QUEEN Discography- MONTREAL '81 in theaters near you

[DTwwbwMP]

GREAT JOB!

[DragonAttack]

Thank you.

Well, it only took me two weeks to polish up my prior post.   

I had completed most of the Word docs for the very brief recaps for Queen+Paul Rodgers and Queen+Adam Lambert a while back, and will post soon.

Over the past three months, we've had the specter of cancer hanging over this household.  The results of an invasive surgery on my wife came back negative yesterday. Phew!

So, let's raise a toast to Mrs. DA! 

[Stadler]

YAYAYAYAYAY!   I can imagine the relief for you and your wife.    Best to you.

[Azyiu]

That's very good news, DragonAttack 

[Kwyjibo]

That's good to hear 

[MoraWintersoul]

Happy results to Mrs. DragonAttack, the #2 Queen thread contributor  internet hugs to your household!!

[DragonAttack]

Thanks, everyone!   

A special 'thank you' to Mr. and Mrs. TAC, who provided smiles and words of support throughout all of this. 

[TAC]

Thanks, everyone!   

I special 'thank you' to Mr. and Mrs. TAC, who provided smiles and words of support throughout all of this. 

[DragonAttack]

 

[DragonAttack]

(sorry....this one slipped through the cracks.....)

46664

Released:  November, 2003

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=queen+46664  (pick the songs you care to listen to....)
      
The '46664' project was conceived by Nelson Mandela as a platform to raise awareness of the AIDS virus and raise funds to help it's prevention, as the disease was ravaging South Africa. '46664' was his prison number whilst imprisoned on Robben Island. The project brought together many musicians, including Queen, Dave Stewart, Bono and Bob Geldof, as well as some modern pop stars and African musicians.

Certainly, a much different reception was given to Brian and Roger in regards to their appearance and show this time in South Africa, as opposed to the Queen tour in 1986.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46664   




DVD 1
Beyonce - Crazy in Love (46664 version)
Bob Geldof - Speech
Bob Geldof - Redemption Song
Queen and David A Stewart - Say It's Not True
Paul Oakenfold, Shifty Shellshock and TC - Starry Eyed Surprise
Paul Oakenfold, Shifty Shellshock and TC with Amampondo Drummers - Ready Steady Go
Baaba Maal - Baayo
Baaba Maal - Njilou
Youssou n’Dour -Africa Dream Again
Yusuf Islam and Peter Gabriel - Wild World
Peter Gabriel, Youssou n’Dour and Angelique Kidjo - In Your Eyes
Peter Gabriel and Youssou n Dour - Biko
Bono, The Edge, Beyonce and David A Stewart - American Prayer
Bono, The Edge, David A Stewart, Youssou n’ Dour and Abdel Wright - 46664 (Long Walk to Freedom)
Nelson Mandela - Speech
Queen - Invincible Hope
Queen - 46664 - The Call
Queen - The Show Must Go On
Angelique Kidjo - Afrika
Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Umquombothi
Bongo Maffin - The Way
Johnny Clegg and guests - Asimbonanga
Johnny Clegg and Jimmy Cliff - People
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now
46664 Press Conference : including short excerpts of Brian and Roger
Behind The Concert : including rehearsals of 'Toss The Feathers', 'Amandla', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'We Are The Champions', some interviews and footage of Queen
Interviews : featuring interview excerpts with Dave Stewart, Queen, Peter Gabriel, and others
Fighting AIDS : a feature AIDS related projects
Credits


DVD 2

Part Two of the 46664 Concert:
The Corrs - Breathless
The Corrs and Roger Taylor - Toss The Feathers
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Corrs - Leliungelo Elakho
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Homeless
Andrea Corr and Brian May - Is This The World We Created?
Abdel Wright - Loose Me Now
Danny K - Hurts So Bad
Watershed - Indigo Girl
Bob Geldof - The Great Song Of Indifference
Bob Geldof - (What So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
Queen and Zucchero - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics and Youssou n’Dour - 7 Seconds
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Ms Dynamite - Don’t Throw Your Life Away
Bono and The Edge - One
Bono and The Edge - Unchained Melody
Anastacia, Bono, The Edge, David A Stewart and Queen - Amandla
Queen and Soweto Gospel Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen and Zucchero - I Want It All
Queen and Thandiswa Mazwai - I Want To Break Free
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Queen and Anastacia - We Will Rock You
Queen and Anastacia - We Are The Champions
Soweto Gospel Choir and Cast - 46664 Chant

 
With Anastacia

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I simply remember that this was 'nice' to see, a first of Brian and Roger for me from a big stage since The Tribute Concert.




with Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox, and Peter Gabriel

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + JOHN FARHAM   WE WILL ROCK YOU 

Released:  July 2003



Now, for a bit of fun.  John Farnham worked with Queen to produce a new version of "We Will Rock You" for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, released on his greatest hits album, "One Voice". Media reports of Queen asking Farnham to join the band were subsequently denied by both Brian May and Farnham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham

http://www.queenvault.com/testpage1/johnfarnhamback.jpg

AUDIO   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP6O5hCN1M8



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Farnham's voice is somewhat similar to Brian on this release.  This version is a minute longer than the original, with added vocals and a damn good (kick axe!) instrumental that really works, and gives it a very 'fresh' feel.  Definitely worth a listen or two.   


