| Breakthru_Sep 18.10.2008 19:06 |
I know the tour progresses with little change but were there any new songs in Liverpool? I haven't seen any news on Liverpool anywhere... |
| Satriani 18.10.2008 19:23 |
I've just got back from the Liverpool gig - I really enjoyed it! The set list was exactly the same as when I saw them a few days ago in Birmingham. |
| Rich Tea 18.10.2008 20:15 |
Great Gig a bit of Beatles in Brians solo, Band on top form, Danny back and crowd fantastic. Bed now but will try and put my pics up tomorrow I got some good ones!! |
| leia 19.10.2008 04:49 |
Well I don't often post in here, however I've got to say that they were very good in Liverpool last night. No surprises on the set list, except perhaps a change in Brian's opening to his solo, by adding the intro of Daytripper if I recall rightly. This was a much more polished performance by the band compared to Manchester 05, when I last saw them. With Roger taking the vocals on AKOM, and with Paul not using the guitar on Crazy, for some reason made those poor performances of them songs go away and the inclusion in the set a stronger. The choice of the newer songs which joined the set was so well thought out and old and new seamed together effortlessly. A great night, the only downsides were the two blokes who were ultimately ejected who stood by the mixing desk, and just prior to them being shown the door, the young woman in need of first aid, as she collapsed, I do hope she's ok. The other thing I noticed was the lack of youngsters in the crowd, no next generation of Queen fans coming through? |
| -adventure seeker- 19.10.2008 05:39 |
wow, i was front row, it was amazing, i cant say how awsome it was, anybody saying that the band wasnt on form needs there heads and ears cheking, it was clear they were loving it. it was something specail, i had a great spot rite at the end of the B stage on the left. the set is so tight, highlight songs for me were: bad company c-lebirty we bielive tie your mother down allright now rock you 39 srufs up haha quite a few, there was a week song, it was awsome! roll on manchester! |
| -adventure seeker- 19.10.2008 05:43 |
leia wrote: . The other thing I noticed was the lack of youngsters in the crowd, no next generation of Queen fans coming through? p.s i waited in the que from 9.30 ish i was at the front. im 17 [img=/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif][/img] have no fear Queen live on! |
| Hitman1965 19.10.2008 06:09 |
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| Hitman1965 19.10.2008 06:22 |
-adventure seeker- wrote:leia wrote: . The other thing I noticed was the lack of youngsters in the crowd, no next generation of Queen fans coming through?p.s i waited in the que from 9.30 ish i was at the front. im 17 [img=/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif][/img] have no fear Queen live on! By the way - where did you get the black Paul Rodgers t-shirt from? And to add to the comments about age mix there was about 20 under 25s all at the front - talking to them the majority started with their first concerts in 05 and have come back for more in 08 so I'd say from first hand that there's plenty of young blood supporting the tour. On a more personal note - one of the best Queen concerts I've been to. 39 to me was a fantastic highlight - the band and in particular Brian made a big effort to involve the audience in the song. Cosmos Rocks live is just amazing and should be a single at some point. They completely brought the house down with this one. Coming back to the youth thing. The young lady next to me chucked a pair of black knickers at Roger but he was too cool to pick them up. All in all well worth the 10 hour wait in the queue in the freezing cold. link /> /> link /> /> |
| lostockkid 19.10.2008 06:31 |
There were youngsters there - I had two 11 and 14. Great show - I was sitting in a block level with the end of the walkway - the tickets came through the fan club - so likely to be other fan club members around me judging by the t-shirts. But where was the lifa and passion in the fans. It was like they were at home watching a DVD. The looks I got when I stood up - how can you sit and not move when the band came and sit motionless to Tie Your Mother Down. Are all just gettign too old???? Come on let's see some energy and make the rest of the gigs ones to remember. PS The band were superb. Loved the building of the kit around Roger as he played. |
| woodi485485 19.10.2008 06:37 |
Amazing show, everyone was on top form, although I don't know why it took so long for people in the seats to get to thier feet! The only bad moment I saw, was when some daft twat threw a bottle right at the start of the show.... the bottle hit the cameraman at the front on the head...... I am sure it will have been thrown by some pissed up idiot. Roll on Manchester!!!!! |
| Cwazy little thing 19.10.2008 08:35 |
Loved the show - in particular I was impressed with Brian's singing, havent heard him sound that good for quite a while! The last hour was outstanding in particular, but I do think they should change the opening - Hammer to Fall really doesnt work, and I think some people in the audience were confused by it! The sound folk also didnt get the vocals or lead guitar levels right until about 5 songs in - could barely hear Paul to start with. Still, a flipping brilliant evening, and they were on great form. Brian did "I feel fine" during his solo I think, and not Daytripper or whatever someone suggested above. Hope someone recorded it! |
