| MadTheSwine73 28.10.2012 09:17 |
I was listening to my local rock radio station, and I heard that QE is going back on tour. So, I checked their site, and they are. They're doing 20 shows, starting January 11th, and finishing February 3rd. Something that really freaked me out is that they're doing 6 SHOWS in Quebec City. 1 day show, 5 night shows. City-wise, they're performing more in Canada than in the US. With Yvan and Jeff gone, we're left with Jennifer and Marc. I wonder who's going to sing what. For more info: http://www.queenextravaganza.com/ |
| DLCVinnuendo 28.10.2012 13:26 |
why only USA and Canada?? why these places deserve this?? |
| The Real Wizard 28.10.2012 21:33 |
Because the performers are from North America and it's expensive to fly them across the ocean... ? |
| GratefulFan 29.10.2012 11:18 |
MadTheSwine73 wrote: Something that really freaked me out is that they're doing 6 SHOWS in Quebec City. 1 day show, 5 night shows. City-wise, they're performing more in Canada than in the US.I don't find the itinerary surprising. QE got a lot more press in Canada because there were eventually three Canadians and one American transplant to Canada in the lineup. What started as an 'American' talent search slowly had to morph into a 'North American' one because the talent was disproportionately coming from here. That's exactly the kind of thing that will drum up attention due to our endearing inferiority complex when it comes to the United States. Compound that with the fact all three of the Canadian born members came from Quebec and you have further recipe for Quebecois pride and a long run in heavily Francophone Quebec City where the bass player is from. It wouldn't surprise me if that part of the gig was organized by the Parti Quebecois and the Bloc. And I'm not even entirely kidding! Also, geographically it's covering areas of Canada that are by far the most populous. If the tour continues other US/Canada splits won't likely be so even. |
| pipijolk 29.10.2012 12:05 |
MadTheSwine73 wrote: I was listening to my local rock radio station, and I heard that QE is going back on tour. So, I checked their site, and they are. They're doing 20 shows, starting January 11th, and finishing February 3rd. Something that really freaked me out is that they're doing 6 SHOWS in Quebec City. 1 day show, 5 night shows. City-wise, they're performing more in Canada than in the US. With Yvan and Jeff gone, we're left with Jennifer and Marc. I wonder who's going to sing what. For more info: http://www.queenextravaganza.com/In the other QE thread, we've speculated that a long stay at one venue might make it more feasible to set up a video production crew to film the concert for DVD/BluRay release. It probably doesn't make sense to take this out on a full blown world tour, so a DVD option would be a good idea for those who can't see it live. |
| waunakonor 29.10.2012 17:28 |
Oh, I knew Yvan was gone but I didn't realize Jeff was gone too. That kind of sucks. Will they just stick with Marc and Jennifer, who are probably experienced enough with the material at this point to handle it, or will they find other people? I'd probably be fine either way. |
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| Missreclusive 01.11.2012 16:46 |
Only up north...sigh. Depressing, as I would dearly love to see them again. Well, at least I saw them once. |
| Man from Zanzibar 03.11.2012 19:44 |
Between this FB post and this FB post I just hope at least the G Live performance will be recorded on video. SAS Band, huh? ;) |
| Missreclusive 10.11.2012 08:17 |
What happened to AdamM? Ask AM to video the performance in Canada. AM, where are you? |
| Missreclusive 28.11.2012 17:06 |
Ok, you guys can lock me up now...officially off my rocker! I am on eH and I asked one of my matches (for which we have NEVER communicated and he doesn't know me at all) from Toronto to please go to the QE show on the 21st of Jan and video it for me. LOL. So shoot me. Again, does anyone know where AdamMenthos went? |
| GratefulFan 28.11.2012 20:01 |
Not that crazy. He might just do if for you too. Canadians are cool that way. :) Did you try PMing AdamMethos? |
| Gregsynth 29.11.2012 01:13 |
I'll be seeing the QE in Hamilton! |
| Missreclusive 29.11.2012 19:17 |
Gregsynth wrote: I'll be seeing the QE in Hamilton!Please video if you can! |
| Gregsynth 29.11.2012 23:08 |
Missreclusive wrote:My camera's shit for quality/sound, but I'll be recording it via audio (roland recorder).Gregsynth wrote: I'll be seeing the QE in Hamilton!Please video if you can! |
| waunakonor 30.11.2012 16:58 |
Ugh, I want to go back just one time on that rollar coaster ride. |
| Missreclusive 02.12.2012 22:12 |
Martel Dec 1st with the SAS Band link |
| Another Roger (re) 25.01.2013 11:43 |
I want to break free: link Love of my life (Toronto): link |
| tomchristie22 26.01.2013 05:27 |
I wonder if they're gonna continue expanding, tour wise? I'd probably see them if they came south of the equator. |
| AnnaQueenfan24 28.01.2013 12:56 |
I would love to see a show, I've seen some videos online of their rehearsals and past performances...pretty good I would say. |
| inu-liger 28.01.2013 17:54 |
Just a quick mention, sometime this week I'll be releasing bootlegs from the Detroit 2012 and Hamilton 2013 shows, as taped by Gregsynth. As far as I'm aware, the Hamilton show will mark the last show for now to be taped by either Greg or TSS_Killer (they're not playing in my area this year, so I won't be able to tape them again), so if anyone else can get involved on the QE bootleg action, that would be most awesome :-) |
