QueenZone discussion #537484
The Spring Tour Is Over - Summary
| YourValentine 16.05.2005 23:14 |
I saw 3 concerts of the Q + PR spring tour: Brixton, Frankfurt and Muenchen and have to say that I had the time of my life, it was fun and I don't regret a single minute or euro! Still, I want to write up a little review and I would like to read yours. Although the concerts were great, they were of course not perfect, so let me first write up what I had to criticise. - While I did not notice anything in Brixton, the sound in Munich and in Frankfurt was far from optimum. Mostly in the Festhalle the vocals were drowned in a sound mud of overloud guitars and drums. The Festhalle has a reputation for swallowing sound but I have heard much better mixed sound there. - The light equipment was great in Frankfurt but far less spectacular in the other two concerts, where the big rigs did not move like in Frankfurt. - The beginning of the concert was great in Brixton when PR stood before the curtain in a single spot light for "Reachin' Out" and then the curtain dropped for Brian May and the rest of the band. In the later shows this curtain dropping was pretty pointlesse since PR sang Reachin' Out on stage B and many fans could see behind the curtain:) - Paul Rodgers's permanent staring at the monitors was annoying. To know the lyrics is the most basic requirement a singer should meet. Luckily, this changed in the course of the tour. - The screen for TATDOOL BoRhap and Guitar Solo was a joke, really. It looked like the equipment my geography teacher used in the last century. The videos were too dark and from many angles in the halls you could not see anything, in Munich Freddie "sang" out-of-synch - maybe that was some kind of art form I did not understand. - the fake drums in TATDOOL and GaGa - I just hated them - the empty stool in LOML, the Freddie tape and PR bowing and pointing at the screen to introduce Freddie - not to my liking but maybe they did not dare to make it less of a Freddie memorial concert after all the "Queen is not Queen without Freddie" outcries. Oh yes - the tour logo is just plain ugly. Having said all this I thought the tour was a huge success- much better than I ever hoped it to be although I was in favour of it from day 1. I have no problem with the set list and I think the PR songs mixed very well with the Queen stuff. It was obvious that PR felt more comfortable with his own songs but he did a great job with the Queen material as well. Jamie Moses did a fantastic job, he almost never makes mistakes and he always has this sunny smile although his contract apparently did not allow him to wear his trademark cowboy hat. Danny Miranda seemd to fit well into the group and Spike held it all together as usual (I know that some fans hate him but he is really important). Roger was the big surprise for me, I admit I did not expect he has so much energy. His vocals and his drumming were amazing. Incredible how he took over vocals on HTF - it just blew us away. This and the great chemistry between him and Brian made the shows so special for us hardcore Queen maniacs. They loved what they did and the audience loved it too and there was not much that could disturb this overall harmony :) In Brixton hyper nervous Brian made more mistakes than in his whole previous career but nobody really cared because the people who were in Brixton in spite of the infamous lottery and in spite of ticketmaster wanted to be there - they were definitely the greatest crowd I ever saw in any concert. I don't like to rate concerts or songs as "favourites", I liked all three concerts. Brixton was probabaly the most experimental show, much was still rough and did not really work but it was the first Queen concert after all this time, it was almost unreal. We even forgive them for the 23 minutes of track 13. Munich was maybe the best concert soundwise and Frankfurt was almost at my front door and brought all the great people to my home. Thanks to all of you who shared the fun w |
| The Fonz 17.05.2005 01:05 |
thanks for the rundown - maybe they'll bring the show to New Zealand or Australia, God willing. |
| Fredo 17.05.2005 08:27 |
What a critical review, Barbara. My point of view is that in November last year no one of us would have thought of a Queen-Tour (i.e. to see Brian and Roger together on stage performing Queen-songs. Btw these comments about "Queen ended in 1991" are rubbish. Freddie passed away in 1991 and for all of us it was and still is a tragic loss. But Queen cannot "end". It's immortal. You have worldwide sold out Musicals, the Laser-show played in Munich for four years, until the Planetarium had to close on February 23rd this year - final show? "Made In Heaven" of course. In Jena they're still playing the laser-show, which startet there on November 9th 2002. Even so called tribute shows like "A Night Of Queen" are very successful. Therefore I cannot think of anything