| Mr.Mouth 16.12.2014 13:38 |
What do you think if Freddie was still alive and Queen does unplugged in 90thies. Which list od songs would they pick and in wich order? |
| Queen Matt 16.12.2014 14:25 |
Brian Done it solo, |
| Jimmy Dean 16.12.2014 22:35 |
1. Tie Your Mother Down 2. Spread Your Wings 3. Somebody To Love 4. Save Me 5. '39 6. You're My Best Friend 7. Las Parablas 8. Love Of My Life 9. White Queen 10. A Kind Of Magic 11. Under Pressure 12. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 13. These Are The Days Of Our Lives 14. My Melancholy Blues Encore 15. Tutti Frutti 16. Bohemian Rhapsody Intro 17. You Take My Breath Away |
| Jimmy Dean 16.12.2014 22:36 |
I challenge BM and RT to tour it with AL, lol. |
| anniestu44b 17.12.2014 02:16 |
I must admit, Unplugged was never my bag. The concert I always wanted to see was with a full Orchestra, now that would have been awesome.! |
| Pingfah 17.12.2014 03:39 |
I like the STP & Pearl Jam unplugged, and that sort of thing, as I think their songs really lend themselves to that sort of treatment. But I've just never fancied the notion where Queen are concerned. It's hard to explain, but it just feels like so many of the best Queen songs were conceived to fit Queen's huge stage presence, and turning them into acoustic tracks might suck the life and soul right out of them, that's just a personal prejudice though, it probably isn't true. Also I just can't imagine Freddie sitting on a stool, singing Queen tracks for a whole gig, seems like he might go out of his mind. |
| Mr.Mouth 17.12.2014 06:32 |
Pingfah wrote: I like the STP & Pearl Jam unplugged, and that sort of thing, as I think their songs really lend themselves to that sort of treatment. But I've just never fancied the notion where Queen are concerned. It's hard to explain, but it just feels like so many of the best Queen songs were conceived to fit Queen's huge stage presence, and turning them into acoustic tracks might suck the life and soul right out of them, that's just a personal prejudice though, it probably isn't true. Also I just can't imagine Freddie sitting on a stool, singing Queen tracks for a whole gig, seems like he might go out of his mind.Great post!! Especially with Freddie siting on a stool. Cant imagine it either. |
| andyb1968 17.12.2014 12:57 |
I always felt full orchestra would have been the way to go, and if they do the James bond theme with David Arnold, which is being hinted in the press, could happen ! |
| Supersonic_Man89 17.12.2014 15:46 |
I can imagine it with an older Freddie. Could have been very interesting. |
| Jimmy Dean 17.12.2014 22:57 |
agreed. Freddie with a full orchestra, backed with a full choir... easily his thing. Big fucking smile on his face - a shit eating grin - thinking "now, maybe this is a little too excessive?". Freddie on a stool, probably not... he'd be giving Mick a run for his money. |
| AlbaNo1 20.12.2014 19:43 |
Maybe not back in the day. But now, had Freddie lived, he could have developed in any number of directions. As he matured , and Id say hed have calmed his stage act down enough to do an unplugged of some sort |
| Brian Maybe 20.12.2014 20:10 |
There was actually a plan to do an unplugged show in New York for either MTV or VH1 with guest singers, back in 2001. The Doors had recently done it, and it was very well received. Here's how I know this and how I will never forget it... My sister worked in the music biz as a publicist for many years, first in LA, then NY. Her daughter was born in Sep 1995, and I went out to NY to visit every year for my niece's birthday. In 2001, my sis told me about the planned Queen Unplugged show, to be held in NY on Sep 9, 2001. As my niece's b-day was on the 4th, I was planning on staying the extra 5 days out there, so I could go to the show. She was confident, as she had contacts in the biz, that she could get me in to the taping. At some point 2-3 months before it was to happen, it was postponed indefinitely. I have no word on why, perhaps the guest singers they wanted weren't available/interested, who knows. So I went out to NY for my usual visit, took a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and shot video of the World Trade Towers with my new Hi8 camcorder. I did not go up them that day, as I had already done that once. I flew back to LA on Sep 5 or 6. We all know what happened in NY on Sep 11, 2001. Had the Queen show happened as planned, I would have most likely flown back on Sep 10. I haven't looked at the video I shot since that day. |