| AdamMethos 30.01.2013 00:11 |
Hiya. I'm still around. I just got busy in the fall and couldn't keep up with all the forums. I went to the QE Toronto show and I'm going to Quebec City this August too. Woohoo! I see a couple of the vids I took in Toronto were posted (I Want To Break Free, Love Of My Life). Here are the others that I recorded with my HD camcorder: Crazy Little Thing Called Love link We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions link I also got Fat Bottomed Girls but I had to record that one on my phone after getting the wave from security, so it's not as good: link Since I don't see it mentioned, Queen filmed the Huntington, NY show. It's only for promotional purposes, so unfortunately no DVD is coming. However, they're posting clips of some songs on YouTube instead of keeping it in the vault like the Q+AL shows. Two posted so far: Another One Bites The Dust link Crazy Little Thing Called Love link Also recently found this hilarious radio interview Marc Martel did where the DJ made him sing songs from Journey, Bon Jovi and Celine Dion (to see if he has what it takes for other tribute bands in case the Queen gig doesn't work out, heh). I have to say, other than not being able to hit the highest notes, he sounds really pretty as Celine mwahahaha. link |
| AdamMethos 30.01.2013 00:21 |
inu-liger wrote: so if anyone else can get involved on the QE bootleg action, that would be most awesome :-)I'm thinking of doing this. I don't have a digital recorder but would a mic like this and an iPhone work well? Around how big would an audio file for a concert be? link |
| inu-liger 30.01.2013 16:19 |
I would not recommend anything iPhone/cellphone-related as far as recording devices go, honestly. If you want really good quality, this is what we typically use: Roland R-05 link link link link Sound Professionals - SP-BMC-3 Deluxe Binaural Microphones link ^ with link - SP Croakie Mounts (seriously this is REALLY handy and stealthy!) And lastly but absolutely essential: link |
| AlexRocks 30.01.2013 17:08 |
Dude, I like your pic. And your passion behind QE. |
| inu-liger 30.01.2013 17:12 |
Haha, thank you :) |
| Missreclusive 30.01.2013 22:07 |
Thank you guys for all the enthusiasm, updates, vids, recordings! I am super enjoying them. Will take what I can get as I cant see them this time. |
| AdamMethos 01.02.2013 08:03 |
inu-liger wrote: I would not recommend anything iPhone/cellphone-related as far as recording devices go, honestly.Yep, I know iPhone isn't the best but after splashing out for a good video camera, I don't have the money right now for ~$300 in recording gear! But thanks for the list of gear anyway. Now I know what to aim for and the concert isn't till August so at least I have time to start saving haha. They added a song to the setlist in Montreal! Not sure if it's going to stay or if it was just for Montreal. Jennifer & Marc with Tie Your Mother Down: link Hopefully, this puts to rest the question of whether Marc can do Queen's heavier rock songs. The video isn't the best but I think he and Jennifer sound great. |
| Man from Zanzibar 02.02.2013 09:10 |
Yvan and JSS both sounded great, but so far I'm loving how Marc + Jen look and sound on stage. Hopefully summer gigs and possible international concerts will feature more deep cuts, less known ones. Singing famous Queen songs live is great, but hearing rare studio things live with, god almighty, 90% accuracy is the bomb for any real Queen fan. Though we all have CDs and albums, seeing QE performing, let's say, The Miracle, while there's "Queen Jr" band of kids rocking on video screens would've been orgasmic. I can think of several cases, when the M+J duo is more than appropriate, too. |
| Man from Zanzibar 08.02.2013 14:53 |
This is from another QueenZone thread, check this out. This is how Queen imagined "The Queen Extravaganza" the tribute band would look in 1989, lol. "These kids should do another worldwide tour instead of us!". I knew it was always your idea, Roger, ever since then ;) |
| Man from Zanzibar 10.02.2013 10:30 |
No new dates for QEX announced yet, so I allow myself to be slightly offtopic this time. I was listening to Marc's EP the other day. What it's called again? Oh, right, The Prelude. So, anyway, even though dude is trying his best not to sound Freddie-ish (or Queen-ish, if you like), he still can't escape it in moments. That's fine with me tho, I'm a sucker for that kind of vocals, obviously. Yet melodically and lyrically the slower power ballad songs like "Believe", but especially the track "Perfect World" really reminds me of Dr. Bri's work, particularly "Another World". Not that it has too much in common and it's not nearly as heartbreaking as Brian's, but something about it hit the very familiar note. Overall I'm not terribly impressed with the EP. It's nice, fits the mainstream radio/tv format quite well, but it's still too poppy and commercial to really stand out from the rest. Listen, Marc, just don't try so hard to out-flop "Mr. Bad Guy", okay? lol. It's good he's coming back to rock in the full album, might even learn a thing or two from the band he's now pay tribute to, the Queen, y'know. Or just steal some shit like Muse does, these guys don't even hide it anymore (Madness, Panic Station, anyone?). As my granma used to say - if you're gonna fuck this up anyway, at least do it Royally. Best wishes to all. |