With Brian in 2020

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS

Brian and Paul had worked on a couple of collaborations eons before.  The origins of the collaboration came when Brian  played at the Fender Strat Pack concert in 2004. Now for the first time, he joined Paul Rodgers for a rendition of Free's classic, "All Right Now". After this Brian spoke of a chemistry between the two of them. Following this, Brian invited Paul to play with Queen at their induction to the UK Music Hall of Fame. Again citing a new excitement with Rodgers, the three announced they would tour in 2005. The tour originally was meant only to include Europe and the 46664 concerts of that year.  However at the end of the European tour, some dates in the USA and Japan were added. In 2006, a full scale US tour was undertaken. (wiki)

Q+PR would be together for three years, before a mutual parting of the ways. 

I enjoyed them for what it was, which was a chance to see Brian and Roger with a big name lead singer.  The Ferrari was back, revved up, and the machine was still as powerful.  The driver just wasn't always a perfect fit.  Then again, look who he was trying to 'replace'.


Danny Miranda, Jamie Moses, Paul, Brian, Roger, and Spike Edney

Related tour        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers_Tour


The new logo tee shirt

[Stadler]

I love Paul Rodgers. 

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS   RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS
         
Released:  September 13, 2005 UK (Parlophone) , US (Hollywood)

Charts:  UK #12, US #84
Germany #13, Austria #19, Netherlands #19, Italy #19, Portugal #28, Belgium #39, Switzerland #42, Spain #44, Ireland #47, France #80

Singles:
Reaching Out / Tie Your Mother Down
DNC



Musicians:
Paul Rodgers - lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar on Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Brian May - guitars, lead and backing vocals
Roger Taylor - drums, lead and backing vocals
Spike Edney - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Jamie Moses - guitars, backing vocals
Danny Miranda - bass guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on Say It's Not True

Produced by: Justin Shirley-Smith
Recorded: 9 May 2005 at Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
Design by Richard Gray
Front Cover Photography by Nena & Tomy, Milano
Back Cover Photography by Allan Campbell


DISC ONE
1. Reaching Out
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. I Want To Break Free
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. Wishing Well
6. Another One Bites The Dust
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
8. Say It's Not True
9. '39
10. Love Of My Life
11. Hammer To Fall
12. Feel Like Makin' Love
13. Let There Be Drums
14. I'm In Love With My Car
15. Guitar Solo
16. Last Horizon

DISC TWO
1. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
2. Radio Ga Ga
3. Can't Get Enough
4. A Kind Of Magic
5. I Want It All
6. Bohemian Rhapsody
7. The Show Must Go On
8. All Right Now
9. We Will Rock You
10. We Are The Champions
11. God Save The Queen


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As good a live album and introduction to this partnership as this may be, it’s often noted that it was unfair to Paul, who is singing a set of primarily Queen tunes. Comparisons to Freddie were inevitable, and most reviews ranged from fair to good.  I especially enjoyed the moments when Roger was sharing or full lead on vocals, the short drum solo, and a full version for the first time of ‘I’m In Love With My Car’.  The first time in almost two decades that Brian’s guitar solo is on a ‘Queen’ release, and ending it with his solo instrumental ‘Lost Horizion’ is one of a handful of true highlights.

 It was good to finally hear the music performed live on songs such as ‘I Want It All’ and ‘The Show Must Go On’…..it’s just that Paul wasn’t exactly the right fit on these and few others, and his extra warbling at times was a detriment.

I also thought it would have been nice to have something ‘new’ so to speak to the set list:  Brian’s ‘Driven By You’, Roger’s ‘Man On Fire’, and I really would have enjoyed Bad Company’s ‘Movin’ On’.               
                                    
Oh, and the artwork  was lazy and unappealing.     
                                       

[DragonAttack]

I love Paul Rodgers.

I always thought highly of him.  'Bad Company' is a top 100 album.  I was so glad he hopped on board.

After the European tour, they took a three month break, and did two shows in the States (New Jersey and Hollywood) before playing six shows in Japan.  That sold out show at the Meadowlands Arena was such an incredible day.  The first arena show for 'Queen' since '82.  The tailgating in the north parking lot around Jacky Smith's group, meeting dozens of UK and American fans in person (knowing many by their 'handles' for eons), the show (about ten feet from the catwalk on Brian's side), tailgating afterwards, partying in the hotel lobby til 2AM.....  basically.....because Paul had the nads to give it a go. 

I'll always be grateful to him for this.

Oh, and if you 'love' Paul Rodgers, you have to be absolutely thrilled with 'his' songs.....and that great backing band he has on this

[DragonAttack]

RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS DVD

Charts:  UK #1, US #13
Austria #2, Netherlands #2, Greece #3, Italy #4, Belgium #6, Spain #6, Denmark #10, Australia #16

Certifications:  Gold in UK, Australia, France, Germany



Same listing as the CD and vinyl releases, but with two additional tracks.  Those two songs are 'It's A Beautiful Day', which initially opened the concert but now appears over the end credits, with short highlights from the concert, and 'Imagine', which is a separate feature and was recorded in Hyde Park, London, on July 15, 2005. The opening titles of the DVD appear over the first verse of 'Reaching Out'.

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS   SUPER LIVE IN JAPAN

Released:  April 26, 2006 (Japan only)  EMI

(Highlights from the concert were later released in a CD & DVD issue of 'The Cosmos Rocks' in 2008.)