that may stop the attraction of Queen). Now, a half later, the indoor-tour is part of history. That's a miracle for me. - So, is it necessary to critize or would we have prefered Brian's and Roger's decision to retire as John did? For me the tour was a real gift and I enjoyed it without exception. Of course there are some points that weren't perfect, like the extremely expensive tickets or the weak opening of the show (I'd liked much more that thunder and lightening-opening of We Will Rock You-film or the "perfect" opener "One Vision". Moreover I desperately missed "Dragon Attack"; and the second song should have been "Headlong". Nevertheless I think, Brian and Roger found a really appropriate singer and put together the best Possible and I feel privileged that I was part of it and could witness it. No regrets. Cheers! PS: I didn't know you missed Vienna, Barbara. That explains everything! ;) |
| YourValentine 17.05.2005 08:32 |
You did not read my post, Fredo |
| Teo_torriate04 17.05.2005 09:19 |
Fredo - you ask if it's necessary to critisise, then go on to list the things you didn't like. That's no more than YV was doing ! For myself, the only reservations I had was that i couldn't understand why Spike, Danny and Jamie all had to be on the left of the stage. with Paul and Brian making extensive use of the catwalk, that meant that for large portions of the gig the right hand side of the stage was completely empty. Also having an extra guitarist meant that there were (admittedly short) periods where Brian had nothing to do, where there was no lead to play, he just stood there with his hands on his hips looking a little awkward. Oh, and Roger needs to do something with his hands when he's up front singing, during the solo in Days Of Our Lives, all he could think of doing was a half assed attempt at air guitar with his back to the audience. But hey, these are mere insignificant quibbles in the light of the fantastic entertainment provided by the guys over the last couple of months. |
| Fredo 17.05.2005 09:28 |
I did, Barbara! Of course you're writing about "the time of my life". The last 3 paragraphs of your post make very clear that you experienced something great. But I really cannot agree with these loads of complaints everyone here formulates. I mean, is it necessary to be nitpicking when we all got the great possibility to see our heros again? - is the varying sound-quality at different locations really worth to be mentioned? - I'm sure they did their best to reach the optimum but during the show it sounded like it sounded. - I also saw rigs moving and rigs not moving. But this little detail couldn't spoil my overall-experience, I even refused to realize it. - Paul came once upstairs on stage, otherwise he entered through the curtain. Once again: I think the opening-idea was not what I expected, but: That was the moment when the whole thing started, my inner joy reached its maximum and I would not have been able to apprehend things which I would critice. - Paul's permanent staring at the monitors was annoying for you. As regular attender of Sting-concerts (yes, I'm a Sting fan as well, shoot me) I can tell you that this man is watching his monitors also regularly, though he's singing his very own songs. Moreover only the fans near the stage could watch this, but 99 percent of the audience couldn't notice Paul's partial "dependence" on the monitors. I'm a part-time actor and we have a prompter offstage. It's like a monitor, when you need it you have it there and you can in case of troubles avoid a complete blackout. It's a good safety net and it is legitime to use it. - I could watch and enjoy everything they showed on screen. It could have been better placed, but no reason to complain. And the out-of-synch-problem in Munich was a technical problem. It can happen. But what's the use of criticise it? - You HATED the fake drums of "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" (TATDOOL) and "Radio Ga Ga" (GaGa). I just DIDN'T K´LIKE them. (Btw. I HATE these song-abbreviations) ;) - the empty stool was a very intelligent and tasteful gesture and the obeisances for Freddie were appropriate. Barbara, as my English gets worse from sentence to sentence: I don't want to attack you. I got the content of your post. But you're reporting about the time of your life while describing so many inessential details that you hated or that were annoying for you. To come to an end: Wouldn't be your tour-review WITHOUT those minus-points more adequate and glorious? I love to read you had such a great time. So had I. I'm still thinking about Cologne or Hyde Park ... All the best to you! Cheers! |
| Fredo 17.05.2005 09:55 |
