QueenZone discussion #1133459

It's only six shows into the tour and Freddie's voice is already starting to weaken a bit. He acknowledges this to himself while he fears the high notes at the beginning of It's A Hard Life. "If I don't get this first note, I'll kill myself!" He hits it, barely, and quickly switches to falsetto for the rest of the intro. After the medley of old songs, Freddie says, "It's nice to do some of the really early stuff, even though I've forgotten the words. I don't care, I'll make 'em up." He then does his rumour dispelling speech, saying, "If we wanted to break up, we'd let you know. But as long as you buggers buy the records we're gonna be here. Just to prove it, this is Staying Power." After Brian plays the guitar intro to Love Of My Life, the audience begin to sing without Freddie, and Brian stops playing. Freddie says to Brian, "They started it up before I even sang." He jokingly shouts at them, "How dare you sing without my command?" He then hands the microphone to a couple of people in the audience whom he thinks want to sing, but instead they shout out some gibberish for a brief moment. Freddie then takes the mic back and says, "Looks like we really attract a really intelligent bunch." He then asks, "Should we sing this fucker or not?" The audience indicate that they definitely want to, and Freddie says to Brian, "Why don't you give the introduction again?" Brian says, "No no no, we'll do this", and counts the audience into the first verse. Here's a classic Freddie introduction to what is probably their heaviest ever single release: "I think we'll try a song from an album called The Works right now. This is a Brian May tune and it's gonna be our next release. It's a light little number called..." and he suddenly shouts, "Hammer To Fall!" Tonight the song is called "Another one bites the balls, I mean dust" according to Freddie. "A song you can move your tits to." At the end of the concert, Freddie solidifies the casual atmosphere of the UK shows by saying, "Come back any time. You're welcome. [img=link

This is the first of two nights in Milan. The last three pics could be from either night. Brian breaks a string at the end of Keep Yourself Alive, so Roger and Freddie do a brief improv until Brian gets a Red Special copy for Liar. The audience chant for Mustapha, and Freddie incorporates it into his usual vocal exchange with the audience before It's A Hard Life. Tonight is the last performance of Staying Power. It's dropped probably because it is so demanding for Freddie to sing, but this last version is a very good one! His voice is in pretty good shape after having played only one show in the last 5 days. About a minute of Tear It Up (unfortunately with a voice-over) was shown on Italian TV not long after the concert. The venue was far from full on both nights, making it an easy decision for Queen to skip out on Italy for the Magic tour in 1986.

pittrek wrote: Date : 16. September 1984 Venue : Olympiahalle, Munchen, Germany

pittrek wrote: Date : 29. September 1984 Venue : Stadthalle, Wien, Oestereich Lineage : CDR - EAC - WAV - FLAC (level 8) Title: Here We Are Vienna Sound: very good Source: audience Comments: First of two nights in Vienna during the Works tour. A very low generation copy.

Yara wrote: Hi, Pittrek. Thanks a lot for the shares and the dedication. I can't download it right now - they have established here some download/upload limits - but as soon as I'm able to, I'll do it, I loved the selection and I admit that what I'm most curious about is the Birmingham gig. I hope you're doing fine. Take care! Would you like to share your personal opinion on which one of these you enjoy the most? :) I'd be glad to know. Thanks again!

The Loser In The End wrote:

pittrek wrote: Date : 29. September 1984 Venue : Stadthalle, Wien, Oestereich Lineage : CDR - EAC - WAV - FLAC (level 8) Title: Here We Are Vienna Sound: very good Source: audience Comments: First of two nights in Vienna during the Works tour. A very low generation copy.

Thanks...I didn't have this one!

riku2 wrote: Thanks so much once again Pittrek. Btw. does anybody have the Birmingham 31.8.84 and/or Brussels 24.8.84 in FLAC? I've been looking for these for a while now and it would be great if someone would share them here on the zone. Thanks, Riku

riku2 wrote: Btw. does anybody have the Birmingham 31.8.84 and/or Brussels 24.8.84 in FLAC? I've been looking for these for a while now and it would be great if someone would share them here on the zone. Riku

vivaqueen wrote: I have a request about birmingham Is this really from "real dazzler" gypsye eye? (wich i think not) or is there a lucky possibility that this is from the master ? I need an expert lol

Sir GH wrote: Yeah, I know. It's still a problem that people simply attach names to recordings that cause confusion in identifying them... and the chain continues. That said, maybe you can try to avoid using names unless someone confirms for sure that it's from a silver..? 99 times out of 100, roio's shouldn't have names, as their lineage is what should differentiate them from the rest. Myself, I very rarely spread something that doesn't have exact lineage or didn't come from a silver, because the recordings without lineage usually just seem to add to the plethora of unmarked versions, making it even more difficult to pin-point which is the best one.

FaBu wrote: I am very pleased with all the great stuff you have shared here lately, but still I dare to remind you of these last posts. Double U has promised to upload Birmingham, but I'm still searching for Berlin and Vienna the 30 of September. And if you happen to have Dortmund and Frankfurt too it would be great. I know it is a lot to ask, but these gigs would complete my 84 collection, and would therefore be much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance!!

pittrek wrote: Date : 29. September 1984 Venue : Stadthalle, Wien, Oestereich Lineage : CDR - EAC - WAV - FLAC (level 8) Title: Here We Are Vienna Sound: very good Source: audience Comments: First of two nights in Vienna during the Works tour. A very low generation copy. Disc 1: 01. Machines/Tear it up 02. Tie your mother down 03. Under pressure 04. Somebody to love 05. Killer queen 06. Seven seas of Rhye 07. Keep yourself alive 08. Liar 09. Improvisation/It's a hard life 10. Mustapha/Dragon attack 11. Now I'm here 12. Is this the world we created/Love of my life 13. Stone cold crazy/Great king Rat 14. Keyboard solo/Brighton rock 15. Another one bites the dust 16. Hammer to fall Disc 2: 01. Crazy little thing called love 02. Saturday night's alright for fighting/Bohemian rhapsody 03. Radio ga ga 04. I want to break free 05. Jailhouse rock 06. We will rock you 07. We are the champions/God save the queen Freddie doesn't sound as strong as he did a couple nights ago, but he still gives his all, particularly at the beginning of Keep Yourself Alive. This show was filmed from the audience as well, a bit closer to the stage than the Stuttgart video. Since the 8mm format was becoming less popular in the 80s, it's hard to know what kind of gear was used. Download links : http://rapidshare.com/files/146270825/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_1.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146271230/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_2.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146271620/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_3.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146272005/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_4.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146272603/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_5.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146272968/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d1_6.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146273460/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d2_1.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146273735/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d2_2.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/146274162/1984-09-29_Vienna_Austria_d2_3.zip