| AdamMethos 16.02.2013 20:24 |
No new dates yet, but @QueenExtrava tweeted "they will return, plans are afoot" so it seems like there will be more dates this year. An in an interview in the Quebec press Marc said that Roger REALLY wants to take the show to Europe and especially the U.K., so maybe that's in the works. Re Prelude EP, I like the two ballads but I'm not a fan of dance/pop-y type music so I'm meh on the faster songs. I'm glad he said he will be dialing the rock back in for the full album. Yes please! Heh. The songs on the EP all have a retro feel to me, e.g. Believe makes me think of RIchard Marx in the 80s. I'm a little disappointed that the songs are all a variation of "I'm so in love" but maybe that's unavoidable when aiming for commercial pop music? Even with a Christian theme, a lot of Downhere songs covered a wider variety of topics and with more sophisticated lyrics. There's a Downhere song, Iliad, that seemed familiar to me even when I had never heard it before. I couldn't figure out why until recently I realized that some of the lyrics from Iliad were used in another song, Hope Is Rising, like what Queen did with Fat Bottomed Girls and Bicycle Race. More Queen "influence" in Downhere hahahaha. Iliad link Hope Is Rising link This video popped up in my YouTube recommendations today -- two months too late, thanks YT! Marc doing O Come Emmanuel in a church this past Christmas with IMO quite beautiful vocals. I would love to see QE do Nevermore. link |
| AdamMethos 26.02.2013 22:20 |
Surprise, QE does corporate events! At the opening keynote of 2013 RSA Security Conference in San Francisco this morning (QE starts at 2:40)... link |
| john bodega 27.02.2013 05:49 |
I still reckon Martel represents Brian and Roger's last shot at doing some top notch shows before they're confined to wheelchairs, and I don't care who knows it. I don't buy the hyperbole that he's spooky or identical to Freddie or all of that cockwallop, but he's the only feller with the vocal chops within the organisation. |
| Missreclusive 27.02.2013 11:53 |
AdamM...nice find! Thx for posting. Z, I reckon the same thing. I'm disgusted with Brian and Roger for not taking him on as a beautiful live tribute to the sound of Queen. I wonder if it's both of them that refuse or more one than the other? Who the hell knows what Freddie would think of it but one thing for sure, no one since Freddies death has done justice vocally to the sound...until Martel. And, he's a class act, not trying to be Freddie. I would recommend every Queen fan see QE if given the chance. |
| Holly2003 27.02.2013 12:55 |
QE sounds like a lot of fun and from Youtube clips they all seem very talented. Just the shot of energy Queen needs. Agree about Martel. His version of STL was great. Slighty spooky that he also looks a little like Fred too. Problem is, Brian and Rog have heaped so much praise on Adam Camembert, and Brian is so stupidly subborn about his decisions, that we might be stuck with AL for a bit. |
| GratefulFan 27.02.2013 21:03 |
AdamMethos wrote: No new dates yet, but @QueenExtrava tweeted "they will return, plans are afoot" so it seems like there will be more dates this year. An in an interview in the Quebec press Marc said that Roger REALLY wants to take the show to Europe and especially the U.K., so maybe that's in the works.That's interesting in that the initial vision for this was to ultimately have competitions to form tribute bands in other territories, presumably Europe and specifically the UK as well. That seems less likely in the medium term if they bring the current QE over there. Perhaps this potential shift in thinking is down to the level of talent they found and the success they've had. I wonder if that exposure would make it more or less likely for any of them to appear with Brian and Roger in a full Queen show? On the one hand there's the low rent sense of becoming a tribute to yourself, but on the other hand the level of talent and the fit tends to inspire fans to want precisely that. |
| john bodega 28.02.2013 07:32 |
"Brian is so stupidly subborn about his decisions" That's been my interpretation, so I've figured there'd probably be a grace period wherein Brian figures people will have forgotten about Lambert, and they can move onto the better alternative without any shame. |
| Another Roger (re) 07.08.2013 08:19 |
Did anyone go to the first Quebec gig last night? Would be nice to hear some reviews ;) |
| malicedoom 07.08.2013 12:18 |
Anyone that's going to see them, please tell them to get the hell back to Chicago. They were great. |
| AdamMethos 07.08.2013 19:39 |
I will be going on Aug 30 and Sept 1! In one of the French media interviews, Francois (the bassist) hinted that there are a few changes to the show from the last tour in January-February. No idea what they are though. |
| john bodega 08.08.2013 21:06 |
"there are a few changes to the show from the last tour in January-February. No idea what they are though" Less vocalists, I hope. I understand that they had to play fair, be nice, and let some of the other contestants have a go, but they really were redundant. |
| Another Roger (re) 09.08.2013 11:29 |
This great footage was just uploaded on youtube. Its concert clips and interviews with fans. All in great quality link |
| Thistle 16.08.2013 18:07 |
My sister says she's going to get tickets for me to see the Glasgow show for my birthday. Should be good - Marc Martel is an awesome! |
