| GERRYISADICK 16.11.2014 21:53 |
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| The King Of Rhye 16.11.2014 23:51 |
OK, now thats a tough one! Best by what criteria??? I'll go with the tour I like the bootlegs from the most.......................I'll vote for the Opera tour! Its not the one I have the most from, but I really love the BoRhap medley.......might be my favorite live medley...........BoRhap/Killer Queen/Black Queen/BoRhap reprise/Leroy Brown..........I have two bootlegs of that in EX quality, n I just love it............. Uh oh, I think I clicked on the wrong one............ |
| The Real Wizard 17.11.2014 02:01 |
ANATO tour, hands down. It was all about the music, before the visual slowly started to take over. Many of the transitions between songs were clever, and their vocal harmonies were still rock solid. Even with the March 74 Rainbow Theatre official release, the Boston 76 audience tape is still the best document of Queen live. NOTW is a close second. These were generally the longest sets the band ever played, it contained their longest medley, and Mercury spent half the show at the piano. And the crown lighting rig sure did blow people away. That said - ADATR was excellent too. The setlist was an incredible cross-section of their first five albums, and it was the last tour before they really started to drop the old songs from the act. Let's face it - 1975-78 was just a golden time for the band. We're grasping at straws here. |
| soxtalon 17.11.2014 02:21 |
There was something about the Crazy Tour that hit me. I love revisiting that period. I think it's the fact they are just so confident along with the fact that it's got a decent set list...still before they were getting more pop oriented. ANATO for me is a close second for all the reasons TRW mentions. |
| GERRYISADICK 17.11.2014 05:02 |
The King Of Rhye wrote: OK, now thats a tough one! Best by what criteria??? I'll go with the tour I like the bootlegs from the most.......................I'll vote for the Opera tour! Its not the one I have the most from, but I really love the BoRhap medley.......might be my favorite live medley...........BoRhap/Killer Queen/Black Queen/BoRhap reprise/Leroy Brown..........I have two bootlegs of that in EX quality, n I just love it............. Uh oh, I think I clicked on the wrong one............Best by quality of the show the set the lighting the performance of the band and of course Freddies vocals. |
| Oscar J 17.11.2014 05:33 |
I love the whole 70's era, but I saw that NOTW didn't have any votes, so that's where I put mine. Philadelphia 1977, and Stockholm/Copenhagen 1978 are som great highlights from that tour. |
| alberbal12 17.11.2014 06:26 |
Because of the quality, i like Magic Tour. |
| Jazz 78 17.11.2014 08:13 |
My first Queen show was in Providence in 78 so for me, as well as what Soxtalon wrote, it's fun to revisit that period of my youth. It was a "saucy" tour with strippers, naked chicks on bikes, Fat Bottomed Girls, extravagant parties etc... Rock and Roll even... |
| gerry 17.11.2014 09:25 |
Queens crazy tour was good but i voted for the works tour because The lightning rig was brilliant and the outfits were outstanding, especially freddies white leotard with the black lightning bolts on it. The music and song selection was great too, they even performed "Great king rat" at Birmingham n.e.c in 1984! |
| Vocal harmony 17.11.2014 09:53 |
gerry wrote: Queens crazy tour was good but i voted for the works tour because The lightning rig was brilliant and the outfits were outstanding, especially freddies white leotard with the black lightning bolts on it. The music and song selection was great too, they even performed "Great king rat" at Birmingham n.e.c in 1984!Agreed, The Works tour was good, better than The Magic tour. The Crazy Tour was almost over Kill, having toured the Arenas of the world they were back to playing in venues of 2000 or smaller. There was so much energy on stage, and power in their playing. I do agree with Mr Wizard, the bands performances, as musicians, were at their best on the Opera and Races tours. By the end of TNOTW tour they were dropping so much of that classic early 70's material that they were loosing a bit of the feel that those early songs had. Maybe something they had to do to continue growing. |
| Gregsynth 17.11.2014 11:00 |
NOTW Tour and Crazy Tour are probably the best overall. Gave the vote to NOTW due to the setlist! |
| brENsKi 17.11.2014 11:41 |
the early setlists were far and away the best matched only by the performance itself. much as my own first queen gig was the NEC crazy tour and it was an excellent live introduction to the band, i already seen the Hammy 75 special on whistle test and so i'd have to split my vote between opera and races tours. |
| The King Of Rhye 17.11.2014 12:42 |
Gregsynth wrote: NOTW Tour and Crazy Tour are probably the best overall. Gave the vote to NOTW due to the setlist!Yeah I do love the NOTW setlist!!! Love the WWRY/Brighton Rock opening bit..............and hey...............Houston..............enuf said! :D |
| The King Of Rhye 17.11.2014 12:44 |
The Real Wizard wrote: ANATO tour, hands down. It was all about the music, before the visual slowly started to take over. .We grow tired.........of all this visual............. |
| The Real Wizard 17.11.2014 12:58 |