Teo_torriate04 wrote: Fredo - you ask if it's necessary to critisise, then go on to list the things you didn't like. That's no more than YV was doing !OK, you want my complete list: Here we go: 1. My car-ride to Basel and back to Vienna was 1700 km long and without sleeping. Back home I was soooo tired. 2. A sandwich at St. Jakobshalle-Restaurant costed 5,60 Franken (3,60 Euros)!!! 3. The parking meter at St. Jakobshalle swallowed 15 Franken (10 Euros)!!! 4. In Vienna I had to wait for half an hour for my collegue who had my ticket. 5. Despite careful preparation I could not find the Olympia-Park in Munich, cause it's badly signposted. 6. In Munich Brian and Roger threw a drum-stick in my direction and I was unathletic enough to not catch one of them. 7. In Budapest I almost ruined one of my car's tyres when knocking over a huge hole in the asphalt. (These Eastern-Block-streets are really annoying!) 8. In Budapest I realized I had forgotten my sport shoes. So I had to attend the show in my low shoes and that was uncomfortable. 9. In Budapest the audience permanently jumped for no reason and regularely climbed up the stage-barrier. 10. In Budapest I lost my way back to Vienna. I lost more than one hour while searching the motorway-drive-up. Cheers! |
| YourValentine 17.05.2005 11:00 |
There is no use to argue because it's not about: what did you like - what did I like. Basically, we agree that the tour was great and we had a great time. Other than you I also notice what was not so great and a tour review would be useless for me if I only say: it was all fantastic and nothing was wrong at all. I think my opinion is more useful when I also name the mistakes or what I did not like that much personally. It makes my overall evaluation more credible. I am not a teenager and I don't faint when I see my fave band (who are not my heroes, btw). That's just my way of viewing things and I am not saying you should do the same. But it's not fair to say that I am nitpicking only because I am not seeing everything through the rosy glasses. And your list of little misfortunes is funny - I just hope it's not meant to ridicule me. |
| PieterMC 17.05.2005 11:25 |
Well I thought your review was good :-) |
| runner70 17.05.2005 12:19 |
think you should all calm down a little. Maybe YV's review was a lil bit too harsh - i wouldn't have been so harsh and say that I hated sth on this tour and i have o disagree with some points - especially sound-wise it depends on where you standing and despite the reputation of the Munich Olympiahalle (where I have seen lots of shows) I never heard a better sound than at the QPR show - amazing (stood on the right side of "stage B") The opening was great IMO - the curtain falling dwon was very effective only those on the shitty places right BEHIND the stage could have seen what's going on - was a highlight for me. I agre that "IWTBF" as second song was kinda show stopper another rockier tune would've been better. The fake drums - well ok not my cup of tea also. I d never dare to criticize Brian dedicating "LOML" to Freddie with the empty stool. A very moving part of the show IMO. If they would have forgotten freddie in any way there would be more to criticize IMO. Sure not everything was great but as I never had the oppurtunity to see the original Line Up i am thankful for what I've seen 4 times (Brixton/Frankfurt/Munich/Dortmund) and looking forwar to cologne a lot! |
| Hank H. 17.05.2005 14:19 |
Since I only attended the show in Leipzig, to write a summary would be useless, I already wrote a few sentences in the "Leipzig review" thread. Generally, why not critisize what one didn't like? Of course, no-one would have expected the tour, huge surprise, we are all more than happy that it happende and so on. But still, they are professionals, they charged a lot of money, they are no saints and they may be judged positively and/or negatively. All in all, I had the feeling Queen was praised a lot for the concerts (rightly!), the press was very positive and they (Queen!) left a great impression, but also played it safe and to my mind sometimes were a bit too foreseeable. btw, I thought it was great that finally someone told jamie to take off that silly hat. Maybe it's time for someone to tell Brian that tent-like shirts are dowdy as well:) |
| iron eagle 17.05.2005 17:49 |
Great job YV thanks for sharing xxoo P |
| kalmark 17.05.2005 18:46 |
Fredo wrote: 9. In Budapest the audience permanently jumped for no reason and regularely climbed up the stage-barrier.The reason was the QUEEN GIG MAN!!! :D I'm not sure anymore whether I jumped all the time or not, but I definitely did not climb the barrier :) Anyway, I enjoyed the gig, I liked the stars during the wonderful Last Horizon, the videos of John and Freddie, shouting "Ready Freddie" in Crazy Little Thing Called Love, seeing Brian and Roger side by side for the first time, listening to that wonderful drum solo, hear the 2 guys sing... All of it :) Yeah, and that Paul guy was good, too, he made a good show, with Queen songs and his own songs too. I hope I will have the chance to see and hear them live again! |
| The Mir@cle 18.05.2005 02:38 |
