There's a charm to the 1979 versions. Mercury's vocal duels with the audience blossomed around this time, and this song was a breeding ground for them.
But by 81-82 it just exploded. It may seen like a trite answer, but Milton Keynes is probably the peak.
We have to choose between all the tours, excepting the Queen I & II tour.
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I'm with Pittrek, choose any one between 79'-81' and you will be happy.
The Works tour version isn't the best. The Magic tour is a good one. The SHA tour also is one of the best versions as the Crazy Tour concerts.
But I think The Game Tour version is one of the best, if not the best.
The vocal duels sound great on the latter versions but the faster, straighter rock groove sounds too "pushy" imho.
I'll take Roger's oscillating mid-tempo vibe over that any day.
gerry wrote:
That Newcastle gig in December 1979 was awesome as i was in the balconies,
Freddie was amazing and johns bass hit me in the guts awesome gig.
Im thinking it was the 4 December 1979, Newcastle city hall
My first ever Queen gig, and i was blown away!
It was such a thrill to see people like me who loved the band so much and there was Queen T.shirts and scarfs everywhere and the atmosphere was electric!
Even as a drummer and generally a fan of Cozy Powell, I struggle to like Cozy's drumming on some of the Queen tracks, so that one doesn't make the list for me I'm afraid.