Just arrived home after a 7 hour drive back to Arizona. I'm really enjoying being able to read everyone's feedback. Did anyone see my Jeep on the road with "RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS" Taped in block letters to my rear window??
Anyways...my review is that it was wonderful.
I thought the vocals were terrific from all 3. The sound mix was the best I've ever heard in an outdoor amphitheatre... heard all the vocals and all the instruments... it was loud but not over-loud in my section in the Terrace boxes.
I am feeling very fond of PR... so glad he had the balls to do the tour - I thought he did a terrific job, voice was excellent, sang with confidence - not imitating Freddie and singing with his own style, but not detracting from the Queen music we love. Glad we got lots of Brian & Roger solos - their voices sounded great - IMHO, better than on the DVDs I have.
I loved all the moments that everyone has already mentioned but my favorite was when Brian and Slash were just WAILING, at one point, cheek to cheek, and you could see a BIG smile all over Brian's face with whatever Slash was saying to him.
I couldn't hear the audience much. Now and then I'd try to come back from my Queen place and look around behind me and then I saw many happy faces and people who looked like they really were enjoying it. But outside like that, you just don't hear the roar that you do in a covered arena. I also think there were many fans like me who brought friends or family with them who were not necessary big Queen fans - so didn't know all the songs -- like I'm in Love with my Car, '39 and such. I was sad '39 was cut short, but very glad to have heard it.
Regrets....well, I wish I could have been much closer. I couldn't find the right mix of looking through my binoculars for close ups and seeing the whole stage. I wish it didn't go by so fast! Maybe I wish I hadn't listened to the CD before the show so that each song would have been a wonderful surprise.
I'm so glad I finally got to hear this wonderful music played by the masters! Personally, I'd be very surprised if they come back for a full US tour, though we can hope!
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Yeah I was singing/shouting along with the Beautiful Day intro! A lot of big Queen fans from the '70s probably wouldn't even be very familiar with that though so that didn't really bother me.
I did find it odd when Bo Rhap started that it took so long for a reaction...I thought there'd be a big roar from the crowd immediately. I think people didn't quite recognize it at first because the live version cuts off the beginning.
Something I worry about, because of the compilations using too many pop songs instead of hard rock songs, is that a lot of people in the US might think of Queen as a pop band now instead of a hard-rock band, which would explain why they expected to just sit there and listen rather than get too energetic. It seemed to get through to them by the end though :)
I did find it odd when Bo Rhap started that it took so long for a reaction...I thought there'd be a big roar from the crowd immediately. I think people didn't quite recognize it at first because the live version cuts off the beginning.
Something I worry about, because of the compilations using too many pop songs instead of hard rock songs, is that a lot of people in the US might think of Queen as a pop band now instead of a hard-rock band, which would explain why they expected to just sit there and listen rather than get too energetic. It seemed to get through to them by the end though :)
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II loved all the moments that everyone has already mentioned but my favorite was when Brian and Slash were just WAILING, at one point, cheek to cheek, and you could see a BIG smile all over Brian's face with whatever Slash was saying to him.
I wonder if they were saying rude things about Axl Rose (who? LOL)...
hee,hee.
Ha ha ha nice one!
I don't diss Axl, simply because of how much he worships Queen. I laugh when I hear about all the guitarists going into the studios with him to jam, and coming out bitching that nothing pleases him. The one who didn't was Brian. He said that Axl was fine with everything. No shit, I would imagine.
I don't diss Axl, simply because of how much he worships Queen. I laugh when I hear about all the guitarists going into the studios with him to jam, and coming out bitching that nothing pleases him. The one who didn't was Brian. He said that Axl was fine with everything. No shit, I would imagine.
Brian is a gentleman 90% of the time and probably wouldn't air his complaints about Axl in public if he had any.
And the concert was amazing. Second time seeing them and knocked me out. Paul ROdgers was the right man for the job. Which is not to say there might not have been other singers who would also have been right too, but Paul really stepped in and stepped up and got the job more than done. I'll be sad if they don't come back next year, but even if they don't, I feel incredibly lucky to have been a witness to something that, even 5 years ago, seemed about as likely as Elvis or Hendrix going back on the road. Whoever complimented Brian, Roger and Paul on the size of their testicles was exactly right. Doing what they did was risky and took great big balls, and they not only pulled it off, but pulled it off in style and with a ton of class.
What was the Hollywood VIP like? What did you see backstage?
I don't think it took balls, it took brains. B and R were smart enough to not compromise the band's integrity by trying to re-live the past. They went on with their careers and when a grand opportunity was presented for them to revive Queen with a new twist, they took it.
There are a few singers(George Michael for instance) out there that could fit in for Freddie more accurately than Paul, but that's not what they were looking for. With PR, they have made their music fresh and new and brought it back with the help of Free and Bad Company's legacy.
What amazes me the most is that when I compare this show with other Queen shows, it actually holds it's own. PR is no Freddie, not by a longshot. But it's so cool to see a well thought out, theatricaly sound show with lots of Brian, lots of Roger, and tracks like 'I Want It All' and 'These Are The Days of Our Lives' included.
Bravo Queen!
There are a few singers(George Michael for instance) out there that could fit in for Freddie more accurately than Paul, but that's not what they were looking for. With PR, they have made their music fresh and new and brought it back with the help of Free and Bad Company's legacy.
What amazes me the most is that when I compare this show with other Queen shows, it actually holds it's own. PR is no Freddie, not by a longshot. But it's so cool to see a well thought out, theatricaly sound show with lots of Brian, lots of Roger, and tracks like 'I Want It All' and 'These Are The Days of Our Lives' included.
Bravo Queen!
Let's hope they decide to come back.
They would be crazy not to! :)
They would be crazy not to! :)
Oh yeah, as for the slow 'Bo Rhap' reaction, my theory is that people were thinking, "Umm... I can't remember... Ummm..... Oh yeah, I got it! The song from 'Waynes World'."
Funnily enough, there’s way more topics about the Paul Rodgers era than the Adam Lambert era.
MisterCosmicc wrote:
Funnily enough, there’s way more topics about the Paul Rodgers era than the Adam Lambert era.
Probably two reasons...
1. There was a lot more active users on the site back then - it was fourteen years ago.
2. People are worried about posting positive or interactive topics about Q+AL in case haters (including yourself) slag them off.
Roachman wrote:
That was the greatest concert I have ever been to. My wife was actually jumping out of her seat and screaming uncontrollably.
I am a new Queen fan. Can someone tell me why the fourth member of Queen doesn't tour? Or did I miss something?
That didn’t last long.
Young Music Fan wrote:
MisterCosmicc wrote:
Funnily enough, there’s way more topics about the Paul Rodgers era than the Adam Lambert era.
Probably two reasons...
1. There was a lot more active users on the site back then - it was fourteen years ago.
2. People are worried about posting positive or interactive topics about Q+AL in case haters (including yourself) slag them off.
3) Brian and Roger had just gotten back together - it was a very exciting time.
Now we're spoiled, as they've been playing together for 15 years now.