The spring tour is over, but the best is yet to come. I'm looking forward to the summer gigs. Hopefully they will change the set list a bit. They have some time now to rehearse new songs. p.s. this is my 1111th. post... funny number |
| Mr. Scully 18.05.2005 02:45 |
Brixton - we had to survive the whole Track 13 (I love this track but 23 minutes in the darkness before a concert, that was too much even for me) and then came Eminem. I think EVERYBODY said "what the fuck is this?" and were really disappointed by this intro. But then the curtain fell down and it was just unbelievable - Queen are back. The setlist was strange (gaps between songs, acoustic set too early etc.) but I still loved every second of the gig. And by the way, after the second or third gig that I saw, I got used to Eminem and now I actually LOVE this intro! The darkness, this heavy beat, red lights shining into the venue... it really builds up the tension very well. Clever idea. Other gigs were technically better - in Vienna and Prague you could see the band REALLY enjoyed playing, in Munich it was great to see everybody standing and singing along, in Budapest we loved this short Long Away / Tavaszi Szel piece, in Frankfurt we met half of QueenZone, in Leipzig we met the whole band... :-) Every gig was great. Complaints? Not really - I had a GREAT time. If I had to complain about something, it would be: 1. incredibly stupid Brixton lottery 2. travelling - I'm not really used to driving 5000 km in 10 days, especially in my small Renault Clio which (when full) hardly reaches 120 km/h! 3. weather - was quite good but in Munich I caught cold which I still hasn't fully cured :-) As a result of that I felt really sick in Prague and especially in Leipzig. 4. signatures - we were waiting for the band many times but only once had luck with getting signatures/photos; the other times we only could wave at the luxurious limousines :-( Roger apparently hates meeting fans after what the "Roger girls" were doing to him on the Electric Fire tour. 5. setlist - was quite good but I expected more "unusual" songs! Except for '39 we got the so-called "greatest hits". A Kind Of Magic should have never been in the setlist, especially when Brian didn't play his solo in this song properly. The full version of I Want It All was a nice surprise. 6. guitar solo - I LOVE Brian's guitar solos but this Chinese Torture thing was simply TERRIBLE. I'm not sure if Brian realizes that it's actually PAINFUL for the ears. On the other hand, the Danube Waltz in Vienna was great :-) 7. Budapest - very nice city but by far the worst roads in the whole Europe! And of course, I got lost many times there. Not a surprise, I got lost in Munich too. 8. Lyrics - Paul often forgot the lyrics and was staring at the monitors all the time. If they had rehearsed for one more month, this wouldn't have happened. 9. Tour logo - ugly. The flyers/posters with the "flames" (or whatever it was) were great but this purple logo looks BAD. 10. In Vienna I was in the first row and Pete Malandrone was handing the stage setlist to me after the show (I asked him for it) but some German-speaking idiot didn't respect that and had unfortunately a quicker hand than me :-( And in Frankfurt I asked Trip Khalaf for the setlist after the concert but he refused and trashed it instead! (yeah, big secret these printed setlists). Btw. I loved the empty stool, I loved how they played BoRhap with Freddie on the screen. I also didn't notice any major differences between the lighting rigs (or simply didn't care). Acoustics was good in most venues (only vocals were often "hidden" under this massive guitar/drums sound but that's common on most gigs). Leipzig and Frankfurt seemed to have worse acoustics than the other venues. |
| YourValentine 18.05.2005 06:13 |
"7. Budapest - very nice city but by far the worst roads in the whole Europe! And of course, I got lost many times there. Not a surprise, I got lost in Munich too." Does it mean you did not get lost in Vienna? :) |
| bigV 18.05.2005 06:36 |
Fredo wrote: 7. In Budapest I almost ruined one of my car's tyres when knocking over a huge hole in the asphalt. (These Eastern-Block-streets are really annoying!)Warning! Off topic rant: Tsk, tsk! After all these years and we're still referred to as "Eastern Block". This one expression from you made me realize just how much longer the EU still has to go. We're still divided, even though the Berlin wall is down. Perhaps it will be decades before the dream of an United Europe comes true. FYI I am from Bulgaria. And you don't know what a "hole in the asphalt" looks like until you've driven in the streets of my home town. V. |
| bigV 18.05.2005 06:38 |
Back to the topic at hand. I only saw Budapest. Great show despite the technical setbacks. The guys seemed to have a lot of fun as were all of us. My 2 cents: Brian and Roger could and should go on tour on their own. I don't think that they need an outside vocalist to fill in for Freddie. V. |
