the did GaGa as well. It was as loud as can be during the chorus of WWRY. When it was all over & the house lights came up. While filing out, someone exclaimed, "God Damn, that was GOOD!!"
Yes it was my brother, yes it was!
Yes it was my brother, yes it was!