| Brett5150 31.05.2009 21:41 |
Although I loved the Freddie tribute concert back in 92', there were 2 out of place acts on the night and that was Liza Minelli, and worse of all, Annie Lennox. Truthfully, I cant stand her, and dont know how a legend like David Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress, while she was trying to neck Bowie at the end and nearly make love to him on stage. I reckon Gary Cherone should've done "Under pressure" with Bowie!! |
| Daniel Nester 31.05.2009 22:35 |
I completely disagree, but I guess that's taste more than it being right or wrong. Been a big Lennox fan for years, thought her performance was brilliant. Just brilliant. I think she got a performance out of Bowie that would not have happened. Definitely not from Gary Cherone, that's for sure. IMHO. |
| L-R-TIGER1994 31.05.2009 23:39 |
What do you say about Paul Young then?he really RUINED one of my fav song of all!!!I can sing it better in the loo!!!!!! |
| Yara 31.05.2009 23:52 |
Brett5150 wrote: Although I loved the Freddie tribute concert back in 92', there were 2 out of place acts on the night and that was Liza Minelli, and worse of all, Annie Lennox. Truthfully, I cant stand her, and dont know how a legend like David Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress, while she was trying to neck Bowie at the end and nearly make love to him on stage. I reckon Gary Cherone should've done "Under pressure" with Bowie!! Hello, Brett5150! How are you? Welcome to Queenzone! :-)) Hm. The only bit a object to in your comment is here: "dont know how a legend like Davie Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress". Not only I think that weird dressing has probably been one of Bowie's minor concerns, maybe because he's dressed pretty much anything over his career!, but I think it must have been a joy to him to sing with her - why shouldn't it be? She's quite a legend too, I think, Brett5150. Don't you? One can dislike Eurythmics and all her solo career, but there's no doubt she has been highly praised and successful for and influential through both Eurythmics and her solo work. She's very talented and is a good musician on her own. Her voice, and the way she takes advantage of her exquisite and a bit rare tone, is just a joy to listen to. I thought it was great, as an hommage to Freddie, that someone like her was there - she's a respected, talented and almost legendary figure too. As for the performance, I liked it - Bowie and Annie did a good job there. Under Pressure is a very hard song to pull off live anyway, and they lived up to the occasion - the performance has its flaws, no doubt, but is very energetic and exciting. There's a lot of enthusiasm and the build up to the climax is well done. Again: nothing out of the blue, but not bad at all either, I think. Bowie would eventually team with a wonderfully gifted bassist and singer - Gail Ann Dorsey - and deliver, to my taste, the best live versions of this song! Needless to say, this is all my very personal taste. Thanks a lot for the thread and welcome to the community! Yara |
| Daniel Nester 01.06.2009 07:55 |
Annie didn't duck those high notes like Freddie did whenever he performed it live. Brian tried for it, so did Annie. |
| Daniel Nester 01.06.2009 07:55 |
Annie didn't duck those high notes like Freddie did whenever he performed it live. Brian tried for it, so did Annie. |
| LucTonnerre 01.06.2009 08:22 |
To be honest, UNDER PRESSURE is the best song of the whole set. It still makes me cry. Lennox/Bowie are absolutely fantastic. |
| Reid_Special_98 01.06.2009 08:35 |
POINTLESS THREAD. |
| Reid_Special_98 01.06.2009 08:51 |
Just because you're not a fan of Annie Lennox or Liza Manelli makes no difference to what happened 17 years ago. Looking back on it now, Liza Manelli was alot more down to earth than she appears to be now -- and that's a plus. At the time, Annie Lennox had her first solo album in the UK charts (a #1 album I might add) -- so it made sense to include her into the mix, along with Metallica, and Guns N' Roses etc...these were popular bands of that time so having them on the concert would appeal to fans who weren't necessarily die-hard Queen fans. As far as why Liza Manelli was included on the concert ? Do some research my friend. Google 'Freddie Mercury' and 'Liza Manelli'.....and you should get your answer fairly quickly. So before you do more postings about this -- think about the context and who these people are and their importance to both the people and the time. ps...welcome to Queenzone. |