| Q-Nick 18.05.2005 06:48 |
Two of my biggest disappointments were: 1) The use of the Backing Tracks for GaGa and TATDOOL. Despite what I'd heard from the Fancourt gig, these still caught me by surprise and wish that they'd not be used. 2) A Kind Of Magic. It didn't work at Brixton, and it felt the same way at Wembley. Paul's vocals are great, the lights look superb, but there's something about it I simply don't 'get' The other thing that slightly disappointed me was the setlist. With all that material, and all those tracks which I think suit Paul's voice, we ended up with a Hits Tour, albeit with a couple of minor surprises here and there. Until the UK Shows, there wasn't really much change. Hopefully, the break between the Spring/Summer Tour will give the chance to rehearse and add more songs to the show. |
| RMT 18.05.2005 07:20 |
"Roger apparently hates meeting fans after what the "Roger girls" were doing to him on the Electric Fire tour."....Martin, out of interest what is this that you speak of? I heard something about an incident with a scarf, but if you could elaborate more? |
| GregM 18.05.2005 07:45 |
I’m pretty sure the “Roger Girls” are the 18-22 year-olds who follow him around to all his shows…I met several in line for the Birmingham show, and they had TONS of photos of them with Roger, mostly from his last solo tour. I asked them how many times they’d met him, and one said, “Seventeen.” I didn’t pursue a conversation with them after that. The thing that makes me angry is that they see him as a sex symbol more than as an artist (which is ridiculous considering he’s on the far end of his ‘50s, and they’re barely 21, if that…and also definitely not his type physically, to put it politely). I stood next to a few at the Birmingham gig (no choice of mine), and they were fine…Until Roger so much as picked his nose, at which time they would shriek at him with their screeching cockney voices at totally inappropriate times. I was so happy to be there, in the front row, that it was easy to ignore them…But when one of them started shrieking during “Days of Our Lives,” which is too beautiful and serious to muck up with screams of “Roger, you sweet thing!” (or whatever) I calmly tapped her on the shoulder and told her and her friend to shut the fuck up. That worked, and within a few moments the song had me in tears... Overall these girls were easy to ignore, especially considering how damn excited and happy I was, and how beautiful and INCREDIBLE the whole thing was, and I’d pretty much forgotten about them until you brought it up…but I can see how Roger must LOATHE this, especially considering how many shows these girls go to. No wonder he wants to avoid them…Too bad it ruins it for all the well-balanced fans who’d just like to shake hands with him, express their respect and gratitude, and maybe get an autograph. |
| Fenderek 18.05.2005 08:00 |
GregM wrote: But when one of them started shrieking during “Days of Our Lives,” which is too beautiful and serious to muck up, with screams of “Roger, you sweet thing!” (or whatever) I calmly tapped her on the shoulder and told her and her friend to shut the fuck up. That worked.Yeah- I had one in Cardiff, she was screaming the entire gig. "Shut the fuck up" didn't work... |
| Mr. Scully 18.05.2005 08:56 |
Barbara - in Vienna I had about four people around me, Miklos included, so it was quite safe :-) Oh and I got lost in my home country - in Prague. Many times, to be honest :-) As for the Roger girls, I think GregM has said it very well. I have several female friends who LOVE Roger but FORTUNATELY neither of them is mad enough to scream "Roooooggggeeeeerr" during half of the gig. And yes, I'm absolutely pissed off when I hear this because it's ruining the whole experience from the concert. You can jump, you can wave, you can sing - but what's the fucking point in screaming like mad? Sometimes I wish I was brave enough to say "shut the fuck up!", unfortunately there's still a bit of a gentleman hidden inside me :-) |
| PieterMC 18.05.2005 09:52 |
Yes the "Roger Girls" are a pain the ass. Had the misfortune of seeing them during the Electric Fire tour. I remember one having a bunch of photographs of them with Roger. Then when Roger came outside they were pushing and begging for a photo with him, like they needed anymore. Thankfully I did manager to get him to sign something. These same girls also force Brian to stop signing in Glasgow in 1998. They were pulling on his coat and he said that he "had to go". They were acting crazy. |
| wstüssyb 18.05.2005 10:25 |
Sometimes I wish I was brave enough to say "shut the fuck up!", unfortunately there's still a bit of a gentleman hidden inside me :-) Martin, you should ask one of those girls if they would like to scream the name Martin all night after the gig =) |
| wstüssyb 18.05.2005 10:25 |