Disc 1:
01. Lose Yourself
02. Reaching Out
03. Tie Your Mother Down
04. Fat Bottomed Girls
05. Another One Bites The Dust
06. Fire And Water
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
08. Say It's Not True
09. '39
10. Love Of My Life
11. Teo Torriatte
12. Hammer To Fall
13. Feel Like Makin' Love
14. Let There Be Drums
15. I'm In Love With My Car
16. Guitar Solo
17. Last Horizon
18. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
19. Radio Ga Ga
20. Can't Get Enough
21. A Kind Of Magic
22. Wishing Well
23. I Want It All
24. Bohemian Rhapsody
25. I Was Born To Love You
26. The Show Must Go On
27. All Right Now
28. We Will Rock You
29. We Are The Champions
30. God Save The Queen

Disc 2:
Backstage In Budapest mini-documentary

[DTwwbwMP]

I love Paul Rodgers.

I always thought highly of him.  'Bad Company' is a top 100 album.  I was so glad he hopped on board.

After the European tour, they took a three month break, and did two shows in the States (New Jersey and Hollywood) before playing six shows in Japan.  That sold out show at the Meadowlands Arena was such an incredible day.  The first arena show for 'Queen' since '82.  The tailgating in the north parking lot around Jacky Smith's group, meeting dozens of UK and American fans in person (knowing many by their 'handles' for eons), the show (about ten feet from the catwalk on Brian's side), tailgating afterwards, partying in the hotel lobby til 2AM.....  basically.....because Paul had the nads to give it a go. 

I'll always be grateful to him for this.

Oh, and if you 'love' Paul Rodgers, you have to be absolutely thrilled with 'his' songs.....and that great backing band he has on this

 

[DragonAttack]

Thanks.

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS   THE COSMOS ROCKS

Released:  September 2008, UK (Parlophone EMI), US (Hollywood)

Charts:  UK #5, US #47
Czechoslavakia #4, Germany #4, Switzerland #5, Italy #6, Netherlands #8, Austria #11, Finland #15, Hungary #15, Belgium #16, Spain #20, Croatia #22, Poland #22, Denmark #24, Sweden #24, Portugese #25, France #28, Norway #31, Ireland #47, Australia #49

Certifications:  Silver in UK, Gold in Russia

(the chart numbers are somewhat impressive numbers, but it charted no longer than four weeks in any country.  It certainly lacked staying power )

AUDIO   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glDE43GOggc&list=PLTkzdu5Yyhl3yVvutmS_1Wkn3xlUG2o6i

Singles:

Say It's Not True
Released:  December 31, 2007
Charts:  UK #90
(for the '46664' project, with all proceeds being donated to the South African charity)

C-lebrity  b/w Fire And Water (live Japanese recording)
Released:  2008
Charts:  UK #33

We Believe (Italian promo)
Charts:  #4 Virgin Radio



Paul Rodgers - lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards
Brian May - guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Taylor Hawkins - backing vocals (C-lebrity)

Produced by:
Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Roger Taylor
Co-Produced by:
Joshua J. Macrae, Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson

All tracks written by Queen + Paul Rodgers

This album is dedicated to Freddie Mercury

1.   Cosmos Rockin'    (Taylor)   4:10
2.   Time to Shine   (Rodgers)   4:23
3.   Still Burnin' (May)  4:04
4.   Small  (Taylor)    4:39
5.   Warboys  (Rodgers)   3:18
6.   We Believe  (May)  6:08
7.   Call Me  (Rodgers)  2:59
8.   Voodoo  (Rodgers)  4:27
9.   Some Things That Glitter  (May)   4:03
10.   C-lebrity   (Taylor)    3:38
11.   Through the Night  (Rodgers)   4:54
12.   Say It's Not True  (Taylor)   4:00
13.   Surf's Up... School's Out!   (Taylor)   5:56
14.   Small Reprise   (Taylor)   2:03

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Unreleased  Take Love  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZejw4EeVg8

Runaway  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ghSUIP84s



There’s a couple of OK songs, but this is basically sounds like a Paul Rodgers album, with a Roger LV thrown in.  No LVs by Brian (and only three written by him). I had truly expected many songs to have shared LVs.  Roger has six writing credits.

For some reason, no bass player was brought in.  Brian and Paul shared those duties, which hurts the end product.  It also just kind of sounds like a bunch of middle age rockers doing most things 'by the numbers'.

We listened to this a few times when it was released. 

'Small' is a very moving highlight.  'We Believe', and 'Some Things That Glitter' are the highlights that I remember.  'Cosmos Rockin' and 'C-lebrity' are OK (Taylor Hawkins making yet another collaboration with Brian and Roger).

Oh, and again, the artwork is lame, boring, and very unoriginal.  And.....who are those tiny, itsy bitsy people on the front and back covers?

                        

[DragonAttack]

When the Cosmos TV series premiered on public television in 1980, its score consisted of a variety of music from all over the world. Considering the non-commercial scope of the series any music could be used, free of charge. The variety of the selected music ranged from classical and ethnical music, to Vangelis' and Jean-Michel Jarre's synthesized pieces taken from their seventies albums.