| ParisNair 01.06.2009 09:09 |
I felt Annie Lennox singing Under Pressure at FMT was the weakest performance till I downloaded and watched Innuendo. Unlike Freddie, Bowie doesn't have it in him to sing it by himself. I think they should have tried with Sinead O' Connor (I hope I spelt that right). She had a number 1 hit in that year too, so she was well-known. And I think she would have been able to hit the high notes better. |
| ParisNair 01.06.2009 09:15 |
Yara wrote: Bowie would eventually team with a wonderfully gifted bassist and singer - Gail Ann Dorsey - and deliver, to my taste, the best live versions of this song!Does she feature in the "Reality Tour"? The performance on the live DVD of that tour is truly awsome. The best live version, IMO. |
| masterstroke_84 01.06.2009 10:03 |
I still wonder what happened with Monserrat?? Apart from Bri, Rog and John... she was the most important person in Freddie's professional life. And huge friends too... |
| Claudio_CQI 01.06.2009 10:16 |
I like UP, but it's a matter of taste. Robert Plant was the weakest singer of the night IMO. |
| catqueen 01.06.2009 10:43 |
ParisNair wrote: Unlike Freddie, Bowie doesn't have it in him to sing it by himself. I think they should have tried with Sinead O' Connor (I hope I spelt that right). She had a number 1 hit in that year too, so she was well-known. And I think she would have been able to hit the high notes better. Wow, Sinead O'Connor would have been great singing Innuendo. I love Annie Lennox's voice, only have Eurithmics Ultimate Collection cd though, not the original cds. I'm dithering about getting her solo album. I love her voice. I liked her and Bowie in Under Pressure. |
| Wiley 01.06.2009 10:51 |
What I missed the most in that show was a bit more of Brian and a lot more from Roger but I guess if you have other major acts there you had to do it like that. The worst performers on the night had to be Paul Yong and Robert Plant. The latter's case is very sad because (if you haven't heard the performance) it seemed like a match made in heaven. Would have been something like Elvis being alive to perform Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Roger should have sung Ga Ga and A kind of magic, the latter while drumming like in 2008. Also, The Scorpions were big around those years, weren't they? They should have performed and not just stand there at the end. What if the show went on an extra 45 minutes or so? Regarding UP, I liked the song but Annie's dress and her humping on Bowie was a bit difficult to look at. Reminds me of the Asian reporter humping Bowie's leg in the Family Guy movie (Ooh baby, just you shut your mouth...) Classic :). |
| vadenuez 01.06.2009 15:47 |
I remember a Rolling Stone interview that year where Lennox said that she disliked tribute concerts and she showed there only because she wanted to sing with Bowie. She told the interviewer that those kind of concerts were very spinal tap to her. |
| Penetration_Guru 01.06.2009 18:23 |
Brett5150 wrote: Although I loved the Freddie tribute concert back in 92', there were 2 out of place acts on the night and that was Liza Minelli, and worse of all, Annie Lennox. Truthfully, I cant stand her, and dont know how a legend like David Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress, while she was trying to neck Bowie at the end and nearly make love to him on stage. I reckon Gary Cherone should've done "Under pressure" with Bowie!! Has it taken you 17 years to form an opinion, or have you been evolving opposable thumbs all this time? |
| Yara 01.06.2009 21:49 |