| dbruce 19.10.2008 10:59 |
I drove down from Glasgow for the gig. Was totally different than last week's Glasgow gig as I was right up by the barrier, next to other "die hards" who had followed them around on tour, wearing old tour t-shirts, etc. I felt at home!! Show was excellent, although I couldn't help but feel that Brian was a bit off in some way. Seemed a bit drained, and made a few little fluffs. The guitar solo took some interesting turns and even ended up in a minor key at one point, which it doesn't usually. Gotta give them credit though. At their age to be playing two out of every three nights is amazing. Couldn't get over how good shape they're all in, especially Roger during the drum solo. David |
| -adventure seeker- 19.10.2008 11:30 |
Hitman1965 wrote:-adventure seeker- wrote:By the way - where did you get the black Paul Rodgers t-shirt from? And to add to the comments about age mix there was about 20 under 25s all at the front - talking to them the majority started with their first concerts in 05 and have come back for more in 08 so I'd say from first hand that there's plenty of young blood supporting the tour. On a more personal note - one of the best Queen concerts I've been to. 39 to me was a fantastic highlight - the band and in particular Brian made a big effort to involve the audience in the song. Cosmos Rocks live is just amazing and should be a single at some point. They completely brought the house down with this one. Coming back to the youth thing. The young lady next to me chucked a pair of black knickers at Rodger but he was too cool to pick them up. All in all well worth the 10 hour wait in the queue in the freezing cold. link /> /> link /> />leia wrote: . The other thing I noticed was the lack of youngsters in the crowd, no next generation of Queen fans coming through?p.s i waited in the que from 9.30 ish i was at the front. im 17 [img=/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif][/img] have no fear Queen live on! definalty worht the wait, i saw the black knikers thing haha, i got it from pauls solo tour, which was amazin. they were so sharp. are you off to manchester? |
| Hitman1965 19.10.2008 13:53 |
Very cool top - wish Paul would release some additional items as some of the design work on his tops are really unique. Unfortunately I'll not be making it to Manchester. I'd like to make it to my home gig of Newcastle but work commitments tend to get in the way. Some people yesterday had been to all of the UK gigs - lucky for them. If you are going to Manchester hope you have a great time and make sure you get to the end of the catwalk again - for me the only place to be :-) If you found Liverpool a great experience you should have experienced Queen earlier in their career - you really would have been blown away I can tell you. Not taking anything away from the recent tour - Liverpool from the front has to rate as one of my best Queen experiences to date. 110% Did you see that there appears to be an official dance routine for Cosmos Rocks? Now that's something new to me and something the younger Queen fans clearly bring to the changing face of Queen. Sarah next to me should be filmed for a video for the Cosmos Rocks - great moves. |
| Rich Tea 19.10.2008 16:59 |
Well still recovering but still rocking from last night. OK I saw Queen loads of times with Freddie and there will never be an equal but Paul Rodgers is brilliant and what a voice. Really glad this is happening and can't wait for Manchester now!! A few pictures added to my flickr hope you like them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_inr/sets/72157608178577546/ |
| -adventure seeker- 19.10.2008 18:18 |
Hitman1965 wrote: Very cool top - wish Paul would release some additional items as some of the design work on his tops are really unique. Unfortunately I'll not be making it to Manchester. I'd like to make it to my home gig of Newcastle but work commitments tend to get in the way. Some people yesterday had been to all of the UK gigs - lucky for them. If you are going to Manchester hope you have a great time and make sure you get to the end of the catwalk again - for me the only place to be :-) If you found Liverpool a great experience you should have experienced Queen earlier in their career - you really would have been blown away I can tell you. Not taking anything away from the recent tour - Liverpool from the front has to rate as one of my best Queen experiences to date. 110% Did you see that there appears to be an official dance routine for Cosmos Rocks? Now that's something new to me and something the younger Queen fans clearly bring to the changing face of Queen. Sarah next to me should be filmed for a video for the Cosmos Rocks - great moves. i actualy lay claims to one of those dance mooves! stop this noise! completely mine! hahaha i cant wait for manchster, im sitting tho :( but im standing in london hoefully. it was amazin! something real special, |
| -adventure seeker- 19.10.2008 18:20 |
rich tea, great pictures! fantastic! |
| Nummer2 20.10.2008 01:36 |
Wow, RichTea, I like your pictures so much, I took the time and watched them all, which I usually never do. How did you get them so steady and sharp? Did you use a tripod? Great job! |
| My hair's a disgrace 20.10.2008 11:11 |