The liner notes of "The music of Cosmos" - Collector's Edition explain:

"The musical content of COSMOS seemed to create a message of it's own - almost as though it were the collective intelligence of the universe pleasantly calling our attention to the lessons at hand. [this]... expresses, simply and eloquently, our intentions in selecting music for the thirteen hours of the COSMOS television series. As with the golden phonograph record placed on board the Voyager spacecraft, bearing a sampling of "Earth's Greatest Hits", we included a variety of musical traditions and genres. Many hours were spent exploring the music of unfamiliar composers and performers, and considering  how old favorites would enhance the thoughtful words and rich visuals of the series. Finding the music for COSMOS was in itself a voyage of discovery. We hope you will share in that experience, enjoy the music of this album and then sample the original works from which these pieces were excerpted. It was always our intention in COSMOS that the images and the music would be as important as the words, and that the series would speak to that part of us in which the heart and mind are one"

(Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter)

My wife was a fan of the 'Cosmos' TV series, and bought the vinyl soundtrack when it was released.  She has had the cover framed on her office wall since I've known her.



Does anyone see any similarities to the Q+PR studio album title and cover?

[DragonAttack]

ROCK THE COSMOS TOUR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_Cosmos_Tour

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS   LIVE IN UKRAINE  (CD and DVD)

Performed:  September 12, 2008, Freedom Square, Kharkov, Ukraine
Attendance:  350,000

Released:  June 15, 2009 UK (Parlophone EMI), September 1, 2009 US (Hollywood)
Charts:  UK #65, USA Top Rock Albums #44, Billboard #111   

VIDEO   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGCTQTZXGXs                              
                                                                           
                                    
   
Paul Rodgers - lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar on Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Brian May - guitars, lead and backing vocals
Roger Taylor - drums, lead and backing vocals
Spike Edney - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Jamie Moses - guitars, backing vocals
Danny Miranda - bass guitar, backing vocals
Produced by: Joshua J. Macrae, Justin Shirley-Smith, and Peter Brandt

DISC ONE

Kharkiv's Freedom Square
One Vision - 4:03
Tie Your Mother Down 2:29
The Show Must Go On - 4:37
Fat Bottomed Girls - 5:00
Another One Bites the Dust - 3:35
Hammer to Fall - 3:42
I Want It All - 4:10
I Want to Break Free - 3:55
Seagull - 4:50
Love of My Life - 5:45 (Brian LV)
'39 - 4:37  (Brian LV)
Drum Solo - 5:00
I'm in Love with My Car - 3:42 (Roger LV)
Say It's Not True - 4:02 (Roger, Brian, and Paul LVs)

DISC TWO
Shooting Star - 6:21
Bad Company - 5:36
Guitar Solo - 3:58
Bijou - 2:07  Lead vocals by Mercury (via tape)
Last Horizon - 4:32
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - 4:04
C-lebrity - 3:52
Feel Like Makin' Love - 6:45
Bohemian Rhapsody - 5:53 (Pre-recorded vocals by Mercury, Paul LV.
Cosmos Rockin' - 4:28
All Right Now - 5:31
We Will Rock You - 2:19
We Are the Champions - 2:59
God Save the Queen  - 2:05   
                                    
- A Kind Of Magic, Radio Ga Ga, and Wishing Well were all omitted

 
The CD content was also available to download, with 'Radio Ga Ga' (originally performed before 'Bohemian Rhapsody') added to the iTunes download, and 'A Kind Of Magic' (originally performed before 'Seagull') added to the Amazon download. The remaining track, 'Wishing Well', which was performed before 'Shooting Star', appears to be unreleased.

A concert movie was produced by NCM Fathom and Disney’s Hollywood Records. It was shown in U.S. movie theatres one night only – Thursday, 6 November 2008.

Q+PR was asked to headline the free concert Don't Let AIDS Ruin Your Life, Recorded at the 'Life Must Go On' concert

from queenpedia:  Mere weeks before their tour was set to start; the concert was a way of promoting safe sex practices and raising awareness of AIDS, a rising concern in the Ukraine, and was supported by the Mercury Phoenix Trust.  Released nine months after the event, and well after the announcement that Q+PR had disbanded.
One Vision was brought out of mothballs for the first time since 1986, and Shooting Star was played live for the first time. Perhaps the biggest and most welcome surprise came after Brian's guitar solo, when he and Freddie (by way of the video screen and the original audio recording) duetted on Bijou; second to this was Roger's unique drum solo, where he and Danny Miranda fooled around on an upright electric bass for a few minutes (slipping in references to Another One Bites The Dust and Under Pressure) before Roger sat down at a basic drum set of bass and snare drums and hi-hat. As he started his solo, roadies would assemble a much larger kit around him as Roger showed that he hadn't lost any of his chops."


This was released after Brian, Roger, and Paul amicably parted ways. I don’t own this, and have never heard a second of it. Some day, one day……..

[TAC]

So...I listened to Queen And Paul Rogers for the first time ever today.
Return Of The Champions is the only thing they really have on Spotify.
@ Joe, the streams for each song average about 550k, with Bohemian Rhapsody topping out at 783k and Can't Get Enough bringing up the rear at 298k.

Anyway, the sound on this album isn't very good. I pulled up the Ukraine concert on youtube though and 

Wow! It sounds and looks amazing. I dropped the needle blindly and it landed on The Show Must Go On..incredible. I had always though Paul Rogers was a curious choice to collaborate with, but he really pulls it off and is very cool.
It's heartbreaking to see those happy people in the crowd.

I just read Glenn Hughes' autobiography, and apparently when Ian Gillan left Deep Purple, they actually asked Paul Rogers to join them. He obviously did not, and started Bad Company instead.

[ReaperKK]

I'm with TAC, I listened to Queen + PR for the first time today via the youtube link and it was awesome. I really liked Paul a lot more than I thought I would.