Sometimes I wish I was brave enough to say "shut the fuck up!", unfortunately there's still a bit of a gentleman hidden inside me :-) Martin, you should ask one of those girls if they would like to scream the name Martin all night after the gig =) |
| GregM 18.05.2005 10:36 |
Pieter -- It sounds like the exact same girls. The ones I saw had a big stack of photos from that tour, all of them with Roger (and in several he looked distinctly put off, while they were grinning like idiots…I though that was kind of funny, except for poor Roger having to deal with it). While we were queued they were showing the photos to anyone who would look. Yes, it really pissed me off. Plenty of people were just staring at them like, “What the fuck’s wrong with you?” The sad thing is, the two I saw seemed like fairly young girls, but they were still managing to make it to gigs all over England (and had obviously gone to a bunch of gigs on the ‘Electric Fire’ tour, too, and that was what, six years ago?) Don’t know how they can afford it (or what their parents must allow them to do), but you’d think they’d learn some sense after awhile. Maybe (scary thought) they're older than they look. Perhaps Roger should take them aside and give them a good talking to after one of these shows… I didn’t let it ruin the concert, though. I just ignored them and kind of elbowed them away from my place by the barriers. And after I told them to be quiet they became much more subdued, thank God. :) So it was still the absolute greatest show I’ve ever seen, and one of the greatest nights of my life…Absolutely incredible. |
| englishyob 18.05.2005 12:32 |
I went to Newcastle to see them and it was an amazing show, you can tell they where a new band pieced together only a few month ago but over time (if the QPR continues) the show will become a lot tighter. I do agree with A kind of magic only Freddie and Roger can sing that song Paul didn’t have the voice for it. But i hope this isnt the last we see of them and im hoping for soem new songs and a new tour |
| GregM 18.05.2005 12:41 |
I think I may be one of the only ones, but I LOVED the Q + PR version of “A Kind of Magic” – although I saw them in Birmingham, and apparently that particular night it was better than usual, judging from others’ comments. I just love that song, and I thought the new live version worked very well. |
| Erin 18.05.2005 13:05 |
I hope if the tour hits the US the "Roger girls" will have run out of money. |
| Fredo 18.05.2005 13:48 |
Dear Barbara! I really didn't want to attack you or make you angry. When I saw your review I was just a little irritated to read about things you hated. I just never expected to read words like these from you. I tried to urge you into an amicable dispute, nothing more. I didn't want to be unfair to you. Moreover my knowledge of English seems obviously not be good enough, cause - when I read over my postings again - I didn't find sometimes the right words. I would be much better in German! - I fully respect your (re)view, but please allow me to see everything through the rosy glasses, as I am a nonsignificant, blonde Austrian who has nothing else left in his life to glorify ... ;) And: My list of adversities was absolutely not meant to ridicule you! We are friends, aren't we? To vlad_bg_1999: Please forgive me, the wording of "Eastern-block-streets" was meant as a joke, but I admit, it was distasteful. I do appreciate the formerly Eastern-Block-countries being now part of the European Union and I'm really looking forward to see Bulgaria, Romania, hopefully Croatia, Bosnia etc. as part of this community soon. Cheers! |
| YourValentine 18.05.2005 14:04 |
Of course we are friends, Fredo:) I envy you for your rosy glasses but believe me, I had a lot of fun just like you - and still find the tour logo ugly :) I bought tickets for Cologne - are you coming? Btw, I spoke to a fan in Frankfurt about the empty stool and he thought it was for Brian to put his sixpence on (!) He had seen 4 concerts and he must have seen any available video footage of Brian and Freddie performing LOML but the meaning of the empty stool escaped him. I think we discuss here about a lot of things many people don't even notice:) |
| Lisser 18.05.2005 14:31 |
Erin wrote: I hope if the tour hits the US the "Roger girls" will have run out of money.If I'm stuck next to some Roger girls, they'll be getting more than a STFU from me. Good on you Greg for shushing them. |
| GregM 18.05.2005 14:41 |
Thanks, Lisser! It was the only thing to do... |
| Hank H. 18.05.2005 16:27 |
"I think we discuss here about a lot of things many people don't even notice:)" Exactly. Only people who visit Queen internet forums every day or download plenty of bootlegs notice such things. Same goes for Brian on the roof - only English people or Queen addicts got that joke, or for Paul staring at the monitors all the time or forgetting five words in Show Must Go On... Ordinary people sitting on their seats only care if Radio GaGa and We Will Rock You is played. |
