| rwon041 05.05.2005 07:43 |
Hi everybody, I was just wondering, what you think is the best live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie? Cos I've noticed that he never reaches for the high note (die.......) in the rocking/ moshing part and he never uses falsetto either like on the record (now i've gone and thrown it all away....). Personally I think the best version is on the We Will Rock You dvd, when it comes to the moshing/ rocking part after the taped opera bit his voice is the best I've heard him sing that section of the song. It's got a hard edge to it, he doesn't reach for the high note and you really wish he would try but oh well.... |
| Johnny Knoxville 05.05.2005 07:49 |
Hi, I guess Wembley 86 was Ok when they did Bohemian Rhapsody. But i liked the one they did at the freddie Mercury tribute concert with elton john, the Guitar sounded so beautiful LOL |
| wstüssyb 05.05.2005 09:03 |
I could put a few good ones for the Magic tour Mannhiem is cool, I like how Freddie says "we love you, what a corny and shitty thing to say, but we love you anyways" something along the lines Berlin is also good, on the EX-qaulity sounding bootleg, really one of the better shows, as they were into the groove that night Budapest is OK, it's really great sounding but an average perfromace Madrid and Barcelona again average, but they are better then the rest of the average sounding ones =) Knebworth is a great version, last one they ever did, over all my favorite concert For non Magic tour shows Buenos Aires and Rio 1981 are good version's, really the south American fans get into these songs Newcastle 1979, is really nice, seems Freddie was dead on hitting high notes, which is a famous and well known concert |
| _amadeus_ 05.05.2005 09:12 |
Considering I have only seen Bohemian Rhapsody at Wembley (Live), I would have to say that. |
| Penetration_Guru 05.05.2005 18:44 |
Osaka 76, afternoon. |
| bohemian 11513 05.05.2005 19:21 |
Berlin 78, late in the evening! :-) By the way, I can´t remember that they needed to do any video screening then during the song... ;-) |
| Led_Zeppelin 05.05.2005 19:23 |
Not a good song, Stairway to Heaven is so much better |
| Forever88 05.05.2005 19:28 |
wembley |
| Led_Zeppelin 05.05.2005 19:49 |
THE BUSTLE, THE HEDGEROW |
| john bodega 05.05.2005 22:38 |
Oh God. |
| neodave 06.05.2005 03:13 |
wembley '86 |
| NTL 06.05.2005 08:26 |
Wembley is a dreadful version ( the heavy bit at least ), Freds voice is shot and the guitar sound is dreadful. |
| Leppar 06.05.2005 08:49 |
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. The first part with Elton John was pretty naff - but the ending with Axl Rose was first class. Best ending to Bo Rhap ever. |
| tilomagnet 06.05.2005 09:06 |
<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: The real early performances of Boh Rhap ('76) were great! They put it in a medley, thus avoiding having to play the operatic part from tape. I suggest 4-4-76.Yes they are surely great. However I read that Freddie sang Bohemian Rhapsody at least once in its entirety(minus the operatic part) on the second Newcastle show during the Crazy Tour. So that has to be the best version of the song I guess, but I haven´t heard it yet unfortunately. |
| rwon041 06.05.2005 20:38 |
Agree with the general concensus on the Wembley 86 version. If you compare it to the studio version, his voice is much much deeper and doesn't do the song justice, comparing it to another singer doing Bohemian Rhapsody of course it sounds good, but in comparison to what he could do when he was younger, you must agree it's not one of the better performances. I think the version off the Live Killers album is quite good, he's got that young voice and it's an excellent recording. Whenever I download live performances (Thanks all you guys who seed and offer bootlegs at Queenzone - you guys rock), I always try and go for the earlier concerts in the tours as his voice is in much better shape. So Newcastle 1979? Would love to get a hold of it, I heard the Somebody To Love from that night is also of top notch quality (in terms of Freddie's voice). I hope someone seeds it or offers a version on Rapidshare, once I've downlaoded it I'd very gladly seed it. Is it the first night 03/12/1979 or 04/12/1979? But I'm in no place to demand concerts as I'm already very grateful for the wealth of live material being offered up already. Kudos to the seeders. |
| tilomagnet 07.05.2005 05:03 |
