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I had forgotten about this completely. I truly think the first half of the show is some of the best live work they've done in the last 15 years, especially It's a Hard Life with Tom Chaplin. Watching the first couple of tracks where Brian and Roger lead the band (or any performance from the Q+ tours where Brian or Roger sing lead) really does make one wonder if they could've pulled off a full length show like that. If so it would've been amazing. I have to give Adam credit for revitalising Brian and Roger musically, but I do partly wish they could have done something like this instead. Brian's voice is sadly getting weaker, but Roger's still sounding good.
Cloud goes up, cloud goes down, cloud goes up, cloud goes down.
But seriously - agreed with the OP. The horns in It's A Hard Life were exquisite, and both Bri and Rog played brilliantly. And Tom Chaplin did such an excellent job, serving the song perfectly.
I wish Bri and Rog would do the 3,000 seater theatres themselves, doing both Queen and solo material. But the question is, would they bother putting in the time to rehearse? They've been known to learn a few new tunes when necessary, but over an hour's worth..?
And are those the Fabba girls on BV's like in 1998? I'm pretty sure that's Suzie Webb.
The Real Wizard wrote:
and both Bri and Rog played brilliantly.
And are those the Fabba girls on BV's like in 1998? I'm pretty sure that's Suzie Webb.
1) Check out the unedited audience recordings, where Brian comes out of the solo in a mess and hits completely the wrong chord!!
2) Yes, I think it is.
Interestingly, whilst there aren't massive overdubs on the Sky TV broadcast, there are a few, such as Brian's mistake I've mentioned above, and also mark Brzezicki's drums have been pulled from the mix where he is double drumming with Roger (I think from memory on It's a Hard Life, but maybe one of the other tracks)
Oscar J wrote:
Giggled when I saw that piano guy struggle with the Seven Seas Of Rhye intro.
Did Freddie ever have any problem with it? He played it flawlessly on every live version I've heard, but then again he only played it on one hand, unlike on the album where it's across two octaves. The guy on this concert goes for the trickier album version.
Oscar J wrote:
Giggled when I saw that piano guy struggle with the Seven Seas Of Rhye intro.
Did Freddie ever have any problem with it? He played it flawlessly on every live version I've heard, but then again he only played it on one hand, unlike on the album where it's across two octaves. The guy on this concert goes for the trickier album version.
tomchristie22 wrote:
Interesting. I didn't think they'd bother overdubbing a 20 minute performance for a TV broadcast.
Possily not technically 'overdubbing', more dropping stuff out of the mix that wasn't quite right. A similar example is that they removed Roger's backing vocals from 'Spread Your Wings' on Live Killers, but didn't replace them with overdubs.