| fudgeukraine 18.05.2005 23:19 |
No scottish dat, what can I say?....shite!!! |
| Banquo 19.05.2005 03:22 |
I only went to one, Birmingham had a chance tp go to Wembley but decided on Hyde Park instead. Thank god. Anyway thought the show was excellent but one teensy little quibble. I know I'm In Love With My Car and '39 were there but I would have loved to hear more album tracks. Perhaps In The Lap Of The Gods (revisited) or Great King Rat. Or even a return to the medley. I know this tour was (mainly) for the people who buy Greatest Hits I, II and III so half of them wouldn't have heard of Liar, Great King Rat but it would have been nice to slip something in for the hardcore fan. Nevermind I'll have to wait for Hyde Park to hear the 23 minute medley of I Go Crazy and A Human Body with a litte bit of Stealin'! |
| Fenderek 19.05.2005 03:40 |
Banquo wrote: Nevermind I'll have to wait for Hyde Park to hear the 23 minute medley of I Go Crazy and A Human Body with a litte bit of Stealin'!LOL |
| bohemian 11513 20.05.2005 10:44 |
link :-)) |
| sarah_watkin 20.05.2005 10:52 |
Yeah the Roger girls did go to a few of the gigs- GregM- yes you were talking to them in Birmingham- they had the photo album with all the pix of them with Roger! There is a photo of them on link at the Cardiff gig! (and yes I am a mad Roger fan too!!) |
| sarah_watkin 20.05.2005 11:07 |
Lisser wrote:I think they only went to Brixton, Birmingham and Cardiff on this tour so I doubt they will be going to the US but I could be wrong.Erin wrote: I hope if the tour hits the US the "Roger girls" will have run out of money.If I'm stuck next to some Roger girls, they'll be getting more than a STFU from me. Good on you Greg for shushing them. |
| sarah_watkin 20.05.2005 11:14 |
Ok my summary- Getting ill half was through the two weeks of the UK part of the tour was not good and the security guards were not nice at Manchester or Sheffield but apart from that it was all great!! The difference between Brixton where they seemed quite nervous and Paris where the crowd was going mad and the band were relaxed was amazing to experience!! I met loads of people on the UK leg of the tour and everyone was lovely! Belfast and Dublin were the best shows I went to I think and Brixton the worst. Brian May was so cool when we met him in Newcastle- Gavin asked if he minded us taking flash photos from the front row and he said he didn't mind at all (after he stopped the show when the guy in the crowd was filimg). Brian also had a Free CD in his hand which I thought was cool! :) I loved Sheffield where Roger messed up the words to These are the days of our lives- that will probably be edited for the DVD! The downside is I am still ill now and had to go home from work sick yesterday- the upside- 3 shows to go!!! Photos are here: link Didn't take any in Cardiff or Sheffield- roll on the DVD! |
| GregM 20.05.2005 11:19 |
Hi Sarah! Greg from Pittsburgh here. We were in line together at Birmingham. Your photos are fantastic. Well done. I'm sorry to hear you're sick, though. All that travel and queuing must've worn your body out! Hope you feel better, Greg |
| Q-Nick 20.05.2005 11:22 |
Great pictures Sarah, luckily I don't appear in any. See you at Hyde Park ?? |
| sarah_watkin 20.05.2005 11:23 |
GregM wrote: Hi Sarah! Greg from Pittsburgh here. We were in line together at Birmingham. Your photos are fantastic. Well done. I'm sorry to hear you're sick, though. All that travel and queuing must've worn your body out! Hope you feel better, GregHi Greg!! I thought it was you! I forget- did you got to other shows? Where were you standing at the Birmingham show? Sarah |
| sarah_watkin 20.05.2005 11:24 |
Q-Nick wrote: Great pictures Sarah, luckily I don't appear in any. See you at Hyde Park ??Don't worry, I have seen Gavins!! LOL! Hyde Park- oh yes!!! |
| GregM 20.05.2005 15:40 |
Hi Sarah! Nope, the NEC show was the only one I saw...Had to get home on Sunday! But it was INCREDIBLE, just amazing. I was standing in front of the catwalk, a *tiny* bit to the left of center from our POV. My God, they were right in my face! It was fabulous. I'm hoping like mad they come to the US this fall so I can see them a few more times...I figure if they don't come to Pittsburgh, I'll drive to Washington D.C. and Philly to see them...about 250 and 300 mile drives, but well worth it. Hell, I flew across an ocean to see them at the NEC, so that's nothing! Are you coming over here for any shows? I hope all is well, Greg |
| Son of Bryans Permed Poodle 20.05.2005 15:52 |
Hi Greg, what if Sarah doesn´t come? Will you still be a Queen fan though? |
| Mcm 20.05.2005 16:58 |
Hi everyone from Birm queue. I enjoyed that afternoon! Oh and Wembley. |
| Mcm 20.05.2005 17:04 |
Oh and do the Brits at the bottom of the ramp for hours after Paris post here? Enjoyed your company too. Great finale to hols! |