| AdamMethos 31.08.2013 08:10 |
My vids from last night's show in Quebec: I Want It All -- with QE's guitarist Brian Gresh singing the bridge like Brian May did! link The Show Must Go On link Fat Bottomed Girls link Tie Your Mother Down link |
| Missreclusive 31.08.2013 22:34 |
Awesome vids AM! I was re-watching IWTBF and One Vision you placed on Youtube. Still freaks me out at how much MM sounds like Freddie. I also love the way QE has grown into dem shoes...they really are fantastic |
| inu-liger 01.09.2013 01:41 |
What are the setlists typically like now? |
| AdamMethos 01.09.2013 13:42 |
Let's see if this will work from my phone... Here's the current set list: |
| AdamMethos 02.09.2013 09:41 |
My vids from the Sept 1 show in Quebec: Under Pressure link Stone Cold Crazy (my camera went crazy out of focus in the middle section because of the strobing!) link Another One Bites The Dust (improv and last verse) link Radio Ga Ga link Somebody To Love + band intros link This was the most lively QE concert I've been to, at least it was down in the front. At the Toronto show, most of the audience at the front were older Queen fans. At this show, for some reason, the first two rows were almost entirely made up of pretty young women, and a few of them looked thisclose to rushing Marc on the stage. Haha. The front rows were right at the stage too. No gaps, and no security. (Since it's a dinner theater, the only staff in the theater were waiters taking drink orders.) So basically, a great venue and the audience was almost as entertaining as the band. :-D |
| brunogorski 04.09.2013 18:46 |
Amazing videos, thank you Adam! |
| brunogorski 04.09.2013 19:07 |
I hope someday Queen Extravaganza come to Brazil. Really. |
| inu-liger 04.09.2013 23:24 |
AdamMethos wrote: Let's see if this will work from my phone... Here's the current set list:Thanks Adam. That's a shame that they really didn't shake up the setlist much, other than adding in IWIA which is a great choice in itself. Would have been nice to see them experimenting with other songs in a rotating manner. |
| inu-liger 12.09.2013 05:44 |
New QE bootleg recording, as always provided by the ever reliable tsskiller. This is probably his best sounding boot to date of all the QE gigs, and he will be at the gig this Saturday (his FIFTH QE show by then!!!) so let's hope that one will go equally as successfully :-) http://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1357928.html Enjoy folks! |
| Adam Unger (QueenVault.com) 12.09.2013 13:02 |
I'm catching them tomorrow night. Looking forward to it! |
| AdamMethos 13.09.2013 01:53 |
Blerh. |
| AdamMethos 13.09.2013 01:53 |
inu-liger wrote: New QE bootleg recording, as always provided by the ever reliable tsskiller. This is probably his best sounding boot to date of all the QE gigs, and he will be at the gig this Saturday (his FIFTH QE show by then!!!) so let's hope that one will go equally as successfully :-)tsskiller will tie me -- I have also been to five. :-) Some band members have posted about this being the one of the best shows and best audiences on the tour, so tsskiller really lucked out! Great recording. The only blemish I noticed is the doofus coughing during LOML, but not much you can do about that. Marc seems a bit iffy on TSMGO. He was fine at the concerts I went to although he tweeted about having a sore throat the day after. Maybe the touring schedule is starting to take a toll? Here's a new interview with Marc: link |
| Missreclusive 13.09.2013 16:54 |
Nice article. LOL at being "paraded around the world" I'm happy for them and the success! I noticed that some of the UK venues are already sold out. I hope they are all as thrilled as the audiences here have been. I'm so MAD that southern USA is so ignorant and did not attend like the Canadians and the North did!! I want to see them again and again... |
| pipijolk 14.09.2013 19:59 |
Zebonka12 wrote: I still reckon Martel represents Brian and Roger's last shot at doing some top notch shows before they're confined to wheelchairs, and I don't care who knows it. I don't buy the hyperbole that he's spooky or identical to Freddie or all of that cockwallop, but he's the only feller with the vocal chops within the organisation.Well, Roger has performed Under Pressure with Marc on stage... Cannings May 25. link |
| Adam Unger (QueenVault.com) 14.09.2013 20:41 |
A great show indeed. They were absolutely fantastic last night in Bethlehem. Will gladly see them again. |
| AdamMethos 14.09.2013 20:58 |
Earlier today, the tour manager sent this tweet with the attached photo: Paul Bond @Paulcbond Extra special show at The Westbury Theatre @theatrewestbury tonight! You will see why later.. The photo shows a totally different stage setup than what they normally use, kind of like an "unplugged" setup. I wonder if they're trying out something to use in the U.K. shows? Anyway, tsskiller totally lucked out in the concerts he picked to go to! Crossing fingers that he gets a good recording! |
| AdamMethos 14.09.2013 21:16 |
Another pic tweeted... Paul Bond ?@Paulcbond Live from the Theatre at Westbury |
| inu-liger 14.09.2013 22:59 |
AdamMethos wrote: Anyway, tsskiller totally lucked out in the concerts he picked to go to! Crossing fingers that he gets a good recording!I was just told it was once again a successful recording, he was about 20 ft. from the stage. He will be home in 2 hours from now or so, after which we'll get working on it immediately. |