Indeed, the Works tour is underrated by people who just listen to the recordings. Even if Mercury wasn't in top form on some nights and Roger used those stupid electronic drums on Dust, just look at the setlist with all the old songs, and that Metropolis set and lighting rig. By 85 they'd dropped some of the old songs, and they were basically dialing it in. But seeing them in an arena in 84 must've been a rush beyond belief. |
| matt z 17.11.2014 14:50 |
I voted JAZZ Tour because it brought in stuff like Let me entertain you, and DREAMER'S BALL (I love the silliness of it) and still retained rockers like DOTL, it's late and still managed the bit of craziness with GDML. Hadn't yet had save me but dsmn etc. The look as well.Somemight say Is bland but I like that stuff and johns pencil thin tie |
| matt z 17.11.2014 15:28 |
.... on second thought. .. notw tour had prophets song and spread your wings... agk. For what it's worth their best was late 70's up to the saul swimmer WWRY concert. (Coincidentally playing nation wide 11/24/14) |
| ggo1 17.11.2014 15:57 |
I voted for the Crazy tour simply because it was the only time I saw them in a small venue and they were so powerful visually, they were a bigger band than the venues by that point and it showed as they tore the roofs off. That lighting rig, plus the lights on the drum riser in a 2,000 seat theater was frankly ridiculous. So loud, So bright, it's a wonder we survived the night(s). The Works tour was a visual delight too. Freddie was rocking an occasional fabulous wig, The Metropolis curtain background, the rotating cogs and the walkway above the drum riser. Probably the most colourful tour they did. What about the music you ask? Well tbh being at a concert is as much about atmosphere and spectacle as it is the music. So I'm basing it on what I experienced, not on the numerous bootlegs I've heard since but I did like the setlists on both those tours. By 86 it had become a greatest hits set so 84 was the last great set list. Hot Space European tour in 82 should get a special mention too. Freddie had developed his stadium moves by then and he used the whole stage and more, even climbing up the scaffolding holding up the stage. The Hot Space album wasn't brilliant, but that was the only time songs like Staying Power saw the light of day and live they weren't too shabby. |
| DragonflyTrumpeter83 17.11.2014 16:43 |
Personally, I don't like the way this topic is labelled. I think it should simply read: "Best Queen tour". As is, "Original Lineup" implies that Neil Fairclough, Danny Miranda, Jamie Moses, Spike Edney, and Rufus Taylor are/were members of Queen. That just isn't the case. Queen are Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger. My understanding is that Freddie and John are still current members of Queen even though they don't perform. Freddie for obvious reasons and John because he doesn't want to be involved. Anyone else that has graced the stage with Queen in the past and currently are considered the "+" in Queen + (Whomever is currently singing for Freddie). |
| winterspelt 17.11.2014 18:28 |
DragonflyTrumpeter83 wrote: Personally, I don't like the way this topic is labelled. I think it should simply read: "Best Queen tour". As is, "Original Lineup" implies that Neil Fairclough, Danny Miranda, Jamie Moses, Spike Edney, and Rufus Taylor are/were members of Queen. That just isn't the case. Queen are Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger. My understanding is that Freddie and John are still current members of Queen even though they don't perform. Freddie for obvious reasons and John because he doesn't want to be involved. Anyone else that has graced the stage with Queen in the past and currently are considered the "+" in Queen + (Whomever is currently singing for Freddie).Yes. John and Freddie, along with Brian and Roger are Queen. Roger and Brian, with another bass player is Queen+. The "Original lineup" applies to other bands that, despite different line up, carry the same moniker. Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Black Sabbath etc come to my mind... |
| DragonflyTrumpeter83 17.11.2014 20:05 |
winterspelt wrote:The "Original lineup" applies to other bands that, despite different line up, carry the same moniker. Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Black Sabbath etc come to my mind... Thank you. |
| gerry 18.11.2014 03:58 |
"The Works Tour" was Queen dominating the 80s music industry by far......... So colourful, so stunning and Freddie was back in his fab leotards, simply wonderful times! Now compare those amazing times to now, no contest! |
| GERRYISADICK 18.11.2014 05:38 |
gerry wrote: "The Works Tour" was Queen dominating the 80s music industry by far......... So colourful, so stunning and Freddie was back in his fab leotards, simply wonderful times! Now compare those amazing times to now, no contest!The works had many factors that make it a bad tour most notably Freddie's voice usually sounding terrible. The crazy tour is the opposite Great vocals Great premise(ie going back to smaller venues) And overall being the tour where Freddie became the iconic version of himself in 1980. And BTW name ONE works tour show better than Newcastle 1979 |
| The Real Wizard 18.11.2014 09:16 |
Jefffabiano wrote: name ONE works tour show better than Newcastle 1979What's your criteria for a good show, besides the shape Freddie's voice is in? Even so, have you listened to the Sun City recording? Mercury is top notch. Just a piece of advice - don't argue with people 2-3x your age who actually saw the shows on the basis of having heard a few bootleg recordings. |