| GregM 21.05.2005 06:25 |
Mcm, Yes, it was the most fun I've ever had standing in a long line...You all made it much more bearable! Greg |
| Queen T 21.05.2005 19:43 |
sarah_watkin wrote: Yeah the Roger girls did go to a few of the gigs- GregM- yes you were talking to them in Birmingham- they had the photo album with all the pix of them with Roger! There is a photo of them on link at the Cardiff gig! (and yes I am a mad Roger fan too!!)Yes, If I recall, Sarah, you were one of those crazy Roger girl fans too! You met me in line in Paris...American named Tracey... :) |
| Queen T 21.05.2005 19:43 |
No disrespect in that comment either...you were a blast to hang out with! |
| ianshome 22.05.2005 03:43 |
and me too tracey? after all you spent a lot more time with me!!!! it must have been a blast and a half! |
| sarah_watkin 22.05.2005 04:38 |
Tracey!!!!!! HI!!! I got your email thanks! I have just not got round to replying to any of them yet since the tour!! It was great to meet you- did you find your husband in the end as you lost him getting in to the show right? |
| ianshome 22.05.2005 09:52 |
it wasnt the 1st time she lost him!!!!! chippenham 0 wootton bassett 1! |
| sarah_watkin 22.05.2005 09:55 |
She lost him in Brixton too then?! Can't say I follow the football!! Where are you from ianshome?! |
| ianshome 22.05.2005 12:38 |
you could say that!!!! its not a football score lol , its where i am!!!! |
| sarah_watkin 22.05.2005 12:52 |
LOL!! I get it now! My brain is seriously not working since the tour and I am still ill!! I have been sitting on the sofa for 4 days now and going mad!! |
| ianshome 22.05.2005 14:03 |
well mine wasnt working before the tour so youve one up on me!! |
| Mcm 22.05.2005 17:07 |
Hi Greg, Didn't I meet you in Newcastle? You had just flown in from what I recall and planned to go to several, if not all, shows. Forgive me if i'm mistaken. |
| GregM 22.05.2005 18:34 |
Mcm, No, I flew directly to Birmingham, and then only for two days...All I could afford, both in money and time, but well worth it! Sarah isn't one of the **bad** Roger girls...Big difference between being a Roger fan and being a Roger freak like them. Greg |
| Mcm 24.05.2005 02:29 |
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK; hopefully you'll be able to see them over there in the Autumn. Yeah, everyone in the queue was great. I had a thoroughly good laugh with one and all. I'll take your word for it in relation to the Roger girls. I don't think i met any. |
| Mcm 24.05.2005 02:37 |
Mcm wrote: I'll take your word for it in relation to the Roger girls. I don't think i met any....had i known that they were **bad**, I would have set about finding them immediately. |
| sarah_watkin 24.05.2005 03:01 |
LOL!! I met you at a couple of shows MCM? And you seemed to know Michelle? |
| Mcm 24.05.2005 13:34 |
You and Gavin really made me laugh Sarah. It was great getting drunk (in my case anyway) with you all at Wembley and sitting soberly at Birmingham. I need to send you that pic of everyone at the front of the queue but i couldn't see an email address link on your website (my incompetence probably). |
| Headlong24 25.05.2005 05:08 |
Well I figure it's time to post my two cents about the tour. I flew from the US to the gig in Birmingham and that was a fun trip in itself. It was cool meeting and hanging out with all you guys & gals from queenzone. All though Greg you still owe me a beer, but I'll let that slide until the US tour. Anyway the gig in Birmingham was a magical experence. And it had some great surprises like Another One Bites The Dust, and Under Pressure. Highs Of the Gig 1.Just seeing Brian,Roger,and Paul Rock 2.I'm In Love With My Car/Drum Solo 3.Brians Guitar Solo 4.Love Of My Life 5.The Intro that most people hated at the start of the tour, Reaching Out is a cool tune, and I loved the M&M/Beautday remix 6.I Want It all/ Brain did a supurb job on this one. But Ive heard Pauls version and perfer him singing this track to brian, but reguardless this song kicked ass 7. A Kind Of Magic, another song that hasn't been so popular, but every version I have from this tour I love, Probably one of the best versions from the whole tour, as you see with it being officially available. The Lows 1. No Freddie(But we already knew that) 2. Radio GA GA, Paul should be singing this song from start to finish, It really lacks any balls. Rogers drumming and Backing vocals is what really make this song rock live. This will surley be one of the changes for the American tour. 3.I was pissed like many that we got no Show Must Go On, Feel Like Making Love, Segaul or Little Bit Of Love 4. Paul not singing I Want It all, but Brian did a kick ass job 5. No Somebody To Love or lack of other Queen Classics, but No major complaint here All in all I had a great time at the show and I can't wait till the US Tour. I guess I'll be seeing you all on this side of the Atlantic |