ParisNair wrote:Yara wrote: Bowie would eventually team with a wonderfully gifted bassist and singer - Gail Ann Dorsey - and deliver, to my taste, the best live versions of this song!Does she feature in the "Reality Tour"? The performance on the live DVD of that tour is truly awsome. The best live version, IMO. Hi, ParisNair! How are you? Yes, she's there! Isn't it a superb version? She's a wonderful singer and bassist and David Bowie has this uncanny talent for bringing great, though sometimes marginilized, musicians to the forefront. They played the song many times over the years and I think some of the live versions are simply definitive. Great song, great musicians. Take care and have a nice day! Yara |
| SaskQueenFan 02.06.2009 10:12 |
Really, who cares what she wore? She did the duet with Bowie, and while I'm not a big Annie Lennox fan, I thought she was quite good. Yeah, maybe the outfit was a bit outlandish, but they, maybe it was here way of paying another little tribute to Freddie! I bet he would have loved it... and what did people want to her to do? Wear a long red-haired wig and a bikini??? |
| john bodega 02.06.2009 13:42 |
Not a fan. I think it was a bit too "Me, Me, Me" on the part of Lennox. Having said that; Cherone singing "Under Pressure"? What are you on, laudanum? Send me some thanks ... |
| Mercury 90 02.06.2009 14:00 |
Bohemian Rhapsody
Brett5150 wrote: Although I loved the Freddie tribute concert back in 92', there were 2 out of place acts on the night and that was Liza Minelli, and worse of all, Annie Lennox. Truthfully, I cant stand her, and dont know how a legend like David Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress, while she was trying to neck Bowie at the end and nearly make love to him on stage. I reckon Gary Cherone should've done "Under pressure" with Bowie!! I think your right, I like Annie Lennox very much, but what she did there was just bad, I think.... The only worse thing was Bohemian Rhapsody Elton John singing bad.... and strangely even playing bad piano (which is a bit strange for a guy who plays the piano in 100% of his songs^^) and a even worse axel rose the same for we will rock you!!!! |
| Holly2003 02.06.2009 15:13 |
"shouldn't have" not "should'nt of" "pressure" not "preassure" And yes she should have performed it because she's the dog's bollocks. Carry on. |
| -fatty- 2850 02.06.2009 20:05 |
I'm with Brett on this one. Annie Lennox didn't have the hips for that dress and I would have preferred to see Gary Cherone wearing it. fatty. |
| Marknow 02.06.2009 20:37 |
Annie Lennox? I would. |
| dragon-fly 03.06.2009 04:49 |
Whatever you like, but Freddie liked Lisa Minelli a lot. There' s nothing wrong with her taking part in the concert. I think it was pretty good idea. |
| A_WintersTale 03.06.2009 05:38 |
To Brett5150 - have you ever done anything that equals to 1/10th of what Annie Lennox did in her life? Off course not! With this regard your attitude is shallow to say the least. |
| john bodega 08.06.2009 08:47 |
dragon-fly wrote: Whatever you like, but Freddie liked Lisa Minelli a lot. There' s nothing wrong with her taking part in the concert. I think it was pretty good idea.In the same way that Robert Plant was a good idea. On paper it was the right selection to make, but in terms of the actual performances delivered on the day, they were both not-so-good. |
| Wiley 08.06.2009 13:17 |
Zebonka12 wrote:dragon-fly wrote: Whatever you like, but Freddie liked Lisa Minelli a lot. There' s nothing wrong with her taking part in the concert. I think it was pretty good idea.In the same way that Robert Plant was a good idea. On paper it was the right selection to make, but in terms of the actual performances delivered on the day, they were both not-so-good. Oh, Robert Plant singing Innuendo. Now THAT was a missed opportunity. It should have been brilliant! |
| Cwazy little thing 09.06.2009 08:31 |
Wiley wrote:Zebonka12 wrote:Oh, Robert Plant singing Innuendo. Now THAT was a missed opportunity. It should have been brilliant!dragon-fly wrote: Whatever you like, but Freddie liked Lisa Minelli a lot. There' s nothing wrong with her taking part in the concert. I think it was pretty good idea.In the same way that Robert Plant was a good idea. On paper it was the right selection to make, but in terms of the actual performances delivered on the day, they were both not-so-good. Yeah, but from memory it wasnt just Plant that fucked up that - nothing sounded quite right with the music, it all sounded a bit thin, and they REALLY should have got someone in to do the spanish guitar solo. I reckon it was a case of having too much to do for them to put in the time needed to make Innuendo sound as good as the song deserved. Plant could have at least got the lyrics and the timings right I suppose. I do like his cwazy performance of CLTCL though, makes me chuckle, and gave me a Queenzone name! :) |