| on my way up 18.11.2014 10:54 |
The Real Wizard wrote:That Sun City show is actually one of my very favourite shows. Freddie's performance is mindblowing, as if he wanted to convince both the audience and himself he could still deliver... Maybe this was the case, given the problems he had during other shows in South Africa.Jefffabiano wrote: name ONE works tour show better than Newcastle 1979What's your criteria for a good show, besides the shape Freddie's voice is in? Even so, have you listened to the Sun City recording? Mercury is top notch. Just a piece of advice - don't argue with people 2-3x your age who actually saw the shows on the basis of having heard a few bootleg recordings. |
| Gregsynth 18.11.2014 11:50 |
The Works Tour probably had the best stage setup. Atmosphere must have been great at those shows! That tour isn't completely bad. Setlist was great, and there's a handful of shows that kick ass (Stuttgart being one of my favorites). No, it's not the most consistent tour (Freddie having voice difficulties on over half the shows being the main offender) but it's not the train-wreck that some people say. I don't think Queen did a "bad" tour by any means - but some tours are better than others (going by either musicianship/vocals, setlists, or visual/stage effects). |
| gerry 18.11.2014 12:00 |
Yes as i stated earlier "The Works Tour" was magnificent and colourful. "Hammer to Fall" video was filmed on this tour and it looked brill. The band were very relaxed and the performance's were stunning. I love watching the Hammer to Fall video as it reminds me when i attended the Birmingham N.E.C in september 1984! |
| people on streets 18.11.2014 16:15 |
Hot Space |
| winterspelt 18.11.2014 21:44 |
I liked the setlist on the Works tour, but I truly hate the electric drum sound on it... I hate it so much that I just cant deal with it and avoid listening any gig from that era... |
| Vocal harmony 19.11.2014 09:35 |
winterspelt wrote: I liked the setlist on the Works tour, but I truly hate the electric drum sound on it... I hate it so much that I just cant deal with it and avoid listening any gig from that era...The Works tour shows were amazing. The set list was better than Hot Space and better than 1980 The Game tour which was, despite the inclusion of new songs, beginning to sound tired. The foundation of the set going back to The Jazz tour, however over that period the shows were visually stunning. The inclusion of Staying Power in the Early Works shows ensured that every album was covered, I believe. The band were playing well and the atmosphere was cooking both of which made up for Freddie's vocal problems at a small number of shows. Also on that tour the sound was as near to perfect as an arena show can be. The size and impact of that show had to be experienced to be believed. The on going comments about the drum sound are interesting. RT was using the same kit as for Hot space, the electronic pads and or samples were only used on a few songs, and weren't that noticeably bad during the shows. |
| The King Of Rhye 19.11.2014 10:44 |
DragonflyTrumpeter83 wrote: Personally, I don't like the way this topic is labelled. I think it should simply read: "Best Queen tour". As is, "Original Lineup" implies that Neil Fairclough, Danny Miranda, Jamie Moses, Spike Edney, and Rufus Taylor are/were members of Queen. That just isn't the case. Queen are Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger. My understanding is that Freddie and John are still current members of Queen even though they don't perform. Freddie for obvious reasons and John because he doesn't want to be involved. Anyone else that has graced the stage with Queen in the past and currently are considered the "+" in Queen + (Whomever is currently singing for Freddie).If you wanted to get REALLY technical about it, the ORIGINAL Queen lineup is Freddie, Brian, Roger and Mike Grose....... |
| matt z 20.11.2014 00:05 |
Right on! I'm a big! Mike Grose fan. HUGE. ... HUGE! ..... Stu Sutcliffe TOO |
| The King Of Rhye 23.11.2014 15:26 |
DragonflyTrumpeter83 wrote: Personally, I don't like the way this topic is labelled. I think it should simply read: "Best Queen tour". As is, "Original Lineup" implies that Neil Fairclough, Danny Miranda, Jamie Moses, Spike Edney, and Rufus Taylor are/were members of Queen. That just isn't the case. Queen are Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger. My understanding is that Freddie and John are still current members of Queen even though they don't perform. Freddie for obvious reasons and John because he doesn't want to be involved. Anyone else that has graced the stage with Queen in the past and currently are considered the "+" in Queen + (Whomever is currently singing for Freddie).at the present, Brian + Roger = Queen...........look at the Q+AL tour program........apparently Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John = "Classic Queen"............or think of it as Queen mk I............ Personally I would not have a problem with Adam or the other guys being considered members of the current lineup.............call em uh, Queen + Adam Lambert...............lol..............(seeing as Neil, Rufus, and Spike are not considered members of the band, more like 'touring musicians', ala Darryl Jones with the Rolling Stones).......... |