| AdamMethos 14.09.2013 23:44 |
Fantastic! Someone just posted that QE performed Bo Rhap in its entirety. If so, this will be the first time Marc has sang Bo Rhap from beginning to end with QE. (Last year, Jeff Scott Soto did the rock section.) So jealous of tsskiller. LOL |
| inu-liger 14.09.2013 23:48 |
Yes, that is correct, all 6 sang the intro. The reason being of course, as the pictures already prove, the venue was much too small to fit in the video screens, so they didn't really have a choice :-) |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 01:56 |
The master recording is being uploaded as we speak. TSS is piping a playback of Boh Rhap through Mumble at the moment, and all I can say is....considering they had to adapt it down from a 9-piece to a 6-piece band's interpretation, it sounds fucking AMAZING!! :D Stay posted... |
| tsskiller 15.09.2013 02:09 |
So...what a night this was. Sound was very tight and the smaller stage brought the best out of everyone. I'm very glad they performed Bo Rhap in full...I was not expecting that at all. Of course it took a long time to get home, but it was worth it...heh. |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 03:17 |
An update about the Westbury recording: It will be up within a few hours. We just realized a technical error with Reaper mistakenly downsampling the master recording to 48/24 and re-sampling back up to 96/24 when exporting to FLAC. Not to worry though, the master recording itself was not affected, we are working on re-encoding the masters to FLAC to resend my way. Using foobar2000 this time, since we've also realized Reaper has a weird habit of inserting very small silent gaps between files which makes for unnecessary extra work. Again, stay posted. |
| AdamMethos 15.09.2013 03:21 |
I wasn't planning to stay up all night, but you guys are tempting me. :-P Can't wait to hear Bo Rhap. |
| Another Roger (re) 15.09.2013 03:26 |
AdamMethos wrote: I wasn't planning to stay up all night, but you guys are tempting me. :-P Can't wait to hear Bo Rhap.Anytime soon? :) |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 03:36 |
Not to worry Adam, you can get your rest right now. I can't give an exact ETA right now, but I'm sure you'll be happily waking up to a glorious Boh Rhap sure enough :) |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 08:43 |
Alright, sorry for the delay, here it is folks! http://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1358191.html |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 08:56 |
And coming later this week, very much overdue indeed: Detroit 2012 & Hamilton 2013 |
| AdamMethos 15.09.2013 11:55 |
Thank you! Now go get some sleep! haha |
| Missreclusive 15.09.2013 18:44 |
inu-liger wrote: Alright, sorry for the delay, here it is folks! http://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1358191.htmlThis is my first bittorent download...am a virgin...lol. Tired of being left out of the good stuff here and would contribute if I could! Does it normally take fo EVAH to download? Taking a long time. Maybe I'm doin something wrong? I'm using uTorrent. The faq page didn't show when I clicked on the link, otherwise I would have studied it and frankly I did read it before but alas...I'm not super saavy on these things..... |
| AdamMethos 15.09.2013 19:26 |
It took me all day to download. I'm not a torrent expert but it seemed like my download started off fast then the seeder dropped out and my download slowed to a crawl. But I got there eventually! I'm seeding now but it doesn't look like there's any upload activity going on. I saved the torrent file then opened it in uTorrent and the download started magically. :-) |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 21:01 |
I was also seeding on Dime, as I've done for all the other QE torrents, so that could have been it. Mind you, internet routing in Canada seems to be shit lately, which doesn't help (especially with YouTube) |
| inu-liger 15.09.2013 23:29 |
http://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1358242.html Detroit 2012 will be coming later sometime Monday. |
| Missreclusive 16.09.2013 09:34 |
Inu, So if my uTorrent says I'm "seeding"...I should leave it be? Does that mean others are downloading? Pardon the ignorance. Took hours and hours to download and I haven't listened to it yet but it does say "seeding". |
| AdamMethos 16.09.2013 11:54 |
Seeding means that your download is finished (you can play the files) and you are now "paying it forward" by sharing with others. :-)
I said about the Morristown concert:
AdamMethos wrote: Marc seems a bit iffy on TSMGO. He was fine at the concerts I went to although he tweeted about having a sore throat the day after. Maybe the touring schedule is starting to take a toll?I noticed at the Westbury concert (a couple days later) he didn't even attempt the high notes in TSMGO. Good thing there's a month break before the UK shows start! |
| Another Roger (re) 16.09.2013 13:16 |
inu-liger wrote: And coming later this week, very much overdue indeed: Detroit 2012 & Hamilton 2013Great work with these concerts. Great sound! The effort you put down is very much appreciated Inu-liger :) |
| tsskiller 16.09.2013 19:13 |
Hey, I'm doing the hard work. You have no idea how much I get nervous at security at these venues, even though I know the procedure. I believe that keeping an archive of the shows I go to will help kindle memories of the concerts when I get older. |
| inu-liger 16.09.2013 19:15 |