| The Real Wizard 21.12.2014 14:02 |
Interesting stuff ! Maybe Bri and Rog chickened out? Oh, to be a fly on the wall. |
| The King Of Rhye 21.12.2014 15:43 |
What I'd like to know is who the 'guest singers' were going to be............. |
| Brian Maybe 21.12.2014 20:11 |
The Real Wizard wrote: Interesting stuff ! Maybe Bri and Rog chickened out? Oh, to be a fly on the wall.Yep! The King Of Rhye wrote: What I'd like to know is who the 'guest singers' were going to be.............I would too. I never heard any names floated back at the time, that I can remember. It would have been an interesting project, it's a shame they dropped it. |
| ITSM 22.12.2014 03:08 |
Nirvana Unplugged is a classic! Imagine what Queen could've done ... with Freddie of course. |
| cmsdrums 22.12.2014 04:28 |
That Queen show in New York in 2001 was even advertised in the fan club magazine at the time, with a promise of more details and a ticket offer to come. |
| Brian Maybe 22.12.2014 10:51 |
cmsdrums wrote: That Queen show in New York in 2001 was even advertised in the fan club magazine at the time, with a promise of more details and a ticket offer to come.Thanks for confirming it! |
| *goodco* 22.12.2014 13:09 |
Brian Maybe wrote: There was actually a plan to do an unplugged show in New York for either MTV or VH1 with guest singers, back in 2001. The Doors had recently done it, and it was very well received. Here's how I know this and how I will never forget it... My sister worked in the music biz as a publicist for many years, first in LA, then NY. Her daughter was born in Sep 1995, and I went out to NY to visit every year for my niece's birthday. In 2001, my sis told me about the planned Queen Unplugged show, to be held in NY on Sep 9, 2001. As my niece's b-day was on the 4th, I was planning on staying the extra 5 days out there, so I could go to the show. She was confident, as she had contacts in the biz, that she could get me in to the taping. At some point 2-3 months before it was to happen, it was postponed indefinitely. I have no word on why, perhaps the guest singers they wanted weren't available/interested, who knows. So I went out to NY for my usual visit, took a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and shot video of the World Trade Towers with my new Hi8 camcorder. I did not go up them that day, as I had already done that once. I flew back to LA on Sep 5 or 6. We all know what happened in NY on Sep 11, 2001. Had the Queen show happened as planned, I would have most likely flown back on Sep 10. I haven't looked at the video I shot since that day.Great stuff there, Steve. I had always thought the 'Unplugged' bit was scheduled for later in the month, and then just totally dropped due to what happened that one particular day. |
| br5946 27.12.2014 08:22 |
I can imagine the band doing a few one-off concerts as a farewell tour in '89, and deciding to do them unplugged to give Freddie a bit of break. And the setlist would be a mix of live favourites, the odd B-side for the die-hards, and the absolute greatest hits, since it's a farewell tour. Here's the list in my head: The Miracle (up to the bridge) Crazy Little Thing Killer Queen Under Pressure TMLWKY Is This World We Created? Hammer to Fall (slow style, like Brian's '98 tour) Play the Game '39 (Brian on vocals) Bo Rhap (solo only) WWTLF Las Palabras My Life Has Been Saved The Miracle (reprise) Love of My Life We Are the Champions |
| tero! 48531 27.12.2014 15:23 |
I can imagine the show back in 2001: Brian and Roger calling the boys of Five to do a live version of WWRY, and desperately trying to think what are songs they could possibly perform..? It certainly made the world a better place when THAT show failed to happen. |
| fras444 27.12.2014 23:12 |
You could say that queen at the beep/bbc and all bbc sessions in general are the closest thing to queen unplugging. Or haha the acoustic performances they did live. The guitar solo for example is very raw on son and daughter on the beep |