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- elevendayempire
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Re: QUEEN Discussion
Particularly liked that the setlist seemed to be harking back to 70s Queen, with a smattering of late-80s songs that Freddie wasn't able to perform live. So we got (a recording of) Flash as the intro music, followed by Seven Seas of Rhye, Keep Yourself Alive, We Will Rock You (fast). Dragon Attack turned up later (bit of a deep cut), plus a blistering The Show Must Go On.
Given Brian's comments here:
http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/ … 2a.html#13
I don't think there's any doubt that there's going to be some sort of creative partnership going forward, be it more live dates or (what I'm really hoping for) an album.
- Me_Wise_Magic
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Re: QUEEN Discussion
I saw a video recently where someone streamed about 15 minutes of pro shot footage of the Queen gig with Lambert in Italy I think for an AIDS benefit show and I was impressed. I'm not into Lambert either; but after seeing some of that footage, I saw something special. He wasn't replacing Freddie; but merely respecting one of his idols and singing the songs to the best of his ability; but without being a copy cat. I can respect as a fan of Queen. I don't know about an album of new material maybe a small EP of live performances with the profits going to charity. Seems like the logical thing that Brian & Roger would do with the legacy at the moment besides touring either with Lambert or other artists. Since the Paul Rodgers collab album didn't do well at all in terms of sales and reviews. I do see a ton of energy and fun that I didn't see or hear during the Paul shows; so that's good news! Hell, if the shows are becoming this good and catering to what fans like you & me want to hear, then Lambert can take the mic if he does it in this fashion. Respecting Freddie's legacy without tampering with the brand of the name and it's history either. Dr. Brian still has the talent with those guitar strings and with Roger Taylor there is still those sparks. Shame that John won't join in on the fun on bass. If more shows like a U.S. tour or full world tour happens down the road, then I may buy a ticket. Still thinking about it. If a new album does appear and has a good Queen sound to it then it may be welcomed by both the fans and the media.
- Me_Wise_Magic
- Rep: 70
Re: QUEEN Discussion
Particularly liked that the setlist seemed to be harking back to 70s Queen, with a smattering of late-80s songs that Freddie wasn't able to perform live. So we got (a recording of) Flash as the intro music, followed by Seven Seas of Rhye, Keep Yourself Alive, We Will Rock You (fast). Dragon Attack turned up later (bit of a deep cut), plus a blistering The Show Must Go On.
Given Brian's comments here:
http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/ … 2a.html#13
I don't think there's any doubt that there's going to be some sort of creative partnership going forward, be it more live dates or (what I'm really hoping for) an album.
I like what I'm hearing from Brian! I'm glad he's truly being the main guitarist this time around. As it should be!
Re: QUEEN Discussion
http://www.noise11.com/news/freddie-mer … dium=email
Freddie Mercury Doco On The Way
by Paul Cashmere on July 14, 2012
The Great Pretender, a documentary on Freddie Mercury of Queen, will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the U.K. on September 24 (U.S. release date TBD).
Created by the same team behind last year’s widely acclaimed Queen: Days of Our Lives BBC documentary, The Great Pretender in similar vein presents a compelling insight into its subject matter, unearthing previously undiscovered or rarely seen footage and presented for the first time in Hi Definition.
Produced and directed by Rhys Thomas, life-long Queen fan and expert (to the extent that Rhys famously broke the Mastermind all time record points score with a specialist subject of Queen), Rhys has this time turned his attention to the Freddie archive, going back as early as 1976 in search of vintage gems which reveal more than ever before the inside story of Freddie’s life and career and the solo projects he worked on outside of Queen.
The extensive archive footage is drawn from rare interviews with Freddie, concerts, video shoots and personal material, much of it being seen for the first time, along with newly filmed contributions from fellow Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, Queen manager Jim Beach, soprano Montserrat Caballé, composers David Arnold and Mike Moran, lyricist Tim Rice, comedian and lifelong fan Matt Lucas and many more.
From it emerges a portrait of a man who was very different to his flamboyant onstage public persona.
Among the treasures to be anticipated, The Great Pretender includes for the first time ever Freddie and Rod Stewart singing their demo for Take Another Piece of My Heart, an unreleased song from 1984, a snippet of the unreleased Michael Jackson / Freddie Mercury collaboration There Must Be More To Life Than This, and Freddie with the Royal Ballet 1979, never seen in full before.
On top of this, The Great Pretender has a feast of outtakes from the video shoots for I Want To Break Free, One Vision, Days of Our Lives, I Want It All, A Kind Of Magic, Princes of the Universe, Living on My Own, Born To Love You, Great Pretender, Made In Heaven, and Who Wants to Live Forever.
- Me_Wise_Magic
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Re: QUEEN Discussion
Sounds quite interesting. I'm glad they are finally releasing alot of footage, bootleg tracks, and other unreleased content of Freddie in a documentary format on DVD/BLURAY.
- metallex78
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Re: QUEEN Discussion
I just don't like Adam Lambert's stage presence. We all knew Freddie was gay, but I dunno, he never came across as overtly gay on stage and performing, like Adam Lambert is.
I ain't a homophobe either, I just think his style just doesn't do it for me.
Wasn't blown away by his vocals either in those clips.
- elevendayempire
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Re: QUEEN Discussion
metallex78 wrote:I just don't like Adam Lambert's stage presence. We all knew Freddie was gay, but I dunno, he never came across as overtly gay on stage and performing, like Adam Lambert is.
I ain't a homophobe either, I just think his style just doesn't do it for me.
Wasn't blown away by his vocals either in those clips.I hear that. I went to look up some more footage and so far I'm most impressed by this:
Vocals are impressive and he seems to be channeling Freddie
That's a pretty damn impressive performance. I like that he's doing his own thing though, despite the fact that he has the vocal range to pull off Freddie's songs. It's one of the reasons I really want them to do an album; they have a singer who's as strong as Freddie, who has a similar stage presence to him, but who's very much his own person. I want to hear what that guy can do with Queen backing him, not parroting old songs from the back catalogue.
But the band really do seem to be energised by him, and they seem to get on very well.