Indeed, what TSS said ^ I only ever taped one show (Edmonton 2013/07/03) :-) |
| Another Roger (re) 17.09.2013 03:35 |
tsskiller wrote: Hey, I'm doing the hard work. You have no idea how much I get nervous at security at these venues, even though I know the procedure. I believe that keeping an archive of the shows I go to will help kindle memories of the concerts when I get older.I know that. Very good work! When you record these things, is the mic visible to the audience, or do you manage to hide it somehow? |
| inu-liger 17.09.2013 03:42 |
Another Roger (re) wrote:Let's just say it's half and halftsskiller wrote: Hey, I'm doing the hard work. You have no idea how much I get nervous at security at these venues, even though I know the procedure. I believe that keeping an archive of the shows I go to will help kindle memories of the concerts when I get older.I know that. Very good work! When you record these things, is the mic visible to the audience, or do you manage to hide it somehow? |
| pipijolk 14.10.2013 17:32 |
Maybe time for a new thread for UK leg of QE? Great interview with Band with companion concert footage. |
| Missreclusive 14.10.2013 19:01 |
Pipijolk! Thank you for posting this vid. I couldn't view it on Youtube due to being in the U.S. Nice! I can't wait to hear what the UK thinks of them...am so jealous...wish I could see them again. Very obvious that they've grown since the first tour when I saw them. |
| pipijolk 19.10.2013 11:06 |
You're welcome Missreclusive, but I think the restriction has been lifted now, it was a mistake by YouTube. Twitter is popping now over last night's BBC's The One Show, appearance by Roger... They showed clips of QE. link |
| AdamMethos 26.10.2013 11:27 |
For those outside the UK, here's a YouTube link to Roger's The One Show appearance: link There's a bit in the middle where another guest comes on, but stick around, there's more with Roger after that. First videos from the UK -- The Show Must Go On last night at The Brook in Southampton (check out the size of the venue!): link Another Show Must Go On -- incomplete song but better view of the stage: link |
| AdamMethos 26.10.2013 13:56 |
From an interview Roger did with Team Rock Radio. An audio file for the interview is on Brian May's webpage: link DJ: Do you see a point where they [Queen Extravaganza], like you, would start performing new music, writing new music? Maybe you and Brian can contribute new songs to them. Roger: That's actually a very insightful (to use the American word) question. It has occurred to me because they really do have their own character. And I wanted them to develop their own character, as a band and as individuals obviously. And yes, I could see that happening, because they're good enough. They're amazingly talented. And I think that might be a development, but I would leave it up to them. But in the meantime, they're doing our material obviously. But I could see that happening. |
| Man from Zanzibar 26.10.2013 14:59 |
Hahaha, oh wow. So he's not against them writing on their own? As for new stuff from Bri & Rog, they seem to have hard time making music even for themselves, let alone for the kids. Looks like most of the audience enjoy big hit setlist, but second time in, even not hardcore Queen fans wrote they would like to hear deep cut concert next time. With Queen's catalog QE members will probably die of old age before running out of original Queen songs. |
| Vocal harmony 27.10.2013 09:19 |
Seeing this footage of the Queen Extravaganza playing such a small venue, with more to come, doesn't it make RT's coments, when first talking about the project during auditions, that he was putting together an arena sized Queen tribute show seem a bit false. As with all things Queen of late, he seems to have jumped the gun. They are playing small venues to small audiences. Yes it is a successful show, but no more so than a lot of other tribute shows and certainly not at the same level as The Austrailian Pink Floyd. |
| AdamMethos 27.10.2013 14:18 |
Yeah, arena-sized shows was jumping the gun, but he seems to be starting modestly and growing as needed. The 2012 North American tour was clubs and theaters. The 2013 North American tour was mainly theaters and a couple of arenas. The first UK tour seems to be clubs and theaters again. Also, the Southampton gig at The Brook was a late addition to the tour, but the SAS Band often does gigs at The Brook before their Xmas or charity event shows, like it's a kind of dress rehearsal, so I figured QE might be using it the same way. Since Roger started making TV and radio appearances to promote the tour, 2-3 venues have been upgraded to bigger theaters because the original ones sold out. |
| NicTheBeard 27.10.2013 19:20 |
Just back from the Birmingham show. Mixed feelings, not helped by having the published time being 7pm (doors opened about 7:15) but the show not starting until 8:50. OK, keeping it brief, the band were good, the lead singer was great. The only place I thought the female singer worked was taking Bowie's part for Under Pressure. But in what way was this show any different from any number of hard-working tribute acts? I was expecting a production worthy of being the 'official' tribute. I was expecting lighting which would evoke some of the 70s tours, I was expecting maybe some of Freddie and Brian's costumes, I was expecting at least the drum riser to be three steps high! So, for me, a good (but not great) show, but not living up to the sales pitch. |