rwon041 wrote: So Newcastle 1979? Would love to get a hold of it, I heard the Somebody To Love from that night is also of top notch quality (in terms of Freddie's voice). I hope someone seeds it or offers a version on Rapidshare, once I've downlaoded it I'd very gladly seed it. Is it the first night 03/12/1979 or 04/12/1979?The second night, 04/12/79, but as I said I haven´t heard it yet unfortunately either. |
| ~Blue_Acid~ 07.05.2005 11:46 |
Constitine's version from American Idol was the best version vocally, Earls court is excellent in the begining but the heavy section gets a avarage. |
| teleport8 29.08.2005 17:15 |
As far as the "We will rock you" DVD is concerned (I only have a VHS version ): At first I was also impressed how clear that part is but then I believed the vocals (in the part after the tape section) were not taken from that concert. The sound of FM's microphone is so much different compared to the sections before and after it. Similar to the "ain't gonna lose" part of WATC on the Wembley DVD, they did not try hard to let it sound consistent with the rest. In my opinion, the good thing about the WWRY recording is that it was recorded with movie cameras, not video as in the other DVDs. It is a pity that they never tried to perform the middle part on stage. RT even had the timpani drums at that tour. It wouldn't have been the first time for them that more complex choir segments would have had to be simplified a little for 3 voices. |
| Maruga 29.08.2005 17:21 |
I think it was at Live Aid 1985. For me it was the best. From Chile. |
| deleted user 29.08.2005 17:35 |
iv just listened tp Newcastle 79 and compared it to Wembley 86, and even though the qual is worse than wembley 86, NEwcastle sounds FUCKIN AWESOME! hits the high notes great, sound much better than Wembley by a long shot! BEST BO RHAP=NEWCASTLE 79! |
| rwon041 01.09.2005 17:08 |
Hmmm that's a tough one actually. It's pretty good huh? It's the first time I ever heard him hit that top "die" (Newcastle 4/12/79) Yeah I think the WWRY concert has had some quite heavy overdubbing on it. Earl's court? Nah that version ain't anything to write home about, it's OK lol. The one where Freddie is in top form vocally is Hammersmith 1975 (The Christmas Concert). It's the closest I've ever heard him sound like the record. And Live Aid. Hmmmm good show, I think it's the best he could have sung that song given the condition his vocal cords/ throat were in. I think that by mid 1985 years of excess smoking, drinking and god knows what else had exacted a great toll on his voice and I'm suprised he managed to sound as good as he did. But my synopsis? The best (complete) version is Newcastle 1979, then it's got to be Hammersmith 75 (though incomplete). |
| greaserkat 01.09.2005 19:48 |
Leppar wrote: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. The first part with Elton John was pretty naff - but the ending with Axl Rose was first class. Best ending to Bo Rhap ever.Youre kidding right?? Axl completely butchered the heavy part of the song. His voice goes with GnR song but it definately doesnt go with Bo Rhap. His voice kind of does go with Sail Away Sweet Sister tho. |
| Harry_queenrecordings 02.09.2005 05:44 |
One of my favourite performance of Bohemian Rhapsody is the one from Hannover 1984, just when Freddie injured his leg near the end of Hammer To Fall. I really like the power in it when Freddie has the pain from his leg, with some beautiful low notes. Great performance. |
| rwon041 02.09.2005 16:54 |
The tribute concert version wasn't bad! Axl Rose did it justice I feel. Even Brian May himself has complimented how on how good Axl Rose did it (if you want proof I think it's on the Greatest Video Hits 1 2nd DVD under the analysis of Bohemian Rhapsody section). Quite liking this forum actually. Hmm..... since I'm in such a cheery mood I'll put up the Newcastle version of Boh Rhap on Rapidshare soon ok guys (and gals)? Since you've all contributed so well to this forum. If I forget don't hesitate to buzz me on email and I'll put it up. Then we can all judge the merits of Newcastle 79 on an equal footing. Peace out. |
| bitesthedust 02.09.2005 17:10 |
<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: The real early performances of Boh Rhap ('76) were great! They put it in a medley, thus avoiding having to play the operatic part from tape. I suggest 4-4-76.But they used the opera part as part of the intro.... |
| rwon041 04.09.2005 18:20 |
Hey guys, I've posted the link to the 04/12/1979 Newcastle performance of Boh Rhap on the Music Downloads forum. It's rapidshare. |
| Wez 04.09.2005 18:57 |
my fave is from live aid i think he sounded great... |