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Queen - On Fire - Live At The Bowl [DVD] [1982] starring: Queen

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Publisher: EMI Music
Release date: 25th October, 2004
Media: DVD
Number of items: 2

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• Best of
• Enhanced
• Live
• PAL

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Editorial Review

Unglaublich aber wahr, eine unveröffentlichte Live-Perle von QUEEN 'Queen On Fire Live At The Bowl', das 1982er-Mega-Event der Hot Space-Tour vor über 40.000 Zuschauern in der ausverkauften Milton Keanes Bowl, eine der besten Live-Bühnen der Welt! Es gab sie weder auf CD, VHS, CD-I oder ähnlichem Bild- oder Audio-Tonträger, noch in ganzer Länge im TV. Jetzt wird pünktlich zum Mega-QUEEN-Jahr und zur Deutschland-Premiere des offiziellen QUEEN-Musicals dieses bild- und soundgewaltige Spektakel endlich erhältlich sein, für das die Band ihre eigene Light-Show-Maschinerie kreieren ließ! Das DVD-Package besteht aus 2 Teilen, DVD1 präsentiert zum ersten Mal das ungekürzte Konzert von 1982, auf DVD2 bekommt man neben Interviews mit FREDDIE MERCURY, BRIAN MAY und ROGER TAYLOR aus dieser Zeit, noch 2 weitere, rare Live-Mitschnitte der Hot Space Tour aus Japan und Österreich. Eine pickepacke volle Doppel-DVD! Wer QUEEN jemals live erleben durfte oder zumindest alle Live-Platten konsumiert hat, weiß, dass kein Konzert wie das andere war. Das einzige was wohl allen gemein ist, ist eine Wahnsinns-Show mit Licht- und Sound-Gewitter und Entertainment-Gott FREDDIE MERCURY, mal am Klavier, mal als tanzender, rockender, überirdischer Derwisch. Auf dass das Adrenalin kocht!

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Rating: - Queen on Fire

Pure magic, this is Queen with the fantastic freddie at his best. If you're a Queen fan then this is one you must see.

Rating: - A must-have for any Queen fan

Considering that Queen performed around 700 performances in their career, a lot of which was filmed, it's surprising how limited the choice of official DVD releases is (though the bootlegs are plentiful!). Queen were an amazing and inventive band live, and their achievement in the concert medium is worth watching... again and again.

Of the few DVDs available - Montreal '82/Live Aid '85, Wembley '86, and Milton Keynes '82 - this is the one I'd recommend the most. Why?

1) Freddie Mercury's voice is on top form. Though even at the worst of times he was wonderful to listen to, he did often struggle with his voice as a tour progressed - after all, he was untrained and a smoker! On this concert, though, he sounds truly out of this world.

2) The selection of songs is a mixture of the classic and the experimental. Apart from "Under Pressure", none of the "Greatest Hits II" songs (such as "Radio Ga Ga" or "One Vision") had been written yet, and the band were still finding their feet stylistically in the 80s. While there are plenty of familiar tunes from the "Greatest Hits I" era (including "Fat Bottomed Girls" with impressive vocals by Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor, and a beautiful rendition of "Play the Game"), there are fascinating versions of tracks from their then latest album, the critically panned "Hot Space". Many fans were skeptical of Queen's funk/dance experiment, but the songs sound heavy and rocking live - further proof of Queen's musicianship and ability to pull off pretty much anything on stage.

3) The audience is noisy and enthusiastic. I mention this because Mercury loved getting the audience involved, and while the Montreal concert is rather good, the audience is too passive for him to get them to sing. A Queen concert without audience participation is simply incomplete!

4) Brian May seems particularly fired up for this one. Often a somewhat introverted performer, he really goes for it here, which is a pleasure to see and hear.

5) The audio and video quality really surprised me when I first played it - they're both excellent in my opinion.

None of the other officially releases concert DVDs sum up Queen in the same way I think - they're all great, but offer an incomplete picture. If you're going to buy only one Queen Live DVD, make it this one.

Rating: - The Greatest AT Their Greatest

They say if you do anything for ten years, you're an expert at it. Queen had been together 11 years by the time of this 1982 Milton Keynes show and all their musical skill and live experience come to the fore in this exceptional concert.

Live Aid is the best live performance that Queen (or anyone else for that matter) have ever done, but that set only contained six songs. To maintain that level of energy and showmanship over a 90-minute show in the middle of a gruelling tour is much harder. Thank God the cameras were there that day to capture this once-in-a-lifetime performance.

Calling this DVD "Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl" is entirely appropriate. The show crackles with energy from start to finish and Freddie effortlessly hits seemingly impossible notes throughout (just look at him straining to hit the same notes during the Wembley Stadium gig four years later and you realise how good this show is).

It all kicks off with the excellent "Hero" from the "Flash Gordon" soundtrack and then segues into an electrifying fast version of "We Will Rock You." "Staying Power" from the "Hot Space" album is arguably the best track on this DVD. It was never a hit, but it is performed with phenomenal oomph by the band.

Freddie is in fine voice on "Somebody To Love" and the crowd are really responsive (unlike the crowd in the "We Will Rock You"/"Queen Rock Montreal" show. Freddie even swore at them in frustration at their lack of enthusiasm).

You will not be disappointed with this. When Freddie and the boys were on form, nobody could touch them. Not even Elvis or Hendrix. We will never see their like again. Long live Queen!

Rating: - Magnificent

A true piece of nostalgia for me as I was at this gig. This recording is a fabulous piece of musical/theatrical history. As an avid fan at the time I saw Queen several times live. This show in 1982 was relatively small in terms of audience and venue size and this DVD does capture some genuine intimacy. I cannot recall them ever playing with such tightness energy and obvious enthusiasm for their tradecraft. Despite their obvious fame and fortune by this stage in their careers here is a band working hard at doing what it does so very well. There is a great range of back and recent catalogue for those who want to see how versatile and able these four individuals were. Happy days.

Rating: - wow

I have always loved Queen and I think, as always, Queen wowed the crowd. The way Freddie just entertains them is such an amazing,natural, pure talent. There could never be another Freddie...Not to mention Brian and the rest of them

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