| inu-liger 27.10.2013 22:49 |
Sorry to hear that, NicTheBeard |
| Missreclusive 29.10.2013 18:39 |
I had not seen this article, pardon the repeat if it's already posted here somewhere. link |
| AdamMethos 31.10.2013 19:15 |
NicTheBeard wrote: But in what way was this show any different from any number of hard-working tribute acts? I was expecting a production worthy of being the 'official' tribute. I was expecting lighting which would evoke some of the 70s tours, I was expecting maybe some of Freddie and Brian's costumes, I was expecting at least the drum riser to be three steps high!The lighting and videos that they use are VERY similar to what Queen is using now -- check out the Queen + Adam Lambert performances. So they're evoking current Queen vs. 70's Queen. Roger said in interviews that he thinks dressing up as Queen members is cheesy and he wants the focus to be on the music, so that's why there's no Freddie costumes. As for three-step drum risers, hopefully, they'll grow into bigger and bigger shows and we'll see those one day! Some great videos from the Liverpool show... Intro and WWRY (fast). Song starts at 2:25 link I'm In Love With My Car & Bohemian Rhapsody link 8 minutes of clips from WWRY (fast), Killer Queen, I Want To Break Free, Dragon Attack, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Don't Stop Me Now, It's A Kind Of Magic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Under Pressure, and I Want It All link |
| AdamMethos 31.10.2013 22:12 |
Lots of people recording video in Liverpool! Fat Bottomed Girls link Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon & I'm In Love With My Car link Somebody To Love link I love how much the audience is singing a long in these videos! I wonder if it's like that at all the UK shows or if Liverpool was just exceptional. |
| Missreclusive 01.11.2013 17:53 |
I watched the vids last night and also noticed how the Liverpool audience was what a Queen audience should be! |
| Vocal harmony 01.11.2013 21:46 |
AdamMethos, I don't know what you've been watching or what gigs you've been to. The lighting and video screens the Queen Extravaganza are using look nothing like what Queen used with Adam Lambert. That rig was 60 feet wide and had 180 Mac 101's hanging in six mobile units. The idea being to replicate, to some degree, the late 70's and early 80's lighting rigs Queen used and were famous for. I'm sorry but 50 lamps hanging on three static trusses does not come close! |
| AdamMethos 02.11.2013 09:01 |
Vocal harmony wrote: AdamMethos, I don't know what you've been watching or what gigs you've been to. The lighting and video screens the Queen Extravaganza are using look nothing like what Queen used with Adam Lambert. That rig was 60 feet wide and had 180 Mac 101's hanging in six mobile units. The idea being to replicate, to some degree, the late 70's and early 80's lighting rigs Queen used and were famous for.Sorry, I wasn't more clear. I didn't mean the hardware -- you're right that QE uses much smaller/simpler rigs than Queen does. I meant similar design in the lighting colors used for songs and graphics used on the video screens. For example, both Queen + AL and QE use fuschia lighting for Crazy Little Thing, purple for Kind of Magic, red/orange for Bites the Dust, blue for Somebody to Love, etc. Also similar video graphics on songs like flying stars on Kind of Magic, bouncing soundwave on Bites the Dust. QE is like a Mini Me version of a Queen show. haha |
| inu-liger 02.11.2013 17:35 |
New QE recording coming tomorrow, folks... |
| Vocal harmony 02.11.2013 19:48 |
Adam, I'm sorry I miss understood what you meant. Yes the colours used for the songs are similar. So yeah you are right, the QE is a mini me Queen show in that respect. I thought the rig that Queen+ AL toured with was the best they'd used since the early 80's and much better than the lighting during the PR years. |
| Missreclusive 02.11.2013 20:03 |
inu-liger wrote: New QE recording coming tomorrow, folks... Great!!! |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 20:44 |
I just got back from seeing QE at Leicester, the band were great and the place looked pretty full. Attendance may have hit its limit for fire regulations, in the UK we're not allowed to pack people in solid anymore (and a good thing too). EDIT: I got Jennifer and Marc (sp?) signatures on my ticket. The entire band were signing stuff and selling merchandise by the door on the way out about 10 minutes after coming off stage. |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 20:48 |
tsskiller wrote: Hey, I'm doing the hard work. You have no idea how much I get nervous at security at these venues, even though I know the procedure. I believe that keeping an archive of the shows I go to will help kindle memories of the concerts when I get older.There pretty much weren't any security checks at Leicester. Yes there were security people around (only one or two though), but no-one got searched on the way in tonight that I saw. |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 21:03 |