[DragonAttack]

Thanks for the Spotify recap, Tim.   And the Deep Purple story.  Interesting.

I finally listened to most of the Ukraine concert over the past couple of days.  Yes, it is very good!  A bit disappointing that both OV and TYMD were shortened to start.  Doing TSMGO early in the show helped Paul, as his voice didn't cut it later in the set during the 'Champions' show.  My personal gripe was that I just wish he didn't add extra vocals that weren't on the original.  But it was a good show, especially the informal stuff on the catwalk for ''39, LOML, 'Car', etc. 

I wonder what that area looks like now.  I know missiles landed in and around that center this year

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT

There was (is) controversy regarding Van Halen or Van Hagar.  It's the same or worse regarding '+ Adam Lambert'.  I'll just say that the kid (hell, he's 40 now) has the pipes and the range to do Freddie's vocals justice.  His fanatic Glambert fans are generally annoying as all hell, but he also has had the nads now for ten years to step in and do the songs justice.  He didn't try to step into Freddie's shoes, is in a no win situation, but his live performances are quite stunning. 

My wife will always tell you which studio version of 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' is better:  Freddie and Queen's, there is no comparison to Brian's.   She's seen Q+AL four times now.  And is looking forward to yet another 'one last one' soon.


2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2012
Opened in Kyiv  at  Independence Square

2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2014%E2%80%932015

A couple of couples spent the weekend on their 'tour' of the tour for the show at Columbia MD's Merriweather Pavilion.  It was our 'thank you' and 'goodbye' concert.  Not the best view from the lawn, but the sound was as loud and good as ever, 'Love Kills' was superb, and the show was fun and entertaining as hell.

I mean....I got to hear the taped intro of 'Procession' again   And 'Stone Cold Crazy' again after thirty years, and 'I Want It All', and.....

It was a worthwhile experience......

2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_2016_Summer_Festival_Tour


2017


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2017%E2%80%932018

Their 'News of the World' anniversary show, complete with great animation of Frank the Robot.  Sadly, they dropped most of the NOTW songs by the time we saw them at Madison Square Garden with some friends.  Thanks guys, yet again, for a great show and all the memories throughout all the years.


2019


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhapsody_Tour

Couldn't turn down yet another trip to MSG for their two night sold out visit.  Sitting with a dozen of our Long Island friend's friends at the Tic Toc Diner on 34th and 8th before the show, wearing my 'Hot Space' tour shirt (which was a good 10-15 years older than many of fans in attendance ) This is the one where the ground just shook and shook after the operatic part of BoRhap.  Of all tunes, they brought 'Machines' out of mothballs.  And it was pretty damn good.

from the first MSG night  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OisxWMrqoy8&list=PL9b4bPHWOZovoEtPUJmH01A-eouRQOlsF

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT  LIVE IN JAPAN

Released: December 20, 2016

VIDEO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0hLnZh7lcs&list=PLS_irjENNUWKbiez66JpuubGVVk6EcBpW
Bohemian Rhapsody  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlY0WQpdy5g



1. Procession
2. Now I'm Here
3. Stone Cold Crazy
4. Another One Bites The Dust
5. Fat Bottomed Girls
6. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited
7. Seven Seas Of Rhye
8. Killer Queen
9. I Want It All
10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
11. Love Of My Life
12. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
13. Under Pressure
14. I Was Born To Love You
15. Radio Ga Ga
16. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
17. Bohemian Rhapsody
18. We Will Rock You
19. We Are The Champions
20. God Save The Queen



Again, anything with the taped intro of 'Procession' has got to be good.  It's a good show, good sound, mostly good video (minus the ever annoying crowd shots), and it shows they made a good choice of a singer.

oh, but yet again......who continues to design their horrible cover art?

[DragonAttack]

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT       LIVE AROUND THE WORLD

Released:  October 2, 2020  UK (EMI), US (Hollywood)

Charts:  UK #1, US Top Rock Albums #5
Australia #1, Scotland #1, Portugal #3, New Zealand #4, Germany #5, Switzerland #5, Austria #6, Netherlands #6, Japan #10, Belgium #13, Finland #14, Hungary #14, Poland #17, Spain #20, Ireland #22, Italy #23, Denmark #28, France #56, Czechoslavakia #61

Certifications:  Silver in UK



1   Tear It Up
2   Now I'm Here
3   Another One Bites the Dust
4   Fat Bottomed Girls
5   Don't Stop Me Now
6   I Want To Break Free
7   Somebody to Love
8   Love Kills - The Ballad
9   I Was Born to Love You
10   Drum Battle
11   Under Pressure
12   Who Wants to Live Forever
13   Guitar Solo - Last Horizon
14   The Show Must Go On
15   Love of My Life

Live at Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 16 February 2020
   
16   Bohemian Rhapsody
17   Radio Ga Ga
18   Ay-Ohs
19   Hammer to Fall
20   Crazy Little Thing Called Love
21   We Will Rock You
22   We Are the Champions



After the release of the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie, they decided on doing a one off rendition of their 'Live Aid' performance in Australia.  A pity that this show wasn’t a bonus disc.  Not including ‘I Want It All’, ‘These Are The Days Of Our Lives’ etc was extremely disappointing, ….as well as a full version of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.   

And....there's no Pavlovian 'God Save The Queen' tape to end the show.

As is….the camera work isn’t too ‘squirrelish’, and it was way more enjoyable than we’d expected.

The artwork continues the failing marks over the past two decades. 