Rich Tea wrote: Well still recovering but still rocking from last night. OK I saw Queen loads of times with Freddie and there will never be an equal but Paul Rodgers is brilliant and what a voice. Really glad this is happening and can't wait for Manchester now!! A few pictures added to my flickr hope you like them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_inr/sets/72157608178577546/ These are awesome Rich Tea, thanks so much for putting these up ! Fantastic job. How did you manage to get so many steady shots from the standing area? I was in Block 1, the seated area just behind where you must have been. These are my photos - not a patch on yours so it's great to see some good ones from the same angle ! Anyway, hope people enjoy these: Queen + Paul Rodgers - Liverpool 2008 Cheers |
| Rich Tea 20.10.2008 12:25 |
Thanx no tripod used just my trusty Fuji Finepix F50d I think being close to the stage helps as I didn't use flash. Thank you M H D your photo's are great in fact I'm in one taking a picture (Bottom Left): [img=link |
| Super_Slick 21.10.2008 07:07 |
Hi there, First off I must say it's great to finally see the big arena tours come to Liverpool, especially as I always seemed to be the designated driver for frequent visits to Manchester! Anyway.... As you can probably gather from my post count, I don't do this forum that much, although it's a great source of info and bootlegs, I just don't have much free time these days. I was at Liverpool on Saturday with my wife (who's never really been a fan of either Paul Rodgers or Queen) and a friend (who is a BIG fan of both but, a bit like me, was a bit apprehensive about this combination). Back in 2005 I made the decision that QPR was not gonna be my thing. I felt that, based on Paul's style of singing, the job was just not for him. I love his music but..... Anyway, the decision bugged me until I heard that a new tour and album was being sorted. I decided to take the plunge and go for it. Last Saturday's gig was the pay off. The atmosphere of the crowd was amazing. Before the gig I noted a few interesting costumes ranging from women wearing "fat bottom girl" t-shirts to one young kid, definitely under 10 years old, fully dressed in Freddie Mercury costume, including a fake mustache!!!! Got a great standing position just in front of the second stage and the next 2 hours or so flew by. What I saw was a high energy, professional, fun, emotional show delivered by a band who seem to be enjoying every minute. (Not like some re-formed bands, "The Police" spring to mind) I must say after watching the opening 40 minutes from Kharkov I was expecting a similar start, I agree that Hammer To Fall isn't a perfect opener, One Vision is so much better, but the high energy performance got the crowd moving and in full voice. It was sad to hear a small, and I mean very small, amount of booing when Paul was introduced (why buy a ticket if you don't like the guy - numptees!), they soon shut up and I saw the offenders singing and clapping along later on. The personal highlights for me where: 1) my wife saying "i've not looked forward to a concert as much in ages" and then clapping and singing along to nearly every song. (well on the chorus's anyway) - truly converted. Those Take That Cds will be in the bin by Christmas I hope. 2) '39. Everyone on stage having a great time playing whilst the audience were in full voice. 3) 'Bad Company' - one of the highlights of the performance - this band play this classic so well. 4) 'The Show Must Go On' - Paul seems to really enjoy this one. To be fair he is always seems to be smiling. 5) Radio Gaga and We Will Rock You - got to be in the standing area for this type of gig. My arms are still feeling the effects of all that clapping! Downside: 1) Roger Taylor singing AKOM. Give it back to Paul, he's more than capable. Roger should stick to IILWMC and SINT but that should be it. 2) 'No Wishing Well' or 'Feel Like Making Love' 3) 'We Believe' - I just don't like this song, sorry. 4) Only wished that John Deacon hadn't decided not to join in. All in all this was a fabulous gig. In my opinion Paul brings his own style to these great songs whilst the band perform his songs better than the originals. If you still think that "this is not Queen" then you're right, it isn't. Roger and Brian are famous as writers and performers of some of the greatest rock songs ever, they are perfectly entitled to keep and use the name Queen and perform the songs that people obviously still want to hear played live. Adding Paul Rodgers to the mix makes a very bold statement for which they must be applauded. As far as I know most, if not all UK dates, sold out on the strength that people knew what they were getting. They chose a singer with a totally different style who is humble enough to give 80% if not more of the show over to Queen material, at the expense of his own excellent back catalogue. They've done a new record and are brave enough to perform some of the songs (wished they did 'Time To Shine', maybe the next tour who knows?). They acknowledge Freddie very nicely too (saw a few tears in the crowd during BIJOU and RHAPSODY). I really regret missing 2005, if you feel the same way about this tour I urge you to get to a gig, wherever you may be, you won't be disappointed. Looking at the 2005 DVD and comparing it with last Saturday they appear to have gone from being a combination of two great acts to being one band in their own right. I'm really happy it's working out and will be right there should they decide to do this all again. Sorry for going on for a bit but I needed to have may say. p.s. let's hope there's a few recordings of last Saturday's gig floating around. [img=/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif][/img] Kev |
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