Missreclusive wrote: I watched the vids last night and also noticed how the Liverpool audience was what a Queen audience should be!The Leicester audience sang pretty much through every song. It took about a third of the set to get the audience properly warmed up I'd say. Marc said it was his personal favourite audience so far in the UK tour, but maybe he says that every night! Leicester was a pretty small venue (350 people limit if I recall correctly). I was a bit disappointed that they hadn't squeezed a piano onto the stage, instead using two sets of keyboards. And contrary to other opinions, I liked Jennifer's singing just as much as the others (Tyler sang several from the drums). Unfortunately sound quality was marred by horrible bass boom in the venue. I was at the back stood against the railings in front of the mixing desk, and I could feel the bass guitar notes and kick drum in my chest. No ears required. I dread to think what recordings of the night sound like, I will download out of interest but I expect to be underwhelmed. |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 21:13 |
A couple more notes about Leicester: Doors opened at 7pm exactly as stated on the ticket, but the band didn't start playing until 8:30pm. The cynic in me suggests the venue insists on this to increase drinks sales at the bar, which was the entire length of one wall. The age range in the queue was huge. I was talking to two families who'd brought their children, the youngest was an eight year old girl (who still managed to eat a Large hot dog which looked bigger than her head when she started it). But not far behind me there were couples clearly old enough to be drawing their pensions who could have seen Queen live in the mid 1970s. The age range was huge, and very even gender mix. However it was almost exclusively a white queue, I don't recall seeing any other ethnicities (a bit sad really). |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 21:16 |
Oh yes, Tyler video'd the crowd on his phone right at the end after the band took their bows and left the stage. So if Tyler posts it (please if you're read this Tyler?) you'll see what the audience looked like from the band's point of view. |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 21:21 |
And a strange trivia item, a guy next to me queueing for autographs at the end introduced himself as a member of the SAS band to Marc. I couldn't quite catch his name though and I'm not up on the SAS band so stand no chance of recognising him. |
| OwenSmith 02.11.2013 21:43 |
Missreclusive wrote: I watched the vids last night and also noticed how the Liverpool audience was what a Queen audience should be!The stage layout in these Liverpool videos is pretty much identical to Leicester, as is the way the songs are performed. However, no horrible bass boom at Liverpool, unless the phone's mic has poor bass response. |
| inu-liger 03.11.2013 03:36 |
http://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1361688.html |
| AdamMethos 05.11.2013 01:06 |
YouTube playlist of 24 videos from the UK shows that I found so far... link Gary Mullen was spotted at the Glasgow show! |
| david (galashiels) 05.11.2013 04:44 |
filmed some of the Newcastle gig.and security didn't bother me.good show. link |
| AdamMethos 05.11.2013 11:16 |
Gary did meet the band: Marc Martel ?@marcmartel Great show in Glasgow tonight! Even with bad laryngitis. Honored that @RealGaryMullen showed up and came to say hi. Now for a day off. Also, there were 8 cameras filming the Glasgow gig for promos for the O2 venue and QE. So we have new pro video to look forward to... |
| AdamMethos 05.11.2013 11:18 |
OwenSmith wrote: And a strange trivia item, a guy next to me queueing for autographs at the end introduced himself as a member of the SAS band to Marc. I couldn't quite catch his name though and I'm not up on the SAS band so stand no chance of recognising him.Jamie Moses maybe? Marc has done 3 gigs with the SAS Band. |
| pipijolk 06.11.2013 09:56 |
Here is one I hadn't seen yet, nicely done from Liverpool |
| pipijolk 07.11.2013 09:10 |
https://twitter.com/SML_hulltiger/status/398465060353220610 Someone is saying Deacon was in London to see QE, not sure if it is accurate. Wonder if he thought Spike was Deacon? |
| AdamMethos 07.11.2013 11:41 |
A different person on Facebook (Ian Nichol) is also saying they saw Deacon at the London QE show. So that's two "witnesses"... link |
| Missreclusive 07.11.2013 16:47 |
Well? QE is fantastic! It wouldn't surprise me if JD did go to see them, not at all, the sound is like taking a trip to the past. |
| AdamMethos 09.11.2013 13:16 |
Having looked around a bit, I think some people just mistook Spike for John because Spike appeared on stage with Roger at the end of the show... Here's a 20-minute video of clips from the London show, including Roger and Spike at the end. It's funny, even though the video is shaky and blurry in parts, it doesn't really detract much from the performance. I love how loud and enthusiastic the crowd was. And finally, an audience that can sing Love Of My Life on cue haha. |
| OwenSmith 10.11.2013 15:54 |
AdamMethos wrote:The chap had short bleached blond hair and diamond stud earrings if I remember correctly. Looked very vaguely like Rod Stewart in that thing and stretched out aging rocker way.OwenSmith wrote: And a strange trivia item, a guy next to me queueing for autographs at the end introduced himself as a member of the SAS band to Marc. I couldn't quite catch his name though and I'm not up on the SAS band so stand no chance of recognising him.Jamie Moses maybe? Marc has done 3 gigs with the SAS Band. |
| OwenSmith 10.11.2013 15:56 |
Any videos or audio recordings of Leicester? I want to check how well the crowd sang, there was a lot of singing where I was standing and Marc kept cueing us into various things. |