We're glad we got it .....as a gift!

[DragonAttack]

just thought it was fitting 
We finally opened our two disc 'Miracle' box set, along with the 'I Want It All' tee shirt.  Looking forward to a first listen of those demos tonight.






AUDIO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2TD91Nytg




AUDIO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjWQZBmJf6M

[DragonAttack]

Being a 'glutton for punishment', in the next few days I'll be posting ALL of the Queen and Queen+ album releases for this century.  That includes all of the reissues, the compilations, and those with Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert.  Page references when mentioned prior will be listed (Wembley '86 released in 2003, the BBC 'On Air' sessions for example) and most will be a simple post with title, release date, and song listings.

Many (most?) were money grabs and semi 'insults' until some good/great hidden or forgotten gems were released.  I feel bad for the completists.  So glad we gave up on that eons ago.  And, as many have said, it is surprising that 'QUEEN FARTS' was never released as a money grab.  Then again, that would probably chart in dozens of countries and go Gold or Platinum in the UK. 

It'll be a whirlwind, but I cannot wait to discuss the demos and polished demos of last months 'The Miracle' collectors edition.  It was hell to see it sit under our tree for weeks unopened.  Yes, it could have had more demos included.  But....whoda thunk that I would actually ever enjoy 'Party'?!?!?!   

And then, I'll finally be done! 

Oh ... that's right, there's still more Brian and Roger stuff to post after that.   

[DragonAttack]

let's take care of the 2000 releases to start

QUEEN    IN VISION

Released:  June 2000, Japan (EMI Toshiba)
Charts:  Japan #1

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Bohemian Rhapsody / Don't Stop Me Now / I Was Born To Love You / You're My Best Friend / Now I'm Here / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions / Flash / One Vision / A Kind Of Magic / Who Wants To Live Forever

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FREDDIE MERCURY    SOLO

Released:  October 23, 2000
Charts: UK #13
Netherlands #21, Austria #36, Switzerland #42, Italy #45, Germany #55

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This was a 3 CD ‘sampler’ of the following boxset.

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FREDDIE MERCURY   The SOLO COLLECTION

Released:  October 23, 2000
10 CD, 2 DVD box set.  12” x 16” 120 page book, with descriptions of the songs, his life, and pictures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Solo_Collection

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What a treasure this was (and still is  )
 



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BRIAN MAY     FURIA Soundtrack
Released:  November 2000

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QUEEN    The PLATINUM COLLECTION

Released:  November 13, 2000, UK (EMI Parlophone), September 2002 USA (Hollywood)
Charts: originally DNC

2001:  Netherlands #5

2002:  UK #2, USA #48
Ireland #2, Belgium #10

2003:  Norway #2, Denmark #3

2005:  France #13

2008:  Sweden #4

2011:  Finland #14, Spain #28

2012:  Belgium #3, France #112

2018-19:  UK #8, USA #6
Poland #1, Portugal #1, US Top Rock Albums #1, Switzerland #2, Austria #3, Italy #3, Australia #4, Germany #5, Canada #6, New Zealand #7, Scotland #8, Hungary #9

Certifications: 8x Platinum in UK, 5x Platinum in USA

Gold in Finland, South Korea, Switzerland
Platinum in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal
2x Platinium in Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain,
4x Platinum in Italy
Diamond in Poland

https://queenpedia.com/index.php?title=The_Platinum_Collection
 


The disc for GH III is now a light blue, but all tracks are the same UK listings as previously released on:

Greatest Hits   page 19     https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57201.630

Greatest Hits II     page 33    https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57201.1120   

and Queen + Greatest Hits III  page 39   https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57201.1330

It truly amazes me that the certifications and sales totals are for just this release!  Greatest Hits went 23x Platinum in the UK on its own (Platinum in the States), GH II 13x Platinum in the UK (Platinum in the States), and GH III 2x Platinum in the UK.

The amount of people that bought the same old thing(s) in a slightly different (and more expensive) package is just crazy! 

And....just call me and the wife crazy! 

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HORIZONS

Released:  2000 (Dragonhouse Records only 😉)



SIDE ONE
The Dark  1:43   
Time  3:50   
Driven By You  4:11   
You Don't Fool Me  5:25   
London Town-C'mon Down  6:56      

SIDE TWO
It's A Beautiful Day [45 version]  3:58   
I Can't Live With You [’97 Rocks retake]   4:48   
Love Token Outro  0:53   
Resurrection  5:19   
In My Defence  3:53   
Last Horizon  4:11   

[DragonAttack]

2002

QUEEN's DAY
Amsterdam, April 30

VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh3_3mIlSdM&list=PL01D47AE65CB92BF5

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PARTY AT THE PALACE

Performed:  June 3
Released:  June 24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_at_the_Palace   

https://www.discogs.com/release/2959027-Various-Party-At-The-Palace-The-Queens-Concerts-Buckingham-Palace

   

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GREATEST VIDEO HITS I

Released:  October 2002, UK (EMI), USA (Hollywood)
EMI (Europe)

Charts:
2002  Germany #42

2005:  Hungary #8

Certifications:  3x Platinum in UK, Platinum in USA
Gold in France and Mexico
3x Gold in Germany
Platinum in Argentina and Poland
3x Platinum in Canada
6x Platinum in Australia

The original VHS in 1981 reached #1 on the charts in the UK at the same time as their ‘Greatest Hits’ LP.



