QueenZone discussion #1416881

Mrmarioanonym wrote: there are stronger performances on these tours but somehow these specific shows are what i enjoy the most. i couldn't decide, so: 1976 Osaka (evening show) - best medley Bo Rhap, Fred is very focused throughout 1979 05 01 Fukuoka - one of Fred's best gigs 1982 11 03 - one of Fred's best gigs, best Play The Game and WATC 1984 09 07 - one of Fred's best gigs from the spellbinding London run, best It's A Hard Life 1986 07 12 - one of Fred's best gigs, amazing One Vision and WATC, especially on the radio broadcast.

The Real Wizard wrote:

Mrmarioanonym wrote: there are stronger performances on these tours but somehow these specific shows are what i enjoy the most. i couldn't decide, so: 1976 Osaka (evening show) - best medley Bo Rhap, Fred is very focused throughout 1979 05 01 Fukuoka - one of Fred's best gigs 1982 11 03 - one of Fred's best gigs, best Play The Game and WATC 1984 09 07 - one of Fred's best gigs from the spellbinding London run, best It's A Hard Life 1986 07 12 - one of Fred's best gigs, amazing One Vision and WATC, especially on the radio broadcast.

And ... my sarcasm monitor just exploded.

The King Of Rhye wrote: Oh crap, another show I gotta download now........LOL At least I can just put em all on my hard drive now instead of filling up memory card after memory card....:D

Mrmarioanonym wrote: There's something to be said about the final Body Language and Play The Game, Greg. Not saying something positive, but certainly something.

Gregsynth wrote: Play The Game has its moments! A good note here and there! :D

BETA215 wrote: Uruguay 1984.

Vocal harmony wrote: The best Queen shows I've been to. . . Wembley 78 Brighton 79 1982 a short run of Hot Space shows in Europe which I witnessed from a privileged position. Wembley 84 Newcastle 2015 ( yes seriously) Although they were good shows I don't think the Magic tour was really any better than what had come before. Likewise 1980 UK Europe although the shows were brilliant, they were no better than 79 Newcastle 2015 best post Freddie atmosphere and a singer that seems settled as the vocalist rather than someone fronting the band saying look at me

Oscar J wrote: You lucky b*****d. :) So you think actually think 2015's Newcastle was better than their 1980 shows?

Oscar J wrote: Got any story from Brighton 1979? Did they do Brighton Rock? It's the only one of the shows mentioned that I haven't heard a bootleg from, I think.

Vocal harmony wrote: John Harris returned as FOH sound guy for that tour. I remember a review in International Musician of the Clair Brothers PA used on that tour, it said in Bristol during Love Of My Life BM's solo was hitting 110 Db. they played Brighton Rock which Freddie made a point saying wasn't really in the set any more but "you fuckers would let us out of here if we didn't play this" He also said that he wanted all the boozers and piss heads Brighton is famous for to use their lungs and sing this, as an intro to Spread Your Wings.