| Scirocco1977 30.10.2004 09:14 |
Maybe this has been discussed before. So accept my apologies in case this is an old topic: After Radio Gaga performed at Knebworth, John is furiously throwing away his bass-guitar. (As seen in the Rare Live video; picture to be found link ) Does anybody know why John was so frustrated? |
| Sebastian 30.10.2004 09:37 |
It's almost impossible to know, it could be anything: an argument with a band member, or his wife, or his son, etc |
| Mr Coolest Cat 30.10.2004 10:17 |
Perhaps he played a duff note, being a perfectionist he would have been well pissed off. |
| brENsKi 30.10.2004 11:15 |
perhaps he just realised how much he'd paid out over thirteen years for crap haircuts |
| John S Stuart 30.10.2004 11:19 |
Perhaps he knew it would be the last time Queen would play live - or it dawned on him, "I'm not doing this again..." |
| Scirocco1977 30.10.2004 11:35 |
He might have been rejected by a groupie... Was a guy killed at that concert? I forgot which concert it was... Maybe he was angry continuing playing on that day... |
| Simmer 30.10.2004 11:38 |
I think he heard on that day his wife was pregnant... AGAIN!! ;) |
| Brimon 30.10.2004 12:14 |
I went to this concert and I remember John throwing his guitar at the end of A Kind Of Magic, I may be wrong there. I wrote to the Fan Club about this, and they replied, "John had wanted the cartoon figures of the band put onto his bass guitar, when he saw the guitar, the work had not been done, so in a fury at the end of the song, he threw the guitar away in disgust". I dont actually have the letter with me at the moment but that was the gist of it. Ill try to dig it out and put the correct quote down. |
| Sebastian 30.10.2004 12:54 |
Maybe it's one of those "you open the gate you can't close it" and he got pissed at Magic and threw the black bass. Then he was still pissed and at the end of Ga Ga threw the back-up bass. That would mean in the second encore he played in the third bass, but the Rare Live video show him so zoomed out to check |
| Sonia Doris 30.10.2004 12:56 |
that sounds really interesting |
| Scirocco1977 30.10.2004 13:45 |
@ Sebastian. You can get a better glimpse of the bass-guitar via the above mentioned link. It links to a German Queen forum. Just scroll down a little to the picture. I do find this pretty strange. John really runs off-stage. He seems very pissed off. |
| Brimon 30.10.2004 14:36 |
I had'nt realised that John had also thrown his guitar during GaGa. A possible explanation for this is as you say, a Status Quo fan had been stabbed during the show. If John had been given the news of his death, it would explain this sudden outburst of anger. A couple of things I vividly recall from that day is being attacked by a swarm of greenfly, bottles being thrown everywhere, how someone was'nt seriously hurt during that, I do not know. And a woman trying to give her baby to people, so they could pass it to the back, through the crowd. |
| Serry... 30.10.2004 17:58 |
Scirocco1977 wrote: He might have been rejected by a groupie... Was a guy killed at that concert? I forgot which concert it was... Maybe he was angry continuing playing on that day...Yes it was during this show. And baby was born too. |
| brENsKi 30.10.2004 18:02 |
something very strange in the "natural equilibrium" of that concert - nature is reknowned for giving and taking away in equal measures odd that aT QUEEN's final gig this balance was never more evident? |
| Serry... 30.10.2004 18:09 |
<marquee><font color = green>Brenski wrote: something very strange in the "natural equilibrium" of that concert - nature is reknowned for giving and taking away in equal measures odd that aT QUEEN's final gig this balance was never more evident?Yeah kinda mystical... Besides, this show was never planned before Magic Tour started and the idea came after their Wembley success, so it even could not be happened at all. |
| deleted user 31.10.2004 00:56 |
That was his moment. It was the last concert, after all. Freddie had thrown his fit a while back, Brian gutted his guitar, Roger demolished his drum kit, and John, saving the best for last, blasted his bass guitar. |
| Sebastian 31.10.2004 01:14 |
It would be hard to destroy the piano :) Anyway, since I don't have Rare Live, could any of you please check which bass was John playing during the song? If it was the Red or the Black one? in the photo I see it a little red but it can easily be due to the light. And both basses have the same form so there's no way to notice Thanks |
| deleted user 31.10.2004 01:24 |
Imagine that, Freddie turning green, stomped the stage flat, wrecking the lighting rig and tramples the piano into a gazillion pieces. |
| iGSM 31.10.2004 01:26 |
Poor John. He loved the bass guitar. |
| wstüssyb 31.10.2004 02:35 |
Anyway, since I don't have Rare Live, could any of you please check which bass was John playing during the song? If it was the Red or the Black one? in the photo I see it a little red but it can easily be due to the light. And both basses have the same form so there's no way to notice Thanks Pretty sure it's the red one |
| Roger_in_Tigerskin_Trousers 31.10.2004 04:29 |
He probably wasn't angry he was just throwing his bass away to signify his last Queen concert. |
| juls 31.10.2004 05:12 |
wstüssyb wrote: Anyway, since I don't have Rare Live, could any of you please check which bass was John playing during the song? If it was the Red or the Black one? in the photo I see it a little red but it can easily be due to the light. And both basses have the same form so there's no way to notice Thanks Pretty sure it's the red oneYeah, definetly -I think he would never throw away his late-60-Fender... |
| Brianmay1975 31.10.2004 06:16 |
Perhaps he wanted to impersonate Pete Townshend :)... |
| eekabear 31.10.2004 06:56 |
Ooh, I know this one, I know this one...! After the gig, John was dancing in the disco end of the food tent backstage, and I asked him what the deal was with his guitar tantrum and he said (and I quote): "Oh, I was just pissed off!". Very deep man, Deaky. And what was I doing there? I'd won a Daily Mirror Contest to see Queen at Wembley and meet them backstage. About 20 of us sat in the VIP area to watch the gig, were then taken backstage afterwards, met Brian and Roger and then were thrown out by Security. We complained to QP, Harp (sponsors) and the Daily Mirror, and they arranged for us all to go to Knebworth on a luxury coach, free beer all the way, VIP enclosure at the gig and invited to the backstage party. Great fun! And this was my first post, so Hi everyone, especially Fatty, who should publish his inspired nonsense - the world needs to know... but slowly. |
| Dennis ™ 31.10.2004 08:30 |
Scirocco1977 wrote: He might have been rejected by a groupie... Was a guy killed at that concert? I forgot which concert it was... Maybe he was angry continuing playing on that day...A black guy was killed during a free Stones concert by a Hells Angel during Sympathy for The Devil. The concert was live at the altamont in '69, and they had Hells Angels for protections, because it was free. I got it on tape, very sad. Dennis |
| Scirocco1977 31.10.2004 09:56 |
It's not a black bass guitar. I don't know much about their guitars... still i know colours... Strange, I thought there would be some information about that. |