DISC ONE
Bohemian Rhapsody / Another One Bites the Dust / Killer Queen (live Top of the Pops version) /Fat Bottomed Girls / Bicycle Race / You're My Best Friend / Don't Stop Me Now / Save Me / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Somebody to Love / Spread Your Wings / Play the Game / Flash / Tie Your Mother Down / We Will Rock You  We Are the Champions

Audio (optional):
PCM Stereo
DTS 5.1
Audio commentary by Queen

DISC TWO
Now I'm Here (Live in 1974 in London)
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Top of the Pops)
Keep Yourself Alive
Liar
Love of My Life (Live in 1979 Jazz Tour)
We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live in Houston in 1977)

The second disc also contains some extras, such as a documentary about "Bohemian Rhapsody" called "Inside the Rhapsody" and a photo gallery. A Flames version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is available. Audio commentaries by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon are taken from previously recorded interviews whilst Brian May and Roger Taylor have recorded new commentaries for the DVD. Both confessed they have few memories of many of the videos because they did not see them for a long time prior to the commentary being recorded.

And, I didn’t know there was a ‘commentary’ option until yesterday!

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WE WILL ROCK YOU Soundtrack

Released:  November, 2002

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB9vPRuTlGI&list=PLZROkT1-_ZH5Rd8n8ogdhXCYNoARHzSAf   the soundtrack



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[DragonAttack]

2003

LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM
Released:  CD / DVD in 2003

Originally Released:  May 26, 1992, UK (Parlophone), USA (Hollywood Records)

Charts: UK#2, USA #53
Portugal #1, New Zealand #3, Austria #6, Switzerland #6, Netherlands #12, Hungary #13, Germany #13, Sweden #29

2005–06:  Italy #13, Spain #14, Ireland #91   

2020: Portugal #37

Certifications:  Platinum in UK, Platinum in USA
Gold in Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland
Platinum in France and Spain

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DISC ONE
One Vision / Tie Your Mother Down / In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited / Seven Seas of Rhye / Tear It Up (With Liar Intro) / A Kind of Magic / Day Oh sing along / Under Pressure / Another One Bites the Dust / Who Wants to Live Forever / I Want to Break Free / Impromptu / Brighton Rock (Guitar Solo) / Now I'm Here
   
   
DISC TWO
Love of My Life / Is This the World We Created...? / (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / Hello Mary Lou / Tutti Frutti / Gimme Some Lovin /    Bohemian Rhapsody / Hammer to Fall /    Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Big Spender / Radio Ga Ga / We Will Rock You / Friends Will Be Friends / We Are the Champions / God Save the Queen

Bonus tracks on the 2003 Hollywood reissue
A Kind of Magic (Live 11 July 1986 at Wembley Stadium, London)
Another One Bites the Dust (Live 11 July 1986 at Wembley Stadium, London)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Live 11 July 1986 at Wembley Stadium, London)
Tavaszi szél vízet áraszt (Live 27 July 1986 at Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary)

the original cover


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GREATEST VIDEO HITS II

Released:  November 2003

Charts:  Germany #69

Certifications:  3x Platinum in UK
Gold in Mexico and Poland
Platinum in Argentina, Australia, and Germany



DISC ONE
A Kind of Magic / I Want It All / Radio Ga Ga / I Want to Break Free / Breakthru / Under Pressure / Scandal / Who Wants to Live Forever / The Miracle /
It's a Hard Life / The Invisible Man / Las Palabras de Amor / Friends Will Be Friends / Body Language / Hammer to Fall / Princes of the Universe / One Vision

DISC TWO
Hot Space section, Volume 1
Back Chat / Calling All Girls / Staying Power (Milton Keynes)

The Works section, Volume 2
Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival
Interviews, including one with Freddie Mercury.

A Kind of Magic section, Volume 3
Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival
Interviews
One Vision documentary
'Extended Vision' video
Alternative version of "Who Wants To Live Forever".

The Miracle section, Volume 4
Interviews
'Making of The Miracle' documentary
'Making of The Miracle Album Cover' documentary
Bonus video: Who Wants to Live Forever for the Bone Marrow Donor Appeal

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It features an option for audio commentary from both Brian May and Roger Taylor on each music video, reflecting on their memories and opinions of each video.
I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL this week!

Music videos from 'Innuendo' were not included on the DVD.

[DragonAttack]

and, to close out 2003...

GREATEST VIDEO HITS II advertisement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-TEIht30-0



 

[DragonAttack]

2004

JEWELS
Released:  January 28, 2004, Japan (EMI)

Charts: #1 in Japan

Certifications:  ONE MILLION units sold!



I Was Born To Love You / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions / Don't Stop Me Now / Too Much Love Will Kill You / Let Me Live / You're My Best Friend /
Under Pressure / Radio Ga Ga / Somebody To Love / Killer Queen / Another One Bites The Dust / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Flash /
The Show Must Go On / Bohemian Rhapsody
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A Japan only 24 bit digitally remastered compilation CD featuring extensive liner notes in Japanese and obi-strip.

It was released alongside a DVD that bears the same name, which includes the official videos of the songs that make up the album plus two bonus tracks, "I'm Going Slightly Mad" and "Let Me Live (Photo Gallery)"

Another basic rehash with surprising sales numbers. I will admit to being tempted to buy it, as the Japanese remasters were always a grade or two above the UK offerings.