| Cwazy little thing 09.06.2009 08:44 |
Cwazy little thing wrote:Wiley wrote:Yeah, but from memory it wasnt just Plant that fucked up that - nothing sounded quite right with the music, it all sounded a bit thin, and they REALLY should have got someone in to do the spanish guitar solo. I reckon it was a case of having too much to do for them to put in the time needed to make Innuendo sound as good as the song deserved. Plant could have at least got the lyrics and the timings right I suppose. I do like his cwazy performance of CLTCL though, makes me chuckle, and gave me a Queenzone name! :)Zebonka12 wrote:Oh, Robert Plant singing Innuendo. Now THAT was a missed opportunity. It should have been brilliant!dragon-fly wrote: Whatever you like, but Freddie liked Lisa Minelli a lot. There' s nothing wrong with her taking part in the concert. I think it was pretty good idea.In the same way that Robert Plant was a good idea. On paper it was the right selection to make, but in terms of the actual performances delivered on the day, they were both not-so-good. I just listened to Innuendo again, and to be fair to the guys, the music isnt AS bad as I remembered, and the fact its only bootleg quality probably doesnt do it any favours in terms of it really rocking. Although I stand by my comment about the Spanish guitar - the part where Brian just kicks in with the heavier version of that riff doesnt sound right. I dislike the way it just fizzles out at the end aswell, almost as though they knew it sound bad! Plant really should have figured out a way of making it sound a bit more dynamic! |
| Treasure Moment 09.06.2009 09:53 |
Brett5150 wrote: Although I loved the Freddie tribute concert back in 92', there were 2 out of place acts on the night and that was Liza Minelli, and worse of all, Annie Lennox. Truthfully, I cant stand her, and dont know how a legend like David Bowie could stand beside her while she was in that awful creation dress, while she was trying to neck Bowie at the end and nearly make love to him on stage. I reckon Gary Cherone should've done "Under pressure" with Bowie!! A LOT of people shouldnt have been there, i think george michael did it the best though even though he sang the song in slow motion and also in an easier key i think if i remember correctly but overall its embaressing for anyone to even try to sing freddie songs, they just cant. He is far above everyone else. |
| dragon-fly 11.06.2009 03:34 |
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| john bodega 11.06.2009 06:26 |
Treasure Moment wrote: A LOT of people shouldnt have been there, i think george michael did it the best though even though he sang the song in slow motion and also in an easier key i think if i remember correctly but overall its embaressing for anyone to even try to sing freddie songs, they just cant. He is far above everyone else.You guys come close though. |
| Major Tom 11.06.2009 06:56 |
I honestly don't like AL. I don't know why but maybe that's why I think UP from the tribute concert is rather mediocre. I cant help but feel that not even David puts that much effort in the song. But I've never tried singing it with someone hanging from my neck so I might be wrong. In my opinion he does a much more solid preformance during Heroes and All the young dudes. Plant singing Innuendo is indeed not that great, however I think that Thank you/CLTCL is one of the best preformances that night, honestly. And no, I'm not on drugs. |
| dragon-fly 11.06.2009 07:12 |
Sorry for that empty message- some mistake in the system. Forget it. That's what I wanted to say: Let's face it- all of them were bad and not good enough... Do you know why? Because Freddie wasn't there... |
| i-Fred 11.06.2009 21:12 |
I dont really think she was that bad.... but dem's were the times, and dem's were da breaks |