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46664
April 2004

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GREATEST HITS - WWRY Edition

Released:  August 17, 2004, USA (Hollywood)

Charts: #42 USA Hard Rock Albums



Bohemian Rhapsody / Another One Bites The Dust / Killer Queen / Fat Bottomed Girls / Bicycle Race /
You're My Best Friend / Don't Stop Me Now / Save Me / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Somebody To Love / Now I'm Here / Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy /
 Play The Game / Flash's Theme / Seven Seas Of Rhye / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions

The UK GH version, along with three bonus tracks:  'I'm In Love With My Car’ and live versions of ‘Under Pressure’ and ‘Tie Your Mother Down’

*****
Notes: Released to coincide with the debut of 'We Will Rock You-The Musical' in Las Vegas and included wrap around flyer with ticket offer. Best Buy exclusive edition included a bonus DVD featuring 'Somebody To Love' with George Michael from The Tribute Concert, and 'The Show Must Go On' with
Elton John at the 1997 Paris Béjart Ballet.

We couldn’t resist.  We had to buy the CD version in Vegas at the premiere!  What can I say……

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QUEEN ON FIRE  LIVE AT THE BOWL

Released:  October 25th, 2004, UK (Parlophone), USA (Hollywood)

CD Charts 2004-05:  UK #20
Portugal #9, Germany #10, Italy #15, Scotland #22, Austria #23, Switzerland #52, Belgium #60, Ireland #67, Spain #73, Netherlands #74, France #75

Certifications: Gold in UK
Gold in  Austria
Platinum in Germany

DVD Charts: UK #1
Austria #1, Sweden #1, Belgium #1, Norway #4, Hungary #5, Australia #10

Certifications: 3x Platinum in UK
Gold in Austria, Mexico, Switzerland
Platinum in USA, Argentina
2x Platinum in Portugal
3x Platinum in Australia and France
5x Platinum in Germany

More details on page 21    https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57201.700



DISC ONE
Flash / The Hero / We Will Rock You (Fast) / Action This Day / Play the Game / Staying Power / Somebody to Love /
Now I'm Here / Dragon Attack / Now I'm Here (Reprise) / Love of My Life / Save Me / Back Chat
   
DISC TWO
Get Down, Make Love / Brighton Rock / Under Pressure / Fat Bottomed Girls / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Bohemian Rhapsody / Tie Your Mother Down /
 Another One Bites the Dust / Sheer Heart Attack / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions / God Save the Queen

DVD bonus material:
MK Bowl backstage interview
Freddie Mercury interview
Brian May and Roger Taylor interviews

Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria on 12 May 1982
Another One Bites the Dust / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions / God Save the Queen

Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Japan on 3 November 1982
Flash / The Hero / Now I'm Here / Impromptu / Put Out the Fire / Dragon Attack / Now I'm Here (Reprise) / Crazy Little Thing Called Love /
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Photo gallery (Calling All Girls)
*****
Finally, after having the edited mono TV broadcast on VHS, the final European Hot Space show is polished up nicely on this release.  It is a great show, and the band was on fire that night!

[DragonAttack]

2005
   
JEWELS II
Released:  January 26, 2005, Japan (EMI)



Tie Your Mother Down (Air Guitar Edit) / Hammer To Fall * /  Bicycle Race /  I Want To Break Free /  Good Old Fashioned Loverboy /  Save Me / One Vision * /
I Want It All * /  Love Of My Life (standalone version) /  '39 /  Made In Heaven /  Seven Seas Of Rhye /  Now I'm Here /  Keep Yourself Alive / 
These Are The Days Of Our Lives /  Teo Torriatte (High Definition Mix)
* single versions
Bonus Video Tracks:
'We Will Rock You' (fast) and 'Sheer Heart Attack'  from Milton Keynes
*****
‘Jewels’ was released in Japan only in 2004, and reached #1  (see prior post).  It was later reissued in December 2013 on the SHM-CD format.

Oh, and the 'Tie Your Mother Down' air guitar edit.....it has the last twenty seconds of WWRY added at the beginning.  WTF?



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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS   RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS
         
Released:  September 13, 2005 UK (Parlophone) , US (Hollywood)

Charts:  UK #12, US #84
Germany #13, Austria #19, Netherlands #19, Italy #19, Portugal #28, Belgium #39, Switzerland #42, Spain #44, Ireland #47, France #80

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JEWELS I and II

Released:  October 3, 2005, Japan (EMI)



Jewels & Jewels II Japan Tour 2005 special limited edition 2-CD box set , to coincide with the Queen + Paul Rodgers tour.

Let's see.....what market can we fleece yet again this time?  Hey, it's the same two CDs we just released here, let's slap on a new cover, print up some of the Jewel I versions, and package it with all the Jewels II ones that didn't sell.  And mention it being a limited edition to the completists world wide.

Yup....sounds good to me.

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A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 30th anniversary

Released:  November 21, 2005

Details of the 1975 release on Page 6  https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57201.175



This is a limited edition CD and DVD release.  It features a newly remastered version of the album, and a DVD featuring a surround sound mix and videos for each track. The DVD was also released as part of the 'premium edition' of 'The Making Of 'A Night At The Opera'' DVD.
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Something that should have been a 'must buy' item that yet again failed miserably IMO.  We passed.  Due to how that album was recorded, we knew there would be little to no demos available.  Some polished up live offerings from the era, and a complete live 'BoRhap' from '77 would have been nice.  We  did find the audio DVD for five bucks at a neighbor's garage sale a few years later.